Fifth Grade Master Spelling Lists

Week 1Sight words, suffix -ant, and academic vocabulary

1. possibility2. grasp3. comic4. quiet5. feast6. sheepish7. betray8. defendant9. immigrant10. irritant11.assistant12.brilliant13.compliant14.extravagant15. ignorant16.artifact17.migration18.nomad19.adapt20.agriculture21. rounding

Week 2Sight words, suffix -ent, and academic vocabulary1. wobble2. ashamed3. consonant4. someone5. shovel6. wheelbarrow7. hedges8. wonder9. smiled10.angle11.absent12.decadent13.excellent14. frequent15. impatient16.cell17.cytoplasm18.organelle19.diffusion20.osmosis21. respiration

Week 3Sight words, suffix -able, and academic vocabulary

1. continent2. Africa3. killed4. melody5. bottom6. register7. sleeve8. infant9. eagle10. layer11.desirable12.excitable13.breakable14.notable15. tolerable16. religion17. tradition18.ceremony19.customary20. folklore21.organ

Week 4Sight words, suffix -ible, and academic vocabulary1. surprise2. French3. hesitate4. sway5. exactly6. remain7. beige8. breathe9. succeed10.horrible11. tangible12.gullible13.possible14.permissible15.comprehensible16. invisible17. tissue18. function19.specific20.mitochondria21.glucose

Week 5Sight words, suffix -able, and academic vocabulary

1. beetle2. jewelry3. avenue4. climbed5. wrote6. youth7. continued8. launch9. debate10.plains11.adaptable12.allowable13.comfortable14.distinguishable15.preferable16.membrane17. transportation18.active19.passive20. inverse21. regroup

Week 6Sight words, number-related, and academic vocabulary

1. January2. England3. route4. design5. bruise6. awkward7. billion8. triple9. bicycle10.octave11.pentameter12.quadruple13.unique14.quadriceps15.uniform16. interact17.specialize18.surplus19.barter20.economy21.cultural

Week 7Sight words, shun words, and academic vocabulary

1. February2. entrance3. valley4. freight5. discard6. president7. aware8. trouble9. situation10.station11.description12.prescription13.subscription14.condition15. introduction16.technique17.divisible18.array19.composite20. factorization21.greatestWeek 8Sight words, shun words, and academic vocabulary

1. April2. coward3. symbols4. loyal5. application6. beckon7. saucer8. admission9. politician10.drawing11. recession12.concession13.deception14.production15. reduction16.chlorophyll17.chloroplast18.activate19.photosynthesis20.stomata21.vascular

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Week 9Sight words, altered sound, and academic vocabulary

1. June2. choose3. single4. novel5. information6. express7. crimson8. ancestor9. further10.elasticity11.authenticity12.criticize13.electricity14.publicity15.partial16. transpiration17.xylem18.phloem19.pigment20.absorb21.evaporate

Week 10Sight words, altered sound, and academic vocabulary

1. July2. control3. practice4. naughty5. straight6. comet7. statement8. meteor9. galaxy10.ethnicity11.commercial12. financial13. racial14.sacrificial15.circumstantial16.process17. rely18.cohesion19.gravity20. respiratory21. interdependent

Week 11Sight words, altered sound, and academic vocabulary

1. suppose2. August3. coast4. menu5. period6. autumn7. journey8. flavor9. substantial10.spatial11.essential12. inferential13. influential14.palatial15. residential16.artery17.vein18.circulatory19.capillary20.chamber21.ventricle

Week 12Sight words, homographs, and academic vocabulary

1. September2. received3. worthwhile4. dairy5. strange6. caught7. haunted8. lawyer9. God10.captain11.advocate12.alternate13.animate14.articulate15.graduate16. latitude17. longitude18.magnetic19.compass20.expedition21.entrepreneur

Week 13Sight words, homographs, and academic vocabulary

1. direct2. October3. squirm4. scissors5. desert6. increase7. convict8. finance9. wound10.business11.separate12.approximate13.estimate14.associate15.certificate16.navigation17.convert18.emperor19.circumnavigation20.cartographer21.colony

