Spelling

Here are links to spelling activities to practise spelling patterns:

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

Magic 'e'

We are still learning to spell words that have a magic 'e', where the 'e' changes the short vowel sound to a long vowel sound.

Click here to play hangman.

Spelling contractions

We are learning about how to spell contractions. The apostophe knocks out some letters then makes all the letters 'budge up'.

Visit these websites to practise spelling contractions:

http://www.english-zone.com/spelling/cont-01.html

http://www.english-zone.com/spelling/cont-02.html

http://www.manythings.org/cts/sc989.htm

http://www.myschoolhouse.com/courses/O/1/30.asp

Doubling the last consonant when adding 'ing'

This week's spelling rule is when to double the last consonant before adding 'ing'.

If the verb ends in CVC (consonant, verb, consonant), the last consonant needs to be doubled before adding 'ing'. This to keep the short vowel sound.

eg. hop = hopping

If the last consonant is not doubled it becomes: hoping - which has a long vowel sound and is a very different word!

Adding 'ing'

This week in spellings we are adding 'ing' to words that end in 'e'.

Remember: Take off the 'e' when you add 'i' 'n' 'g'!

These websites have words you can practise on: http://www.teachingandlearningresources.co.uk/ing2.shtml
http://www.english-zone.com/spelling/ing1.html

This website has several games which use all the spelling rules for adding 'ing': http://www.northwood.org.uk/spelling%20adding%20ing.htm

'ought' and 'aught' words

Some groups are learning 'ought' and 'aught' words this week in spelling. Unfortunately I am unable to find any websites to help learn these spelling. However, this website has a great spelling game (choose grade 2 as this is the same as year 3!):

http://www.fekids.com/kln/games/whomp/whomp.html

'ight'words

Our spellings this week are 'ight' words.

Try out this wordsearch to find 'ight' words (play game 7):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/recognising/letterpatterns/game.shtml

Practice spelling 'ight' words (select 'igh'):
http://www.ictgames.com/lcwc.html

Move the 'ight' words to go with their correct meaning (there are 2 sets):
http://www.readwritenow.ie/index.cfm?page=exercise&exerciseId=98

This website has lots of 'ight' words and a poem with lots of 'ight's:
http://www.akidjustlikeme.com/id40.htm

Watch the video to help learn how to spell 'ight' words:
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/english/ightwords.htm