Transcription of 600 Spelling Bee Words & Sentences for Grades 6-8
1 Ann Richmond Spelling Bee Words & Sentencesfor Grades6-8 DirectionsSpelling Bee Words and Sentencesour Words appear from easiest tomost difficult. However, this will not always be true forevery may find certain Words easier or more difficult than others basedon their own experiences and ve purposely started with simple Words so that manysixth graders can successfullymake it through at least the first round of a Spelling bee. Words gradually increase indifficulty. The final 50 Words or so are at the9th grade level and above to challenge yourbest a few of the Words near the end of the list, I ve included pronunciations to aid ve included the most popular pronunciations. Additional pronunciations may exist forsome Words . We ve chosen to use very few special symbols and Guide:(a)- asinsad, tap, latch( )- as inainpay, late, cape( )- as infather,hot(e)- asinled, set, deck( )- as infeel, deal,easy( )- as inabout, confuse(i)- asinlip, fish( )- asintide, white, ripe( )- asincone, rope, snow(u)- asinsun,umbrella(oo)- as inpoodle(yoo)- as inbugle,uniformContentsDirectionspage 3600 Words and sentencespage5 Alphabetical list of 600 wordspage 33 Recorder s chartpage40 Sample pages from list of600 Words was gleaned from a variety of grade -level resources.
2 In general,600 Spelling Bee Words & Sentences for Grades 6-8600 Spelling Bee Words & Sentences forGrades 6-8 Ann Richmond the BeeBe sure to read through the Words in advance of any Spelling bee to rearrange, add andomit Words as you see ve usedAmerican English spellings, so depending onyour location, you may need to change the spellings of a few Words to match your read the Sentences are purposely brief. Many give clues tothe Words meaningsto aid the free to substitute your own Sentences forany of the ones here that you feel are not meaningful for your don t needto use every word on the list. Skip over any Words that you think might cause for a sample ofeasy Spelling bee rules you may wish to the BeeYou may start with any word on the list, depending on the level of your students. Hereare some general guidelines:Grade6 Start at the beginningDuring the bee, you may choose to skip large sections of the list in order to get toharder Words more quickly, especially when only a few spellers theRecorder s Chart on page40to keep track ofstudents misspelled Words quick reference tool will allow you to compare our word list to your own spellingcurriculum and other resources.
3 You may wish to use a sampling of them for spellingactivities prior to your You Need More a complete set of Spelling bee resources, including aorganizational charts, Spelling bee award certificates,worksheets and much more, please refer to our Spelling BeeToolbox eBooks at: pages from Listing of600 Spelling Bee Wordsdifferent set of 620 Words and Sentences , rules,Grade7 Start around #150 Grade8 Start around #250600 Spelling Bee Words & Sentences forGrades 6-8 Ann Richmond The news story served to heighten our interest in the hurricane The baboon is a large African monkey with a long Each pillar is over 20 feet The starving, neglected horse was a very pitiful My sistertakes ballet lessons andpractices herdancemoves at We saw a dramatic increase in gas prices after three refineries The cancer patient was eager to try a new experimental Each forklift operator undergoes safety training every Many of us enjoy using instant messaging on the All the rain resulted in one of the sloppiest outdoor races ever!
4 There are many kinds of over-the-counter medicines for Temperatures became more tolerable when thesun went We take a midday break for Thekeytops on the old piano were made from real The two countries looked for a permanent solution for The amazing magician made himself disappear! We ll have to ration our water because of the Momcreated a fabulous new recipe for chocolate When Mel began practicing daily, he saw improvement in his The doctor knew of a reliable remedy for Jeff s stubborn The groom wore a carnation on his lapel for the Mark Twain was a notable author of American pages from Spelling Bee Words & Sentences forGrades 6-8 Ann Richmond s ChartRoundStudent12345678 Misspelled WordExample: Tim Smith pages from
