Spellings
Term 6 Week 6 - Week beginning 11.07.22
This week, we will be revising words with silent letters.
island
answer
write
wrapper
knife
knock
thumb
doubt
half
calm
Term 6 Week 4 - Week beginning 27.06.22
This week, we will be learning about words ending with a /chuh/ sound spelt with 'ture'.
Words ending with a /chuh/ sound spelt with ‘ture’
creature
picture
nature
furniture
capture
culture
moisture
future
gesture
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Term 6 Week 3 - Week beginning 20.06.22
This week, we are learning about words ending with a /zhuh/ sound spelt with 'sure'.
treasure
measure
pleasure
enclosure
leisure
exposure
pressure
composure
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Term 6 Week 2 - Week beginning 13.06.22
This week, we will be learning all about words ending in the suffix 'al'.
natural
occasional
actual
accidental
medical
national
capital
vocal
sensational
personal
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Term 6 Week 1 - Week beginning 07.06.22
This week, we are not setting new spellings. Due to the Jubilee celebration at the end of Term 5, we did not have time to check our last set of spellings. So, this week we will continue to learn about word families based on the root words 'struct' and 'uni' and we will have our normal check on Friday.
instruct
structure
construction
instruction
instructor
unit
union
united
universe
university
Term 5 Week 6 - Week beginning 23.05.22
This week, we will be learning about word families based on the root words 'struct' and 'uni'.
instruct
structure
construction
instruction
instructor
unit
union
united
universe
university
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Term 5 Week 5 - Week beginning 16.05.22
This week, we will be learning about words that end in 'ary'. There are a few tricky ones, but just give it your best go!
library
February
dictionary
boundary
summary
primary
secondary
ordinary
necessary
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Term 5 Week 4 - Week beginning 09.05.22
This week, we are learning about words with a short /u/ sound spelt with ‘ou’.
enough
rough
tough
young
touch
double
trouble
country
courage
cousin
Term 5 Week 3 - Week beginning 02.05.22
This week, we will be learning about words that contain a short /u/ sound spelt with ‘o’.
woman
wonder
month
govern
brother
another
shovel
above
Monday
discover
Term 5 Week 2 - Week beginning 25.04.22
We have started to learn all about the Romans and their impact on our country. This week in class, we will be learning a few words to help us with our Topic. There are a few tricky words so please do not worry if you find them hard! We will continue to work on them and talk about them throughout our topic.
Rome
Romans
emperor
gladius (a Roman sword)
scutum (a Roman shield)
legion
legionnaire
centurion
gladiator
toga
Week beginning 28th March
This week we will be looking at words ending in the /g/ sound spelt 'gue' and words ending in the /k/ sound spelt 'que'. We will also have a look at three words from Sir Linkalot - thought, through and though (Level 2, Christmas Carroll spelling bundle)
This week's words are:
league
plague
fatigue
unique
antique
mosque
technique
thought
through
though
Week beginning 21st March
This week we will be looking at the prefixes of re- (meaning again or back) and bi- (meaning two or twice). We will also be looking at two spellings words from Sit Linkalot.
These words are said and caught (spelling bundle level 2, Christmas Carroll)
This week's words are:
bicycle (spelling bundle level 4, bicycle Bernard Shaw)
bisect
bilingual
biannual
reappear
reapply
repay
rebuild
said
caught
Week beginning 14th March
This week we will be continuing to learn about homophones (words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings). Some of this week’s spelling have videos on SirLinkalot which may be helpful to help learn the words. The spelling words for this week are:
scent
sent
vain
vein
rode – (Level one Pear Poe homophones bundle)
road – (Level one Pear Poe homophones bundle)
steel
steal
waist
waste
Week beginning 7th March
This week we are going to be learning homophones (words which sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings). We will be checking we understand what these workds mean and thinking about ways we can remember how to spell the different homophones. There are some videos on Sir Linkalot to help us.
This week's words are:
great (Great Grimms spelling bundle)
grate
grown
groan
plain (Loose Lear spelling bundle)
plane (Loose Lear spelling bundle)
peace (Loose Lear spelling bundle)
piece (Loose Lear spelling bundle)
rain
reign
Week beginning 28th February
This week we are going to be learning about the /k/ sound when it is spelled with a 'ch'. two of these words are on Sir Linkalot - Stomach is in Level 4 bundle Spaghetti Shakespeare and technology is in Level 4 bundle Graffiti Greene. We will also look at two Year 2 words - half and money.
