5th Grade 1

High
Date Spelling Principle Word List Frequency
Words
9/8-9/12 High Frequency Words 1. accept After this week, 5
5.22A 1. Principle: Writers need to know how to spell words that 2. against High Frequency
they use often. 3. backwards words will be added
4. brought to the weekly list.
2. Say: There are words that you read and write often. We 5. choice
call these words High Frequency Words. Writers need to be 6. choose
able to write them correctly. 7. delete
8. description
9. especially
10. except

9/15-9/19 Double Consonants in the Middle of Words 1. dinner 16. American

5.22A 1. Principle: Writers need to know how to spell words 2. attic 17. celebration
that have double consonants as the dividing point 3. beginning 18. disappointed
between syllables (between the 2 consonants). 4. accident 19. exercise
2. Say: “Some words have double consonant letters in 5. butter 20. important
the pattern.” 6. happen
7. brilliant
8. aggressive
9. necessary
10. tomorrow
11. success
12. annoy
13. apparatus
14. occasion
15. collect

9/22-9/26 Double Consonants in the Middle of Words 1. coffee 16. congratulate

5.22A 1. Principle: Writers need to know how to spell words 2. traffic 17. excited
that have double consonants as the dividing point 3. channel
18. island
between syllables (between the 2 consonants). 4. battle
5. blizzard 19. losing
2. Say: “Some words have double consonant letters in
6. followed 20. measure
the pattern.”
7. funny
8. rabbit
9. supply
10. matters
11. dipper
12. supper
13. narrow
14. glasses
15. errand
5th Grade 2

High
Date Spelling Principle Word List Frequency
Words
9/29-10/3 Drop the Final “e” when adding an ending that begins 1. shaping 16. central
5.22A with a vowel 2. skated 17. although
3. shaded 18. difference
1. Principle: Writers need to know how to spell words 4. using 19. information
that end in an “e” when we add an ending that 5. writer 20. neither
begins with a vowel. 6. loving
2. Say: “When you add an ending to a word that 7. changed
begins in a vowel, such as –ed, -ing, -ous, or –er, 8. managing
you have to drop the final “e” when adding your 9. taping
ending.” 10. making
11. famous
12. caring
13. amazing
14. preparing
15. decided

10/6-10/10 R-controlled vowels 1. birth 16. answer

5.22A 2. thirst 17. certain
1. Principle: Writers need to know how to spell words 3. circus 18. distance
with r-controlled vowels. When vowels are with 4. percent 19. exclaimed
“r,” the vowel sound is usually changed. One or 5. service 20. losing
two vowels may occur with “r” in the phonogram 6. perhaps
pattern. The simpler patterns include ar, ir, or, er, 7. miserable
ur, but other patterns pose greater challenges. 8. stern
Some patterns represent a long vowel sound with 9. burden
“r” (tire). Patterns include ar, ark, arm, ard, arl, art, 10. purpose
arf, arp, arch, ar-e, air, are; er, ere, ear, eart, eer, 11. twirl
earn, eard, erd, er-e; ir, ire, or, oor, ore, our, orn, 12. skirt
ord, oar; ur, ure, urse, urn. 13. flirt
2. Say: “Some words have a vowel pattern with one or 14. pure
two vowels and “r.” When vowels are with “r” in 15. verse
words, you usually blend the sound with “r,” like
in nurse and third.”
5th Grade 3

