Spellings
We will have a spelling test every Friday morning. Please ensure you are working on these at home during the week.
WB: 11.9.23
Group 1
LO – Words with the long /eI / sound spelt with ei
eight, eighth, eighty, weight, neighbour, vein, veil, beige, sleigh, freight.
Group 2
LO - The sounds /f/ and /s/, spelt ‘ff’ and ‘ss’
off, puff, sniff, miss, hiss, less, if, us, bus, yes
WB: 18.9.23
Group 1
LO - Words with the long /eI / sound spelt with ey
hey, they, obey, grey, prey, whey, survey, convey, disobey, purvey
Group 2
LO - The sounds /l/ and /k/, /z/ spelt ‘ll’, ‘zz’ and ‘ck’
well, pull, full, wall, buzz, fizz, back, stick, flick, pal
WB: 25.9.23
Group 1
LO - Words with the long /eI/ sound spelt with ai
straight, campaign, contain, brain, faint, waist, claim, praise, complaint, afraid
Group 2
LO - Adding the endings –ing, –ed and –er to verbs where no change is needed to the root word
hunting, hunted, hunter, buzzing, buzzed, buzzer, jumping, jumped, jumper, cracker
WB: 2.10.23
Group 1
LO - Words with / /sound spelt with ear
earth, early, learn, heard, earn, pearl, search, unearth, earl, rehearse
Group 2
LO - The sound spelt n before g ‘ng’. The sound spelt n before k ‘nk’
bank, think, honk, sunk, wink, bunk, sing, string, hang, long
WB: 9.10.23
Group 1
LO - Homophones & near homophones
here, hear, heel, heal, main, mane, mail, male, knot, not
Group 2
LO - The sound /ch/ spelt ‘ch’. The sound /ch/ spelt –‘tch’
chip, chick, catch, fetch, kitchen, notch, hutch, rich, much, such
WB: 16.10.23
Group 1
LO - Homophones & near homophones
berry, bury, brake, break, meet, meat, ball, bawl, fair, fare
Group 2
LO - The sound v The /v/ sound at the end of words spelt with ‘ve’
van, vet, visit, have, live, give, love, glove, above, nerve
WB: 30.10.23
Group 1
LO – Creating adverbs using the suffix –ly (no change to root word)
kindly, quickly, safely, rudely, sweetly, strongly, bravely, secretly, finally, usually
Group 2
LO - The diagraphs ‘ai’ and ‘oi’ are hardly ever used at the end of English words.
rain, wait, train, paid, afraid, oil, join, coin, point, soil
WB: 6.11.23
Group 1
LO – Creating adverbs using the suffix –ly (root word ends in ‘y’ with more than one syllable)
Happily, angrily, lazily, easily, busily, greedily, messily, wearily, cheekily, clumsily
Group 2
LO - The diagraphs ‘ay’ and ‘oy’ are used for thise sounds at the end of words and at the end of syllables
play, way, stay, today, says, boy, toy, enjoy, annoy. royal
13.11.23
LO - Creating adverbs using the suffix 'ly' (root word ends in 'le')
Group 1
gently simply humbly nobly horribly terribly possibly incredibly comfortably probably
Group 2
goal coach own snow grow toe goes go no so
20.11.23
Group 1
Creating adverbs using the suffix –ly (root word ends in ‘ic’ or ‘al’
Basically Frantically Dramatically Magically Tragically Comically Actually Accidentally Occasionally Eventually
Group 2
The sound /rr/ spelt ‘e’ and with the vowel diagraph ‘ee’
Me She We Be He See Tree Green Meet Week
27.11.23
Group 1
Creating adverbs using the suffix –ly (exceptions to the rules)
Truly Duly Wholly Fully Daily Publicly Dryly Slyly Shyly Coyly
Group 2
The vowel diagraph ‘ea’
Sea Dream Meat Each Scream Read Head Bread Meant Instead
4.12.23
Group 1
Statutory Spelling Challenge Words
believe appear often group breath continue arrive women describe height
Group 2
Common Exception Words
Find mind behind old cold gold hold told every everybody
11.12.24
Group 1 and 2
Essentail words for the coming weeks
Bells Candle Carols Charity Crackers Donkey Elf Family Icicle Jolly
