This week’s spellings are to do with common strings of letters that sound different depending on the word.
For example: ‘ight’ sounds different in ‘night’ to how it does in ‘weight’.
I’m trying something new this week – three spelling groups. Each child will be given an initial spelling group, A, B or C, though this may change. This is aimed to address the individual needs of different children.
Children will be asked to write one or two of their spelling words in sentences, so should rehearse this at home (with correct punctuation, too!).
Some possible sentences you might think about at home are:
- I had an After-Eight mint from the freight train at twilight and now I’m worried about putting on a slight bit of weight.
- My niece found a piece of shield and gave it to her friend on the pier.
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Common letter strings (A) |
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We are learning about words that have the same letters inside but sound different. |
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ight |
ie |
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slight |
pier |
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eight |
piece |
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twilight |
niece |
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weight |
friend |
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freight |
shield |
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Common letter strings (B) |
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We are learning about words that have the same letters inside but sound different. |
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ight |
ie |
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light |
pie |
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eight |
piece |
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night |
field |
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weight |
friend |
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height |
shield |
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Common letter strings (C) |
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We are learning about words that have the same letters inside but sound different. We’re also revising the spelling of frequently used words. |
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ight |
frequently used words |
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light |
went |
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eight |
when |
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night |
where |
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weight |
were |
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height |
what |
