17 September 2017
This week, we have been learning about doubling up for a short vowel sound. Please learn the following spellings for a spelling test on Thursday 23 September.
– accompany
– appreciate
– attached
– exaggerate
– immediately
– opportunity
– happen/ing/ed
– stop/(p)ing/ed
– pass/ing/ed
– tap/(p)ing/ed
05 January 2021
Happy new year, everyone!
This week’s spellings are all homophones. Challenge yourself to define what a homophone is to someone else!
Make sure you’re confident with what each version of the spelling means – they’re completely different!
Check back onto the home learning section of the website to find out your task for today.
- desert
- dessert
- stationary
- stationery
- complement
- compliment
- principle
- principal
- prophet
- profit
11 December 2020
homophones |
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This week’s spelling list is formed using words that are all homophones. Choose a spelling strategy and practise them – make sure you choose the correct word to write in sentences of your own. Next, correct the mistakes in the paragraph below. There are homophones that we’ve been covering all year, too! | ||||
isle | aisle | aloud | allowed | herd |
heard | past | passed | affect | effect |
Nervously, I walked down the cereal isle and looked up at the appealing ones up their on the top shelf that I really wanted but couldn’t bring myself too reach. Suddenly, I herd an announcement over the tannoy system which brought me out of my daydream. Other busy shoppers quickly past by me like a heard of cows. Delicious items of food filled there trolley! I felt like a lost aisle in the middle of an ocean… But, seeing they’re lovely shopping had a strange affect on me which aloud me to feel stronger; I was determined too get up that ladder and conquer my fear. “Your amazing!” I kept chanting in my head. Time past slowly as I put one foot in front of the other on the ladder. “I’ve done it!” I shouted allowed when I reached the top, not caring who herd me!
04 December 2020
apostrophes |
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This week’s spelling list is formed using words from the Y5/6 statutory spellings. Practise the words below, making sure you know what they mean. Next, write three sentences for each: one using an apostrophe for contraction, one for singular possession and one for plural possession! Check out the examples below! | ||||
committee | community | environment | government | professional |
restaurant | secretary | soldier | vehicle | yacht |
neighbour
- My neighbour’s really eco-friendly and recycles a lot! (= neighbour is)
- My neighbour’s door is painted red. (The door belongs to one neighbour.)
- My neighbours’ gardens are all different but all lovely. (The gardens belong to more than one neighbour.)
27 November 2020
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
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 |
meaning |
power |
sincere |
success |
thank |
13 November 2020
ough |
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This week’s spelling list is formed using words that all contain the grapheme ‘ough’. Make sure you know what they all mean! Your task is to write a short story that uses all the words and then read it aloud, fluently, expressively and clearly. It’ll be tricky with the different pronunciations but you’ll get it if you practise! | ||||
although | bought | cough | drought | enough |
plough | rough | thorough | though | thought |
06 November 2020
plurals |
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This week’s spelling list is formed using words that all have a suffix added to them to make them plural: s, es, ves or ies. Make sure you know what all of the words mean! Your task is to pluralise the word with the correct suffix. Then, choose one of our spelling strategies in order to practise them. | ||||
attach | bargain | bruise | crutch | category |
design | dictionary | hoof | opportunity | wolf |
16 October 2020
adding suffixes |
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This week’s spelling list is formed using words that can all have a suffix added to them. Make sure you know what all of the words mean! Your task is to practise adding -ing, -ed, -er and –est but only where it’s appropriate. Then, you need to write a story containing as many of your words as possible. | ||||
achieve | criticise | determine | develop | equip |
guarantee | interrupt | occur | persuade | queue |
09 October 2020
tricky words |
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This week’s spelling list is formed using words that are commonly misspelled – they’re the tricky words! Make sure you know what all of the words mean and then choose one of the spelling strategies to practise them. It’s a good idea to write them in sentences of your own. | ||||
because | could | sure | people | friend |
beautiful | which | really | thoughtful | should |