Week 25 of 36 · 10 words · ages 14–15

9th Grade spelling words, week 25: u after g: gu

After g, u is often a silent helper that keeps the g hard, as in guarantee and league; in language and linguist it says w instead.
guarantee
A promise that something will be put right.
guardian
A person who protects or is legally responsible for someone.
guerrilla
A member of a small fighting force that makes surprise attacks.
language
A system of words people use to communicate.
linguist
A person who studies how human languages work.
vague
Not clear or definite.
league
A group of teams or clubs that compete together.
fatigue
Extreme tiredness.
intrigue
To arouse curiosity, or a secret plot.
guise
An outward appearance that hides the truth.

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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