Lesson 19: More Words with Short u

Say each spelling word. Listen for the short u sound. Sort the following words1. Sort the sixteen spelling words that have the o pattern2. Sort the three spelling words that have the o-consonant-e pattern3. Sort the one spelling word that has the oo pattern. o Words wonderful discover among front other brother money cover month monkey sponge nothing stomach once another won o-consonant-e Words done above become oo Word blood Antonyms: Match the spelling word that is an antonym (opposite) of each word below below above back front unfinished done lost won horrible wonderful something nothing Clues: Match the spelling word for each clue A girl is a sister, a boy is this brother Food is digested in this body part stomach This is one less than twice. once This word means "to grow to be." become You heart pumps this through your body blood February is the shortest of these months This is a chimpanzee's cousin monkey People use this to buy things money This means "one more." another Do this to hide something cover Spelling in Context: Use each spelling word once to complete this selection. Monkeys Millions of people visit the zoo each year. Large crowds always seem to gather in front of the monkey areas to watch these funny, wonderful animals at play. The first monkeylike animals appeared millions of years ago. They were about the size of rats or mice and had warm blood. They also had fur to cover their body. These animals slept in the daytime and lived high above the ground in trees. Over the years, they grew to become the monkeys we see today. Most monkeys live in places that are warm throughout every month of the year. These places must have trees and plenty of food. A large monkey may need several bananas to fill its stomach! Monkeys live in groups. Sometimes the group is divided into families. Each family contains a father, a mother, and even a sister and brother. Monkeys watch out for one another. If one of the animals should discover danger, it will call out an alarm to the other monkeys. Monkeys are very smart. They take in information like a sponge soaking up water. When a monkey is taught how to do a new task, the monkey repeats it with few mistakes. Rhesus monkeys have even been used in space flights! Some scientists have won awards for work done with rhesus monkeys. Even though monkeys are among the best-loved animals in the world, the number of monkeys grows smaller each year. One reason is that they are losing their homes. Jungles that once were large places for many monkeys to live are being cut down. Also, some monkeys are killed for their fur, which is worth a lot of money. What is being done to stop the killing of monkeys? Laws to protect them are often helpful. Many people feel it would be wrong to do nothing to save the monkeys. What do you think? Proofreading: Rewrite the sentences below, correcting the 10 mistakes. 1. Did you know that christopher columbus did not disscovr the United States (4)2. i think the monky is a wondrfull animal! (3)3. my my brothr wants to became a vet. (3)