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Spelling Words

Week 2

These spelling words focus on long a sounds

1. pale
2. face
3. crate
4. clay
5. stray
6. cane
7. slate
8. today
9. bail
10. rail
11. break
12. ache
13. drain
14. faint
15. flame
16. claim
17. steak
18. neigh
19. mane

20. graze

Spelling Pre-test Sentences 

1. (pale) We dyed the eggs bright happy colors, but when they dried they were very pale. (pale)

2. (face)  I will never forget the look on your face when that spider was in your hair. (face)

3. (crate) Please put the dogs in the crate before you go to sleep. (crate)

4. (clay) She tried to make a pot out of her clay but all she managed to make was a snake.  (clay)

5. (stray) I found a stray dog with no collar. (stray)

6. (cane) She needed a cane to walk after the surgery. (cane)

7. (slate) Blackboards are made out of a material called slate. (slate)

8. (today) Today I am going to the park to enjoy the sunny weather. (today) 

9. (bail) Your friend cannot bail you out of trouble. (bail)

 
10. (rail) She chained her bike to the rail before she went into the store. (rail)

11. (break) Do not break things, take care of them. (break)

12. (ache) Walking around all day made my feet ache. (ache)

13. (drain) Don't forget to drain the bathtub after you are finished taking a bath. (drain)

14. (faint) When your brain doesn't get enough oxygen you faint. (faint)

15. (flame) Do you like to look at the flame on a candle? (flame)

16. (claim) I didn't claim to have all of the answers. (claim)

7. (steak) Vegetarians and vegans won't eat steak and potatoes. Just potatoes. (steak)

18. (neigh) If a horse neighs, it makes a long, loud, high call of excitement or fear. (neigh) 

19. (mane) The horse's mane streamed in the wind. (mane)

20. (graze) I just wanted to graze on popcorn during the movie. (graze)