Mrs. Warner's and Mrs. Hintz's Spelling Words
Knowledge of Language CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.4.b Greek and Latin Roots & Affixes, prefixes, suffixes (homophones, rhyming, high frequency words, related words, clues, syllable chunks, traditional phonics rules); consult references when needed.
Spelling Routine:
* Study for test on Monday morning.
* Units and Words Listed Below:
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Unit 1: Magic e
First 5 Words are our MODEL WORDS - Test on Monday
* Study for test on Monday morning.
* Units and Words Listed Below:
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Unit 1: Magic e
First 5 Words are our MODEL WORDS - Test on Monday
- place
- crime
- phone
- mute
- theme
- frustrate
- average
- hesitate
- engage
- concentrate
- polite
- mode
- prime
- arrive
- phrase
- already
- instead
- tiny
Unit 2
- predict
- pretest
- prepay
- preview
- prevent
- previous
- preposterous
- precise
- predicament
- preoccupied
- precaution
- preexisting
- preschool
- prepare
- preserve
- although
- surprise
- quiet
Unit 3 "R Controll or Bossy R"
thorn
marsh
spur
sneer
thirst
direction
splatter
calculators
factor
universe
mourn
irregular
convert
exasperate
gorge
High frequency words
grew
quite
themselves
Unit 4 -suffix
- eruption
- position
- function
- direction
- destruction
- constitution
- expectation
- fraction
- friction
- competition
- reflection
- promotion
- introduction
- multiplication
- perfection
- exactly
- method
- possible
Unit 5 Vowel Team
1. faint
2. snail
3. quaint
4. fray
5. display
6. plain
7. straight
8. afraid
9. mayor
10. jaywalk
11. regain
12. vain
13. lair
14. frail
15. upstairs
Most Know Words:
16. against
17. captain
18. exponent
Unit 6 prefix-
dislike
distrust
dishonest
disappear
disagree
disable
disadvantage
disband
discontinue
dissatisfied
disorganize
discolored
disrespectful
disobey
disbelief
Must Know:
there
their
they’re
Unit 7 phonics: dipthong
avoid
hoist
enjoy
corduroy
decoy
moisture
convoy
ointment
poison
annoy
loyal
noise
loitering
employ
ploy
High Frequency Words:
when
what
where
avoid
hoist
enjoy
corduroy
decoy
moisture
convoy
ointment
poison
annoy
loyal
noise
loitering
employ
ploy
High Frequency Words:
when
what
where
Unit 8 -suffix
harmful
delightful
powerful
regretful
colorful
frightful
bashful
successful
sorrowful
delightful
meaningful
blissful
peaceful
deceitful
fruitful
High Frequency:
could
should
would
Unit 9 Root graph
photographer
homograph
cartography
graphic
graphology
graphite
phonograph
pictograph
calligraphy
autograph
polygraph
paragraph
telegraph
biography
photography
half
have
they
photographer
homograph
cartography
graphic
graphology
graphite
phonograph
pictograph
calligraphy
autograph
polygraph
paragraph
telegraph
biography
photography
half
have
they
Unit 10 phonics rule "change the y to i then add a suffix"
puppies
supplies
studied
happiness
business
tidiness
mysterious
luxurious
butterflies
replies
deliveries
bullied
dries
galaxies
candies
Must Know:
lady = ladies
cry = cries
grocery = groceries
puppies
supplies
studied
happiness
business
tidiness
mysterious
luxurious
butterflies
replies
deliveries
bullied
dries
galaxies
candies
Must Know:
lady = ladies
cry = cries
grocery = groceries
Unit 11 prefix- de
deflate
delete
deduct
deplete
defrost
deactivate
debone
decline
demagnetize
despicable
degree
destruction
deprive
dehydrated
destroy
High Frequency Words:
desert
dessert
weekend
delete
deduct
deplete
defrost
deactivate
debone
decline
demagnetize
despicable
degree
destruction
deprive
dehydrated
destroy
High Frequency Words:
desert
dessert
weekend
Unit 12 phonics rule "ed has three sounds: /d/ /t/ /ed/
joined
shouted
pointed
chirped
answered
knitted
mimicked
vacationed
lurked
redheaded
repeated
confined
aimed
bellowed
boosted
High Frequency:
Africa
beautiful
chocolate
Unit 13 Root scribe
scribe
prescribe
inscribe
scribble
manuscript
conscript
scripture
describe
subscription
prescription
circumscribe
postscript
transcribe
describe
descriptive
High Frequency:
sugar
sandwich
cocoa
Unit 14 prefix-post
postscript
postdate
postgraduate
postnasal
postmodern
post-delivery
post-election
postcolonial
postseason
postponement
postpone
postwar
post-fix
postnatal
posttraumatic
High Frequency:
January
board
bored
Unit 15 phonics rule "1:1:1 Doubling Rule" (One syllable, one vowel, one consonant following then double that consonant)
stubby
swimming
biggest
madder
hopped
wrapped
winner
dimmed
planned
bummer
grabbing
nagging
tripped
shipped
bopped
High Frequency:
gladly
circle
February
Unit 16 root "foot"
pedal
tripod
pedestrian
centipede
podiatrist
pedometer
pedicure
millipede
