Week 5 of 36 · 10 words · ages 10–11
5th Grade spelling words, week 5: tricky homophones
5th Grade spelling words · week 5 · tricky homophones · spellchirp.com
- waist
- The narrow part of your body between ribs and hips.
- waste
- To use something carelessly, or things that are thrown away.
- cymbal
- A round brass plate in a band that crashes when struck.
- symbol
- A sign or picture that stands for something else.
- medal
- A metal disc given as a prize.
- meddle
- To get involved in things that are not your business.
- throne
- The grand chair where a king or queen sits.
- thrown
- Tossed through the air by someone.
- idle
- Doing nothing; not busy.
- idol
- A person whom many people admire very much.
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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