🍁 Canadian spelling
Grade 5 Spelling Words (Canadian)
A free Grade 5 spelling list using Canadian spellings, the way words are marked in Canadian classrooms. Print it, or turn any group into a game in one tap.
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🍁 Canadian note: Grade 5 introduces more -ise verbs (organise, recognise, practise), -our nouns, and Latin-root words. Canadian marking differs from US spelling on many of these. Practising the right version matters.
The Grade 5 list
🍁 Canadian-spelling words
organiserecognisepractise
analyseapologiserealise
cataloguedialogueprogramme
Tricky academic words
necessaryguaranteeenvironment
parliamentgovernmentespecially
disappearappreciateembarrass
Greek & Latin roots
photographgeographybiography
telescopemicroscopetelephone
autographparagraphsymphony
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