Spellings
This week, we have been learning about adding prefixes.
Please learn these spellings for a spelling test on Friday 22nd October.
il/legal
il/logical
dis/appear
un/avoidable
im/mature
ir/responsible
ir/rational
im/possible
in/accurate
in/active
08 October 2021
This week, we’ve been learning how the ‘ue’ sound can be spelled in lots of different ways. For example, in the word ‘conclude’, the letters ‘u-e’ make the ‘ue’ sound but in the word ‘popular’ it’s the letter ‘u’.
To help consolidate this learning, we’d like you to practise spelling these words at home.
continue, popular, June (notice the capital letter for a proper noun), regular, queue, rescue, conclude, amuse
We’ll test ourselves on Friday 15 October to see how we’ve got on.
For some tips and tricks on how best to practise your spellings at home, visit the Y3,4 spelling page on our website and click here.
Spellings
This week, we have been learning about adding suffixes.
Please learn these spellings for a spelling test on Friday 15th October.
achieve/ed/ing
develop/ed/ing
embarrass/ed/ing
guarantee/ed/ing
occur/ed/ing
brave/er/est
crazy/er/est
hairy/er/est
lovely/er/est
sad/er/est
Spellings
This week, we have been learning about apostrophes for contraction.
Please learn the following spellings for a spelling test on Friday 8th October.
haven’t
couldn’t
I’ve
you’ll
can’t
they’re
aren’t
don’t
she’ll
he’ll
01 November 2021
This week, we’ve been learning how the ‘ie’ sound can be spelled in lots of different ways. For example, in the word ‘describe’, the letters ‘i-e’ make the ‘ie’ sound but in the word ‘supply’ it’s the letter ‘y’.
To help consolidate this learning, we’d like you to practise spelling these words at home.
describe decide height surprise
replied cried polite supply
We’ll test ourselves on Friday 08 October to see how we’ve got on.
For some tips and tricks on how best to practise your spellings at home, visit the Y3,4 spelling page on our website and click here.
24 September 2021
| This week, we’ve been learning how the ‘oa’ sound can be spelled in lots of different ways. For example, in the word ‘Joe’, the letters ‘oe’ make the ‘oa’ sound but in the word ‘slow’ it’s the letters ‘ow’.
To help consolidate this learning, we’d like you to practise spelling these words at home. notice suppose though although heroes those glowing phone We’ll test ourselves on Friday 1 October to see how we’ve got on. For some tips and tricks on how best to practise your spellings at home, visit the Y3,4 spelling page on our website and click here.
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24 September 2021
This week, we have been learning about dropping the y for an i. Please learn the following spellings for a spelling test on Friday 01 October.
- opportunity
- secretary
- variety
- happy/er/est
- category
- community
- curiosity
- identity
- reply/ing/ed
- funny/er/est
17 September 2021
This week, we’ve been learning how the ‘ee’ sound can be spelled in lots of different ways. For example, in the word ‘breathe’, the letters ‘ea’ make the ‘ee’ sound but in the word ‘bee’ it’s the letters ‘ee’.
To help consolidate this learning, we’d like you to practise spelling these words at home.
believe
breathe
complete
appear
extreme
increase
money
people
We’ll test ourselves on Friday 24 September to see how we’ve got on.
For some tips and tricks on how best to practise your spellings at home, visit the Y3,4 spelling page on our website and click here.
17 September 2021
This week, we have been learning about doubling up for a short vowel sound. Please learn the following spellings for a spelling test on Thursday 23 September.
– accompany
– appreciate
– attached
– exaggerate
– immediately
– opportunity
– happen/ing/ed
– stop/(p)ing/ed
– pass/ing/ed
– tap/(p)ing/ed
16 July 2021
This week, we’ll continue to recap some common homophones. Homophone are words that sound the same but are spelt differently and have different meanings.
of off its it’s
great grate break brake
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 Friday 23 July 2021.
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?