2. S PELLING W ORDS By: Lindsey Carey OH ACADEMIC STANDARDS: Acquisition of Vocabulary Standard

3. M AIN M ENU Nouns The part of speech that is used to name a person, place, thing, quality, or action and can function as the subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition, or an appositive. Verbs The part of speech that expresses existence, action, or occurrence in most languages. Adjectives pertaining to or functioning as an adjective; adjectival: the adjective use of a noun. Compound words A compound word is made when two words are joined to form a new word.

4. NOUNS Examples of nouns: Bus Neighbor Friend Book Pencil School Bus stop

5. NOUN PICTURE & VIDEO Picture of one of the spelling words: Bus Watch this video describing a noun.

6. NOUNS Two noun spelling words used in a sentence: 1. Every morning I go to the bus stop at the same time. 2. My neighbor waits for the school bus with me.

7. VERBS Examples of verbs: Running Laughing Jumping Climbing Skipping Playing

8. VERBS Two verb spelling words used in a sentence: 1. I like climbing trees. 2. The kids are playing on the playground.

9. VERB PICTURE Picture of one of the spelling words: Running.

10. ADJECTIVES Examples of adjectives : Good Wise Perfect Happy Sad

11. ADJECTIVES Two adjective spelling words used in a sentence: 1. The fresh cut grass looks perfect. 2. The little girl is very happy.

12. C OMPOUND WORDS Examples of compound words: Paperclip Newsstand Sandbox Thumbtack

13. COMPOUND WORDS Two compound words used in a sentence: 1. My stack of papers need a paperclip. 2. The kids are playing in the sandbox.

14. R EFERENCES Sounds: Clip Art Pictures: Clip Art Word Definitions: http://dictionary.reference.comhttp://dictionary.reference.com Ohio Academic Content Standards