Summer 2 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 - word endings 

Spell words ending in -tion, e.g. station, fiction by clapping syllables to hear the 'tricky' part.

Learn that some words have the  /ʒ/ sound spelt s, e.g. television, usual.

Week 2 - words spelled differently to how they sound

Learn words with the /ɒ/ sound spelt a after w and qu, e.g. wander, quantity

Learn words with the /ɜ:/ sound spelt or after w, e.g. word, worm

Week 3 - spell and distinguish between homophones and near homophones

Homophones are words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings e.g. no | know 

Near homophones are words that sound similar e.g. quiet | quite 

Week 4 - ending the ending 'y'

If the root word is one syllable and ends vowel/consonant, you double the last consonant and add the y e.g. chat --> chatty 

If the root word ends in a consonant and then an e, you drop the e and add y e.g. shine --> shiny

Week 5 - apostrophes for possession and contractions 

Apostrophes can be used to show that something belong to someone else e.g. Adam's bag 

Apostrophes can also be used to show two words have been contracted to form one word. The apostrophe shows where letters have been omitted e.g. would not --> wouldn't 

Week 6 - suffixes 

Adding the suffixes -ness, -ment, -ly, -ful, -less