Week 7 of 36 · 10 words · ages 11–12

6th Grade spelling words, week 7: ei words and exceptions

After c, long e is spelled ei (conceive); ei can also say long a (vein, beige), and either, neither, protein, weird, seize and forfeit are exceptions.
either
One or the other of two choices.
neither
Not the one and not the other.
conceive
To form an idea or plan in your mind.
perceive
To notice or understand through the senses.
protein
A nutrient in meat and beans that helps build muscle.
weird
Strange in an odd or eerie way.
seize
To grab something suddenly and firmly.
vein
A tube that carries blood back to the heart.
forfeit
To lose something as a penalty.
beige
A pale, sandy tan shade.

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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