Week 14 of 36 · 10 words · ages 16–17

11th Grade spelling words, week 14: Double letter at prefix join

Many Latin prefixes change their last letter to match the root, so in + reverent becomes irreverent and ad + leviate becomes alleviate.
irreverent
Showing a lack of respect for things others hold sacred or serious.
assimilate
To take in and absorb fully, as ideas or newcomers.
irresolute
Unsure and unable to decide.
irrepressible
Too lively to be held back.
illusory
Not real; based on a false appearance.
innate
Present from birth; natural rather than learned.
immoderate
Lacking restraint; excessive.
annul
To declare no longer valid.
immemorial
So old that its beginning is long forgotten.
alleviate
To make pain or trouble less severe.

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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