Fifth Grade spelling words
16 weeks of fifth grade words, ten per week. Practise each list free online — your child hears the word, sees it flash, then writes it from memory — or print the cards.
Week 1· Journeys by the Numbers
- category
- distance
- average
- decimal
- fraction
- prevent
- imagine
- harvest
- journey
- promise
Week 2· Triumph on the High Seas
- capture
- torrent
- remedy
- bravery
- blossom
- gentle
- sturdy
- vessel
- triumph
- anchor
Week 3· Habitats of the Wild
- glacier
- volcano
- climate
- habitat
- species
- organism
- predator
- mammal
- reptile
- amphibian
Week 4· The Merchant's Treasury
- economy
- industry
- currency
- merchant
- commerce
- treasury
- property
- budget
- finance
- invest
Week 5· Mapping the New Frontier
- continent
- latitude
- longitude
- equator
- hemisphere
- territory
- boundary
- frontier
- colony
- settlement
Week 6· The Democracy Debate
- revolution
- democracy
- monarchy
- congress
- amendment
- constitution
- legislature
- governor
- senator
- election
Week 7· Molecules in Motion
- molecule
- particle
- element
- compound
- mixture
- solution
- reaction
- gravity
- velocity
- friction
Week 8· The Science of Energy
- pressure
- density
- volume
- mass
- energy
- current
- circuit
- magnetic
- vibration
- frequency
Week 9· Stories Within the Stanza
- narrator
- dialogue
- metaphor
- stanza
- rhythm
- chapter
- fiction
- nonfiction
- biography
- autobiography
Week 10· The Grammar Detectives
- vocabulary
- paragraph
- sentence
- punctuation
- grammar
- syllable
- prefix
- suffix
- synonym
- antonym
Week 11· The Equation Challenge
- multiply
- divide
- subtract
- quotient
- remainder
- numerator
- denominator
- equation
- variable
- formula
Week 12· Shapes and Symmetry
- geometry
- triangle
- rectangle
- diameter
- radius
- perimeter
- symmetry
- angle
- vertex
- polygon
Week 13· Legends and Heritage
- ancestor
- heritage
- tradition
- culture
- custom
- ceremony
- festival
- ritual
- folklore
- legend
Week 14· Hearts of Character
- obedient
- stubborn
- cheerful
- nervous
- confident
- grateful
- patient
- generous
- honest
- loyal
Week 15· Expedition into the Wild
- wilderness
- expedition
- explorer
- discovery
- pioneer
- navigator
- compass
- voyage
- shipwreck
- survival
Week 16· Voyage to the Galaxy
- astronaut
- satellite
- telescope
- asteroid
- galaxy
- orbit
- spacecraft
- meteor
- constellation
- universe
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