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SPaG Year 2 Spelling: Adding the endings ing, ed, er, est and y to words ending in consonant / -e
Resources to teach the spelling rules for: Adding –ed, –ing, –er and –est to a root word ending in –e with a consonant before it
POWERPOINTS
Adding suffixes to words ending in e: Explains what a root word and a suffix is, and shows the addition of -ed and -ing, explaining the spelling rule. It ends with an activity to add ing or ed and er, est or y to different root words.
Quick write - Adding ed to verbs ending in e
Quick write - Adding ing to verbs ending in e
Quick write - Adding er to words ending in e
Quick write - Adding est to words ending in e
Quick write - Adding y to words ending in e
Quick write activities show firstly the the root word, then how it changes/stays the same when the suffixes are added.
ACTIVITIES
Words ending in a consonant then e matrix: to fill in
TEACHER RESOURCES
Y2 Spelling Appendix: Adding suffixes to words ending in e: An adaptable outline plan
Word List - With relevant words ending in e with a consonant before it
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SPaG Year 3 Grammar: Word families based on common words
3 POWERPOINTS:
Words and families: Explains what word families are and how to make them. It follows with 10 common exception words and related words .
Roots, affixes and word families: Explains how word families can be built by using affixes. Gives examples of the word family related to the word 'act' and also the word 'light'.
Word families: Building words using a matrix of prefixes, root words and suffixes.
PDF WORKSHEETS & ACTIVITIES:
Cards (x6 – act/give/light/pass/press/sign) containing words belonging to each word family
Word derivation sheet – blank
Word family – give
Word family – pass
Word family –press
Word family –sign
Word list – Latin root words and families (extension work)
Plus a Y3 VG&P plan
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SPaG Year 5 & 6 Spelling: Words ending in –ant, –ance/–ancy & –ent, –ence/–ency
A pack of 4 powerpoint lessons and 10 printable activities to teach the guidelines for spelling these types of words.
ENT ENCE ENCY ENDINGS
POWERPOINTS
1 Explains that ent is used after soft c g and qu, giving examples of each of these type of words. It ends with an activity that shows a word, then it can be hidden so the children can write it, then shown so the children can check the spelling.
2 Explains how you can think of related words to gauge whether to use an e for these types of endings, for example confidential:confident. It ends with the same spelling activity. Includes words other than those preceded by soft c g or qu
PDF WORKSHEETS
Look Write Cover Check ent words (soft c g and qu): For spelling practice
Look Write Cover Check ent words: For spelling practice
Look Write Cover Check ence ency words: For spelling practice
Word search
Worksheet: Adding the endings ent ence and ency to different words then writing them in a sentence
ANT ANCE ANCY ENDINGS
POWERPOINTS
3 Explains how you can think of related words to gauge whether to use an a for these types of endings, for example consultation: consultant. It ends with a spelling activity.
4 Looks at words that need to be memorised to learn which spelling to use: Ends with a spelling activity.
PDF WORKSHEETS
Look Write Cover Check ant words (related ation words): For spelling practice
Look Write Cover Check ance and ancy endings: For spelling practice
Look Write Cover Check ant words: For spelling practice
Word search
Worksheet: Adding the endings ant ance and ancy to different words then writing them in a sentence
Plus a word list for both spellings
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SPaG Year 5 & 6 Spelling: Words with the /i:/ sound spelt ei after c
A powerpoint lesson plus the following pdf files to teach the children how the i before e except after c rule applies to words where the sound spelt by ei is /i:/,plus the exceptions to the rule.
Pdf files:
Look Write Cover Check x 2: For spelling practice
ei and ie words worksheet: A passage to read and write down ei and ie words
ei words writing practice: List of ei words to identify and spell
Strategies for remembering how to spell ei words worksheet: Looks at the different spelling strategies children can use
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SPaG Year 5 & 6 Spelling: Words with silent letters
A pack of resources to teach about words containing silent letters.
