National Spelling List
Grade 5
Unit 1 Lesson 1
"The Land I Lost: Adventures of a Boy
in Vietnam"
Unit 1 Lesson 2 "Our Song"
Unit 1 Lesson 3
"The Dancing Bird of Paradise"
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thunderstorm
soliloquy
disorder
teletypewriter
enrich
endorsement
mountainside
bookkeeper
telegraph
disaggregate
unpleasant
undistinguished
solo
image
endanger
sweatshirt
imagination
enable
underground
nationality
uninspired
constellation
telephone
unlikely
periscope
dishonest
encompass
earthquake
television
unmarked
solitary
disadvantage
enlarge
outstanding
disagree
ungrateful
peppermint
telephoto
encode
skateboard
national
enlighten
rattlesnake
imagine
unlimited
telescope
nation
unsatisfied
desolate
telecast
unsweetened
microscope
discontinue
enjoy
scope
nationalize
encourage
breakfast
telegram
uneaten
solitude
imaginary
enrage
stellar
international
unnamed
May 15, 2008
National Spelling List
Grade 5
Unit 1 Lesson 4 "From Miss Ida's Porch"
Unit 1 Lesson 5
"In Two Worlds: A Yup'ik Eskimo Family"
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modesty
buoyant
independence
courageously
vigilant
specificity
finally
reticence
servant
convenience
necessity
wisely
civility
violence
honesty
timidly
nobility
absence
assistant
cautiously
immigrant
turbulence
lucky
silently
messy
emergence
agility
desperately
rainy
excellence
pleasant
accurately
hostility
difference
defiant
tasty
resistant
purity
formality
strictly
reference
beautifully
competence
directly
May 15, 2008
National Spelling List
Grade 5
Unit 2 Lesson 1 "The Sparks Fly"
Unit 2 Lesson 2 "Tailing Tornadoes"
Unit 2 Lesson 3
"Jake Drake Know-It-All"
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indefinite
inseparable
discouraged
insignificant
pictured
illiteracy
doubleheader
breakthrough
irregular
irresponsible
illiterate
exasperated
eyewitness
portable
laminated
inefficient
import
registered
inaccurate
displace
supposed
windshield
irrelevant
featured
loudspeaker
sign
uproar
undertake
signify
tumult
headquarters
disembark
extraordinary
inexperienced
signal
pandemonium
keyboard
exporting
illegible
infinite
irrefutable
illegal
inability
porter
selected
injustice
transportation
wonderful
grasshopper
disinterest
inflamed
overindulge
disappearing
illogical
insight
signature
marvelous
involuntary
insignia
consistent
newsbreak
irrational
hindered
inconsiderate
irreparable
complimented
May 15, 2008
National Spelling List
Grade 5
Unit 2 Lesson 4 "The Wind at Work"
Unit 2 Lesson 5
"What Are Food Chains and Webs?"
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refurnish
reauthorize
devour
nonexistent
meter
anachronism
nonviolent
jurisprudence
diameter
section
reorganize
nontoxic
reintroduce
nonstick
revisit
jury
chronic
nonessential
chronicle
carnivore
reaffirm
herbivore
barometer
nonresident
reinforce
dissect
thermometer
intersect
reformulate
noncreative
synchronize
jurist
repurchase
jurisdiction
chronology
nonsense
regenerate
nonconforming
centimeter
omnivore
chronological
nonprofit
reapply
nonabrasive
May 15, 2008
National Spelling List
Grade 5
Unit 3 Lesson 1
"…If You Lived at the Time of the
American Revolution"
Unit 3 Lesson 2
"The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere"
Unit 3 Lesson 3
"The Master Spy of Yorktown"
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midnight
consolidated
children
thoughtless
dependable
embezzlement
chose
midday
moonlight
passageway
movement
justifiable
escaped
noiseless
beautiful
midyear
shoemaker
peaceful
choose
salmon
experiment
downloaded
wastebasket
reliable
midsection
sleeveless
reasonable
forbid
halfway
government
forbade
people
helpful
graduated
earsplitting
fearful
midterm
sightless
embankment
midstream
quarterfinal
entertainment
creep
countless
agreeable
crept
tombstone
memorable
financed
stainless
development
communicated
letterhead
thoughtful
midfield
tireless
fruitful
midland
flyswatter
fashionable
employed
friendless
encampment
midsummer
showerhead
marketable
May 15, 2008
National Spelling List
Grade 5
Unit 3 Lesson 4
"Shh! We're Writing the Constitution"
Unit 3 Lesson 5 "Give Me Liberty!"
