Week 15 of 36 · 10 words · ages 17–18

12th Grade spelling words, week 15: qu inside Latin words

The q always carries its u, even in the middle of long Latin words: obsequious, ubiquity, antiquarian, iniquity.
obsequious
Too eager to please the powerful.
ubiquity
The state of being everywhere at once.
obloquy
Strong public blame and disgrace.
grandiloquent
Using lofty, pompous language.
ventriloquist
An entertainer who makes a puppet seem to speak.
iniquity
Great injustice or wickedness.
unequivocal
Leaving no doubt; perfectly clear.
colloquium
A formal academic discussion or seminar.
antiquarian
A person who studies or collects old things.
inequity
Unfairness.

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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