Guidelines and Mechanics of the 7th Grade Spelling Bee Competition

Spelling Bee Mechanics

Call time: 1:00 p.m.
Venue:
Contest Proper: 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Registration

 All contestants have to be in the designated venue on and before 1:00 p.m. Attendance
checking of the participants will start at 1:00 p.m.
Conduct Code

 The participants and spectators are expected to display politeness, courteousness,

patience, respect towards others, honesty and good sportsmanship during the Spelling
Bee competition.
Spelling Bee Procedure
There are two (2) phases of the Spelling Bee Competition: Elimination Round and Final Round.
I. Elimination Round
1. Participants will be provided with pentel pens and writing sheets during this phase. The
monitor will collect the writing sheets after the Arbitrator checks the spelling of every
contestant.
2.There will be three sub rounds: easy, average and difficult.
3. There will be 10 words to be given for each sub rounds by the Bee Master.
4. The Bee Master will pronounce each word twice and give an aid to word identification.
Countdown will start after the word has been pronounced the second time by the Bee Master
5. Contestants will be given a maximum of 20 seconds to simultaneously write the word on
the writing sheet provided.
6. Should a participant wish to change the spelling that he/she has written down, the first
one should be crossed out with one horizontal line and the new and final spelling, be written
clearly above the crossed-out word. A participant is allowed to change his/her answer within
the time allotted for a particular word.
7. Those who spelled seven (7) to ten (10) words correctly will continue in the Bee, while
those who correctly spelled only six (6) words and below will be eliminated from the round.
II. Final Round
1. When participants are reduced to ten (10), participants will not be allowed to write the
word upon spelling it but he/she has to spell it orally. Every round, each contestant will
pick up his/her own word to be spelled among the rolled papers provided and give it to
the Bee Master
2. The Bee Master will pronounce the word, identify the part of speech and use it in a
sentence or use it in a sentence.
3. The contestant, in 30 second-time, will then pronounce the word, spell the word, and
pronounce the word again.
4. The Head Judge will have the responsibility for stopping the student if he/she fails to
pronounce the word.
5. The participant must:
 Pronounce the word before the spelling
 Look at the Bee Master when spelling the word
 Pronounce the word again after the word is spelled
 Speak clearly and loudly
6. If the student still begins to spell without pronouncing the word, he/she will be
disqualified from the contest.
7. The participant shall have 10 seconds from the time he/she pronounces the word until
he/she must begin spelling the word.
8. Once the participant begins spelling the word, he/she will have 20 seconds remaining
time to complete the spelling of the word.
9. Having started to spell a word, a student may stop and start over, retracing the spelling
from the beginning. However, in the retracing, there can be no change of letters and
their sequence from those first pronounced. If any letter and/or their sequence are
changed in the respelling, the speller will be disqualified.
10. When a participant misspells a word, he/she immediately drops out of the contest. The
pattern will continue until one of the contestants is declared the champion.
Caution

