8th Grade Spelling Words
Eighth grade spelling prepares students for high school writing: rhetorical vocabulary, advanced roots, and the words standardized tests love to check. Every list works with our free audio spelling test.
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Roots: bene, mal, chron
benefitbenevolentbenefactormalfunctionmaliciousmaladychronologychronicsynchronizeanachronism
Roots: ped, man, path
pedestrianpedalcentipedemanuscriptmanipulatemanifestempathysympathyapathypathetic
Rhetoric & Argument
assertioncounterclaimevidencefallacylogospathosethosrebuttalrhetorictestimony
Transition & Academic
consequentlyfurthermoreneverthelessnotwithstandingmeanwhilesubsequentlyconverselyadmittedlygrantedwhereas
More Confusing Pairs
adverseaversecomplimentarycomplementarydiscreetdiscreteelicitillicitprecedeproceed
Advanced Science
accelerationamplitudechemicalcompoundelectronfrictionphotosynthesispotentialthermalwavelength
Social Studies & Civics
amendmentbicameralconstitutionfederalismimpeachjudiciallegislationratifyseparation of powersveto
The Infamous List
accommodateacquaintanceaggressiveconscienceconscientiousembarrassharassmaintenanceoccurrenceperseverance
Challenge Set 1
aberrationarchetypecatalystdeprecatediaphanousebullientephemeralexacerbategregariousinadvertent
Challenge Set 2
laconicmagnanimousobfuscateparadigmquintessentialrecalcitrantsanctuarytrepidationubiquitousvernacular