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Week 26 of 36 · 10 words · ages 11–12

6th Grade spelling words, week 26: Root spec: to look

The Latin root spec means to look (in expect, its s merges into the x); even specific comes from it, through species, the look or kind of a thing.
expect
To think that something will happen.
inspect
To look at something carefully.
respect
Admiration for a person; to treat with care.
suspect
To think someone may be guilty; a person under suspicion.
spectacle
An impressive public show or sight.
perspective
A point of view, or the way things look from a position.
specimen
A sample used for study or display.
specific
Exact and clearly stated.
spectacular
Dazzling and amazing to see.
aspect
One part or feature of a larger thing.

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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