Spring Term Spellings 6W
w.c.
Spellings
02.02.1
5
Prefix and root wordsDistract,detract,extract,retract,subtract,
contract,despair,discount,misbehave,misread
09.02.1
4
Similar sounding prefix choosing the right one-unsure, insure, ensure,
assure, engulf, inspire, include, engross, impact, enchant
16.02.1
5
Hyphens
Use a hyphen to join a prefix if it avoids confusing letter combinations
Co-writer, co-owner, re-assemble, micro-organism, anti-aging, re-elect,
de-ice,co-star,re-examine,non-smoking
23.02.1
5
Noun and verb confusionAdvice- noun – a suggestion, advise-verb – to offer advice – sometimes
we can get these spellings confused.
Advice,device,practice,relief,half,licence,prophecy,
Breath, effect, cloth
02.03.1
5
Homophones and near homophonesFather, farther, foreword,forward, descent, dissent, current, currant,
principle, principal
09.03.1
5
Science WordsTemperature,variable,apparatus,selective,research,
Characteristics,environment,investigation, equipment, prediction
16.03.1
5
Adding Suffixes
Labelling,
shovelled,signalling,quarrelling,levelled,controllable,dialled,jeweller,wooll
en,metallic
23.03.1
5
Adding Suffixes to words ending fer
Preferring preferred preference conferring conferred conference differing
differed difference transferring transferred transference infer
Suggeste
d follow
up
activity
at home:
Find
spellings
with
same rule
in reading
books
Can you
write
three
more
using the
prefixes
in,en or im
Can you
identify
the root
word in
the
hyphenate
d word
Can you
give me
four
examples
of a verb
and noun
confusion
Can you
find the
meaning
of each
word?
Can you
include
these in a
science
lesson?
Can you
find three
different
words
with a
matching
suffix?
Can you
find the
other
suffixes
for infer?
Spring Term Spellings 6W
30.03.1
5
Adding ate,ify,ise and en
Apologise falsify personalise deaden emphasise intensify terrorise
heighten dramatise glorify
Can you
find a
word
with the
same
suffix?