 No talking will be allowed among participants or between participants and the members
of the audience.
 If a participant receives assistance from anyone in the audience, he/she will be
disqualified.
 The audience is also requested to remain seated until a break is offered in order to avoid
confusion for the participant.
 Seventh Grade Spelling List 2. Bereavement- n. the state of being sad
Easy Round because a family member or friend has
1. Rampage recently died.
2. Siege Example Sentence: In any case, sadness
3. Itinerant and loss of interest and drive during
4. Voyage periods of bereavement are expected
5. Fiasco and normal.
6. Abbey 3. Doyenne- n. a woman who has a lot of
7. Famine experience in or knowledge about a
8. Chastise particular profession, subject, etc.
9. Chaperone Example Sentence: The doyenne of the
10. Ghetto fashion industry.
Average Round 4. Euphony- n. a harmonious succession
1. Liaison of words having a pleasing sound
2. Obtrusive Example Sentence: Our chants filled
3. Pacemaker the meditation room with a relaxing
4. Resurgence euphony.
5. Sequel 5. Mademoiselle- n. an unmarried French
6. Thespian girl or woman —used as a title
7. Sonnet equivalent to Miss for an unmarried
8. Schism woman not of English-speaking
9. Echelon nationality
10. Orthodox Example Sentence: Give my respects
Difficult Round and my compliments to Mademoiselle
1. Assonance Belle.
2. Beatitude 6. Pirouette- n. a full turn on the front of
3. Chauvinistic one foot in ballet
4. Delinquency Example Sentence: The elegant
5. Entourage pirouettes of the prima ballerina.
6. Holocaust 7. Evanescent- adj. lasting a very short
7. Mnemonic time
8. Connoisseur Example Sentence: A beauty that is as
9. Ambiguity evanescent as a rainbow
10. Obsequious 8. Plausible- adj. possibly true: believable
Final Round or realistic
1. Quintessential- n. the essence of a Example Sentence: It's a plausible
thing in its purest and most explanation for the demise of that
concentrated form. prehistoric species
Example Sentence: A selfless desire to 9. Vacillate- v. to repeatedly change your
help others is the quintessence of the opinions or desires
virtue of charity.
 Example Sentence: She has vacillated Example Sentence: He relayed this in
on this issue. such a manner as to imply grave
10. Witticism- n. a clever or funny remark delinquency on the laborer's part.
Example Sentence: He is best 18. Chancellor- n. a political leader, a
remembered for his biting witticisms senior state or legal official, or the
11. Lieutenancy- n. the office, rank, or head of a university.
commission of a lieutenant Example Sentence: The successful
Example Sentence: He was compelled assumption of impartial jurisdiction by
to retire from office and from lord the chancellor caused similar
lieutenancy of Yorkshire. pretensions to be made by other
12. Metamorphosis- n. a major change in officers and courts.
the appearance or character of 19. Eviscerate- v. To remove the entrails
someone or something of; or to take away a vital or essential
Example Sentence: We have watched part
her metamorphosis from a shy Example Sentence: The goat had been
schoolgirl into a self-confident skinned and neatly eviscerated.
businesswoman. 20. Caesura- n. any interruption or break.
13. Transcendent- adj. going beyond the Example Sentence: An unaccountable
limits of ordinary experience caesura: no deaths were reported in
Example Sentence: The star player's the newspapers.
transcendent performance helped the
team to a surprise victory.
14. Conglomerate- n. a number of different
things or parts that are put or grouped
together to form a whole but remain
distinct entities.
Example Sentence: The Earth is a
specialized conglomerate of organisms.
15. Assiduous- adj. showing great care and
perseverance.
Example Sentence: She was assiduous
in pointing out every feature.
16. Arabesque- n. a form of artistic
decoration consisting of "surface
decorations based on rhythmic linear
patterns of scrolling and interlacing
foliage.
Example Sentence: The roof and walls
are covered with arabesques.
17. Delinquency- n. neglect of one's duty.
 40. Gorgeous
List of Adjectives for Students’ Creativity 41. Ideal
1. Admirable 42. Imaginative
2. Adorning 43. Ingenious
3. Aesthetic 44. Innovative
4. Amusing 45. Intelligent
5. Appealing 46. Inventive
6. Artistic 47. Leading-edge
7. Artful 48. Lofty
8. Attractive 49. Lovely
9. Awesome 50. Magnificent
10. Awe-inspiring 51. Marvelous
11. Beautiful 52. Original
12. Beckoning 53. Ornamental
13. Breathtaking 54. Picturesque
14. Canny 55. Pleasing
15. Captivating 56. Pretty
16. Charming 57. Productive
17. Classy 58. Prolific
18. Clever 59. Quaint
19. Cool 60. Ravishing
20. Crafty 61. Recherche
21. Creative 62. Resourceful
22. Cultured 63. Skillful
23. Cunning 64. Splendid
24. Dainty 65. Superb
25. Dazzling 66. Stunning
26. Decorative 67. Stylish
27. Demiurgic 68. Sublime
28. Delicate 69. Tantalizing
29. Delightful 70. Visionary
30. Dramatic 71. Well-formed
31. Elegant 72. Wonderful
32. Engaging
33. Exquisite
34. Fancy
35. Fascinating
36. Fashionable
37. Fine
38. Gifted
39. Glamorous