Week 6 of 36 · 10 words · ages 10–11

5th Grade spelling words, week 6: -able endings

-able is added to a base word that can usually stand alone, and a silent final e is dropped first (adore becomes adorable).
adorable
So sweet and cute that you love it at once.
desirable
Worth wanting; something many people would like to have.
memorable
Worth remembering because it stands out.
valuable
Worth a lot of money or very useful.
usable
In good enough shape to be put to work.
believable
Easy to accept as true.
considerable
Quite large in amount or size.
forgivable
Easy to excuse or pardon.
reasonable
Fair and not extreme.
dependable
Steady and sure to do what is asked.

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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