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Week 28 of 36 · 10 words · ages 10–11

5th Grade spelling words, week 28: silent letters from history

Each word has a letter most people do not say: some were spoken long ago (the k in knowledge), others came with French or Spanish spellings (biscuit, guitar).
almond
A pale, oval nut with a hard shell.
palm
The inside of your hand, or a tall tropical tree.
yolk
The yellow part inside an egg.
half
One of two equal parts.
chalk
A soft white stick for writing on a board.
knowledge
Facts and skills that you have learned.
column
A tall round pillar, or a vertical row of numbers.
stalk
The main stem of a plant.
biscuit
A small, soft baked bread.
guitar
A stringed instrument that you strum or pluck.

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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