Aztecs Spellings 2015-16
Theme & Activity
Spellings
Term
Week
1
3
14th
Sept
Change each of these words to their plural and
then write a sentence for 5 words of your
choice. Your spelling test will be a mixture of
singular and plural words. What are the spelling
rules?
average, horizon, hurricane, identity, lawyer,
liquid, magazine, majesty, majority, miracle,
mosquito, nation, origin, parallel, parliament,
scheme, society, sphere, style, superior,
theatre, tyrant, villain, wardrobe, wizard,
yacht.
4
21st
Sept
Use the appropriate suffix s, ing, ed for the
ending of each word. How does the spelling of
the words change?
accommodate, analyse appreciate embarrass
guarantee harass hinder honour illustrate
imitate immense manufacture narrate
observe occupy omit persevere privilege
qualify quench query satisfy severe
succeed suggest surprise vary ventilate
wrench
Choose 5 words for appropriate sentences
5
28th
Sept
Tense change – What has happened to the words
ending in ‘ow’? What has happened to the words
with double ‘ee’?
Choose 5 words for appropriate sentences.
blow, know, throw, sing, run, swim, write,
meet, feed, grow, eat, steal.
6
5th
Oct
What is a suffix? Use these to help change the
words:
Verb to noun – tion, ism, ness, ity, ist, ology.
Noun to verb – ise, ify, ate.
Tense – s/es, d/ed, en.
What are Comparatives? – er, est, ish, like.
Choose 5 words for appropriate sentences.
love, hate, change, class, press, child,
educate, long, reduce, critic, care, age,
medicine, kind, compose, decide, help, small,
legal, happy, mobile,
also try these…
awkward haughty illustrate imagine
military narrate nation observe vary
7
12th
What is a homophone? Use the correct spelling
in the correct context for each of these words
and the word with the different meaning. Can
you think of any other homophones not in this
list?
aisle, aloud, there, affect, heard, ascent,
stationary, desert, past, bridal, cereal,
complement, read,
draft, morning, proceed, principal, profit,
who’s, disinterested.
8
19th
Oct
½
Term
How does the prefix change the words? What
does this do to the meaning? Choose 5 words and
write the words in context and their opposite
meaning.
inactive, incorrect, incredible, invisible,
illegal, illegible, immature, impolite,
impossible, irregular, irrelevant,
irresponsible, immense,
9
3rd
Nov
Explain what each prefix means auto, bi and tele,
then choose 5 words to write the words in
context.
autograph, autopsy, autobiography,
automobile, automatic, biceps, bisect,
bicycle, bilingual, telephone, television,
telepathy, telescope,
10
9th-
What does circ and trans mean?
Choose 5 words to place the words in context,
then find another 5 to add to the list
circus circle circular circumference
circulate circumvent circumstance transmit
transfer transport, transparent translate
transplant
16th
Nov
11
23rd30th
Nov
Collect words with like prefixes auto, bi, tele,
circ, and trans. Use the words above and use a
dictionary to find some more. Search a
dictionary for new phrases like ‘automatic focus,
automatic door’.
The last 2 weeks will be tests on all of the above
words so far. No sentences, just learn them!
Your collection of words will form a list for
your groups test!
Term
Week
Theme & Activity
Spellings
2
1
First
test
date
4th
Jan
To investigate endings that sound like shun –
ssion. ssion is used if the root word ends in a ss
(express) which is a soft sh sound or in mit
(permit). What are the root words? Make a list
because you may be tested on these as well!
Then write 3 sentences using ssion.
percussion oppression recession repression
possession
2
To investigate endings which sound like shul (cial,
tial). cial is common after a vowel and tial
common after a consonant, Exceptions – initial,
financial, commercial, provincial. What are the
root words? Make a list because you may be
tested on these as well!
Write a complex sentences using each of the
different word endings.
official special artificial partial
confidential essential initial
financial commercial provincial
social special spatial sacrificial glacial
judicial crucial facial beneficial
potential martial celestial consequential
credential influential
To investigate the prefixes micro and aero.
