Week 17 of 36 · 10 words · ages 17–18
12th Grade spelling words, week 17: -pher and -grapher people
12th Grade spelling words · week 17 · -pher and -grapher people · spellchirp.com
- philosopher
- A person who studies truth, knowledge and existence.
- cartographer
- A person who draws maps.
- choreographer
- A person who designs dance routines.
- cryptographer
- A specialist in writing and breaking secret codes.
- lithographer
- A printmaker who works from a flat stone or plate.
- stenographer
- A person who writes speech down quickly in shorthand.
- biographer
- A writer of another person's life story.
- oceanographer
- A scientist who studies the sea.
- calligrapher
- A person skilled in beautiful handwriting.
- cinematographer
- The person in charge of camera and lighting for a film.
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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