Week 11 of 36 · 10 words · ages 15–16

10th Grade spelling words, week 11: -able endings

-able is the more common ending and usually joins a whole word, but many of these add it to a root that is not one, as in inevitable.

inevitable: Certain to happen; unavoidable.
formidable: Causing fear or respect by being so strong.
irreparable: Too severe to be put right.
inexplicable: Impossible to explain.
unmistakable: So clear that it cannot be confused with anything else.
amenable: Willing to listen and agree.
palatable: Pleasant enough to taste or accept.
equitable: Fair and equal to everyone.
indomitable: Impossible to defeat or discourage.
insatiable: Never able to be satisfied.

Ten minutes a day this week

Short and daily beats long and once. A word met on five separate days is remembered; a word met five times on Thursday night mostly is not.

Monday
Read the list together. Say each word, clap its syllables and find the pattern in it.
Tuesday
Look, say, cover, write, check — each word once from memory, then check the letters.
Wednesday
Use every word in a sentence, out loud or on paper, so each one means something.
Thursday
Practice test: a grown-up reads each word aloud. Circle the misses for tomorrow.
Friday
The test. One try per word, no letters given. The circled words go first.

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