List 15 Spelling and Vocabulary for the Week of December 13-17

1. about
2. algebra
3. quiet
4. other
5. compare
6. thousand
7. happen
8. different
9. along
10. equator
11. dozen
12. animal
13. second
14. region
15. quarter
16. lecture
17. puncture
18. again

Vocabulary

1. humble: adjective: 1. not proud; modest 2. simple; not fancy. The humble artist refused to take large sums of money for his beautiful paintings. He lived simply in a humble studio outside the city.
2. friction: noun: disagreement between people or groups of people. There was friction between the two teams when a wild pitch injured the batter.
3. loathe: verb: to dislike greatly. antonym: adore. I loathe running around the track after it rains, because I always get covered with mud.
4. sincere: adjective: genuine; true. Cory's sincere apology made me feel better because I could tell he was truly sorry.

Spelling & Vocabulary List 14 for the Week of December 6-10

SPELLING

1. square
2. stare
3. dairy
4. area
5. January
6. dictionary
7. daring
8. beware
9. argument
10. large
11. partner
12. guarding
13. article
14. orchestra
15. ordinary
16. important
17. force
18. before

VOCABULARY

1. urge: verb: to speak or argue strongly in favor of. noun: a strong desire.  The basketball coach had to urge her star player to control the urge to take wild shots.
2. tactful: adjective: thoughtful and sensitive in dealing with others. the tactful waiter quickly and quietly removed the glass of water with a fly in it.
3. belfry: noun: a tower where bells are hung. The bell ringer climbed the winding staircase to the belfry every evening at 5:00 to ring the hour.
4. critique: verb: to give an opinion of teh positive and negative points of something. Before I write my final story draft, I will ask some classmates to critique my rough draft to get ideas for ways to improve the plot.

Spelling and Vocabulary List 13 for the Week of November 29 - December 3

1. urgent
2. Thursday
3. purpose
4. thirsty
5. camera
6. wonder
7. smuggler
8. remember
9. surprise
10. earth
11. certain
12. person
13. dollar
14. color
15. collar
16. early
17. mayor
18. doctor

Vocabulary

1. muse: verb: to think deeply.  My mother had to muse for a while before deciding to let me have a slumber party. Synonyms: consider, ponder, reflect on.
2. paraphrase: verb: to use otyher words to explain something. The teacher asked us to paraphrase the story in fifty words or less.
3. vulnerable: adjective: capable of being harmed or injured. Without its mother, the baby bird was vulnerable on the ground.
4. tariff: noun: a tax paid on products that are imported or exported.  On December 16, 1773, 150 American colonists dressed as Mohawk Indians dumped 342 crates of tea into Boston Harbor to protest a British tariff on tea.

SUPPLIES NEEDED

Supplies are running low.  Our class needs:  Whiteboard Markers, Pencils, Disinfectant Wipes, and Paper Towels.

Thank you for contributing!

 

Spelling List 12 for the Week of November 15-19

1. countries
2. addresses
3. women
4. lessons
5. people
6. skis
7. friends
8. roofs
9. calves
10. fences
11. flies
12. lives
13. cherries
14. businesses
15. guesses
16. families
17. leaves
18. pictures

Vocabulary

1. ancestor: noun: a member of your family who lived a long time ago, even before your grandparents. I have an ancestor who fought in the American Civil War.
2. dimension: noun: a measurement of length, width, or thickness. We need to figure out the room's dimensions so we can buy the right amount of paint.
3. dominate: verb: to rule or control by strength or power. The king used his soldiers to help him dominate the kingdom.
4. invincible: adjective: not able to be defeated. With five victories and no defeats, our team has been invincible this season.

