Week 22 of 36 · 10 words · ages 14–15

9th Grade spelling words, week 22: Double letters, often two pairs

Each word has a doubled letter that is easy to miss, and most, like accommodation, have two or even three pairs to check.
embarrassment
A feeling of shame or awkwardness.
successful
Having achieved what was hoped for.
disappointment
The sadness of hopes not met.
commissioner
An official in charge of a department or board.
assassination
The murder of a leader or famous person.
accommodation
A place to stay or live.
colossal
Enormous.
disapprove
To think something is wrong.
aggressively
In a forceful, ready-to-attack way.
occasionally
Now and then.

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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