New spelling list!
This half-term, instead of learning eight different words each week, we’d like you to learn these 40 words over the whole half-term. Lots of research suggests that learning more spellings over a longer time leads to better remembering how to spell them in the long term.
How you decide to do this is up to you. You might decide to focus on the trickiest words first. Or, you might decide to learn 8 words a week and really focus on these whilst still practising the others, too. For some of you, you might already feel confident with some of the words so might choose to not practise these at all.
However you decide to do it, is up to you. The important thing is that you’re learning them and learning how you like to learn them best.
Each week, we’ll choose eight random words to test you on. These tests aren’t pressured. They might just help you figure out which words you need to practise more.
Learning spellings in this way might feel quite different – or even scary – but it shouldn’t. In fact, you’ve actually got less words to learn this half-term than you normally would.
We’ll keep thinking about this in school and we’ll regularly talk about how we can best practise these words at home.
If you need some ideas for practical things to do, check out the Super Spelling Strategies Guide on the school website.
| possession
attention confusion fraction mission explosion because decide describe exercise |
surprise
increase height beautiful medal meddle mist missed who’s whose |
accident
bicycle decide sentence experience centre friend guard guide guest |
natural
material actual arrival personal mammal guess people really every |
09 June 2023
Common homophone errors
- our
- are
- won
- one
- which
- witch
- here
- hear
The children will be tested on these words next Friday 16th June.
Please encourage your child to try practise the words by putting their words in a sentence using our handwriting guide. Also, look at the spelling activities guide for some ideas to practise these words.
09 June 2023
This week, we’ve been learning about the prefixes un-, re- and in-. Can your child create some words that contain these prefixes? For example, unable.
We also looked at other prefix roots. Use the table below to create your own words.
Friday 19th March
This week’s spellings are words containing the split digraph i-e.
slide
line
time
kite
like
The spellings will be tested on Friday 19th May.
19 May 2023
- dirtiest
- loveliest
- happiest
- loneliest
- tallest
- smallest
- nicest
- shyest
The children will be tested on these words next Friday 26h May.
Please encourage your child to try practise the words by putting their words in a sentence using our handwriting guide. Also, look at the spelling activities guide for some ideas to practise these words.
19 May 2023
This week, we’ve been learning words that allow us to apply a range of spelling rules. Learn these words for a test on Friday 26th May.
neighbour
physical
recognise
recommend
restaurant
signature
sincere
symbol
system
12 May 2023
- grown
- dropped
- equal
- right
- belief
- believe
- crowned
- seedling
The children will be tested on these words next Friday 19h May.
Please encourage your child to try practise the words by putting their words in a sentence using our handwriting guide. Also, look at the spelling activities guide for some ideas to practise these words.
Friday 12th May
This week’s spellings are words containing the split digraph o-e.
stone
home
whole
phone
mode
The spellings will be tested on Friday 19th May.
12 May 2023
This week we have been learning words that contain unusual spelling patterns. Learn these words for a test on Friday 19th May.
committee
community
disastrous
language
lightning
marvellous
unnecessary
thorough
Friday 5th May
This week’s spellings are words containing the split digraph a-e.
take
shape
cake
name
made
The spellings will be tested on Friday 12th May.