Week 36 of 36 · 10 words · ages 12–13
7th Grade spelling words, week 36: prefix semi- (half)
7th Grade spelling words · week 36 · prefix semi- (half) · spellchirp.com
- semicircle
- One half of a round shape, cut across its middle.
- semicolon
- A punctuation mark that links two closely related clauses.
- semifinal
- A match played to decide who reaches the last round.
- semiconductor
- A material that lets electricity flow only under certain conditions, used in chips.
- semiannual
- Happening twice each year.
- semiconscious
- Partly awake and aware.
- semisweet
- Lightly sugared, as some baking chocolate.
- semiprecious
- Valuable, but less costly than rare gems.
- semiarid
- Having little rain but not a true desert.
- semitrailer
- A long cargo box on rear wheels whose front rests on the truck that pulls it.
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.
Monday
Read the list together. Say each word, clap its syllables and find the pattern in it.
Tuesday
Look, say, cover, write, check — each word once from memory, then check the letters.
Wednesday
Use every word in a sentence, out loud or on paper, so each one means something.
Thursday
Practice test: a grown-up reads each word aloud. Circle the misses for tomorrow.
Friday
The test. One try per word, no letters given. The circled words go first.
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