We know that sometimes we lapse into “teacher-speak” so we have provided
the following to help out!
Comma
Apostrophe
Consonant
Direct speech
Punctuation and grammar words
Used in lists or to separate clauses.
Contraction: letters removed to make the word
shorter e.g. “I’ll” rather that I will. Generally used in
speech rather than formal writing.
Possession: attached to the owner
e.g. the dog’s bone (1 dog)
the dogs’ bone (2 dogs)
Letters that aren’t vowels (a,e,i,o,u)
Has inverted commas around what’s being spoken,
e.g. “I’m off to play,” said the small boy.
Punctuation needed here
Sentence Words
Noun
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
Clause
Subordinate Clause
Conjunction
Connective
Complex Sentence
Preposition
Synonym
Antonym
Pronoun
The name of something.
Describes a noun, e.g. colour, shape, texture,
behaviour, etc.
A doing or being word.
Describes a verb, e.g. how, when or where you do
or be something.
A short phrase with a verb or collection of words
which can form a simple sentence.
An extra clause which is added to a sentence to give
more information.
A word of phrase which joins clauses together in a
sentence, e,g, although, when, ever since.
A word of phrase which links sentences and/or
paragraphs, e.g. meanwhile, in addition.
Has more than one clause.
Position, e.g. under, below, next to.
Words with a similar meaning.
Words with an opposite meaning.
He, she, they etc.
Spelling Strategies, Skills and Ideas
1. Roots and Families
E.g. Know > knowledge > knowledgeable
2. Word Shape, like a crossword, e.g.
l
i
g
h
t
3. Etymology (word origins) – Google or use a dictionary.
4. Rules and finding patterns to rules as an investigation: plurals, short
vowels sounds, double consonants, prefixes, suffixes etc.
5. Mnemonics – Brain joggers e.g. Big Elephants Can Add Up Sums Easily.
6. Games e.g. Boggle, Scrabble etc.
7. Letter changing games to reinforce a pattern. E.g.rain > pain > main