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WHS Spelling 3.8
Spelling Group 3 Wk 8 Spelling Patterns "ist" & "ic"
| Word | In Context | Syllables |
|---|---|---|
| distant | He saw a light shining ona a _______ shore. | dis*tant |
| insisted | She _______ on leaving the hospital after only two days. | in*sis*ted |
| assistant | The doctor's _______ gave the baby some medicine. | as*sis*tant |
| scientist | The _______ made an important discovery. | sci*en*tist |
| picnic | Let's take a _______ to the park. | pic*nic |
| traffic | The _______ jam made us three hours late. | traf*fic |
| specific | I don't know what you mean. Can you be more _______ ? | spe*cif*ic |
| mechanic | Our car was fixed by an auto _______ . | me*chan*ic |
| electronic | An _______ device beeped when it needed a new battery. | e*lec*tron*ic |
| automatic | He got money from the _______ teller machine. | au*to*mat*ic |
| historic | The _______ building was turned into a museum. | his*tor*ic |
| realistic | It's not _______ to expect to lose ten pounds a week. | re*al*is*tic |
| optimistic | An _______ person looks for the good in any situation. | op*ti*mis*tic |
| characteristics | Animals are grouped based on their _______ . | char*ac*ter*is*tics |
| exists | If such a place _______, I'd have heard about it. | ex*ists |