Week 23 of 36 · 10 words · ages 10–11
5th Grade spelling words, week 23: prefixes il- and ir-
5th Grade spelling words · week 23 · prefixes il- and ir- · spellchirp.com
- illegal
- Against the law.
- illegible
- Too messy to read.
- illogical
- Not following clear reasoning.
- illiterate
- Unable to read or write.
- irregular
- Not following the usual pattern.
- irresponsible
- Not caring about what you should do.
- irrelevant
- Having nothing to do with the matter.
- irresistible
- Too tempting to say no to.
- irrational
- Not sensible or based on good reasons.
- irreversible
- Impossible to undo or turn back.
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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