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Word list worksheet, 8th grade spelling words · 2 pages

Spelling8th grade spelling wordsOne unit per week. Each unit practices one spelling pattern; say each word, spell it aloud,then write it.Unit 1 · Greek and Latin roots: gen, nat, vit, vivgenerategenerationgeneticgenealogyprogenynativenationalityinnateprenatalvitalvitaminrevitalizevividsurvivalreviveUnit 2 · Latin roots: duc, pel, puls, vers, vertconductdeduceeducateinduceintroductioncompeldispelexpelpropelimpulserepulsiveconvertreverseversatilecontroversyUnit 3 · Latin roots: ten, tain, tin; cap, cept, ceivetenanttenaciousretainsustainobtaindetentioncontinentpertinentcapablecapacitycaptivateinterceptperceptionconceivereceiveUnit 4 · Greek forms: -cracy, -archy, -nym, -gramaristocracybureaucracydemocracyautocracymonarchyanarchyhierarchypatriarchsynonymantonymhomonympseudonymacronymdiagramanagramUnit 5 · Prefixes: ante-, anti-, circum-, contra-, counter-antebellumanteroomantidoteantisepticantisocialcircumferencecircumstancecircumnavigatecontradictioncontrabandcontrarycounteractcounterfeitcounterpartcounterclockwiseUnit 6 · Suffixes: -ity, -ism, -ize, -ifyhumidityelectricityresponsibilitycuriositygenerosityheroismpatriotismoptimismcriticismcriticizeprioritizesummarizeclarifyjustifyintensifyUnit 7 · Civics and history wordsamendmentconstitutionlegislativejudicialexecutiveratifyfederalismsovereigntysuffrageabolitionistemancipationreconstructionimmigrationindustrializationsegregationedulist.com/word-lists/spelling-words/8th-gradeFree printables, plus learning programs scholarships can pay for · Page 1 of 2

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This 8th grade spelling list has 12 units of 15 words. It covers Latin and Greek roots (gen, nat, vit, duc, pel, vert, ten, cap, cept), Greek forms like -cracy, -archy and -nym, prefixes ante-, anti-, circum-, contra- and counter-, suffixes -ity, -ism, -ize and -ify, civics words (amendment, sovereignty, emancipation), science words (acceleration, catalyst, tectonic), loanwords (guerrilla, hors d'oeuvre) and pairs like council and counsel or discreet and discrete.

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  • Keep a running chart of roots and add new words to each one.
  • For confusing pairs, write a sentence that uses both words correctly.

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What spelling words should an 8th grader know?

Words built from common Greek and Latin roots, academic and content-area vocabulary, and frequently misspelled words like millennium, occurrence and pronunciation.

Is spelling still taught in 8th grade?

Often as part of vocabulary and word study rather than a separate subject. A weekly list still helps with roots and commonly misspelled words.

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