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