POWERPOINTS
Words with silent letter k
Words with silent letter g
Words with silent letter w
Words with silent letter b
Words with silent letter c
Words with silent letter d
Words with silent letter n
Words with silent letter t
Words with other silent letters
Words with silent letter and unusual letter patterns
PDF (PRINTABLE) RESOURCES
Look Write Cover Check x 10: For spelling practice (Each one matches the words contained in each PowerPoint)
Silent letters k g and w worksheet: Words to sort into which silent letter they contain
Words with silent letter b worksheet: Jumbled words to rearrange then write a sentence.
Words with silent letter c worksheet: Jumbled words to rearrange then write a sentence.
Words with silent letters d and n worksheet: Jumbled words to rearrange then write a sentence.
Words with silent letter t worksheet: Jumbled words to rearrange then write a sentence.
Words with silent letters missing: To fill in then write a sentence.
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Letters and Sounds Phase 3 Captions and sentences
A set of all Phase 3 captions and sentences - powerpoint activities, worksheets and games.
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Phonics flashcards
A set of phonics display/flashcards to use in KS1.
There are 2 A5 cards on a page. Each card contains pictures and a list of words including the relevant common exception words for Year 1.
The first set contains the letters of the alphabet.
The second set contains the consonant digraphs and vowel digraphs and trigraphs in the Y1 Spelling appendix.
The third set contains extra graphemes identified in the Letters and Sounds phonics programme.
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SPaG Year 1 Spelling: Adding s and es to words (plural of nouns and third person singular of verbs)
A set of resources to teach the guideline/rule in the Spelling Appendix: If the ending sounds like /s/ or /z/, it is spelt as –s. If the ending sounds like /ɪz/ and forms an extra syllable or ‘beat’ in the word, it is spelt as –es.
4 POWERPOINTS:
Introduction to regular plural noun suffixes: Explains what singular and plural is, and when to add s or es to nouns.
Regular suffix s and es sentences: Gives the spelling rule, if the ending sounds like /s/ or /z/, it is spelt as s. If the ending sounds like /ɪz/ and forms an extra syllable or ‘beat’ in the word, it is spelt as es. It gives examples of different types of words with these endings and ends with sentences for children to think of the missing plural word.
s or es quiz: Interactive quiz where the children have to choose between adding s or es.
ACTIVITIES:
Adding s or es worksheet: A list of words to make plural.
Show me cards - s or es
WORD:
Outline adaptable plan
List of words with plurals and verbs ending -es
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SPaG Year 2 Spelling: Adding –ing, –ed, –er, –est and –y to words of one syllable
Resources to teach the spelling rules for: Adding ing, ed, er, est and y to words of one syllable ending in a single consonant letter after a single vowel letter
POWERPOINTS
Adding suffixes to one syllable cvc words: Explains what a root word and a suffix is, and shows the addition of -ed and -ing, explaining the spelling rule, and the rule for words ending in c and x. It ends with a quick write activity to add ing or ed and er, est or y to different root words.
Quick write - Adding ed and doubling
Quick write - Adding ing and doubling
Recap of the three suffix rules (includes adding suffixes to words ending in y following a consonant, and words ending in e following a consonant, plus the doubling rule)
Quick write activities show firstly the the root word, then how it changes/stays the same when the suffixes are added.
ACTIVITIES
Words ending in a consonant then e matrix: to fill in
TEACHER RESOURCES
Y2 Spelling Appendix: Adding suffixes and doubling: An adaptable outline plan
Word List - With relevant words
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SPaG Year 5 & 6 Spelling: Use of the hyphen
A powerpoint lesson and a jigsaw activity to teach the spelling guidelines:
Hyphens can be used to join a prefix to a root word, especially if the prefix ends in a vowel letter and the root word also begins with one.
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SPaG Year 6 Text Grammar: Linking ideas using cohesive devices
A powepoint and display file to help children remember a range of cohesive devices in their writing.
POWERPOINT:
Cohesive devises: Looks at and explains cohesive devices such as synonyms; pronouns; verb tenses; repetition of a phrase; adverbials and ellipses
PRINTABLE FILE (PDF):
Cohesive devices display: For reference - it contains all the terminology above.
