Spelling and Vocabulary for the Week of May 23-27

Spelling List 4

Months of the Year

1.    January – Jan.

2.    February – Feb.

3.    March – Mar.

4.    April – Apr.

5.    May

6.    June

7.    July

8.    August – Aug.

9.    September – Sept.

10.   October – Oct.

11.   November – Nov.

12.   December – Dec.

Types of Roads

13.    Street – St.

14.   Boulevard – Blvd.

15.   Lane – Ln.

16.   Court – Ct.

17.   Avenue – Ave.

18.   Road – Rd.

19.   Drive – Dr.

20.   Highway – Hwy.

Vocabulary

1. diagnosis: noun: a medical opinion given after studying a patient's symptoms.  According to the doctor's diagnosis, my injured ankle would heal in three months.
2. jaunty: adjective: displaying a carefree, self-confident manner. It was obvious from his jaunty walk that he was feeling good about the day's events.
3. tumultuous: adjective: full of upheaval; wild and chaotic. There was a tumultuous sea battle between the pirate ships.
4. query: noun: a question; verb: to raise a question. The teacher wrote a query in the margin of my paper. She queried me about the dates I had included.

Homework Assignments

Monday: Write Spelling words 2 times.

Tuesday: Write 10 sentences using at least 10 spelling words.

Wednesday: Grammar worksheet

Thursday: Write each vocabulary word in a sentence. Study for Spelling and Vocabulary Test.

Friday: SPELLING & VOCABULARY TEST today.

EVERY NIGHT!!!!

AR GOAL for the week is 100%

AR Reading:  Read each night for 30 minutes.

                                                                                                                

Fill in reading log on homework sheet.

Spelling and Vocabulary for the Week of May 16-20

Spelling List 3

States

1.    South Dakota – SD

2.    Tennessee – TN

3.    Texas – TX

4.    Utah – UT

5.    Vermont – VT

6.    Virginia – VA

7.    Washington – WA

8.    West Virginia WV

9.    Wisconsin – WI

10.Wyoming – WY

Days of the Week

11.     Sunday

12.     Monday

13.     Tuesday

14.     Wednesday

15.     Thursday

16.     Friday

17.     Saturday

Vocabulary

1. artifact: noun: a man-made object from the past. The nuseum was filled with pottery, weapons, and other artifacts from early civiliaztions.
2. congenial: adjective: having a pleasant personality. The tour guide was both knowledgeable and congenial, making our time in San Francisco interesting and fun.
3. mutter: verb: to speak in a low, unclear way, barely moving the lips. We lose points on our oral reports if we mutter when we speak.
4. metamorphosis: noun: a complete change in form, appearance, or character. After its metamorphosis, the caterpillar becomes a butterfly.

Spelling List for the Week of May 9-13

      Spelling

      1.  Massachusetts – MA

2.    Michigan – MI

3.    Minnesota – MN

4.    Mississippi – MS

5.    Missouri – MO

6.    Montana – MT

7.    Nebraska – NE

8.    Nevada – NV

9.    New Hampshire – NH

10.   New Jersey – NJ

11.   New Mexico – NM

12.   New York – NY

13.   North Carolina – NC

14.   North Dakota – ND

15.   Ohio – OH

16.   Oklahoma – OK

17.   Oregon – Or

18.   Pennsylvania – PA

19.   Rhode Island – RI

20.   South Carolina – SC

Vocabulary

1. tousled: adjective: in a tangled mass. Her hair was tousled after riding in the convertible.
2. perceive: verb: to become aware of something by experiencing it through the senses. We could barely perceive the bird's song over the roar of the waterfall.
3. overwhelmed: verb: overpowered or made helpless. adjective: burdened or loaded with an excess of something.  Huge waves overwhelmed the boat. The sailors were overwhelmed with relief when the Coast Guard came to rescue them.
4. fluctuate: verb: to shift back and forth uncertainly. The weather seemed to fluctuate daily, which made it hard to schedule the beach party.

