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Week 26 of 36 · 10 words · ages 12–13

7th Grade spelling words, week 26: root duc / duct (lead)

The Latin roots duc and duct mean to lead, so these words are about leading, bringing forward or carrying along.
reduce
To make smaller or less.
produce
To make or create something.
introduce
To present someone to another person for the first time.
conduct
To lead or direct an activity.
conductor
A person who directs an orchestra.
deduct
To take away an amount from a total.
induce
To persuade or bring about.
educate
To teach someone.
aqueduct
A channel or bridge that carries water over long distances.
viaduct
A long bridge carrying a road or train tracks across a valley.

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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