Gracemount High School

Weekly Spelling Book

January - May

Learning Styles

There is no right or wrong way to learn. Most people find one particular way of learning helps them to learn more easily.

  1. Visual learners – see words in their head and may need to see words written before they can learn them.
  1. Auditory learners – often need to repeat information aloud or sound out words to help with learning.
  1. Physical learners (Kinaesthetic learners) – may need to write out words to learn them. The muscle movement involved helps with learning. Sometimes tracing the words can also help.

Some people like to use two or even all three of these ways.

Which learning style do you prefer?

I am a learner

HOW TO USE THIS BOOKLET

You will be given a test each week in class to check on your progress. The time for your test is noted on the front.

You should spend some time each week trying to learn how to spell the words for each lesson.

Your teacher will tell you how many words to learn for each lesson.

This booklet is available on GLOW which will allow you to go over your words at home. Also on GLOW you will find links to other spelling sites which provide fun activities to help you improve your spelling.

Ways to Help You Learn Correct Spelling

1. Beat out the syllables (the number of beats in the word)

e.g. – “spelling” has 2

“word” has 1

2. Highlight the difficult bits of a word.

e.g. – yacht

3. Link a new word with ones you already know.

e.g. – found – mound – ground – astound

4. Find words within words.

e.g. – fat-her : father

5. Exaggerate the way you say the word – say it as it

sounds.

e.g. – yacht – “ya.ch.t”

mother – “moth.er”

6. Say the names of the letters in a rhythm.

7. Trace the letters of the word.

8. Remove or add the start and end of words (prefixes

and suffixes

e.g – reborn  (re) born

forgetful  forget (ful)

9. Use mnemonics (“nem-on-icks”)

e.g. there’s end on the end of friend

Don’t believe the lie in “Believe me”

10. Use the Look, Cover, Write and Check method

i.e. – LOOK at the word

COVER it up

WRITE it down

Check or compare it…carefully

Do this several times

Lesson 16

Functional Communication

* / news / brochure
* / daily / local
* / press / national
* / weekly / witness
* / copy / global
headlines / column
editor / foreign
crosswords / reviews
magazine / tabloid
annual / broadsheet

Lesson 17

Words from Social Subjects

* / Asia / equator
* / ocean / emigration
* / Skye / desert
* / Tiree / islands
* / economy / Edinburgh
Scottish / government
clearances / parliament
continent / Gaelic
Pacific / Australia
Atlantic / Hebrides

Lesson 18

Words from Art

* / clay / ceramic
* / black / subject
* / logo / texture
* / print / sketch
* / tone / foreground
coil / landscape
colour / illustration
pattern / opaque
charcoal / perspective
design / transparent

Lesson 19

wa rules

a after w often sounds like o

* / was / wasp
* / want / wash
* / what / swan
wand / water
watch / wander
swamp / swallow
* / warm / swab
* / wart / swaddle
swarm / wallet
warn / waltz

Lesson 20

More words from CDT

* / tools / mallet
* / plane / G-clamp
* / file / sash cramp
* / snips / chisel
* / vice / screwdriver
coping saw / bench
tenon saw / laser
hacksaw / nails
try square / solder
hammer / ferrous

Lesson 21

change y to i and add es or ed or ful or ness

* / ladies / factories
* / flies / dictionaries
* / cried / beautiful
* / dried / skies
* / fried / carried
supplies / hurried
spies / married
copies / emptied
terrified / studied
fanciful / happiness

Lesson 22

Words from Drama

* / character / script
* / actor / voice
* / stage / director
* / mime / costume
* / accent / projecting
volume / audience
tone / pace
movement / prop
posture / theatre
gesture / eye contact

Lesson 23

More Words from Science

* / carbon / artery
* / hydrogen / carbohydrate
* / natural / tube
* / nature / chlorine
* / oxygen / fertile
bacteria / hormones
digest / beaker
energy / muscle
glucose / solids
growth / protein

Lesson 24

Words from Music

* / tempo / unaccompanied
* / march / ascending
* / reel / descending
* / waltz / repetition
* / blues / Rock’n’Roll
jazz / ostinato
acoustic guitar / repetition
accordion / strumming
fiddle / unison
accompanied / solo

Lesson 25

In English no word ends with j, use ge or dge

* / page / sledge
* / huge / fringe
* / large / passage
* / range / sausage
* / stage / language
cage / encourage
rage / smudge
message / knowledge
cabbage / porridge
hedge / ledge

Lesson 26

Contractions

* / does not / doesn’t
* / can not / can’t
* / shall not / shan’t
* / do not / don’t
* / will not / won’t
should not / shouldn’t
could have / could’ve
have not / haven’t
was not / wasn’t
had not / hadn’t

Lesson 27

Imaginative Writing

* / space / attack
* / rocket / interesting
* / witch / weird
* / scream / peaceful
* / magic / silence
ghost / darkness
terrified / frightened
haunted / courage
ruin / strength
deserted / luxurious

Lesson 28

Words from Home Economics

* / oven / healthy
* / diet / cupboard
* / chop / scrape
* / boil / assemble
* / apron / simmer
dice / textile
fruit / equipment
vegetable / ingredient
recipe / nutrient
sugar / labelling

Lesson 29

~ tion More -dom words

* / station / wisdom
* / nation / freedom
* / fraction / boredom
* / question / random
* / detention / seldom
direction / stardom
indigestion / kingdom
injection / dukedom
invention / martyrdom
attention / officialdom

Lesson 30

Words from PE

* / badminton / racket
* / trampoline / analyse
* / rugby / hockey
* / stamina / flexibility
* / athletics / shuttle
javelin / practice
strength / energy
exercise / technique
tackle / muscle
volleyball / basketball

Lesson 30

Holidays

* / holidays / cruise
* / beach / luxury
* / towel / money
* / passport / weather
* / caravan / carriage
relax / view
abroad / tourist
airport / leisure
aeroplane / ticket
flight / mosquito

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