Name: ______________________________

Vowel Concerns: I
Spelling

Week 2

Word Bank
In many words, the letter i is confused with an e, y or a.
It also is sometime left out entirely. Look closely at each
word to see where the i falls in the word.

Part I.

business
definite
family
first
friend

imagine
medicine
opinion
piece
religion

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. It is important to take your _______________________________ as the doctor tells you.

2. There is a _______________________________ difference in the weather this week.
3. Do you have an _______________________________ about the best restaurant in the city?
4. The Constitution of the United States guarantees freedom of _______________________________.
5. Charlotte could _______________________________ being a famous singer someday.
6. Mrs. Arnold wants to starts a food truck _______________________________.
7. Chris ate a large _______________________________ of pizza for lunch.
8. Liam asked all of our _______________________________ to his backyard party.

Part II.

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

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Part III

Part IV

Each of the following words are misspelled. Write the correct spelling of the word in the blank.

1. defenate

_______________________________

2. peice

_______________________________

3. opionion

_______________________________

4 imigane

_______________________________

5. frist

_______________________________

6. religone

_______________________________

7. bisness

_______________________________

8. medcin

_______________________________

9. frend

_______________________________

10. fammly

_______________________________

Read the paragraph below. Circle the misspelled words and write the correct spelling in the blanks
provided.

Imagin that it is 1909. You and your faimly have just arrived

1. _______________________________

in America from overseas. You have come so that you may

practice your religion freely, and without any restrictions from the

2. _______________________________

government. The first thing to do is to earn an income, so your

father starts a busyness selling fabrics, called piece goods, on the

3. _______________________________

street. Soon your father and a firend buy a pharmacy that sells
medicine and tonics. It is successful, so the move to America was a

4. _______________________________

difinit improvement.
5. _______________________________
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Key
Name: ______________________________

Vowel Concerns: I
Spelling

Week 2

Word Bank
In many words, the letter i is confused with an e, y or a.
It also is sometime left out entirely. Look closely at each
word to see where the i falls in the word.

Part I.

business
definite
family
first
friend

imagine
medicine
opinion
piece
religion

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.

medicine
1. It is important to take your _______________________________
as the doctor tells you.
definite
2. There is a _______________________________
difference in the weather this week.
opinion
3. Do you have an _______________________________
about the best restaurant in the city?
religion
4. The Constitution of the United States guarantees freedom of _______________________________.
imagine
5. Charlotte could _______________________________
being a famous singer someday.
business
6. Mrs. Arnold wants to starts a food truck _______________________________.
piece
7. Chris ate a large _______________________________
of pizza for lunch.
family
8. Liam asked all of our _______________________________
to his backyard party.

Part II.

Write a paragraph using at least four words from the word bank.
Students choice.

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Part III

Part IV

Each of the following words are misspelled. Write the correct spelling of the word in the blank.

1. defenate

definite
_______________________________

2. peice

piece
_______________________________

3. opionion

opinion
_______________________________

4 imigane

imagine
_______________________________

5. frist

first
_______________________________

6. religone

religion
_______________________________

7. bisness

business
_______________________________

8. medcin

medicine
_______________________________

9. frend

friend
_______________________________

10. fammly

family
_______________________________

Read the paragraph below. Circle the misspelled words and write the correct spelling in the blanks
provided.

Imagin that it is 1909. You and your faimly have just arrived
in America from overseas. You have come so that you may
practice your religion freely, and without any restrictions from the
government. The first thing to do is to earn an income, so your
father starts a busyness selling fabrics, called piece goods, on the
street. Soon your father and a firend buy a pharmacy that sells
medicine and tonics. It is successful, so the move to America was a
difinit improvement.

Imagine
1. _______________________________
family
2. _______________________________
business
3. _______________________________
friend
4. _______________________________
definite
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.