20 November 2020
Spelling in English can be tricky. There’s lots of ways to write the ‘ue’ sound in our spelling (u, u_e, ue, ew, oo). This week, we’d like you to practise the following words to help consolidate this learning. Remember, the words may appear ‘random’, but we are being exposed to different ways of writing similar sounds.
continue popular rescue knew
peculiar regular venue conclude
To keep it fun, practise these spellings in different ways, check out the ‘super spelling strategies’ on this week’s spelling post (go to the Scholes website, learn more, spelling, Year 3 & 4). Children should practise in preparation for a test on Thursday 26 November 2020.
Fancy a challenge? Use these words in sentences. Or, create silly sentences using as many of them as you can – can you use them all
13 November 2020
Spelling in English can be tricky. There’s lots of ways to write the ‘o’ sound in our spelling (oe, o, ow, oa). This week, we’d like you to practise the following words to help consolidate this learning. Remember, the words may appear ‘random’, but we are being exposed to different ways of writing similar sounds.
notice suppose though although
homeless hero goes glowing
To keep it fun, practise these spellings in different ways, check out the ‘super spelling strategies’ on this week’s spelling post (go to the St James’ website, learn more, spelling, Year 3 & 4). Children should practise in preparation for a test on Thursday 19 November 2020.
Fancy a challenge? Use these words in sentences. Or, create silly sentences using as many of them as you can – can you use them all?
06 November 2020
Spellings
This week, please learn the following spellings ready to be tested on Thursday 12 November. There are many ways to practise these, for example:
- Rainbow write (write them in many different colours)
- Speed write (how many times can you write a word in a minute)
- Pyramid write (write one letter, then two, then three etc till you’ve written the whole word
- Look, cover, write
This week, all of your spellings are based around the phoneme “i”. It can be spelt in many different ways whilst sounding the same.
| replied | exercise | increase | height | night |
| light | slide | bicycle | why | cried |
02 November 2020
Before half term, we were been recapping one of our key spelling rules: adding –ed or –ing to change the tense of a verb.
Here’s an example…
| infinitive verb | present tense | past tense |
| to walk | walking | walked |
First, we’d like you to complete this table. Be careful, there may be some irregular ones to catch you out!
| infinitive verb | present tense | past tense |
| to jump | ||
| talking | ||
| to climb | ||
| to pour | poured | |
| running | ||
| to achieve | ||
| explained |
Then, practise these spellings in different ways, check out the ‘super spelling strategies’ on this week’s spelling post.
Fancy a challenge? Use these words in sentences. Or, create silly sentences using as many of them as you can – can you use them all?
16 October 2020
This week, please learn the following spellings ready to be tested on Thursday 22 October. There are many ways to practise these, for example:
- Rainbow write (write them in many different colours)
- Speed write (how many times can you write a word in a minute)
- Pyramid write (write one letter, then two, then three etc till you’ve written the whole word
- Look, cover, write
This week, all of your spellings have a suffix (ed or ing). Remember the three rules:
- Just add the suffix
- Drop the e and add the suffix
- Double the last consonant and add the suffix
See if you can explain to your adult which rule each of these words has followed.
| loving | waved | jumping | shopping | digging |
| sliding | sliced | poured | dropped | chopped |
09 October 2020
This week, please learn the following spellings ready to be tested on Friday 16 October. There are many ways to practise these, for example:
- Rainbow write (write them in many different colours)
- Speed write (how many times can you write a word in a minute)
- Pyramid write (write one letter, then two, then three etc till you’ve written the whole word
- Look, cover, write
This week, all of your spellings contain the “e” sound but spelt in different ways.
| many | busy | tricky | complete | relief |
| quickly | money | chimney | breath | money |
02 October 2020
This week, please learn the following spellings ready to be tested on Friday 09 October. There are many ways to practise these, for example:
- Rainbow write (write them in many different colours)
- Speed write (how many times can you write a word in a minute)
- Pyramid write (write one letter, then two, then three etc till you’ve written the whole word
- Look, cover, write
This week, all of your spellings contain the “a” sound but spelt in different ways.
| eighty | favourite | great | they |
| famous | everyday | straight | snake |
25 September 2020
This week, please learn the following spellings ready to be tested on Friday 02 October. There are many ways to practise these, for example:
- Rainbow write (write them in many different colours)
- Speed write (how many times can you write a word in a minute)
- Pyramid write (write one letter, then two, then three etc till you’ve written the whole word)
- Look, cover, write
| again | after | Christmas | clothes |
| sugar | sure | water | father |
18 September 2020
Spelling Challenge:
This week’s spellings are below. This week, practise them ready for a test on Friday 25 September.
class
grass
pass
great
break
many
money
11 September 2020
Spelling Challenge:
This week’s spellings are below. This week, practise them ready for a test on Friday 18 September.
could should would (ould – oh you lucky duck)
old cold gold,
who whole
were where