Spelling Word List: Authors 08/11

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Study the Word List: Authors 08/11

Word families

	suggest	I would like to suggest a plan of action.
	digest	Your intestines help you to digest food. *
	congestion	The large amount of cars led to congestion on the roads. *
	gesture	His gesture showed that he was very angry.
	gestation	The gestation period of a human is around 9 months. *
	lightning	That was a huge flash of lightning.
	daylight	It was bright daylight when she woke up. *
	enlighten	'Please enlighten me on your thoughts, Ruby.' asked Mr Forbes. *
	twilight	Twilight is the time of day just after sunset.
	limelight	The singer was thrown into the limelight after her first successful song. *

* This sentence was added by a Spellzone user.

Spelling Activities & Games: Authors 08/11

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Spelling Practice: Authors 08/11

Strengthen your spelling abilities with structured learning activities.

Look	suggest
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Cover	Look again
Write
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Say the word. Click the speaker icon.

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Check your spelling.

suggest

digest

congestion

gesture

gestation

lightning

daylight

enlighten

twilight

limelight

Spelling Games: Authors 08/11

Reinforce your learning through exciting word games.

Autumn Anagram
A spelling game for Autumn!

Egg Hunt
Crack the eggs!

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The classic English word game.

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Spelling 'against the clock'.

Mayan Temple
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Take a Spelling Test: Authors 08/11

Measure your progress with a spelling test on these words.

Start the Listen and Spell Test

I would like to _______ a plan of action.

Listen to the word and type it below:

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to repeat the word.