14 November 2019
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‘ough’ words |
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| This week’s spelling list is formed using words that contain the letters ‘ough’. These words have the same letters but sound completely different. Practise saying them aloud, writing them down and using them in your own sentences. If you don’t know what any of the words mean, find out. As always, come and see me before the deadline if you have any questions! | ||||
| although | bought | brought | cough | enough |
| rough | sought | thorough | though | tough |
11 October 2019
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Adding prefixes |
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| This week’s spelling list is formed using words that can be altered by adding a prefix. Practise them using ideas from the fun spelling ideas information page at the back of your homework book. Say them aloud, write them down and use them in your own sentences. If you don’t know what any of the words mean, use a dictionary or alternative source to find out. As always, please come and see me before the deadline for help! | ||||
| unavoidable | incredible | irresistible | illegal | disappear |
| illogical | inaccurate | impatient | irresponsible | impossible |
04 October 2019
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Adding suffixes |
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| This week’s spelling list is formed using words that can be altered by adding a suffix. Practise them using ideas from the fun spelling ideas information page at the back of your homework book. Say them aloud, write them down and use them in your own sentences. If you don’t know what any of the words mean, use a dictionary or alternative source to find out. As always, please come and see me before the deadline for help! | ||||
| accord/ing | criticise/ed/ing | embarrass/ed/ing | interrupt/ing/ed | equip/ed/ing |
| achieve/ed/ing | determine/ed/ing | guarantee/ed/ing | persuade/ed/ing | queue/ing/ed |
20 September 2019
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drop the ‘y’ for an ‘i’ |
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| This week’s spelling activity is all about words where you have to drop the ‘y’ for an ‘i’ when changing the word’s suffix. Your challenge is to play Speed Write against someone at home! Who can write the word correctly the most times in 30 seconds? If you don’t know what any of the words mean, find out! | ||||
| category/ies | community/ies | dictionary/ies | funny/iest | happy/ier |
| identity/ies | opportunity/ies | secretary/ies | variety/ies | worry/ier |
13 September 2019
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double up for a short vowel sound |
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| This week’s spelling list is formed using words that require you to double up the consonant after a short vowel sound. Children need to log onto Spelling Shed to practise. If you don’t know what any of the words mean, find out! If you need a reminder of your log in details, come in and see me before the due date. | ||||
| accommodate | according | appreciate | correspond | embarrass |
| exaggerate | harass | immediately | occupy | opportunity |
06 September 2019
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homophones |
| This week’s spelling list is formed using words that sound the same but are spelled differently. The activity this week is to write a silly story using all of the homophones. Be as crazy as you like, as long as you use the right word! Practise hearing the word and choosing the correct version for your sentence. |
- there/their/they’re
- your/you’re
- our/are
- to/too/two
- which/witch
- where/wear
- of/off
- of/have (as in shouldn’t have)
21 June 2019
14 June 2019
07 June 2019
Year 6 are learning about how light works in this half term’s science learning. The following words/phrases will be used throughout the topic. Choose two of these words to create a word study on. Spelling is due on Thursday 13 June.
light, light source, names of light sources,
dark, reflect,
reflective, mirror, shadow,
block, absorb, direct/ direction,
transparent, opaque, translucent,
straight, rainbow, colours
10 May 2019
For this week’s spellings, we’ve all chosen some spelling patterns we know we find more difficult and have recorded them in our homework books. This is where we need to focus our spelling practice over the weekend. (The spelling test will be on Monday 13 May).
