Spelling Bee Manual - Primary 2014

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Established in 1987 to enrichthe learning experience of our youth.

www.spellingbeeofcanada.ca

Official PrimarySpelling Manual2014 Edition

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To: Parents and Participants: Chapter/Region:

From: Your Chapter President: Tel #:

Date:____________________

WELCOME TO THE _____________________

CHAPTER/REGION SPELLING BEE

COACHING SESSIONS

Date:___________________________ Time(s) _____________________________Location:____________________________________________________________

Volunteer coaches will be available at the sessions to work with the participants to practice

their words and hold mini spelling bees. Parents, Students and all interested individualsare invited and encouraged to help with coaching. Please contact your Chapter

president(s) (see above) regarding volunteering for your Chapter or School Spelling

Bee, to get details and fill out a volunteer profile form.

THE ROUNDS

The first phase of the competition will be the preliminary round (if needed), followed by thechapter and regional, leading to the Ontario Championship Final. If no details are outlined

at registration, please contact your Chapter president for the date and details of the regional

competition and write in the space provided below.

Categories:__________________________________________________________

Date(s):_____________________________________________________________Location(s):__________________________________________________________Time(s):____________________________________________________________

Competition Date:____________________________________________________Primary Category:_____________________________a. m./p. m._______________

Word List is not allowed in the audience during competition. We request that members

of the audience do not help the participants during the competition.

All participants should sign in one hour before start time. Those not in their seat at

start time will not be eligible to participate.

Thank you for your participation. We consider any child or youth who studies the given lists

of words and other words, appears on stage to participate in the Spelling Bee Competition tobe a WINNER! Every one who participates will receive a certificate for their personal efforts.

GOOD LUCK!


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_________ ___CONTENTS __________

An Introduction to Spelling Bee of Canada 2

Mission and Goals 3

Rules and Regulations 4-5

Spelling Guidelines 6-7

A Note Regarding the Word List 8

Spelling Bee of Canada Events & Product 8

Primary Word List 2014 9-342014 Volunteer & Business Awards Recognition 35

You are invited to nominate your Unsung Hero 36

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____________ AN INTRODUCTION __________

WHO ARE WE?

Spelling Bee of Canada (SBOC) is an educational organization that encourages youth,parents, teachers and the community at large to participate in the education process.

WHAT DO WE DO?The SBOC organizes annual family of schools and communities spelling bees aimed at

children and youth 6-14 years of age. The participants are placed into one of three

categories, Primary age 6 to 8, Junior age 9 to 11 and Intermediate age 12 to 14 , to viefor cash, trophies and prizes, 15+ students will become mentors to participants in theirRegion.

WHY DO WE EXIST?

The Spelling Bee of Canada was established in response to a need within the community fora stimulating, educational programme, outside the regular school curriculum, which would

focus specifically on English language basics. The SBOCs programmes are designed to

contribute to the development of our youths self esteem by creating pride in academicachievement and, in the process, help to build a solid foundation for their future educationand careers.

WHERE DO WE OPERATE?

The Spelling Bee of Canada was established in the greater Toronto area in 1987 and led tothe development of an Ontario Spelling Bee. SBOC is now unifying all the Provinces for aNational Spelling Bee. To date over 50,000 children have participated in the programme.

HOW DO WE OPERATE?

The SBOC is a registered charity (#890470198RR0001). The SBOC depends on localbusinesses, organizations and individuals to contribute time, materials, services and/or

funds.

WHAT IS OUR LONGTERM GOAL?

With the aid of technology, our strategy for growth over the next three years is to target allregions within each province to join the programme. Once regional programmes have been

established in all provinces, this will lead to Provincial Champions, who will then compete to

become National Champions. Based on extrapolations from the U.S National Spelling Beedata, SBOCs long-term forecast is to attract one million participants across Canada.

SPELLING BEE OF CANADA OFFICES

Head Office Ottawa Office

2428 Islington Ave 224-1725 St. Laurent Blvd.Suite 215 Ottawa, Ontario K2P 1S9Toronto, Ontario M9W 3X8 1-866-244-02441-866-244-0244Tel: 416-746-0072Fax: 416-746-3404

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________________MISSION________________

Our mission is to:

Enrich the learning experience of our children & youth through growth inEnglish vocabulary, public speaking and to promote self-confidence.

Engage children & youth, parents, schools, businesses, religious institutions,and the community at large in a yearly education process.

GOALS

Our programme goals are to:

provide children & youth between the ages of 6 and 14 with the opportunity toparticipate in a positive, spelling competition to improve their Englishlanguage, spelling capabilities, comprehension and communication skills;

develop self-esteem, confidence, and interpersonal skills of students byexposing them to positive role models, tutors and peer supports throughoutthe course of the preparation, the championship and year round follow-upactivities;

promote community-based partnerships by engaging members of variouscommunities in advancing the benefits of the Spelling Bee, getting children

and youth involved and promoting the importance of education, especiallyreading, writing, comprehension and spelling;

build a network of young people who will act as peer mentors for otherstudents; and play a key role in supporting the academic growth of students,especially in the areas of reading comprehension and spelling, throughcollaborative partnerships with libraries, religious institutions, individualschools, and community-based educational programs

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SPELLING BEE OF CANADA__RULES AND REGULATIONS__1. An official will read rules 1 to 15 aloud before the beginning of each contest

and, when the number of competitors has been reduced to two, he or she willread rules 16 to 17 unless those present agree unanimously to waive thereading of the rules.

2. The Pronouncer, judge(s) and other officials will be in complete charge of thecontest. Any questions or protests about the spelling(s) of a word or therunning of the contests must be referred to the officials immediately (beforethe beginning of the next round). Their decisions will be final in all matters.

NO PROTEST WILL BE ENTERTAINED AFTER THE CONTEST

HAS ENDED.3. For each contest there will be an arbiter whose duty is to hear any protests as

they arise and decide on them before the contest continues. The arbitersdecision shall be final. If possible each contest should be videotaped orrecorded so that any point of contention may be reviewed.

4. This competition is open to all contestants ages 6-8 (Primary), 9-11(Junior)and 12-14 (Intermediate).

5. In competition, all words will be chosen from official lists compiled from theCanadian Oxford Dictionary and provided by Spelling Bee officials. The

official list is the final spelling authority for the competition.

6. Preliminary Rounds will be held in each Region, using official wordlists, andthe listed rules and regulations.

7. The competition will be oral; contestants must spell the words orally and theuse of pens and/or pencils and paper will not be allowed.

8. Contestants may pronounce their words before spelling them, after spellingthem, or not at all.

9. For all words with capitals, the speller must indicate the capital. For example

Ottawa the speller must say Capital O t-t-a-w-a.10. Once a contestant has begun to spell a word, he or she may not ask for a

word to be re-pronounced, defined or used in a sentence. Also, havingstarted to spell a word, a contestant will not be given any opportunity tochange letters already pronounced. A speller may retrace provided thatletters and their sequence are not changed in retracing. Spellers are requiredto indicate capitals. Apostrophes and other punctuation are not required.

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11. If a word taken from the word list is unclear to a contestant, he or she mayask for the word to be re-pronounced, but will not be given a definition or asentence, unless the word is a homophone in which case the Pronouncermust give the definition and an example sentence without being asked. Thecontestant must give the spelling of the word as defined, not a homophone of

the word.

12. If a word has more than one acceptable spelling, any spelling listed in theword list, tie-breaker list or the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, for that word willbe accepted.

Note: Rule 13 is for the tie-breaker rounds only (Please note that duringthe tie-breaker rounds, a new list of words is introduced. These wordsare not listed in the Official Primary Study List, 2014 Edition).

13. If a tiebreaker word is unclear to a contestant, it is the responsibility of thecontestant to request that the word be re-pronounced, defined and/or used ina sentence. The Pronouncer will grant the request(s) until the officials agreethat the word has been made reasonably clear to the contestant. If a word isa homophone, the Pronouncer must give the definition and an examplesentence without being asked.

14. Officials may disqualify any contestant who ignores a request to start spellinghis or her word within a reasonable length of time. Also, A SPELLERWHOSE SPELLING OF A WORD IS NOT AUDIBLE TO THE OFFICIALSMAY HAVE HIS OR HER SPELLING RULED INCORRECT.

