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Week 35 of 36 · 10 words · ages 14–15

9th Grade spelling words, week 35: Endings -ance and -ence

Nothing in the sound tells you whether to write -ance or -ence, so each word has to be learned on its own.
correspondence
Written communication by letters or email.
consequence
A result that follows from an action.
independence
Freedom from the control of others.
relevance
Connection to the matter at hand.
significance
Importance.
diligence
Steady, careful effort.
reluctance
Unwillingness.
inheritance
Property received from someone who has died.
radiance
A glow of bright light.
sustenance
Food and drink that keep a person alive and strong.

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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