Spelling and Vocabulary for the Week of May 2-6

Spelling

1.    Alabama – AL

2.    Alaska – AK

3.    Arizona – AZ

4.    Arkansas – AR

5.    California – CA

6.    Colorado – CO

7.    Connecticut – CT

8.    Delaware – DE

9.    Florida – FL

10.   Georgia – GA

11.   Hawaii – HI

12.   Idaho – ID

13.   Illinois – IL

14.   Indiana – IN

15.   Iowa – IA

16.   Kansas – KS

17.   Kentucky – KY

18.   Louisiana – LA

19.   Maine – ME

20.   Maryland – MD

Vocabulary

1. condense: verb: 1. to change from a gas to a liquid. 2. to make shorter or more concise. My report on how water vapor in the air condenses to make rain is too lengthy. My teacher said I must condense it to two pages.
2. dormant: adjective: not active; sleeping. The volcano has been dormant for hundreds of years.
3. remote: adjective: 1. far away. 2. small; slight. The cabin was in a remote location about 25 miles from the nearest town. There was a remote chance that visitors would drop by.
4. extravagant: adjective: spending lots of money in a free and careless way. He was extravagant in his purchase of expensive gifts for his friends.

Spelling List 30 for the Week of April 25-29

1. multiply
2. temperature
3. vertical
4. equation
5. currency
6. amphibian
7. intersection
8. environment
9. agriculture
10. frequency
11. civilization
12. manufacture
13. characteristic
14. atmosphere
15. representative
16. semicircle
17. substitute
18. technology

Vocabulary

1. immerse: verb: 1. to involve or occupy completely. 2. to cover completely with water or liquid. She was so immersed in the magazine she was reading that she immersed her sleeve in her bowl of soup.
2. temptation: noun: something that tempts or attracts. It was so hot that I could not fight the temptation to jump into the cool water.
3. ravenous: adjective: very hungry. The ravenous kittens all fought for aa place at the saucer of milk.
4. facilitate: verb: to make less difficult; to help to progress. The outdoor drop box facilitates teh return of library materials.

MISSING from Mrs. Anderson's Library

Please look in your homes and backpacks for the following books:

Shadow Wolf by Kathryn Lasky
Swindle by Gordon Korman
Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan
Siamese in the Sun by Ben Baglio
Big Nate in a Class by Himself by Lincoln Pierce

Several Geronimo Stilton Books: Volumes 1,3,21,23,33,35,36,37,38, and 39.

List 29 Spelling and Vocabulary for the Week of April 11-15

Spelling

1. destruct
2. destruction
3. describe
4. description
5. decorate
6. decoration
7. divide
8. division
9. administer
10. administration
11. populate
12. population
13. infect
14. infection
15. punctuate
16. punctuation
17. attend
18. attention

Vocabulary

1. retaliate: verb: to strike back; to get revenge. It's best to avoid a bully. You could get hurt if you try to retaliate.
2. translucent: adjective: allowing only some light to pass through so that images can't be seen clearly. Most bathroom windows are translucent to ensure privacy, but let some light in.
3. jut: verb: to stick our sharply. The ocean scenery along this part of teh coast is made more interesting by rocks that jut out of the water.
4. asset: noun: something valuable or useful. Her great speed combined with endurance was a wonderful asset to the track team.

List 28 Spelling and Vocabulary for the Week of April 4-8

Spelling

1. geology
2. geometry
3. geography
4. geologisst
5. action
6. enact
7. transport
8. import
9. portable
10. bicycle
11. cyclone
12. encyclopedia
13. autograph
14. automobile
15. automatic
16. autobiography
17. telegraph
18. photograph

Vocabulary

1. pedigree: noun: a list of ancestors of a person or an animal. Our puppy was expensive because his pedigree includes several champion show dogs.
2. condemn: verb: to express strong disapproval. Our school condemns all bullying.
3. chronic: adjective: 1. lasting a long time; occurring repeatedly. 2. done by habit. My grandma has chronic arthritis pain. Instead of being a chronic complainer, she uses pain mediation.
4. leisure: noun: freedom from work or other duties; free timje. When I get home from work, I spend much of my leisure time playing with my dogs.

List 27 Spelling and Vocabulary for the Week of March 28 - April 1

1. imperfect
2. impolite
3. impatient
4. improper
5. inactive
6. inconvenient
7. incorrect
8. inconsiderate
9. preview
10. prejudice
11. prevent
12. prefix
13. prehistoric
14. unable
15. uncertain
16. uncomfortable
17. unaware
18. ungrateful

Vocabulary

1. disheveled: adjective: untidy; rumpled. After my brother and I finished a bedtime pillow fight, both of our beds were disheveled.
2. pandemonium: noun: a wild uproaar. There was pandemonium to the stadium when the home team won the championship game.
3. terminate: verb: to bring to an end. We had to terminate our bike ride when it began to rain heavily.
4. pungent: adjective: sharp or strong to the senses of taste or smell. The pungent odor of fish could be smelled from one end of the wharf to the other.