15. When a speller fails to spell a word correctly, the next contestant will be giventhe same word to spell. If every contestant in a round misspells the sameword, all contestants will remain in the competition.

16. The elimination procedure changes when the number of contestants isreduced to two. At this point, when one contestant misspells a word, theother contestant will be given the opportunity to spell the same word.

17. If the second contestant spells the word correctly, plus the next word on thepronouncers list, then he or she will be declared champion. If the contestantmisspells the word on the pronouncers list, then both spellers continue in thecontest.

If both contestants misspell the same word, then both continue in thecontest.

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____________SPELLING GUIDELINES_________1. Final consonant doubled(a) A word ending in a single consonant preceded by a single vowel generally doubles

the final consonant before a suffix beginning with a vowel, if it is a word of onesyllable or if the accent falls on the final syllable of the original word: plan, planning,

planned; refer, referring, referred; bid, bidding, bidden; acquit, acquitting, acquitted;commit, committing, committed.

Exceptions: devil, devilish; benefit, benefited.

(b) When a word ends in L, the final consonant is usually doubled before a suffix: cancel,cancellation.

NOTE:Words ending in a single consonant preceded by a single vowel do not double the

final consonant before a suffix beginning with a vowel if a shift of accent results fromaddition of the suffix: prefer, preference; confer, conference.

2. Final E(a) Words ending in a silent Eusually drop the Ebefore a suffix beginning with a vowel;

dine, dining; trouble, troubling, subdue, subduing; desire, desirable.

Exceptions: dyeing, singeing (to distinguish from dying and singing), shoeing, canoeing

(b) Words ending in silent Egenerally retain Ebefore a suffix beginning with aconsonant: complete, completeness; enforce, enforcement; vague, vagueness;

manage, management, engage, engagement; use, useful; care, careful.Exceptions: argument, truly, ninth

3. Final Y

(a) Words ending in Ypreceded by a consonant change Yto Ibefore a suffix: heavy,heaviest; lively, livelihood; salary, salaried; necessary, necessarily.

(b) Words ending in Ypreceded by a vowel generally retain Ybefore a suffix: annoy,annoyance, annoying; journey, journeyed; gay, gayest.

4. Final CWords ending in Cwith the hard sound of K add Kbefore I, Y orE;

picnic, picnicking; panic, panicky; traffic, trafficking; mimic, mimicked.

5. Final NWords ending in Nretain the Nbefore the suffix ness; Sudden, suddenness; clean,

cleanness; keen, keenness.

6. Words with IE and EIAn easy way to remember the rule for IEand EIis to learn the following rhyme:

I before EExcept after C

Or when sounded like AAs in neighbour and weigh

e.g. believe, reprieve, receive

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7. Words with ABLE and IBLE

In writing the adjectival form of certain words there are no definite rules but thefollowing guides may be helpful. Words ending in ation, usually take the suffix

ABLE;duration, durable; adaptation, adaptable; words ending in sion or tionusually take the suffix IBLE;division, divisible; permission, permissible; destruction,

destructible.

8. Words prefixed by DIS or MIS

When the prefix DIS or MIS is added, no change is made in the original word. A

double S occurs only where the original word begins with S: disappear, misdirect,dissatisfied, disrobe, misbelieve, misspelled.

9. Plurals(a) When a noun ends in Y preceded by a consonant, the plural is formed by

changing Y to I and adding ES (to the singular): variety, varieties; monopoly,

monopolies.(b) When a noun ends in Ypreceded by a vowel, the plural is formed by adding Sto

the singular: holiday, holidays; journey, journeys; attorney, attorneys.(c) When a noun ends in O, the plural in most cases is formed by adding S to the

singular: piano, pianos; ratio, ratios. Sometimes the plural is formed by addingESto the singular: potato, potatoes; veto, vetoes.

(d) When a noun ends in For FEthe plural in most cases is formed by adding Stothe singular: sheriff, sheriffs; plaintiff, plaintiffs; staff, staffs; safe, safes.

Sometimes the plural is formed by changing For FEto V and adding ES: knife,knives; shelf, shelves.

(e) The plural is formed in some nouns by a vowel change instead of by the additionof a suffix: goose, geese; man, men; mouse, mice; foot, feet.

(f) Some words retain their original Greek or Latin plural forms. The singular andplural forms are given here: analysis, analyses; basis, bases; phenomenon,

phenomena; parenthesis, parentheses; hypothesis, hypotheses.(g) Some nouns are rarely if ever used in the singular: annals, athletics, clothes,

nuptials, scissors.(h) In compound nouns the plural is usually added to the last member, but sometimes

the first member: passerby, passersby; son-in-law, sons-in-law; coat-of-arms,coats of arms; court martial, courts martial.

10. Alternative SpellingIn competition, spellings that are thought to be American will be accepted so long

as they are recognized in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary.

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A NOTE REGARDING THE WORDS IN THIS MANUAL

WORD SELECTIONThe Spelling Bee of Canadas word selection committee was responsible for the primarycategory of

this word list. The correct spelling of each word was verified by the reference to the Canadian

Oxford Dictionary, among other recognized dictionaries.

PARTICIPANTSFor each word, this word list provides alternative spelling(s), pronunciation(s), the part of speech, one

or more definitions and a sentence to show the use of the word. In competition, however, contestants

will be tested only on the spelling and need know only one form; the additional information is given

only to help the contestant learn the word.

ABBREVIATIONSadv. adverb n. noun adj. adjective

v. verb prep. Preposition interj. Interjection

SPELLING BEE EVENTS/PRODUCT 416-746-0072/866-244-0244_________

1. AWARDS RECOGNITION GALAWe invite you to join us as we celebrate the tireless work that our volunteers have done and to

recognize the businesses that have supported Spelling Bee of Canada and its activities.

2. UNSUNG HERO APPRECIATION AWARDSpelling Bee of Canada is inviting children 6 9 to submit a 300 word story and children ages 10

14 to summit a 500 word essay about an Unsung Hero in their life.

3. Spell-A-ThonThis will be a community fundraising event to build awareness of literacy and to raise funds, to

support the SBOC literacy programmes. Words will be the key ingredient to this fun-filled event.

4. SpellpalThis will be a National & Global programme to encourage Penmanship and Literacy in Children and

Youth. The aim of this programme is to develop friendships amongst youngsters across borders tounderstand and to learn about different cultures, social environments and educational systems

5. Financial LiteracyOur goal is to partner with a financial institution to provide FREE WORKSHOPto consumers with

education and personal financial management tools that will enable them to use credit responsibly and

set a course for a financially stable and successful future.

6. Canadian InvitationalWe will be inviting children and youth from other provinces and countries to participate in spelling,

essay and debating at the Canadian Invitational.

7. Health LiteracyOur goal is to partner with Health Professionals to conduct workshops dealing with health

communications

8. Spelling Bee of Canada Primary Coaching & Pronunciation CD

The Coaching CD offers the junior age categories of words, coaching tips for parents,

pronunciation guidelines, games, study section help, rules and regulations and much more.

To find out how you can participate in the Spelling Bee of Canada Events. Please call usat: 416-746-0072 or 1-866-244-0244 or email us at [email protected].

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WORD PRONUNCIATION PART

OF

SPEECH

DEFINITION / EXAMPLE

1. abandon a-ban-duhn v. To completely give up or surrender.They had toabandontheir house due to the

floods.2. absorbent ab-sohr-behnt adj. Able to soak up liquid easily.Paper towels areabsorbentand easily cleanliquids.

3. accepted ak-sehpt-ehd v. To receive with favour, willingness or conseIacceptedwithout hesitation a higher paid jo

4. accord a-kord n.. Agreement or in harmony with.

Her story was not inaccordwith what the otwitnesses said.

5. activity ak-tihv-ih-tee n. A particular action or sphere of action.

The family has theactivityof skating planned

this week-end.6. additional ad-dih-shuhn-uhl adj. Supplementary.

She had anadditional twenty dollars to spenbesides what her parents gave her.

7. admitted ad-miht-ehd v. To acknowledge or avow.Headmitted his part in the conspiracy.

8. advanced ad-vansd v. To be ahead of others as in progress or thougShe was moreadvanced than her age accordthe answers she gave.

