04 March 2011
This week’s spellings use apostrophes to join two words and show their missing letters. They are called contracted words – two words made into one.
These spellings will be tested on Friday 11 March.
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have not |
haven’t |
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could not |
couldn’t |
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are not |
aren’t |
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were not |
weren’t |
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had not |
hadn’t |
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they have |
they’ve |
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they will |
they’ll |
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we have |
we’ve |
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she will |
she’ll |
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you had |
you’d |
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Can you think of any more? |
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Can you put these words into sentences? Maybe even, linking with your homework, use the words in dialogue! |
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It’s half term…
It’s half-term holidays next week, so there are no homework tasks or spellings next week.
Of course, regular practice and learning can still happen: reading each day, swimming, tables practice, trips to the library, walks around Roundhay Park… All will help your child have a happy and healthy holiday!
Friday 11 February 2011
Usually, we add ‘ed’ to make a verb in its past tense, such as ‘walk’ to ‘walked’.
This week’s spellings are changing words from their present tense to their irregular past tense.
They will be tested on Friday 18 February.
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Present tense |
Past tense |
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think |
thought |
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buy |
bought |
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take |
took |
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shake |
shook |
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wear |
wore |
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speak |
spoke |
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drink |
drank |
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throw |
threw |
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teach |
taught |
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catch |
caught |
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Can you think of any other irregular tense changes? |
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Friday 04 February
This week’s spellings are words beginning with a silent ‘k’. Try to think of some more! To be tested on Friday 11 February.
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knot |
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knight |
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knew |
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knit |
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knock |
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knuckle |
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knowledge |
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kneel |
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Can you think of any more? |
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28 January 2011
This week’s spellings are words ending in ‘f’, ‘fe’ and ‘ve’. We are learning to write them as plurals.
Spellings will be tested on Thursday 03 February. (Don’t forget – school is closed on Friday.)
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Singular (ending in f) |
Plural |
Singular (ending in ‘fe’ or ‘ve’) |
Plural |
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calf |
calves |
knife |
knives |
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half |
halves |
life |
lives |
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leaf |
leaves |
swerve |
swerves |
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scarf |
scarves |
glove |
gloves |
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thief |
thieves |
wife |
wives |
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Can you think of any more that follow this rule? |
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21 January 2011
This week’s spellings are homophones! They’ll be tested on Friday 28 January 2011.
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Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. |
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new |
knew |
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right |
write |
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through |
threw |
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great |
grate |
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there |
their |
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hole |
whole |
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no |
know |
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heard |
herd |
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Can you think of any of your own? |
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14 January 2011
This week’s spellings are time connectives. We’re using them as openers to sentences in our new literacy unit. That’s why they all start with a capital letter and have a comma at the end of the word.
Spellings will be marked wrong if the capital letter and comma aren’t present! They will be tested on Friday 21 January.
1. Before,
2. After,
3. Then,
4. Later,
5. Just then,
6. Finally,
7. Next,
8. Suddenly,
9. Meanwhile,
10. Afterwards,
Can you think of any more time connectives?
07 January 2011
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Present tense |
Past tense |
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drags |
dragged |
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drops |
dropped |
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grabs |
grabbed |
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hugs |
hugged |
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shops |
shopped |
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stops |
stopped |
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claps |
clapped |
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steps |
stepped |
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Can you think of any of your own? |
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This week’s spellings are writing words in the past tense. The rule is ‘double up for short vowels’.
These spellings will be tested on Friday 14 Janauary 2011. Can the children think of any more of their own?
Holidays approaching…
…so there are no spelling lists, tables or other homework this week.
Enjoy reading, writing (and possibly making?) Christmas cards, reflecting on this term’s topics and other activities.
03 December 2010
This week’s spellings are adding ‘ing’. The words in the left column end in a consonant. As they have a short vowel sound before them we need to double up the consonants before we add the ‘ing’. These will be tested on Friday 10 December.
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drop |
dropping |
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shop |
shopping |
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swim |
swimming |
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hop |
hopping |
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run |
running |
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chat |
chatting |
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drag |
dragging |
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grin |
grinning |
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Can you think of any more? |
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