CONGRATULATIONS!

We are so very proud of our students! On today's spelling and vocabulary tests, everyone made an A+! No one made less than a 95! GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!

Review Sp. & Voc. Tests Friday

Your final 5th grade spelling & vocabulary tests will be this Friday, 5/14. Please study AT LEAST the following words!

Spelling:

1. gnarled

2. dough

3. knuckle

4. knowledge

5. lightning

6. sign

7. campaign

8. disapprove

9. dishonest

10. inexpensive

11. preview

12. replaced

13. unable

14. unknown

15. accessible

16. precede

17. proceed

18. recede

19. instructor

20. successor

21. infrastructure

22. exceed

23. misconstrue

24. disagreement

25. approach

26. hoard

27. receive

28. reign

29. breath

30. pronounce

31. thoughtless

32. toying

33. canal

34. allow

35. applause

36. doubting

37. participate/participation

38. discuss/discussion

VOCAB

1. credulous

2. credible

3. accreditation

4. conjoined

5. disjointed

6. jugular

7. accessible

8. concede

9. intercede

10. precede

11. proceed

12. recede

13. misconstrue

14. infrastructure

15. obstruction

16. stanza

17. refrain

18. meter

19. imagery

20. alliteration

21. assonance

22. irony

23. oxymoron

24. hunch

25. throb

26. quench

27. rile

28. extricate

29. avert

30. fastidious

31. ambiguous

This Week's Spelling & Vocabulary: 12/7-11

Spelling /ou/, /o/, and /oi/

hawk
claw
bald
tower
stalk
prowl
loyal
pause
moist
ounce
launch
royal
scowl
haunt
joint
coward
fawn
thousand
drown
fault

Vocabulary: from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
absurd
greedily
colossal
draft
expose
desperately
nightcap
clever
furnace
proper

Spelling & Voc Lists Week of October 26

Plurals
1. child = _________ 11. wallaby = __________
2. goose = ________ 12. country = __________
3. ox= ________ 13. body= __________
4. mouse = _______ 14. leaf = _________
5. woman = _______ 15. knife = __________
6. foot = _________ 16. half = ________
7. tooth = _________ 17. wolf = _________
8. man = __________ 18. family = ________
9. deer = __________ 19. supply = __________
10. moose = _________ 20. memory = _________

Vocabulary
1. digress
2. heirloom
3. docile
4. brawl
5. tedious
6. harass
7. gallery
8. indulge
9. destitute
10. jumble

This Week's Vocabulary: 10/19-23

Soldier’s Heart voc. words / Week #1 /2nd 9 weeks
Use each of the vocabulary words in a fabulous fifth grade sentence (due Thurs.).

1. appalling – to make someone feel shock, horror, or disgust

2. incomprehensible – impossible or very difficult to understand

3. unscathed – not hurt, damaged, or harmed in any way

4. horrific – frightening or disturbing enough to cause horror

5. bayonet – a steel blade attached to the muzzle end of a gun, used in hand-to-hand combat

6. civilian – a person not on active military duty; a person not part of the military

7. dysentery – a disease characterized by severe diarrhea and passing blood, caused by infection

8. sutler – a civilian who provides items to an army and has a shop in the camp

9. hullabaloo – noisy excitement or fuss

10. amputation – the process of cutting off or removing a limb from the body

This Week's Spelling & Vocabulary: 10/5-9

Since we've arrived at our ninth week of school, this week's spelling and vocabulary tests will review the previous 8 weeks. You will not receive a new list of words, but rather we went over all eight lists and chose many to study. (Students were asked to highlight, circle, or star the most important words to study.) Not ALL of these words will be on the test, but many of them will. Study, study, study each and every night this week!

If you have been studying all along, then this week's tests should not be difficult. If you've had a few poor grades, here's your chance to bring them up!

This Week's Spelling & Vocabulary: 9/28-10/2

Spelling and Vocabulary Week #8

Write words in ABC order in your agenda – due Tuesday

Write words 3 x each – due Wednesday (write the contraction twice and the two words that form the contraction once)

Study nightly for your test on Friday.

On the lines below, you need to write the two words that are used to form the contraction.

You must know how to spell the contraction and the two words for your test on Friday!

1. isn’t _________
2. hasn’t _________
3. couldn’t _________
4. wouldn’t _________
5. shouldn’t _________
6. didn’t _________
7. aren’t _________
8. weren’t _________
9. wasn’t _________
10. I’d _________
    
11. he’s _________
12. let’s _________
13. we’ve _________
14. you’d _________
    
15. you’re _________
16. they’ve _________
17. they’re _________
18. can’t _________
19. I’ve _________
20. she’s _________

Vocabulary

Write fabulous 5^th grade sentences using the EVEN numbered vocabulary words – due Thursday. Underline the vocabulary word you used in each sentence. You must write one each of the four sentence types and a free choice – label each sentence type.

