Spelling Tasks
Each spelling session choose tasks with point values that add up to FIVE, e.g. you would chose a task from the “One” column and one from the
“Four” column and complete them in your spelling book. Be sure to label them and include the point value of each task. Try to choose different
tasks each session and over time you must complete all tasks.
One
Two
Three
Four
Vowels – Circle/highlight the
Hide and seek – Find little words Graffiti writing – Write with
Thesaurus – Use a thesaurus to
vowels.
in big words (your spelling words). anything in any way all over the
find words with similar meanings
page.
to your spelling words.
Alphabetical order – Write your
Prefixes – Add word beginnings to Homophones – Words that
Rainbow writing - Write your
spelling words in alphabetical
spelling words.
always sound the same, but have
spelling words in different
Suffixes
Add
word
endings
to
order.
For
support,
if
needed,
use
different spelling and a different
colours or a new colour for each
an
alphabet
strip
(letters
of
the
spelling
words.
meaning, e.g. there and their.
letter.
alphabet written vertically along a The resulting new words must be
strip of then glued into books).
‘real’ words.
Nouns – Circle/highlight the
Stick and tail letters – Write
Mirror writing – Try to write
Synonyms – Words that sound
nouns.
spelling words on handwriting
spelling words back to front then
different but have a similar
paper, concentrating on correct
check results in a mirror
meaning. Find as many as you
letter position in the lines.
can for each spelling word.
Verbs – Circle/highlight the verbs. Change-a-word – Change a
Rhyming words – List as many
What am I? – Describe each
letter in each word to make a new rhyming words as you can for each spelling word using clues and see
word (you may need to change
spelling word.
if a friend can guess the word.
more than one letter).
Capitals – Writing spelling words
Plurals – Make spelling words
Silly story – Use all of the spelling Newspaper words – Cut out
in capitals.
into plurals where possible.
words to write a short, silly story.
letters from newspapers or
magazines to form spelling words.
Whiteboards or Chalkboards –
Running writing – Writing
Cartoons – Turn each spelling
Homonyms – Words that sound
Write spelling words on
spelling words multiple times, as
word into a cartoon. Write the word the same, same spelling but have
whiteboards or chalkboards
fast as you can in cursive script and then decorate or turn it into
a different meaning, e.g. a
running writing. Emphasis is not
something that has significance to
wooden bat or a vampire bat.
on neatness for this one!
that word.
Adjectives – Circle/highlight the
Bubble writing – Write spelling
Antonyms – Find words that are
Dictionary meanings – Choose
describing words.
words in bubble writing.
opposite in meaning to your
5 spelling words and find their
spelling words.
meanings.
Syllables – Break up spelling
words using strokes to show
syllables.
Smallest to largest – Arrange
spelling words in order from
smallest to largest.
Word families – List as many word
family words for each spelling word
as possible.
Consonants – Circle/highlight the
consonants.
Sentences – Write each spelling
word in a compound or complex
sentence.
Illustrator – Draw pictures to
accompany spelling words. Don’t
forget to label each illustration.
Riddles – Write riddles for 5
spelling words and see if a friend
can guess the word from your
riddle.
Poems – Write a poem that
includes as many of your spelling
words as possible,