This week our words are:
chorus
echo
character
ache
chaos
stomach
orchestra
technology
money
half
Week beginning 21st February
This week we will continue to look at prefixes. This week we will be looking at the prefix of dis-. We will be discussing that the dis- prefix means opposite or not and looking at roots words that it can be attached to. We will also be watching a Sir Linkalot video about this prefix from the Level 3 Double Dumas bundle. We will also look at how to spell two Year 2 words: improve and hour.
The spelling words for this week are:
dislike
disobey
discover
disappear
dishonest
disbelieve
disapprove
discontinue
improve
hour
Week beginning 7th February
This week we will be learning about the prefix mis-. We will learn that it gives the root word it precedes a negative meaning, for example misheard means that you didn't hear correctly. We will discuss the meaning of these words and think about ways we can remember how to spell them. We will also look at two Year 2 words this week, which will be: any and many, which both have Sir Linkalot videos on spelling bundle level two, Great Grimes.
This week's spelling words are:
misspell
mistrust
misuse
misplace
mislead
misheard
misbehave
misread
mistreat
misplace
any
many
Week beginning 24th January
This week we will be continuing to look at vowel suffixes (-er, -ed, -en and -ing) being added to words with more than one syllable. This week we will be looking at words where the last syllable is stressed. We will be reminding ourselves of what syllables are and talking about the last syllable being stressed. We will also talk about what the different words mean.
We will also look at two Year 2 words: clothes and pass. (clothes is on SirLinkalot Level 2, Orange Orwell bundle)
This week's words are:
forgetting
forgotten
beginning
beginner
preferred
preferring
occurred
occurring
forbidden
committed
clothes
pass
Week beginning 17th January
This week we will be learning about words when we add the suffixes 'er, -ed or -ing' to words with more than one syllable where the last syllable is unstressed. We will discuss what a suffix is, remind ourselves of what syllables are and think about what it means when the last syllable is unstressed, as well as thinking about what the words mean. We will continue to look at Year 2 words as well this week. This week we will look at steak and break. (break is on Sir Linkalot in spelling bundle level two, loose Lear)
This week's words are:
gardener
gardening
limited
limiting
offering
offered
benefited
benefiting
focused
focusing
steak
break
Week beginning 10th January
This week we are going to be learning about words where the short /i/ sound is made by a 'y'. We will be learning about how the 'y' makes the /i/ sound as well as tlaking about what the words mean.
This week's words are:
myth
gym
Egypt
pyramid
mystery
hymn
system
symbol
lyric
typical
Week beginning 13th December
This week we will be looking at some of our Year 3 and 4 spelling words and one Year 2 spelling word. We had a look at these words in class on Wednesday 8th December. We spelled the words together and talked about the sounds some of the letters made. Our Year 2 word this week is Christmas. There is a Sirlinkalot about this word in level 2 spelling bundle Christmas Carroll.
We will check these words on Tuesday 14th Decemeber.
This week's words are:
believe
appear
often
group
breath
continue
arrive
women
describe
height
Christmas
Week beginning 29th November
This week we are going to continue to look at adding the -ly suffix to make adverbs. Most root words that end in 'e' keep the 'e' when the -ly is added, however there are some exceptions to this rule, which we are going to learn this week. Most root words that end in 'y' change the 'y' to an 'i' when adding the 'ly suffix. However when the root word is only one syllable it usually keeps the 'y'.
Take a look at the powerpoint below to find out more.
This week's spellings are:
truly
duly
wholly
fully
publicly
daily
dryly
slyly
shyly
coyly
Week beginning 22nd November
If you would like to check your spellings at home this week because you aren't in school on Friday there is a document below which has the spelling sentences we will be using in class as well as the answers below for a grown up to read to you like we do in class. Good luck and enjoy.
Week beginning 22nd November
This week we will be continuing to look at adverbs. The words this week are adverbs where the root word ends with 'ic' or 'al'. These words usually end with 'ally' when they become adverbs. We will remind ourselves about what an adverb is and then discuss the meaning of words. We will also have a look at the powerpoint below.
We will also look at two Year 2 words this week. They will be 'pretty' and 'sure'.