backpedaled
expedite
impede
arthropod
bi-pod
moped
High Frequency:
Europe
chief
a lot
Unit 17: Root -ology focus on learning the definitions
biology (life forms)
geology (earth rocks, soil)
technology (devices, machines, & techniques for manufacturing)
psychology (human mind)
criminology (crime)
archaeology (past civilizations)
cardiology (heart)
zoology (animals)
microbiology (tiny organisms)
oncology (cancer)
mythology (myths)
mineralogy (minerals)
apology (manners)
meteorology (weather)
anthology (collection)
High Frequency Words:
season
weather
always
Unit 18 Root word: “trans” meaning across
**Know the definitions** Know the spelling for the three must know words**
transform: change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
transport: move something or somebody around
transfer/transferred: move from one place to another
transplant: transfer from one place or period to another
translator: a person who renders written messages in another language
transportation: the act of moving something from one location to another
transatlantic: crossing the Atlantic Ocean
translucent: allowing light to pass through partially
translate: restate/explain from one language into another language
transmit: send from one person or place to another
transferable: able to be transferred or made over to the possession of another person; movable
transaction: conducting business within or between groups (example: at a bank)
transcribe: write out, as from speech or notes
transfix: to render motionless, as with a fixed stare
Spell these “must know words”: measure, afternoon, cousin
Unit 19 Phonics rule: I before E except after C
field
relief
priest
believe
ceiling
deceive
receipt
receive
achieve
calorie
alien
perceive
brief
piece
shriek
Must Know/High Frequency:
handkerchief
either
thief
Unit 20 prefix bio (life) Know the definitions this week.
biologist (scientist who studies living organism)
biology (study of living organisms)
biography (description or account of a person's life)
autobiography (biography of a person narrated by himself)
biosphere (layer around earth that holds life)
biopsy (removal of tissue to exam)
bio-hazard (agent or condition hazardous to humans)
bionic (sci. fiction human strengths)
microbiology (study of tiny living organisms)
biodegradable (refers to broken down waste)
bio-engineered (designing to help lives: artificial limbs)
antibiotics (medicines that kill bacteria)
Must Know/High Frequency:
March
cupboard
outdoors
crops
soldiers
value
Unit 21: Phobias
acrophobia (height)
bibliophobia (books)
hippophobia (horses)
noctiphobia (night)
phobophobia (phobias)
pantophobia (everything)
monophobia (alone)
testophobia (tests)
arithmophobia (numbers)
ecophobia (homes/habitat)
Spell High Frequency:
doctor (n.)
company (n.)
loud (adj.)
silent (adj.)
spread (v.)
entered (v.)
famous (adj.)
colony (n.)
BONUS! Try to spell these words for bonus points!
triskaidekaephobia (#13)
arachieutyrophobia (P.B. on mouth)
Unit 22
circuit (noun; a complete and closed path for electricity flow)
circumnavigate (verb; to travel around, especially in a ship)
circus (noun; performances are done in a ring)
circumambulate (verb; to walk around something; avoid)
circumspect (adj; to look around carefully: watchful)
circle (noun; a round shape with no corners)
circulate (verb; mingle; meet people)
circumference (noun; perimeter of a circle)
circumstance (noun; situations)
circuit board (n; area for electricity to flow)
circumlunar (v.; moon orbits the sun)
Must Know/High Frequency/:
honest
honor
indicate
lesson
modern
suggested
supply
Unit 23
definable
storage
saved
surest
joking
skating
hoping
hiking
latest
truly
reservation
described
breathing
admirable
boring
having
famous
smiling
Unit 24:
portage: to carry a boat or its cargo between waters
portfolio: a binder or flexible case used for carrying papers, pictures or pamphlets
support: bear all or part of the weight, hold up
porter: an employee who carries luggage, especially in a railroad station, airport, or hotel
deport: to remove a foreigner from a country, usually for committing a crime
airport: a complex of runways and buildings for takeoff, landing, and maintenance of air planes
export: to send out of the country, to a foreign place
import: to send into a country
reporter: person who “carries” news
teleport: transport across space and distance instantly (carry people)
portable: easy to carry or a building that’s easy to move
carport: shelter for cars
passport: personal information to travel to different countries
deportee: a person who is being deported
transport: to move
port: left side of a boat
Must Know:
ounces
kilometer
