03 December 2021
Practice adding -ed, -er, -est and -ing to these words:
busy cry
reply funny
naughty carry
marry copy
ugly worry
sorry happy
creepy
03 December 2021
This week’s spellings focus on silent letters at the beginning of words.
kn- and wr-
Can you spot some homophones?
- knock
- know
- knee
- write
- written
- wrote
- wrong
- wrap
The children will be tested on these words next Friday 10 December.
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.
26 November 2021
This week, we’d like you to practice changing these words to plural:
address(es)
century(ies)
group(s)
church(es)
lorry(ies)
jelly(ies)
wolf(ves)
roof(ves)
26 November 2021
This week’s spellings focus on two alternative graphemes we have learned during phonics lessons. The graphemes soft g (making the /j/ phoneme) and soft c (making the /s/ phoneme).
- gentle
- giraffe
- gem
- giant
- city
- mice
- pencil
- circle
The children will be tested on these words next Friday 03 December.
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 19th November
Well done to all the children on their spellings last week – you have been practising really hard!
Our spellings this week are focussed on the /ur/ phoneme. We have learnt different ways of writing the /ur/ sound. Ask your child if they can name them.
girl
turn
letter
first
river
The children will be tested on these words next Friday 26th November
When checking the spellings with your child, it is useful to put the word in a sentence so they understand its meaning
19 November 2021
For this week’s spelling, we’d like you to practise adding the suffixes -er and -est to these words:
nice
late
rude
brave
happy
funny
tall
hot
19 November 2021
This week’s spellings are all homophones. Discuss with your child what homophones are. Children need to learn how to spell these words but also understand their meanings. When the children are tested on these words, we will say the word in a sentence to test their understanding of each word. For example. I threw the ball.
- there
- their
- one
- won
- through
- threw
- here
- hear
The children will be tested on these words next Friday 26 November.
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.
12 November 2021
This week’s spellings are Year 2 common exception words. These words need to be spelled correctly in children’s writing. When spelling these words, children often make mistakes.
- Mr
- Mrs
- would
- should
- could
- who
- whole
- clothes
What do you notice about Mr and Mrs?
The children will be tested on these words next Friday 19 November.
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 November
Well done to all the children on their spellings last week – you have been practising really hard!
Our spellings this week are focussed on the /oa/ phoneme. We have learnt different ways of writing the /oa/ sound. Ask your child if they can name them.
cloak
home
tiptoe
slow
tone
The children will be tested on these words next Friday 19th November
When checking the spellings with your child, it is useful to put the word in a sentence so they understand its meaning
05 November 2021
This week’s spellings are high frequency words. When spelling these words, children often make mistakes.
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The children will be tested on these words next Friday 12 November.
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.