Spelling words from the Y5/6 curriculum list
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use spelling strategies to spell curriculum words.
Key learning points
- How to spell the curriculum words: available, vegetable, physical and symbol.
- How to spell the curriculum words: convenience, existence and conscience.
- How to spell the curriculum words: equipped, attached and thorough.
- Spelling strategies help us to notice how words are spelled.
- The practice spelling strategy you choose often depends on the spelling you are practising and what makes it difficult.
Keywords
Suffix - a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning
Letter string - a group of letters that are written together in a word
Silent letters - a letter in a word that is not pronounced when the word is spoken
Common misconception
Pupils may assume that all curriculum words are common exception words.
Discuss that the list is made up of words with the rules they have learnt or should have come across. Discuss the rules some words use compared to words that may be exceptions.
Teacher tip
Give pupils plenty of opportunities for self-reflection. Encourage them to take responsibility by looking back through their work and identifying any spellings that they regularly find challenging. Give them time to talk with others about what it is about these spellings that they find challenging.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Select the suffixes.
Q2.Identify the words containing the 'ough' letter string.
Q3.Match the root words to the words ending in -able.
admirable
manageable
comfortable
Q4.Match the root words to the words ending with the suffix -ed.
stopped
hurried
appreciated
laughed
Q5.Words using the -able suffix ...
Q6.Select the correct spelling of the word below.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Identify the correctly spelt words.
Q2.Identify the correctly spelt words.
Q3.Identify the 'word within a word' in the spelling 'attached'.
Q4.What rule is being used when the word 'equip' becomes 'equipped' when adding the suffix -ed?
Q5.Which spelling strategy would be most useful to help practise the spelling 'physical'?
Q6.Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'The dove is a cymbal of peace.'
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