03 March 2023
This week, we’ve been adding a suffix to words ending in –fer. For some ideas of how to vary your spelling learning, see our ‘Super Spelling Strategies’ guide on the website. Learn these words by Friday 10th March.
reference
referred
referral
preference
preferred
transferring
offering
offered
24 February 2023
This week, we have been learning about the ‘shun’ sound. This can be written as –tion, -sion, -ssion, -cian. The spellings for this week will focus on the –tion spelling pattern. Learn these words for a test on Friday 3rd March.
profession
accommodation
appreciation
communication
persuasion
occupation
determination
pronunciation
03 February 2023
This week, we’ve been learning about using apostrophes. An apostrophe can be used to show that one thing belongs to or is connected to something. This is called a possessive apostrophe.
The cat’s fluffy tail.
An apostrophe because of omission is where an apostrophe is used to indicate the missing letters in a contraction (the shortened form of a word or group of words). For example, should’ve, could’ve.
Create your own sentences using both forms of apostrophes.
The test will take place on Friday 10th February.
27 January 2023
This week, we’ve been learning about adding prefixes. Please learn the following words for a test on Friday 3rd February.
unavailable
unattached
impossible
impractical
illegal
illegible
irregular
disapprove
20 January 2023
This week, we’ve been learning about the prefix co- and re-. Learn the following words for a test on Friday 27 th January.
co-operate
co-own
re-enter
re-emerge
co-ordinate
co-exist
re-invent
re-tell
13 January 2023
This week, we’ve been adding suffixes to root words. These have included –ent, -ence, -ant and –ance. Please learn the following words for a test on Friday 20th January.
assistance
tolerant
hesitant
attendance
abundant
violence
dependent
innocence
confidence
6th January 2023
This week, we have been learning about homophones. Learn these words for a test on Friday 13th January. We recommend putting these words into sentences so that you understand the meaning of each word.
desert
dessert
stationary
stationery
complement
compliment
principle
principal
9th December 2022
This week we have been looking at homophones. These are words that share the same pronunciation, but have different spellings or meanings. Please learn these words for a test on Friday 16th December.
I’ll
aisle
Isle
aloud
allowed
herd
heard
passed
past
25 November 2022
This week, we’ve been learning about adding the suffixes -ible and -able to root words. Learn these words for a test on Friday 2nd December.
possible, reversible, invincible, legible, valuable, forgivable, reliable, respectable
Good luck!
18 November 2022
This week, we have been learning about adding suffixes to words. These suffixes include -ful, -ness, -less and -ly. Learn these words for a test on Friday 25th November.
aggressively, apparently, thoughtful, consciousness, careless, weakness, desperately, shyly
Good luck!