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 vocabulary words and definitions.

November 16-20

#10-The suffix -able

taxable remarkable comfortable respectable considerable predictable questionable favorable bearable enjoyable

quotable valuable imaginable notable advisable reliable variable enviable

dis- = “not” disagreement (n) – a quarrel; not able to come to an agreement disadvantage (n) – an unfavorable situation that is not good disappoint (v) – to let someone down; to not make someone proud or satisfied discontinue (v) – to end something; to not use anymore dismal (adj) – not good; depressing; dreary; bleak disobedient (adj) – not following the rules disorganized (adj) – messy; not neat; not able to find things disposable (adj) – not worthy of being kept; easily given or thrown away disrespectful (adj) – not polite; rude; not courteous disturb (v) – to both or pester; not leaving someone alone

November 9-13

#9-Soft and hard g

energy register legend agent origin oblige allegiance genius region

eagle regulation legal argument organize obligation alligator guitar recognize

-ology = “the study of” anthropology (n) – the study of humans biology (n) – the study of life and living things cardiology (n) – the study of the heart dermatology (n) – the study of the skin ecology (n) – the study of the environment geology (n) – the study of the physical nature and history of the earth graphology (n) – the study of handwriting psychology (n) – the study of the mind sociology (n) – the study of how people interact zoology (n) – the study of animals

November 2-6

#8-Final y words and suffixes

betrays employs portrays attorneys surveys qualifies denies occupies ceremonies remedies

betrayed employed portrayed qualified denied occupied

betraying employing portraying qualifying denying occupying

co-,com- = “with, together” compatible (adj) – things that can go together without problems community (n) – a place where people live together coexist (v) – to live together without any problems; to be together in the same time or space coincidence (n) – a sequence of events happening together that seems to have been planned or arranged committee (n) – a group of people who meet together to discuss a topic combine (v) – to put two things together cohesive (adj) – sticking together compare (v) – to put things together to see how they are the same communication (n) – the act of talking with someone and discussing something together commiserate (v) – to feel pity with someone; to get together with someone to feel sadness

October 26-30

#7-Final silent e words and suffixes

requiring achieving providing separating pursuing completing imagining introducing continuing

requires achieves provides separates pursues completes imagines introduces continues

requirement achievement separately completely

contra-,counter- = “against, opposite” contraband (n) – anything that is against the law to buy or sell contradict (v) – to say the opposite contrarian (n) – a person who does the opposite of what is expected contrary (adj) – opposite in opinion or action contrast (v) – to look at different things to see how they are opposites or not related counterbalance (n) – a weight used to balance an opposite weight 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 counterintuitive (adj) – goes against your gut feeling or common sense

October 19-23

#6-Plurals of Words that end in o

studios radios rodeos stereos patios ratios igloos banjos pianos kangaroos zeros lassos halos silos

echoes heroes potatoes tomatoes

re- = “back, again” recheck (v) – to look at something again reclosable (adj) – able to be sealed or shut again reelect (v) – to vote someone into office again refund (n) – money that is given back; money that is yours 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 renew (v) – to make something new again repeat (v) – to say something again respond (v) – to answer back; to talk again revive (v) – to bring back to life; to be alive again

October 12-16

#5-More forms of the prefix ad

attack attend attempt attract attach attention attitude

accuse accurate accommodate accompany accumulate accelerate accented accustomed accomplished acquaint acquire

mis- = “bad, badly, wrong” misbehave (v) – to act out badly or in the wrong way mischievous (adj) – tending to make minor bad choices; teasing; full of tricks; naughty miserable (adj) – feeling badly misfortune (n) – bad luck misjudge (v) – to make a wrong or unfair decision about someone mislead (v) – to guide someone into the wrong direction; to be a bad influence misspell (v) – to spell a word the wrong way mistake (n) – a bad or wrong decision; error mistreat (v) – to treat someone badly misunderstand (v) – to think the wrong thing about what was communicated

October 5-8

#4-Forms of the prefix ad

advertise adjust admire adopt administrator addressed

appear apply appoint applause approve approach applicance application approximate appendix appetite appreciate

-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 honorable (adj) – able to be a person of honor; worthy; of high rank; worthy of respect imaginable (adj) – able to be imagined or thought of laughable (adj) – able to be laughed at; amusing; funny portable (adj) – able to be carried from one place to another refundable (adj) – able to have money given back again renewable (adj) – able to be created again repairable (adj) – able to be fixed washable (adj) – able to be laundered or washed

September 28th-Oct 2nd

#3-Unstressed syllables

several privilege different generous decimal chocolate probably sophomore positive

interest memory cafeteria vacuum restaurant temperature literature vegetable mathematics

-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 penniless (adj) – without money; poor reckless (adj) – without responsibility; careless speechless (adj) – without speech; lack of words; quiet tireless (adj) – without getting tired; persistent worthless (adj) – without value; not worth anything

September 21-25

#2- Words ending with al+ly

accidentally intentionally occasionally additionally incidentally nationally exceptionally generally usually

verbally factually globally physically practically typically orally partially vocally

bi- = “two” bicolor (adj) – having two different colors bicuspid (n) – a two-pointed tooth located in the side of the jaw bicycle (n) – a vehicle with two wheels biennial (adj) – happening every two years bifocals (n) – glasses with lenses that have two different sections bilingual (adj) – able to speak two different languages bimonthly (adj) – happening every two months biped (n) – a two-footed creature biplane (n) – an airplane with two pairs of wings biweekly (adj) – happening every two weeks

September 14-18

#1-The suffix -ance

clearance performance disturbance allowance acceptance attendance assistance appearance acquaintance inheritance annoyance avoidance

resemblance insurance endurance assurance observance guidance

mono- = “one” monochrome (adj) - having one color monocle (n) - an eyeglass for one eye monolingual (adj) - speaking or writing only one language monolith (n) – something made out of one single large block or piece of stone monologue (n) – a large speech given by one person monophobia (n) – fear of being the only one there; fear of being alone monopoly (n) – control of a product or service by one company 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