Spelling

20 January 2023

This week we have been looking at what happens when we add the prefixes -un and -dis to root words. Adding a prefix changes the meaning of the word.

Practise the following spellings in preparation for a test on Friday 27^th January.

unkind      unfriendly      uncertain      unclear      discontinue      disappear      disbelief      disadvantage

For some creative ideas on how to make learning spellings more fun, check out our super spelling strategies guide.

16 January 2023

In Week 2, we looked at different spellings for the “ie” sound.

Please practise the following words in preparation for a test on Friday 29th January.

bicycle    decide    describe     exercise     guide     height     surprise     replied     applied     why     slide     cried

For some creative ideas on how to make learning spellings more fun, check out our super spelling strategies guide.

13 January 2023

This week, we’ve been adding suffixes to root words. These have included –ent, -ence, -ant and –ance. Please learn the following words for a test on Friday 20th January.

assistance

tolerant

hesitant

attendance

abundant

violence

dependent

Innocence

confidence

06 January 2023

This week, we have been learning about homophones. Learn these words for a test on Friday 13th January. We recommend putting these words into sentences so that you understand the meaning of each word.

desert

dessert

stationary

stationery

complement

compliment

principle

principal

06.01.23 and 13.01.23

The spellings for the next two weeks continue to be common exception words – words that don’t follow the usual spellings rules or are an exception in some way. In the first week, learn your spellings using the look, say, cover, write, check method. In the second week, try ‘rainbow writing’ to write your spellings in one of the ways below.

Year 1

• school
• she
• so
• some
• the

Year 2

• after
• again
• any
• bath
• beautiful
• because
• behind
• both
• break
• busy

9 December 2022

For your spellings this week, we would like you to practise some of the Year 3/4 common exception words:

appear         arrive        believe      build        decide       different        enough       experience

09 December 2022

This week, we’ve been learning about homophones. These are words that share the same pronunciation, but which have different spellings or meanings. It might be best to create sentences with these words to ensure the meaning is understood. Learn the following words for a test on Friday 16th December.

I’ll

aisle

Isle

aloud

allowed

herd

heard

passed

past

02 December 2022

This week, we have been learning about using an apostrophe for possession. Please learn the words for a test on Friday 9th December.

cemetery’s

committee’s

community’s

environment’s

government’s

neighbour’s

secretary’s

soldier’s

25 November 2022

This week, we have been learning about adding the suffixes –ible and –able to root words. Learn these words for a test on Friday 2nd December.

possible

reversible

invincible

legible

valuable

forgivable

reliable

respectable

25.11.22 and 02.12.22

The spellings for the next two weeks continue to be common exception words – words that don’t follow the usual spellings rules or are an exception in some way. In the first week, learn your spellings using the look, say, cover, write, check method. In the second week, try doing the ‘connect the dots’ to write your spellings. You can see what this is below.

Year 1 

• push
• put
• said
• saw
• says

Year 2

• Monday
• Tuesday
• Wednesday
• Thursday
• Friday
• Saturday
• Sunday