16 November 2012
This week we are spelling words with plurals. The children have to find twelve different spellings to fit the following rules.
Most nouns just add an s:
- envelope envelopes
Many nouns ending with a consonant and a y: drop the y for an i, then add es:
- family families
Nouns ending in a ‘s’ or other soft sound (ss, ch, x): add an es:
- dress dresses
- relax relaxes
- crutch crutches
Children will be tested on their twelve individual spelling and other words that have the same rule on Friday 23 November.
09 November 2012
This week we are learning to spell words with double letters. Spellings will be tested on Friday 16 November.
| A | B |
| embarrassment
millennium occurrence possession occasionally questionnaire dissipate incidentally magically millionaire |
balloon
dumbbell misspell broccoli occasionally coolly difference generally magically success |
12 October 2012
This week, the children are focussing on learning to spell and use the correct homophone at the right time and in the right context.
Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings. For example:
where were we’re
through threw
Children have been given a list of commonly misused homophones to learn, including the correct meaning. They will be tested on the spelling and, as importantly, the meaning of these words.
Spellings will be tested on Friday 19 October.
05 October 2012
In order to build the children’s vocabulary, this week we are focusing on spelling wow words…
- ecstatic
- despondent
- devastated
- monstrous
- petrified
- terrified
- morose
- delighted
- disgruntled
Your child will also be tested on the meanings of the word. He / she will be tested on Friday 12 October 2012.
28 September 2012
This week the children are focussing on spelling words with suffixes ant or ation. Spellings will be tested on Friday 05 October.
| Group A | Group B |
| pronunciationprotection
imitation consideration separation ventilation imagination variation deprivation termination |
hesitantobservant
dependant contestant assistant occupant tolerant disinfectant significant inhabitant |
21 September 2012
This week, the children are focusing on spelling words with silent letters. Spellings will be tested on Friday 28 September.
| Group A | Group B |
| generally
guardian advantage pneumonia foreign knowledge average solemn scissors depot |
average
primary Wednesday January February scissors naturally mineral unnatural ledge |
14 September 2012
Spellings this week are words with the suffix ful. Spellings will be tested on Friday 21 September.
| A | B |
| beautifulhelpful
hopeful powerful wonderful colourful forceful +3 |
awfultuneful
useful skilful careful beautiful helpful +3 |
07 September 2012
This week’s spellings are looking at regular verb endings. There are 15 spellings this week because they are regular words that the children are familiar with.
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Spellings: Regular verb endings 07.09.12 |
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| cooks | cooked | cooking |
| plays | played | playing |
| invents | invented | inventing |
| jumps | jumped | jumping |
| looks | looked | looking |
01 June 2012
This week our spellings have been chosen to match our main spelling rules. These words, while mostly pretty simple, are a good reminder of the three main rules:
Double up for a short vowel sound
- swimming
- grinning
- approach
- cunning
Drop the y for an i
- stealthily
- berries
Drop the e for ing
- smiling
- hoping
Children need to find five words to match each rule. They will be tested on Friday 01 June.
Friday 11 May
There is no spelling homework this week due to SATs