Grade+5+Spelling+Words


 * Spelling**

Click on this [|WordList.doc] to see a list of words you should be able to spell from grades 1-5.

__The 6 Syllable Types__ (including diphthongs) ||< ** __aw__ -ful**
 * ~ Syllable Type ||~ Examples ||~ Definition ||
 * < Closed ||< ** __dap__ -ple**
 * __hos__ -tel**
 * __bev__ -er-age** ||< A syllable with a short vowel, spelled with a single vowel letter ending in one or more consonants. ||
 * < Vowel-Consonant-**e**(VC**e**) ||< **com- __pete__ **
 * des- __pite__ ** ||< A syllable with a long vowel, spelled with one vowel + one consonant + silent **e**. ||
 * < Open ||< ** __pro__ -gram**
 * __ta__ -ble**
 * __re__ -cent** ||< A syllable that ends with a long vowel sound, spelled with a single vowel letter. ||
 * < Vowel Team
 * __train__ -er**
 * con- __geal__ **
 * __spoil__ -age** ||< Syllables with long or short vowel spellings that use two to four letters to spell the vowel. Diphthongs **ou/ow** and**oi/oy** are included in this category. ||
 * < Vowel-**r** (**r**-controlled) ||< **in- __jur__ -i-ous**
 * con- __sort__ **
 * __char__ - __ter__ ** ||< A syllable with **er, ir, or, ar, or ur**. Vowel pronunciation often changes before /r/. ||
 * < Consonant-**le**(C-**le**) ||< **drib- __ble__ **
 * bea- __gle__ **
 * lit- __tle__ ** ||< An unaccented final syllable that contains a consonant before /l/, followed by a silent **e**. ||
 * < Leftovers: Odd and Schwa syllables ||< **dam- __age__ **
 * act- __ive__ **
 * na- __tion__ ** ||< Usually final, unaccented syllables with odd spellings. ||