16 March 2012
This week’s spellings are plurals that end in ‘es’. It is used instead of ‘s’ for words that end in ss, sh, x, o and zz. Your child will be tested on Friday 23 March 2012.
- buses
- bushes
- heroes
- boxes
- foxes
- dresses
- crashes
- buzzes
- fishes
- classes
09 March 2012
This week’s spellings are double consonants – they usually make the vowel sound before them a short sound (compare dinner with diner, for example). Your child will be tested on Friday 16 March 2012.
- better
- daddy
- dinner
- happy
- letter
- supper
- lolly
- button
- summer
- rabbit
02 March 2012
This week’s spellings are words beginning with ‘al’. Your child will be tested on Friday 09 March 2012.
- almighty
- almost
- alone
- along
- already
- also
- altogether
- always
- alright
- although
24 February 2012
This week’s spellings are words ending in ‘y’. Your child will be tested on Friday 02 March 2012.
- bony
- greasy
- lazy
- scary
- shiny
- tasty
- slimy
- wavy
- nosy
- spiky
It’s the holidays…
…so there are no spellings or homework activities.
Instead, enjoy a winter walk, the marvellous Muppets movie, some cool culture at a gallery or museum… Enjoy the half-term break.
03 February 2012
This week’s spellings have the ‘ur’ spelling pattern. Your child will be tested on Friday 10 January 2012.
- church
- burn
- return
- nurse
- purse
- burst
- Thursday
- hurt
- further
- turn
27 January 2012
This week’s spellings are words with the ‘igh’ letter pattern which creates a long ‘i’ sound. Your child will be tested on Friday 04 February 2012.
- high
- night
- height
- light
- right
- fight
- tight
- light
- might
- sight
20 January 2012
This week’s spellings are words ending in ‘ck’. Your child will be tested on Friday 27 January 2012.
- shock
- stuck
- trick
- track
- back
- lick
- click
- pick
- lock
- flick
13 January 2012
This week’s spellings are verbs (‘doing words’) ending in ‘ing’. Your child will be tested on Friday 20 January 2012.
• joining
• fishing
• floating
• reading
• teaching
• writing
• sleeping
• looking
• thinking
• beating
06 January 2012
This week’s spellings begin with ‘th’. Your child will be tested on Friday 13 January 2012.
- three
- throat
- throne
- thigh
- thin
- thing
- thick
- throw
- threw
- think