1. belligerent – (adj.) hostile; wanting to fight

2. luminous – (adj.) giving off light

3. elated – (adj.) filled with joy

4. deceive – (verb) to make someone believe something that is not true

5. remedy – (n.) a medicine or treatment for healing

6. affluent – (adj.) having a lot of money

7. hermit – (n.) a person who lives alone in a lonely or isolated place

8. dapper – (adj.) attractive in dress ; stylish

9. abscond – (verb) to run away secretly and hide

10. curtail – (verb) to cut short; reduce

This Week's Spelling & Vocabulary 9/14-18

Week 6 Spelling and Vocabulary – More words with prefixes.

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Spelling List
Monday: Write spelling words in agenda in ABC – due Tuesday.
Write spelling words 3x each - due Wednesday.
Test Friday – study nightly

1. uncertain 11. prearrange
2. uncommon 12. impersonate
3. unconscious 13. imperfect
4. undecided 14. impatient
5. unexpected 15. prehistoric
6. unmistakable 16. premature
7. unnecessary 17. preregistration
8. untidy 18. pretreat
9. unwise 19. impolite
10. unworthy 20. predetermine


Vocabulary List
Study vocabulary words and definitions nightly for your test on Friday.
Write a fabulous 5th grade sentence with the odd numbered words below – due Thursday

1. uncertain – not sure
2. uncommon – rare; not the usual; remarkable
3. unconscious – not within thought; not awake
4. undecided – not yet at the point of making a decision
5. unexpected – not what someone thought would happen; not predicted
6. unmistakable – clear; cannot be understood the wrong way; not able to be confused or misunderstood
7. unnecessary – not required
8. untidy – messy; not neat; not organized
9. unwise – not smart
10. unworthy – not deserving; not having any value

This Week's Spelling & Vocabulary 9/8-11

Spelling – Words with the prefix “pre” (1-10) and frequently misspelled words (11-20).

Tuesday – write spelling words in your agenda in ABC order – due Wednesday

Write your spelling words 3x each (twice in print, once in cursive) – due Thursday.

1. preapprove 11. too

2. precaution 12. to

3. preview 13. two

4. prevent 14. their

5. precede 15. there

6. prefix 16. they’re (they are)

7. prejudge 17. plain

8. prepay 18. plane

9. pretest 19. its

10. predict 20. it’s (it is)

Vocabulary List

Write a fabulous 5^th grade sentence with the even numbered vocabulary words

– due Friday.

Study your vocabulary words and definitions nightly – Tuesday – Thursday!

1. preapprove – to authorize or give permission in advance

2. precaution – a measure taken in advance to prevent harm

3. preview – to look at or see something before something or someone else

4. prevent – to stop something from happening before it occurs

5. precede – to come before something else in time, order, or rank

6. prefix – a syllable or word that comes before a root word to change its meaning

7. prejudge – to make a decision before you have all the facts

8. prepay – to pay for something before it needs to be paid in full

9. pretest – a test before the real test, usually given to see what is already known

10. predict – to say what will happen before it occurs.

This Week's Spelling & Vocabulary (8/31-9/4)

Spelling: 5^th Grade Frequently Misspelled Words

Tuesday: Write spelling words in agenda in ABC order – due Tues.

Due Wednesday: spelling 5x each (4x in print, 1x in cursive) [Because grades were so poor on last week's test, MOST students have to write this week's words 5x. If you did well on the test, then you only have to write this week's words 3x because you are obviously studying.]

1. a lot 11. where

2. capitol 12. capital

3. with 13. you’re (you are)

4. were 14. awesome

5. they 15. threw

6. favorite 16. believe

7. your 17. which

8. our 18. something

9. heard 19. went

10. really 20. while

Vocabulary List #4

Ø Write a fabulous 5^th grade sentence using each vocabulary word (total of 6 sentences)– due Thursday.

Ø Underline the vocabulary word in each sentence.

Ø You must write one declarative sentence, one imperative sentence, one interrogative sentence, one exclamatory sentence, and the last two sentences are free choice of the four types of sentences. At the end of the sentence (after the punctuation mark) label the type of sentence you wrote.

[Because last week's grades were so awful, last week's words will ALSO be on this week's test. Be sure to study all 16 words!]

1. entrusted - given to someone to care for

2. plodded - walked heavily; trudged

3. assured - made certain

4. bountiful - abundant; plentiful

5. destiny - a person’s fate

6. domesticated - to train in order to live with humans

This Week's Spelling & Vocabulary

Spelling:

1. library
2. tried
3. went
4. people
5. really
6. surprise
7. nickel
8. lose
9. loose
10. disappoint

11. clothes
12. until
13. principal
14. absence
15. calendar
16. signed
17. difficult
18. dictionary
19. especially
20. receive

Vocabulary:

1. *grimaced- (grimace) twisting of the face that expresses disgust or pain

2. *barged- (2barge 2) to move or push oneself clumsily or rudely

3. *potential- capable of developing; having possibility

4. dignity- a look or way of behaving that suggests self-control or seriousness

5. *inspire- to cause to have a particular thought or feeling

6. counsel- advice sought or given by somebody, especially somebody who is wise or knowledgeable