9. adverb ad-vurb n. A word or phrase that describes the meanin

verb, an adjective and another adverb.

Often anadverbends in ly.10. advisor

adviserad-veyes-ur v A person in school or college who counsels

students about their studies or careers.

Theadvisorsuggested to the student that heprobably should attend the after school prog

11. agog a-gawg adv. In a state of eager curiosity; excited.The lawyer wasagogto find out what newevidence his associate had.

12. agreement a-gree-mehnt n. An arrangement or understanding between twmore parties as to the course of action.

The union and the school board had anagre

not to take any action until further talks.13. algebra al-jeh-bra n. A math. in which calculations are performed

means of letters and symbols.There is much confusion inalgebrabecause the teacher says x=2 and y=6 what is xy we dealing with both letters and numbers.

14. apartment a-part-mehnt n. One of several suites in a building used for

housekeeping.

My friend had a one-bedroomapartment in atwelve story building.

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15. appearance a-peer-ans n. An outward show

The president made a very briefappearanceconvention.

16. apprentice a-prehn-tis n. Someone being taught a trade or craft.Paul was anapprenticeat the garage to beca mechanic.

17. archway arch-way n. An entrance or a passage under an arch.The builder put anarchway between the diniroom and the living room.

18. artefact

artifact (US)

ar-teh-fakt n. Anything made by human workmanship.

The picture is anartefactfrom my uncles e

19. aspect a-spehkt n. A look, view or appearance of a thing.

Sometimes when looking at the C.N. tower itanaspectof being slanted.

20. aspire a-speyer v. To have an eager desire or to aim at high thinOne day she willaspire to be an actress andanother to be a teacher.

21. assistant a-sihs-tant n. To help or give aid to someone.My profession was as an educationalassistathe classroom.

22. assured a-shyoord v. To make sure or certain; to give confidence.He wasassured that the doctor was one of thbrain surgeons.

23. attract a-trakt v. To be drawn by admiration, looks or allure.The mayor manages toattractpeople becaushis personality.

24. automatic aw-toh-ma-tihk adj. Self-acting and self-regulating as machinery;

mechanical.

When the pilot started to have chest pains hethe plane onautomatic

pilot.

25. autumn aw-tuhm n. The season between summer and winter.The farmers usually do theharvesting inautumn.

26. award a-wohrd n. A prize given as a reward for a contest or

competition.She won anaward

for being the fastest swimin the competition.

27. aware a-wayr adv. Being conscious.

She wasaware of her operation because she

had a local anaesthetic.28. banned

[H: band]band v. To prohibit or forbid.

Smoking has beenbannedin restaurants forhealth reasons.

29. baron ba-ruhn n. One who has great power in the commercial He was a coalbaron when coal was used toprovide heat.

30. beautiful byoo-tih-ful adj. Pleasing to the senses or mind aesthetically.

Princess Katherine is a verybeautiful woma

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31. beverage beh-vur-ihj n. Any drink which is swallowed.

The boys favoritebeverage is orange juice.

32. bilked bihlkd v. To cheat or deceive.

The manbilkedmany seniors out of their sav

33. billows bihl-ohs n. A great wave or swell of the sea.

Due to the storm the sea rose inbillows.

34. blaring blayr-ing n. Sounding loudly or noisily.I was unable to hear the clerks voice becaustheblaringfire truck and ambulance.

35. bleak bleek adv. Unsheltered; exposed to the wind and gloomIt was verybleak walking home in the dark acold.

36. bleat bleet n. The characteristic cry of a sheep, goat or calfWhen you hear thebleat of the sheep and thethey want your attention.

37. blunt bluhnt adj. Having a thick edge; not sharp; dull.

The knife was tooblunt to cut the meat.

38. bracket brahk-iht n. A piece of wood, metal, or stone projecting fwall used to support a shelf or other weight.The carpenter put a silverbracket under the to make it strong.

39. braids brayds n. Several strands of hair woven together or

intertwined.The teacher had longbraidspinned up on thback of her head.

40. brainy brayh-nee adj. Intelligent or smart.Her friends thought she wasbrainy because could solve Math. problems.

41. brawn brawn n. Muscular power and strength.When you hear the saying Allbrawnbut nobrains it means someone is very strongphysically but not very smart.

42. browse browz v. To like to look at different things not to buy look.

Mary does shopping for seniors, because shetobrowse and she enjoys helping people.

43. burnished bur-nihshd v. To polish or make it shiny.The brass candlesticks wereburnished becathe rubbing of the cloth on them.

44. caddie kad-ee n. One paid to carry a golf club bag for the playHe had an important job as acaddie to the PMinister.

45. carbon car-buhn n. A non-metallic element found in organic

substances and in some inorganic substance s

diamonds.Carbon monoxideis made up ofcarbonandoxygen.

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46. carpenter cawr-pehn-tur n. A workman who builds and repairs wooden

structures such as houses etc.

Thecarpentercame and put shelves in my ki

47. casserole kas-ur-ohl n. A kind of stew that is cooked slowly in an ovDad is making his favourite chickencasserol

48. centre

center (US)

sehn-tur n. The point or place equally distant from the si

the middle part.The men went to thecentreof the lake to fish

49. cereal seer-ee-al n. A breakfast food made from a cereal grain.The little girl liked Cheerioscereal

for break

50. challenge chal-ehnj v. To claim as due or to demand.

Winners of sportschallenge respect.

51. cherish cher-ihsh v. To hold dear and treat with tenderness.

Teachers shouldcherishtheir students becauthey will be our next generation.

52. chili chihl-ee adj. The acid red pod or fruit of certain peppers u

seasoning.

Thechili sauce is the seasoning that puts thetaste in chili and rice.

53. chocolate chohk-oh-lit n. A preparation of cocoa nuts roasted and grou

without removing the fat then sweetened and

flavored.After a day of skating outside, a hotchocolatthe best beverage one could have.

54. chosen choh-zen v. To prefer to do something.

He haschosen to stay here.

55. clambered klam-burd v. To climb by using the hands and feet.

The boy was being chased by a dog so he

clambered up the high fence and jumped.56. cleave kleev v. To make or achieve by cutting.

The meat was so frozen he had to use the shaknife he had tocleaveit.

57. click klik v. To make a light sharp sound.

The party goers would dance when they wouclicktheir fingers.

58. clover kloh-vehr n. A genus of a three leaf plant growing among

grass.Many people hope to find a four leafcloverbecause it brings good luck.

59. coarse kohrs adj. Rough and harsh texture.The material in her costume is verycoarseamuch care has to be taken.

60. collar kawl-ur n. The part of a garment at the neck often folde

down.Thecollarwas too big for the dress and hungaround the neckline.

61. collectibles kohl-ekt-ih-buhls n. Items put together as a hobby or for study.

The student had manycollectibles such as stand shells.

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62. collection kuh-lek-shun n. A gathering together of similar items.

Each Sunday the church takes up acollectionmoney.

63. college kawl-ihj n. Any of the under graduate division or school

universityStudents attend acollege to get a degree or tbetter themselves in life.

64. combination cawm-bih-nay-shuhn n. The serial of numbers or letters to form the k

symbol to a lock.You should never give anyone yourcombinato your lock.

65. committee koh-mit-ee n. A group of people chosen to investigate, or ror act on a matter.

The socialcommitteewas in charge of specioccasions such as retirements, showers etc.

66. concede cuhn-seed v. To admit grudgingly or yield.If you are lucky your boss willconcedethat s

was wrong the last time she criticized you.67. concerns kun-suhrns v. To occupy the attention or mind of.Heconcernshimself with petty details.

68. connection

connexion

kon-eck-shun n. The act of joiningThe plumber made aconnectionbetween thepipes

69. consider kuhn-sid-ur v. To take into account; to have regard for.When you are speaking be sure toconsidertfeelings of those present.

70. contact kohn-takt n. One who has been exposed to a contagiousdisease.

She may have been acontact before her famsick.

71. control kon-trohl adj. A device used for operating a machine.The pilot uses thecontrol stick to operate theplane.

72. convention kohn-vehn-shuhn n. A formal meeting of delegates or members foprofessional purposes.

The teachers in Ontario have aconvention oyear.

