Week 18 of 36 · 10 words · ages 14–15

9th Grade spelling words, week 18: Silent b, n, m

Each word holds a b or m that is not said: b after m, as in succumb, or before t, as in debtor, and m before n, as in mnemonic.
mnemonic
A trick that helps you remember something.
plumbing
The pipes that carry water through a building.
debtor
A person who owes money.
indebted
Owing thanks or money to another.
undoubtedly
Without any question.
succumb
To give in to a force too strong to resist.
aplomb
Calm self-confidence.
subtlety
The quality of being delicate and hard to notice.
redoubtable
Worthy of respect or fear because of great strength or skill.
numbness
Loss of feeling in a part of the body.

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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