Sixth Grade Spelling List F-20
Ad- means to or toward, and it’s English's most frequently absorbed prefix. In Unit 20 of STW’s grade six series, students will master these new words: adhesive, alliteration, additional, accomplishment, accessible, aggression, accelerate, affixes, allocate, alliance, affect, aggravate, addictive, accommodate, affiliate, allegiance, adjust, affirmative, advocate, adjoining, acquaintance, and adolescence.
This is the first of two units that examine the prefix ad-. Words on this list have the base form ad-, or one of these four derived spellings: ac-, af-, ag-, or al-.
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Knowing how to differentiate between short, long, schwa, and r-controlled vowel sounds is a must for this worksheet. Other sections ask about synonyms, silent consonants, usage in context, and more.
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Accommodate is one of the most frequently misspelled words in English, mostly due to its use of not one, but two absorbed prefixes! Is it spelled correctly in #7? (Only nine words on this sheet don't need any corrections!)
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The criss-crossing clues of this engaging crossword puzzle will be an extra bit of help in remembering the correct word spellings.
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These word jumbles have two steps: figure out the mixed-up words, then correctly spell them on the accompanying line.
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The doubled letters in this puzzle are doing their best to distract, but clever students will locate all 25 hidden words in no time so long as they're looking closely.
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Commit tricky spelling features to memory through practice. Writing each word two times each is just the beginning; keeping writing them as many times as needed.
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To make the most of this dual typing and spelling activity, disable any autocorrect features on student devices first!
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Step up your spellers' review time by using these colorful cards, perfectly sized for your palm to flash through quickly.
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Each of the 25 words needing to be alphabetized starts with a vowel! Four of five groups consist only of ad- words; the three in- review words are included in the fifth subgroup.
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When it comes to alphabetizing all twenty-five List 20 words, it's nice to know all the review words are automatically bumped to the end since they don't start with a - but you'll have to be a bit more careful with the rest!
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Cut out twenty of this week's spelling words and place them in the correct order from accelerate to allocate before gluing them onto the top half of the sheet.
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The common adhesives tape and glue grace the corner of this printable spelling test. Each numbered line has plenty of space to spell even the longest words.
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Print yourself a copy of this helpful test-day aid. Regular, review, and challenge word order is randomized within their individual sections.
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Spelling Unit F-21
This link takes you to List 21, where you'll explore the final five derived spellings of ad- with the words announcements, apparel, arrogance, assume, attentive, and others.
6th Grade Spelling (Main Index)All grade 6 units are conveniently listed on this page.
Greek & Latin Word PartsClick here for additional practice using ad- and other absorbed prefixes, as well as various non-absorbed prefixes and a variety of roots.