73. corruption koh-ruhp-shuhn n. Dishonest and a lack of integrity.There wascorruptionin the university due to

students who werepaying for others to writepapers.

74. counseled kown-sehld v. To advise or to recommend.

The lawyercounseledher to accept what wabeing offered to her.

75. coverage kuv-er-ihj n. That which covers something.The insurancecoveragepaid for the damagethe car.

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76. crashed crahshd v. To be violently impelled against or into.

The carcrashedinto the school bus but thereno casualties.

77. crayon kray-on n. A coloured stick used for drawingThe kindergarten pupil cried when she brokecrayon.

78. creator kreh-a-tohr n. One who makes or brings something intoexistence.Her uncle is thecreatorof the movie made frher first novel.

79. credit kred-iht n. An agreement to pay later.People who havecreditsometimes abuse it bpurchasing things they dont really need.

80. cruise krooz n. A voyage from place to place by boat.They decided to take a Caribbeancruiseto rand see the different islands.

81. cultures kuhl-churs n. The customary beliefs and social forms of

different people.There are many different kinds ofculturesinworld and we should respect all of them.

82. curious kyur-ee-uhs adj. Eager to know or learn something.

Hockey fans are alwayscuriousto know abotheir heroes.

83. custody kuhs-toh-dee n. To care for or to look after.The aunt hadcustodyof her niece while herparents are away.

84. dabble dab-uhl v. To take part in an activity in a casual way.The kindergarten children like todabblein th

paint.85. dawn dawn n. To become day or daybreak.It is so beautiful to see thedawn appearing.

86. debate dee-bayt n. Contention in words; a formal argument.

We are having adebateabout what makes aperson popular.

87. deduction de-duhk-shuhn n. The act of subtracting; to take away.The teacher asked us to take adeductionof sfrom nine.

88. demonstration dehm-uhn-stray-shuhn n. Something shown or expressed.

Ademonstration of love is when she spends

helping the sick children.89. demoted de-mohtd v. To reduce in rank.

The lieutenant wasdemotedfrom public toprivate, because he wasnt following the rule

90. depleted dee-pleetd v. To reduce in amount by using up.Years of farming on the same small plot of lahas left the soildepleted of minerials.

91. derivative deh-rih-a-tihv n. A word formed from another word.

The word happiness is aderivativefrom the happy.

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92. descend deh-sehnd v. To climb down; to pass from a higher place t

lower one.

The cat willdescendfrom the tree when it ishungry.

93. designate dez-ihg-nayt v. To appoint or nominate.The Prime Minister willdesignatean ambasto Vietnam.

94. destroy di-strohy v. To demolish or pull down.

They were ordered todestroythe old housebecause it could collapse and cause someoneharm.

95. detective dee-tehk-tihv n. A person usually a police officer employed tevidence of crime.

Thedetectivecame to our school to discussteenage crimes.

96. diction dihk-shuhn n. A manner of speaking, choice of words in wr

and speaking.

Hisdictionis clear and makes him soundimportant.

97. difference dihf-ur-ehnts n. That which distinguishes one thing from ano

There is a greatdifferencein the personalitithe twins.

98. difficult dihf-ih-kuhlt adv. Hard to understand and hard to please.It was verydifficult to go to school when wemoved in the middle of the year.

99. digest dih-jehst v. To convert food into a form that can be chew

and swallowed easily.

The doctor told her she was unable todigest

foods.100. digital dihj-eh-tahl adj. Using digits of a clock or watch on one line.The children find thedigitalclocks easier to

101. director dih-rehk-tur n. A person who directs the affairs of a companan institution.

Thedirectorof the insurance company advisstaff to be more respectful and helpful to thecustomers.

102. discovered dihs-kohv-ehrd v. To find, to see or learn for the first time.John CabotdiscoveredNorth America in 149

103. discredited dihs-krehd-ihtd v. To damage the reputation of someone.

His book had been thoroughlydiscredited byscholars and his reputation was badly damag

104. dislodged dihs-lohjd v. To knock accidently out of its place.

He bumped the game board anddislodgedthpieces.

105. disorder dihs-ohr-dehr adv. Not in place.The room was indisorderand needed to be t

106. dispose dihs-pohz v. To get rid of.The can smells so badly you need todisposeimmediately.

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107. distant dihs-tahnt adj. Remote in time and space.

The wedding will be adistant event held in C

108. double duhb-ehl adj. More than one; not single.

He was playing adouble role in the movie assoldier and a blacksmith.

109. downfall down-fawl n. A sudden heavy fall of rain.

There was adownfall of rain as we were wahome from church.

110. downstairs down-stayrz n. On or to a lower floor.The couple rented thedownstairsflat.

111. dramatic drah-maht-ik adj. The striking and sudden performance.

She was a great actress and gave adramatiperformance.

112. embellished ehm-behl-ihshd v. To heighten the interest of a story by adding

fictitious details.The storyteller of Cinderella embellishedtheworn by her to be covered in jewels and a

beautiful sky blue color.113. emigrate ehm-ih-grayt v. To move from one country to settle in anotheThe lawyer will help his cousin to emigratefGermany to Canada.

114. enhance ehn-hahns v. To increase the quality or cost of.The new owner has decided to enhancethe hrooms he is giving to us.

115. enjoin ehn-joyn v. To direct or command a person to a course o

action.His mother will enjoin him not to leave home

116. entitled ihn-teyet-uhld v. To give the title of or to give claim to.

His rank entitledhim to be called Captain117. envious ehn-vee-uhs v. To be jealous of or begrudge the possessions

another.He is envious of his brother because he has aof money.

118. episodes ehp-ih-sohds n. A unit of literary work; an incident in a sequ

of events.Little House on the Prairie was presented eaweek on television in half hour episodes.

119. escalator ehs-kah-lay-tohr n. A moving stairway built on a conveyor belt u

in stores and malls

It is faster to use the escalator at the mall thawait for the elevator.

120. espousal ehs-pow-sahl adj. A contract or a mutual promise of marriage.The espousalof the couple was announced innewspaper.

121. establish e-stab-lihsh v. To cause to be widely or unquestionably

recognized and accepted.She had more to accomplish before she woulable to establish herself as a writer.

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122. event eh-vehnt n. The final outcome.

In the event that she doesnt show up we willto bring the surprise party to her house.

123. everyone ehv-ree-wuhn n. Each individual person or thing out of the wh

number excepting none.Almost everyonein the camp was sick.

124. exclude eks-klood v. To be shut out from a place or a group.The members of the book club will excludeanybody who is not in grade 4 or higher.

125. expand eks-spahnd v. To develop more details.

Could you please expand the speech so that will be more detail?

126. expelled eks-spehl-d v. To drive or force out usually by official actiThe student was expelledfrom school for buothers.

127. expire eks-speyer v. To come to an end.This salad dressing will expirein three week

try to use it soon.128. eyesight eye-seyet n. The power or faculty of sight.He didnt have to wear eye glasses because hexcellent eyesight.

129. familiar fah-mihl-yahr adj. To be frequent and customary.When we arrived in Newfoundland on Octob2nd,, snow was afamiliarsight.

130. fatalist fayt-ah-lihst n. A person who believes life is allotted when y

are born.He is afatalistwho believes that life will hapno matter what he does.

131. fault fawlt n. Flaws or errors.The onlyfault my sister has is shes always gto others.

132. ferment fur-mehnt v. To add yeast to a liquid or dough causing it t

The dough willfermentbecause of the yeast.

133. fertile fuhr-tihl

fur-teyeladj. Rich in resource and able to produce.

The soil is sofertilewe are able to grow manvegetables.

134. festoon fehs-toon n. A garland suspended between two points.At the wedding there was afestoon hanging fthe archway that the bride and groom walked

through.135. fianc fe-ahn-say n. A person engaged to be married.

They called Marysfiancto tell him that sha car accident.

136. fibrefiber (US)

feyeh-bur n. Short for dietary fibre.I always try to get cereal with lots offibrein

137. field feeld n. The bounded area where games are played ufor sports.

The footballfieldis used every week.

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138. figure fihg-yuhr n. A number usually in graphing.

Thefigureon the chart showed her improvemin math.

139. final feye-nahl adj. Coming to an end.It was thefinalscene in the play.

140. flakes flayks n. A small piece of a light substance.

