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Week 1

The first ten spelling words focus on short vowel sounds

1. hamper

2. optimism

3. dispense

4. literal

5. criminal

6. impulsive

7. accomplice

8. mustache

9. valid

10. enhance

The next ten spelling words focus on double consonant words.

11. accordance

12. committee

13. embarrass

14. exaggerate

15. omission
16. opposite

17. parallel

18. questionnaire

19. villain

20.wholly

Spelling Pre-test Sentences 

1. (Hamper) Wind and rain will hamper our picnic plans.  (Hamper)

2. (optimism) Malala maintains a sense of optimism, despite all that has happened. (optimism)

3. (dispense) Once Strega Nona feels more confident walking again, she can dispense with the walking stick. (dispense) 

4. (literal) Drax is a very literal person. He doesn’t understand figurative language. (literal)

5. (criminal) At 17 Aladdin had a criminal record for petty bread theft. (criminal)

6. (impulsive) Ariel made an impulsive decision to give her voice to the local sea witch. (impulsive)

7. (accomplice) Photos of Maleficent and her accomplice Captain Hook were released to the public. (accomplice)

8. (mustache) Jafar clipped his mustache with a tiny pair of scissors before posing for his selfie. (mustache)

9. (valid) The big bad wolf swears that his driver’s license is completely valid. (valid)

10.  (enhance) The best way to enhance the flavor of food is to add salt. (enhance)

11. (accordance) In accordance with your request I corrected my assignment and turned it again. (accordance)

12. (committee) The committee was made of various people to discuss the problem, however in the end they could not agree to take action. (committee)

13. (embarrass) I would never do anything to embarrass you. (embarrass)

14. (exaggerate) He tends to exaggerate when he is talking about his accomplishments in school. (exaggerate)

15. (omission) If you make an omission, you leave something out. (omission)

16. (opposite) Kellond is on the opposite side of the street from the Palo Verde Park. (opposite)

17. (parallel) Parallel lines never meet. (Parallel)

18. (questionnaire) This questionnaire collects information about people’s favorite types of movies. (questionnaire)

19. (villain) She describes the gym coach as a villain who treated her terribly. (villain)

20. (wholly) She is devoted wholly to the education of her lovely students. (wholly)