Spelling Contract
Week of May 1-May 22, 2018
Commonly Confused Terms
1. adapt
2. adopt
3. personnel
4. personal
5. stationary
6. stationery
7, advise
8. advice
9. formally
10. formerly
11. .complement
12. compliment
13. except
14. accept
15. device
16. devise
17. emigrate
18. immigrate
19. imminent
20. eminent
Week of Apr. 23-May 1, 2018
Homographs
1. progress
2. compound
3. aged
4. conduct
5. present
6. minute
7. console
8. primer
9. rebel
10. convict
11. content
12. wound
13. compact
14. buffet
15. extract
16. refuse
17. contract
18. invalid
19. convert
20. object
Week of Apr.12-Apr. 23
Suffixes -ance, -ence
1. performance
2. experience
3. appearance
4. ambulance
5. attendance
6. excellence
7. importance
8. obedience
9. inheritance
10. innocence
11. clearance
12. insurance
13. absence
14. balance
15. sequence
16. distance
17. residence
18. instance
19. silence
20. patience
Week of Apr. 5-Apr. 12,2018
Suffixes: -eer, -ian, -ant, -ent
1. lieutenant
2. superintendent
3. merchant
4. volunteer
5. participant
6. participant
7. comedian
8. opponent
9. applicant
10. attendant
11. engineer
12. custodian
13. assistant
14. resident
15. servant
16. agent
17. guardian
18. musician
19. tenant
20. librarian
March 27- Apr. 5, 2018
Suffix -ous
1. mountainous
2. tremendous
3.courageous
4. industrious
5. continuous
6. gorgeous
7. wondrous
8. nutritious
9. cautious
10. precious
11. fabulous
12. jealous
13. glorious
14. obvious
15.. tedious
16. curious
17. nervous
18. furious
19. studious
20. various
Week of March 19-March 27
Commonly Misspelled Words
1. restaurant
2. appreciate
3. probably
4. different
5. bargain
6. victory
7. bureau
8. surely
9. perspire
10. rhythm
11. sauce
12. jewelry
13. captain
14. pigeon
15. athlete
16. amateur
17. license
18. muscle
19. villain
20. similar
Week of Mar. 1-Mar. 8,2018
Unit 26: Prefixes under-, sub-, super-,inter-, intra-, mid-
1. undrground
2. interchange
3. intramural
4. submarine
5. undrrneath
6. midsummer
7. interstate
8. supersonic
9. undercover
10. intrastate
11. interact
12. midway
13. underpass
14. superstar
15. subway
16. intersect
17. supervise
18. interface
19. subtotal
20. interview
Week of Feb. 21- Mar. 1, 2018
Unit 25: Suffixes -ate, -ary
1. unfortunate
2. approximate
3. momentary
4. imaginary
5. immediate
6. temporary
7. customary
8. desperate
9. secondary
10. necessary
11.accurate
12. voluntary
13. delicate
14. solitary
15. ultimate
16. moderate
17. ordinary
18. honorary
19. fortunate
20. desolate
Week of Feb.14-Feb.21,2018
Unit 23: Compound Words
1. thunderstorm
2. self-addressed
3. background
4. cross-country
5. post office
6. weatherproof
7. throughout
8. sister-in-law
9. bill of sale
10. everybody
11. checkbook
12. skyscraper
13. overcast
14. all right
15. passerby
16. wristwatch
17. campsite
18. campfire
19. bookstore
20. grown-up