Spelling Words Worksheet for 8th Grade (1)

v. leave a place, thing, or person, usually for ever

n. shortening something by omitting parts of it

n. criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force

a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization

n. an organization intended to protect and develop an art, science, language, etc.
n. a school that teaches a particular subject or trains people for a particular job

a. satisfactory and able to be agreed to or approved of
a. just good enough, but not very good

a. easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

v. applaud; give public approval and praise

v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable

n. a person who provides musical accompaniment, usually on a piano

n. partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing

n. achievement or fulfillment; something that is successful after a lot of work or effort

n. one who maintains and audits business accounts

n. state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty

n. one who strongly supports something; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause

n. state of growing up from childhood to adult; transitional period between youth and maturity

a. willing to try new or difficult things; willing to engage in adventures

v. give notice to; make something known in public, especially to sell it

n. the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations

a. happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute

a. able to live both on land and in water

n. a person related to you who lived a long time ago; forefather, forerunner, or predecessor

a. of or from a long time ago, having lasted for a very long time

n. someone from whom you are descended, but usually more remote than a grandparent
n. a word or phrase that a pronoun refers back to

n. social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings

v. be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of

n. works for an expert to learn a trade; beginner or learner

n. a structure for carrying water across land, especially one like bridge that carries pipes or a canal across a valley

n. a symbol (*) shaped like a star

n. small planet; one of many large rocks that circle the sun

n. study of the positions of stars, in the belief that stars affect the character and lives of people

n. a physicist who studies astronomy

a. enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy

n. branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole

n. aide or servant; someone whose job is to help others in a particular situation

a. heard or perceptible by the ear

n. group of people together in one place to watch or listen to a play, film, or speaking

v. make an official examination of the accounts of a business and produce a report

v. take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance

n. area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
n. a large public building where meetings and concerts are held

a. relating to hearing or the ear

a. giving help or support, especially to a more important person or thing

n. the first or lowest academic degree from colleges
n. unmarried man

n. very small organisms that are found everywhere and are the cause of many diseases

n. a sport in which two or four people hit a light object with feathers over a high net

n. a type of bread that is small, hard, and in the shape of a ring

n. an area of slowly moving water at the side of the main river

n. a light greyish brown color

n. the 200th anniversary, or the celebration of it

n. a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals