to expand our vocabulary. Words taken from the class based on the novels they are reading.
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beckon |
I'll just beckon to him to tell him to come over here.
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straggle |
The toddler will always straggle when she is tired of walking.
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conspire |
When Henry won the lottery, he became paranoid his relatives would conspire to take his money.
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decree |
According to the court s decree, all suspects can meet their accusers in court.
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repository |
The temple itself became the chief repository of records.
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dapper |
In the roaring twenties, all of the dapper men took a great deal of care with their appearance.
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clench |
The thought made her chest clench so tight, she almost stopped walking.
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abstain |
He chose to abstain from alcohol.
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wayward |
The thought made her chest clench so tight, she almost stopped walking.
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calamity |
It still depends on Your Majesty to preserve humanity from the calamity of another war.
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erudite |
As a result of having studied abroad several years, Helen has become quite erudite on the subject of art history.
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teetotaler |
My Dad was a teetotaler who didn't permit alcohol in the home, not even for cooking.
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* This sentence was added by a Spellzone user.
Learn this spelling list using the 'Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check' activity.
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Look and read the word.
Say the word. Click the speaker icon.
Cover the word.
Write the word.
Check your spelling.
Spelling games using the word list: Y9 Word Wall #2
Springtime Spelling
Spring into spelling!
Egg Hunt
Crack the eggs!
Word Search, small
The classic English word game.
Against the Clock
Spelling 'against the clock'.
Mayan Temple
Try the temple spelling puzzle.
Monkey Business
It's bananas!
Test yourself using the 'Listen and Spell' spelling test.
Print worksheets and activities: Y9 Word Wall #2
Handwriting worksheets: Y9 Word Wall #2
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