5th Grade Spelling Vocabulary

Each 5th grade spelling vocabulary page gives 20 short definitions. Students write the spelling word that matches each one, with a word bank and answer key.

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Spelling Vocabulary E1
Short and Long Vowel PatternsSpelling Vocabulary E2
Vowel Teams: ai, ay, ea, ee, oaSpelling Vocabulary E3
Diphthongs: ou, ow, oi, oySpelling Vocabulary E4
R-Controlled VowelsSpelling Vocabulary E5
Silent Letters: kn, wr, gn, mbSpelling Vocabulary E6
Review WordsSpelling Vocabulary E7
HomophonesSpelling Vocabulary E8
Commonly Confused WordsSpelling Vocabulary E9
Prefixes: un-, re-, dis-, mis-Spelling Vocabulary E10
Prefixes: pre-, non-, inter-, sub-Spelling Vocabulary E11
Suffixes: -ful, -less, -ness, -mentSpelling Vocabulary E12
Review WordsSpelling Vocabulary E13
Suffixes: -able and -ibleSpelling Vocabulary E14
Endings: -ant, -ent, -ance, -enceSpelling Vocabulary E15
Endings: -tion, -sion, -cianSpelling Vocabulary E16
Plurals: -ves, -oes, and IrregularSpelling Vocabulary E17
Doubling the Final ConsonantSpelling Vocabulary E18
Review WordsSpelling Vocabulary E19
Dropping e and Changing y to iSpelling Vocabulary E20
Greek Roots: graph, phon, tele, scopeSpelling Vocabulary E21
Latin Roots: dict, rupt, port, structSpelling Vocabulary E22
Compound WordsSpelling Vocabulary E23
Contractions and PossessivesSpelling Vocabulary E24
Review WordsSpelling Vocabulary E25
Soft c and Soft gSpelling Vocabulary E26
Tricky Endings: ough and aughSpelling Vocabulary E27
Number PrefixesSpelling Vocabulary E28
Frequently Misspelled WordsSpelling Vocabulary E29
Academic VocabularySpelling Vocabulary E30
Review Words

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