High
Date Spelling Principle Word List Frequency
Words
10/13-10/17 Change y to i before adding an ending 1. emptied 16. necessary
5.22A 2. emptying 17. middle
1. Principle: Writers need to know how to spell 3. happiness
18. increase
words by changing y to i before adding an ending. 4. burial
19. course
2. Say: “When you add an ending to a word that 5. curlier
ends in y, change the y to i then add the ending.” 6. parties 20. backward
3. Exceptions: Say: If the ending starts with i, do not 7. agonize
change the y to i. Just add the ending. 8. journeying
4. Exceptions: Say: “If the y is preceded by a vowel, 9. defiance
10. studying
then do not change the y to i. Just add the ending.”
11. worrier
12. replied
13. shinier
14. pitiful
15. carried
10/20-10/24 Change y to i before adding an ending 1. heaviest 16. natural
5.22A 2. stranger 17. minute
1. Principle: Writers need to know how to spell 3. trying 18. audience
words by changing y to i before adding an ending. 4. emptiness 19. attention
2. Say: “When you add an ending to a word that 5. trickier 20. doesn’t
ends in y, change the y to i then add the ending.” 6. beautiful
3. Exceptions: Say: If the ending starts with i, do not 7. earlier
change the y to i. Just add the ending. 8. tries
4. Exceptions: Say: “If the y is preceded by a vowel, 9. babies
then do not change the y to i. Just add the ending.” 10. flies
11. craziness
12. hurried
13. flying
14. supplied
15. monkeys

10/27-10/31 Complex Contractions 1. it’s 16. nervous

5.22A 2. who’s 17. reason
1. Principle: Writers need to know how to spell 3. where’ll 18. sincerely
complex contractions. When 2 words are put 4. we’ve 19. supposed
together in a shortened form, one or more letters is 5. it’d 20. themselves
left out and an apostrophe is put in. This shortened, 6. y’all
or contracted, form is called a contraction. 7. might’ve
Contractions appear frequently in oral and written 8. could’ve
language. Is can be used with the names of people, 9. shouldn’t
places or objects (e.g., Peter’s sick today. The 10. doesn’t
candle’s flickering in the wind.) An ‘s can 11. don’t
represent is or has. An ‘d means would or had, 12. wouldn’t
showing a difference in meaning. 13. can’t
14. couldn’t
2. Say: “To make a contraction, put two words 15. mustn’t
together and leave out a letter or letters. Put the
apostrophe where the letters are left out. Without
an apostrophe in the proper place, contractions are
incorrect and misspelled.”
5th Grade 4
High
Date Spelling Principle Word List Frequency
Words

11/3-11/7 Plural Rules (plurals that add –es, plurals with 1. addresses 1. notice
5.22A words ending in –y, and plurals with words ending 2. armies 2. opposite
in –f, -fe, or –lf) 3. communities 3. definitely
4. wrenches 4. young
1. Principle: Writers need to know how to spell the 5. photos 5. without
plural forms of words correctly. This lesson helps 6. leaves
students refine their knowledge of how plurals are 7. families
formed. Some add s or es; some change the spelling of 8. buses
the base word before s or es is added; and some have a 9. videos
completely different spelling. 10. echoes
11. tomatoes
2. Say: “Add es to words that end with x, ch, sh, s, ss, 12. opportunities
tch, and zz to make them plural. The s at the end 13. halves
sounds like /z/. 14. knives
15. taxes
3. Say: “Add s to words that end in a vowel and y to
make them plural. Change the y to i and add es to
words that end in a consonant and y to make them
plural.

4. Say: “Change the f to v and add s or es to words that

end with f, fe, or lf to make them plural.

11/10-11/14 Irregular Plurals 1. men 16. picture

5.22A 2. people 17. principal
1. Principle: Writers need to know how to spell the 3. mice
18. realized
plural forms of words correctly. This lesson helps 4. children
students refine their knowledge of how plurals are 5. feet 19. transition
formed. Some add s or es; some change the spelling of 6. geese 20. though
the base word before s or es is added; and some have a 7. teeth
completely different spelling. (This last sentence will 8. lice
be your focus this week.) 9. cacti
10. appendices
2. Say: “Some words have a completely different 11. oxen
spelling when we make them plural, and sometimes the 12. scissors
spelling does change at all, like in the word deer. One 13. bison
deer is spelled the same as when you say many deer.” 14. fishes
15. shrimps
3. Say: “When we spell some plurals, there are two
ways the word could be correct. For example, quail can
mean one or more, but quails is also a proper way to
spell that word in the plural form.”
5th Grade 5
High
Date Spelling Principle Word List Frequency
Words

