Year 3 Spelling

04 May 2018

This week’s spelling list is formed with ten words from the Year 3/4 statutory spellings list. There isn’t a pattern with these words but could you think of any fun ways to remember how to spell them? If you don’t know what any of the words mean, find out! There will be a spelling test on Friday 11 May.

27 April 2018

This week’s spelling activity is a crossword using ten of the words on the Year 3/4 Statutory Word list. If you need help or support, come in and ask for a hard copy of this list or alternatively, it can be found online or below:

20 April 2018

This week’s spellings are formed with words that have the ‘k’ sound spelt ‘ch’.

• ache
• anchor
• chaos
• character
• chemist
• chorus
• echo
• scheme
• stomach
• technology

Children should learn these spellings in preparation for a test on Friday 27 April.

23 March 2018

This week’s spelling list is formed with the words that were most commonly misspelled on our recent spelling test. There isn’t a pattern with these words but could you think of any fun ways to remember how to spell them? If you don’t know what any of the words mean, find out!

• Can you show your words in a creative way?
• Can you write them in your own sentences?

16 March 2018

This week’s spellings either have the prefix sub- or tele-. Your first task is to find out what both prefixes mean. This week’s activity is to find out the correct word that matches the definition. Once you’ve finished, write each word in your own sentence.

• Can you write them all in some silly sentences or a silly story?
• Can you draw the word to represent its definition?

09 March 2018

This week’s spelling list is formed with words that have the prefix super- or auto-. If you don’t know what any of the words mean, find out! Think about the root word and how the prefix changes the meaning.

• Can you show your words in a creative way?
• Can you write them in your own sentences?

02 March 2018

This week’s spelling activity is a rollover! Due to the weather, we weren’t able to discuss our findings yesterday. We did, however, manage to discuss them today and we’ve come up with the following guaranteed spellings that will be on next Friday’s (09 March) test:

1. unique
2. misread
3. moustache
4. before
5. misshape
6. colourful
7. beautifulRemember – there will be three surprise spellings on the day!

• Can you show your words in a creative way?
• Can you write them in your own sentences?
• Can you write your words in a paragraph or short story?
• Can you create a poster to show the spelling rules we’ve covered so far?

23 February 2018

At the midpoint in the year, this week’s spelling activity is to revise all the spelling rules and lists that we have learnt so far.

• Can you show your words in a creative way?
• Can you write them in your own sentences?
• Can you write your words in a paragraph or short story?
• Can you create a poster to show the spelling rules we’ve covered so far?

Children should revise the rules in preparation for a test on Friday 02 March. (We’ll discuss our revision on Thursday 01 March to formulate a list for the following day.)

26 January 2018

This week’s spelling list is formed with words that have the suffix -ful. If you don’t know what any of the words mean, find out! Think about the root word and how the suffix changes the meaning.

• Can you show your words in a creative way?
• Can you write them in your own sentences?
• Can you order them alphabetically?

19 January 2018

This week’s spelling activity is an investigation. You need to find words that contain the ‘sh’ sound that’s spelt ‘ch‘. For example: in chef and machine.

• How many different words can you find?
• Can you spot any patterns?
• Can you show your words in a creative way?
• Can you write your words in your own sentences?

You need to learn these patterns in preparation for a test on Friday 26 January.