Coyotes 

Week 2

These spelling words focus on long vowel sounds

1. mainstay

2. guarantee

3. coincide

4. eulogy

5. enlighten

6. gratify

7. repeatedly

8. speculate

9. although

10. cubicle

11. deny

12. oath

13. quote

14. keen

15. theme

16. migrate

17. complaint

18. twilight

19. plead

20. thorough

Spelling Pre-test Sentences 

1. (mainstay) Rice is the mainstay of a Korean diet. (mainstay)

2. (guarantee) I guarantee that if you work hard your grades will improve. (guarantee)

3. (coincide) Our opinions don’t always coincide, but we don’t need to fight about it. (coincide)

4. (eulogy) Sneezy gave the eulogy for Snow White, and it took a long time. (eulogy)

5. (enlighten) My book of pictures will both enlighten and entertain 5th grade children with the informative tales of Mr. Gigglebreeze the delightful dryer sock. (enlighten)

6. (gratify) My bag of chips will gratify my craving for something to snack on. (gratify)

7. (repeatedly) The child checked her cell phone repeatedly to see if her friend had texted her back. (repeatedly)

8. (speculate) I do not know Kevin, and Karen so I can only speculate on the reasons they are fighting. (speculate)

9. (although) Although I tried my hardest I did not win. (although)

10. (cubicle) Keep your group materials neatly arranged in your cubicle. (cubicle)

11. (deny) She tried to deny that she hit the other child, but the teacher was watching her. (deny)

12. (oath) Everyday at school you take an oath to pledge your allegiance to the flag. (oath)

13. (quote) When you write an essay in the fifth grade you must quote the text. (quote)

14. (keen) Ms. Richardson has a keen sense of observation, so don’t mess around. (keen)

15. (theme) The main theme of most stories is that love is important to have in life. (theme)

16. (migrate) ‘Snow birds” are people that migrate from cold states to Arizona in the winter. (migrate)

17. (complaint) The most common complaint is that students just don’t feel like doing homework. (complaint)

18. (twilight) Since the sun had just gone down and the cowboys knew it was twilight, they settled around their campfire for rest and safety. (twilight)

19. (plead) Everyday the students plead for more break time. (plead)

20. (thorough) Please be thorough when you complete your assignments. (thorough)