were (we were playing tennis)
where (where are we going?)
their (it is their coat)
they’re (they are)
two (I have two brothers)
too (it was too heavy)
we’re (we are)
there (it is over there)
to (I went to the shop)
Is there any other words which sound the same but have different spellings and meanings? (They may
appear in next Monday’s test!)
Spelling toolkit for words that sound similar (homophones), but that have different spellings and
meanings
◆We were lost in the middle of Timbuktu. No one knew where we were. Next time we travel,
we're going to bring along a map.
◆They’re going to build their house over there.
◆I went to the shop with my two sisters to buy some sweets, but they were too expensive.
were (we were playing tennis)
where (where are we going?)
their (it is their coat)
they’re (they are)
two (I have two brothers)
too (it was too heavy)
we’re (we are)
there (it is over there)
to (I went to the shop)
Is there any other words which sound the same but have different spellings and meanings? (They may
appear in next Monday’s test!)
Spelling toolkit for words that sound similar (homophones), but that have different spellings and
meanings
◆We were lost in the middle of Timbuktu. No one knew where we were. Next time we travel,
we're going to bring along a map.
◆They’re going to build their house over there.
◆I went to the shop with my two sisters to buy some sweets, but they were too expensive.
were (we were playing tennis)
where (where are we going?)
their (it is their coat)
they’re (they are)
two (I have two brothers)
too (it was too heavy)
we’re (we are)
there (it is over there)
to (I went to the shop)
Is there any other words which sound the same but have different spellings and meanings? (They may
appear in next Monday’s test!)
Spelling toolkit for words that sound similar (homophones), but that have different spellings and
meanings
◆We were lost in the middle of Timbuktu. No one knew where we were. Next time we travel,
we're going to bring along a map.
◆They’re going to build their house over there.
◆I went to the shop with my two sisters to buy some sweets, but they were too expensive.
wolves (wolf)
children (child)
mice (mouse)
people (person)
women (woman)
dice (die)
formulae (formula)
cacti (cactus)
wives (wife)
lice (louse)
feet (foot)
crises (crisis)
Spelling toolkit for turning words ending in f and fe into plural form and some irregular plurals
◆ Many nouns ending in f drop the f and add ves to make the word plural.
◆ For words ending in ff just add s.
◆ A lot of words in the English language have unusual plurals (these will have to be learned
separately as they do not follow a rule).
wolves (wolf)
children (child)
mice (mouse)
people (person)
women (woman)
dice (die)
formulae (formula)
cacti (cactus)
wives (wife)
lice (louse)
feet (foot)
crises (crisis)
Spelling toolkit for turning words ending in f and fe into plural form and some irregular plurals
◆ Many nouns ending in f drop the f and add ves to make the word plural.
◆ For words ending in ff just add s.
◆ A lot of words in the English language have unusual plurals (these will have to be learned
separately as they do not follow a rule).
wolves (wolf)
children (child)
mice (mouse)
people (person)
women (woman)
dice (die)
formulae (formula)
cacti (cactus)
wives (wife)
lice (louse)
feet (foot)
crises (crisis)
Spelling toolkit for turning words ending in f and fe into plural form and some irregular plurals
◆ Many nouns ending in f drop the f and add ves to make the word plural.
◆ For words ending in ff just add s.
◆ A lot of words in the English language have unusual plurals (these will have to be learned
separately as they do not follow a rule).
science
ancient
friend
neighbour
sovereign
heir
either
veil
pier
handkerchief
conceit
receive
(can you think of any other words which may fit into this pattern – they may appear on
next week’s test!)
Spelling toolkit for words which contain ‘ie’ or ‘ei’
◆ Most words use ie.
◆ ie usually appears towards the end of a word.
◆ ei usually appears towards the beginning of a word.
◆ ei usually follows the letter c and makes a long ‘ee’ sound (receive, deceit), however there are
exceptions (science, glacier, ancient) – these must be learnt separately.
◆ OR, ei represents the long ‘A’ sound in a word (rein, vein, weigh)
science
ancient
friend
neighbour
sovereign
heir
either
veil
pier
handkerchief
conceit
receive
(can you think of any other words which may fit into this pattern – they may appear on
next week’s test!)
Spelling toolkit for words which contain ‘ie’ or ‘ei’
◆ Most words use ie.
◆ ie usually appears towards the end of a word.
◆ ei usually appears towards the beginning of a word.
◆ ei usually follows the letter c and makes a long ‘ee’ sound (receive, deceit), however there are
exceptions (science, glacier, ancient) – these must be learnt separately.
◆ OR, ei represents the long ‘A’ sound in a word (rein, vein, weigh)
science
ancient
friend
neighbour
sovereign
heir
either
veil
pier
handkerchief
conceit
receive
(can you think of any other words which may fit into this pattern – they may appear on
next week’s test!)
Spelling toolkit for words which contain ‘ie’ or ‘ei’
◆ Most words use ie.
◆ ie usually appears towards the end of a word.
◆ ei usually appears towards the beginning of a word.
◆ ei usually follows the letter c and makes a long ‘ee’ sound (receive, deceit), however there are
exceptions (science, glacier, ancient) – these must be learnt separately.
◆ OR, ei represents the long ‘A’ sound in a word (rein, vein, weigh)