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Spelling List

June 19-28

Have a great summer!  Spelling is complete for the year!


June 12-14

This week's spelling strategy is on words with the prefix be-.  A prefix is a group of letters added before a word or base to alter its meaning to form a new word.

The prefix be- means placement.  Be- indicates relative placement, as in below or between.

1. between
2. before
3. begone
4. beyond
5. become
6. befriend
7. beside
8. beneath
9. because
10. believe
11. beginning
12. beloved
13. beware
14. belong

June 5-7

No spelling test this week.  Please preview the prefix be- on the spelling list words for next week.

May 29-31

This week's spelling strategy is on words with the prefix bi- and tri-.  A prefix is a group of letters added before a word or base to alter its meaning to form a new word.

The prefix bi- means "two" and can be remembered with the word bicycle, meaning two wheels.  The prefix tri- means "three" and can be remembers with the word tricycle, meaning three wheels.

1. bicycle
2. tricycle
3. biceps
4. triceps
5. bipod
6. tripod
7. biplane
8. triangle
9. binocular
10. tricolour
11. bilateral
12. trio
13. biography
14. triplets

May 22-24

This week's spelling strategy is on words with the prefix uni-.  A prefix is a group of letters added before a word or base to alter its meaning and form a new word.

The prefix uni- which means “one” is an important prefix in the English language. For instance, the prefix uni-gave rise to the words unicycle, uniform, and unison. Perhaps the easiest way to remember that uni-means “one” is through the word unicorn, or mythological horse that had “one” horn.

1. unit
2. universe
3. uniform
4. unite
5. university
6. community
7. unicycle
8. union
9. reunion
10. unified
11. universal
12. unicorn
13. unison
14. reunite

May 15-17

This week's spelling strategy is on words with the prefix un-.  A prefix is a group of letters added before a word or base to alter its meaning and form a new word.

The prefix un, means "not".  It is the negative or opposite in adjectives, adverbs, and nouns.  If you are unemployed, you are not employed.

1. unwise
2. underdog
3. untold
4. unsold
5. unpleasant
6. unfold
7. ungrateful
8. undercover
9. underpaid
10. unpublished
11. uncorked
12. undesirable
13. unspeakable
14. unanswered

May 8-10

This week's spelling strategy is on words with the prefix dis-.   A prefix is a group of letters added before a word or base to alter its meaning and form a new word.

The prefix dis, which means apart is a negative prefix.  If you disagree, you are not agreeing.

dis+like = dislike
dis+appear = disappear
dis+prove = disprove

1. dismiss
2. disappear
3. disturb
4. dismantle
5. disgrace
6. distance
7. disrupt
8. disjointed
9. disbelief
10. disprove
11. discard
12. distaste
13. disconnect
14. display

April 24-26

This week's spelling strategy is on words with the prefix re-.  A prefix is a group of letters added before a word or base to alter its meaning and form a new word (e.g.- return, rerun).

The prefix re, which means again. If you retake a test, you are taking the test again. 

re+turn = return

re+run = rerun

re+visit = revisit

1. refrain
2. remember
3. rebuilt
4. reconsider
5. restart
6. rewrite
7. reread
8. replant
9. reenter
10. replay
11. redo
12. reuse
13. reduce
14. repeat
15. recycle (bonus)

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April 17-18

This weeks spelling strategy is on words ending with -all.  Some of the words follow the Consonant + all pattern.

f + all = fall
b + all = ball
c + all = call


In addition to words ending in -all, compound words are included.

Example:  rain + fall = rainfall, basket + ball = basketball

Here is the spelling list:

1. hall
2. eyeball
3. rainfall
4. baseball
5. fall
6. nightfall
7. pitfall
8. enthrall
9. overall
10. wall
11. downfall
12. waterfall
13. recall
14. windfall

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April 10-12

This week's spelling strategy will focus on word ending -tion.  Ex. tradition, location, complication.

Finding out the root word will help you spell the word with -tion.

If the root word ends in "t", use -tion.

Complete = Completion (don't forget to drop the e before you add -tion)

Locate = Location (don't forget to drop the e before you add -tion)

Complicate = Complication (don't forget to drop the e before you add -tion)

Transport = Transportation (don't forget to add an a before you add -tion)