There wereflakesof snow falling after the snstorm.

141. flavourflavor (US)

flah-vohr n. Something added to food to increase taste.There were spices put into the spaghetti saucorder to get a spicyflavour.

142. flicker flihk-ur v. To shine unsteadily; to vary rapidly in bright

The lights began toflickerduring the storm.

143. focus foh-kuhs v. To make clear; to concentrate.The students mustfocus on the board so thatmay understand the lesson.

144. fount

[H: font]

fawnt n. A spring of water.

The people liked to drink from thefount becawas cool and tasted fresh.

145. fourth

[H:forth]fohrth n. The next after the third.

Mary wasfourthplace in her class.

146. freighter fray-tur n. A large ship or aircraft designed to carry goo

bulk.The crates will arrive on thefreighterwhen docks in New York.

147. frequent free-kwehnt adj. Occurring again and again.

The student hadfrequentabsences from scho

148. frond frawnd n. A large leaf of a tropical plant as a palm tree

Afrondof the palm tree is used as a symbol victory or joy.

149. gander gan-dur n. A male goose.Theganderwas swimming in the pond.

150. gawk gawk v. To stare stupidly; gape.The class would oftengawkat her strange o

151. gel jehl v. To thicken or solidifyThe soupy substance in the bowl began toge

152. generations jehn-eh-ray-shuhns n. All the people born at a particular time in a fThere were threegenerationswatching the gthe father, the son and the grandfather.

153. growth grohth n. An increase in size or value.The contractors land had agrowthof timbefor cutting next year.

154. gutter guht-tehr n. A trough along the eaves of the house for drathe rain water.

He had to clean the leaves out of theguttersthe rain water could flow off the roof.

155. gypsum jihp-suhm n. A mineral, hydrous calcium sulfate.We make plaster of Paris out ofgypsum.

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156. handle han-duhl n. A part of a pot used to pick it up.Thehandle on the pot got very hot.

157. hanger

[H:hangar]

hahng-ehr n. A device such as a loop, peg or a wire shape

My grandson is always looking for ahanger

his pants.

158. harvest hahr-vihst n. The act of gathering or collecting a ripened c

of grain, fruits or vegetables.The farmer willharvest his crops in autumn.

159. headache hehd-ayk n. A pain in the head.Theheadacheis so painful that I have to lie and close my eyes.

160. heal

[H:heel]heel v. To cure.

The cut on her foot willhealwith the ointme

161. heard

[H:herd]hurd v. To be perceived by the ear; to be able to hear

sounds.Sheheardgossip about her friends.

162. heartbroken hahrt-broh-kehn adv. Overwhelming sorrow or grief.

She washeartbrokenwhen she heard that hehad died.

163. heirloom ayr-loom n. A valuable object that belonged to a family f

several generations.Grandmother added theheirloomto her cheitems for her grandchildren.

164. hitch hih-tch v. To fasten or tether.He needed tohitch the horses rein to the hoorder to brush him.

165. homeless hohm-lehs adj. Having no home.

There are manyhomelesspeople on the stre166. hone hohn v. To use a hard stone to sharpen cutting tools.

A long time ago people had tohonescissors axes to sharpen them.

167. honest awn-ehst adj. Being truthful, trustworthy and open.He was anhonestman and enjoyed helpingothers.

168. hostess hohs-tehs n. A person employed in a restaurant to greet an

seat people.When we went to the restaurant thehostesswelcomed us and got a waitress to serve us.

169. hub huhb n. The central part of a wheel.Thehub of the wheel on the car scraped acrothe curb.

170. huge hyooj adj. Very great in size.

Thehugepumpkin for the party took up half table.

171. hunter huhn-tur n. One who hunts or seeks anything.The boy was ahunter of the truth concerningparents.

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172. hurl huhrl v. To forcefully throw or pitch.

He made a good pitcher because he could huball with a force and speed.

173. hyson heye-son n. A green tea from China.Many people drinkhysonbecause it helps yodigestive system.

174. icon eye-kawn n. A symbol on the computer screen of a prograoption or window.He clicked on the iconfor the readingprogramme.

175. identify eye-dehn-tih-feye v. To regard as the same.Some people think that happiness is love whiothers identifymoney as happiness.

176. imp ihmp n. A mischievous or unruly child.Thomas was referred to as a little impbecauliked to play tricks on people.

177. includes ihn-kloods v. To have as a component part or parts, to com

or contain.This volume of books includesall of his work

178. increase ihn-krees v. To become greater as in the amount, size, deand to grow.

The class will increase in number by Novemb

179. independence ihn-deh-pehn-dehns n. The quality or condition of being self-govern

or free.He makes sufficient income to have hisindependence .

180. indulge ihn-duhlj v. To yield to or gratify the desires.The grandfather will indulgehis granddaugh

with a new doll.181. inferred ihn-furd v. To derive or conclude by reasoning.I inferredfrom the noise that you were at ho

182. informal ihn-fohr-mahl adj. Not requiring formal dress.

You do not have to dress up because its aninformaldinner.

183. information ihn-fohr-may-shuhn n. Knowledge, facts or data required or derivedIf you need further informationabout your rcall the reception desk.

184. instance ihn-stans n. At a precise moment of time.

Billy showed his honesty, for instance when

found money at recess and returned it.185. intention ihn-tehn-shuhn n. A determination to act in a specified way.

He had an intentionto finish studying for hisexams but he fell asleep.

186. intercom ihn-tehr-kohm n. A telephone or radio system forintercommunication.

Bertha pressed the button on the intercomanaunt let her in the building.

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187. interest ihn-teh-rehst n. A feeling of curiosity or attentiveness; somet

that has such power.

Billys interestis learning how to play tennis

188. intrusive ihn-tryoo-sihv adj. Tending or apt to intrude.He was intrusivewhen he interrupted the me

189. involve ihn-vawlv v. To require, or to make busy.

Working from 9am-5pm will involve getting babysitter for the baby.

190. irksome uhrk-suhm adj. Being troublesome or tedious.The boy was irksomebut wouldnt discuss itanyone.

191. jest jehst v. To say or do things to provoke laughter.

The medieval court fool had tojestand makepeople laugh.

192. jotting jowt-ng v. To write down on a paper to remember someI amjottingdown in my notebook what I neethe grocery store.

193. keenly keen-lee adv. To be able to cut or penetrate readily, very shThe sharp knife cutkeenly through the frozenroast.

194. know

[H: no, Noh]noh v. To have a concept in the mind, through readi

seeing or hearing.Iknowhow to swim because the instructorshowed me how.

195. labour

labor (US)

lay-bohr n. Physical or manual work done for hire in

economic production.He likes to do laboursuch as constructionbecause it is outdoors.

196. lane layn n. A narrow rural path confined between fenceswalls, or also a narrow city street.

The children like to ride their bikes down thebehind our house where there is hardly any t

197. lashes lahshs n. Small hairs on the edges of the eyelids.Her lashesare long and curled so she doesnneed mascara.

198. leeway lee-way n. The sideways drift of a ship or aircraft.The leewayof the ship was sailing now towathe wind.

199. legend lej-ehnd n. A traditional story or a myth.

A tale told around the campfire of natives ofbased on a legend.

200. licence[H: license (v.)]

leyeh-sehns n. An official document, giving permission.The man had to have a special licenceto drtransport truck.

201. listener lihs-ehn-ur n. One who hears what others say.

Mr. Kelly, the principal, is a good listenerfostudents who have problems.

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202. lucid loo-sihd adv. Able to think clearly.

On his last visit he had noticed that his eldermother hadnt seemed completely lucid.

203. lull luhl n. A brief interval of clamor or quiet during the

or confusion.The thunder was crashing and the lighteningflashing and suddenly there was a lullin thestorm.

204. luminous loo-mih-nuss adj. Producing light or a glow filled with light.The spotlights that ended her recital gave heluminousfinish.

205. magma mag-mah n. The molten material existing within the earthwhich igneous rocks are the results.

Cracks in themagmacreate volcanoes.

206. maintain mayn-tayn v. To keep in a particular condition.

He tries tomaintainthe upkeep of his parenhouse.

