Monday, October 31, 2011

Spelling words for October 31 - November 4

Word Sort
Spelling Words October 31 – November 4


rehearse


perfume


murmur

external


worth


circulate


service

disturb


world


internal

 alert

search


further


current

burnt

worst

purpose

deserve

squirrel

conserve



Monday, October 17, 2011

Spelling Words for October 17 - 19

TEST is WEDNESDAY
Word Sort
Spelling Words October 17 - 19


hatchery


Elkader


cooperation

Ewalu


zipline


fish


archery

trust


friendship


burial mounds

 Big Springs

Strawberry Point


Mississippi River

Effigy Mounds












Monday, October 10, 2011

Spelling Words for October 10-13

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Spelling Words October 10 - 13


humble


angel

council

pupil


final


normal


angle

syllable


festival


panel

 evil

rural


fossil

scramble

marvel

loyal


general

parcel

civil

counsel



Greek/Latin Roots for October 10 - 13

miss, mit = send
admit      to send someone in; to allow someone to enter
dismiss     to send someone out; to let someone leave
emit         to send out or give off (such as an odor)
intermission     a break between acts of plays or performance during which people are sent out for snacks or stretch breaks
missile      a weapon designed to be sent in the direction of a target
mission    a special duty or function which a person or group is sent out to do
omit         to leave out; to not send
remit        to send back ( usually related to paying bills)
submit     to “send” yourself under someone else’s control; to give in to someone else’s power
transmit   to send something across places; to pass along

Monday, October 3, 2011

Spelling Words for October 3 - 7

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Spelling Words October 3 - 7


shadow


cheap

social


motion


bunch


nature


publish

ancient


picture


shelter

 special

delicious


chest

official

exchange

shoulder


patient

kitchen

furniture

pasture



Greek/Latin Root Words for October 3 - 7

Port = Carry
deport                to carry or send away from a country: to banish
export                 to carry out of the country
import                 to carry into the country
portable             capable of being easily carried
portage              the route over which boats and supplies are carried overland from one lake or river to another
porter                  an attendant who carries travelers’ luggage for them
portfolio              a case for carrying loose papers
report                  a collection of writing that carries information to be shared again with someone new
support               to carry the weight of something
transport            to carry something from one place to another