Week 19 of 36 · 10 words · ages 16–17
11th Grade spelling words, week 19: Tricky single and double letters
11th Grade spelling words · week 19 · Tricky single and double letters · spellchirp.com
- inoculate
- To protect against illness with a small dose.
- desiccate
- To dry out completely.
- assassinate
- To murder a leader or public figure.
- threshold
- The strip under a doorway, or the point at which something begins.
- withhold
- To refuse to give or reveal something.
- sacrilege
- Disrespect shown for something holy.
- proffer
- To hold out an offer for acceptance.
- attrition
- Gradual wearing down by constant pressure.
- abbreviate
- To shorten a word or phrase.
- opprobrium
- Harsh public disgrace.
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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