Spellling List 11 for the Week of November 1-5

1. surrounded
2. skiing
3. swimming
4. loving
5. studied
6. traveling
7. carried
8. trading
9. bragged
10. worried
11. beginning
12. exciting
13. finished
14. laughed
15. quickest
16. weaker
17. tiniest
18. lonelier

Vocabulary

1. rustic: adjective: having to do with the countryside, not the city.  The rustic cabin looked out of place in the suburban neighborhood.
2. lapse: noun: 1. a small mistake or failure. 2. the passing of time. Forgive my lapse of good table manners, but it's been a two-year lapse since I've eaten in a fancy restaurant.
3. correspond: verb: 1. to communicate in writing. 2. to match in some way. When you correspond with someone in Japan, you have to write the Japanese pictographs that correspond to that person's address.
4. coy: adjective: shy or bashful. The coy child hid behind her mother when a stranger came to the door.

Spelling and Vocabulary List 10 for the Week of October 25

1. stalk
2. off
3. because
4. brought
5. called
6. drawn
7. awful
8. awkward
9. lawyer
10. daughter
11. fault
12. author
13. always
14. already
15. although
16. belong
17. office
18. haul

Vocabulary

1. falsehood: noun: a lie or an untruth. Antonym: truth. Sheila's claim that she met a movie star when she visited Los Angeles turned out ot be a falsehood. She merely saw a famous actor in a restaurant.
2. navigate: verb: to steer or direct the course of a ship or an aircraft. To navigate a ship in heavy for is difficult because you can't see where the ship is headed.
3. kindling: noun: dried twigs or small pieces of wood used to start a fire.  The boys had to search the ground for kindling before they could build a campfire.
4. domestic: adjective: 1. related to the home or family. 2. tame; not wild. Although I enjoy most domestic activities, I hate cleaning up after our domestic ferret.

Spelling and Vocabulary List 9 for the Week of October 18-22

1. baby-sit
2. first aid
3. flashlight
4. high school
5. goalkeeper
6. all right
7. airmail
8. one-way
9. bodyguard
10. something
11. good-bye
12. birthday
13. outside
14. everybody
15. everyone
16. anything
17. themselves
18. himself

   REVIEW WORD: doesn't

Vocabulary

1. amateur: noun: a person who does something for pleasure, not for pay. If you excel in a sport as an amateur, you may be good enough to get paid to do it as a professional athlete.
2. rebellion: noun: a show of opposition to a form of authority. The Minutemen were an important part of the American colonials' rebellion against Britain.
3. appease: verb: to make calmer by giving in to demands. synonym: satisfy. The band came back on stage and played another song to appease its screaming fans.
4. partial: adjective: 1. not complete 2. unfair favor to one side. My teacher will not accept partial homework assignments, even from the students she seems to be partial to.

Spelling and Vocabulary List 8 for the Week of October 11-15

List 8

1. spoil
2. choice
3. avoid
4. moisture
5. oyster
6. royal
7. employ
8. annoy
9. ground
10. house
11. sprout
12. mountain
13. allow
14. ourselves
15. somehow
16. ounce
17. amount
18. boundary

Vocabulary

1. gratify: verb: to give pleasure or satidfaction.  Angela's good grades in school will gratify her parents.
2. impartial: adjective: not favoring one over the other. Synonym: fair. It was hard for the referee to be impartial when his son's team was playing.
3. knoll: noun: a small, rounded hill. We climbed to the top of the knoll to get a clear view of the sunset.
4. tolerate: verb: to put up with something. Synonym: endure. When my dog could no longer tolerate the kitten's playful nibbling, he turned around and barked at her.

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Spelling List 7 for the week of September 27, 2010

Spelling List 7

1. gloomy
2. school
3. choose
4. loose
5. route
6. clue
7. truth
8. duty
9. ruin
10. Tuesday
11. usually
12. threw
13. understood
14. neighborhood
15. rookie
16. could
17. should
18. bulletin

Vocabulary
whimsical: adjective: odd or playful synonym: fanciful
killjoy: noun: a person who spoils the fun of others
versatile: adjective: able to do many different things well
convertible: 1. noun: an automobile with a top that can be folded back or removed  2. adjective: able to be changed