Group A Spelling Words
Term 2 Week 2
Words with the unstressed vowel sound
1. beautiful
2. ignorant
3. compliment
4. museum 5. desperate
6. personal
7. error
8. stirrup
9. hibernate 10. temporary
11. abacus
12. minimal 13. admiral
14. versatile 15. cavern
Extension words: Doubling the final consonant
16. propeller 17. extolled 18. compelled 19. submitted
20. forgetful
Key Concept – words with the ‘schwa’ sound
1. Unstressed vowel sounds are called ‘schwa’ sounds. Look at the following words and say
them outline to hear the unstressed vowel: item, above, cactus
Key Concept – Doubling the final consonant before adding a suffix if:
1) the word ends in a single consonant
2) a single vowel precedes the consonant
3) the word’s last syllable is stressed
4) the suffix begins with a vowel
Group B Spelling Words
Term 2 Week 2
Spelling words: Doubling the final consonant
1. propeller
2. extolled
6. forgettable
7. deferment 8. repellent
11. excelled
12. committing
Extension words –
16. au naturel
3. compelled 4. submitted
9. forbidding
5. forgetful
10. referral
13. concurrent 14. occurred 15. regrettable
Foreign words and phrases
17. blitzkrieg
18. bona fide 19. faux pas
20. dolce vita
Key Concept –
Doubling the final consonant before adding a suffix if:
1. the word ends in a single consonant
2. a single vowel precedes the consonant
3. the word’s last syllable is stressed
4. the suffix begins with a vowel
Key Concept – Foreign words and phrases
Over the centuries the English language has assimilated words and phrases from a variety of
other languages. These words and phrases are commonly used to create interest and convey
more precise meaning.