21 April 2023
This week, we’ve been learning about homophones. It would be useful for the children to write these within sentences so they are clear of the definitions of each word.
Learn the following words for a test on Friday 28th March.
draught
draft
dissent
descent
proceed
precede
wary
weary
24 March 2023
This week, we’ve been learning about different prefixes. Learn these words for a test on Friday 31st March:
interfere
interrupt
interaction
supernatural
superimpose
automatically
television
telescopic
17 March 2023
This week we’ve been learning about the –cious and –tious spelling pattern. Please learn the following words for a test on Friday 24th March.
vicious
delicious
ambitious
infectious
cautious
nutritious
suspicious
fictitious
10 March 2023
This week, we’ve been learning about the –tial and –cial spelling patterns. Please learn these words for a test on Friday 17th March.
financial
social
racial
influential
preferential
confidential
residential
essential
03 March 2023
This week, we’ve been adding the suffix –fer. For some ideas of how to make learning your spellings fun, see our ‘Super Spelling Strategies’ guide on the website. Learn these words for a test on Friday 10th March.
reference
referred
referral
preference
preferred
transferring
offering
offered
24 February 2023
This week, we have been learning about the ‘shun’ sound. This can be written as –tion, -sion, -ssion, -cian. The spellings for this week will focus on the –tion spelling pattern.
Learn these words for a test on Friday 3rd March.
profession
accommodation
appreciation
communication
persuasion
occupation
determination
pronunciation
03 February 2023
This week, we’ve been learning about using apostrophes. An apostrophe can be used to show that one thing belongs to or is connected to something. This is called a possessive apostrophe.
The cat’s fluffy tail.
An apostrophe because of omission is where an apostrophe is used to indicate the missing letters in a contraction (the shortened form of a word or group of words). For example, should’ve, could’ve.
Create your own sentences using both forms of apostrophes.
The test will take place on Friday 10th February.
27 January 2023
This week, we’ve been learning about adding prefixes. Please learn the following words for a test on Friday 3rd February.
unavailable
unattached
impossible
impractical
illegal
illegible
irregular
disapprove
20 January 2023
This week, we’ve been learning about the prefix co- and re-. Learn the following words for a test on Friday 27th January.
co-operate
co-own
re-enter
re-emerge
co-ordinate
co-exist
re-invent
re-tell
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