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Spelling List 4: Words Ending in -or — Answers

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Spelling List 4: Words Ending in -or — Answers

Part A: Your words

In American English, all of these words are spelled with -or, even though the ending sounds like "er": color, flavor, neighbor, behavior. The -or stays when you add an ending: color → colorful, neighbor → neighborhood, favor → favorite. Write each word three times and underline the or.

1.Write the word three times: color

Answer: color

2.Write the word three times: colorful

Answer: colorful

3.Write the word three times: favorite

Answer: favorite

4.Write the word three times: flavor

Answer: flavor

5.Write the word three times: favor

Answer: favor

6.Write the word three times: honor

Answer: honor

7.Write the word three times: humor

Answer: humor

8.Write the word three times: neighbor

Answer: neighbor

9.Write the word three times: neighborhood

Answer: neighborhood

10.Write the word three times: labor

Answer: labor

11.Write the word three times: harbor

Answer: harbor

12.Write the word three times: behavior

Answer: behavior

13.Write the word three times: rumor

Answer: rumor

14.Write the word three times: armor

Answer: armor

15.Write the word three times: odor

Answer: odor

Part B: Fill the gap

Choose the word from your list that fits each sentence and write it in the gap.

16.What (answer space) is your new bike?

Answer: color

17.The parade floats were bright and (answer space).

Answer: colorful

18.Pizza is my (answer space) food.

Answer: favorite

19.Chocolate is the most popular ice cream (answer space) in our class.

Answer: flavor

20.Could you do me a (answer space) and hold the door?

Answer: favor

21.It is an (answer space) to carry the flag at the ceremony.

Answer: honor

22.My grandpa has a great sense of (answer space).

Answer: humor

23.Our (answer space) waters our plants when we go on vacation.

Answer: neighbor

24.Kids in our (answer space) ride bikes on the quiet streets.

Answer: neighborhood

25.Building the stone wall took hours of hard (answer space).

Answer: labor

26.Fishing boats are tied up in the Galveston (answer space).

Answer: harbor

27.Mrs. Ruiz praised the class for their good (answer space).

Answer: behavior

28.Don't spread a (answer space) unless you know it is true.

Answer: rumor

29.The knight wore a suit of shiny (answer space).

Answer: armor

30.A skunk gives off a strong (answer space) when it is scared.

Answer: odor

Part C: Use the word

Write your own sentence for each word. Check your spelling when you finish.

31.Write a sentence using color.

Model answer: My favorite color is the deep blue of a bluebonnet.

Any sentence that uses "color" correctly and spells it correctly is acceptable.

32.Write a sentence using favorite.

Model answer: Our favorite part of the rodeo was the barrel racing.

Any sentence that uses "favorite" correctly and spells it correctly is acceptable.

33.Write a sentence using neighbor.

Model answer: Our neighbor brought us a pecan pie for Thanksgiving.

Any sentence that uses "neighbor" correctly and spells it correctly is acceptable.

34.Write a sentence using behavior.

Model answer: The puppy's behavior got better after training classes.

Any sentence that uses "behavior" correctly and spells it correctly is acceptable.

35.Write a sentence using honor.

Model answer: It was an honor to meet a real astronaut.

Any sentence that uses "honor" correctly and spells it correctly is acceptable.

36.Write a sentence using flavor.

Model answer: Strawberry is the best flavor of snow cone.

Any sentence that uses "flavor" correctly and spells it correctly is acceptable.

Part D: Test yourself

Ask a parent to read each word aloud. Write each word without looking at your list, then check your answers together.

37.Listen and write word 1: (answer space)

Answer: color

38.Listen and write word 2: (answer space)

Answer: colorful

39.Listen and write word 3: (answer space)

Answer: favorite

40.Listen and write word 4: (answer space)

Answer: flavor

41.Listen and write word 5: (answer space)

Answer: favor

42.Listen and write word 6: (answer space)

Answer: honor

43.Listen and write word 7: (answer space)

Answer: humor

44.Listen and write word 8: (answer space)

Answer: neighbor

45.Listen and write word 9: (answer space)

Answer: neighborhood

46.Listen and write word 10: (answer space)

Answer: labor

47.Listen and write word 11: (answer space)

Answer: harbor

48.Listen and write word 12: (answer space)

Answer: behavior

49.Listen and write word 13: (answer space)

Answer: rumor

50.Listen and write word 14: (answer space)

Answer: armor

51.Listen and write word 15: (answer space)

Answer: odor

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