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Spelling for 7th Grade

Lesson #1 ie and ei

Write ie when the sound is a long ē, except after c.

  1. chief
  2. brief
  3. believe
  4. yield
  5. receive
  6. deceive
  7. seize
  8. leisure
  9. either
  10. neither
  11. protein
  12. receipt

Lesson #2 ie and ei (sound is long a)

Write ei when the sound is not a long ē, especially when the sound is long ā.

  1. sleigh
  2. veil
  3. freight
  4. weight
  5. height
  6. foreign
  7. friend
  8. mischief
  9. ancient

Lesson #3 -cede, -ceed and –sede

The only English word ending in –sede is supersede. The only English words ending in

–ceed are exceed, proceed and succeed. Most other words with this sound end in –cede.

  1. concede
  2. precede
  3. recede
  4. secede
  5. supersede
  6. exceed
  7. proceed
  8. succeed

Lesson #4 spelling words with prefixes

When adding a prefix to a word to not change the spelling of the word itself.

  1. illegal
  2. disappear
  3. misspell
  4. dissatisfy
  5. misunderstand
  6. immortal
  7. unnecessary
  8. disrespect
  9. reelect
  10. impossible
  11. inexperience

Lesson #5 spelling words with suffixes

When adding the suffix -ness or -ly to a word, do not change the spelling of the word itself. *Exception: for most words that end in y change the y to i before -ness or -ly.

  1. suddenness
  2. truthfully
  3. beautifully
  4. routinely
  5. neatness
  6. *daily
  7. *loneliness

Lesson #6 Drop the final silent e, before using a suffix beginning with a vowel. *Exception: keep the final e with words ending in -ce and -ge before a suffix beginning with an a or an o.Keep the final e with a suffix beginning with a consonant.

  1. nicest
  2. loving
  3. likable
  4. skating
  5. facing
  6. *noticeable
  7. *courageous
  8. careless
  9. plateful
  10. falsehood

Lesson #7 For words ending in y proceeded by a consonant, change the y to i before any suffix that does not begin with an i.

  1. beautiful
  2. mysterious
  3. enviable
  4. happiness
  5. carrier
  6. carrying
  7. funnier
  8. trying
  9. variable

Lesson #8 Double the final consonant before adding –ing, -ed, -er, or –est to a

one-syllable word that ends in a single consonant proceeded by a single vowel.

*Exception for one syllable word ending in a single consonant that is not proceeded by a single vowel, do not double the consonant.

  1. swimming
  2. sitting
  3. popped
  4. flattest
  5. chopped
  6. *reaped
  7. *neatest
  8. *colder
  9. *holding
  10. *roaming
  11. *retainer

Lesson #9 Creating plurals of nouns. Form the forms of plurals of most nouns ending in f by ending s. The plural form of some nouns ending in -f or -fe is formed by changing the f to v and adding -es. The plural form of many nouns ending in -o proceeded by a consonant is formed by adding -es.

  1. knives
  2. loaves
  3. wolves
  4. beliefs
  5. leaves
  6. shelves
  7. themselves
  8. heroes
  9. tomatoes
  10. potatoes
  11. videos

Lesson #10 Words often confused (See Handbook p. 359-370)

Students take charge of their own set of confused words. They should create a poster, a test and teach the words to the class.

Lesson #11 More Commonly Misspelled Words

1. accommodate

2. acquire

3. analyze

4. argument

5. beneficial

6. beginning

7. Caribbean

8. cemetery

9. conceivable

10. defendant

11. definitely

12. knowledge

13. disappoint

14. embarrass

15. environment

16. February

17. finally

18. generally

19. humorous

20. immediately

21. independent

22. interrupt

Lesson #12 More Commonly Misspelled Words

1. narrative

2. occasion

3. occurred

4. ordinarily

5. parallel

6. possessive

7. possible

8. practically

9. realize

10. recommend

11. restaurant

12. rhythm

13. separate

14. surprise

15. technical

16. tomorrow

17. usually

18. weather

19. Wednesday