Though students will have these same lists in their binders, I will be posting each week’s spelling and vocabulary words here. Students are expected to know all spelling words as well as vocab words and definitions.

November 16-20

#10-The suffix -able

breakable reasonable suitable dependable readable laughable

available allowable acceptable avoidable washable wearable

admirable usable lovable likable movable adorable

dis- = “not” disagreement (n) – a quarrel; not able to come to an agreement discontinue (v) – to end something; to not use anymore dismal (adj) – not good; depressing; dreary; bleak disobedient (adj) – not following the rules disposable (adj) – not worthy of being kept; easily given or thrown away

November 9-13

#9-Plurals of final y words

holidays highways chimneys jockeys journeys subways displays

stories countries families canaries duties libraries blueberries flurries

-ology = “the study of” biology (n) – the study of life and living things cardiology (n) – the study of the heart ecology (n) – the study of the environment sociology (n) – the study of how people interact zoology (n) – the study of animals

November 2-6

#8-Consonant + y words with the endings ing and ed

trying denying replying burying studying worrying emptying multiplying

tried denied replied buried studied worried emptied multiplied

co-,com- = “with, together” compatible (adj) – things that can go together without problems community (n) – a place where people live together commiserate (v) – to feel pity with someone; to get together with someone to feel sadness coincidence (n) – a sequence of events happening together that seems to have been planned or arranged cohesive (adj) – sticking together

October 26-30

#7- Words spelled with ie or ei

chief niece piece field fierce shield brief believe cashier

receive ceiling

eight weigh neighbor reindeer

contra-, counter- = “against, opposite” contradict (v) – to say the opposite contrast (v) – to look at different things to see how they are opposites or not related counterclockwise (adv) – in the direction that is opposite of the direction the hands on the clock move counterexample (n) – an example used to support a claim or statement that is the opposite of another claim or statement counterfeit (adj) – being the opposite of real; fake or artificial

October 19-23

#6-Words spelled with ould or ough

through cough bought brought thought fought

dough though rough enough

could would should shoulder boulder

re- = “back, again” recheck (v) – to look at something again reclosable (adj) – able to be sealed or shut again reimburse (v) – to give money back; money that is yours again remember (v) – to bring back to mind; to have in your thoughts again repeat (v) – to say something again

October 12-16

#5-Words spelled with ou or ow

shout proud sour blouse ounce pound thousand amount

eyebrow clown drown howl growl flower power

mis- = “bad, badly, wrong” misbehave (v) – to act out badly or in the wrong way miserable (adj) – feeling badly misspell (v) – to spell a word the wrong way mistake (n) – a bad or wrong decision; error mistreat (v) – to treat someone badly

October 5-8

#4-Words spelled with au

fault haunt launch laundry faucet

August Author autumn sauce saucer

because applaud caught taught daughter

-able = “able to be” acceptable (adj) – able to be received the way it is; worthy; satisfactory detachable (adj) – able to be unfastened, taken apart, or separated imaginable (adj) – able to be imagined or thought of portable (adj) – able to be carried from one place to another repairable (adj) – able to be fixed

September 28-Oct 2

#3-Words spelled with aw

paw law claw straw lawn dawn shawl

drawing crawling yawned thawed sawdust outlaw coleslaw strawberry

-less = “without” breathless (adj) – without breath; out of breath effortless (adj) – without having to try; easy fearless (adj) – without fear; not afraid motionless (adj) – without movement; still odorless (adj) – without a smell

September 21-25

#2-Words spelled with oi

oil foil coin joint noise

boil spoil join choice moisture

soil broil point voice avoid

bi- = “two” bicycle (n) – a vehicle with two wheels biped (n) – a two-footed creature bilingual (adj) – able to speak two different languages biplane (n) – an airplane with two pairs of wings biweekly (adj) – happening every two weeks

September 14-18

#1-Words spelled with ea

dream speak meat cream least beneath

head bread thread ahead meant weather

break great steak

mono- = “one” monochrome (adj) - having one color monolingual (adj) - speaking or writing only one language monorail (n) – a track for a subway or train cars that only has one rail monosyllabic (adj) – having only one syllable monotone (n) – a speech in which every word has one tone of voice