Unit 25 (take a break or review homographs)
Unit 26: Prefix mal- and mis-: meaning badly or poorly
maltreatment: cruel treatment of an animal or person
malformed: abnormally formed
malpractice: improper or illegal professional activity or treatment, especially by a doctor or lawyer
malnutrition: lack of proper nutrition, caused by not having enough to eat
malfunction: fail to function properly, especially with machinery
maladjusted: failure to cope with stressful situations
misalignment: the incorrect arrangement or position of something
malaria: a sickness that’s transmitted through mosquitoes in tropical regions
malcontent: a person who is dissatisfied
malice: the intention or desire to do evil
Must Know:
believe
blackboard
body
choose
company
kilogram
millimeter
centimeter
Unit 27 (au/aw diphthongs)shawl
dawdle
tawny
author
gaunt
saunter
awesome
laundry
daughter
gauntlet
autumn
auction
applause
awkward
August
Must Know Words:
declutter
thousand
tomorrow
Unit #28 Vocabulary and Must Know words
Root therm-meaning heat or hot
Word
Definition
Thermometer: An instrument for measuring and indicating temperature
Hypothermia: Having an abnormally low body temperature
Thermostat:A device that automatically regulates temperature
Thermos: A container that keeps drinks or soups hot or cold
Geothermal: Relating to or produced by the internal heat of the earth
Endothermic: An animal that is capable of generating internal heat
Weatherman: A person who broadcasts the weather conditions
thermosphere: Region of the atmosphere between the mesosphere and atmosphere, increase in temperature
ectothermic: An animal that regulates its body temperature by exchanging heat with its environment
Must know words
10. several
11. ocean
12. eleven
13. opinion
14. rather
15. exciting
16. shoulder
17. guess
18. except
Unit 29 - Multisyllabic Words
joined
shouted
pointed
chirped
answered
knitted
mimicked
vacationed
lurked
redheaded
repeated
confined
aimed
bellowed
boosted
High Frequency:
Africa
beautiful
chocolate
Unit 13 Root scribe
scribe
prescribe
inscribe
scribble
manuscript
conscript
scripture
describe
subscription
prescription
circumscribe
postscript
transcribe
describe
descriptive
High Frequency:
sugar
sandwich
cocoa
Unit 14 prefix-post
postscript
postdate
postgraduate
postnasal
postmodern
post-delivery
post-election
postcolonial
postseason
postponement
postpone
postwar
post-fix
postnatal
posttraumatic
High Frequency:
January
board
bored
Unit 15 phonics rule "1:1:1 Doubling Rule" (One syllable, one vowel, one consonant following then double that consonant)
stubby
swimming
biggest
madder
hopped
wrapped
winner
dimmed
planned
bummer
grabbing
nagging
tripped
shipped
bopped
High Frequency:
gladly
circle
February
Unit 16 root "foot"
pedal
tripod
pedestrian
centipede
podiatrist
pedometer
pedicure
millipede
backpedaled
expedite
impede
arthropod
bi-pod
moped
High Frequency:
Europe
chief
a lot
Unit 17: Root -ology focus on learning the definitions
biology (life forms)
geology (earth rocks, soil)
technology (devices, machines, & techniques for manufacturing)
psychology (human mind)
criminology (crime)
archaeology (past civilizations)
cardiology (heart)
zoology (animals)
microbiology (tiny organisms)
oncology (cancer)
mythology (myths)
mineralogy (minerals)
apology (manners)
meteorology (weather)
anthology (collection)
High Frequency Words:
season
weather
always
Unit 18 Root word: “trans” meaning across
**Know the definitions** Know the spelling for the three must know words**
transform: change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
transport: move something or somebody around
transfer/transferred: move from one place to another
transplant: transfer from one place or period to another
translator: a person who renders written messages in another language
transportation: the act of moving something from one location to another
transatlantic: crossing the Atlantic Ocean
translucent: allowing light to pass through partially
translate: restate/explain from one language into another language
transmit: send from one person or place to another
transferable: able to be transferred or made over to the possession of another person; movable
transaction: conducting business within or between groups (example: at a bank)
transcribe: write out, as from speech or notes
transfix: to render motionless, as with a fixed stare
Spell these “must know words”: measure, afternoon, cousin
Unit 19 Phonics rule: I before E except after C
field
relief
priest
believe
ceiling
deceive
receipt
receive
achieve
calorie
alien
perceive
brief
piece
shriek
Must Know/High Frequency:
handkerchief
either
thief
Unit 20 prefix bio (life) Know the definitions this week.