What does each prefix mean, auto, micro, aero?
aero-plane aero-duct aeronaut
aeronautic aeronautically aerosol
aerodrome aerodynamic
microenvironment microbe microcosm
microbiology microcosmic microwave
microchip microscope micro-scale
micro-analyst
To investigate the roots aqua, and port.
aquarius aquamarine
aquatic
aqua-duct
aquarium transport
supportive portable
export
portfolio
airport
deport
opportunity passport
portrayal
portray
3&4
5
What do these prefixes mean?
Think of your own 6 sentences (3 of each) to
help give these words meaning.
Remember to include a connective in each
sentences.
6
To revise and investigate the prefixes prim and
pre.
What do these prefixes mean?
Think of your own 6 sentences (3 of each) to
help give these words meaning.
aqualung
subaquatic
portion
import
portal
report
portrait
Prime primary primeval primate
Primrose primitive preview prevent
Previous precious precise prescribe
Prescription prearrange
preoccupy
Pretend
precinct
preferable
Predict
predetermine prehistoric prequel
Remember to include a connective in each
sentences.
7
To investigate the root word graph.
Find the definition of the words in a dictionary.
How does the affix change the meaning of the
word?
How does the affix change the type of word?
8
autograph autobiography biography
graphic grapheme graph graphite
holograph homograph pictograph
paragraph photograph graphical
calligraphy
calligraphic cardiograph
choreography
cinematography
biography
bibliography cryptograph
demography demographic diagraph
digraph
geography
To investigate a range of root words.
con – together
Here are the definitions of the root words.
cede – yield
Term
Week
Theme & Activity
Spellings
clude – shut
Use a dictionary to make 5 list with 5 example
words that you have found.
cred – belief
photo - light
9
To investigate meanings and spellings of
connectives.
Look at the different types of connectives
including causal, time and conjunctions.
Furthermore notwithstanding
whereas
but
meanwhile
until whenever although
besides moreover since
Pick 5 that you may not have used in your writing
before and construct a sentence with the
connective.
10
To investigate meanings and spellings of
connectives.
hereafter because consequently after
whatever alternatively with nonetheless
therefore henceforth
Look at the different types of connectives
including causal, time and conjunctions.
Pick 5 that you may not have used in your writing
before and construct a sentence with the
connective.
11
To investigate the use of prepositions.
beside alongside against above through
across
A preposition denotes the position of the
subject or object in a sentence.
Here are some examples. How many more can you
find to add to this list?
3
1
12th
Apr
To investigate the suffixes ology and phobia.
archaeology biology geology zoology
claustrophobia arachnophobia agoraphobia
ology – means study
phobia – means fear
Use the Internet to find more examples and the
words you’ve not heard of before, write what
they mean.
2
To investigate abstract nouns and how they can
be transformed to adjectives and verbs.
love hate jealousy envy happiness
forgetfulness endurance practice advice
An abstract noun names a thought or emotion or
action – something that is not concrete.
Pick 5 then write a sentence with a subordinate
clause included.
3
To investigate the growing of words using
prefixes and suffixes.
Choose either a prefix or suffix to add to each
of the words
achieve appear call compose sense nation
happy access script hearten peat form
tend
Term
Week
4
Theme & Activity
To investigate the growing of words using
prefixes and suffixes.
Spellings
Roots – vince dict cept poss miss
Add an appropriate prefix or suffix to each of
these and check their meaning.
Challenge here is how many can you think of??
The longest list in your group will be rewarded
with many HPs!
5
To investigate morphemes
boy boyhood boyish
A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning in a
word.
crocodile happy happiness girl girlish
Can you think of 3 more examples like these?
To investigate the origins of language.
Dependent upon the word group explored – Latin,
Greek, French and Indian.
Where do some of the words we use in the
English language come from? French is always a
good place to start.
Resources
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2
Year 6 Spelling Exercise book – available
from the classroom to take home.
http://www.woodlandsjunior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy.h
tml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsand
pictures/teachers/
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