28 April 2017
We are looking at the suffixes -er and -est again this week. The first four require you to drop the e from the root word before adding the suffix. The last four require you to double up the last letter before adding the suffixes.
| nice nicer nicest |
| large larger largest |
| wise wiser wisest |
| strange stranger strangest |
| thin thinner thinnest |
| big bigger biggest |
| sad sadder saddest |
| hot hotter hottest |
24 March 2017
The words this week all contain the short vowel o sound (hot) which is spelled with an a. This is the most common spelling after w or qu.
| wanted |
| watched |
| wandering |
| washing |
| swamp |
| quality |
| squashed |
| quarrel |
17 March 2017
The spellings this week are homophones and near homophones. Homophones are words which sound the same but have different meanings and often spellings.
| sea |
| see |
| one |
| won |
| quite |
| quiet |
| here |
| hear |
| blue |
| blew |
10 March 2017
The spellings this week all have a double up for a short vowel sound. They also all end with the suffix ed or ing. The root word (eg pat, hop, etc) is also included in the list.
| pat patted |
| hop hopped |
| drop dropped |
| trap trapped |
| hum humming |
| slip slipping |
| clap clapping |
| grin grinning |
03 March 2017
The spellings this week are all words which contain a silent w.
| write |
| written |
| wrote |
| wrong |
| wrapper |
| wreck |
| wriggle |
| wrinkle |
24 February 2017
The spellings this week all have an ey ending.
What sound does the ey make?
Are there any other words that follow this pattern?
donkey
key
monkey
valley
chimney
honey
money
alley
You may want to do one of the following spelling activities to support your child learning these words.
02 February 2017
This week, the root words all have suffixes: er, ing or est. All the root words end in e. When adding the suffixes, you have to first drop the e from the root word.
Children could be tested on any of the words.
| time timer timing |
| bike biker biking |
| bake baker baking |
| drive driver driving |
| rude ruder rudest |
| wise wiser wisest |
| cute cuter cutest |
| nice nicer nicest |
27 January 2017
The spellings this week all have an le ending. This is the most common spelling for this ‘ul’ sound at the end of words.
| table |
| apple |
| bottle |
| little |
| middle |
| people |
| simple |
| smile |
20 January 2017
The spellings this week are also contracted words. There are four new ones:
- I am – I’m
- I have – I’ve
- I will – I’ll
- I would – I’d
The children will be tested on these new ones and four from last week’s list.
13 January 2017
