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Lesson 24

Add –ed or -ing 1) stepped 2) entered 3) reaching 4) allowing 5) argued 6) speaking 7) reading 8) unfolding 9) finished 10) closing 11) hugged 12) belonged 13) divided 14) determined 15) rewarding 16) occurred 17) controlled 18) injured 19) permitting 20) practicing

Challenge: 21) scholar 22) education 23) professor 24) studious 25) extracurricular   Test Date: __Friday, May 4__     **30 Ways to Practice Your Spelling Words**  Alphabetize the words.
 * 1) Divide each word into syllables.
 * 2) Write the words and circle all the vowels.
 * 3) Write the words and circle all the consonants.
 * 4) Write the words and cross out all the silent letters.
 * 5) Write the words in cursive.
 * 6) Make a set of flash cards for studying your words.
 * 7) Write the definition for each word.
 * 8) Write sentences using the words.
 * 9) Write a synonym for each word.
 * 10) Write an antonym for each word.
 * 11) Add prefixes and/or suffixes to each word.
 * 12) Classify the words according to part of speech.
 * 13) Write tongue twisters with the words.
 * 14) Use the words in similes.
 * 15) Use the similes made in the previous example in poetry.
 * 16) Cute the words out of magazine and make a collage.
 * 17) Play spelling battleship.
 * 18) Scramble the words and give them to a friend to solve.
 * 19) Solve a friend’s scrambled words.
 * 20) Make a word search on graph paper for a friend to solve.
 * 21) Solve a friend’s word search.
 * 22) Make a crossword on graph paper for a friend to solve.
 * 23) Solve a friend’s crossword.
 * 24) Write a silly story using the words.
 * 25) Write the words in a code for a friend to solve.
 * 26) Solve a friend’s coded words.
 * 27) Write couplets using the words. (He was fast In the past)
 * 28) Draw a picture. Hide your words in the picture.
 * 29) Write newspaper headlines using your words.