| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 541 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| spectacle | noun | It was a grand spectacle. | production |
| noun | It certainly was a spectacle. | curiosity | |
| speculate | verb | He tried to speculate the answer. | guess |
| verb | He speculated in the money market. | gambled | |
| spectator | noun | He was just a spectator. | onlooker |
| speech | noun | His speech was about the new reforms. | lecture |
| noun | His speech is always hard to understand. | articulation | |
| speed | noun | Our speed was over 70 miles an hour. | velocity |
| verb | If you speed you may get a ticket. | go too fast | |
| spell | verb | Please spell your name for me. | give letters in |
| noun | We will be here for a spell. | time | |
| spelling | noun | Spelling is hard for many people. | correct letters |
| spend | verb | Where will you spend your vacation. | take |