List 26 Spelling and Vocabulary for the Week of March 21-25

Spelling

1. paragraph
2. trophy
3. nephew
4. enough
5. cough
6. fourth
7. Friday
8. physical
9. roughest
10. pharmacy
11. fragile
12. fluid
13. briefly
14. festova;
15. stuffed
16. triumph
17. telephone
18. few

Vocabulary:

1. Spartan: adjective: strictly self-disciplined; not easy or comfortable. The wrestler followed a Spartan routine in his training, working out three hours every day.
2. recoil: verb: to draw back in fear or disgust. We saw the dog recoil as it came across a rattlesnake on the path.
3. abominable: adjective: something hideous and unappealing. synonym: disgusting. As we approached the garbage dump, the abominable odor nearly knocked me out!
4. native: noun: a person born or raised in a particular place. My grandmother is a native of the Philippines, and she returns there every year.

List 25 Spelling for the Week of March 7-11

Spelling

1. rewrite
2. reappear
3. recall
4. recover
5. rebuild
6. dishonest
7. disagree
8. disappear
9. disappoint
10. disconnect
11. disapprove
12. misbehave
13. misfortune
14. misunderstand
15. misspell
16. misuse
17. illegal
18. illegible

Vocabulary

1. antidote: noun: something that works agaist the effects of poison. People bitten by posionous snakes need to be given an antidote as soon as possible to prevent serious illness or death.
2. loiter: verb: to stand around in a public place doing nothing in particular. The shopping center is locked up at night to prevent loitering.
3. tattered: adjective: broken-down or worn-out. After years of use, the tattered leather sofa was finally replaced.
4. exquisite: adjective: of exceptional beauty; finely made. The exquisite embroidery must have taken hours to complete.

Spelling and Vocabulary List 24 for the Week of February 28 - March 4

Spelling

1. wrestle
2. wrong
3. answer
4. dough
5. unknown
6. knapsack
7. honor
8. listen
9. climb
10. half
11. island
12. talking
13. design
14. scratch
15. tonight
16. limb
17. knot
18. whistle

Vocabulary

1. indication: noun: something that points out or indicates; a sign. The smiling faces were a good indication that everyone was having a good time.
2. taffeta: noun: a stiff, crisp, shiny fabric made of silk, nylon, or rayon. The ballerina's tutu was made of beautiful lavender taffeta.
3. contribute: verb: to give help or money. The women's organization was able to contribute ten thousand dollars for restoring the old school house.
4. humorous: adjective: full of humor; amusing. synonym: funny. People laughed all evening as they enjoyed the humorous play.

Spelling and Vocabulary List 23 for the Week of February 21-18

Spelling

1. shoes
2. sure
3. sugar
4. musician
5. patience
6. mission
7. occasion
8. physician
9. tension
10. conclusion
11. constitution
12. caution
13. constellation
14. addition
15. fiction
16. position
17. official
18. glacier

Vocabulary

1. jostled: verb: bumped or pushed around roughly. The passengers were jostled about when the train came to a sudden stop.
2. hearty: adjective: full of warmth and friendliness. My grandfather gave us a hearty welcome when we arrived.
3. emotion: noun: any strong feeling. The new father was overcome with emotion as he gazed at his infant daughter.
4. procrastinate: verb: to put off doing something until a future time. I'd better start writing and not procrastinate any longer, because the report is due tomorrow.

Spelling and Vocabulary List 22 for the Week of February 14-18

Spelling

1. thoughtful
2. successful
3. wasteful
4. wonderful
5. skillful
6. plentiful
7. government
8. amusement
9. predicament
10. excitement
11. punishment
12. arrangement
13. fearless
14. careless
15. worthless
16. thoughtless
17. useless
18. reckless

Vocabulary

1. endurance: noun: the ability to withstand stress or hardship. the marathon runner has teh endurance to run thirty miles.
2. inundate; verb; 1. to flood or overflow. 2. to overrun or overwhelm. The heavy rains caused the river to rise and inundate the lowlands. The nearby fields were inundated with ants fleeing from teh rising water.
3. vital: adjective: necessary for supporting life. antonym: unimportant. Clean air is vital to human survival.
4. phenomenon: noun: 1. a fact or an event that can be seen or felt. 2. something unusual and remarkable. Lightning is a natural phenomenon that has always awed people. The Beatles were a phenomenon that thrilled young people during the '60s.

