Week 32 of 36 · 10 words · ages 9–10

4th Grade spelling words, week 32: homophones set 2

These pairs sound the same but are spelled differently. A good trick is to make up a short sentence for each spelling.
tale
A story.
tail
The part at the back of a dog or cat.
hair
The thin strands that grow on your head.
hare
An animal like a big rabbit, with long ears and strong back legs.
week
Seven days in a row.
weak
Not strong.
sore
Painful, like a muscle after a long run.
soar
To fly high up in the sky.
tax
Money people pay to a government.
tacks
Small pins with a flat head.

Ten minutes a day this week

Short and daily beats long and once. A word met on five separate days is remembered; a word met five times on Thursday night mostly is not.

  1. Monday

    Read the list together. Say each word, clap its syllables and find the pattern in it.

  2. Tuesday

    Look, say, cover, write, check — each word once from memory, then check the letters.

  3. Wednesday

    Use every word in a sentence, out loud or on paper, so each one means something.

  4. Thursday

    Practice test: a grown-up reads each word aloud. Circle the misses for tomorrow.

  5. Friday

    The test. One try per word, no letters given. The circled words go first.

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