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4 years ago
Posted on 28th Feb 2021 by

Spellings w/c 1st March

This week are continue to investigate the rules for and ways to remember how to spell words with “ent” and “ant” suffixes.

As with last week, we have two video lessons (including the opportunity to join in a test) and a list of words.

Lesson video 1

Lesson video 2

List:

hesitant

radiant

vacant

relevant

consonant

government

parliament

environment

frequent

apparent

4 years ago
Posted on 19th Feb 2021 by

Spellings w/c 22nd February

To investigate the suffixes -ant and -ent

There are two videos t0 support the understanding of when to use each of these suffixes. It is a good idea to watch these as it will help you apply the knowledge to other words – not just the ten listed this week. This is a more effective way of improving your spelling than attempting to learn every word individually. I suggest you use video 1 at the beginning of the week and one later in the week. You could leave the test until the end of the week.

View video lesson 1

In this lesson, we will investigate the two suffixes -ent and -ant, including noticing some pattern with word class and letter sounds.

To practise and apply knowledge of suffixes -ant and -ent, including test

View video lesson 2

In this lesson, we will practise and apply spelling rules and patterns for the suffixes -ent and -ant. We will discover and use a new spelling strategy to practise -ent and -ant words before a spelling test at the end of the lesson.
Spelling list:
assistant
servant
significant
arrogant
restaurant
recent
urgent
magnificent
diligent
subsequent
4 years ago
Posted on 07th Feb 2021 by

Spellings w/c 8th February

This week we are focusing on words which have “silent” letters. It is hard to use phonics or syllable sounding for these words. I have attached a dictation to use to help you understand how to use some of these words. A quiz has also been set in Purple Mash

fasten
hasten
glisten
moisten
nestle
thistle
whistle
wrestle
bustle
soften

Dictation:Words with silent letters dictation

I have noticed that I put the spellings into the homework folder last week rather than the spelling folder. I hope that didn’t confuse you.

4 years ago
Posted on 31st Jan 2021 by

Spellings w/c 1st February

Monday

This week we start with video to recap the rules and exceptions to the “ei” or “ie” rules we learned last week then we have test for you to do at home just as we would do on a Monday at school. Click here for video.

Rest of the week – new spellings

LO: words which use a double consonant

necessary
immediate
marvellous
profession
programme
recommend
sufficient
suggest
collection
channel

There is a quiz on Purple Mash to help you learn these spellings.

In addition, you could use some of the different methods we use in school: pyramids words, words without consonants, words without vowels, colourful words, words in sentences. Think about which methods suit your learning style best.

4 years ago
Posted on 17th Jan 2021 by

Spellings w/c 18th January

Words with the /i:/ sound spelt ei
after c and other consonants

deceive
receive
perceive
ceiling
receipt
conceit
deceit
counterfeit
seizes
neither

There is a quiz “to do” on Purple Mash.

Here is a word search to help you practise examples. Word Search

Don’t forget to use pyramid words, bubble writing, handwriting practise and use the spellings in sentences.

There is also a video on Oak Academy      This talks about the rules for making the /ee/ sound: when to use “ie” and when to use “ei”. It covers some other example of words with this spelling pattern.

4 years ago
Posted on 08th Jan 2021 by

Spellings w/c 11th January

Not everyone got started on their spellings last or began them later in the week.

Don’t worry. We will spend some more time on the same ones this week. I have also created a quiz which you will find in your “to dos” in Purple Mash. This isn’t a test – it is there to help your to practise the spellings.

To remind you the spellings are:

LO: To spell words from the KS2 Statutory list (and a few others with ex at the beginning)

excellent
exaggerate
except
existence
explanation
experiment
exclaim
exactly
extreme
exercise

4 years ago
Posted on 04th Jan 2021 by

Spellings w/c 5th January

LO: To spell words from the KS2 Statutory list (and a few others with ex at the beginning)

excellent
exaggerate
except
existence
explanation
experiment
exclaim
exactly
extreme
exercise

4 years ago
Posted on 08th Dec 2020 by

Spellings w/c 7th December

Last spellings before Christmas!

This week we have some spellings from the KS2 statutory list:

forty
temperature
stomach
according
competition
desperate
equipment
twelfth
rhyme
average

After Christmas we will assess words from the spelling patterns we have learned about this term. We will also assess the statutory words we have covered this term.

4 years ago
Posted on 29th Nov 2020 by

Spellings w/c 30th November

This week we are revising words with the /s/ sound using “sc” – these words are proving tricky in tests and when writing in a range of subjects.

science
crescent
discipline
fascinate
scented
scissors
ascent
descendant
ascended
scenery

Remember to check you know what all the words sounds like, what it means and can use them accurately in a sentence.

4 years ago
Posted on 22nd Nov 2020 by

Spellings w/c 23rd Nov

Words with the short /i/ sound spelt with “y”

( This a spelling pattern which we have identified as being in need of revision for many in the class)

myth
gym
pyramid
mystery
hymn
system
symbol
typical
lyric
Egypt