7. mentor- a wise and faithful adviser or teacher

8. ferociously- very intense; very fierce or savage

9. *appreciate- to be grateful for

10. hesitated- to stop or pause

This week's spelling & vocab

Spelling:
1. mythical 11. cereal
2. telephone 12. centipede
3. disaster 13. university
4. autograph 14. sensible
5. automatic 15. manageable
6. intermission 16. convertible
7. protractor 17. kennel
8. oceanography 18. hoist
9. parasol 19. batches
10. jovial 20. abilities

Vocab:
1. trivial (adj.)
2. ambition (n.)
3. bloat (v.)
4. fickle (adj.)
5. horde (n.)
6. immaculate (adj.)
7. junction (n.)
8. yearn (v.)
9. tamper (v.)
10. flourish (v.)

Spelling & Vocab: Test 4/3

Here you go, Eddie (and the rest of the class)! Thanks for the reminder.

Spelling (Words from Math):
ordered
equal
range
difference
volume
multiply
frequency
mathematics
centimeter
formula
product
liter
ratio
bar graph
millimeter
estimated
angle
portion
one-eighth
quotient

Vocab (ELA CRCT):

1. appositive: the second of a pair of nouns or noun equivalents (The turtle, Franklin, is a storybook character.)

2. interjection: a word or cry expressing sudden or strong feeling (“Ouch!” or “Wow!”)

3. modifier: a word (adjective or adverb) or group of words (a phrase or clause) used with another word or group of words to limit its meaning or describe in more detail

4. preposition: begins phrases that show relationships (to, with, from, in, etc.)

5. almanac: a book containing a calendar of days, weeks, and months and usually facts about the rising and the setting of the sun and moon, changes in the tides, and information of general interest

6. appendix: additional material attached at the end of a piece of writing

7. bibliography (or bibliographic references): a list of writings about a subject or author or by an author; used to cite references in a work of non-fiction

8. citation: an act or instance of quoting; quotation

9. endnotes: citation of a quote (author, title, page, etc.) at the end of a chapter or text

10. footnotes: citation of a quote (author, title, page, etc.) placed at the bottom of the page on which the quote appears

11. characterization: the creation of characters (as in a book or play); the way the author reveals the different aspects of the characters to the reader

12. explicit: so clear in statement that there is no doubt about the meaning

13. implicit: understood though not put clearly into words (an implicit agreement); being without doubt (implicit trust)

14. extraneous: not forming a necessary part; not necessary; extra; irrelevant

15. relevant: having something to do with the matter being considered; pertinent

16. chronological order: arranged in or according to the order of time

17. suspense: pleasant excitement caused by wondering what will happen

18. foreshadow: to give a hint or suggestions of beforehand

19. palindrome: a word, phrase, sentence, or a number that reads the same forward and backward (“Step on no pets” and 1991)

20. pun: the humorous use of a word in such a way as to suggest different meanings or of words having the same sound but different meanings

This Week's Spelling & Vocabulary 1/21

Did you enjoy your snow day yesterday? :) In light of being out, we have shifted due dates for several assignments. Please look over the dates in the agenda and on the spelling/vocab sheet carefully. This week's test will be on Monday, 1/26.

SPELLING:
meant
guide
unusual
tragedy
certain
except
expect
rhythm
seize
ache
pleasant
muscle
similar
knowledge
Union County School System
interest
Blairsville
Georgia
invisible
brilliant

VOCAB: Latin roots clar and dict
*Be sure to know that clar means "clear" and dict means "say."
dictionary
clarity
declare
clarify
declaration
clarion
dictate
dictator
predict
diction

Sp. & Voc. 1/12

Spelling:
cajole
tortoise
nugget
peculiar
stupendous
satchel
dubious
opinion
occasion
knowledge
persuade
governor
interrupt
probably
cemetery
succeed
strenuous
athletics
laboratory
parallel

Vocabulary: Greek Word Parts
mech: machine
mechanic
mechanize
meter: measure
diameter
barometer
thermometer
kilometer
speedometer
path: suffer
pathetic
sympathy
pathology

This Week's Spelling & Vocabulary 1/5

SPELLING: Pay close attention to capital letters for proper nouns!!!!
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
first
second
third
fourth
fifth
sixth
seventh
eighth
ninth
tenth
eleventh
twelfth
thirteenth

VOCABULARY: Know what the Latin roots mean, plus the definition of each word.
ped- foot
pedal
pedestrian
pedestal
biped
numer- number
numberal
numerous
enumerate
numerator
liber- liberty
liberal
liberty

Vocabulary: Suffixes

You will need to know these words and what they mean. You will also need to know what each suffix means.

vocabulary words:
dentist
perfectionist
heroic
historic
accusation
optimism
journalism
turbulent
succulent
recreation

suffixes:
-ist: one who practices
-ic: relating to
-ation/-tion/-ism: state of being
-ent: inclined to