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conform
condescend
opposing
calamity
conclusions
deteriorating
against
catastrophe
substituting
prettier
relaxing
prettiest
concurrent
jubilant
engineering
exultant
condense
younger
liquidating
youngest
reducing
disaster
constrain
misfortune
confirm
greater
discharging
greatest
memorizing
nourishment
delegating
sustenance
configure
funnier
devastating
funniest
concave
decrease
marrying
diminish
concede
livelier
confront
liveliest
May 15, 2008
National Spelling List
Grade 5
Unit 4 Lesson 1 "The Universe"
Unit 4 Lesson 2
"Circles, Squares, and Daggers”
Unit 4 Lesson 3 "The Mystery of Mars"
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asterisk
pseudonym
construction
insurrection
international
interplanetary
antonym
astronomical
subtraction
restitution
erosion
rhythmically
cycle
intersection
quietly
phenomena
attention
interlock
alumnus
institution
perpetually
cyclone
retribution
interweave
radius
obstruction
provision
astronomy
contradiction
formerly
index
retraction
directly
phenomenon
abolition
regularly
bicycle
suggestions
explosion
indices
instruction
relatively
alumni
contribution
persuasion
synonym
revolution
intercoastal
stimulus
selection
corrosion
radii
detection
decision
disaster
pollution
interview
asteroid
reflection
interstate
stimuli
retention
awkwardly
astronaut
deflection
exclusion
May 15, 2008
National Spelling List
Grade 5
Unit 4 Lesson 4
"Apollo 11: First Moon Landing"
Unit 4 Lesson 5
"Ellen Ochoa: Reaching for the Stars"
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graceful
extraordinary
geography
facsimile
prohibit
fantastic
dislocate
vacuum
exceed
manufacture
opposition
locality
fatigue
evacuate
distant
allocate
forbid
benefactor
restrict
graphic
secluded
populated
surpass
photograph
commencement
location
similarity
vacate
energy
popular
outlandish
vacant
difference
population
conclusion
graphite
alliance
vacancy
strange
factory
clumsy
vacation
remote
autograph
May 15, 2008
National Spelling List
Grade 5
Unit 5 Lesson 1 "Buffalo Hunt"
Unit 5 Lesson 2
"The Journal of Wong Ming-Chung"
Unit 5 Lesson 3
"Bill Pickett: Rodeo-Ridin' Cowboy"
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clause
terrestrial
independent
contaminant
bluebonnet
granddaughter
claws
veracity
excellent
benevolent
stockyards
angle
wade
resident
newsstand
weighed
superintendent
sunlight
stationary
correspondent
campground
stationery
patient
meanwhile
overseas
permanent
motorcycle
oversees
convenient
springtime
lightening
student
barefoot
lightning
insistent
overhead
terrain
important
invalid
terrace
observant
launch
territory
disinfectant
minute
territorial
distant
school
verdict
dominant
spruce
verify
relevant
capital
verity
fragrant
refuse
retain
pollutant
compound
contain
abundant
reserved
detain
tolerant
cardinal
May 15, 2008
National Spelling List
Grade 5
Unit 5 Lesson 4
"Ghost Towns of the American West"
Unit 5 Lesson 5 "McBroom the Rainmaker"
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expansion
specialization
metallic
Icelandic
growth
miniature
poetic
worrisome
opportunity
realistic
chance
historic
fortune
classic
wealth
artistic
gratitude
basic
appreciation
dramatic
petite
oceanic
undersized
patriotic
special
heavy
specialty
heavier
especially
butterfly
include
butterflies
inclusive
supply
inclusion
supplies
command
worry
commander
worried
commandeer
mercy
commanding
merciful
May 15, 2008
National Spelling List
Grade 5
Unit 6 Lesson 1
"Founders of the Children's Rain Forest"
Unit 6 Lesson 2
"Jason and the Golden Fleece"
Unit 6 Lesson 3 "The Quest for Healing"
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biography
bureaucrat
nautical
aeronautics
happiness
thoroughness
biologist
biodegradable
cosmonaut
geographical
tiredness
companionship
biosphere
nautilus
timeliness
biorhythm
astronauts
wickedness
democracy
geology
coarseness
aristocrat
geometry
willingness
autocrat
geographic
stiffness
democratic
geological
sluggishness
aristocratic
geometric
laziness
autocratic
geothermal
selfishness
impossible
understand
colony
impolite
understood
colonial
impatient
teach
colonist
immature
taught
colonization
impartial
forgive
company
impassable
forgave
companion
impermanent
forgiven
accompany
impersonal
break
carried
impractical
broke
carriage
imperfect
broken
carrier
May 15, 2008
National Spelling List
Grade 5
Unit 6 Lesson 4 "The White Spider's Gift"
Unit 6 Lesson 5
"The Story of Annie Sullivan"
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prearrange
preoperational
animate
spectacular
precaution
preadolescence
animal
immobilize
premature
animation
preoccupied
inanimate
prehistoric
animosity
prejudge
inspect
preload
spectacle
preorder
spectator
precooked
speculate
predetermine
expect
flounder
mobile
disposal
automobile
refrain
mobility
positive
mobilize
manual
immobile
residency
rupture
general
erupt
resort
bankrupt
flourish
abrupt
ground
interrupt
May 15, 2008