Key
Name: ______________________________
Spelling
Week 7
Vowels Concerns: Using O
Words with an o sometimes get misspelled because the o Word Bank
is mispronounced or an extra vowel, such as an i, is added. among poison
Other times the words are misspelled because the o is left apology prison
around sophomore
out of the word. Look closely at each word to see where
horse woman
there is an o. laboratory wonder
Fill in the blank with the correct word from the word bank. Use the context of the sentence to
Part I
determine which word should be used.
1. Derrick saddled his _______________________________ and rode the ten miles into town.
2. We asked the _______________________________ in the hat for directions to the store.
3. After he finishes his freshman year, he will become a _______________________________.
4. They looked _______________________________ the room for a power plug.
5. Do you _______________________________ where you will be in ten years?
6. Mrs. Garcia asked Lucy for an _______________________________ for breaking her vase.
7. The scientist in the ____________________________ discovered new ways to combine metals.
8. The convicted murderer escaped from the _______________________________.
Part II Write a paragraph using at least four words from the word bank.
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In each set of words below, make an X over the incorrectly spelled words and circle the correct
Part III word. The write the word correctly in the blank.
1. woiman woman wamon _______________________________
2. amoung ammong among _______________________________
3. sophmore sophomore sophomor _______________________________
4. around arond arrond _______________________________
5. posion poision poison _______________________________
6. laboratory labaratory laborotary _______________________________
7. prisson prision prison _______________________________
8. apalogy apology apolagy _______________________________
9. hourse hors horse _______________________________
10. wonder wondor woundor _______________________________
Read the paragraph below. Circle the misspelled words and write the correct spelling in the
Part IV
blanks provided.
The mad scientist worked long hours in his laborotary trying to 1. _______________________________
find a cure for baldness. Amung his many experiments was one
where he took the tail of a horse and wove the hairs around the 2. _______________________________
head of a woman. Like all of his experiments, it was a failure, but
he refused to admit it. Instead, he introduced his wondor cure for 3. _______________________________
baldness to the public. It turned out to be poision, so he was sent to
prison for many years, even though he offered an apolagy to all of 4. _______________________________
his customers.
5. _______________________________
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Key
Name: ______________________________
Spelling
Week 7
Vowels Concerns: Using O
Words with an o sometimes get misspelled because the o Word Bank
is mispronounced or an extra vowel, such as an i, is added. among poison
Other times the words are misspelled because the o is left apology prison
around sophomore
out of the word. Look closely at each word to see where
horse woman
there is an o. laboratory wonder
Fill in the blank with the correct word from the word bank. Use the context of the sentence to
Part I
determine which word should be used.
horse
1. Derrick saddled his _______________________________ and rode the ten miles into town.
woman
2. We asked the _______________________________ in the hat for directions to the store.
sophomore
3. After he finishes his freshman year, he will become a _______________________________.
around
4. They looked _______________________________ the room for a power plug.
wonder
5. Do you _______________________________ where you will be in ten years?
apology
6. Mrs. Garcia asked Lucy for an _______________________________ for breaking her vase.
laboratory
7. The scientist in the ____________________________ discovered new ways to combine metals.
prison
8. The convicted murderer escaped from the _______________________________.
Part II Write a paragraph using at least four words from the word bank.
Student’s choice.
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on research results presented in The English Record, Vol. 22, No. 1, Fall 1971, used by permission of the New York State
English Council.
In each set of words below, make an X over the incorrectly spelled words and circle the correct
Part III word. The write the word correctly in the blank.
1. woiman woman wamon woman
_______________________________
2. amoung ammong among among
_______________________________
3. sophmore sophomore sophomor sophomore
_______________________________
4. around arond arrond around
_______________________________
5. posion poision poison poison
_______________________________
6. laboratory labaratory laborotary laboratory
_______________________________
7. prisson prision prison prison
_______________________________
8. apalogy apology apolagy apology
_______________________________
9. hourse hors horse horse
_______________________________
10. wonder wondor woundor wonder
_______________________________
Read the paragraph below. Circle the misspelled words and write the correct spelling in the
Part IV
blanks provided.
The mad scientist worked long hours in his laborotary trying to laboratory
1. _______________________________
find a cure for baldness. Amung his many experiments was one
where he took the tail of a horse and wove the hairs around the Among
2. _______________________________
head of a woman. Like all of his experiments, it was a failure, but
he refused to admit it. Instead, he introduced his wondor cure for wonder
3. _______________________________
baldness to the public. It turned out to be poision, so he was sent to
prison for many years, even though he offered an apolagy to all of poison
4. _______________________________
his customers.
apology
5. _______________________________
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on research results presented in The English Record, Vol. 22, No. 1, Fall 1971, used by permission of the New York State
English Council.
