A Spelling Bee List for Upper Grades
Are you a teacher looking for a spelling bee list to use in your next classroom competition?
Or perhaps you're a
parent or student trying to "study ahead" on some typical spelling bee words. Either way, this list should help!
We've compiled this list of 120 words that is great for 7th graders, or any students in the upper grades. It includes a few words that at the 5th and 6th grade level, but it quickly moves on to more difficult words.
Printable spelling bee list for 7th grade
| future | music | women | sincerely |
| paragraph | stomach | terrible | unknown |
| science | tutor | beautifully | therefore |
| rhythm | disagreement | fierce | forgiveness |
| potatoes | museum | straighten | cleanse |
| rustic | wreck | habitat | knitting |
| flavoring | honestly | extinct | badge |
| sanitary | cringe | scheme | sheriff |
| innocent | merrily | rubbish | gradual |
| tongue | artificial | traitor | vehicle |
| mileage | nervous | bulletin | guarantee |
| sandwich | weird | language | category |
| bouquet | immediately | receiving | occasion |
| cemetery | lightning | illegal | deceive |
| familiar | amendment | bureau | nurture |
| advice | puny | eruption | biscuit |
| bicycle | slumber | scenery | management |
| authority | consequently | quotation | celery |
| phantom | adjustable | statistics | endurance |
| spacious | resigned | competent | influence |
| emphasize | misbehaved | compressor | courtesy |
| phrase | undernourished | havoc | parallel |
| advantageous | bizarre | admittance | humility |
| civilize | skeptical | exhibit | incredible |
| obviously | changeable | desperate | hygiene |
| souvenir | chaperone | boulevard | benefited |
| suspicious | flamboyant | longevity | colonel |
| acquaintance | bankruptcy | achievement | adolescent |
| sophomore | questionnaire | superintendent | accommodate |
| vaccinate | psychology | miscellaneous | chrysanthemum |
Important Tips
You may wish to adjust our list for your specific group of students. Feel free to use additional easier words, or insert some more difficult ones.
Give students lots of practice in oral spelling before competitions. Ask students to spell words frequently aloud, even from their seats, for a bit of "performance" practice.
Be sure to use spelling bee words in sentences when quizzing students. For instance, bizarre, should be clarified so it won't be confused with bazaar: The dog's behavior was so bizarre, the veterinarian knew it was gravely ill.
NEW! Spelling Bee Words List - 25 Challenging Spelling Bee Words with Pronunciations and Meanings! Teachers, use these for classroom warm-ups or competitions. Students, learn these before your next competition!
You may also enjoy this list of 25 Hard Spelling Bee Words and Definitions. This is required learning for anyone who wants to excel in an upper grade spelling competition. Please take time to learn the word meanings, along with the spellings!
Teachers: Need Another Spelling Bee List?
Our Spelling Bee Toolbox eBooks are comprehensive resources for anyone who wants a simple way to put together a classroom, all-school or multi-school spelling bee.
Each eBook contains 600 words and
sentences, rules, award
certificates, organizational tips, student helps and much
more. We also offer additional sets of 600 spelling bee words and
sentences for those who don't need all the other bells and whistles.
Also, see our 100
Difficult Words for Spelling Bees that includes definitions,
pronunciations, sentences and more.
Or use our Colossal Spelling Bee Word Lists, if you're holding a competition in which you require definitions, parts of speech and sentences. In each eBook, you'll find 600 all-new words!
Students:
If you're looking for more words to study, see our list of frequently misspelled words. Or take our Dictionery/dictionary quiz!
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