Summer 1 Spellings

On this page you will find the spelling rules we will be learning each week and the words for life we will learn across the term. Each week there are spellings you can practice at home. These spellings are split into words that follow the rule we are learning and words for life. 

Week 1 - suffixes -ness and -ment 

When the root word is more than one syllable and ends in the letter y, we drop the y and add an i before adding the suffix -ness or -ment. 

e.g. happy --> happiness 

merry --> merriment 

Week 2 - adding the endings -ing and -ed 

When adding -ed and the root word ends in a y, drop the y and an i before adding -ed. 

When adding -ing, there is no change made to the root word. 

E.g. copy --> copied 

copy --> copying 

Week 3 - adding the endings -er and -est 

When the root word ends in a consonant and then a y, you drop the y and add an i before adding -er or -est. 

E.g. happy --> happier 

happy --> happiest 

Week 4 - spell correctly and distinguish between homophones

Homophones are words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings. 

Week 5 - The /ɔ:/ sound spelt a before l and ll, e.g. call, walk. The /ɔ:/ sound spelt ar after w, e.g. war, warm.

There is no specific rule for when to use an and when to use ar. The more children are exposed to words, the easier it becomes to recognise the correct spellings. 

General rules; if the sound comes before an l or ll then use an a. If the sound comes after a w use ar. 

Week 6 - The /ʌ/ sound spelt o, e.g. mother, Monday. 

There is no rule to learn to know when to use o, u, oul, oo but the more children are exposed to words with the sound in, the easier it is for them to know which grapheme to use with increasing accuracy and fluency.