This week's words are:
basically
frantically
dramatically
magically
tragically
comically
actually
accidentally
occasionally
eventually
pretty
sure
Week beginning 15th November
This week we will continue to look at how the suffix -ly changes adjectives into adverbs. This week we will be looking at words with more than one syllable that end in a y. The y at the end of these words changes to an i before the -ly is added.
We will also look back at two Year 2 words to fill in gaps from learning that was missed due to lockdowns. These words will be who and whole. We will discuss the similarities in these words as well as the fact that 'whole' is a homophone.
This week's words are:
happily
angrily
lazily
easily
busily
greedily
messily
wearily
cheekily
clumsily
who
whole
Week beginning 8th November
This week we will be looking at adding the suffix -ly to the end of words when the words don't change. We will be discussing what a suffix is and what it does as well as looking at the spellings and discussing their meanings.
We will also look at two words on Sir Linkalot - everybody (Level two Great Grimes spelling bundle) and parent (Level two Blue Blyton spelling bundle)
This week's spelling are:
kindly
quickly
safely
rudely
sweetly
strongly
bravely
secretly
finally
usually
everybody
parent
Week beginning 1st November
This week we will be looking at homophones and near homophones again.
We will talk about how these homphones are different, what they mean and some ideas for how we can remember how to spell them. We will also look at two Sir Linkalot words : half (Level 1 Water Wells bundle) and Mrs (level 2 Great Grimes bundle). There are a few of our other words on Sir Linkalot this week as well so have a look and see how many you can find.
The homophones this week are:
berry and bury
brake and break
meet and meat
ball and bawl
fair and fare
The Sir Linkalot words are:
half and Mrs
Week beginning 18th October
This week we will be learning about homophones and near homophones. These are words which sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings. We will talk about what the different words mean as well as some ideas for how to remember which homophone has which meaning.
We will also look at two words on Sir Linkalot. These words will be any and many (Level 2, Great Grimes bundle).
This week's words are
here and hear
heel and heal
main and mane
mail and male
knot and not
any
many
Mrs Thomson's group will continue to look at the following words alongside the class spellings: door, floor, poor, because, find, kind, mind, behind, child and children
Week beginning 11th October
This week we will be learning about how to make the /ur/ sound using 'ear'. We will also be looking at three words from Sir Linkalot: could, should and would (level 2 Orange Orwell).
We will look at these words in school on Monday, looking at how the /ur/ sound is made and thinking about what the different words mean. We will check the words in class on Friday.
This week's words are:
earth
early
learn
search
heard
earn
pearl
earl
unearth
rehearse
would
could
should
Week beginning 4th October
This week we are going to be learning another way of making the long /a/ sound, this week using the 'ai' digraph. We will also be using Sir Linkalot to help us learn 2 more words. These words are father (level 2 'Great Grimes' bundle) and after (level 1 'Wild Wilde' bundle). We will be checking these words on Friday.
This week's words are:
waist
claim
praise
complaint
afraid
straight
campaign
contain
brain
faint
And the Sir Linkalot words:
father
after
Week beginning 27th September
This week we checked our spellings from last week on Monday as we had European languages day on Friday so didn't have time to check our spellings.
This week we will be learning our spellings on Tuesday and checking them on Friday as usual.
Our spellings this week will be looking at making the long /a/ sound using 'ey'. We will also use Sir Linkalot to learn the word beautiful (in the level 3 'weird Wordsworth' bundle) and sugar (in the level 2 'great Grimes' bundle).
This week's spellings are:
hey
obey
grey
prey
whey
survey
convey
disobey
purvey
and the Sir Linkalot words:
beautiful
sugar
Week beginning 20th September
This week we will be looking at words where the Words with the /eɪ/ sound spelt ei, eigh, or ey.
This week's words are:
eight
eighty
eighth
weight
veil
vein
beige
sleigh
freight
neighbour
We will also check the word 'busy' from the Year 2 spelling list and Sir Linkalot. 'Busy' can be found in the 'Key Keats' spelling bundle.
Week beginning 13th September
This week we will continue to check our Year 2 spellings, in order to assess any extra support that may be needed for individual children or the class as a whole. This will help us to ensure we are building on a solid foundation when we move on to learning Year 3 and 4 spellings next week.