Spelling tests will be on a Friday. The teacher will read out the main words and partners will read out the extra words. Name: Spellosaur is a great app for learning the words and can be purchased from the app store link. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/spellosaur/id46 1007342?mt=8 http://www.ldonline.org/article/6192/ for ideas on how to learn your spellings. http://teachmama.com/fun-ways-to-learnspelling-words/ for some interesting ways to learn your words.. Click on the links at the bottom of each spelling list to try some related spelling activities. Week 1: -ness suffix Week 2: -al words Week 3: -ough words Week 4: ei words Week 5: Soft c words Week 6: Apostrophes for contractions Week 7: S or es for plurals Week 8: Comparatives and Superlatives Week 9: Unusual plurals Week 10: Adverbs Week 11: -ight words Week 12: drop f(e) add ves The children will have 10 words in their list. They can also choose 5 words from the list at the back.
Week 1 The suffix -ness means the quality or state of something fairness kindness tidiness silliness happiness hardness illness sadness darkness wilderness http://www.bigbrownbear.co.uk/suffix.htm for more on suffixes Schonell spelling test words. time call help week pie boat mind sooner year dream sight mouth large might leisure broach brought mistake pair while skate stayed yoke island nerve join fare iron health direct calm headache final circus increase slippery lodge style bargain copies guest policy view library cushion safety patient account earliest institution similar generous orchestra equally individual merely appreciate familiar source enthusiastic
The suffix -al Week 2 final hospital topical tropical capital medical personal seasonal medal local https://www.spellzone.com/word_lists/list.cfm?wordlist=1764
Week 11 -ight words ei words Week 4 light mighty midnight right slight flight fight brightly tightness sight ceiling receive eight weight height vein reign sleigh neighbour veil http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/en19patt-game-wordsearch-ight https://www.spellzone.com/word_lists/list.cfm?wordlist=36
centre circle fancy cycle face fence circus prince lace pencil Week 5 Words with soft c sound quickly lazily quietly slowly happily joyfully sadly gracefully smoothly hurriedly Week 10 Adverbs to be used in writing http://eslphonicsworld.com/games/soft-c-g-games/soft-c-g-footballgame.html#.wvx2vyiuuyj for a game of football https://www.turtlediary.com/games/adverbs.html for some great sporty games with Ninja turtles and adverbs
Week 3 -ough words Week 12 Drop the f(e) and add ves fought brought thought tough rough enough through throughout though although wolf wolves loaf loaves thief thieves half halves knife knives https://www.spellzone.com/games/asteroid/index.cfm?wordlist=29 https://howtospell.co.uk/plural-ves-rule
1 bananas cameras pizzas pianos videos volcanoes potatoes tomatoes echoes heroes Week 7 S or es for plural Week 8 Comparatives and Superlatives Comparatives are used to compare 2 things and end in-er. Superlatives compare more than 2 things and end in -est. You might have to use more and most good-better-best far-further-furthest proud-prouder-proudest intelligent- more intelligent-most intelligent bad-worse-worst early-earlier-earliest large-larger-largest funny-funnier-funniest brave-braver-bravest beautiful-more beautiful-most beautiful http://www.lancsngfl.ac.uk/curriculum/literacy/lit_site/lit_sites/plurals/p l_2/esplurals.htm https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/grammarpractice/comparatives-and-superlatives
Week 9 Unusual Plurals mouse-mice die-dice goose-geese woman-women tooth-teeth foot-feet child-children elf-elves octopus-octopuses fish-fish you ve we ve they ll you re we re won't she d they d shouldn't they'd Week 6 Apostrophes for contraction What are these words short for? https://gb.education.com/game/irregular-plural-nouns-skirace/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/en29punc-game-beat-the-clockapostrophes