Week 26 of 36 · 10 words · ages 14–15

9th Grade spelling words, week 26: Soft sc: sc says s

The letters sc can say s, with the c silent, as in fluorescent, so the spelling is not what you would guess.
fluorescent
Glowing brightly when light or power hits it.
adolescent
A young person between childhood and adulthood.
effervescent
Bubbling, fizzy or full of lively spirit.
reminiscent
Calling to mind something from before.
resuscitate
To bring someone back to life or consciousness.
obsolescent
Going out of use.
coalesce
To come together into one.
incandescent
Glowing with heat.
luminescent
Giving off light without much heat.
iridescent
Showing shifting rainbow-like hues.

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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