4th. Grade Spelling List No. 21            

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SPELLING RULE:    In adding a suffix to a word ending in silent e, retain the e if the suffix begins with a consonant;  but drop the e if the suffix begins with a vowel

PHONICS KEY:        sh can be spelled ti

1.        sincerely

2.        useful

3.        likable

4.        hoping

5.        hopeless

6.        foundation

7.        collection

8.        patience

9.        ambition

10.      initials

11.      Wisconsin (Wis., WI)

12.      California (Calif., CA)

13.      laughter

14.      toughen

15.      kindergarten

16.      practical

17.      reversible

18.      emergency

19.      museum

20.      quantity

21.      defective            faulty; not perfect

22.      inquiry               a question; a search for information

23.      approximate       more or less correct or exact

24.      condemn           to declare guilty

25.      merchant           a shopkeeper

26.      morsel               a small piece or bite of food

27.      emblem             symbol; something that stands for an idea

28.      excel                  to do better than average

29.      thoughtful          thinking; considerate

30.      heir                    one who receives property or a title from another after the owner dies

Bible Verse:

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

Luke 6:31