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SPELLING AND GRAMMAR CONTRACT
1
Rhyming Words
Write words that rhyme
with your spelling words.
Words in words:
How many hidden words
can you find in your list?
Noun Hunt:
Write a list of words from
your list of words that are
nouns.
Dictionary:
Design word snakes using Use the dictionary to find
meanings for 5 of your
your spelling words.
words.
Plurals
Change your words into
plurals if you can.
school + s = schools
lip + s = lips
Word snakes:
Syllable Count:
Snap!
Write your words onto two Write your words and
break them into syllables.
sets of cards and play
Count the number of
Snap! with a friend.
syllables for each word.
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SPELLING AND GRAMMAR CONTRACT
2
Add prefixes and suffixes
to your word, where
possible. Write the new
word.
Happy, unhappy, happily
Select ten words from a
book. Find a synonym for
each word.
Talk: speak, chat
Run: jog, sprint
Build words around a
base word. Eg: trans –
transport, transistor
Adjective Hunt:
Write a list of words from
your list that are
adjectives.
Use a
thesaurus to find a
different word with the
same meaning for your
spelling words.
Endings:
Write a list of words that
are past tense.
Had, used, walked,
ran, skipped
Use a book to find verbs
(doing words). How
many could you find?
Find twenty words where
you can hear the ‘a’ sound
when the word is spoken
aloud. Group them
according to spelling.
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MY CHALLENGE WORD CONTRACT 1
Syllable Count:
Write your words and
count the syllables.
An A to Z Story:
Use as many of your
recent challenge words
as you can to write a
story where the words
begin at A and end at Z.
Word Graphs:
Make a graph showing
the number of letters in
each of your words.
Poems:
Use your words to create
an interesting poem.
Jumbled Words:
Use the letters from one
of your words to create
other words.
Add Prefixes:
And suffixes to your
words. Write the new
word.
Crossword:
Create a crossword using
interesting clues for your
words.
Snap!
Write two lists of your
words on individual cards
and play ‘Snap!’
Words in Words:
How many hidden words
can you find in your list?
Suffixes:
Write a list of words and
meanings of suffixes.
Sound Patterns:
Write out words that
have the same sound
patterns in them.
Opposites:
Use 10 of your challenge
words and find antonyms
(opposites) for them.
Word Pictures:
Use your words and draw
a picture.
Dictionary:
Find meanings for 10
words.
Spelling Poster:
Use your words to create
a colourful poster.
Compound Words:
Create of identify
compound words from
your list.
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MY CHALLENGE WORD CONTRACT 2
Word Building:
Eg: stop, stopped,
stopping
Prefixes:
Write a list of words and
meanings of prefixes.
Eg: ‘un’ means ‘not’
Alphabetical Order:
Try 10 words from your
list.
Write adjectives:
To go with each of the
nouns from your list.
Compound Word
Snap:
Use words from
challenge word lists or
theme words to make
compound words, then
play snap with a partner.
Change your words:
Into plurals if you can.
Scrabble:
Play scrabble using your
words.
Concentration:
Play ‘Concentration’ with
your list.
Endings Hunt:
Create lists of challenge
words with similar
endings.
Play Hangman:
With a partner use each
other’s challenge words
to increase your spelling
awareness.
Verb Hunt:
Identify any of your
words that are verbs.
Vowels:
Write your challenge
words, but make the
vowels a different colour.
Words in Code:
Create a code, then write
your words in the code.
Write:
10 story facts from your
take home reading book.
Rhyme:
Write words that rhyme
with your challenge
words.
Build words from one
stem:
Eg: rest, restful, restive
Build, builder, building
Spelling Contract L2G
Group 1
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Friday
 Check your
challenge word list.
 Choose 14 words
and write them in
your spelling book.
Group 2
 Check the list
words for this week
 Choose 14 (or 11)
words and write
them in your spelling
book.
 Choose 2 or 3
 Choose 2 or 3
activities from the
activities from the
contract list to do for contract list to do for
the week. Do ONE
the week. Do ONE
of them.
of them.
 Look, Say, Cover,  Look, Say, Cover,
Write, Check your
Write, Check your
words in your
words in your
spelling book
spelling book
 Spelling activity
 Spelling activity
from the list
from the list
 Partner test of  Partner test of
your words.
your words.
 (You say the
 (You say the
words for your
words for your
partner and your
partner and your
partner says the
partner says the
words for you.
words for you.
 Write them in the  Write them in the
BACK of your
BACK of your
spelling book.
spelling book.
 Date stamp at
 Date stamp at
the top.
the top.
Group 3
 Check the list
words for the week
 Choose 14 (or 11)
words and write
them in your spelling
book.
 Choose 2
activities from the
contract list to do for
the week. Do ONE
of them.
 Look, Say, Cover,
Write, Check your
words in your
spelling book
 Spelling activity
from the list
 Partner test of
your words.
 (You say the
words for your
partner and your
partner says the
words for you.
 Write them in the
BACK of your
spelling book.
 Date stamp at
the top.
Group 4
 Get a list of the
words for this week
written into your
spelling book.
 Magnetic letters
 Playdough words
 Type your words
on the computer
 Make a game of
SNAP! with your
words.
Group 1
Elizabeth
Alexa
Cate
Phoebe
Group 2
Katherine
Hamish
Stefanie
George
Henry
Jacob
Kirsten
Karen
Group 3
Nell
Sam D
Harry
Aoife
Naomi
Chris
Sam Mc
Tom
Jessica
Jarred
Spencer
Amelia
Group 4
Kai