week of Sept. 29 reading errors

A common mistake students make when reading aloud is saying a similar-sounding or similar-meaning word. Check out some of the mixed-up words below. Can you say each one correctly?

longest     largest

come        came

they          that

is              of

this           the

bringing   beginning

move        more

or              of

seven        even

a                the

into            by

or               and

an               the

this             these

means        meaning

fight          fought

4,000         14,000

yards         years

cases         causes

of              or

fed             feed

those         these

to               that

Here are the tough words that I found during Monday's cold readings. Can you read them all?

primarily

emperor

constitution

metropolitan

Huron

medulla

cerebrum

corpus callosum

supposition

mountain

grazing

certain

bordered

forests

simplest

empire

signed

archers

spear throwers

horse riders

legion

Romans

nurses

determine

molten

Renaissance

Cinco de Mayo

puebla

laurel

ashore

coast

cuckoo

distinct

crest

Here are the words students chose as the toughest words of the week. Do you know all of them?

delegate

emperor

metropolitan

Linnaeus

pokeberry

convicted

Ontario

elongated

discourages

colonist

granite

poisonous

Renaissance

determine

laurel

bargain

Doubleday

mesosphere

Why do you think these two lists are different?