Monday, September 17, 2012

Week 5 Spelling & Vocabulary

Spelling- This week we are working on spelling words that are homophones (words that are spelled differently, but sound the same). I have included a "hint" next to the word, to help you understand the meaning, and study!
  1. waist (where your belt goes)
  2. waste (too much)
  3. patience (calm)
  4.  patients (seen by a doctor)
  5. rite (ceremony/tradition; rite of passage)
  6. right (fair/just; appropriate)
  7. write (you write in your writing class)
  8. muscle (a muscle gets bigger when you weightlift)
  9. mussel (a type of shellfish)
  10. principal (Mrs. Merriweather)
  11. principle (standard; honesty is an important principle)
  12. summary (brief statement that presents the main points)
  13. summery (pertaining to summer)
  14. sight (seen with the eyes)
  15. site (place of activity)
  16. cite (make a reference to)
  17. stationary (staying in one place)
  18. stationery (writing materials)
  19. coward (person who is scared)
  20. cowered (flinch/recoil from danger)
Vocabulary
  • predominantly
  • tendency
  • welfare
  • credit
  • aspect
  • aptly
  • tension
  • parallel
  • innovation
  • genuinely

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