Week 14Sight words, plural changes, and academic vocabulary

1. category2. November3. library4. hospital5. restaurant6. clinic7. students8. human9. shelf10.shelves11.alumnus12.alumni13.cactus14.cacti15.nucleus16.nuclei17. reform18.esophagus19.digestive20. intestine21.stomach

Week 15Sight words, plural changes, and academic vocabulary

1. supply2. December3. mentor4. insects5. internal6. external7. index8. indices9. doctor10.provide11. fungus12. fungi13.hippopotamus14.hippopotami15.octopus16.octopi17. tributary18.mission19.slavery20. trading21.charter

Week 16Sight words, double w/-ed, and academic vocabulary

1. thus2. Asia3. ignore4. chapter5. mall6. volunteer7. modern8. compound9. grinned10.plugged11.admitted12.controlled13.permitted14. referred15. inferred16.settlement17.exponent18.notation19.exponent20.regularly21.standard

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Week 17Sight words, double w/-ing, and academic vocabulary

1. Australia2. scowl3. cougar4. encounter5. soldiers6. tremor7. silent8. strapping9. spinning10.stopping11. forgetting12.expelling13. transferring14.equipping15. regretting16.excretory17.bladder18.kidney19.vessel20.sophisticated21.oxygenWeek 18Sight words, polysyllabic -ing, and academic vocabulary1. Antarctica2. headache3. enjoy4. elements5. indicate6. throughout7. expect8. exhausting9. mumbling10. interesting11.appearing12.complaining13.explaining14.developing15.benefiting16.alveoli17.dioxide18.saliva19.obstacles20. journal21.conflict

Week 19Sight words, polysyllabic -ing, and academic vocabulary

1. sense2. Canada3. mayor4. famous5. senator6. colonel7. movement8. upsetting9. exciting10.branches11.editing12.entering13.exiting14. limiting15.suffering16.threatening17.multiple18.simplify19.giant20.quotient21.substituteWeek 20Sight words, polysyllabic w/suffix, and academic vocabulary1. Mexico2. instant3. burglar4. museum5. normal6. contentment7. cloudiness8. consider9. suggested10. illustrated11.corresponding12.presenting13.pronouncing14.beginning15.committing16.divisor17.dividend18. remainder19.analyze20.unpredictable21.collectively

Week 21Sight words, polysyllabic w/suffix, and academic vocabulary

1. position2. entered3. Egypt4. laughter5. giggling6. whispers7. murmur8. wailing9. chief10.Japanese11.measuring12. tolerating13. radiating14. replacing15. forbidding16. inquiry17.scientific18.accompany19.ally20. treaty21.massacre

Week 22Sight words, prefix ad-, and academic vocabulary

1. Italy2. visual3. rhythm4. mischief5. freeze6. major7. observe8. trophy9. necessary10.weight11.adhesive12.addict13.adhere14.adjacent15.adjourn16.connection17.symbol18. represent19.obvious20. reasonableness21. interpret

Week 23Sight words, prefix com-, and academic vocabulary

1. Spain2. cruel3. compression4. needle5. bothering6. tragedy7. particular8. tremble9. communicate10.comparison11.combine12.companion13.committee14.commission15.completely16.desalination17.groundwater18. runoff19.aquifer20.aqueduct21. irrigation

Week 24Sight words, prefix coll-, and academic vocabulary

1. Brazil2. merchant3. shoulder4. industry5. conscience6. casual7. sausage8. cattle9. realize10.quarrel11.collate12.collegiate13.collide14.colloquial15.collusion16. reservoir17.watershed18.conservation19. reclamation20.assimilate21. rivalry

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Week 25Sight words, prefix dis-, and academic vocabulary

