Pagine7th Grade spelling lists
Practise online159 words in four lists, from warm-up to challenge.
- teak
- dearth
- cabal
- sheathe
- tress
- viral
- ardent
- clench
- cliche
- client
- deduct
- gerbil
- indict
- refine
- ritual
- sesame
- static
- status
- tapirs
- crucial
- foray
- granite
- mansion
- rupture
- saffron
- traduce
- whisper
- discus
- exempt
- expand
- hallow
- handsome
- whiskers
- baroque
- bossy
- citadel
- construct
- cuirass
- frustrate
- gangplank
- matinee
- minimum
- movable
- mushrooms
- rhubarb
- serrate
- shortstop
- splashing
- strongest
- substance
- tanager
- threshold
- trachea
- infusion
- liniment
- sinewy
- arthritis
- billiards
- boomerang
- boulevard
- bumblebee
- chauffeur
- clambered
- companion
- connected
- conundrum
- convinced
- cultivate
- desperate
- dilemma
- disengage
- firehouse
- fireworks
- hereafter
- heuristic
- imbalance
- insertion
- instigate
- interpret
- intestine
- lightning
- miniature
- offensive
- opponents
- partition
- penetrate
- pleasures
- poisonous
- prisoners
- scripture
- sectarian
- semantics
- sickening
- signature
- something
- statement
- stickiest
- stopwatch
- subscribe
- talkative
- touchdown
- whereupon
- worthless
- adorable
- discover
- accordion
- assertive
- atonement
- certainly
- crocodile
- delirious
- delivered
- education
- eliminate
- empirical
- engrossed
- euphemism
- exception
- explosive
- happiness
- immigrate
- jitterbug
- laborious
- libraries
- luxuriant
- newlyweds
- oversight
- perfectly
- perimeter
- professor
- pulverize
- quotation
- religious
- reparable
- rigmarole
- scarecrow
- scratches
- southerly
- tenacious
- tightened
- unanimous
- universal
- antipathy
- credulity
- dignitary
- enchilada
- evidently
- excellent
- geography
- integrity
- longevity
- partially
- phenomena
- capillary
- carefully
- extremely
- millinery
- occupancy
- accessory
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7th Grade words to know
Spelling sticks when you know what a word means. Here are 15 from these lists, with a sentence for each.
- conundrumnoun
- A confusing and difficult problem.
- “Choosing just one book was a conundrum.”
- euphemismnoun
- A gentle word used in place of a harsh one.
- “"Passed away" is a euphemism for "died."”
- tenaciousadjective
- Not giving up easily.
- “The tenacious climber reached the summit.”
- phenomenanoun
- Things that happen and can be observed (plural of phenomenon).
- “Rainbows and auroras are natural phenomena.”
- longevitynoun
- A long life.
- “Tortoises are known for their longevity.”
- thresholdnoun
- A doorway; the point where something begins.
- “She paused at the threshold of the classroom.”
- unanimousadjective
- Agreed on by everyone.
- “The vote for the class pet was unanimous.”
- credulitynoun
- A habit of believing things too easily.
- “The tall tale tested our credulity.”
- dilemmanoun
- A hard choice between two options.
- “I faced a dilemma: soccer practice or the party.”
- laboriousadjective
- Needing a lot of hard work.
- “Copying the map by hand was laborious.”
- boulevardnoun
- A wide city street, often lined with trees.
- “The parade marched down the boulevard.”
- perimeternoun
- The distance around the edge of a shape.
- “Find the perimeter of the rectangle.”
- semanticsnoun
- The study of what words mean.
- “Arguing about one word is a question of semantics.”
- antipathynoun
- A strong dislike.
- “The cat has an antipathy to bath time.”
- heuristicnoun
- A rule of thumb that helps solve problems.
- “A useful heuristic is to check the easy answers first.”
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More spelling practice
These 159 seventh grade spelling words are for spelling practice, weekly tests and class or school bees. Easier: 6th Grade. Harder: 8th Grade. For a daily routine, see how to prepare for a spelling bee, and brush up on the spelling rules.
Lists are written by Pagine for practice; they are not an official national bee study list.
Frequently asked questions
How many 7th grade spelling words are there?
159 words, split into four lists: List 1 warm-up, List 2 core, List 3 stretch and List 4 challenge.
How should we practise these words?
Say the word, spell it aloud, then write it. Practise five or six words a day, and keep a pile of missed words to review more often. The online practice reads each word aloud, and some words come with a sentence.
Can I print these lists?
Yes. Each list has its own printable page, plus a spelling test, a vocabulary sheet and a look-cover-write-check sheet. Printing asks for a free Pagine account.
What comes after the 7th grade list?
Move on to the 8th grade list when List 4 feels easy.
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