SYLLABUS FOR GRADE 5
The World Spelling Championship covers questions on spelling rules, strategies, and generalizations. Each student gets a specially designed e-book to prepare for the Championship. Each lesson focuses on a core set of 20 words, plus 10 challenge words to extend students. The crafted word lists are based on the sound, structure, and meaning of words. They support teaching of the following elements of the State Standards:
English Language Arts Standards
| Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.2 | Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 5 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.4 | Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition, and other logical relationships (e.g., however, although, nevertheless, similarly, moreover, in addition). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.6 |
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1. Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.2.E
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1.Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.4.B
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Aspects of spelling covered in this year Championship
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Digraphs |
00, ou; wh, ph, gh; ch |
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Endings |
rse, rce; ent, ant; and, end, ond; or, ure; ish; age, idge; ence, ance |
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Prefixes |
un, dis, mis; anti, circum, extra, semi |
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Suffixes |
fy; ic; ity; ive; s, es; s, ies; ist; ous; ment, ship, hood, dom; tion, sion, cian; ly |
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Letter patterns |
adding to fer; que |
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Other |
vowel sounds; homophones; silent letters; compound words; portmanteau words; palindromes; vowels; tricky words; eponyms; word building; loan words |