Week 1 of 36 · 10 words · ages 13–14
8th Grade spelling words, week 1: -ious endings and one trap
8th Grade spelling words · week 1 · -ious endings and one trap · spellchirp.com
- mischievous
- Playfully naughty.
- anxious
- Worried and uneasy about what may happen.
- infectious
- Able to spread from one person to another.
- contagious
- Spreading by touch or close contact, as a disease can.
- ferocious
- Fierce and savage, like a wild beast.
- prestigious
- Highly respected and admired.
- luxurious
- Very comfortable and expensive.
- laborious
- Needing long, hard effort.
- notorious
- Famous for something bad.
- rebellious
- Refusing to obey rules or the people in charge.
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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