We will get our new words every Wednesday. We take our pre-test on Friday. If a student receives 100% on the pre-test, they have earned a 100% for the test and do not take the spelling test the following Wednesday. Instead, they take the bonus words test and are eligible to receive OVER 100% on their spelling for the week. If they do not earn 100% on the pre-test, they will continue to study the words they missed and will take the spelling test on Wednesday.
Week of 8/31-9/7
1. sat
2. felt
3. last
4. send
5. next
6. best
7. went
8. hand
9. stand
10. past
11. grand
12. stamp
13. belt
14. lend
15. checked
Bonus words: Latin prefix uni-/mon-/mono- meaning "one"
1. uniform
2. unilateral
3. unison
4. unicycle
5. monarchy
Week of 9/8-9/14
1. slip
2. fish
3. pick
4. rocks
5. lunch
6. gift
7. thing
8. inch
9. truck
10. pond
11. from
12. jump
13. socks
14. dish
15. thump
Bonus words: Latin prefix mon-/mono- meaning "one" and di- meaning "two"
1. monogram
2. monopoly
3. dichotomy
4. diagram
5. diverge
Week of 9/15-9/21
1. easy
2. grade
3. meet
4. late
5. seat
6. saved
7. pail
8. these
9. reach
10. name
11. raise
12. leave
13. gain
14. theme
15. scream
Bonus words: Latin prefix tri- meaning "three"
1. triathlete
2. trilogy
3. tripod
4. tricycle
5. triathlon
Week of 9/22-9/28
1. tight
2. while
3. show
4. stone
5. bright
6. whole
7. window
8. time
9. follow
10. close
11. flight
12. tide
13. grow
14. broke
15. below
Bonus words: Latin prefix quad- meaning "four" and Latin suffix -ant meaning "one who"
1. quadriceps
2. quadruped
3. quadruple
4. quadrant
5. quadrilateral
Week of 9/29 - 10/5
1. least
2. fast
3. just
4. burst
5. strip
6. stick
7. strike
8. artist
9. almost
10. student
11. strong
12. start
13. blast
14. step
15. street
Bonus words: Latin prefix e- or ex- meaning "out, out of, outside"
1. eject
2. emit
3. erupt
4. exceed
5. exhale
Week of 10/6- 10/12
1. known
2. written
3. laugh
4. sphere
5. wreck
6. writer
7. wrong
8. wrap
9. wrench
10. knocked
11. knot
12. wring
13. enough
14. rough
15. wrinkle
Bonus words: French words as English words! Our root is the French word "bon" meaning "good". These French words have made their way into our vocabulary!
1. bon appetit (Meaning: Eat well!)
2. bon voyage (Meaning: Have a good journey.)
3. bon vivant (Meaning: Someone who enjoys expensive things)
4. bonjour (Meaning: Good day)
5. bonbon (Meaning: a delicious ice cream bite covered with chocolate!)
Week of 10/13 - 10/19
1. shot
2. chance
3. match
4. watch
5. showed
6. shock
7. pushed
8. such
9. crash
10. chew
11. batch
12. hitched
13. sharp
14. mush
15. speech
Bonus words: Theme: French words that have made their way into our food vocabulary
1. entrée (a main dish)
2. a la carte (a single item on the menu)
3. a la mode (dessert with ice cream on top)
4. hors d'oeuvre (small items of food served before the main course)
5. escargot (a dish of cooked snails)
No words the week of 10/20-10/26 because of the NWD Teacher's conference. We will get our next list of words on 11/2. Next test will be 11/9.
