Week 28 of 36 · 10 words · ages 12–13

7th Grade spelling words, week 28: root fac / fec / fic (make, do)

The Latin roots fac, fec and fic mean to make or do, so these words are about making things and the results of what is done.
factory
A building where goods are made by machines.
factor
One of the things that helps cause a result.
faculty
The teachers of a school, or a natural ability.
facility
A place built for a particular activity.
facsimile
An exact copy of something.
facilitate
To make a process easier.
defect
A flaw that spoils something.
infect
To give a person a germ or disease.
efficient
Working well without wasting time or energy.
perfection
The state of having no flaws at all.

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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