29 April 2022
This week, we have been learning about unusual spelling patterns. Please learn the following words for a test on Thursday 05 May.
- amateur
- ancient
- bargain
- bruise
- conscience
- environment
- foreign
- mischievous
- prejudice
22 April 2022
The spellings this week are based on homophones- words that have the same pronunciation but different meanings or spellings. Please learn them for a test on Thursday 28th April
- draught
- draft
- dissent
- descent
- decent
- proceed
- precede
- wary
- weary
25 March 2022
This week we have been learning about prefixes such as tele, super and inter. Please learn them for a test on Thursday 31st March.
- interfere
- interrupt
- supernatural
- superimpose
- autobiography
- autograph
- television
- telescope
- teleport
18 March 2022
This week we have been learning about the -tial and -cial spelling pattern.
Please learn the following words for a test on Thursday 24 March
- controversial
- official
- commercial
- special
- artificial
- glacial
- social
- influential
- confidential
11 March 20
This week, we have been learning about the suffix –fer. Please learn the following spellings for a test on Thursday 17th March.
- refer
- referring
- referral
- prefer
- preferring
- preferred
- transfer
- transferred
- offering
04 March 2022
This week’s focus is on the -sion, -tion and -cian endings to words. Please learn these words for a test on Thursday 10th March.
- profession
- accommodation
- communication
- suggestion
- competition
- definition
- interruption
- persuasion
- musician
11 February 2022
This week we have been learning about silent letters. Use the strategies we use in class to learn them for a test on Thursday 17th February.
- thistle
- whistled
- gnat
- gnawing
- know
- knock
- island
- aisle
- doubt
04 February 2022
Our spelling focus this week has been on using apostrophes for possession and omission.
This week for homework, we would like you to write six sentences that demonstrate how to use an apostrophe for omission (can’t).
We would then like you to write six sentences that demonstrate how to use an apostrophe for possession (sister’s / sisters’).
28 January 2022
Spellings this week again focus on specific prefixes. The focus this time is on un- and ir- . Please learn the words for a test on Thursday 03 February.
- unavailable
- unfamiliar
- unnecessary
- impractical
- impossible
- immature
- illegible
- irregular
- irreplaceable
21 January 2022
This week’s spellings are words which all use the co- and re- prefix.
- Please learn them for a test on Thursday 27th January.
- co-operate
- co-own
- co-ordinate
- co-exist
- co-pilot
- re-enter
- re-emerge
- re-invent
- re-tell
- re-ignite