Unit 1

Unit 2

Media words

Syllabication patterns:
short vowels

7th Grade Spelling List

Unit 3
Unit 4
Syllabication patterns:
long vowels

Compound words

1. newsroom
1. transmit
1. notify
1. keyboard
2. edition
2. indicate
2. raven
2. self-esteem
3. sportscast
3. enroll
3. climate
3. dining room
er
4. rustic
4. vehicle
4. classmate
4. media
5. comfort
5. alien
5. far-fetched
5. headline
6. enclose
6. idol
6. granddaught
6. copy
7. culprit
7. trial
er
7. editorial
8. ambition
8. basis
7. briefcase
8. newscast
9. parachute
9. creature
8. self-taught
9. caption
10.
eleg
10.
moti
9. four-fifths
10. word
10.
com
ant
vate
processing
mentary
11.
mist
11.
speci
11.
newsstand
11.
new
ake
es
12. quick-witted
sprint
12.
cam
12.
notio
13. pencil
12.
verif
pus
n
sharpener
y
13.
prop
13.
prior
14.
well-known
13.
deliv
erty
14.
realit
15. thirteen-yearer
14.
supp
y
olds
14.
foot
ort
15.
noble
16. textbook
age
15.
witn
16.
idle
17. self15.
mast
ess
17.
troph
employed
head
16.
picni
y
18. study hall
16.
excl
c
18.
prem
19. brother-inusive
17.
impr
ium
law
17.
upda
ove
19.
oval
20. threete
18.
extr
20.
mutu
fourths
18.
cove
eme
al
Review
rage
19.
dign Review
21. all right
19.
new
ity
21.
bugle
22. campfire
22. encyclopedia
sreel
20.
wisd
23. daydream
23.
labor
20.
date
om
24. post office
24.
prote
line
Review
25. selfct
Review
21.
adv
addressed
25.
requi
21.
assi
ance
Challenge
re
gnment
22.
attic

Unit 5

Unit 6

Double Consonants

Review

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

challenge
embarrass
apparent
exaggerate
communicat
e
6. accompany
7. unnecessary
8. surrender
9. impression
10. allegianc
e
11. immense
12. accomplis
h
13. processio
n
14. interrupt
15. equipped
16. assess
17. warrant
18. possibility
19. alliance
20. professio
nal
Review
21. banner
22. error
23. horrible
24. innocent
25. tissue
Challenge
26. accommo
date
27. bookkeep

1. media
2. edition
3. deliver
4. editorial
5. coverage
6. exclusive
7. indicate
8. elegant
9. mistake
10.
impr
ove
11.
wisd
om
12.
culpri
t
13.
clima
te
14.
idol
15.
trial
16.
noble
17.
idle
18.
realit
y
19.
vehic
le
20.
creat
ure
21.
broth
er-in-law
22.
textb
ook
23.
keyb
oard
24.
word
processing

22.
bure
23.
cont
au
act
23.
busi
24.
dev
ness
elop
24.
care
25.
rese
er
arch
25.
licen Challenge
se
26.
age
Challenge
nda
26.
admi
27.
crim
nister
inal
27. advertiseme
28.
dism
nt
al
28.
digit
29.
ecce
al
ntric
29.
exec
30.
victi
utive
m
30.
gaf
er
Unit 7
Unit 8
Affixes

Adding suffixes to words

with a silent e

7th Grade Spelling List

Challenge
26. best-selling
ing
26.
chao
27. mastermind 28. occasiona
s
28. oldl
27.
retra
fashioned
29. questionn
ce
29. out-of-date
aire
30. postmaster general 30.
28.
typh
successor
oon
29.
utiliz
e
30.
viole
nt

25.
gran
ddaughter
26.
equip
ped
27.
emba
rrass
28.
appa
rent
29.
possi
bility
30.
exag
gerate

