09 October 2020
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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 |
02 October 2020
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drop the y for an i |
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| This week’s spelling list is formed using words that follow the ‘drop the y for an i’ rule. Your task is to practise adding or changing the suffix of each word eg to add –ing, -ed, or –ies, wherever it’s possible. Make sure you know what all of the words mean and then choose one of the spelling strategies to practise them. | ||||
| category | cemetery | community | curiosity | dictionary |
| identity | opportunity | secretary | try |
variety |
25 September 2020
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double up for a short vowel sound |
| This week’s spelling task is an investigation! Your task is to find as many words as possible where you would need to double up for a short vowel sound. For example: appreciate, embarrass or occupy. You might also need to double up if you are adding a suffix. For example: pop > popping or commit > committing.
You might find the words when you’re out and about, on a cereal box at home or maybe in your reading book. In class, we will find out who has the longest word, who has the most complex and who found theirs in the most interesting place! |
18 September 2020
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homophones |
| This week’s spelling list is formed using our Must Do homophones for Year 5/6. Your task this week is to write your own sentences that contain these homophones. They could be about something we’ve been learning about, something about you or your own ideas entirely. For an extra challenge, include some expanded noun phrases, conjunctions and varied openers, just like we’ve done in class. |
witch, which, where, wear, were, of*, off
*Make sure to use should have if you’re saying something like: “He should have scored that!”
11 September 2020
24 January 2020
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prefixes co- and re- |
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| This week’s spelling list is formed using words that all start with the prefix co and re. You’ve been given only the root words but your task is to find the words starting with the correct prefix in the word search in your book. If you don’t know what any mean, find out. | ||||
| consider | enter | emerge | exist | ignite |
| invent | operate | ordinate | own | tell |
12 January 2020
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homophones |
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| This week’s spelling list is formed using words that can sound the same, but have a different spelling and meaning. Your task is to complete a silly sentence for each one of the words. If you don’t know what any of the words mean, use a dictionary or alternative source to find out. As always, please come and see me before the deadline for help! | ||||
| principle | dessert | profit | stationery | compliment |
| principal | desert | prophet | stationary | complement |
06 December 2019
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apostrophes |
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| This week’s spelling list is formed using words from the Year 5/6 Statutory Spelling list. Children need to know all of these words by the end of year six. Your task, this week, is to write a story that contains all of these words but you need to add an apostrophe for either possession or contraction – for example: “The school’s play was amazing.” Or “School’s out for Christmas, soon!” | ||||
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community |
government | individual | neighbour | professional |
| restaurant | secretary | soldier | vehicle |
yacht |
29 November 2019
| suffixes | ||||
| This week’s spelling list is formed using words that have the suffix -able or -ible. When practising these spellings, write a story that contains them all. The best stories will get five golden tickets. If you don’t know what any of the words mean, find out. As always, if you need any help, please come and see me before the deadline! |
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| manageable | respectable | reliable | forgivable | valuable |
| horrible | possible | invincible | incredible | reversible |
15 Novemeber 2019
This week’s spellings are formed using words containing ‘ough’. As always, if you don’t know what any of the words mean, find out! Write them in sentences, draw their meaning or battle it out and play Speed Write, Killer 12 or Ping Pong.
- although
- bought
- brought
- cough
- enough
- rough
- sought
- thorough
- though
- tough