List 21 Spelling and Vocabulary for the Week of February 7-11

Spelling

1. scene
2. they're
3. through
4. heir
5. clothes
6. byte
7. aloud
8. cruise
9. crews
10. isle
11. principal
12. principle
13. hour
14. knew
15. two
16. write
17. chute
18. reign

Vocabulary

1. brawny: adjective: muscular and strong. synonym: powerful. The brawny lunber jack easily sawed through the logs.
2. curfew: noun: a rule that prevents people from moving around freely after dark. Our community has an eleven o'clock curfew for people under sixteen years old.
3. radiate: verb: to rive off heat or light. The heat that radiated from teh campfire almost melted the soles of my sneakers.
4. prosperous: adjective: having economic well-being. synonym: wealthy. The prosperous business donated thousands of dollars so that a swimming pool could be built at the high school.

List 20 Spelling and Vocabulary for the Week of January 31 - February 4

1. kindness
2. darkness
3. happiness
4. loneliness
5. sadness
6. weakness
7. exactly
8. honestly
9. speedily
10. angrily
11. happily
12. friendly
13. especially
14. teacher
15. actor
16. liar
17. biologist
18. assistant

Vocabulary:

1. vicinity: noun: the area nearby. There are three playgrounds in the vicinity of my home.
2. annex: verb: to add or attach to something larger. noun: a wing added to a building. The hospital had to annex a building next door when it opened the new pediatic annex.
3. tantalize: verb: to tease with something desirable but withhould it. It is cruel to tantalize caged animals with tempting foods.
4. contemporary: adjective: up-to-date; modern or current. antonym: old. The contemporary digital clock looked out of place among the antique furnishings.

Spelling & Vocabulary List 19 for the Week of January 24-28

1. tried
2. weigh
3. piece
4. receive
5. their
6. fierce
7. neither
8. field
9. receiving
10. trying
11. hurried
12. siege
13. weighs
14. writing
15. tired
16. having
17. planned
18. worries

Vocabulary

1. pell-mell: adjective: in a hasty, confused, and disorderly manner.  Teh books were thrown pell-mell onto the shelf.
2. negligent: adjective: not showing proper care or concern. Only a negligent pet owner would allow a dog to stay outside all day without water.
3. undeniable: adjective: unquestionably true. After the fierce blizzard, it was undeniable that winter had truly arrived.
4. scuffle: noun: a confused struggle or fight.  The argument became a scuffle when one boy grabbed the other' cap.

Spelling and Vocabulary List 17 for the Week of January 10-14

1. signal
2. regular
3. generous
4. energy
5. bridge
6. genius
7. dangerous
8. segment
9. figure
10. country
11. circle
12. concert
13. peaceful
14. nice
15. since
16. electric
17. dancing
18. decided

Vocabulary

1. balmy: adjective: soothing and mild. The balmy spring weather felt refreshing after the long winter.
2. bask: verb: to lie in and enjoy a warm place. On warm spring days, my cat loves to sit on the windowsill and bask in the sun.
3. denominator: noun: the number below the line in a fraction. In a fraction, the denominator indicates the number of parts a whole number is divided into.
4. vertical: adjective: straight up and down. The firsty hill on the roller coaster ride was nearly vertical.

Spelling & Vocabulary List 16 for the Week of January 3-7

1. awhile
2. where
3. thought
4. athletes
5. truthful
6. purchases
7. exchange
8. enough
9. rhythm
10. children
11. chocolates
12. friendship
13. together
14. white
15. watches
16. arithmetic
17. months
18. length

Vocabulary

1. tragedy: noun: 1. an unfortunate or sad event 2. a play, movie, or story with a terribly sad ending. The sinking of the ocean liner Titanic was a terrible tragedy. It cost millions of dollars to film the tragedy Titanic, which was a huge hit.
2. pulsate: verb: to beat in rhythm, as teh heart does. On foggy nights, you can see the glow of the roller coaster's flashing neon lights pulsate through the mist.
3. undaunted: adjective: not discouraged; not hesitating because of danger or difficulties. The hiker's hopes for rescue remained undaunted, even though he had been lost in the wilderness for two days.
4. aptitude: noun: a natural ability or talent. Lucy has an excellent sense of color and shows a strong aptitude for painting.