Unit 9

Unit 10

Unit 11

Unit 12

Suffixes: tion, ation

Adding suffixes to words

with silent e

Words with more letters

than sounds

Review

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

fearlessness
requirement
extremely
reconsider
thoughtfulnes
s
6. inability
7. disappointme
nt
8. unexpected
9. surname
10. alphabetic
al
11. reappeara
nce
12. surprisingl
y
13. agreeable
14. regardless
15. unemotion
al
16. adventure
some
17. thoughtles
sness
18. underesti
mate
19. improvem
ent
20. emotional
Review
21. amendme
nt
22. disagreem
ent
23. inheritanc
e

1.
encouragement
2. idleness
3. canoe
4. manage
5. forgiveness
6. acreage
7. outrageous
8. management
9. forgive
10. canoeing
11.
inventiveness
12. encourage
13. acre
14.
commencement
15.
advantageous
16. commence
17. fierceness
18. amazement
19. awareness
20.
announcement
Review
21.
advancement
22. excitement
23.
measurement
24. mileage
25. wholesome
Challenge
26. definitely
27. entirely
28.

7th Grade Spelling List

1. recognize
1. demonstration
2. recognition 2. concentrate
3. decoration
3. issuing
4. decorate
4. believable
5. combine
5. excuse
6. combination 6. communication
7. determinatio 7. comparable
n
8. endure
8. determine
9. appreciation
9. graduation
10. ignorance
10. graduate
11. concentrati
11. hesitate
ng
12. hesitation
12. examinatio
13. education
n
14. educate
13. likable
15. compete
14. concentrati
16. competitio
on
n
15. excusable
17. eliminate
16. receiving
18. elimination
17. organizatio
19. admiration
n
20. admire
18. endurance
Review
19. celebration
21. completion
20. achieving
22. introductio Review
n
21.
adorable
23. location
22.
continuous
24. operation
23.
imaginary
25. population 24.
quotation
Challenge
25.
sensible
26. aspiration
Challenge
27. defamation 26. consolation
28. expiration
27. observant
29. inclination
28. proposal
30. revelation
29. proposition
30. respiration

1. wrestle
2. scenic
3. guarantee
4. descendant
5. knoll
6. align
7. spaghetti
8. herb
9. sought
10. honesty
11. schedule
12. thoroughly
13. gnarled
14. hustle
15. descend
16. scenery
17. exhibition
18. resign
19. gauge
20. jostle
Review
21. crumb
22. kneel
23. knob
24. plumber
25. solemn
Challenge
26. campaign
27. mortgage
28. pneumonia
29. raspberry
30. subtle

1. extremely
2. agreeable
3.
disappointment
4. requirement
5. improvement
6. surprisingly
7. canoe
8. manage
9. canoeing
10.
encouragement
11.
advantageous
12.
announcement
13. recognize
14. compete
15. combine
16. hesitation
17.
determination
18. competition
19. concentrate
20. likable
21. issuing
22. concentration
23. excuse
24. excusable
25. scenic
26. schedule
27. guarantee
28. thoroughly
29. spaghetti
30. scenery

7th Grade Spelling List

24. probable
25. replaceme
nt
Challenge
26.
disappearance
27. disprove
28. recycle
29. surcharge
30.
unprecedented

interchangeable
29. leisurely
30. peaceable

7th Grade Spelling List

Unit 13
Suffix: -ly

1. absolutel
y
2. briefly
3. vague
4. fortunate
ly
5. urgent
6. particula
r
7. instantly
8. necessar
ily
9. deliberat
e
10.
par
ticularly
11.
im
mediatel
y
12.
urg
ently
13.
ac
curately
14.
del
iberately
15.
pre
sently
16.
rea
dily
17.
ap
proximat
ely
18.
va

Unit 14
Suffixes: -able, -ible

1. compati
ble
2. question
able
3. uncomfort
able

4. eligible
5. unavoida
ble
6. accessibl
e
7. reasonab
le
8. unaccept
able
9. permissi
ble
10.
unr
easonabl
e
11.
unr
easonabl
e
12.
re
markabl
e
13.
un
mistakab
le
14.
ine
ligible
15.
co
nsiderabl

