600 Spelling Bee Words & Sentences for Grades 3-5

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600 Spelling Bee Words & Sentences

for Grades 3-5

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Directions 600 words and sentences Alphabetical list of 600 words Recorder's chart

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Directions

Spelling Bee Words and Sentences Our list of 600 words was gleaned from a variety of grade-level resources. In general, our words appear from easiest to most difficult. However, this will not always be true for every speller.

Be sure to read through the words in advance of any spelling bee to rearrange, add and omit words as you see fit. We've used American English spellings, so depending on your location, you may need to change the spellings of a few words to match your own usage.

You may start with any word on the list, depending on the level of your students. Here are some general guidelines: Grade 3 ? Start at the beginning Grade 4 ? Start around #150 Grade 5 ? Start around #300

Sentences are purposely brief. Many sentences give clues to the words' meanings to aid the speller. Feel free to substitute your own sentences for any of the ones here that you feel are not meaningful for your students. You don't need to use every word on the list. Skip over any words that you think might cause problems.

During the bee, you may choose to skip large sections of the list in order to get to more difficult words more quickly.

Alphabetical Listing of 600 Spelling Bee Words This quick reference tool will allow you to compare our word list to your own spelling curriculum and other resources.

600 Spelling Bee Words & Sentences for Grades 3 ? 5

? Ann Richmond Fisher

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152. dawn ? The street lights are on each day from dusk to dawn. 153. quit ? She wants to quit biting her fingernails when she's nervous. 154. tonight ? We will play board games tonight after supper. 155. smiling ? My teacher is always smiling at us! 156. weigh ? At the produce market we weigh our own potatoes. 157. true ? Jake was a true hero when he rescued his sister from the fire. 158. without ? Dad eats his food without salt. 159. traded ? Amy and Joy traded clothes for a week. 160. changing ? Because we are changing our schedule, we'll have reading first. 161. jerked ?Two passengers were thrown to the floor when the train jerked forward. 162. powerful ? The thunderstorm was powerful enough to uproot large trees. 163. scratch ? I tried to scratch my back, but I couldn't reach the right spot. 164. leaves ? Let's rake the leaves into a pile and jump in them. 165. basement ? We have a ping pong table in our basement. 166. taught ? Mrs. Richmond taught school for 11 years. 167. washer ? We tossed all of our wet towels into the washer. 168. animal ? Each student did a project on a different animal. 169. didn't ? We didn't have a chance to finish the game. 170. lone ? The lone eagle soared across the sky. 171. though ? She never learned to skate, though she tried very hard. 172. false ? Each statement is either true or false. 173. broken ? It was impossible to repair the broken television.

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? Ann Richmond Fisher

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Recorder's Chart

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