Week 18 of 36 · 10 words · ages 10–11

5th Grade spelling words, week 18: -tial endings

-tial usually follows a consonant (essential, partial), though initial and spatial do not; many match a noun ending in -ce or -t (space, spatial).
essential
Absolutely needed.
potential
Possible in the future; what could be.
initial
First, or the first letter of a name.
partial
Not complete; covering just some of it.
confidential
Meant to be kept secret.
residential
Made up of homes rather than shops or offices.
substantial
Large in size, amount or importance.
influential
Having power to change what others think or do.
spatial
To do with space and where things are.
presidential
To do with the elected head of a nation.

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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