Unit 15

Unit 16

Unit 17

Unit 18

Frequently misspelled
words

Adding suffixes that change

stress

Words from Spanish

Review

1.
2.
3.
4.

breathe
usually
vacuum
picnickin
g
5. bouquet
6. annually
7. pursuit
8. bouillon
9. actual
10. league
11. mimicki
ng
12. variety
13. coupon
14. maneuv
er
15. curiosity
16. peculiar
17. visually
18. courtesy
19. initial
20. pursue
Review
21. jewelry
22. probably
23. restaura
nt
24. rhythm
25. surely
Challenge
26. committ
ee

1. confer
2. conferre
d
3. conferen
ce
4. occur
5. occurred
6. occurren
ce
7. omit
8. omitted
9. omitting
10.
pr
efer
11.
pr
eferred
12.
pr
eference
13.
inf
er
14.
inf
erred
15.
ref
er
16.
ref
erence
17.
ref
erring
18.
co
mpel
19.
co
mpelled
20.
co

1. avocado
2. stamped
e
3. cafeteri
a
4. rodeo
5. mustan
g
6. iguana
7. lariat
8. sierra
9. tornado
10.
ci
nch
11.
fie
sta
12.
m
osquito
13.
ca
bana
14.
br
avado
15.
m
esa
16.
ca
nyon
17.
pr
onto
18.
si
esta
19.
pa
tio
20.
to

1. absolute
ly
2. immedi
ately
3. fortunat
ely
4. accurat
ely
5. particul
ar
6. readily
7. uncomfort
able

8. consider
able
9. eligible
10. recogn
izable
11. permis
sible

12.
s
uitabl
e
13.
b
reath
e
14.
c
oupo
n
15.
u
sually
16.
v
acuu
m

guely
e
19.
po
16.
rec
sitively
ognizabl
20.
ab
e
solute
17.
sui
Review
table
21.
ad
18.
ad
ditionally
mirable
22.
bar
19.
not
ely
iceable
23.
car
20.
dis
efully
agreeabl
24.
cer
e
tainly
Review
25.
ex
21.
edi
actly
ble
Challenge
22.
fav
26.
coi
orable
ncidental
23.
fle
ly
xible
27.
dia
24.
not
gonally
able
28.
pat
25.
pro
iently
fitable
29.
stri Challenge
ctly
26.
dis
30.
voi
posable
celessly
27.
ho
spitable
28.
ina
dvisable
29.
irre
sponsibl
e
30.
so
ciable

7th Grade Spelling List

27. exhaust
mpelling
rtilla
28. genuine Review
Review
29. liaison
21.
as
21.
all
30. numero
sume
igator
us
22.
au
22.
bu
tumn
rro
23.
au
23.
gu
tumnal
itar
24.
pr
24.
ha
actice
mmock
25.
pr
25.
pl
actical
aza
Challenge
Challenge
26.
co
26.
ar
ndemn
madillo
27. condemna
27.
bo
tion
nanza
28.
m
28.
e
align
mbargo
29.
m
29.
gu
alignant
erilla
30.
re
30.
vi
signatio
gilante
n

17.
c
uriosi
ty
18.
o
ccur
19.
c
onfer
ence
20.
p
refere
nce
21.
p
referr
ed
22.
i
nfer
23.
o
ccurr
ed
24.
a
vocad
o
25.
s
ierra
26.
s
tamp
ede
27.
t
ornad
o
28.
c
afeter
ia
29.
f
iesta
30.
r
odeo

Unit 19
Plural Nouns
1. avocado
2. stamped
e
3. cafeteria
4. rodeo
5. mustang
6. iguana
7. lariat
8. sierra
9. tornado
10.
cin
ch
11.
fie
sta
12.
mo
squito
13.
ca
bana
14.
bra
vado
15.
me
sa
16.
ca
nyon
17.
pro
nto
18.
sie
sta
19.
pat
io
20.
tor
tilla
Review