Week of 11/2-11/9
1. space
2. stage
3. huge
4. fence
5. price
6. police
7. office
8. engine
9. badge
10. pencil
11. excite
12. force
13. range
14. ginger
15. giraffe
Bonus words: (Latin prefix equa-, equi-, meaning "same")
1. equator
2. equinox
3. equitable
4. equal
5. equally
Week of 11/10 - 11/16
1. joyful
2. choice
3. voice
4. joint
5. moist
6. spoil
7. royal
8. annoy
9. noise
10. employ
11. soil
12. loyal
13. boiled
14. destroy
15. pointy
Bonus words: Latin prefix spec meaning "see, look"
1. inspect
2. perspective
3. respect
4. spectacles
5. spectator
Week of 11/17-11/23
No test this week-Thanksgiving break and parent teacher conferences
Week of 11/24-11/30
No test this week-Thanksgiving break and parent teacher conferences
Week of 11/30 - 12/7
1. crown
2. proud
3. however
4. count
5. crowded
6. around
7. south
8. loud
9. house
10. shouted
11. howl
12. growl
13. bounce
14. fountain
15. sound
Bonus words: Latin prefix dict- meaning "speak"
1. benediction
2. contradict
3. dictionary
4. predict
5. verdict
Week of 12/8-12/14
1. song
2. law
3. because
4. soft
5. dawn
6. crawl
7. lost
8. taught
9. long
10. pause
11. frost
12. lawn
13. hawk
14. laundry
15. author
Bonus words: Latin suffix -ject meaning "throw"
1. eject
2. injection
3. projectile
4. dejected
5. jettison
Week of 12/15-12/21
No words-Christmas break
Week of 12/22-12/28
No words-Christmas break
Week of 12/29-1/4
No words-Christmas break
Week of 1/5-1/11
1. boots
2. grouped
3. shook
4. school
5. looked
6. hood
7. choose
8. brook
9. zoomed
10. balloon
11. loose
12. soot
13. understood
14. cartoon
15. afternoon
Bonus words: Latin prefix sect- meaning "cut or separate"
1. bisect
2. insect
3. intersection
4. section
5. dissect
Week of 1/12-1/18
1. started
2. card
3. park
4. smart
5. star
6. shark
7. mark
8. barber
9. party
10. pardon
11. bark
12. tart
13. carpet
14. farther
15. barn
Bonus words: Latin prefix: port- meaning "carry"
1. transport
2. import
3. porter
4. support
5. portfolio
Week of 1/19-1/25
1. bear
2. tear
3. haircut
4. stairs
5. wear
6. airplane
7. compare
8. repair
9. pear
10 prepare
11. stare
12. glare
13. sharing
14. fairy
15. aware
Bonus words: Latin prefix miss, mit meaning "send"
1. transmit
2. intermission
3. mission
4. dismiss
5. submit
Week of 1/26-2/1
1. forks
2. worn
3. form
4. fourth
5. war
6. storm
7. horse
8. warn
9. morning
10. forest
11. court
12. porch
13. poured
14. port
15. important
Bonus words: Latin prefix miss, mit meaning "send"
1. remit
2. emit
3. missile
4. omit
5. admit
Week of 2/2-2/8
1. hear
2. one
3. won
4. way
5. heard
6. flower
7. our
8. flour
9. weigh
10. here
11. beat
12. herd
13. beet
14. hair
15. hare
Bonus words: Latin prefix graph- meaning "writing"
1. autobiography
2. autograph
3. bibliography
4. biography
5. paragraph
Week of 2/9-2/15
1. curl
2. birth
3. burned
4. perfect
5. thirty
6. church
7. firm
8. skirt
9. clerk
10. jerked
11. dirt
12. shirt
13. person
14. purse
15. term
Bonus words: Latin prefix scrib-, or script- meaning "write"
1. describe
2. inscription
3. manuscript
4. postscript
5. prescription
Week of 2/16-2/22
1. pulled
2. begged
3. hugged
4. silly
5. correct
6. latter
7. matter
8. supper
9. common
10. lesson
11. collect
12. setting
13. bottles
14. different
15. jelly
Bonus words: Latin prefix scrib- or script- meaning "write"
1. scribble
2. scribe
3. script
4. subscription
5. transcribe
Week of 2/23- 3/1
1. faster
2. wisest
3. bigger
4. slowest
5. cooler
6. hottest
7. soonest
8. shorter
9. kindest
10. louder
11. slimmer
12. wildest
13. tamer