207. mandate man-dayt n. An order given to a person, organization to cout a certain task.The Prime Minister gave amandate to theminister of finance to find a way to decrease

208. manor

[H: manner]

man-ohr n. A landed estate in England.

Themanor is the main house on the estate anusually the owners live there.

209. mare mayre n. The female horse that becomes a mother to aThemarebirthed a beautiful dark brown foa

210. market mahr-keht n. A meeting of people for buying and selling.On Saturdays themarket is crowded with pe

shopping for fruits and vegetables.211. marrow mar-oh n. The soft tissue in the hollow parts of the bonYears ago my brother was born bowlegged ahad to eat themarrowfrom bones to strengththe legs.

212. marvelous mahr-vehl-uhs adj. Astonishing or beyond belief.The glass walkway in Nevada ismarvelous t

213. master mas-tur adj. A large or principal bedroom in the house.My grandparents have themaster bedroom ihouse.

214. material mah-teer-ee-uhl n. Cloth or fabric.

The dance costumes need a variety ofmatericomplete them.

215. meadow mehd-oh n. A piece of land where grass is grown.The farmer cuts the grass in themeadowto mhay.

216. medal mehd-ahl n. A small piece of inscribed metal awarded for

distinction.He was given amedalfor saving three childrfrom drowning.

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217. meld mehld v. To blend or combine.

They decided tomeldtheir two companies.

218. membership mehm-behr-shihp n. The state or fact of belonging to a group.

She gets a reduced price at the zoo gift shopbecause she has amembership.

219. messenger mehs-sehn-jehr n. One sent with a brief communication.

The teacher sent amessengerto tell the officgym was cancelled for the afternoon. .

220. misled mihs-lehd v. To guide or lead in the wrong direction or wrdoing.

Danny wasmisledby his brother who showehow to cheat on his test.

221. mistakes mihs-tayks n. To perceive wrongly.She made a lot ofmistakes in her math test breading the directions that the teacher wrote

222. modern mawd-urn adj. Of the present or recent times; up to date.Even if we are seniors we must be willing to

accept the changes of thesemoderntimes.223. Monarch mawn-ark n. An orange and black butterfly.TheMonarchis a distinctive butterfly thatmigrates.

224. monitor mawn-ih-tohr n. Someone who helps to supervise others.Julie is amonitor in a grade one classroomduring lunch hour.

225. morning mohrn-ing adv. The period of time between midnight and noohours.Its a nicemorningto see the sun rise.

226. motion moh-shuhn n. A formal proposal or suggestion in an assem

meeting.The vice principal seconded themotionto hahot lunch program in the school.

227. motorized moh-tohr-ihzd adj. Equipped with a motor.

One kind of transportation in the city ismotoscooters.

228. muddled muhd-lehd v. To act or think in a confused way or ineffect

manner.Hemuddled through his assignment.

229. murky mur-kee adj. To be dark, gloomy or obscure.

The fishermen often refer to themurkydepth

the sea as a place where no man wants to go230. mute myoot adv. Not producing speech or sound; silent.

Paul used sign language because he was bordeaf andmute.

231. native nay-tihv n. To be born in a particular place or region.The architect who designed the doctors houswas anativeof New England.

232. necessary nehs-ehs-sayr-ee adv. Absolutely needed to accomplish a certain re

essential or indispensable.

Cleanair isnecessar

y for human life.

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233. neglected nih-glehktd v. To fail or heed or take note of or disregard.

Theyneglected their fathers advice to studybefore going out.

234. nervous nur-vuss adv. Characterized by or exhibiting restlessness,

anxiety or tension.The witness was verynervous in front of the because it was his first time in court.

235. nether neth-ehr adv. Situated beneath

In the library the novels are in thenether regbelow the science book s.

236. neutral noo-trahl adj. Of or belonging to either side in a dispute.Quebec and Newfoundland were in dispute otheneutral territory of Labrador.

237. nimbus nihm-buhs n. A halo encircling the head of a saint in a pictRaymond drew animbus around the head ofbrother in the picture.

238. nomadic noh-mahd-ik n. A person that wanders or remains unsettled.

James is an explorer and you could call himnomadic because he goes from place to plac

239. nominees nohm-ih-nees n. One who receives a nomination.There were twonomineesfor the president ostudent council.

240. normally nohr-mahl-le adv. As a rule or usually.

The mailnormally comes before noon.

241. north nohrth n. One of the four cardinal points on the compa

directly opposite south and 90 degrees

counterclockwise from east.He had to gonorthto get to his residence in

Arctic.242. notable noh-tah-buhl adj. One who is distinguished, famous or sociallyprominent.He is anotablewriter of mystery novels.

243. notice noh-tihs n. An announcement, information or warning.The weather man told people to takenoticeoapproaching storm.

244. nudge nuhj v. To gently poke as with the elbow.His secretary had tonudge him to wake up ameeting.

245. oath ohth n. A solemn appeal to God as a witness of the t

As a witness she was required to take anoathtell the truth.

246. objective awb-jek-tihv adj. Relating to an object; exterior to the mind;detached.

We needed someone who isobjectiveto helpdecide the value of the painting.

247. occasion oh-kay-shuhn n. A particular event, or the time at which it tak

place.Her birthday was a specialoccasion.

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248. occupation awk-yoo-pay-shuhn n. A profession or habitual employment.

Heroccupationis as a legal secretary at thelawyers office.

249. office awf-ihs n. A place where business is carried out.I have to go to the insuranceoffice to getinsurance on my new car.

250. officer aw-fihs-ur n. A person holding a position of authority, usuin the armed forces.

The policeofficermust be respected

251. Olympic oh-lihm-pihk adj. Relating to the sports games that occur every

years in different countries.The OlympicGames originated in Greece.

252. Ontario awn-tay-ree-oh n. A province of eastern Canada, from Hudson

and to the Great Lakes.We live in the province of Ontario.

253. opening oh-pehn-ng n. A ceremony at which a building, show is dec

to begin.

Theopeningof the CNE is in August.254. opposite aw-pohz-iht adj. To go a different way than you were going.After the argument the couple went inopposdirections to be alone and think.

255. original oh-rih-jih-nahl adj. The main copy or magazine or paper written

author or writers.Teachers are not permitted to make copies froriginalwritings of others.

256. origins ohr-ih-jihns n. A persons social background,

She is from middle classorigins

257. oust owst v. To force out or remove as from a place.

Due to a lot of back taxes the sheriff had toohim off the property.

258. outgoing owt-goh-ing adj. Friendly and socially confident.He had anoutgoingpersonality.

259. overcast oh-ver-kast adj. Marked by covering of grey cloud, dull.The sky wasovercast this morning.

260. overnight oh-vehr-neyet adv. Being done during or lasting the night.Mary decided to stayovernight at her sisterhouse.

261. overview oh-vehr-vyoo n. A general summary of a subject.

The architect gave anoverviewof the plans f

community centre.262. owes ohs v. To have or possess by virtue of some conditi

cause.Heoweshis success to his own efforts.

263. paces pay-suhs v. To walk back and forth.While the doctor is making a decision he usupacesback and forth.

264. paint paynt n. A coloured liquid which is spread over a surf

and dries to leave a thin coating.The sign said not to touch the wetpaint.

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265. panicky pan-i-kee adv. To become effected with sudden fear.

The children were verypanicky because theschool was in lockdown.

266. parade pah-rayd n. A possession or a march for ceremony or disThe Christmasparadehas many floats and b

267. pardoned par-dohnd v. To forgive a person for an offense.

The companypardoned the watchman for faasleep.

268. parent payr-ehnt n. A father or mother or one exercising the funcof a father or mother.

Theparentcame to see his son in a play.

269. partisan pahr-tih-sahn n. One who supports or upholds a party.

Jack Layton was apartisan of the socialist p

270. partner pahrt-nur n. A husband and wife, spouse.His wife works as hispartner together for thchildren.

271. pathetic pah-theht-ik adj. Sadly, weak.

He made apatheticattempt to climb the tree272. patio pat-ee-oh n. The paved area adjoining a house used forbarbecues or parties.

Dean and his wife like to entertain people onpatio.

273. payment pay-mehnt n. Money that is due for service.Thepaymentfor the heat and lights is due thof each month.

274. pemmican pehm-ih-kan n. A nutritious food made from beef and dried fPeople who explore the Arctic usually eat a lpemmican.

