04 May 2012
This week, we’re learning words with the ir sound. These can be written with the ir or ur grapheme.
These words will be tested on Friday 11 May.
| fir |
| girl |
| shirt |
| burn |
| hurt |
| turn |
| church |
| bird |
| burst |
| birthday |
04 May 2012
This week’s spellings are from the ‘tricky words’ section for Year 2. Your child will be tested on Friday 11 May 2012.
- people
- their
- asked
- could
- called
- saw
- thought
- friend
- once
- were
27 April 2012
This week, we’re reinforcing the ‘ow’ sound, which is written using ‘ow‘ or ‘ou‘. I wonder if Mr Roundtree will be impressed!
These words will be tested on Friday 04 May 2012.
| cow |
| about |
| now |
| down |
| shout |
| town |
| cloud |
| brown |
27 April 2012
This week, we’re revisiting one of the most important spelling rules: drop the ‘e’ for ‘ing’.
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1. |
slide |
sliding |
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2. |
live |
living |
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3. |
dive |
diving |
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4. |
write |
writing |
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5. |
implore |
imploring |
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6. |
ignore |
ignoring |
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7. |
frustrate |
frustrating |
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8. |
become |
becoming |
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9. |
amaze |
amazing |
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10. |
achieve |
achieving |
Spellings will be tested on Friday 04 May.
04 May 2012
Spellings will be based on the extensive spelling list given out two weeks ago. All the words are the type of spelling which has previously appeared in the spelling SAT test. The children will be tackling their spelling SAT in early May, though we don’t know which words will be tested when it comes to the real test.
Children will be given mini spelling tests based on the words they have been given to learn, but won’t know which ones are happening on which days.
It’s important that the children learn the words and the rules associated with the spellings.
The words that the children have been given will be their spellings for the next two weeks.
27 April 2012
This week in our spellings we are learning how to drop the ‘e’ for ‘ing’.
By adding ‘ing’ to the end of the verb, we have to drop the ‘e’ from the route word. For example, implore with an ing added becomes imploring.
| route word | ing added |
| implore | imploring |
| ignore | ignoring |
| frustrate | frustrating |
| write | writing |
| promote | promoting |
| loathe | loathing |
| aggravate | aggravating |
| discourage | discouraging |
27 April 2012
This week’s spellings have the suffix ‘ful’: if you care, you’re careful (full of care).
Your child will be tested on Friday 04 May 2012.
- careful
- harmful
- helpful
- painful
- playful
- powerful
- useful
- boastful
- grateful
- thankful
20 April 2012
This week’s spellings are emotive WOW words that could feature in a persuasive text. Your child will be tested on Friday 25 April.
| LO: emotive vocabulary |
| verbs |
| implore |
| despise |
| insist |
| plead |
| adjectives |
| disgusted |
| astonished |
| delighted |
| stunned |
| inhumane |
| heartless |
20 April 2012
This week’s spellings are all emotive words which we’ll be using in our persuasive writing next week. Children will be tested on eight out of the ten words.
The spellings will be tested on Friday 27 2012.
| 1. | unfair |
| 2. | cruel |
| 3. | stunned |
| 4. | wicked |
| 5. | heartless |
| 6. | disgusting |
| 7. | delighted |
| 8. | overwhelmed |
| 9. | inhumane |
| 10. | astonished |
20 April 2012
This week, your child has been given an extensive spelling list of about 50 different words. All the words are the type of spelling have previously appeared in the spelling SAT test. The children will be tackling their spelling SAT in early May, though we don’t know which words will be tested when it comes to the real test.
Children will be given mini spelling tests based on the words they have been given to learn, but won’t know which ones are happening on which days.
It’s important that the children learn the words and the rules associated with the spellings.
The words that the children have been given will be their spellings for the next three weeks.