Spelling

05 June 2023

This half-term, instead of learning eight different words each week, we’d like you to learn these 40 words over the whole half-term. Lots of research suggests that learning more spellings over a longer time leads to better remembering how to spell them in the long term.

How you decide to do this is up to you. You might decide to focus on the trickiest words first. Or, you might decide to learn 8 words a week and really focus on these whilst still practising the others, too. For some of you, you might already feel confident with some of the words so might choose to not practise these at all.

However you decide to do it, is up to you. The important thing is that you’re learning them and learning how you like to learn them best.

Each week, we’ll choose eight random words to test you on. These tests aren’t pressured. They might just help you figure out which words you need to practise more.

Learning spellings in this way might feel quite different – or even scary – but it shouldn’t. In fact, you’ve actually got less words to learn this half-term than you normally would.

We’ll keep thinking about this in school and we’ll regularly talk about how we can best practise these words at home.

If you need some ideas for practical things to do, check out the Super Spelling Strategies Guide on the school website.

23 June 2023

This week, we’ve been learning about using apostrophes for contractions – when letters are omitted from words. Learn these words for a test on Friday 30th June.

should’ve

couldn’t

could’ve

doesn’t

I’ll

don’t

can’t

we’re

23.06.23 and 30.06.23

This week’s spellings for Year 1 return to spellings that children are frequently making mistakes with in their writing. Year 2 are learning a new spelling rule : drop the y for an i

Use the look, say, cover, write, check method the first week, then choose a writing style to write them in the second week.

Year 1

• have
• has
• were
• where
• when
• give
• gave
• house
• school
• people

Year 2

• cry
• cries
• fly
• flies
• dry
• dries
• try
• tries
• reply
• replies

16 June 2023

This week we have been looking at different root words and how by adding prefixes and suffixes, this changes the meaning. Learn the following words for a test on Friday 23rd June.

redesign

chronology

structure

dictionary

signalling

designation

assignment

geographically

09 June 2023

This week, we’ve been learning about the prefixes un-, re- and in-. Can your child create some words that contain these prefixes? For example, unable.

We also looked at other prefix roots. Use the table below to create your own words.

09.06.23 and 16.06.23

This week’s spellings for Year 1 are all about adding a suffixes (endings) to words. The start with the root word then add -er and -est.  Year 2 are learning to spell words ending with el or al.

Use the look, say, cover, write, check method the first week, then choose a writing style to write them in the second week.

Year 1

• grander
• grandest
• fresher
• freshest
• slower
• slowest
• quicker
• quickest
• smaller
• smallest

Year 2

• camel
• tunnel
• travel
• towel
• squirrel
• metal
• pedal
• capital
• animal
• hospital

19 May 2023

This week, we’ve been learning words that allow us to apply a range of spelling rules. Learn these words for a test on Friday 26th May.

neighbour

physical

recognise

recommend

restaurant

signature

sincere

symbol

system

19.05.23 and 26.05.23

This week’s spellings for Year 1 are all about adding a suffixes (endings) to words. The start with the root word then add -er, -ed, -ing.  Year 2 are learning the wr spellings making the w sound at the beginning of words and le at the end of words.

Use the look, say, cover, write, check method the first week, then choose a writing style to write them in the second week.

Year 1

• jump
• jumper
• jumped
• jumping
• hunter
• hunted
• hunting
• buzzed
• buzzer
• buzzing

• write
• written
• wrote
• wrong
• wrap
• table
• apple
• bottle
• little
• middle

12 May 2023

This week we have been learning words that contain unusual spelling patterns. Learn these words for a test on Friday 19th May.

committee

community

disastrous

language

lightning

marvellous

unnecessary

thorough

05 May 2023

This week, we’ve continued to learn about words with unusual spelling patterns. Learn the following words for a test on Friday 12th May.

muscle

privilege

programme

rhyme

rhythm

sacrifice

shoulder

soldier