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﻿ Author J. K. Rowling uses contractions throughout __Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince__. A contraction is a single word made by combining two other words using an apostrophe. For example: //I'm// is a contraction for //I am// ﻿ This week, all of our spelling words will be contractions. You are responsible for each of the words listed below. Remember, the spelling test is on **FRIDAY**, so please study!

that's we're it's won't I'm he's haven't I'll you'll didn't aren't doesn't let's I've they've

__**Monday**__**:** 1. Open Microsoft Word and in a new document, insert a table that has **2 columns** and **16 rows**. Label the first column //Contractions//. Label the second column //Words That Make Up the Contractions//. An example table is shown below. Don't forget to type your name above your table. 2. Complete both columns of the table. If you have difficulty, you may use the online dictionary to help you out! 3. Once you are finished, copy and paste your table here: @Contraction Tables **__Tuesday__:** Visit Spelling City and choose any of the activities to complete using the spelling list for this week. **__Wednesday__:** <span style="color: #0d960d; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">1. Go to the class discussion board and look for the post called **"Contraction Sentences"**. <span style="color: #0d960d; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">2. Reply to the post and write a sentence using each of the spelling words.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">Contractions || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">Words That Make Up the Contractions ||

<span style="color: #b309b3; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">**__Thursday__:** <span style="color: #b309b3; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">1. Visit SuperKids Word Scramble. <span style="color: #b309b3; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">2. Create a scrambled word puzzle using ten spelling words of your choice. <span style="color: #b309b3; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">3. When you are finished, print out a copy of your puzzle and switch puzzles with a group member. Try to unscramble each other's words!

<span style="color: #0032ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">**__Friday__:** Spelling Test - Please remember to study!