Pagine8th Grade spelling lists
Practise online151 words in four lists, from warm-up to challenge.
- deface
- dictum
- drivel
- stupor
- arduous
- astound
- brioche
- buoyant
- dialogue
- gruesome
- guidance
- sturgeon
- victuals
- caisson
- collate
- decibel
- endemic
- piteous
- rescind
- tombstone
- vaccine
- artifact
- cataract
- civilian
- elegance
- enzyme
- hesitant
- jalousie
- latitude
- momentum
- pathetic
- pedestal
- populous
- sentient
- tranquil
- vertebra
- adventure
- bombarded
- cannoneer
- carpenter
- clarity
- cogency
- eavesdrop
- encounter
- encourage
- fortitude
- indulgent
- intrusion
- lubricant
- reluctant
- safeguard
- severance
- truculent
- announcing
- appreciate
- aqueduct
- confronted
- contiguous
- conveyance
- culottes
- encampment
- exciting
- fraudulent
- government
- guaranteed
- heighten
- implements
- incomplete
- insurgence
- opalesce
- postmaster
- precaution
- receptions
- subterfuge
- suspenders
- thereafter
- upbringing
- withdrawal
- anomaly
- chieftain
- desiccate
- iteration
- messaging
- nonpareil
- propeller
- quadruple
- repellent
- advertised
- anticipate
- atmosphere
- calculator
- commercial
- commitment
- convenient
- democratic
- dilettante
- estimation
- humiliated
- identity
- individual
- lubricated
- magnifying
- manifested
- manipulate
- moratorium
- naturalist
- noticeable
- optimistic
- pasteurize
- perquisite
- proprietor
- punishable
- recuperate
- relinquish
- remarkable
- remembered
- reveille
- reversible
- salubrious
- sputtering
- stagecoach
- subsequent
- technocrat
- examining
- illegible
- mortality
- vorticity
- accumulate
- adolescent
- annexation
- equivocate
- expression
- hydroponic
- iridescent
- motorcycle
- penicillin
- phenomenon
- quadriceps
- successful
- tattletale
- toxicity
- unexpected
- unilateral
- discovery
- notoriety
- exigencies
- passageway
- personally
- veterinary
- visibility
- physically
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8th Grade words to know
Spelling sticks when you know what a word means. Here are 15 from these lists, with a sentence for each.
- dialoguenoun
- A conversation, especially in a story or play.
- “The dialogue in the comic made us laugh.”
- momentumnoun
- The force that keeps a moving thing going.
- “The sled gained momentum down the hill.”
- iridescentadjective
- Shining with changing rainbow colors.
- “The soap bubble was iridescent in the sun.”
- relinquishverb
- To give up or let go of.
- “The captain would not relinquish the wheel.”
- anomalynoun
- Something unusual that does not fit the pattern.
- “A snowy day in June would be an anomaly.”
- tranquiladjective
- Calm and peaceful.
- “The garden was tranquil at dawn.”
- buoyantadjective
- Able to float; also cheerful.
- “Cork is buoyant, so it floats.”
- dilettantenoun
- Someone who dabbles in a hobby without much skill.
- “He is a dilettante painter who tries every style.”
- salubriousadjective
- Good for your health.
- “The mountain air was salubrious.”
- truculentadjective
- Eager to argue or fight.
- “The truculent goose chased everyone away.”
- subterfugenoun
- A trick used to hide something.
- “The surprise party needed a little subterfuge.”
- contiguousadjective
- Touching or next to each other.
- “The 48 contiguous states share borders.”
- fortitudenoun
- Courage in pain or difficulty.
- “She showed great fortitude after her injury.”
- aqueductnoun
- A bridge or channel built to carry water.
- “The Romans built a stone aqueduct.”
- notorietynoun
- Being famous for something bad.
- “The pirate gained notoriety across the seas.”
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More spelling practice
These 151 eighth grade spelling words are for spelling practice, weekly tests and class or school bees. Easier: 7th Grade. Harder: 9th 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 8th grade spelling words are there?
151 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 8th grade list?
Move on to the 9th grade list when List 4 feels easy.
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