Week 30 of 36 · 10 words · ages 12–13

7th Grade spelling words, week 30: root pend (hang, weigh)

The Latin root pend means to hang or weigh, so these words are about hanging, waiting and relying on something.
depend
To rely on someone or something.
suspend
To hang up or stop for a while.
pendulum
A weight that swings back and forth on a rod or string.
pendant
An ornament that hangs from a chain.
pending
Waiting to be decided or settled.
append
To add something at the end of a document.
appendage
A part attached to a larger body, such as a limb.
independent
Free from the control of others.
perpendicular
Meeting another line at a right angle.
impending
About to happen soon.

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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