275. peptic pehp-tik adj. Concerning or promoting digestion.Apepticulcer is in the stomach.

276. perch purch n. An object on which a bird alights or roosts,

typically a branch or horizontal bar.The bird sat on aperchoutside the window.

277. perforated puhr-foh-ray-tihd v. A sheet pierced with a hole or holes.The sheets wereperforated to be put in his b

278. piece[H: peace]

pees n. A portion separated from the whole object.He would like to have apieceof pie.

279. pillar pihl-ahr n. One who strongly supports a work or for a ca

He was apillarof society, always giving to t

homeless.280. plague playg v. To be troublesome or harassing.

She willplagueanyone until she gets her owway.

281. planner plan-nur n. Intentions or arrangement worked out in advMy mother is theplannerof all holidays for family.

282. plinth plihnth n. The slab or block

The statue of Lincoln was beautiful except focrackedplinth that it rested on.

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283. pocket powk-iht v. To conceal or suppress

If you are having financial troubles,pocketypride and work at any job till you are better

284. polka-dot pohl-kah-dawt adj. One of a series of round dots of various sizes

spacing on a fabric.The singer wore apolka-dotdress.

285. pollution pohl-loo-shuhn n. Something that is impure, unclean or affects things around us.

Thepollution in the stream comes from the iforeign substance thrown in by people.

286. preen preen v. To pride or congratulate oneself.Ipreen myself over the accomplishments I hacompleted.

287. preference prehf-ehr-ehns n. The choosing of one person or thing over anoor others.

Mypreferencefor a good friend is someone listens, hears and tries to help if needed.

288. presumption pree-zuhmp-shuhn n. The act of taking something for granted.If yourpresumptionis right we will be on thsame route as before..

289. preview pree-vyoo n. To see before the original comes out.

We like to see thepreviewof the movie so thacan tell others what it is like.

290. prior preye-ohr adv. Preceding in time; before.The theatre closedpriorto our arrival.

291. private preye-viht adj. Not for public or common use.The beautiful field of flowers and trees waspproperty.

292. proclamation prok-lah-may-shuhn n. An announcement or declaration.The government made aproclamationthat pdidnt have to retire at the age of sixty-five.

293. production proh-duk-shuhn n. That which is produced or processed.Theproductionof car parts is becoming a laindustry every day.

294. program proh-grahm n. A performance or show given at a scheduled

on television or radio.Many children like aprogramon channel 25because it is funny.

295. programmer proh-grahm-ehr n. One who programs especially one who make

computer programs.The teachers husband was a computerprogrammer

for the Board of Education.

296. project proh-jekt n. A problem, task or a piece of work given to a

student.She had a scienceprojectto be completed byWednesday.

297. prolong proh-lohng v. To extend in time or space.The teacher willprolong the due date for theproject from Wednesday to Friday.

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298. promise prohm-ihs n. One person tells another that he or she will o

not perform the job.

Bob kept hispromiseto the teacher to clean boards in the classroom.

299. prone prohn v. To lie flat with the face and palms downwardHe wasproneto do his twenty push-ups.

300. protective proh-tehk-tihv adj. Affordable or suitable for safety.He wanted the mostprotectivehouse built fofamilys safety.

301. proverb prawv-ehrb n. A homely illustration of a general truth.

A man is known by the company he keeps generally acceptedproverb.

302. pulse puhls n. The rhythmical beating of the arteries resultifrom the successive contractions of the heart

When my brother collapsed in the hospital, thtook hispulseand listened to his heart.

303. quack kwak n. The characteristic harsh sound made by a duHe heard the duck let out a loud quackat thepond.

304. qualify kwawl-ih-feye v. To make fit or capable as for an office, or anoccupation.Does she qualifyfor the position for which sapplied?

305. question kwehs-chun n. An interrogative sentence calling for an answThe question that needed to be answered wathe little girl would be able to walk after theoperation.

306. racquet[H:racket (US)] ra-keht n. A bat with a round or oval frame strung withnylon used in tennis.His tennisracquet was broken.

307. rafter raf-tur n. A beam forming part of the internal framewoa roof.

They found a nest right below therafter.

308. raindrop rayn-drawp n. A single drop of rain.

He watched theraindrop slide down the win

309. rally ral-e v. To summon up or revive.

Paula was very depressed so we decided to ther out and try torallyher spirits.

310. rapid rahp-ihd adj. Having or moving with great speed.The driver went around the corner at arapidspeed, skidded and hit the fence.

311. ready rehd-ee v. Available immediately.

Even though she is ninety years old she is stireadyto travel.

312. recommend rek-ohm-ehnd v. To suggest as fit for some purpose.Irecommendhim as a helper in the office.

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313. redesign ree-dee-seyen v. To redo what was already designed but was n

acceptable.

The company willredesign the advertising bbecause the customer was dissatisfied.

314. reduced rih-doosd v. To make less in size, amount or number.Since I started walking and exercising my clohavereducedby two sizes.

315. refrigeration rih-frihg ehr-a-shuhn n. Keeping food cold.

All fresh meats needrefrigeration to keep frospoiling.

316. relief ree-leef n. One who releases another by taking his placeJulie will be myrelief at the popcorn stand afair.

317. remand rih-mand v. To send back.The policeman willremand the prisoner to jauntil further evidence declares him guilty orinnocent.

318. remembrance rih-mehm-brans n. To have a recollection or memory.She had her greatestremembrance of their ttogether.

319. repeat ree-peet v. To say again something one has already said

The man had torepeat the directions for him

320. request ree-kwehst n. An act of asking politely or formally for

something.The airline passenger made arequest

for anpillow.

321. rescue rehs-kyoo v. To save or free from danger.They will try torescuethe dog in the house t

on fire.322. resident rez-ih-dehnt n. One who lives or dwells in a place.Mrs. Reid is aresident at 1376 Garvolin Av

323. retrench ree-trehnsh v. To cut down on expenses.

When I retired I had toretrench my plans foway of living.

324. rhubarb roo-bahrb n. The leaf stalks of which are used as food and

roots are used for medicine.She grewrhubarbin her front garden so shecould make jam and pies.

325. roan

[H: rone]

rohn adj. Having a base color as red, black or brown th

sprinkled with white or gray.My friend showed me a horse with aroancoand he looked magnificent.

326. robust roh-buhst adj. Being rich as in flavor.

The soup that she made wasrobust so I decidhave a second bowl.

327. salver sahl-vehr n. A tray used for serving food or drinks.Thesalverwas used during the family gatherfor food and especially dessert.

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328. sample sahm-pleh n. A portion or part taken or shown as a

representative of the whole.

The lady at the store gave us asample of thecheese cake.

329. scent[H:sent]

sehntn.

A residual odor by which an animal can betracked.

He opened the door and he got thescentof askunk nearby.

330. scrawl scrawl n. To write hastily or illegibly.I cannot read thescrawl in Tommys book.

331. secure see-kyoor adv. To be guarded against or not likely to be exp

to danger.He feltsecurebecause the house had a secursystem.

332. sentiment sehn-tih-mehnt n. A noble, tender or artistic feeling.Though the words of the poem were simple, tsentimentwas overwhelming.

333. settlement seht-tuhl-mehnt n. The act of settling or the state of being settleShe got asettlement of $4,000.00 for her acc

334. shadow shad-oh n. The dark figure or image produced on a surfathe sun and representing the shape of the

intercepting body.

Myshadowmoved with me as I ran.

335. shakes shayks v. To make short rapid movements up and dowHeshakesthe hands of the people with a strand firm grip.

336. shipwreck shihp-rehk n. The partial or total destruction of a ship at seTheshipwreckoccurred because of the fierc

storm.337. shore shohr n. The line where the water meets the land.They pulled their boat from theshore into thlake.

338. shuffle shuhf-ehl v. To change the order by mixing.When we play eights we each get a turn toshthe cards.

339. silence seye-lens n. The state or quality of being silent; no speechnoise.

The children are in bed sleeping and thesileis so peaceful.

340. simply sihm-plee adj. In a simple manner; intelligibly.She can besimplycharming or sometimes vearrogant.

341. skiff skihf n. A light rowboat or small boat.

Tom took theskiffout on the ocean so he courelax.

