1. The Mysterious Giant of Barletta by Tomie DePaola
Spelling Words
and
Sentences

2. Spelling Rules Sounds Spelling Spelling Word Pattern .. /ar/ dark ar ^
/ir/ clear ear
/or/ north or ^ ^
/ur/ her, girl er,ir
turn, work ur, or

3. girl
The girl next door watered
her flowers everyday.

4. clear
The plane flew across the
clear blue sky.

5. her
Debra looked out her window
at the beautiful silhouette of
the city at dusk.

6. turn
When you get to the corner,
turn around and go back.

7. dark
The giant loved the dark
peaceful nights of Barletta.

8. work
Mary’s mother wants her to
work hard in school.

9. smart
Mrs. Ramos has a very smart
husband.

10. word
John said, “I missed one word
on my spelling test.”

11. hurt
Jose fell down and hurt his leg
at recess.

12. serve
Mrs. Parker helped serve
lunch in the cafeteria.

13. You need to travel north on the freeway to get to Bakersfield.

14. third Mrs. Loya teaches third grade at Bear Mountain Elementary
School.

15. tornado
The tornado destroyed the house
and the barn.

16. scurried
The cat scurried across the field
after his pry.

17. hard
Sometimes the homework in third
grade is hard to do.

18. morning
The townspeople greeted the
giant every morning.