Spelling

July 2021 - Please see group spellings below. Please also use this time at home to focus on securing the Year 2, 3 and 4 Common Exception Words (at the bottom of the page). You could write your own sensible or silly sentences, draw pictures to help you remember them or perhaps try a spelling scribble like the one below. 

Week beg 5.7.21

Sparrows - 'ous' words

Wrens- un_ prefix

unhappy

unusual

unkind

unwell

unfold

uneven

unlucky

unfair

Robins - This week we will be looking at words based on the root words 'spect' and 'scope'. These words are all linked to seeing.  

scope

telescope

microscope

horoscope

periscope

inspect

spectator

respect

perspective

spectacles

Week 8 

Sparrows (This week, we are continuing to learn spellings with the 'shun' sound. This time with the suffix -tion.)

invention

injection

action

question

mention

attraction

translation

devotion

position

solution

Wrens (This week we are looking at ‘c’ making the ‘soft’ sound /s/ as in city and face

ice

spice

bicycle

fancy

ceiling

nice

space

price

juice

centre

Robins (This week we are looking again at homophones and near homophones.)

accept

except

brake

break

not

knot

grown

groan

heal

he’ll

Week 7

Sparrows (This week, we are continuing to learn spellings with the 'shun' sound. This time with the suffix -ssion. This week, the root words end with either -ss or -mit)

expression

discussion

confession

permission

admission

transmission

possession

profession

depression

impression

Wrens – (These words end with a short vowel sound end in –dge .  The ‘d’ is there to keep the vowel sound short.

badge

bridge

edge

fridge

hedge

judge

porridge

lodge

sledge

dodge

Robins (This week, we are continuing to learn spellings with the 'shun' sound and words with the suffix -ssion)

admission

obsession

mission

Session

passion

possession

expression

discussion

aggression

confession

Week 6

Sparrows  (This week, we are continuing to learn spellings with the suffix -sion. This week, the root words end with either -de, -se or -d.)

expansion

extension

comprehension

tension

corrosion

supervision

fusion

conclusion

persuasion

suspension

Robins This week we are looking at ‘K’ sound spelt with ‘ch’ and ‘sh’ spelt with ‘ch’.

chemist

check

character

chef

chalet

machine

brochure

echo

scheme

kitchen

Wrens – This we are looking at words ending in en.

hidden

given

taken

flatten

golden

sweeten

lighten

harden

wooden

beaten

Week  5

Sparrows – This week, we are looking at words with the suffix –sion, where the root word ends in –de or -se

division

invasion

confusion

decision

collision

television

revision

erosion

inclusion

explosion

Wrens This week we are looking at adding –ly.  

friendly

nicely

seriously

softly

badly

gently

gladly

smoothly

angrily 

happily

Robins  - Adding the prefix dis- and mis- without any changes in spelling.

disappoint

disagree

disrespect

discomfort

disobey

misbehave

mislead

misspell

mistreat

misplace

Week 4 

Sparrows – This week, we are looking at a selection of homophones or near homophones.

medal

meddle

missed

mist

seen

scene

board

bored

which

witch

Wrens  -This week, we are revising the Months of the Year (Remember CLs)

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Robins – This week, we are looking at the suffix –ness

fairness

kindness

loveliness

nastiness

fitness

foolishness

tidiness

happiness

quietness

closeness

Week 3

Sparrows - This week we are looking at the prefix -ir used before root words beginning with 'r' and 'il'-used before root words beginning with 'l'.

illegal

illegible

illogical

illiterate

illicit

irregular

irrelevant

irresponsible

irrational

irresistible

Wrens - The sound /l/ spelt with ‘le’

table

bottle

little

middle

able

wobble

multiple

dazzle

riddle

buckle

 Robins - This week we are looking at the suffix -ful

wishful

hopeful

forgetful

pitiful

painful

hateful

careful

delightful

wonderful

peaceful

Week 2

Wrens - Homophones Pt. 2

be

bee

quite *

quiet *

one

won

right

write

sun

son

* not homophones, but these words can be easily muddled.

 Robins - This week we will be learning to spell words with the suffix -ly where the root word ends in a y and has more than one syllable. For these words the y is removed and an i is added before the ly is added. 

happily

angrily

lazily

easily

busily

greedily

messily

wearily

cheekily

clumsily

Sparrows  (This week, we are looking at the prefix 'im-' used before root words beginning with 'm' or 'p'.)

immature

immeasurable

impossible

immortal

imperfect

impatient

immovable

impolite

important

improper

Week 1

Wrens:

Homophones (each of the two or more words have the same pronunciation but different meanings and spellings.)

there

their 

they're

here

hear

see

sea

to

too

two 

Robins 

This week, we will be looking at adverbs adding the suffix -ly, when the root word does not change

kindly

quickly

safely

rudely

sweetly

strongly

bravely

secretly

finally

usually

Sparrows

This week, we are looking at the prefix 'in-' which means 'not'. 

inactive

incorrect

inaccurate

insecure

indefinite

incomplete

inedible

inability

infinite

indecisive