This week’s spelling words – Test will be Thursday!

Since there is no school on Friday, the spelling test will be on Thursday this week.

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5th Grade Spelling Week 31

Greek root ann/enn

Explanation:  The roots ‘ann’ and ‘enn’ mean “year.”

  1. annual
  2. anniversary
  3. centennial
  4. millennium
  5. perennial
  6. annoy
  7. announce
  8. tennis
  9. kennel
  10. bicentennial
  11. annex
  12. perennial
  13. antenna
  14. annihilate
  15. annotate
  16. sullenness
  17. bannister
  18. biennial
  19. quadrennial
  20. triennial
  21. Constitution
  22. Preamble
  23. amendment
  24. rebellion
  25. democratic

 

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5th Grade Spelling Week 30

Greek root ‘ambi’ and ‘aero’

Explanation:  Prefix – ‘aero’ – of the air  & ‘ambi’ – both, around

  1. ambiguous
  2. aerobics
  3. aerodynamic
  4. ambition
  5. ambidextrous
  6. aerosol
  7. ambient
  8. aerospace
  9. ambiance
  10. ambivalent
  11. aeronautics
  12. aerobatics
  13. aerate
  14. aerie
  15. amphibious
  16. amphitheater
  17. ambiguity
  18. aeronautical
  19. ambitious
  20. ambidexterity
  21. circumference
  22. diameter
  23. mystery
  24. pi
  25. radius

 

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5th Grade Spelling Week 29 – Abbreviations

Explanation:  A shortened form of a word or phrase that takes the place of the full word or phrase, for example Dr., a.m., p.m., and so on.

  1. Dr.  doctor
  2. Jr.  Junior
  3. Dept.  department
  4. Hwy.  highway
  5. Mr.  Mister
  6. Mrs. Missus
  7. Appt.  appointment
  8. Pkwy . parkway
  9. Sr. Senior
  10. Ex. Example
  11. Ave. Avenue
  12. Rep. Representative
  13. lbs. Pounds
  14. oz. ounces
  15. govt. Government
  16. Dbn. Dearborn
  17. Kdg. Kindergarten
  18. Gen. General
  19. Capt. Captain
  20. est. established
  21. investigation
  22. conclusion
  23. scientific
  24. analyze
  25. communicate