This week’s words have the suffix -ous

Group 1: envious, furious, various, dangerous, famous

Group 2: envious, furious, various, dangerous, famous, mountainous, poisonous

Group 3: envious, furious, various, dangerous, famous, mountainous, poisonous, courageous

You might want to have a go at the ones on this link.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zqqsw6f/articles/zqcpv9q#:~:text=A%20suffix%20is%20a%20letter,It%20means%20’full%20of’.

The spellings this week are homophones – words which sound the same but have different spellings and meanings.

Group 1: weather, whether, which, witch, who’s, whose

Group 2: weather, whether, which, witch, who’s, whose, mist, missed

Group 3: weather, whether, which, witch, who’s, whose, mist, missed, medal, meddle

Please can you go over the meanings with the children and ask them to orally put the word into a sentence.

This week’s words are from the statutory word list. Can you find ways of remembering them?

Group 1: enough, length, strength, potatoes, separate, suppose

Group 2: enough, length, strength, potatoes, separate, suppose, particular, peculiar

Group 3: enough, length, strength, potatoes, separate, suppose, particular, peculiar, pressure, grammar

This week we are looking at words ending with the suffix -ssion.

–ssion is used if the root word ends in ss or –mit.
When words end in -ss just add – ion.
For example:- discuss – discussion & transmit becomes transmission

Group 1: expression, discussion, confession, permission, admission

Group 2: expression, discussion, confession, permission, admission, transmission, possession

Group 3:expression, discussion, confession, permission, admission, transmission, possession, profession

For those who want to do some extra work on these words. There are some games on this site.

https://www.spellzone.com/word_lists/list-399413.htm

This week’s spellings start with the prefix ‘anti‘ meaning “against,” “in opposition to,” or “opposite of.”

Group 1 – antidote, antibiotic, antisocial, antiseptic, anticlockwise

Group 2 and 3 – antidote, antibiotic, antisocial, antiseptic, anticlockwise, antifreeze, antigravity, antiperspirant, anti-ageing

There are some activities on this link!

https://www.spellzone.com/word_lists/list-7455.htm

This week’s words are from the statutory word list.

Group 1: weight, women, woman, through, although, thought

Group 2 and 3: weight, women, woman, through, although, thought, though, thorough, thoughtless

The words will be tested in a random order on Friday!

This week’s words have the pattern ‘sion’ which makes the ‘shun’ sound.

Group 1- decision, television, confusion, collision, revision

Group 2- decision, television, confusion, collision, revision, inclusion, invasion, explosion

Group 3- decision, television, confusion, collision, revision, inclusion, invasion, explosion, erosion

You might want to have a quick look at this clip.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zt62mnb/articles/zwwwfcw

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zt62mnb/articles/zyv4qhv

The spellings this week are words with the /s/ sound spelt with sc.

Group 1- scent, science, scientist, scissors, fascinate

Group 2 – scent, science, scientist, scissors, fascinate, ascent, descent, discipline

Group 3 – scent, science, scientist, scissors, fascinate, ascent, descent, discipline, scenery

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zt62mnb/articles/zt932nb

This week’s spellings end with the suffix -ation. The words that the children are learning are all nouns.

Group 1 – creation, indication, ventilation, demonstration, translation and if they want to learn an extra word – vibration

Group 2- creation, indication, ventilation, demonstration, translation, vibration, dedication

Group 3- creation, indication, ventilation, demonstration, translation, vibration, dedication, radiation

Here is a clip and activity if you want to have a go!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zqqsw6f/articles/zcb8k7h