7th Grade Spelling List

Unit 20
Unit 21
Unit 22
Unit 23
Assimilated
Words from
Frequently
Latin roots:
prefix -ad
names and
misspelled
tract, plic,
places
words
sist, strict
1. applicati tangerine
1. laborato
1. abstract
on
suede
ry
2. complic
2. asset
gardenia
2. auxiliary
ate
3. affirm
calico
3. mischiev
3. persist
4. accordin frankfurter
ous
4. attractiv
g
tuxedo
4. salary
e
5. attain
angora
5. tempera
5. strict
6. applaud
cardigan
ture
6. replica
7. assuranc damask
6. accident
7. distract
e
cheddar
ally
8. consist
8. account
magnolia
7. rememb
9. restrict
9. assortme denim
rance
10.
in
nt
hamburger
8. veterina
sistence
10.
affi cantaloupe
rian
11.
du
x
satin
9. disastro
plicate
11.
ap currant
us
12.
re
petite
leotard
10.
sist
12.
att cashmere
athletic
13.
co
empt
hyacinth
11.
se
nstrict
13.
ac camellia
parately
14.
de
custome
Review
12.
la
tract
d
bayonet
undry
15.
re
14.
ap ampere
13.
te
sistance
proval
sardine
mperam
16.
co
15.
atti valentine
ent
mplicati
re
sandwich
14.
pri
on
16.
ass
Challenge
ncipally
17.
at
emble
badminton
15.
mi
tract
17.
ap cologne
niature
18.
in
pliance
marathon
16.
pa
sist
18.
af tarantula
rtially
19.
re
ord
vandalism
17.
hi
tract
19.
ass
ndrance
20.
co

Unit 24
Review
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

activities
tomatoes
potatoes
volcanoes
shelves
passersb
y
7. applicatio
n
8. attempt
9. according
10.
acc
ustomed
11.
atta
in
12.
app
roval
13.
tan
gerine
14.
den
im
15.
sue
de
16.
ha
mburger
17.
cali
co
18.
can
taloupe
19.
lab
oratory
20.
athl
etic

7th Grade Spelling List

18.
inc
nsistent
identally Review
19.
pri
21.
ap
vilege
plicant
20.
m
22.
as
aintenan
sist
ce
23.
co
Review
ntract
21.
24.
di
amateur
strict
22.
at
25.
ex
hlete
tract
23.
m Challenge
uscle
26.
co
24.
pi
ntractor
geon
27.
di
25.
vill
stractio
ain
n
Challenge
28.
in
26.
al
consiste
uminum
ncy
27.
lig
29.
pe
htning
rsistenc
28.
lux
e
ury
30.
str
29.
pr
icture
ejudice
30.
sp
ontaneo
us

21.
alli
ert
gator
20.
att
22.
bur
entive
ro
Review
23.
gui
21.
ac
tar
cident
24.
ha
22.
ac
mmock
curate
25.
pla
23.
ap
za
pointme
Challenge
nt
26.
ar
24.
ass
madillo
istant
27.
bo
25.
att
nanza
endance
28.
em Challenge
bargo
26.
ac
29.
gu
celerate
erilla
27.
ac
30.
vig
countabil
ilante
ity
28.
ac
cumulat
e
29.
ap
propriate
30.
ass
istance

Unit 25
Prefixes: uni,
mono, duo, bi
1. monopol
y

Unit 26
Greek forms:
gram, chron,
phon(e), scope
1. phonics
2. telescop

Unit 27
Commonly
confused
words
1. adapt
2. adopt

Unit 28
Words from
French
1. deluxe
2. carousel

Unit 29
Latin forms:
miss, manus,
fluere, animus
1. fluctuat
e

21.
sala
ry
22.
sep
arately
23.
tem
perature
24.
lau
ndry
25.
co
mplicate
26.
resi
st
27.
attr
active
28.
resi
stance
29.
stri
ct
30.
attr
act

Unit 30
Review
1. monopoly
2. binoculars

2.
3.
4.
5.

