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Objective: To spell words with common letter strings but different pronunciations.
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beard
heard
wear
weary
learned
years
wearing
earning
search
appear
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cough
enough
ought
brought
plough
though
thought
through
thorough
journey
Include each of the words in a sentence:
C
service
advice
practice
apprentice
prejudice
rejoice
pause
because
trauma
sausage
2
Objective: Revision of the prefix – mis and – re.
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mistake
mistakes
mistaken
mislay
mislaid
misuse
misused
misuser
return
remove
B
mislead
misleading
mischief
misbehave
mistook
mistreat
research
review
represent
replace
Include each of the words in a sentence:
C
misfortune
misunderstanding
misunderstand
misunderstood
misguided
miscalculation
mistakenly
rearrange
recommend
reconstruction
3
Objective: Words ending in – ion or – ian.
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action
section
station
relation
education
position
election
direction
question
mention
B
information
condition
production
operation
collection
association
competition
population
organisation
communication
Include each of the words in a sentence:
C
musician
electrician
magician
politician
mathematician
technician
optician
physician
clinician
statistician
4
Objective: To investigate compound words and recognise that they can aid spelling even where pronunciation
obscures it.
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anyone
football
bedroom
classroom
inside
outside
weekend
handbag
popcorn
airport
B
everyone
playground
tablecloth
cupboard
goodnight
daydream
downstairs
earring
feedback
goalkeeper
Include each of the words in a sentence:
C
handkerchief
earthquake
fingerprint
grandparents
hairdresser
hideaway
lighthearted
neighbourhood
masterpiece
thunderstorm
5
Objective: To recognise and spell the suffixes: -ible, -able.
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sensible
terrible
visible
horrible
invisible
possible
credible
incredible
edible
inedible
B
sensible
terrible
flexible
inflexible
legible
illegible
impossible
incredible
audible
inaudible
Include each of the words in a sentence:
C
reversible
irreversible
responsible
irresponsible
compatible
incompatible
impossible
indestructible
invincible
feasible
6
Objective: To recognise and spell the suffixes: -ible, -able.
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sensible
terrible
visible
horrible
invisible
possible
credible
incredible
edible
inedible
B
enjoyable
miserable
probable
adorable
suitable
reliable
breakable
agreeable
enviable
valuable
Include each of the words in a sentence:
C
dependable
laughable
fashionable
comfortable
identifiable
disposable
respectable
desirable
debatable
forgivable
7
Objective: To practise extending, and compounding words through adding parts, e.g. ly.
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madly
badly
softly
slowly
safely
mostly
nearly
ghostly
mainly
surely
B
thickly
quickly
quietly
strangely
normally
exactly
daily
luckily
easily
angrily
Include each of the words in a sentence:
C
happily
speedily
generally
curiously
secretively
jokingly
especially
definitely
absolutely
certainly
8
Objective: To practise extending, and compounding words through adding parts, e.g. ic, ive, ist.
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comic
manic
acidic
artist
novelist
stockist
active
motive
captive
native
B
terrific
horrific
allergic
stylist
activist
extremist
expensive
massive
relative
narrative
Include each of the words in a sentence:
C
energetic
scientific
photographic
specialist
machinist
instrumentalist
expensive
explosive
exclusive
attractive
9
Objective: To practise extending, and compounding words through adding parts, e.g. ful.
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hopeful
careful
painful
hurtful
thankful
powerful
useful
helpful
handful
cheerful
B
grateful
stressful
dreadful
mouthful
fruitful
wonderful
peaceful
pitiful
merciful
beautiful
Include each of the words in a sentence:
C
wasteful
unsuccessful
delightful
thoughtful
meaningful
wonderful
deceitful
disgraceful
merciful
beautiful
10
Objective: To understand how diminutives are formed.
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darling
sapling
gosling
weakling
miniskirt
minibus
piglet
eyelet
microchip
microdot
B
darling
dumpling
duckling
minimum
statuette
majorette
usherette
microscope
microform
microfilm
Include each of the words in a sentence:
C
miniature
miniscule
maisonette
launderette
kitchenette
majorette
usherette
microscopic
microphone
microsurgery
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Objective: To spell words with the /k/ sound spelt ch.
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echo
chaos
chorus
chord
chrome
chemist
choir
anchor
school
scholar
B
ache
stomach
monarch
scheme
character
chemist
mechanic
anchor
charisma
chaotic
Include each of the words in a sentence:
C
orchid
stomach
architect
orchestra
characteristic
chemistry
technical
technology
schedule
Christmas
12
Objective: To spell words from the Year 3 and 4 word lists.
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actual
accident
business
calendar
consider
experiment
guide
heard
history
interest
material
medicine
naughty
notice
opposite
ordinary
particular
perhaps
possible
sentence
Include each of the words in a sentence:
C
surprise
therefore
throughout
various
weight
reign
straight
quarter
disappear
increase