1. company2. radio3. China4. genuine5. capital6. factories7. patriot8. appreciate9. channel10.southern11.disadvantage12.dissatisfied13.dislike14.disappoint15.disapprove16.condensation17.evaporation18.precipitation19.vapor20.seep21.glacierWeek 26Sight words, prefix in-, and academic vocabulary

1. Germany2. knitting3. printed4. wouldnt5. ahead6. terrified7. loveliest8. level9. noisily10.molecules11. inaccurate12. inefficient13. ineffective14. insecure15. inadequate16.equivalent17.multiplying18.hundredth19. thousandth20. tenth21.millionth

Week 27Sight words, prefix ob-, and academic vocabulary

1. France2. repeated3. column4. western5. violin6. piano7. trumpet8. plural9. various10.oblique11.oblong12.obstruct13.oblige14.obnoxious15.obsessed16.environment17.contrast18.misconception19.convection20.unevenly21.humidityWeek 28Sight words, prefix sub-, and academic vocabulary1. opposite2. Mercury3. media4. prepared5. plentiful6. solution7. apostrophe8. comma9. exclamation10.especially11.subdivision12.subheading13.submarine14.subcommittee15.submerge16.multiplicative17.dew18.indigo19.capacity20. indentured21.servant

Week 29Sight words, suffix -ology, and academic vocabulary

1. Venus2. passage3. merciless4. afraid5. article6. adverb7. adjective8. conjunction9. subordinate10.preposition11.biology12.archaeology13. technology14.pathology15.mythology16.terminology17.zoology18.saturated19.formation20.stalagmite21.stalactiteWeek 30Sight words, suffix -ology, and academic vocabulary1. Jupiter2. similar3. fossil4. rehearse5. victory6. stretched7. experience8. serious9. allow10.chronology11.meteorology12.sociology13.psychology14. theology15.geology16.erosion17.weathering18.dissolve19.sediment20.deposition21.deposit

Week 31Sight words, Greek root aero, and academic vocabulary

1. pleasant2. Washington3. Greek4. Saturn5. arbor6. orchard7. foliage8. northern9. create10.British11.aeronautics12.aerobics13.aerodynamic14.aerosol15.aerospace16.dissenter17.pilgrim18.persecution19. intolerant20.numerator21.denominatorWeek 32Sight words, Greek root ambi, and academic vocabulary1. difficult2. Uranus3. oboe4. trombone5. cello6. clarinet7. guitar8. banjo9. evening10.ridiculous11.ambidextrous12.ambivalent13.ambient14.ambiguity15.ambition16.nitrogen17.atmosphere18. troposphere19.mesosphere20. thermosphere21.stratosphere

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Week 33Sight words, Greek root anti, and academic vocabulary1. Neptune2. apology3. performance4. details5. entire6. explanation7. substances8. voyage9. dozen10.conditions11.antibiotic12.antiseptic13.antithesis14.antidote15.antisocial16.planetary17.altitude18.diagram19. typhoon20.cyclone21.hurricane

Week 34Sight words, Greek root ann/enn, and academic vocabulary1. Mississippi2. tracks3. arrived4. located5. soprano6. prejudice7. heritage8. effect9. underline10.fortress11.annual12.anniversary13.centennial14.millennium15.perennial16.artisan17.apprentice18.meteorologist19.blizzard20. tornado21. intensify

Week 35Sight words, Gk Roots audi/astro, and academic vocabulary

1. auditorium2. auditory3. audience4. audiometer5. audition6. audit7. audio8. audible9. auditor10.astrolabe11.astronaut12.astrophysics13.astronomical14.astrology15.astronomy16.auction17. rebel18.nuclear19. fusion20.sunspot21.gravitational

Week 36Sight words, Gk Roots graph/fract, and academic vocabulary1. autograph2. biography3. autobiography4. graphic5. Columbia6. spinach7. lettuce8. biographer9. graphite10. fracture11. infraction12.telegraph13.refraction14. judge15. fringe16.hydrogen17.helium18.photosphere19.nebula20.constitution21. ratify

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