Week 18 of 36 · 10 words · ages 15–16

10th Grade spelling words, week 18: Borrowed from Italian

Italian borrowings often end in a vowel and keep spellings like the gli in imbroglio and the doubled letters in graffiti and vendetta.
fiasco
A complete and embarrassing failure.
imbroglio
A tangled, confusing and awkward situation.
virtuoso
A performer of outstanding skill.
crescendo
A gradual rise in loudness.
dilettante
Someone who dabbles in a subject without deep commitment.
incognito
With one's identity hidden.
manifesto
A public statement of a group's aims.
graffiti
Words or drawings scratched or sprayed on walls.
vendetta
A long quarrel in which each side seeks revenge.
extravaganza
A lavish, spectacular show.

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.

  1. Monday

    Read the list together. Say each word, clap its syllables and find the pattern in it.

  2. Tuesday

    Look, say, cover, write, check — each word once from memory, then check the letters.

  3. Wednesday

    Use every word in a sentence, out loud or on paper, so each one means something.

  4. Thursday

    Practice test: a grown-up reads each word aloud. Circle the misses for tomorrow.

  5. Friday

    The test. One try per word, no letters given. The circled words go first.

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