Week 24 of 36 · 10 words · ages 11–12

6th Grade spelling words, week 24: Root aud: to hear

The Latin root aud means to hear; most of these are about sound, and an audit was first a hearing where accounts were read aloud.
audiobook
A recording of a book that is read aloud.
audiotape
A thin magnetic strip used for recording sound.
inaudible
Too quiet to hear.
auditorium
A large hall built for concerts, plays and assemblies.
audition
A short tryout for a part in a show.
audio
Sound that is recorded or played back.
audit
An official examination of records or accounts.
auditory
Having to do with hearing.
auditor
A person who checks financial records.
audiovisual
Using both recorded sound and images.

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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