Story: Hattie’s Birthday Box – Week-Ending 1/9/14

Spelling Words: Suffixes -able and -less
1.     capable       8.     tasteless         15.     excitable          22.     reciting
2.     careless       9.     helpless         16.     believable         23.     memorized
3.     desirable    10.     senseless      17.     bottomless        24.    tongue
4.     admirable   11.     priceless       18.     comfortable      25.    precious
5.     restless       12.     useless         19.     dampness
6.     available     13.     reliable         20.     understandable
7.     debatable    14.     recited         21.    decorations


Vocabulary Words:
undeniable*      plainly true or too good to be denied
rations              limited amounts of something people can have
brooded           thought deeply in a worried manner
concocted*      made up; devised
despair             the heavy feeling when all hope is lost
homestead        to settle, improve, and eventually own land given by the U. S. government
perch                a place to sit or stand that is higher than its surroundings
* Bonus words have an asterisk

Story: The Case of the Flying Saucer People – Week-Ending 12/12/14

Spelling Words: Suffixes: -tion and -ness
1.     mystery           8.     operation      15.     education          22.  questions
2.     laziness           9.     sickness        16.     transportation    23.  saucer
3.     population     10.     kindness       17.     federation          24.  atmosphere
4.     invention        11.     closeness     18.     subtraction         25.  unfortunate
5.     generation     12.     forgiveness   19.     smallness
6.     examination   13.     pollution       20.     lateness
7.     situation         14.     imagination  21.    scientific



Vocabulary Words:
 advanced      highly developed or complex
 features         facial characteristics
 translation     spoken or written words that have been changed from one language to another
 piercing*       penetrating
 publicity *     information intended to attract public interest
* Bonus words have an asterisk