Spellings Spring 2023/24
8.1.24
Group 1
Words with short /i/ sound spelt with ‘y
myth gym Egypt pyramid mystery hymn system symbol lyric typical
Group 2
Adding –ed, -er and –est to a word ending in –y with a consonant before it
Copier copied happier happiest cried replied tried dried driest funnier
15.1.24
Group 1
Adding suffixes beginning with a vowel (er/ed/ing) to words with more than one syllable (unstressed last syllable - DO NOT double the final consonant)
gardener gardening limited limiting offering offered benefited benefiting focused focusing
Group 2
Adding –ing to a word ending in –y with a consonant before it
Copying crying replying marrying carrying carrying flying trying drying skiing taxiing
22.1.24
Group 1
Adding suffixes beginning with a vowel (er/ed/en/ing) to words with more than one syllable (stressed last syllable - double the final consonant)
forgetting forgotten beginning beginner preferred preferring occurred occurring forbidden committed
Group 2
Adding –ing, -ed, -er, -est and –y to words ending in –e with a consonant before it
Hiking hiked hiker nicer nicest shiny being shining scary scaring
29.1.24
Group 1
Creating negative meanings using prefix mis
misspell mislead mistreat misbehave mistrust misprint misuse misplace misheard misread
Group 2
Adding –ing, -ed, -er, -est and –y to words of one syllable in a single consonant after a single vowel
Patting patted humming hummed dropping dropped sadder saddest runner runny
5.2.24
Group 1
Creating negative meanings using prefix dis
dislike disobey discolour discover disappear dishonest disallow disbelieve disapprove discontinue
Group 2
The sound /or/ spelt ‘a’ before l or ll
all ball call walk talk always small wall fall altogether
12.2.24
Group 1
Words with a /k/ sound spelt with ‘ch’
scheme chorus echo character ache chaos stomach chemistry orchestra technology
Group 2
Common Exception Words
Fast last father class grass pass plant path bath people
Spring 2
26.2.24
Group 1
Homophones & Near Homophones
grate great grown groan plain plane peace piece rain reign
Group 2
The sound /u/ spelt with ‘o’
Other mother brother nothing Monday money cover honey discover wonder
4.3.24
Group 1
Homophones & Near Homophones
scent sent vain vein rode road steel steal waist waste
Group 2
The sound /ee/ spelt with ‘-ey’
Key donkey monkey chimney valley trolley turkey hockey parsley journey
11.3.24
Group 1
Adding the prefix bi- (meaning ‘two’ or ‘twice’) and Adding the prefix re- (meaning ‘again’ or back’)
bicycle biplane bisect bilingual biannual reappear redecorate reapply repay rebuild
Group 2
The /o/ sound spelt with ‘a’ after w and qu
Want waych wander quantity squash quality squabble squad quad quarrel
18.3.24
Group 1
Words ending in the /g/ sound spelt ‘gue’ and the /k/ sound spelt ‘que’
league plague rogue vague fatigue unique antique mosque cheque technique
Group 2
The stressed /er/ spelt with ‘or’ after w and the sound /or/ spelt ‘ar’ after w
Word work worm world worth worst war warm towards ward
25.3.24
Group 1
Words with a /sh/ sound spelt with ‘ch’
chef chalet machine brochure crochet ricochet parachute moustache champagne chute
Group 2
The sound /zh/ spelt ‘s’
Television treasure usual division vision pleasure measure occasion usually leisure
SUMMER TERM SPELLINGS
8.4.24
Group 1
Words ending in -ary
Library February dictionary boundary salary summary primary secondary ordinary necessary
Group 2
Suffixes –ment, -ness and -ful
enjoyment sadness careful playful plainness argument merriment happiness plentiful cheerful