11/17-11/21 Greek Roots (tele, photo, phono, graph, meter) 1. centimeter 16. remember
5.22B 2. photograph 17. represent
1. Principle: Writers need to know how to spell words 3. biography 18. sign
formed with the Greek roots tele, photo, phono, graph, 4. photojournalist 19. straight
and meter. 5. xylophone 20. weird
6. teleconference
2. Say: “When we spell words with Greek roots, we
7. perimeter
need to know how to spell the root correctly. Knowing
how to spell these roots will help you know how to 8. telethon
spell many other words containing these roots.” 9. phonograph
10. symphony
11. television
12. barometer
13. photocopy
14. graphic
15. thermometer
12/1-12/5 Latin Roots (spec, scrib, rupt, port, ject, dict) 1. speculate 16. several
5.22B 2. prescribe 17. surprise
1. Principle: Writers need to know how to spell words 3. eruption
18. unknown
formed with the Latin roots spec, scrib, rupt, port, ject, 4. export
5. eject 19. unusual
and dict.
6. dictionary 20. worse
7. spectator
2. Say: “When we spell words with Latin roots, we need
8. inscribe
to know how to spell the root correctly. Knowing how to 9. interrupt
spell these roots will help you know how to spell many 10. important
other words containing these roots.” 11. rejection
12. dictator
13. inspector
14. inscribe
15. interjection

12/8-12/12 Commonly Confused Terms 1. heel 17. a lot

5.22C 2. heal 18. there’s
1. Principle: Writers need to know how to spell words 3. knew 19. through
that sound the same but have different meanings. The 4. new 20. throw
context will determine the spelling. 5. close
6. clothes
2. Say: “When we spell words that sound the same but 7. accept
have differently meanings, those are called homophones. 8. except
Homophones are commonly confused because they 9. your
sound the same. The context of the sentence the word is 10. you’re
used in will determine the spelling.” 11. already
12. all ready
13. past
14. passed
15. aloud
16. allowed
5th Grade 6
High
Date Spelling Principle Word List Frequency
Words

1/5-1/9 Greek Suffixes (-ology, -phobia,-ism, -ist) 1. balloonist 16. wandering

5.22B 2. optometrist 17. wondering
1. Principle: Writers need to know how to spell words 3. terrorist 18. there
formed with the Greek suffixes –ology, -phobia, -ism, 4. botanist 19. their
-ist. 5. therapist 20. they’re
6. skepticism
2. Say: “When we spell words with Greek suffixes, we 7. nationalism
need to know how to spell the suffix correctly. Knowing 8. optimism
how to spell these suffixes will help you know how to 9. terrorism
spell many other words that end with one of the 10. realism
suffixes.” 11. cosmetology
12. biology
3. Say: “Not all words that end in these letters
13. arachnophobia
contain a suffix. For example, the word list. It ends
in –ist, but when you take away the suffix, there is 14. hydrophobia
no base word with its own meaning.” 15. geology

1/12-1/16 Latin Derived Suffixes (-able, -ible) 1. breakable 16. who’s

5.22B 2. predictable 17. whose
1. Principle: Writers need to know how to spell words 3. profitable 18. principal
formed with the Latin suffixes –able and –ible. 4. punishable 19. principle
5. remarkable 20. loyal
2. Say: “When we spell words with Latin suffixes, we 6. invincible
need to know how to spell the suffix correctly. Knowing 7. horrible
how to spell these suffixes will help you know how to 8. compatible
spell many other words that end with one of the 9. gullible
suffixes.” 10. audible
11. agreeable
3. Say: “Not all words that end in these letters 12. dependable
contain a suffix. For example, the word table. It
13. laughable
ends in –able, but when you take away the suffix,
there is no base word with its own meaning.” 14. edible
15. feasible

1/20-1/23 Latin Derived Suffixes (-able, -ible) 1. approachable 16. great

5.22B 2. favorable 17. grate
1. Principle: Writers need to know how to spell words 3. possible 18. steel
formed with the Latin suffixes –able and –ible. A 19. steal
4. visible
suffix is a group of letters, or word part, placed at the 20. wear
5. terrible
end of a base word. A suffix can have more than one 6. loveable
meaning. When you remove it from the word, the word
7. payable
that remains has its own meaning. Understanding
suffixes helps readers efficiently spell multisyllable 8. amicable
words. 9. liable
10. tangible
2. Say: “When we spell words with Latin suffixes, we 11. convertible
need to know how to spell the suffix correctly. Knowing 12. susceptible
how to spell these suffixes will help you know how to 13. fashionable
spell many other words that end with one of the suffixes. 14. reversible
Remember, not all words that end in those letters contain 15. illegible
the suffix.”
5th Grade 7

