Creative Spelling Homework

This is your spelling homework every week.

You must complete 100 points worth of activities.

Remember:

            ~ You can choose two 50 point activities, or one 100 point activity

            ~ Write the names of the activity or activities you choose at the top of your paper

            ~ You may not complete the same activity two weeks in a row

            ~ This will be due every Friday

50 point choices

Silly Sentences – Write 10 sentences, with at least one of this week’s spelling words in each sentence.

ABC Words – Write your spelling words neatly in ABC order.

Definitions – Write your spelling words and their definitions

Practice Makes Perfect – Write all of your spelling words neatly 4 times.

Type Your Words – Use a computer to type your spelling words. Print out the list to turn in.

Colorful Words – Write your spelling words using one color for vowels (a, e, i, o, and u) and another color for consonants.

Cursive Spelling – Write your spelling words two times neatly in cursive.

Syllable Words – Divide all of your spelling words into syllables (ex: excitement = ex/cite/ment)

Poem Spelling – Write a poem using at least 5 of your spelling words.

100 point choices

Crossword Puzzle – Create a crossword puzzle using all of your spelling words. Have a friend or family member solve the puzzle.

Word Search – Create a word search using all of your spelling words. Have a friend or family member solve the puzzle.

Story Words – Write a good story using all of your spelling words.

Ransom Words – Write your spelling words by cutting out letters in a newspaper or magazine and glue them onto paper.

30 Second Words – Write a TV commercial using all of your spelling words. You may just turn in the script, or turn in the script and perform it for the class!

Cheer Words – Come up with a cheer using all of your spelling words. You may just turn in the script, or turn in the script and perform it for the class!

Newspaper Words – Write a newspaper article using all of your spelling words.

Tricky Words  - Write down tricks you use to remember how to spell all of your spelling words.

Caption Words – Cut out a picture from a newspaper or magazine and use your spelling words to write a story about the picture.

Parts of Speech Words – Classify your words by parts of speech (ex: noun, verb, adjective, adverb, etc.)

Letter Words – Write a quality letter to a friend or family member using all of your spelling words.

Synonym and Antonym Words – Write a synonym and antonym for each of your spelling words (ex: if the spelling word is “difficult,” I could write “hard” for a synonym and “easy” for an antonym).

Cartoon Words – Create a quality comic strip with illustrations using all of your spelling words.