Our 7th grade spelling program has 30 lists of 20 words. Students study commonly confused words, Greek and Latin roots and advanced suffixes alongside vocabulary from life science, world history, geometry and economics.
- Advanced spelling patterns and word roots
- Content vocabulary from 7th grade classes
- Six activities for every list, each with an answer key
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Spelling List G1- Vowel Patterns and Tricky Spellings
Vowel Patterns and Tricky Spellings and Social Studies: The Middle Ages
Twenty words to read, practice and test, including acquire, vegetable, boundary, mischievous, parliament, sergeant and more.
Spelling List G2- Silent Letters and Unusual Consonants
Silent Letters and Unusual Consonants and Science: Cell Biology
Twenty words to read, practice and test, including subtle, debris, corps, pneumatic, psalm, mnemonic and more.
Spelling List G3- Prefixes: ambi-, bene-, mal-, omni-, pan-
Prefixes: ambi-, bene-, mal-, omni-, pan- and Science: Ecology
Twenty words to read, practice and test, including ambidextrous, ambiguous, benefit, benevolent, malfunction, malicious and more.
Spelling List G4- Prefixes: counter-, contra-, mono-, poly-, multi-
Prefixes: counter-, contra-, mono-, poly-, multi- and Math: Integers and Rational Numbers
Twenty words to read, practice and test, including counterclockwise, counterfeit, contradict, controversy, monologue, monopoly and more.
Spelling List G5- Prefixes: hyper-, hypo-, micro-, macro-, mega-
Prefixes: hyper-, hypo-, micro-, macro-, mega- and Science: Body Systems
Twenty words to read, practice and test, including hyperactive, hyperbole, hypothesis, hypocrite, microscope, microwave and more.
Spelling List G6- Review Words
Review Words and Review of lists 1-5
Twenty words to read, practice and test, including acquire, vegetable, feudalism, chivalry, subtle, debris and more.
Spelling List G7- Suffixes: -ology, -ism, -ist, -ian
Suffixes: -ology, -ism, -ist, -ian and Social Studies: The Renaissance
Twenty words to read, practice and test, including biology, zoology, archaeology, capitalism, optimism, terrorism and more.
Spelling List G8- Suffixes: -ance/-ence, -ant/-ent Review
Suffixes: -ance/-ence, -ant/-ent Review and Science: Genetics
Twenty words to read, practice and test, including independence, existence, intelligence, persistence, occurrence, appearance and more.
Spelling List G9- Suffixes: -ible, -able, -ably, -ibly
Suffixes: -ible, -able, -ably, -ibly and Reading: Literary Elements
Twenty words to read, practice and test, including accessible, compatible, deductible, legible, susceptible, plausible and more.
Spelling List G10- Greek Roots: anthro, arch, auto, cosm, dem
Greek Roots: anthro, arch, auto, cosm, dem and Social Studies: Age of Exploration
Twenty words to read, practice and test, including anthropology, philanthropy, monarchy, anarchy, architect, autonomy and more.
Spelling List G11- Greek Roots: gen, log, morph, nym, path
Greek Roots: gen, log, morph, nym, path and Science: Matter and Change
Twenty words to read, practice and test, including genetic, genesis, generation, dialogue, logic, apology and more.
Spelling List G12- Review Words
Review Words and Review of lists 7-11
Twenty words to read, practice and test, including biology, zoology, humanism, patron, independence, existence and more.
Spelling List G13- Greek Roots: phil, phob, sophy, techn, therm
Greek Roots: phil, phob, sophy, techn, therm and Science: Thermal Energy
Twenty words to read, practice and test, including philosophy, bibliophile, claustrophobia, phobia, technology, technician and more.
Spelling List G14- Latin Roots: ben, mal, bene, voc, loc
Latin Roots: ben, mal, bene, voc, loc and Social Studies: Ancient Civilizations Review
Twenty words to read, practice and test, including benefactor, benediction, malice, malady, vocal, vocabulary and more.
Spelling List G15- Latin Roots: man, mov, mob, nov, pos
Latin Roots: man, mov, mob, nov, pos and Math: Ratios and Proportions
Twenty words to read, practice and test, including manual, manufacture, manuscript, movement, mobile, automobile and more.
Spelling List G16- Latin Roots: ped, pel, pend, sec, sect
Latin Roots: ped, pel, pend, sec, sect and Science: Forces and Motion
Twenty words to read, practice and test, including pedestrian, pedal, expel, compel, propel, dependent and more.
Spelling List G17- Latin Roots: sens, sign, simil, solv, stat
Latin Roots: sens, sign, simil, solv, stat and Social Studies: Civics
Twenty words to read, practice and test, including sensitive, sensation, resent, signature, designate, significant and more.
Spelling List G18- Review Words
Review Words and Review of lists 13-17
Twenty words to read, practice and test, including philosophy, bibliophile, conduction, convection, benefactor, benediction and more.
Spelling List G19- Latin Roots: tang, ten, ter, term, torr
Latin Roots: tang, ten, ter, term, torr and Science: Earth’s Resources
Twenty words to read, practice and test, including tangible, contact, tenant, tenacious, territory, terrain and more.
Spelling List G20- Commonly Confused Words
Commonly Confused Words and Writing: Argumentative Essays
Twenty words to read, practice and test, including accede, exceed, access, excess, allusion, illusion and more.
Spelling List G21- Homophones and Near Homophones
Homophones and Near Homophones and Social Studies: Economics
Twenty words to read, practice and test, including cite, site, sight, bazaar, bizarre, cereal and more.
Spelling List G22- Spelling Rules: Doubling, Dropping, Changing
Spelling Rules: Doubling, Dropping, Changing and Science: Waves and Sound
Twenty words to read, practice and test, including beginning, forgetting, occurring, preferring, permitted, excitable and more.
Spelling List G23- Compound and Hyphenated Words
Compound and Hyphenated Words and Math: Geometry
Twenty words to read, practice and test, including self-esteem, well-known, long-term, brother-in-law, mother-in-law, ex-president and more.
Spelling List G24- Review Words
Review Words and Review of lists 19-23
Twenty words to read, practice and test, including tangible, contact, renewable, fossil, accede, exceed and more.
Spelling List G25- Words from Latin and French
Words from Latin and French and Social Studies: The French Revolution
Twenty words to read, practice and test, including bureaucracy, chauffeur, etiquette, cliche, fiancee, nonchalant and more.
Spelling List G26- Words from Mythology and History
Words from Mythology and History and Science: Astronomy
Twenty words to read, practice and test, including tantalize, hector, odyssey, herculean, titanic, nemesis and more.
Spelling List G27- Words Often Misspelled
Words Often Misspelled and Science: Lab Procedures
Twenty words to read, practice and test, including accommodate, acquaintance, changeable, conscientious, exaggerate, fluorescent and more.
Spelling List G28- Suffixes: -ive and -ative
Suffixes: -ive and -ative and Social Studies: Industrial Revolution
Twenty words to read, practice and test, including active, creative, native, positive, negative, expensive and more.
Spelling List G29- Academic Vocabulary
Academic Vocabulary and Across Subjects
Twenty words to read, practice and test, including analyze, synthesize, interpret, evaluate, corroborate, infer and more.
Spelling List G30- Review Words
Review Words and Review of lists 25-29
Twenty words to read, practice and test, including bureaucracy, chauffeur, revolution, tyranny, tantalize, hector and more.