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High School Spelling Master List by Week

Contents by Week
1 - Words Ending in -ant and -ent 19 - Vowels: Words with AI
2 - Vowel Concerns: I 20 - Word Endings: Adding -ing to -y or -e
3 - Consonants: Double or Single? 21 - Consonants: Commonly Confused
4 - Homophones - Alike but Different 22 - Near Homophones: Almost Alike
5 - Vowel Concerns: O 23 - Word Ending: Adding a Suffix
6 - Ending Words with an S 24 - Vowels: Concerns with EE/EA
7 - Vowels Concerns: Using O 25 - Words Ending in E: Adding -ly
8 - Consonants: Single or Double? 26 - Consonants: Words with Silent Letters
9 - Words with a Prefix 27 - Combining Words
10 - Suffixes -ant, -ent, -ence, -ance, -ary, and -ery 28 - Vowel Concerns: IE/EI
11 - Vowel Concerns: A 29 - Word Ending Concerns
12 - Words Ending in -ous 30 - Vowel Concerns: More with E
13 - Consonants: Double Trouble 31 - Consonants Blends: SC and GH
14 - Homophones: Sounding the Same 32 - Near Homophones: Nearly Alike
15 - Words Ending in -ed or -ing 33 - Vowel Concerns: Using E
16 - Vowels: Using AU/UA and IA/AI 34 - Words Ending in -ly
17 - Words Ending in -ar, -or, and -er 35 - Vowels: More Concerns
18 - Consonants: More on Doubling 36 - Consonants: More Concerns

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3

Words Ending in -ant and -ent Vowel Concerns: I Consonants: Double or Single?
argument business different
convenient definite disappoint
equipment family during
excellent first occasion
excitement friend opportunity
experiment imagine profession
permanent medicine recommend
pleasant opinion success
servant piece until
temperament religion written

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Week 4 Week 7 Week 10

Homophones - Alike but Different Vowels Concerns: Using O Words Ending in -ant, -ent, -ence,
hear among -ance, -ary, and -ery
here apology appearance
know around attendance
no horse cemetery
principal laboratory existence
principle poison experience
threw prison independence
through sophomore parents
your woman secretary
you’re wonder sentence
sergeant
Week 5 Week 8
Vowel Concerns: O Consonants: Single or Double? Week 11
course accommodate Vowel Concerns: A
favorite commit acquaint
forty exaggerate embarrass
front forest library
innocent immediate magazine
modern parallel many
motor possession obstacle
opposite succeed preparation
other summary separate
trouble tomorrow similar
village
Week 6 Week 9
Ending Words with an S Words with a Prefix Week 12
chiefs bicycle Words Ending in -ous
clothes descend conscientious
countries describe conscious
cries destroy continuous
does disappear courageous
families dissatisfy courteous
heroes perform fictitious
months precede humorous
stories prejudice jealous
tries psychology mischievous
nervous

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Week 13 Week 16 Week 19
Consonants: Double Trouble Vowels: Using AU/UA and IA/AI Vowels: Words with AI
across again afraid
challenge associate against
control because certain
discuss brilliant entertain
happen captain laid
intelligent guarantee mountain
interrupt guard paid
narrative persuade prairie
pretty restaurant villain
suppose usual wait

Week 14 Week 17 Week 20

Homophones: Sounding the Same Words Ending in -ar, -or, and -er Word Endings: Adding -ing to -y or -e
its author buying
it’s calendar carrying
lead character coming
led familiar dining
their governor exciting
there grammar hoping
they’re particular hurrying
to peculiar shining
too soldier studying
two sponsor writing

Week 15 Week 18 Week 21

Words Ending in -ed or -ing Consonants: More on Doubling Consonants: Commonly Confused
beginning accuse athlete
dropped address concentrate
getting aggression criticize
grabbed approach incident
occurred attitude pronunciation
planned difficult prophecy
referring misspell reference
running necessary seize
stopped omitted suspense
swimming squirrel think

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research results presented in The English Record, Vol. 22, No. 1, Fall 1971, used by permission of the New York State English
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Week 22 Week 25 Week 28

Near Homophones: Almost Alike Words Ending in E: Adding -ly Vowel Concerns: IE/EI
accept completely achieve
choose definitely believe
chose extremely field
except immediately height
quiet immensely leisure
quite lonely niece
weather probably receive
were safely relieve
where sincerely thief
whether truly weird

Week 23 Week 26 Week 29

Word Ending: Adding a Suffix Consonants: Words with Silent letters Word Ending Concerns
athletic acquire article
beautiful answer college
children climb criticism
hungry foreign identity
ninety receipt knowledge
realize rhythm marriage
recognize straight model
relative stretch noticeable
suspicion wreck possible
wonderful write privilege

Week 24 Week 27 Week 30

Vowels: Concerns with EE/EA Combining Words Vowel Concerns: More with E
appear almost before
break already decision
career always grateful
committee everybody poem
instead forehead remember
meant maybe schedule
proceed pastime shepherd
search something strengthen
speak themselves those
speech together went

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Council.
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Week 31 Week 33 Week 35

Consonants Blends: SC and GH Vowel Concerns: Using E Vowels: More Concerns
conscience benefit amateur
description complete beauty
discipline decide curiosity
enough enemy disease
escape interest group
fascinate interpret hospital
neighbor repetition period
night secret pilot
scene they procedure
thought tragedy pursue

Week 32 Week 34 Week 36

Near Homophones: Nearly Alike Words Ending in -ly Consonants: More Concerns
affect accidentally arctic
an easily awful
and especially corner
effect finally doctor
loose formerly further
lose happily government
sense practically pamphlet
since really quantity
than thoroughly surprise
then usually which

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