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Spelling List 5: Commonly Misspelled Words — Answers

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Spelling List 5: Commonly Misspelled Words — Answers

Part A: Your words

These words are often misspelled. In American English, practice and license are spelled the same whether they are nouns or verbs (soccer practice; I practice every day). Defense and offense end in -se, and gray is spelled with an a. Words like travel, cancel and label keep one l when you add -ed (traveled, canceled, labeled). Jewelry has three syllables (jew-el-ry), judgment has no e after the g, and skillful and enroll keep a double l. Write each word three times and circle the tricky part.

1.Write the word three times: practice

Answer: practice

2.Write the word three times: license

Answer: license

3.Write the word three times: defense

Answer: defense

4.Write the word three times: offense

Answer: offense

5.Write the word three times: gray

Answer: gray

6.Write the word three times: traveled

Answer: traveled

7.Write the word three times: canceled

Answer: canceled

8.Write the word three times: jewelry

Answer: jewelry

9.Write the word three times: labeled

Answer: labeled

10.Write the word three times: catalog

Answer: catalog

11.Write the word three times: program

Answer: program

12.Write the word three times: skillful

Answer: skillful

13.Write the word three times: enroll

Answer: enroll

14.Write the word three times: judgment

Answer: judgment

15.Write the word three times: pajamas

Answer: pajamas

Part B: Fill the gap

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

16.I (answer space) the piano for twenty minutes every day.

Answer: practice

17.My aunt showed us her new driver's (answer space).

Answer: license

18.The team's (answer space) stopped the other team from scoring.

Answer: defense

19.In football, the (answer space) tries to score touchdowns.

Answer: offense

20.Dark (answer space) clouds rolled in before the storm.

Answer: gray

21.Last summer, we (answer space) across Texas from El Paso to Beaumont.

Answer: traveled

22.The game was (answer space) because of lightning.

Answer: canceled

23.She keeps her rings and necklaces in a (answer space) box.

Answer: jewelry

24.Each jar of honey was (answer space) with the date.

Answer: labeled

25.We picked out seeds from the garden (answer space).

Answer: catalog

26.The after-school art (answer space) meets on Wednesdays.

Answer: program

27.The (answer space) carpenter built the bookshelf in one afternoon.

Answer: skillful

28.My parents will (answer space) my little brother in kindergarten this fall.

Answer: enroll

29.Use good (answer space) when you choose who to trust online.

Answer: judgment

30.I wore my favorite (answer space) to the sleepover.

Answer: pajamas

Part C: Use the word

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

31.Write a sentence using practice.

Model answer: Football practice ended early because of the heat.

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

32.Write a sentence using license.

Model answer: You need a fishing license to fish in most Texas lakes.

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

33.Write a sentence using traveled.

Model answer: My grandparents traveled to San Antonio to see the Alamo.

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

34.Write a sentence using canceled.

Model answer: School was canceled because of the ice storm.

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

35.Write a sentence using jewelry.

Model answer: The museum displayed jewelry that was hundreds of years old.

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

36.Write a sentence using judgment.

Model answer: The referee's judgment was that the ball was out of bounds.

Any sentence that uses "judgment" 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: practice

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

Answer: license

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

Answer: defense

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

Answer: offense

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

Answer: gray

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

Answer: traveled

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

Answer: canceled

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

Answer: jewelry

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

Answer: labeled

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

Answer: catalog

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

Answer: program

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

Answer: skillful

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

Answer: enroll

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

Answer: judgment

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

Answer: pajamas

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