Week 30 of 36 · 10 words · ages 11–12

6th Grade spelling words, week 30: Roots chron and tempor: time

The Greek root chron and the Latin root tempor both mean time, so these words relate to when things happen.
chronic
Lasting a long time or coming back again and again.
temporarily
For only a short time.
asynchronous
Not happening at the same time.
chronometer
A very exact clock used for measuring time.
anachronism
Something placed in the wrong time period.
synchronous
Happening at exactly the same time.
contemporary
Belonging to the present time; living at the same time.
temporal
Having to do with time.
temporary
Lasting only for a short time.
tempo
The speed at which music is played.

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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