SPELLING HOMEWORK OPTIONS

Write your words in abc order.
5 POINTS / Write each spelling word backwards. For example, the word hat would be written tah.
5 POINTS / Write your words in crayon. Write each consonant in red and each vowel in blue.
5 POINTS / Write word 3 times each.
5 POINTS
Make a word search out of your spelling words. Have a classmate find them all.
10 POINTS / Write your words with the hand you do not usually write with. (For example, if you are right-handed, write your words with your left hand.)
10 POINTS / Write each word in numbers. Find each letter on a telephone keypad and write the corresponding number for each letter.
10 POINTS / Create a secret code by assigning a number to each letter of the alphabet. Write your spelling words in code. Challenge a classmate to use that code to decode each word. Correct your classmate’s work.
10 POINTS
Use each spelling word in a sentence. Correct spelling and grammar count!
15 POINTS / Write each spelling word. Next to each word, write two additional words that can be spelled using the letters in the word. For example, two words that can be spelled out of the letters of strawberry are beast and year.
15 POINTS / Cut out large letters from headlines or ads in newspapers or magazines. Use the letters to spell your words. Paste the letters on a large sheet of paper.
15 POINTS / Write your words with all the letters mixed up. Then ask a friend to unscramble the words. Correct your friend’s paper.
15 POINTS
Look up all of your words in a dictionary. On your paper, write each word, its part of speech and its definition.
20 POINTS / Write a mnemonic sentence to help you remember each of your spelling words. Each letter of the word should start a word in the sentence. For example, a mnemonic sentence for the word throw might be: Ted has rented one wheelbarrow.
20 POINTS / Write a riddle using each one of your words. The answer to the riddles should be your spelling words. For example a riddle for the word hat might be: I have three letters. I rhyme with cat. You wear me on your head.
20 POINTS / Use your spelling words to write a short story. Your story must include all your spelling words.
20 POINTS