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Grade 5Word Wisdom

Syllables, spelling, vocabulary, and morphemes — the word study tools that build strong readers and writers.
PURPOSE
This page gathers the Grade 5 word study tools — syllables, spelling, vocabulary, and morphemes — in one place.
RATIONALE
Word study builds the foundation for reading fluency and writing precision. When students understand how words work, they read with more confidence and write with more clarity.
HOW TO USE THIS PAGE
Open any section to find the slide decks, tracking sheets, and teacher scripts for that word study area. Use them as part of your daily word study routine.
The word study tools for Grade 5, organized by area. Open any section to find the slide decks, tracking sheets, and teacher scripts you need.
FluencyAvailable
Word List and Phrase FluencyRepeated reading of spelling and syllable type word lists and phrase lists, read three times with a tracking chart, Grade 5Open · PDF
Fluency Feedback GuideRate, accuracy, and prosody look-fors, a one-minute read check, and feedback sentence frames, Grade 5Open · PDF
Prosody MarksInteractive marked passage, The Ocean Lesson, Grade 5Open
SyllablesAvailable
Scope and PracticeSyllable Types Scope and Connected Text Practice, Grade 5Open
Syllable TypesAvailable
Weeks 1 to 9
Week 1Syllable types and division reviewSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 4Base word building reviewSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 5Prefixes de and transSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 6Prefixes super and midSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 7Prefixes semi and antiSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 8Prefixes inter, over, underSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 9Suffix al and ialSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Weeks 10 to 18
Week 11Suffix ous, eous, iousSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 12Suffix ion, tion, sionSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 14Suffix ance and enceSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 15Suffix ment and itySlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 16Suffix able and ibleSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 17Root dict, meaning saySlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 18Root ject, meaning throwSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Weeks 19 to 27
Week 19Roots terr and rupt reviewSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 20Roots tract and port reviewSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 21Root geo, meaning earthSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 22Root chrono, meaning timeSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 23Root audi, meaning hearSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 24Root photo, meaning lightSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 25Roots phon and teleSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 26Roots graph and scopeSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 27Root meter, meaning measureSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Weeks 28 to 36
Week 28Root spect, meaning lookSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 29Confused its and it'sSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 30Confused affect and effectSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 31Confused accept and exceptSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 32Confused than, then, aloud, allowedSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 33Synonyms and antonyms in spellingSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 34Analogies and word relationshipsSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 35Unusual and multiple patternsSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 36Cumulative reviewSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
SpellingAvailable
Slide DecksGrade 5 Spelling Slide DecksFull set (all weeks)
Tracking SheetsGrade 5 Spelling Tracking SheetsFull set (all weeks)
Module by ModuleGrade 5 Spelling Module by ModuleOpen
Teacher ScriptsGrade 5 Spelling Teacher ScriptsFull set (all weeks)
Weeks 1 to 9
Week 1Syllable types and divisionSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 4Base word building reviewSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 5Prefixes de and transSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 6Prefixes super and midSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 7Prefixes semi and antiSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 8Prefixes inter, over, underSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 9Suffix al and ialSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Weeks 10 to 18
Week 11Suffix ous, eous, iousSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 12Suffix ion, tion, sionSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 14Suffix ance and enceSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 15Suffix ment and itySlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 16Suffix able and ibleSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 17Root dict, meaning saySlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 18Root ject, meaning throwSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Weeks 19 to 27
Week 19Roots terr and rupt reviewSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 20Roots tract and port reviewSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 21Root geo, meaning earthSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 22Root chrono, meaning timeSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 23Root audi, meaning hearSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 24Root photo, meaning lightSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 25Roots phon and teleSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 26Roots graph and scopeSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 27Root meter, meaning measureSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Weeks 28 to 36
Week 28Root spect, meaning lookSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 29Confused its and it'sSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 30Confused affect and effectSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 31Confused accept and exceptSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 32Confused than, then, aloud,SlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 33Synonyms and antonyms inSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 34Analogies and wordSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 35Unusual and multiple patternsSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 36Cumulative reviewSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Context CluesAvailable
Weeks 1 to 9
Week 1The Great Chocolate Chip Cookie MysterySlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 2The Great Chocolate Chip Cookie MysterySlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 3The Fifth-Grade Cookie CommissionSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 4The Fifth-Grade Cookie CommissionSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 5From Tension to RevolutionSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 6From Tension to RevolutionSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 9Spanish Rule in Early TexasSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Weeks 10 to 18
Week 10Spanish Rule in Early TexasSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 11A Harvest to RememberSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 12A Harvest to RememberSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 13Our Rights, Our VoicesSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 14Our Rights, Our VoicesSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 15A Voice of Their OwnSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 16A Voice of Their OwnSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 17The Garden That Wouldn't GrowSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 18The Garden That Wouldn't GrowSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Weeks 19 to 27
Week 19Words That Changed a NationSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 20Words That Changed a NationSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 21A Difficult CompromiseSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 22A Difficult CompromiseSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 23A Visit to the WorkshopSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 24A Visit to the WorkshopSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 25A Voice in the CommunitySlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 26A Voice in the CommunitySlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 27A Gift that Welcomed MillionsSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Weeks 28 to 36
Week 28A Gift that Welcomed MillionsSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 29One Voice Can Start a WaveSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 30One Voice Can Start a WaveSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 31Try, Learn, ChangeSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 32Try, Learn, ChangeSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 33From Protest to ParticipationSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 34How Change HappensSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 35From Protest to ParticipationSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 36How Change HappensSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Morphemes and Word ChoiceAvailable
Morphemes Slide DecksGrade 5 Morphemes Slide DecksFull set (all weeks)
Morphemes TrackingGrade 5 Morphemes Tracking SheetsFull set (all weeks)
Morphemes ScriptsGrade 5 Morphemes Teacher ScriptsFull set (all weeks)
Word Choice SlidesGrade 5 Word Choice Slide DecksFull set (all weeks)
Word Choice TrackingGrade 5 Word Choice Tracking SheetsFull set (all weeks)
Word Choice ScriptsGrade 5 Word Choice Teacher ScriptsFull set (all weeks)
Morphemes
Weeks 1 to 9
Weeks 10 to 18
Weeks 19 to 27
Weeks 28 to 36
Word Choice
Weeks 1 to 9
Weeks 10 to 18
Weeks 19 to 27
Weeks 28 to 36