Week 12 of 36 · 10 words · ages 10–11

5th Grade spelling words, week 12: -ent endings

Words ending in -ent sound like -ant ones, so check the e; the matching noun often ends in -ence (silent, silence).
frequent
Happening often.
excellent
Extremely good.
intelligent
Quick to learn and understand.
innocent
Not guilty of any wrong.
absent
Not here; away.
recent
Happening not long ago.
confident
Sure of yourself and your abilities.
urgent
Needing quick action right now.
evident
Plain and easy to see or understand.
silent
Making no sound at all.

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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