dual
unique
biennial
monoton
y
6. duplicati
on
7. unite
8. monocle
9. unify
10.
du
o
11.
bin
oculars
12.
uni
versity
13.
mo
norail
14.
du
plex
15.
uni
son
16.
mo
notonou
s
17.
bia
nnual
18.
mo
notone
19.
uni
verse
20.
mo
nogram
Review
21.
bip
lane
22.
bis

e
3. chronolo
gy
4. diagram
5. microph
one
6. stethosc
ope
7. headpho
nes
8. telegram
9. chronic
10.
an
agram
11.
sy
mphonic
12.
gra
mmatica
l
13.
sy
nchroniz
e
14.
tel
ephone
15.
per
iscope
16.
chr
onicle
17.
me
gaphone
18.
ear
phones
19.
mi
croscope
20.
sa
xophone
Review

7th Grade Spelling List

3. personn
3. mirage
2. manneri
el
4. fianc
sm
4. personal
5. pictures
3. missive
5. stationar
que
4. fluent
5. magnani
y
6. masquer
mous
6. stationer
ade
6. admissi
y
7. corsage
on
7. advise
8. fatigue
7. influenc
8. advice
9. impasse
e
9. formally
10.
ch
8. inanima
10.
for
aperone
te
merly
11.
int
9. manicur
11.
co
rigue
e
mpleme
12.
fia
10.
re
nt
nce
miss
12.
co
13.
bo
11.
m
mplimen
utique
anipulat
t
14.
ca
e
13.
af
mouflag
12.
flu
ect
e
ency
14.
ef
15.
ex
13.
tr
ect
pertise
ansmiss
15.
de
16.
sil
ion
vice
houtte
14.
e
16.
de
17.
re
mancipa
vise
sume
te
17.
co
18.
so
15.
un
nscious
uvenir
animous
18.
co
19.
m
16.
m
nscience
enagerie
anual
19.
dis
20.
go
17.
di
intereste
urmet
smiss
d
Review
18.
an
20.
un
21.
be
imate
intereste
ret
19.
flu
d
22.
br
orescen
Review
ochure

3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

dual
unite
unique
university
telescope
diagram
grammatica
l
10. synchroni
ze
11. earphone
s
12. telephone
13. personnel
14. efect
15. stationar
y
16. device
17. advise
18. advice
19. mirage
20. intrigue
21. masquera
de
22. camoufla
ge
23. picturesq
ue
24. silhouette
25. magnani
mous
26. unanimou
s
27. dismiss
28. manual
29. influence
30. admissio

ect
23.
du
et
24.
bi
monthly
25.
uni
form
Challenge
26.
bic
oastal
27.
du
plicity
28.
mo
nologue
29.
mo
nopolize
30.
uni
lateral

21.
gra
mmar
22.
gra
mophon
e
23.
mi
croscopi
c
24.
par
allelogra
m
25.
tel
escopic
Challenge
26.
chr
onogram
27.
gyr
oscope
28.
ph
onetic
29.
pol
yphonic
30.
sy
mphonio
us

7th Grade Spelling List

21.
col
23.
cr
t
onel
ochet
20.
int
22.
th
24.
ga
ermissio
eir
rage
n
23.
th
25.
a
Review
ere
mateur
21.
ad
24.
th Challenge
mitted
eyre
26.
an
22.
a
25.
ke
tique
ffluent
rnel
27.
eti
23.
m
Challenge
quette
anner
26.
as
28.
fin
24.
mi
sent
esse
ssion
27.
ba
29.
re
25.
pe
zaar
ndezvou
rmission
28.
biz
s
Challenge
arre
30.
re
26.
an
29.
e
servoir
imosity
minent
27.
co
30.
im
mmissar
minent
y
28.
co
nfluenc
e

29. emancipa
tion

30.
un
animity
Unit 31
Adding ly to
words ending
in -ic
1. specific
2. classicall
y
3. mechani

Unit 32
Endings: tial,
cial, cious,
tious
1. conscien
tious
2. crucial
3. substant

Unit 33
Latin roots:
spec, volv, ver
1. involve
2. convers
ation
3. extrover

Unit 34
Assimilated
prefix: com

Unit 35
Latin roots:
fic, fec, fac, fy

1.
2.
3.
4.

