Week 1 of 36 · 10 words · ages 11–12

6th Grade spelling words, week 1: Double letters that trip us up

Many tricky words hide a doubled letter or a single one where you expect two, so learn each word's pair of letters by heart.
necessary
Needed; something you cannot do without.
embarrass
To make someone feel silly in front of others.
committee
A group chosen to decide something.
recommend
To tell someone a thing is worth trying.
occasion
A special time when something happens.
accommodate
To have enough room for, or to provide a place for.
barrier
A fence or wall that blocks the way.
immediately
At once, without any delay.
accidentally
By chance, without meaning to.
professional
Doing a job for pay, with skill and training.

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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