Year 8 Spellings

2. – To accept something as true, often without proof.
3. – Placed underground or hidden from sight.
7. – The point at which something starts or comes into existence.
9. – Pleasing the senses, especially sight; very attractive.
12. – Information, understanding, or skills gained through learning or experience.
13. – To fail to meet someone’s expectations or hopes.
14. – The season between summer and winter when leaves fall from trees.
16. – The strength or power needed to carry out physical or mental activity.
17. – Past tense of “catch”; to have captured or taken hold of something.
18. – Existing only in the mind; not real.

1. – To vanish or stop being visible.
4. – The process of growing, improving, or becoming more advanced.
5. – An organisation or activity involved in buying and selling goods or services.
6. – To stop someone while they are speaking or doing something.
8. – In or to a lower position than something; under.
10. – Feeling unhappy because someone else has something you want.
11. – A personal record where daily events or thoughts are written down.
15. – A very hard, valuable gemstone often used in jewellery.