The following list of spellings was compiled by a number of secondary schools who all identified the following words as common errors among this age group.
The list is not intended for blanket teaching, because most pupils will know how to spell most of the words, but it is recommended that early in Year 7, pupils should be helped to learn those spellings about which they still are uncertain.
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accommodation |
conclusion |
explanation |
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actually |
conscience |
February |
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alcohol |
conscious |
fierce |
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although |
consequence |
forty |
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analyse/analysis |
continuous |
fulfil |
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argument |
creation |
furthermore |
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assessment |
daughter |
guard |
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atmosphere |
decide/decision |
happened |
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audible |
definite |
health |
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audience |
design |
height |
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autumn |
development |
imaginary |
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beautiful |
diamond |
improvise |
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beginning |
diary |
industrial |
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believe |
disappear |
interesting |
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beneath |
disappoint |
interrupt |
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buried |
embarrass |
issue |
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business |
energy |
jealous |
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caught |
engagement |
knowledge |
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chocolate |
enquire |
listening |
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climb |
environment |
lonely |
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column |
evaluation |
lovely |
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concentration |
evidence |
marriage |
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material |
potential |
sincerely |
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meanwhile |
preparation |
skilful |
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miscellaneous |
prioritise |
soldier |
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mischief |
process |
stomach |
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modern |
proportion |
straight |
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moreover |
proposition |
strategy |
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murmur |
questionnaire |
strength |
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necessary |
queue |
success |
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nervous |
reaction |
surely |
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original |
receive |
surprise |
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outrageous |
reference |
survey |
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parallel |
relief |
technique |
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participation |
remember |
technology |
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pattern |
research |
texture |
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peaceful |
resources |
tomorrow |
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people |
safety |
unfortunately |
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performance |
Saturday |
Wednesday |
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permanent |
secondary |
weight |
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persuade/persuasion |
separate |
weird |
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physical |
sequence |
women |
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possession |
shoulder |
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advise/advice |
choose/chose |
quiet/quite |
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a lot of |
cloth/clothe |
sites/sights |
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affect/effect |
conscience/conscious |
source/sauce |
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allowed/aloud |
course/coarse |
thank you |
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bought/brought |
our/are |
threw/through |
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braking/breaking |
practise/practice |
to/too/two |
These lists of subject spellings were
compiled by a number of secondary school departments. They
identified the words listed as being words
that were often needed and often incorrectly spelt.
Schools may use these suggestions as the
basis for local lists suitable for their own topics and
needs.
The list is not intended for blanket
teaching, because all pupils will know how to spell some of the
words. However, it is recommended that
pupils should be helped to learn those spellings about
which they are uncertain.
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Art |
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abstract |
easel |
kiln |
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acrylic |
exhibition |
landscape |
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charcoal |
foreground |
palette |
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collage |
frieze |
pastel |
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collection |
gallery |
perspective |
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colour |
highlight |
portrait |
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crosshatch |
illusion |
sketch |
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dimension |
impasto |
spectrum |
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display |
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D and T |
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aesthetic |
hygiene |
presentation |
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brief |
ingredient |
production |
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carbohydrate |
innovation |
protein |
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component |
knife/knives |
recipe |
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design |
linen |
sew |
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diet |
machine |
specification |
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disassemble |
manufacture |
technology |
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evaluation |
mineral |
tension |
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fabric |
natural |
textile |
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fibre |
nutrition |
vitamin |
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flour |
polyester |
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flowchart |
portfolio |
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English |
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advertise/advertisement |
figurative |
preposition |
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alliteration |
genre |
resolution |
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apostrophe |
grammar |
rhyme |
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atmosphere |
imagery |
scene |
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chorus |
metaphor |
simile |
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clause |
myth |
soliloquy |
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cliché |
narrative/narrator |
subordinate |
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comma |
onomatopoeia |
suffix |
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comparison |
pamphlet |
synonym |
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conjunction |
paragraph |
tabloid |
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consonant |
personification |
vocabulary |
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dialogue |
playwright |
vowel |
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exclamation |
plural |
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expression |
prefix |
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Geography |
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abroad |
function |
poverty |
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amenity |
globe |
provision |
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atlas |
habitat |
region/regional |
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authority |
infrastructure |
rural |
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climate |
international |
settlement |
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contour |
landscape |
situation |
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country |
latitude |
tourist/tourism |
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county |
location |
transport/transportation |
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desert |
longitude |
urban |
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employment |
nation/national |
wealth |
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erosion |
physical |
weather |
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estuary |
pollution |
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History |
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agriculture/agricultural |
defence |
politics/political |
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bias |
disease |
priest |
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castle |
document |
propaganda |
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cathedral |
dynasty |
Protestant |
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Catholic |
economy/economic(al) |
rebel/rebellion |
