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Lesson 10 of 12
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- Year 4
Spelling further compound words
I can spell compound words.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- A solid compound word has two or more words joined together to make one word.
- A hyphenated compound word has a hyphen separating two words.
- An open compound word has two words that are separated, but are still behaving as one noun.
- A solid compound word is often the clearest way to combine two words to make a compound noun.
- How to spell the curriculum words: natural, pressure and strange.
Keywords
Noun - a naming word for people, places or things
Compound word - two or more words joined together
Hyphen - a punctuation mark that can join two or more words to make a compound word.
Common misconception
It can be difficult to know when words should be hyphenated and when they should not.
Notice patterns such as vowel sounds and encourage the use of dictionaries to check words pupils are unsure of.
Use images to help pupils to understand the vocabulary used in this lesson. If pupils do not understand a word, they will struggle to spell it.
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Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is the missing word in the following sentence? 'A __________ is a single sound or beat in a word that contains a vowel sound.'
What is the missing word in the following sentence? 'A __________ is a single sound or beat in a word that contains a vowel sound.'
prefix
suffix
compound word
Q2.What is the missing word in the following sentence? 'A __________ is two or more words joined together.'
What is the missing word in the following sentence? 'A __________ is two or more words joined together.'
prefix
suffix
syllable
Q3.Match the words with the number of syllables they contain.
Match the words with the number of syllables they contain.
Q4.Match the words that can be joined to make a new compound word.
Match the words that can be joined to make a new compound word.
Q5.Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold in the following sentence. 'You can play enywear inside the fenced area.'
Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold in the following sentence. 'You can play enywear inside the fenced area.'
ennywere
annywere
enywhere
Q6.Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold in the following sentence. 'Is this your shoolace?'
Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold in the following sentence. 'Is this your shoolace?'
shoelays
sheolace
sholace
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Identify the solid compound words.
Identify the solid compound words.
ice cream
good-looking
Q2.Identify the hyphenated compound words.
Identify the hyphenated compound words.
science fiction
sunflower
Q3.Identify the open compound words.
Identify the open compound words.
middle-aged
greenhouse
Q4.Choose the correct spelling of the compound word in bold in the following sentence. 'Midle aged people give good advice to younger people.'
Choose the correct spelling of the compound word in bold in the following sentence. 'Midle aged people give good advice to younger people.'
midel-aged
midleaged
middleaged
Q5.Choose the correct spelling of the compound word in bold in the following sentence. 'Take your parcel to the post-ofice.'
Choose the correct spelling of the compound word in bold in the following sentence. 'Take your parcel to the post-ofice.'
postofice
post-office
postoffice
Q6.Tick the sentences where the words in bold are spelt correctly.
Tick the sentences where the words in bold are spelt correctly.
There was a lot of presher to do well in the test.
The natral beauty of the lake was astounding.
