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307 spelling words across 20 lists

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Grade 6 spelling lists prepare students for middle school with advanced vocabulary, complex word structures, and academic terminology for sixth graders (ages 11-12). These lists include challenging words from literature, science, social studies, and mathematics.

Fry Sight Words List 25 (Words 601–700)

25 words · Fry High-Frequency Words

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  1. bottom
  2. angle
  3. Africa
  4. century
  5. care
  6. beat
  7. couldn't
  8. case
  9. consonant
  10. count
  11. bed
  12. build
  13. cat
  14. buy
  15. although
  16. already
  17. baby
  18. appear
  19. copy
  20. broken
  21. bear
  22. amount
  23. bright
  24. act
  25. age

Fry Sight Words List 26 (Words 701–800)

25 words · Fry High-Frequency Words

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  1. hill
  2. jumped
  3. factors
  4. hope
  5. instead
  6. fraction
  7. exactly
  8. died
  9. cross
  10. dress
  11. hair
  12. either
  13. killed
  14. fingers
  15. ice
  16. everyone
  17. everything
  18. fight
  19. floor
  20. French
  21. free
  22. iron
  23. dictionary
  24. gold
  25. hole

Fry Sight Words List 27 (Words 801–900)

25 words · Fry High-Frequency Words

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  1. lake
  2. metal
  3. let's
  4. quiet
  5. pushed
  6. poor
  7. moment
  8. milk
  9. phrase
  10. nation
  11. outside
  12. middle
  13. method
  14. lot
  15. result
  16. pounds
  17. quite
  18. possible
  19. natural
  20. lead
  21. ride
  22. laughed
  23. per
  24. remain
  25. melody

Fry Sight Words List 28 (Words 901–1000)

25 words · Fry High-Frequency Words

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  1. trip
  2. stone
  3. tiny
  4. type
  5. tall
  6. themselves
  7. rolled
  8. within
  9. sail
  10. someone
  11. snow
  12. sleep
  13. speak
  14. temperature
  15. soil
  16. smiled
  17. son
  18. scale
  19. surprise
  20. spring
  21. wonder
  22. section
  23. speed
  24. solve
  25. village

ELA Literary Terms (Advanced)

10 words · Grade 6 ELA – literature analysis terms{index=91}{...

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  1. point of view
  2. plot
  3. resolution
  4. theme
  5. antagonist
  6. protagonist
  7. genre
  8. setting
  9. climax
  10. narrative

World History & Civilization Terms

10 words · Grade 6 Social Studies – ancient world vocabulary

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  1. government
  2. culture
  3. trade
  4. religion
  5. empire
  6. civilization
  7. society
  8. economy
  9. agriculture
  10. dynasty

Grammar and Parts of Speech

10 words · English grammar terminology

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  1. phrase
  2. clause
  3. conjunction
  4. adverb
  5. noun
  6. pronoun
  7. interjection
  8. verb
  9. adjective
  10. preposition

Geography Terms

10 words · Grade 6 Social Studies – geography/map skills

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  1. hemisphere
  2. topography
  3. meridian
  4. latitude
  5. equator
  6. region
  7. cartography
  8. climate
  9. longitude
  10. population

Government Systems

10 words · World history – forms of government

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  1. communism
  2. democracy
  3. republic
  4. socialism
  5. theocracy
  6. empire
  7. dictatorship
  8. oligarchy
  9. monarchy
  10. anarchy

Argument and Debate Terms

10 words · Grade 6 ELA – argumentative writing vocabulary

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  1. counterargument
  2. claim
  3. evidence
  4. reasoning
  5. stance
  6. conclusion
  7. assertion
  8. persuasion
  9. credibility
  10. rebuttal

Computer Science Vocabulary

10 words · Middle school computer science fundamentals

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  1. input
  2. variable
  3. storage
  4. debug
  5. binary
  6. algorithm
  7. network
  8. output
  9. loop
  10. processor

Greek & Latin Affixes

10 words · Common prefixes/suffixes

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  1. inter- (between)
  2. anti- (against)
  3. auto- (self)
  4. tele- (distant)
  5. -ology (study of)
  6. micro- (small)
  7. macro- (large)
  8. -phobia (fear of)
  9. trans- (across)
  10. -ist (one who)

Statistics & Probability Terms

10 words · Grade 6 Math – statistics vocabulary

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  1. graph
  2. mode
  3. mean
  4. data
  5. random
  6. probability
  7. outcome
  8. range
  9. median
  10. distribution

Algebra Terms

10 words · Grade 6 Math – introductory algebra vocabulary

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  1. inequality
  2. factor
  3. product
  4. equation
  5. term
  6. expression
  7. constant
  8. variable
  9. quadrant
  10. coefficient

Latin & Foreign Phrases

10 words · Common Latin/foreign expressions in English

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  1. per se
  2. et al. (and others)
  3. bona fide
  4. e.g. (for example)
  5. vice versa
  6. etc. (et cetera)
  7. i.e. (that is)
  8. vs. (versus)
  9. déjà vu
  10. status quo

Literary Devices & Figurative Language

10 words · Grade 6 ELA – literary devices and figurative lang...

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  1. analogy
  2. mood
  3. flashback
  4. irony
  5. oxymoron
  6. symbolism
  7. tone
  8. foreshadowing
  9. imagery
  10. satire

Biological Classification Levels

7 words · Science – taxonomy hierarchy

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  1. kingdom
  2. family
  3. class
  4. species
  5. order
  6. phylum
  7. genus

6th Grade Academic Vocabulary (Tier 2)

75 words · GreatSchools Curriculum

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  1. drastic
  2. origin
  3. thesis
  4. anticipate
  5. adapt
  6. persuade
  7. extend
  8. congruent
  9. peculiar
  10. similar
  11. factor
  12. benefit
  13. substitute
  14. democracy
  15. ferocious
  16. government
  17. frequency
  18. viewpoint
  19. priority
  20. civilization
  21. equation
  22. prediction
  23. exhaust
  24. compose
  25. expression
  26. appropriate
  27. conclusion
  28. catastrophe
  29. evaluate
  30. quote
  31. exaggerate
  32. elaborate
  33. retrieve
  34. tentative
  35. strategy
  36. unique
  37. genuine
  38. citizen
  39. contrast
  40. variable
  41. chronological
  42. recount
  43. construct
  44. adequate
  45. insists
  46. analyze
  47. adjacent
  48. calculate
  49. lofty
  50. obedient
  51. solution
  52. massive
  53. frequent
  54. hypothesis
  55. declare
  56. transfer
  57. oblivious
  58. reinforce
  59. violate
  60. realistic
  61. narrate
  62. accumulate
  63. repetition
  64. irrigate
  65. dimension
  66. unanimous
  67. suspense
  68. artifact
  69. extensive
  70. continuous
  71. consequence
  72. manipulate
  73. history
  74. encourage
  75. contribute

6th Grade Math Vocabulary (Common Core)

15 words · Granite School District – 6th Grade Math{index=96}...

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  1. inequality
  2. median
  3. percent
  4. equation
  5. ratio
  6. constant
  7. variable
  8. expression
  9. coefficient
  10. absolute value
  11. mode
  12. mean
  13. acute triangle
  14. volume
  15. proportion

6th Grade Science Vocabulary

12 words · Academic science terms

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  1. mass
  2. respiratory system
  3. digestive system
  4. multicellular
  5. organ system
  6. volume
  7. unicellular
  8. organism
  9. variable
  10. organ
  11. anatomy
  12. tissue

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