342. skim skihm v. To read or glance over hastily or superficiallShe willskimthrough the pages of the Frencbook for her exam tomorrow.

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343. skyrocket skeye-rohk-iht n. A rocket as in fireworks display that will exp

in the air.

I especially like to see theskyrocket when thfireworks shootinto the air.

344. slam slahm v. To shut with violence and a loud noise.The teacher asked the boy not toslamthe dohis way out.

345. sliver slihv-ehr n. A splinter.The cook got asliverin her finger from thewooden spoon.

346. sloth slawth n. A slow moving, tree-dwelling mammal.

The three-toedslothis found in South Ameri

347. slumbering sluhm-ber-ng v. To sleep especially lightly or quietly.

He wasslumberingat his aunts house.

348. slumped sluhmpd v. To break through a crust, as of snow or ice a

sink.I was trying to get up on the sidewalk when I

slumped down into the snow.349. slurp slurp v. To drink or eat something with a loud suckinnoise.

It is rude toslurpyour food at the dinner tab

350. sly sleye adj. Playfully clever; mischievous.

The cat was veryslywhen it came to biting yfingers.

351. snath snahth n. The long curved handle of a scythe.The farmer had to replace the brokensnathscythe.

352. sole

[H:soul]

sohl n. The bottom surface of a shoe or boot.

The shoemaker had to put a newsole on myleather boot.

353. solved sawlvd v. To find the answer.Shesolved the problem between the two studwho fought with each other.

354. soot suht n. A black powdery substance produced when cor wood is burnt.Somehow Santa never gets covered insootwhe comes down the chimney.

355. souse sows v. To soak, immerse, or drench in a liquid.The chef decided tosousethe pudding in sau

356. southern sohth-ehrn adj. From, towards or in the south.

There is a storm coming withsouthernblowwinds.

357. soya sohy-a n. A plant which produces an edible bean that iin protein.

We often substitute meat in stews by usingso

358. sparkles spar-kuhls n. Flashes of light; glitter.

The dancers usesparkleson their costume, sshines when they dance.

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359. spot spawt n. A stain or blot on something.

There was aspotof ketchup on the white clo

360. spruce sproos adj. An evergreen tree of the pine family has nee

shaped leaves.Canada is known for the growing of the whitsprucetrees.

361. standard stan-dahrd adj. Any established measure of extent, quantity,quality, or value.

In Canada thestandardsystem of measuremhas changed from the Imperial system to themetric system.

362. Stetson steht-sohn n. A hat especially one of felt with a high crowwide brim.

The Stetsonhat was designed and named aftJohn B. Stetson, a hat maker in 1906.

363. stubborn stub-ohrn adj. Inflexible in opinion or intention.The director is verystubbornabout schedule

if you fall behind then you are gone.364. stupe stoop n. A hot compress or medicated cloth to be app

to a wound.Sheila cut her knee and I applied astupetoprevent infection.

365. style steyel n. A simple characteristic form of expression.

The book I am reading reminds me of MarkTwainsstyleof expression.

366. successor suhk-sehs-ohr n. A person who succeeds to a throne, property

office.Prince Charles will be thesuccessorto the thof England after Queen Elizabeth.

367. suction suk-shun adj. The act or process of sucking.

We use thesuctionpump to suck up the wate

368. suggest suh-jehst v. To bring to mind by association.

The boys willsuggestblack hats, witches andgoblins for Halloween.

369. summons suhm-uhns v. To order to come or send for.The principalsummonsthe student to come office.

370. sumpter suhmp-tehr n. A pack animal such as a mule or horseAsumpteris used to carry supplies up themountains in Mexico.

371. supervisor soo-pur-veye-zor n. One who oversees or directs activities or worMr. Power was thesupervisor of the billingsection in Bell Telephone.

372. supplier suh-pleye-er n. One who provides.Natrel is thesupplierfor milk and cream todifferent stores.

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373. survey sur-vay v. To look at in its entirety; view in a general w

The City Hall will send someone out tosurveDon Valley Parkway for safety check.

374. suspicious suh-spish-uhs adj. Inclined to disbelieve or distrust.People are verysuspiciousof money thegovernment spends on travelling.

375. swap swawp v. To exchange one thing for another.The two friends willswapnovels for comedy

376. tackle tak-ehl v. To stop a player by obstructing and deprivingof the ball.

The football players have totacklethe playethe ball to stop a touchdown.

377. taint taynt v. To make a trace of an undesirable substance.He was careful not totainthis new shoes witmud.

378. tantrum tan-truhm n. A changeable fit of ill temper.He is a very nice person most of the time but

he has atantrumhe can be very mean.379. tarnish tahr-nish v. To become dull and to lose luster.The silverware needs cleaning because itsbeginning totarnish.

380. teens teens n. The years of ones age from thirteen to ninetThe girl is in herteensbut she looks older.

381. tend tehnd v. To take care or look after.Her parents wanted her totend their flowergarden while they are away.

382. tense tens adj. Being nervous and highly strained.

The father wastensebecause his son was ha

an operation.383. tension tehn-shuhn n. Having intense or nervous anxiety.

There wastensionamong the class awaitingarrival of a new teacher.

384. testified tehs-tih-feyed v. To serve as evidence or indication.The witnesstestifiedthat he was a good pers

385. testimony tehs-tih-moh-nee n. A statement or affirmation of a fact before th

court.Thetestimonygiven by a witness needed to bcross-examined.

386. threshold thresh-hohld n. The plank, timber or stone lying under the doa building; doorsill.The groom carried his wife over thethreshotheir house.

387. thrift thrihft n. Care and wisdom in the management of oneresources.

Older people usethriftin their savings rathespending.

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388. throb thrawb v. To beat rapidly or violently.

The nurse took my pulse and felt thethrobofblood pumping through my body.

389. tiller tihl-her n. A lever to turn a rudder.Thetilleris used to steer or control the boat.

390. tinker tihn-kur n. A travelling mender of pots, kettles and pans

Years ago atinkerwould travel in his wagonorder to sell and repair household items.

391. tody

[H: toddy]

taw-dee n. A very small bird that is a bright green with

scarlet throat.The todyis related to the kingfishers and canfound in the West Indies.

392. token toh-kehn n. A symbol.He gave her a ring as atokenof his affection

393. tomato toh-mah-tohtoh-may-toh

n. The large, pulpy, edible berry, yellow or red ripe.

Atomatocan be a fruit or a vegetable.

394. torrid tohr-ihd adj. Very hot, scorching and burning.

The suns heat wastorrid on the beach in theDominican Republic.

395. totalizer toht-a-leyez-er n. An adding machine or a similar device.He used atotalizer to make sure his books wto date.

396. transformed trahns-fohrmd v. To make a thorough dramatic change in the foutward appearance, character, etc.

When he returned home he wastransformeda tall muscular young adult.

397. trauma traw-mah n. Any injury to the body caused by shock or

violence; a wound.It was atraumawhen I fell and cut my foreh

398. travel trav-ehl v. To go from one place to another.He willtravelto work every day from Pickerto Toronto.

399. trawler trawh-lehr n. A fishing boat that uses a net.

The fishermen threw from thetrawlerthe necatch the fish in the water.

400. treaty tree-tee n. To discuss to get an agreement.

The natives have atreaty governing land usethe government.

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27th Anniversary Volunteers

Recognition Gala&

Unsung Hero Awards Presentation

June, 2014

Venue: TBA

We invite you to join us as we celebrate the tireless work of our volunteers,

and recognize the businesses that have supported

Spelling Bee of Canada and its activities. This event offers us the opportunity to say

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Unsung Hero Awards

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Spelling Bee of Canada is inviting children ages 6 9 to submit a 300 word story and children

ages 10 14 to submit a 500 word essay about a special supporter in their life, with the

nominees complete address and telephone number, telling us why their nominee should be

selected for an award.

The Selection committee will select 3 Stories/Essays from each of the four (4) age categories,

primary (6-7), junior (8-9), intermediate (10-12), and senior (13-14) for prizes, with special

award to the top story/essay in each category.

Examples of who you might want to nominate: Mother, Father, Grandmother, Grandfather,

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Nominees will be selected based on Story/Essay content, style, grammar, spelling, punctuation,

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