Aug. 15 - 18                                                                               Aug. 21-25

Spelling words                            Definition                                    Spelling words                 Definition

abandon                                   to leave                                        allow                                let

ability                                       skill / talent                                    almost                             close to

absent                                      not here                                        always                             forever

absurd                                     not real / not true                           amend                             change

accomplish                               finish / complete                            among                             with

accumulate                               collect                                          amount                             number of something

accurate                                    right / correct                              amusing                            funny

accuse                                       blame                                         ancient                             old

actual                                        real                                             announce                          tell

add                                           put together                                 annoy                               bother

adequate                                   enough                                         appliance                         tool

admire                                      like / respect                                 appoint                            choose/pick

admit                                        say you have done something         approximate                    near the actual

advance                                    go forward                                   area                                 place

advertise                                   make known to the public            arid                                  dry

again                                        one more time                               aroma                              smell

agony                                       pain                                              arrange                            put in an order

aid                                           help                                              arrive                               get somewhere

alert                                        warn                                              ashamed                           embarrassed

alibi                                        excuse                                            assassinate                       kill/murder

Aug. 28-Sept. 1

Spelling                        Definition

assault                            attack

assemble                        put together

assist                              help

assorted                         many different kinds

astonishing                    amazing/surprising

attach                           join

attempt                        try

attend                          be at

author                          writer

average                        ordinary/usual

award                           prize

awful                            terrible/bad

awkward                        clumsy

 bandit                           thief/robber

barter                            trade

bashful                          shy

bawl                             cry

beam                            shine

believe                          think