"No Excuse" Words
"No Excuse" words are those for which students are held accountable. Students are expected to spell these words correctly in all of their everyday writing. The following words are taken from the list of core high-frequency words. The first 25 words (all of the kindergarten "No Excuse" words and two of the 1st grade words) appear in 33% of everyday adult and student writing. The first 100 words (all K, 1st, and 2nd grade words and the first third of 3rd grade words) appear in 50% of everyday writing. By encouraging our students to master these words, we will increase their spelling accuracy in daily work.
5th graders will work with words from the 4th grade list during the first trimester of our school year. These words will be covered in Language Arts class with Mr. Brellenthin but will also be reinforced in Life Skills: Reading and Writing class.
4th grade words:
Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
through different never
must own large
give something until
around between along
work under often
should might form
another found done
three read world
every while keep
such place below
part people school
number enough children
tell house those
even thought important
small always together
5th grade words:
Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
world near remember
without during learned
once however course
animal it's really
above sure nothing
began knew brought
almost example though
live against probably
year heard before
during several special
light change among
picture answer ready
second toward perhaps
since usually certain
sentence later whether
5th graders will work with words from the 4th grade list during the first trimester of our school year. These words will be covered in Language Arts class with Mr. Brellenthin but will also be reinforced in Life Skills: Reading and Writing class.
4th grade words:
Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
through different never
must own large
give something until
around between along
work under often
should might form
another found done
three read world
every while keep
such place below
part people school
number enough children
tell house those
even thought important
small always together
5th grade words:
Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
world near remember
without during learned
once however course
animal it's really
above sure nothing
began knew brought
almost example though
live against probably
year heard before
during several special
light change among
picture answer ready
second toward perhaps
since usually certain
sentence later whether