22 June 2012
This week’s spellings all end with the suffix fully.
Last week we looked at the suffix ‘ful’. We can make these words into adverbs by adding ly. Notice how there is now a double l on the end, e.g. wonder + ful + ly = wonderfully
LO: Adverbs that end in fully |
wonderfully |
hopefully |
mercifully |
helpfully |
carefully |
hurtfully |
thankfully |
cheerfully |
15 June 2012
This week’s spellings all end with the suffix ful.
Notice how when ‘full’ is added on to the end, it loses one of its ls. For example, wonder and full becomes wonderful.
LO: Words that end with ‘ful’. |
wonderful |
joyful |
beautiful |
thoughtful |
careful |
powerful |
awful |
painful |
helpful |
cheerful |
25 May 2012
This week’s spellings are a mixture of our three main spelling rules. For the tenth spelling, children should think of their own word which fits any of the three rules.
Double up for a short vowel sound | |
1. | snapping |
2. | madder |
3. | terrible |
Drop the ‘e’ for ‘ing’ | |
4. | making |
5. | surprising |
6. | frustrating |
Drop the ‘y’ for an ‘i’ | |
7. | nastily |
8. | craftily |
9. | moodily |
10. | ???????? |
18 May 2012
This week’s spellings are all tricky words which have been misspelled in our writing recently.
1. | opened |
2. | through |
3. | friends |
4. | around |
5. | between |
6. | different |
7. | brought |
8. | favourite |
9. | whole |
10. | together |
11 May 2011
This week, our spellings are all superlatives that follow the familiar spelling rule: ‘drop the y for an i’. For example, funny becomes funniest.
deadliest |
wealthiest |
funniest |
nastiest |
craziest |
friendliest |
angriest |
healthiest |
04 May 2012
This week our spellings are all adverbs that follow the familiar spelling rule: double up for short vowel sounds.
terribly |
bitterly |
correctly |
painfully |
suddenly |
impossibly |
aggressively |
successfully |
27 April 2012
This week in our spellings we are learning how to drop the ‘e’ for ‘ing’.
By adding ‘ing’ to the end of the verb, we have to drop the ‘e’ from the route word. For example, implore with an ing added becomes imploring.
route word | ing added |
implore | imploring |
ignore | ignoring |
frustrate | frustrating |
write | writing |
promote | promoting |
loathe | loathing |
aggravate | aggravating |
discourage | discouraging |
20 April 2012
This week’s spellings are emotive WOW words that could feature in a persuasive text. Your child will be tested on Friday 25 April.
LO: emotive vocabulary |
verbs |
implore |
despise |
insist |
plead |
adjectives |
disgusted |
astonished |
delighted |
stunned |
inhumane |
heartless |
30 March 2012
It’s the Easter holidays and, in line with our Homework Policy, teachers do not set spellings or homework tasks. Instead, enjoy the sunny weather by getting active: a trip to the park, a game of football, a cycle ride or a long walk!
During the holidays, two of our teachers will visit Italy, one will be in Russia and one will be in…Barry Island!
23 March 2012
This week’s spellings are ‘problem connectives’ that can be used as openers for a sentence related to the previous sentence or paragraph. For example: “Jessica really enjoys going swimming. However, she prefers playing football.”
As you can see, the reason we call these ‘problem connectives’ is because they lead to a statement that disagrees or offers an alternative to the previous sentence. I’ve included a comma after each because that’s how they’d often be used.
LO: problem connectives |
Yet, |
However, |
On the other hand, |
In spite of this, |
Nevertheless, |
Nonetheless, |
Although, |
Despite this, |
These connectives will really help with the children’s writing next week. They are developing their persuasive skills and are beginning to use the other side of an argument to justify their points. For example, “Some people believe that the school day should be longer. Nevertheless, a large majority of parents disagree.”