Week 35 of 36 · 10 words · ages 10–11

5th Grade spelling words, week 35: Greek roots graph and gram

The Greek roots graph and gram both mean write or draw, so these words are about writing, pictures or records.
photography
The art of taking pictures with a camera.
cryptogram
A puzzle in which a message is written in a secret code.
monogram
Initials woven or printed together on towels or shirts.
grammatical
Following the rules for how sentences are put together.
histogram
A bar chart that shows how often values occur.
hologram
A 3-D image made with laser light.
graphic
Shown as a picture or drawing.
photographic
Having to do with pictures taken by a camera.
autographed
Signed by hand by a well-known person.
pictograph
A chart that uses small pictures to show data.

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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