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The Magic Box activities and worksheets
This set contains activities to print, and a powerpoint containing visuals to look at whilst reading the poem.
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Y6 SPaG Punctuation resources: Colon, semi-colon, dash, bullet points and hypens
This set includes 2 resources:
One powerpoint explaining:
the use of the semi-colon, colon and dash to mark the boundary between independent clauses
use of the colon to introduce a list and use of semi-colons within lists
punctuation of bullet points to list information
Plus 5 A4 posters explaining the use of the colon, semi-colon, dashes, bullet points and hypens
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Feelings / emotions cards
Four different card sets containing different emotions. The sets include:
18 cards showing different emotions with photographs of girls’ faces
18 cards showing different emotions with photographs of boys’ faces
12 cards with different emoticons
9 cards with girl clipart faces
Plus 2 A4 sheets of black and white emoticons to use for activities with the children.
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SPaG Year 2 Spelling: Common Exception words
Spelling resources to teach the statutory requirements in Appendix 1 of the English curriculum:
COMMON EXCEPTION WORDS
POWERPOINT RESOURCES: The following PowerPoint lessons contain groups of words with similar spellings. Each grapheme-phoneme correspondence that is new to the children (depending upon phonics programme used) is introduced and explained. The children then are given opportunities to read and then write the words.
CEW 1 – door poor floor
CEW 2 – find kind mind etc
CEW 3 – most only both etc
CEW 4 – after fast last
CEW 5 – every, everybody, even
CEW 6 –great break steak
CEW 7 –move prove improve
CEW 8 – sure sugar
CEW 9 - who whole
CEW 10 - any many
CEW 11 - could would should
The following PowerPoint lessons contain individual common exception words. There are examples of different strategies the children can use for remembering how to spell the words, such as using mnemonics, saying the word as it is spelt, using the look write cover check method and highlighting the tricky part. Each strategy is demonstrated visually.
CEW Spelling strategies PEOPLE
CEW Spelling strategies BEAUTIFUL
CEW Spelling strategies AGAIN
CEW Spelling strategies BECAUSE
CEW Spelling strategies BUSY
CEW Spelling strategies CHRISTMAS
CEW Spelling strategies CLOTHES
CEW Spelling strategies EYE
CEW Spelling strategies HALF
CEW Spelling strategies HOUR
CEW Spelling strategies MR & MRS
CEW Spelling strategies PARENTS
CEW Spelling strategies PRETTY
CEW Spelling strategies WATER
WORKSHEETS:
Spelling activity sheets - A variety of pdf sheets that can be used for different spelling activities. They include:
Acrostic poems
Bubble words
Colourful words
Cut out words
Look write cover check spelling sheet
Rainbow spellings
Shape words
Silly Sentences
Spelling with both hands
Stories with spellings
Word search with spellings
Words in words
Writing a poem
Writing fun
TEACHER RESOURCES
Y2 Spelling Appendix planning - Common Exception Words: An adaptable outline plan
Word List - With relevant words
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SPaG Year 1 Spelling pack: Vowel digraphs and trigraphs set 2
This pack contains the next 11 digraphs/trigraphs in the spelling appendix.
POWERPOINTS:
All presentations are superhero-themed and contain a quiz with words containing the relevant grapheme. They can be used for both reading and spelling activities.
14. ir
15. ur
16. oo
17. oo (ʊ)
18. oa
19. oe
20. ou
21. ow (aʊ)
22. ow
23. ue
24. ew
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SPaG Year 1 : Plural noun suffixes powerpoint and worksheet
A powerpoint lesson, worksheet and plan on plural noun suffixes:
Plural noun suffixes: A powerpoint explaining the meaning of singular, plural and what a suffix is. It explains what effect the addition of s or es has on nouns.It ends with an interactive game.
Plural noun suffix worksheet
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SPaG Year 2 Spelling: A recap of the rules for adding suffixes
A powerpoint looking at the rules learnt so far for adding suffixes beginning with vowel letters.