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chronology/chronological |
emigration |
reign |
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citizen |
government |
religious |
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civilisation |
immigrant |
republic |
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colony/colonisation |
imperial/imperialism |
revolt/revolution |
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conflict |
independence |
siege |
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constitution/constitutional |
invasion |
source |
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contradict/contradiction |
motive |
trade |
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current |
parliament |
traitor |
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ICT |
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binary |
hardware |
network |
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byte |
icon |
output |
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cable |
input |
password |
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cartridge |
interactive |
preview |
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CD-ROM |
interface |
processor |
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computer |
Internet |
program |
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connect/connection |
justify |
scanner |
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cursor |
keyboard |
sensor |
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data/database |
megabyte |
server |
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delete |
memory |
software |
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disk |
modem |
spreadsheet |
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document |
module |
virus |
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electronic |
monitor |
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graphic |
multimedia |
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Library |
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alphabet/alphabetical |
encyclopaedia |
novel |
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anthology |
extract |
photocopy |
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article |
fantasy |
publisher |
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author |
genre |
relevant/relevance |
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catalogue |
glossary |
romance |
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classification |
index |
section |
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content |
irrelevant/irrelevance |
series |
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copyright |
librarian |
system |
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dictionary |
magazine |
thesaurus |
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editor |
non-fiction |
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Mathematics |
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addition |
estimate |
positive |
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adjacent |
equation |
quadrilateral |
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alternate |
fraction |
questionnaire |
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angle |
graph |
radius |
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amount |
guess |
ratio |
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approximately |
horizontal |
recurring |
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average |
isosceles |
reflect/reflection |
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axis/axes |
kilogram |
regular/irregular |
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calculate |
kilometre |
rhombus |
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centimetre |
litre |
rotate/rotation |
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circumference |
measure |
square |
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corresponding |
metre |
subtraction |
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co-ordinate |
minus |
symmetry/symmetrical |
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decimal |
multiply/multiplication |
triangle/triangular |
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degree |
parallel/parallelogram |
tonne |
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denominator |
negative |
vertex/vertices |
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diameter |
numerator |
vertical |
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digit |
percentage |
volume |
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divide/division |
perimeter |
weight |
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equilateral |
perpendicular |
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Music |
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choir |
minim |
score |
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chord |
minor |
semibreve |
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chromatic |
musician |
synchronise |
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composition/conductor |
octave |
syncopation |
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crotchet |
orchestra/orchestral |
tempo |
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dynamics |
ostinato |
ternary |
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harmony |
percussion |
timbre |
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instrument/instrumental |
pitch |
triad |
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interval |
quaver |
vocal |
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lyric |
rhythm |
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major |
scale |
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PE |
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active/activity |
injury |
qualify |
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agile/agility |
league |
relay |
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athletic/athlete |
medicine |
squad |
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bicep |
mobile/mobility |
tactic |
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exercise |
muscle |
tournament |
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field |
personal |
triceps |
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gym/gymnastic |
pitch |
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hamstring |
quadriceps |
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PSHE |
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able/ability |
effort |
reality |
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achieve/achievement |
emotion/emotional |
relationship |
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addict/addiction |
encourage/encouragement |
represent/representative |
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approve/approval |
gender |
reward |
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communication |
generous/generosity |
sanction |
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control |
involve/involvement |
sexism/sexist |
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dependant/dependency |
prefer/preference |
stereotype |
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discipline |
pressure |
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discussion |
racism/racist |
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RE |
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baptism |
Hindu/Hinduism |
prophet |
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Bible/biblical |
hymn |
religious/religion |
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Buddhist/Buddhism |
immoral/immorality |
shrine |
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burial |
Islam |
sign |
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celebrate/celebration |
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Sikh/Sikhism |
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ceremony |
Judaism/Jewish |
special |
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Christian |
marriage |
spirit/spiritual |
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commandment |
miracle |
symbol |
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commitment |
moral/morality |
synagogue |
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creation |
Muslim |
temple |
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disciple |
parable |
wedding |
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faith |
pilgrim/pilgrimage |
worship |
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festival |
pray/prayer |
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funeral |
prejudice |
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Science |
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absorb |
exchange |
organism |
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acid |
freeze |
oxygen |
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alkaline |
frequency |
particles |
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amphibian |
friction |
predator |
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apparatus |
function |
pressure |
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chemical |
growth |
reproduce |
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circulate/circulation |
hazard |
respire/respiration |
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combustion |
insect |
solution |
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condensation |
laboratory |
temperature |
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cycle |
liquid |
thermometer |
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digest/digestion |
mammal |
vertebrate |
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element |
method |
vessel |
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evaporation |
nutrient |
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