Grade 5 Spelling Words

181 words for ages 10–11 — organized by topic, with audio sentences

Academic vocabulary and Greek and Latin roots. Every word comes with a sentence read aloud, so your child hears it in context before spelling it.

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📚 All Grade 5 Spelling Words

📚 Academic Skills 31 words

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🧠 Thinking Words 20 words

criticizeevaluateanticipatedistinguishelaborateeliminateilluminateinterpretinvestigatecontemplateirrelevantawarecategorychallengeconsidercontrastcriticismdecisiondespiteexception

🏛️ Civic & Social 23 words

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👁️ Fry Words 12 words

certainfigurefieldwoodfireunittravelgroundperhapsexerciseversiontheme

🏆 Challenge Round 16 words

accomplishacknowledgeconscienceexaggerateexistenceexquisitehypocritemischievousphenomenonabsencedecadeefficientuniquevisibleextraordinaryguarantee

🔬 Advanced Science 24 words

🔬 experiment🏭 factories🌾 farmersglasshoehuman🏹 hunting🐝 insects🎻 instrumentsmetalmethodmolecules🌙 moonnorthernoxygenplains🪐 planetspoleprocessproperty📡 radiorecordregionresult

🔤 Language Structure 12 words

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📖 Academic Vocabulary 43 words

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✏️ Example Sentences

A parent or guardian must accompany all children under twelve to the evening concert.
The student council launched a campaign to encourage everyone to recycle more.
It is important to criticize ideas kindly and offer suggestions for improvement.
Determination and daily effort are what allow people to accomplish their most ambitious goals.

In HearSpell, your child hears each sentence read aloud, then types the missing word.

🎧 How It Works

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Hear it

Your child listens to a word used in a sentence.

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Spell it

They type the spelling using a kid-friendly keyboard.

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Master it

Spaced repetition tracks progress and brings back tricky words.

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