Day 1: Invitation to Notice

Unit 5Look at the following words:

magic exist credit deposit

staff direct splendidbusiness

sense discuss contest building

swift interest exact promise

habit thus active solve

Write the words in a T-chart.short a or short e short o, short i, or short

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Day 1: Invitation to NoticeWrite the words in a T-chart.short a or short e short o, short i, or short umagic exist

credit deposit

staff business

direct discuss

splendid contest

sense building

exact swift

habit interest

active promise

thus

solve

Day 2: Invitation to Collect

This week’s words have short vowel sounds.

1. Look at the list of words from yesterday. Circle the letter combinations that make the short vowel sound in each word.

2. In your notebook, list as many other words that you can think of or that you find in your book that have a short vowel sound.

Day 3: Invitation to DefineWrite a spelling word to complete

each analogy. Copy the whole analogy in your notebook.◦Horse is to ride as problem is to

______.◦Do is to act as be is to ______.◦Pen is to writing as trick is to ______.◦Foggy is to clear as vague is to

______.◦Remove is to add as withdraw is to

______.◦Bad is to good as horrid is to ______.

Day 4: Invitation to WriteChoose four words from this

week’s list and write a sentence for each of the words. (You will be writing 4 sentences.)

Day 5: Invitation to EditWrite a spelling word from the box to fill in each blank in the paragraph. Copy the whole paragraph in your notebook.

promise business staff interest discuss direct swift

Here is a chance for you to learn to sell tacos. You must have an ________ in Mexican food. You will have __________ contact with our cooking ___________. We promise customers __________ delivery. If you can ___________ to work six hours a week, stop in to _________ this great ___________ opportunity.