Vikings Spellings 2014-15
Theme & Activity
Spellings
Term
Week
1
3
15th
Change each of these words to their plural
and then write a sentence for 3 words of
your choice. Your spelling test will be a
mixture of 10 singular and plural words.
What are the spelling rules?
statue umpire bargain bruise
career zone committee sign minor
object saucepan suit envelope
government knuckle blemish
sandwich boundary industry jury
majesty identity majority
4
22nd
Change each of these words to their plural
by changing the ‘f’ to ‘ves, s’ Then write a
sentence for 5 words of your choice. Your
spelling test will be a mixture of 10 singular
and plural words.
calf elf half leaf self thief staff
puff sniff cliff knife wife life
believe curve
5
29th
How does each words spelling change?
Most nouns add s.
Nouns ending in hissing sounds add es.
Nouns ending in a consonant + y change y
to i and add es.
Nouns ending a vowel + y add s.
Review previous words.
century coward decimal favour
festival flavour fruit garage germ
index inhabitant instrument opinion
rhyme rhythm
6
6th
Oct
This is all about investigating irregular
plurals and their spelling patterns.
Your spelling test will be a mixture of
these words.
Complete 5 sentences to place the words
in context.
Next, use a dictionary and your own
knowledge to find 3 more words to add
to the list.
person – people
mouse – mice
goose – geese
die – dice
louse – lice
woman – women
foot – feet
child – children
antenna – antennae
formula – formulae
7
13th
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,
8
Changing the tense of a word. What is a
20th suffix? Most words add s, ing, ed.
½
Words ending in e – drop the e add s,
Term
ing, ed. Words with a short vowel
before the final letter double the final
letter. Choose 5 words and write the
words in context and their opposite
meaning.
believe celebrate challenge convince
correspond create debate deceive
demonstrate deprive develop
emigrate encounter encourage
endure blot clot crop ban benefit
Term
Week
Theme & Activity
9
Again this is about changing the tense of
a sentence. Use the words to show how
this can happen in each sentence using 3
pairs of words (6 sentences)
is – was
write – wrote
slide – slid
drive – drove
can – could
make – made
teach – taught
catch – caught
see – saw
are -were
10
Investigate endings that sound like shun
invention inflation action injection
completion exception reaction
affection explanation junction
pronunciation
– tion. tion is used when the root word
ends in t or te. Take off the e before
adding tion. tion words are nearly always
Spellings
nouns. What are the root words? Make a
list because you may be tested on these
as well!
2
11
To investigate endings that sound like
shun – sion. sion is used if the root word
ends in d, de or se. There are some
exceptions. What are the root words?
Make a list because you may be tested
on these as well! Then write 3 sentences
using sion.
vision collision confusion transfusion
infusion corrosion
1
First
test
date
13th
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
3&4
To investigate words ending in ant, ance
and ancy. Use ant and ance/ancy if there
observant observance (observation)
expectant expectance (expectation)
Term
Theme & Activity
Spellings
is a related word with a clear ai sound in
the right position – ation words often a
clue. Can you change each word from
verb to adjective and noun? From verb
to adjective and noun, make three list to
group each o these words.
Write a complex sentences using each
of the different word endings.
hesitant hesitance, hesitancy
(hesitation)
nuisance distant distance import
important importance assist
assistant assistance abundant
abundance converse conversation
conversant conversancy conversance
constant constancy defy defiant
defiance brilliant brilliance brilliancy
reluctant reluctance accept
acceptable acceptant acceptance
account accountant accountancy
accountable relevant relevance
relevancy elegant elegance elegancy
fragrant fragrance vacate vacation
vacant vacancy infant infancy
apply application applicant tolerate
toleration tolerant tolerance arrogant
arrogance buoy buoyant buoyance
buoyancy instant instance
5
To investigate words ending in ent,
ence/ency. From verb to adjective and
noun, make three list to group each o
these words.
Write a complex sentences using each
of the different word endings.
innocent innocence decent
decency frequent frequency
confidence confident obey obedience
obedient independent independency
influence permanent evidence
evident violent violence silent silence
different difference efficient
efficiency absent absence patient
patience agent agency exist
existent existence competent
competence competency consist
consistent consistence consistency
proficient proficiency silent silence
translucent translucency translucence
transparent transparency
6
To investigate words ending in ive. ic and
ist. Before adding a vowel suffix drop
the final e or y. Write 5 sentences that
include a different connective with each
word from the list.
forgive massive excessive expensive
native relative attractive horrific
terrific comic electric scientific
artist specialist extremist novelist
7
To investigate adding suffixes which
begin with a vowel to words ending in
fer. Write 5 sentences that include a
different connective with each word
from the list.
refer referred referring referral
prefer preferred preferring
preference transfer transferred
transferring reference referee
transference confer conferring
Week
Term
Week
Theme & Activity
Spellings
conferred conference defer deferred
deferring deference infer inferred
inferring inference
8
To investigate how words transform
when suffixes are added. Look back to
earlier spelling rules when adding
suffixes.
How many suffix can you add to each
root word?
tion sion cian ssion ism ness ity ist
ology ise ate ify s es d ed en er est
ish
9&10 To investigate words which are often
misspelt when prefixes or suffixes are
added.
Add or remove the prefix or suffix. How
has the spelling of the word changed?
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2
3
4
5
Resourses
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2
Year 6 Spelling Exersise 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/
change class press child long
educate reduce critic care age
medicine kind compose decide help
small legal happy mobile definite
utter forbid destroy exaggerate
excavate interfere interrupt
introduce investigate operate
organise prefer protect realise
restore revise terminate
disappear disappoint beginning
business necessary necessarily
enrol especially jealous mischief
mischievous equip tremendous
marvellous relevant regret recent
recommend remove request resign
resemble tomorrow