a sound that is made by blocking air in the mouth with the teeth, tongue, lips or palate

a speech sound produced with an open mouth

words that name a person, place, thing, or idea, such as 'cat', 'school' or 'love'

Practise and apply doubling the consonant in contrasting words

English

Adding the suffix -ic

Applying the suffix -ic

Adding the suffix -ary

Adding the suffix -ery

French derived spelling: 'ch' (sh)

French-derived spellings: 'gue' (g) and 'que' (k)

Doubling the consonant in polysyllabic words

Investigating compound words

Spelling further compound words

Investigating homophones

Spelling homophones

In this unit, pupils learn how spelling can relate to the origin and meaning of words.  In 'Verb adjectives and noun suffixes', pupils learn the grammar and spelling conventions associated with verb, adjective and noun suffixes.

In ‘Noun and adjectives suffixes’, pupils learnt the spelling and grammar conventions used with noun and adjective suffixes. In this unit, pupils learn how spelling can relate to the origin and meaning of words.

In this unit, pupils learn spelling and grammar conventions associated with more suffixes like -ic, -ary and -ery. Pupils learn how the spelling of a word can relate to its etymological origin and its meaning. They also complete further investigations of compound words.

Suffixes, etymology and homophones

Identify the words which are spelt correctly. 

words that are spelt similarly but have different meanings.

Complete the following sentence: 'Contrasting words are ...'

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'What would you like for your **dinnar** tonight?'

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'The lemon tasted **biter**.'

Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold in the following sentence: 'Can you **remembar** where we parked the car?'

Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence: 'You need his **adress** to send a letter.'

Identify the words that contain short vowel sounds.

What happens to the word 'flat' when we add the suffix -en?

Which of these rules applies when the suffix -est is added to 'hot'?

Which word is spelled correctly with a double consonant after a short vowel sound?

the word has a long vowel sound in the middle.

the word has a short vowel sound in the middle.

Complete the following sentence: 'We often double the consonant when ...'

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'There was a **perticuler** book that she was looking for.'

Exit Quiz

Identify the words which are spelt correctly.