Unit 1 Week 1 -Spelling and Vocabulary Words

The Pattern this week is a v/cv or a vc/cv pattern (v for vowel, c for consonant). This pattern dictates where the word breaks into syllables. When students learn and recognize syllable patterns, they also learn to decode unfamiliar words with these same patterns.

Spelling Words

Unit 1, Week 1

1. admire

2. advance

3. anger

4. butter

5. channel

6. comedy

7. denim

8. distance

9. drummer

10. enjoy

11. figure

12. husband

13. method

14. mustard

15. perhaps

16. petals

17. problem

18. regular

19. shuttle

20. tissue

Challenge Words:

21. avalanche

22. monopoly

23. reluctant

24. adequate

25. tangerine

Vocabulary Unit 1, Week 1

1. compressions-        acts or processes of compressing, or squeezing together

2. grumbled-               complained in a bad-tempered way

3. insistently-              repeatedly, steadily

4. intentionally-          something planned and carried out on purpose

5. minute-                   a short period of time; 60 seconds long

6. neutral-                   describes the position of gears when they do not transmit motion from the engine to the wheels or other working parts

7. normally-                usually or regularly