High
Date Spelling Principle Word List Frequency
Words
1/26-1/30 Base Words with Affixes (-ion, -ment, -ly) 1. subtraction 16. waist
5.22B 2. protection 17. waste
1. Principle: Writers need to know how to spell words 3. inspection 18. weak
formed with the suffixes –ion, -ment, and -ly. A 19. week
4. election
suffix is a group of letters, or word part, placed at the 20. yesterday
5. instruction
end of a base word. A suffix can have more than one 6. department
meaning. When you remove it from the word, the
7. accompaniment
word that remains has its own meaning.
Understanding suffixes helps readers efficiently spell 8. investment
multisyllable words. 9. regiment
10. implement
2. Say: “When we spell words with suffixes, we 11. weirdly
need to know how to spell the suffix correctly. 12. fiscally
Knowing how to spell these suffixes will help you
13. characteristically
know how to spell many other words that end with
one of the suffixes.” 14. conveniently
15. historically
3. Say: “Not all words that end in these letters
contain a suffix. For example, the word lion. It
ends in –ion, but when you take away the suffix,
there is no base word with its own meaning.”

2/2-2/6 Base Words with Affixes (-dis, -pre, -un, -in) 1. disability 16. pain
5.22B 2. preapprove 17. pane
1. Principle: Writers need to know how to spell words 3. inclusive 18. flare
formed with the suffixes –dis, -pre, -un, -in. 4. unadmitted 19. flair
A prefix is a group of letters, or word part, placed at 5. disagree 20. minute
the beginning of a base word. A prefix can have more 6. prebook
than one meaning. When you remove it from the word, 7. uninformed
the word that remains has its own meaning. 8. incurable
Understanding prefixes helps readers efficiently spell 9. dislike
multisyllable words. 10. predetermined
11. unharmed
2. Say: “When we spell words with prefixes, we 12. incorrect
need to know how to spell the prefix correctly. 13. disoriented
Knowing how to spell these prefixes will help you 14. unsightly
know how to spell many other words that begin 15. indecency
with one of the prefixes.”

2. Say: “Not all words that begin with these letters

contain a prefix. For example, the word under. It
begins with –un, but when you take away the
prefix, there is no base word with its own
meaning.”
5th Grade 8
High
Date Spelling Principle Word List Frequency
Words

2/9-2/13 Latin Derived Suffixes (-ance, -ence) 1. ambulance 16. dual

5.22B 2. assurance 17. duel
1. Principle: Writers need to know how to spell words 3. assistance 18. flower
formed with the Latin suffixes –ance and –ence. 4. resistance 19. flour
5. appliance 20. special
2. Say: “When we spell words with Latin suffixes, we 6. elegance
need to know how to spell the suffix correctly. Knowing 7. distance
how to spell these suffixes will help you know how to 8. brilliance
spell many other words that end with one of the 9. audience
suffixes.” 10. conference
11. innocence
3. Say: “Not all words that end in these letters 12. intelligence
contain a suffix. For example, the word dance. It
13. persistence
ends in –ance, but when you take away the suffix,
there is no base word with its own meaning.” 14. reference
15. science

2/17-2/20 Latin Derived Suffixes (-ance, -ence) 1. sentence 16. sight

5.22B 2. silence 17. site
1. Principle: Writers need to know how to spell words 3. sequence 18. cite
formed with the Latin suffixes –ance and –ence. 4. importance 19. base
5. performance 20. bass
2. Say: “When we spell words with Latin suffixes, we 6. clearance
need to know how to spell the suffix correctly. Knowing 7. guidance
how to spell these suffixes will help you know how to 8. instance
spell many other words that end with one of the suffixes. 9. fragrance
Remember, not all words that end in those letters 10. attendance
contain the suffix.” 11. absence
12. influence
13. evidence
14. affluence
15. vengeance
5th Grade 9
High
Date Spelling Principle Word List Frequency
Words