1.
2.
3.
4.

commercial
colleague
correlate
cooperation

beautify
sufficient
defective
clarify

Unit 36
Review
1.
2.
3.
4.

mechanical
scientifically
scientific
mechanically

cal
ial
4. scientific
4. spacious
5. artistical
5. repetitio
ly
us
6. dynamic
6. spatial
7. historical
7. confiden
8. drasticall
tial
y
8. ferocious
9. heroic
9. residenti
10.
sci
al
entificall
10.
fin
y
ancial
11.
art
11.
gra
istic
cious
12.
me
12.
im
chanicall
partial
y
13.
vic
13.
cla
ious
ssic
14.
fac
14.
his
ial
torically
15.
infl
15.
ec
uential
onomic
16.
am
16.
her
bitious
oically
17.
gla
17.
dy
cial
namicall
18.
su
y
spicious
18.
dra
19.
pot
stic
ential
19.
sp
20.
su
ecifically
perficial
20.
ec Review
onomical
21.
ant
ly
isocial
Review
22.
ca
21.
po
utious

7th Grade Spelling

t
5. commend
4. prospect 6. correspond
5. revoluti
ence
on
7. coordinate
6. spectac 8. commuter
ular
9. collaborate
7. annivers 10. corrupti
ary
on
8. evolve
11. collide
9. respect
12. correctio
10.
ve
n
rsatile
13. commut
11.
ex
e
pectatio 14. correspo
n
nd
12.
ad 15. comme
vertise
morate
13.
ins 16. coordina
pect
tion
14.
sp 17. commod
ectator
ity
15.
co 18. corrode
nverse
19. collapse
16.
re 20. collision
volve
Review
17.
sp 21. college
ectacle
22. comman
18.
co
der
ntrovers 23. cooperat
y
e
19.
su 24. correct
spect
25. corrupti
20.
int
ble
rovert
Challenge
Review
26. colloquia
21.
co
l
nvert
27. commen

List
5. facsimile
6. perfection
7. liquefy
8. certificate
9. defect
10. artificial
11. efective
12. identify
13. faction
14. efficient
15. infection
16. magnify
17. faculty
18. magnific
ent
19. certify
20. manufac
ture
Review
21. classify
22. factor
23. factory
24. imperfe
ct
25. satisfy
Challenge
26. afection
27. benefici
ary
28. deface
29. efficienc
y
30. proficien
cy

5. economically
6. historical
7. conscientiou
s
8. gracious
9. substantial
10. vicious
11. suspiciou
s
12. confidenti
al
13. involve
14. spectacul
ar
15. conversat
ion
16. anniversa
ry
17. controver
sy
18. prospect
19. commerci
al
20. coordinat
e
21. colleague
22. corruptio
n
23. collapse
24. cooperati
on
25. sufficient
26. identify
27. perfectio
n
28. efficient
29. magnifice

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23.
nut
22.
po
ritious
etically
24.
par
23.
sy
tial
nthetical
25.
pre
ly
cious
24.
tro Challenge
pic
26.
be
25.
top
neficial
ically
27.
cir
Challenge
cumstan
26.
epi
tial
demicall
28.
co
y
nfidentia
27.
lac
lly
onically
29.
ess
28.
me
ential
lodic
30.
ma
29.
me
licious
lodically
30.
my
thically

7th Grade Spelling List

22.
ex
dable
pect
28. committ
23.
re
ed
spectabl 29. cooperat
e
ive
24.
re 30. correlati
versible
on
25.
su
spected
Challenge
26.
co
ntrovers
ial
27.
di
versity
28.
int
rospecti
on
29.
irr
eversibl
e
30.
re
volution
ary

nt
30. certificate