Week 15 of 36 · 10 words · ages 10–11

5th Grade spelling words, week 15: -eous endings

After a soft g, keep the e before -ous (courage, courageous); in the other words here the e is simply part of the spelling, so learn them by sight.
courageous
Brave when facing danger or fear.
gorgeous
Very beautiful.
outrageous
Shocking and far beyond what is fair.
spontaneous
Done on the spur of the moment, without a plan.
plenteous
Existing in large amounts; more than enough.
miscellaneous
Made up of many different kinds mixed together.
advantageous
Giving you a helpful edge or benefit.
hideous
Very ugly and unpleasant to look at.
righteous
Acting in a good and fair way.
instantaneous
Happening in no time 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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