Week 33 of 36 · 10 words · ages 14–15

9th Grade spelling words, week 33: Latin roots mit and miss

Latin mittere, to send or let go, gives the roots mit and miss, as in admittance and admissible; compromise holds it as mis.
submission
The act of yielding to a stronger power, or something handed in.
emission
A release of gas, light or heat into the air.
remittance
Money sent as payment.
dismissal
The act of sending someone away or firing them.
admissible
Acceptable as evidence in court.
emissary
A person sent on a mission as a representative.
intermission
A break between parts of a performance.
compromise
A deal in which each side gives something up.
remission
A lessening of the signs of an illness.
admittance
The right to enter a place.

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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