Grade 5 Spelling: Academic Words to Spell
Ten words to practise: compare, contrast, conclude, evidence, summary and more.
Academic Words to Spell
Name:Date:Score:
Fill in the missing letters to spell each word.
- 1co_p_re
- 2c_ntr_st
- 3c_ncl_de
- 4e_i_ence
- 5su_ma_y
- 6pr_di_t
- 7in_er_nce
- 8ch__acter
- 9expl__n
- 10suppo__
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Academic Words to Spell
Name:Date:Score:
Unscramble the letters to spell the spelling word.
- 1p c o r m e a →
- 2a r t t n s c o →
- 3o c u l d e c n →
- 4d e n e v e c i →
- 5m u m a y s r →
- 6c p e r i t d →
- 7i e e n f n e r c →
- 8t r e a r c h a c →
- 9a x p i e n l →
- 10t s p p r o u →
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Academic Words to Spell
Name:Date:Score:
Look, say, cover, write and check. Write each spelling word three times.
- 1compare
- 2contrast
- 3conclude
- 4evidence
- 5summary
- 6predict
- 7inference
- 8character
- 9explain
- 10support
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Answer key — Sheet A (10 answers)
- 1. compare
- 2. contrast
- 3. conclude
- 4. evidence
- 5. summary
- 6. predict
- 7. inference
- 8. character
- 9. explain
- 10. support
Answer key — Sheet B (10 answers)
- 1. compare
- 2. contrast
- 3. conclude
- 4. evidence
- 5. summary
- 6. predict
- 7. inference
- 8. character
- 9. explain
- 10. support
Answer key — Sheet C (10 answers)
- 1. compare
- 2. contrast
- 3. conclude
- 4. evidence
- 5. summary
- 6. predict
- 7. inference
- 8. character
- 9. explain
- 10. support
About this skill
This list focuses on academic words to spell. Sheet A fills in missing letters, Sheet B unscrambles the words and Sheet C is a look-say-cover-write practice page.
How to teach it
- Use look-say-cover-write-check for each word.
- Practise a few minutes every day rather than the night before the test.
- Say the word, then clap the syllables.
Mistakes to watch for
- Guessing from the sound only — check against the pattern.
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