Week 34 of 36 · 10 words · ages 11–12

6th Grade spelling words, week 34: French words: eau, ou and more

These came from French (beautiful is built on French beauty), keeping spellings like eau, ou and silent final letters, so learn them by sight.
restaurant
A place where you buy and eat a meal.
beautiful
Lovely to look at.
bureau
A desk with drawers, or a government office.
plateau
A large area of high, flat land.
bouquet
A bunch of flowers.
ballet
A stage dance that tells a story with graceful steps.
cuisine
A style of cooking.
chauffeur
A person paid to drive someone else's car.
souvenir
An item you keep to remember a trip.
debut
A first public appearance.

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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