2/23-2/27 Silent and Sounded Consonants 1. haste 17. write

5.22Aiii 2 hasten 18. right
1. Principle: Writers need to know how to spell words 3. sign 19. capitol
with silent consonants. They also need to know how to 4. signal 20. capital
spell the word when an ending is added that changes 5. condemn
the pronunciation of that silent consonant. Silent 6. condemnation
consonants can occur at any place in a word;
7. column
frequently consonant letters are silent because over
time spellings stayed the same but pronunciations 8.columnist
changed. Letters can also be silent because they came 9. hymn
from other languages. However, when an ending is 10. hymnal
added to a word with a silent consonant, it can change 11. crumb
the pronunciation. 12. crumble
13. bomb
2. Say: “When we spell words with silent consonants,
14. bombing
we cannot hear all the letters when we say the word 15. cloth
aloud. However, when we add an ending to those words, 16. clothes
sometimes the silent letter becomes sounded and the
pronunciation is changed.”

3/16-3/20 Consonant Changes /t/ to /sh/, /k/ to /sh/ 1. subtract 17. quit
5.22Ai 2. subtraction 18.quiet
1. Principle: Writers need to know other ways to spell 3. protect 19. quite
the /sh/ sound. 4. protection 20. obvious
5. inspect
2. Say: “Sometimes when you spell the /sh/ sound, you 6. inspection
use the –ion, -tion, or -ian.” 7. elect
8. election
9. instruct
10. instruction
11. mathematics
12. mathematician
13. clinic
14. clinician
15. music
16. musician
 Grade 5
High
Date Spelling Principle Word List Frequency
Words
3/23-3/27 Consonant Changes /t/ to /sh/, /k/ to /sh/ 1. optic 17. break
5.22Ai 2. optician 18. brake
1. Principle: Writers need to know other ways to spell 3. politics 19. buy
the /sh/ sound. 4. politician 20. bye
5. technical
6. technician
2. Say: “Sometimes when you spell the /sh/ sound, you
7. diagnostic
use the –ion, -tion, or -ian.” 8. diagnostician
9. esthetics
10. esthetician
11. concentrate
12. concentration
13. generate
14. generation
15. coordinate
16. coordination

4/6-4/10 Vowel Changes (long to short) 1. crime 17. hole

5.22Aii 2. criminal 18. whole
1. Principle: Writers need to know how to spell words 3. sane 19. die
when endings are added that change the vowel sound 20. dye
4. sanity
in the word. 5. humane
6. humanity
2. Say: “Sometimes when you add endings to words, the
7. bite
vowel sound changes from a long vowel sound to a short
8. bitten
vowel sound.”
9. cycle
10. cyclic
11. reptile
12. reptilian
13. rite
14. ritual
15. major
16. majority

4/13-4/17 Vowel Changes (long to schwa) 1. combine 17. here

5.22Aii 2. combination 18. hear
1. Principle: Writers need to know how to spell words 3. perspire 19. coarse
when endings are added that change the vowel sound 20. course
4. perspiration
in the word. 5. inspire
2. Say: “Sometimes when you add endings to words, 6. inspiration
the vowel sound changes from a long vowel 7. prepare
sound to a schwa sound.” 8. preparation
9. define
10. definition
11. reduce
12. reduction
13. produce
14. production
15. translate
16. translation
 Grade 5
High
Date Spelling Principle Word List Frequency
Words

4/27-5/1 Vowel Changes (short to schwa) 1. project 17. principal

5.22Aii 2. projection 18. principle
1. Principle: Writers need to know how to spell words 3. origin 19. desert
when endings are added that change the vowel sound 20. dessert
4. origination
in the word. 5. direct
6. direction
2. Say: “Sometimes when you add endings to words, the
7. distract
vowel sound changes from a short vowel sound to a
8. distraction
schwa sound.”
9. invent
10. invention
11. construct
12. construction
13. exempt
14. exemption
15. perfect
16. perfection