04 December 2020
In class, we have two spelling groups. The children have been told their group and the homework/spelling sheet they bring home on a Friday matches the spellings they should be learning. If you want to clarify this with us, please email (carolinetaylor@spherefederation.org and jackiefreeman@spherefederation.org)
Group 1 (This week, the spellings are based on the tricky words in Phase 4)
said
have
like
some
were
there
Group 2 (This week, the spellings are based on the tricky words in Phase 3)
he
she
we
me
be
her
The children will be tested on these words next Friday 11 December. When checking the spellings with your child, it is useful to put the word in a sentence so they understand its meaning. Look at the spelling activities guide on the website and in your child’s homework books for some ideas to practise these words. Making up silly sentences, using the words, would be a great way to practise spellings, handwriting and writing sentences!
You might also want to practice the words by drawing word shapes around the words to show the ascenders (letters that stick up high) and descenders (letters that go below the line).
04 December 2020
In spelling lessons next week, we’ll be recapping and practising homophones. These are words that sound the same but have a different spelling and meaning. For example: their, there, they’re
We’ve had some of these words already this year but children are still getting mixed up when using them in their writing. It’s really important that children are not just learning to spell the words but practising using them correctly. Click here for a homophone guide (please challenge your child with other homophones if they are really solid on the ones given). There’s also a worksheet to complete (please practise using sentences like this rather than just writing out the words).
This week’s homophones to practise:
| their | of |
| there | off |
| they’re | to |
| your | two |
| you’re | too |
27 November 2020
Next week, we will be learning the phoneme or. This is spelt with an a before l and ll.
- all
- ball
- call
- small
- talk
- walk
- always
- altogether
27 November 2020
This week, we’re focussing on the spelling rule: change y to i.
When adding suffixes such as ed, er and est to words that end in y, we normally change the y to an i then add our suffix.
However, If the suffix we are adding is ing, we don’t normally change the y – we keep it. For example the word party would become partying Practise by adding any of the above suffixes to the root words below – some will work, some won’t.
E.g. for cry, you will want to practise cried, crier, crying and adding est doesn’t work.
For busy, you’ll have busied, busier, busiest and busying.
| busy | creepy | library | ordinary | worry |
| century | marry | naughty | carry | cry |
27 November 2020
Spellings
This week, the spellings are based on phonemes we have been learning in our phonics lessons (Phase 4).
sport
storm
burning
burst
growl
brown
The children will be tested on these words next Friday 04 December. When checking the spellings with your child, it is useful to put the word in a sentence so they understand its meaning. Look at the spelling activities guide on the website and in your child’s homework books for some ideas to practise these words. Making up silly sentences, using the words, would be a great way to practise spellings, handwriting and writing sentences!
You might also want to practice the words by drawing word shapes around the words to show the ascenders (letters that stick up high) and descenders (letters that go below the line).
27 November 2020
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able vs ible |
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| This week’s spelling list is formed using words that contain either the suffix -able or -ible. Your task is to practise the words below, making sure you know what they mean. Next, correct the mistakes in the paragraph below (cover up the list!) which contains some words not in the list but that follow the same rule – make sure you get the correct ending! For an extra challenge, how many more words can you think of that fit into the categories -ible or -able? | ||||
| adorable | disposable | edible | enjoyable | forgivable |
| horrible | invincible | possible | reliable | sensible |
How adoreable! The most valuible family member, Rex, put out his paw in return for a delicious snack. He was always relyable – and senseable – when it came to completing a task. The snack, which was possably his favourite chew, was very enjoyible. Despite knocking over his water bowl, his glossy, wide eyes made him forgivabl. It was time to put on his reverseble coat and go for a walk in the horrable rain.
20 November 2020
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suffixes |
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This week’s spelling list is formed using words that all could have a suffix/suffixes added to them: –ful, -less, -ness or –ly. Make sure you’re only adding an appropriate suffix and you know what all the words mean! Choose one of our super spelling strategies from the website to practise them in different ways. |
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aggressive |
care |
conscious |
definite |
help |
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meaning |
power |
sincere |
success |
thank |
20 November 2020
Next week, we will be learning about adding –es to nouns and verbs that end with a -y.
The children need to learn to drop the -y for an -i before adding –es.
Here are the spellings to learn:
| fly flies |
| try tries |
| cry cries |
| spy spies |
| reply replies |
| baby babies |
| carry carries |
| copy copies |
20 November 2020
This week, we’re focussing on plurals. To make a noun into a plural you usually have to just add s. However, there are some other rules we’ll be recapping and learning:
add es
drop the y for an i and add es
drop the f for a v and add es
| address(es) | wolf(ves) |
| answer(s) | roof(ves) |
| bicycle(s) | church(es) |
| century(ies) | lorry(ies) |
| group(s) | |
| potato(es) |
20 November 2020
This week, the spellings are based on phonemes we have been learning in our phonics lessons.
spoons
blood
start
spark
tenth
sixth
The children will be tested on these words next Friday 27 November. When checking the spellings with your child, it is useful to put the word in a sentence so they understand its meaning. Look at the spelling activities guide on the website and in your child’s homework books for some ideas to practise these words. Making up silly sentences, using the words, would be a great way to practise spellings, handwriting and writing sentences!