Scott Foresman Reading Street

Connect to Phonics Words
with the suffixes -er, -or, -ess,
and -ist often refer to people:
swimmer, editor, actress, artist.
Adding the suffixes -er, -or,
-ess, and -ist does not change
the pronunciation of the base word.

Identify and spell words that use suffixes that often refer to people.

1.	dentist	9.	tourist
2.	editor	10.	organist
3.	artist	11.	lioness
4.	hostess	12.	shipper
5.	actress	13.	chemist
6.	swimmer*	14.	investor
7.	seller	15.	conductor
8.	tutor

16.	announcer	19.	commuter
17.	pharmacist	20.	pianist
18.	journalist

*Word from the selection

Spelling/Phonics Support See the ELL and Transition Handbook for spelling support.

Pretest and Sort

Think and Practice

Connect to Writing

Review

Posttest

PRETEST

Use the Dictation Sentences from Day 5 to administer the pretest. Read the word, read the sentence, and then read the word again. Guide students in self-correcting their pretests and correcting any misspellings.

then… use words 1–20
for Advanced Learners.

If… students correctly spell all pretest words,

then… use words 1–15
for On-Level practice.

If… students misspell 1–4 pretest words,

then… use words 1–8
for Strategic Intervention.

If… students misspell more than 4 pretest words,

Spelling

HOMEWORK Spelling Practice Book, p. 73

Spelling Practice Book p. 73

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TEACH

When the suffixes -er, -or, -ess,
and -ist are added to words, the resulting word often describes a person. Write each spelling word
on the board. Have students
identify the base word and suffix
for each word.

art + ist = artist

FIND THE PATTERN Have students identify the base word in each spelling word. Ask students to explain what the base word tells them about the meaning of the spelling word.

HOMEWORK Spelling Practice Book, p. 74

Spelling Practice Book p. 74

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Spelling & Phonics Suffixes -er, -or, -ess, -ist

WRITE CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS

Ask students to write a description of several characters, using a different spelling word for each character. Students should describe how the characters look, dress, act, and sound. Have students share their descriptions by reading them aloud to the class, or display them on the bulletin board.

Although these words seem easy, they can be hard for third-graders to spell correctly. Alert students to these frequently misspelled words and encourage them to think carefully before they write them.

once	who
one

Frequently Misspelled
Words

HOMEWORK Spelling Practice Book, p. 75

Spelling Practice Book p. 75

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REVIEW SUFFIXES

Have students work in pairs. One student will describe a person listed in the spelling words. The other student has to write down which spelling word describes that person. Students should check each other's work and then change roles.