7th Grade Spelling Unit | Spelling Curriculum | Spelling Lists

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- Grade 7
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- 278
- File type
- Multiple File Types
- Subject
- Spelling, Language Development, ELA
- Topic
- Compound Words, Commonly Misspelled Words
- Resource types
- Lesson Plans, Teacher Tools
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You will love this comprehensive year-long spelling curriculum for your seventh graders! These spelling lists are organized and determined by spelling rule and pattern. Read below to find out which patterns and rules are covered. These words weren't just chosen randomly! We spent lots of time researching educational standards and recommendations as we carefully selected the patterns or rules for each week and then as we chose which words to include on each list. Each week has 10 assigned words and also provides space for 5 of your own words of your own choice. This resource includes 30 spelling lists- enough to cover your whole school year!
Each Week Includes:
- Teacher poster with spelling words and spelling rule/pattern (in colour)
- Teacher call out page with sentences to read out during the test
- Weekly spelling list cover sheet
- Pretest
- Practice sheet to trace each word twice and write each word twice.
- Practice sheet to trace each word once and write each word three times.
- Practice sheet to read a sentence and circle the correctly spelled word.
- Practice sheet to identify the correctly spelled words.
- Spelling test
Also Provided:
Overall 7th Grade Spelling Word List
Spelling Test 2 to a Page
Spelling Test 1 to a Page
Personal Spelling List Practice Printable
Extra Spelling Practice Printable
Year At A Glance:
Week 1- Compound words
Week 2- Homophones
Week 3- Words that use an "en-" prefix
Week 4- Words that use an "ex-" prefix
Week 5- Words that use an "de-" prefix
Week 6- Words that use an "dis-" prefix
Week 7- Names of people and places (ex: China and Chinese)
Week 8- Names of people and places (ex: Algeria and Algerian)
Week 9- Names of people and places (ex: Israel and Israeli)
Week 10- Commonly misspelled words
Week 11- Words that use an "ac-" prefix
Week 12- Words that use an "ap-" prefix
Week 13- Spanish loanwords
Week 14- French loanwords
Week 15- German loanwords
Week 16- Related words (morphological derivation ex: circles and circular)
Week 17- Related words (morphological derivation ex: company and companion)
Week 18- Related words (morphological derivation ex: strategy and strategic)
Week 19- Words that use an "-ful" suffix
Week 20- Commonly misspelled words
Week 21- Words that use an "-less" suffix
Week 22- Words that use an "-able" suffix
Week 23- Words that use an "-ible" suffix
Week 24- Words that use the Greek root "auto"
Week 25- Words that use the Greek root "chron"
Week 26- Words that use the Greek root "geo"
Week 27- Words that use the Latin root "aqua" or Greek root "hydr"
Week 28- Words that use the Latin root "bon" or "ben"
Week 29- Words that use the Latin root "port"
Week 30- Commonly misspelled words
Need Other Levels of Spelling? Check these out:
- Kindergarten Spelling Year-Long Curriculum
- 1st Grade Spelling Year-Long Curriculum
- 2nd Grade Spelling Year-Long Curriculum
- 3rd Grade Spelling Year-Long Curriculum
- 4th Grade Spelling Year-Long Curriculum
- 5th Grade Spelling Year-Long Curriculum
- 6th Grade Spelling Year-Long Curriculum
- 7th Grade Spelling Year-Long Curriculum
- 8th Grade Spelling Year-Long Curriculum
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In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Apply recurring spelling patterns to unfamiliar words
Use roots and affixes to examine word structure and meaning
Monitor weekly spelling growth through pretest, practice, and test stages
Teaching tips
Introduce the week's pattern before learners study the individual words.
Use the five open entries to respond to writing samples or vocabulary from current content areas.
Skills covered
Spelling analysis — learners examine recurring letter and morpheme patterns.
Morphology — roots and affixes connect form with meaning.
Self-monitoring — pretests and weekly checks guide targeted practice.
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