Elementary Spelling Lessons & Tests - My Schoolhouse

5-11 Spelling List

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11.	council	a group of people chosen to settle any questions or to manage a city.
12.	occupied	1. take up; fill: The building occupies an entire bock. 2. keep busy; engage; employ: Composing music occupied her time.
13.	newscast	a radio or television broadcast.
14.	zoologist	an expert in zoology; the science of animals.
15.	rooster	a male chicken.
16.	scooter	a vehicle with two wheels, moved by pushing one foot against the ground. Some scooters have motors.
17.	sewer	a drain under the ground to carry off waste.
18.	hook	1. a piece of metal, wood, or other stiff material, curved or bent, for hanging things on. 2. catch or take hold of with a hook. 3. fasten with hooks: Hook your tie to your collar. 4. a bent piece of wire for catching fish.
19.	hooves	the hard part of the feet of some animals.
20.	roost	1. bar, pole, or perch on which birds rest or sleep. 2. sit as birds do on a roost; settle for the night; 3. place for birds to rest or sleep. 4. place to rest or stay in: a robber's roost in the mountains.