Spelling words for August 29 - September 2

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Spelling Words August 29 - September 2

arrive	slope	growth	locate
design	supply	chosen	type
froze	polite	spoken	tone
describe	silent	thrown	deny
excite	bowl	style	decide

Roots for August 29 - Sept 2 Man and Manu

Word List: man, manu = hand

emancipate       to set free; to lend a hand in freeing someone; to release from someone’s hands.

manacle            handcuffs

manager            a person who has the upper hand; a person who is in charge of someone or something.

mandate            an order or command placed one’s hands.

maneuver           to handily or skillfully go around something

manicure            a treatment for the hands and nails

manipulate        to skillfully operate by hand

manual               a handbook; a book of directions

manufacture      to make by hand or by machine; to change raw materials into a new product

manuscript         a handwritten or typed piece of writing, such as a book

Fifth grade 2011 - 2012

greek/latin roots PED August 22 - 26

Word List: ped = foot

biped              a creature with two feet

centipede       a creature with 100 feet

impediment     something that stands in one’s way; an obstacle

millipede         a creature with 1,000 feet

pedal              a lever that is moved with one’s foot

peddler           a person who goes from door to door on foot trying to sell a product

pedestrian       a person who walks across the street on foot

pedicure         a foot treatment that could include soaking the feet and polishing the toenails

quadruped      a four-footed creature

tripod               a three-footed stand often used to balance a camera

Spelling Words for August 22 - 26

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Spelling Words August 22 - 26

operate	claim	needle	beneath
foggy	gasoline	eighty	freight
complete	scary	neighbor	daily
screen	police	explain	feature
straight	memory	contain	populate