14. whitest
15. strangest
Bonus words: Latin Root "cred" meaning "believe"
1. credential
2. credible
3. credit
4. creditor
5. credulous
Week of 3/2-3/8
1. sometimes
2. pickup
3. dishwater
4. notebook
5. upstairs
6. football
7. sunshine
8. outdoors
9. hallway
10. timeout
11. doorway
12. sunset
13. bookcase
14. everyone
15. everything
Bonus words: Latin root "cred" meaning "believe"
1. creed
2. discredit
3. incredible
4. incredulous
5. accreditation
Week of 3/9- 3/15
1. cowboy
2. horses
3. corral
4. winter
5. always
6. cactus
7. garden
8. tender
9. fifteen
10. basket
11. welcome
12. lasso
13. market
14. until
15. Monday
Bonus words: Latin root "jur", "jus", "jud" meaning "law"
1. judge
2. jurisdiction
3. jury
4. justification
5. perjury
Week of 3/16-3/22
1. belong
2. hotel
3. focus
4. miner
5. pupil
6. begin
7. music
8. future
9. behind
10. tiger
11. become
12. motel
13. baker
14. cabin
15. ocean
Bonus words: Latin root "ben", "bene", "bon" meaning "good", "well"
1. benediction
2. benefactor
3. beneficial
4. beneficiary
5. benefit
Week of 3/23-3/29
1. blooming
2. settled
3. stamping
4. leaving
5. liked
6. taking
7. getting
8. filled
9. swimming
10. rolled
11. hoping
12. used
13. hurrying
14. buying
15. worried
Bonus words: Latin root "ben", "bene", "bon" meaning "good" or "well"
1. benevolent
2. benign
3. bonafide
4. bonus
5. bon voyage
Week of 3/30-4/6
NO Spelling test this week-Spring Break
Week of 4/6-4/12
No Spelling test this week, we will get new words today for our test next week
Week of 4/12-4/19
1. combination
2. action
3. vision
4. motion
5. section
6. nation
7. permission
8. confusion
9. question
10. attention
11. vacation
12. production
13. quotation
14. tension
15. sensation
Bonus words: Latin root "mal", "male" meaning "abnormal", "worse"
1. dismal
2. malady
3. malaria
4. malice
5. malevolent
Week of 4/20-4/26
1. farmer
2. useful
3. softly
4. suitable
5. lonely
6. quietly
7. teacher
8. thankful
9. exactly
10. readable
11. nicer
12. safer
13. harmful
14. playful
15. suddenly
Bonus words: Latin root "bio" meaning "life"
1. antibiotic
2. autobiography
3. biography
4. biologist
5. biology
Week of 4/27-5/3
1. pennies
2. buried
3. replied
4. candies
5. emptied
6. stories
7. married
8. copies
9. parties
10. studied
11. mysteries
12. discoveries
13. worries
14. families
15. ponies
Bonus words: Latin root "bio" meaning "life"
1. biopsy
2. biosphere
3. neurobiology
4. symbiosis
5. biochemistry
Week of 5/4-5/10
1. it's
2. isn't
3. you've
4. we'd
5. didn't
6. she's
7. we've
8. haven't
9. he'd
10. they'd
11. there's
12. don't
13. we'll
14. won't
15. he's
Bonus words: Latin root "vit", "viv" meaning "live" "life"
1. revitalize
2. revive
3. survival
4. survivor
5. vital
Week of 5/11-5/17
1. water
2. over
3. never
4. under
5. river
6. number
7. wonder
8. tower
9. rather
10. finger
11. center
12. prefer
13. better
14. border
15. fever
Bonus words: Latin root "vit" "viv" meaning "live" "life"
1. vitality
2. vitamin
3. vivacious
4. vivid
5. avid
Week of 5/18-5/24
1. simple
2. total
3. apple
4. title
5. central
6. purple
7. signal
8. normal
9. middle
10. able
11. terrible
12. people
13. medal
14. handle
15. single
Bonus words: Latin root "flect", "flex" meaning "bend"
1. deflect
2. flexible
3. inflection
4. inflexible
5. reflection
Words for 5/25-5/31 Last list of the year! No bonus words, they are all bonus!
Latin root "frail", "fract", "frag" meaning "break" "shatter"
1. fraction
2. fractals
3. fragment
4. infraction
5. fracture
6. fragile
7. refract
8. fragmented
9. frail
