Coyotes
Week 4
The first 10 words focus on double consonants
1. ballot
2. gossip
3. mammoth
4. accident
5. villain
6. occasion
7. essential
8. withheld
9. summarize
10. appropriate
The next ten words are perplexing words.
11. subtle
12. vague
13. diaphragm
14. ghastly
15. camouflage
16. chaos
17. dialogue
18. vengeance
19. debris
20. fatigue
Spelling Pre-test Sentences
1. (ballot) On the second ballot President Lincoln received 181 votes and his opponent Seward received 1,842. (ballot)
2. (gossip) I find out all my gossip about my favorite celebrities on YouTube. (gossip)
3. (mammoth) Counting 60 million votes is a mammoth task. (mammoth)
4. (accident) I was in a car accident, but now I am okay. (accident)
5. (villain) I think Ursula the Sea Witch is my favorite villain of all time. (villain)
6. (occasion) A wedding is a unique family occasion, that doesn’t happen too often. (occasion)
7. (essential) Some people say that a car is not and essential item, however I believe a car is very much and essential item in Tucson. (essential)
8. (withheld) In order to save money for Christmas, she withheld twenty dollars from every paycheck. (withheld)
9. (summarize) Just summarize the book, I don’t need to hear what happened in every single chapter. (summarize)
10. (appropriate) The movie is appropriate for people of all ages. (appropriate)
11. (subtle) When it comes to giving criticism to other people, sometimes it’s best to take a subtle approach. (subtle)
12. (vague) I only have a vague understanding of what you are saying. (vague)
13. (diaphragm) The diaphragm is a muscle that separates the chest from the stomach organs. (diaphragm)
14. (ghastly) From her ghastly pale face, her sister could tell she was not healthy at all. (ghastly)
15. (camouflage) Birds camouflage their nests with moss and leaves. (camouflage)
16. (chaos) At the end of the day the classroom was in complete chaos. (chaos)
17. (dialogue) Please read the dialogue from the play. (dialogue)
18. (vengeance) The girl tried to take vengeance on the boy by throwing the ball at him. (vengeance)
19. (debris) When the asteroid hit the earth debris flew everywhere. (debris)
20. (fatigue) Having a headache can cause serious fatigue. (fatigue)