biologist (scientist who studies living organism)
biology (study of living organisms)
biography (description or account of a person's life)
autobiography (biography of a person narrated by himself)
biosphere (layer around earth that holds life)
biopsy (removal of tissue to exam)
bio-hazard (agent or condition hazardous to humans)
bionic (sci. fiction human strengths)
microbiology (study of tiny living organisms)
biodegradable (refers to broken down waste)
bio-engineered (designing to help lives: artificial limbs)
antibiotics (medicines that kill bacteria)
Must Know/High Frequency:
March
cupboard
outdoors
crops
soldiers
value
Unit 21: Phobias
acrophobia (height)
bibliophobia (books)
hippophobia (horses)
noctiphobia (night)
phobophobia (phobias)
pantophobia (everything)
monophobia (alone)
testophobia (tests)
arithmophobia (numbers)
ecophobia (homes/habitat)
Spell High Frequency:
doctor (n.)
company (n.)
loud (adj.)
silent (adj.)
spread (v.)
entered (v.)
famous (adj.)
colony (n.)
BONUS! Try to spell these words for bonus points!
triskaidekaephobia (#13)
arachieutyrophobia (P.B. on mouth)
Unit 22
circuit (noun; a complete and closed path for electricity flow)
circumnavigate (verb; to travel around, especially in a ship)
circus (noun; performances are done in a ring)
circumambulate (verb; to walk around something; avoid)
circumspect (adj; to look around carefully: watchful)
circle (noun; a round shape with no corners)
circulate (verb; mingle; meet people)
circumference (noun; perimeter of a circle)
circumstance (noun; situations)
circuit board (n; area for electricity to flow)
circumlunar (v.; moon orbits the sun)
Must Know/High Frequency/:
honest
honor
indicate
lesson
modern
suggested
supply
Unit 23
definable
storage
saved
surest
joking
skating
hoping
hiking
latest
truly
reservation
described
breathing
admirable
boring
having
famous
smiling
Unit 24:
portage: to carry a boat or its cargo between waters
portfolio: a binder or flexible case used for carrying papers, pictures or pamphlets
support: bear all or part of the weight, hold up
porter: an employee who carries luggage, especially in a railroad station, airport, or hotel
deport: to remove a foreigner from a country, usually for committing a crime
airport: a complex of runways and buildings for takeoff, landing, and maintenance of air planes
export: to send out of the country, to a foreign place
import: to send into a country
reporter: person who “carries” news
teleport: transport across space and distance instantly (carry people)
portable: easy to carry or a building that’s easy to move
carport: shelter for cars
passport: personal information to travel to different countries
deportee: a person who is being deported
transport: to move
port: left side of a boat
Must Know:
ounces
kilometer
Unit 25 (take a break or review homographs)
Unit 26: Prefix mal- and mis-: meaning badly or poorly
maltreatment: cruel treatment of an animal or person
malformed: abnormally formed
malpractice: improper or illegal professional activity or treatment, especially by a doctor or lawyer
malnutrition: lack of proper nutrition, caused by not having enough to eat
malfunction: fail to function properly, especially with machinery
maladjusted: failure to cope with stressful situations
misalignment: the incorrect arrangement or position of something
malaria: a sickness that’s transmitted through mosquitoes in tropical regions
malcontent: a person who is dissatisfied
malice: the intention or desire to do evil
Must Know:
believe
blackboard
body
choose
company
kilogram
millimeter
centimeter
Unit 27 (au/aw diphthongs)shawl
dawdle
tawny
author
gaunt
saunter
awesome
laundry
daughter
gauntlet
autumn
auction
applause
awkward
August
Must Know Words:
declutter
thousand
tomorrow
Unit #28 Vocabulary and Must Know words
Root therm-meaning heat or hot
Word
Definition
Thermometer: An instrument for measuring and indicating temperature
Hypothermia: Having an abnormally low body temperature
Thermostat:A device that automatically regulates temperature
Thermos: A container that keeps drinks or soups hot or cold
Geothermal: Relating to or produced by the internal heat of the earth
Endothermic: An animal that is capable of generating internal heat
Weatherman: A person who broadcasts the weather conditions
thermosphere: Region of the atmosphere between the mesosphere and atmosphere, increase in temperature
ectothermic: An animal that regulates its body temperature by exchanging heat with its environment
Must know words
10. several
11. ocean
12. eleven
13. opinion
14. rather
15. exciting
16. shoulder
17. guess
18. except
Unit 29 - Multisyllabic Words
- ready
- bandage
- careless
- crackers
- crayons
- danger
- dentist
- evening
- fellow
- garage
- instead
- leather
- market
- nickel
- pillow
- puzzle
- rooster
- zipper