Name: ______________________________

Spelling
Week 3
Consonants: Double or Single?
Many English words use double consonants. They are there to signal
the sound the preceeding vowel should have. The best example of this Word Bank
is the word dinner. The double n signals that the i should have a short different profession
sound. If the extra n is left out, the word is diner. The i becomes long disappoint recommend
because of the e after the single n. during success
There are times when a writer may add a double consonant when none occasion until
is needed. Look carefully at the words in the word bank so you can tell opportunity written
those that need a double consonant and those that don’t.

Part I Fill in the blank with the correct word from the word bank. Use the context of the sentence to
determine which word should be used.

1. A large city offers a good career _______________________________ for those in retail sales.

2. We drove a _______________________________ route to school today.

3. Manuel can _______________________________ a good restaurant for dinner.

4. There will be no breaks _______________________________ the last section of the test.

5. Have you _______________________________ your English paper yet?

6. Chloe could hardly wait _______________________________ class was over; she wanted to tell the principal
the good news.

7. The teachers encourage _______________________________ and not failure.

8. She could not _______________________________ her little sister by canceling the trip to the park.

Part II Write a paragraph using at least four words from the word bank.

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 Part III Each of the following words are misspelled. Write the correct spelling of the word in the blank.
In each set of words below, make an X over the incorrectly spelled words and circle the correct
word. The write the word correctly in the blank.

1. unntil untill until _______________________________

2. disappoint disapoint dissapoint _______________________________

3. ocassion occasion occaision _______________________________

4. during durring duiring _______________________________

5. reccommend reccomend recommend _______________________________

6. differant different diferrent _______________________________

7. proffession profession proffesion _______________________________

8. written writen writin _______________________________

9. succes sucess success _______________________________

10. opportunity oporrtunity oportunity _______________________________

Read the paragraph below. Circle the misspelled words and write the correct
Part IV spelling in the blanks provided.
1. _______________________________

We are gathered here on the important occaision to celebrate the

success of Kera Jackson in her chosen proffesion of teaching. Mrs. 2. _______________________________

Jackson has had an oportunity over the last several years to touch
the lives of the many different students she has taught. During the 3. _______________________________

current school year, she has written over forty letters to reccomend
students for academic scholarships for college. Untill she returns to 4. _______________________________

our school in two years, we will greatly miss her.

5. _______________________________

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 Part III Each of the following words are misspelled. Write the correct spelling of the word in the blank.
In each set of words below, make an X over the incorrectly spelled words and circle the correct
word. The write the word correctly in the blank.

1. unntil untill until until

_______________________________

2. disappoint disapoint dissapoint disappoint

_______________________________

3. ocassion occasion occaision occasion

_______________________________

4. during durring duiring during

_______________________________

5. reccommend reccomend recommend _______________________________

recommend

6. differant different diferrent _______________________________

different

7. proffession profession proffesion _______________________________

profession

8. written writen writin _______________________________

written

9. succes sucess success _______________________________

success

10. opportunity oporrtunity oportunity _______________________________

opportunity

Read the paragraph below. Circle the misspelled words and write the correct
Part IV spelling in the blanks provided.
occasion
1. _______________________________

We are gathered here on the important occaision to celebrate the

profession
2. _______________________________
success of Kera Jackson in her chosen proffesion of teaching. Mrs.
Jackson has had an oportunity over the last several years to touch
opportunity
3. _______________________________
the lives of the many different students she has taught. During the
current school year, she has written over forty letters to reccomend
recommend
4. _______________________________
students for academic scholarships for college. Untill she returns to
our school in two years, we will greatly miss her.
Until
5. _______________________________

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 Key
Name: ______________________________

Spelling
Week 3
Consonants: Double or Single?
Many English words use double consonants. They are there to signal
the sound the preceeding vowel should have. The best example of this Word Bank
is the word dinner. The double n signals that the i should have a short different profession
sound. If the extra n is left out, the word is diner. The i becomes long disappoint recommend
because of the e after the single n. during success
There are times when a writer may add a double consonant when none occasion until
is needed. Look carefully at the words in the word bank so you can tell opportunity written
those that need a double consonant and those that don’t.

Part I Fill in the blank with the correct word from the word bank. Use the context of the sentence to
determine which word should be used.

A large city offers a good career _______________________________

1. opportunity for those in retail sales.

We drove a _______________________________
2. different route to school today.

Manuel can _______________________________

3. recommend a good restaurant for dinner.

There will be no breaks _______________________________

4. during the last section of the test.
Have you _______________________________
5. written your English paper yet?
Chloe could hardly wait _______________________________
6. until class was over; she wanted to tell the principal
the good news.

The teachers encourage _______________________________

7. success and not failure.

She could not _______________________________

8. disappoint her little sister by canceling the trip to the park.

Part II Write a paragraph using at least four words from the word bank.
Student’s choice

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English Council.