This week’s spellings will be tested on Friday 09 October.
They are homophones whose spelling shouldn’t be difficult, but understanding their role in the sentence (noun or verb) is trickier.
advise – advice
- Verb – I advise you to stop smoking.
- Noun – That was good advice you gave me.
devise – device
- Verb – We need to devise a plan.
- Noun – This device will help us with our plan.
license – licence
- Verb – I am licensed to drive.
- Noun – I hope I can get my driving licence.
practise – practice
- Verb – I’m going to go and practise my piano.
- Noun – I need to walk to the piano practice.
prophesy – prophecy
- Verb – I prophesy that I will get top marks.
- Noun – The prophecy said I would get top marks.
compliment – complement
- Verb – That jumper complements your eyes.
- Noun – A full complement of workers built the house.
- Verb – I complimented my mum’s eyes.
- Noun – What a lovely compliment.
descent – dissent
- Verb – The crew dissented from the captain’s decision.
- Noun – A steep descent loomed in front of me.