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Spellings – 06.11.15

Spelling

During spelling test children will be expected to understand the meaning of their spelling words.

 

Group A

Listen carefully for the difference between the ending ‘-sure’ and ‘-ture’.

Watch out: adding ‘-er’ to a ‘ch’ makes the same sound!

treasure

measure

pleasure

creature

nature

picture

adventure

richer

teacher

catcher

 

 

 

Group B

‘-tion’ or ‘-ssion’

Think about the root word to work out which ending to add

invention

injection

action

hesitation

completion

expression

discussion

confession

permission

admission

Group C

‘-tion’ or ‘-ssion’

Think about the root word to work out which ending to add

invention

injection

action

hesitation

completion

expression

discussion

confession

permission

admission

Challenge:

asserted

queried

snivelled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Spellings 16.10.15

Group A Group B Group C
Words withce       ci     cy Words ending in tial or cial Words ending in tial or cial
Helpful Hint:If in front of an e, i, or y, the letter C almost always represents the “s” sound. Helpful tip:These adjectives end in either–tial or –cial(sounds like ‘shul’).-tial usually comes  after a consonant.-cial usually comes after a vowel.But NOT ALWAYS For the last three spellings, create a mind map of clues you might see for each emotion. Then write some ‘show not tell’ sentences.
raceicedancericespiceface

 

city

circle

cinema

circus

 

cycle

fancy

 

EXT:      

cell

price

peace

space

police

officialspecialartificialpartialconfidentialessential

social

financial

initial

torrential

 

officialspecialartificialpartialconfidentialessential

social

financial

initial

exquisite

 

 

ecstatic

livid

despondent

 

 

 

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Spellings 09.10.15

Group A Group B Group C
Words with

kn

Silent letter t Silent letter t
Helpful Hint:

Sometimes the sound ‘n’ is spelt kn.

 

Don’t forget we cannot hear the ‘k’

Helpful tip:

Silent letters are sneaky. We see them when we read the word but we cannot hear them when we say the word. That makes words with silent letters hard to spell.

 

Can you create a poem using the last three spellings?

knock

know

knew

knee

knit

knife

knot

knight

knowledge

 

fasten

listen

glisten

soften

castle

rustle

whistle

wrestle

thistle

nestle

 

fasten

listen

glisten

soften

castle

rustle

whistle

wrestle

thistle

nestle

hustle

jostle

sinister

eerie

unnerving

unnerving

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