Spelling Journal - Summer - International School of Madrid

1
Objective: To use the apostrophe to spell further contracted forms.
A
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8
9
10
I’m
I’ll
I’ve
I’d
he’s
he’d
she’s
she’d
you’d
you’ll
B
can’t
don’t
they’re
they’ve
they’d
we’ve
we’re
you’ve
you’re
you’ll
Include each of the words in a sentence:
C
shan’t
won’t
they’re
they’ve
hadn’t
haven’t
aren’t
weren’t
couldn’t
o’clock
2
Objective: The spelling of words containing each of the long vowel phonemes.
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9
10
space
place
stage
while
write
wrote
those
chose
rule
flute
B
educate
replace
update
arrive
decide
stroke
throne
alone
confuse
costume
Include each of the words in a sentence:
C
decorate
activate
surname
survive
exercise
episode
explode
telephone
include
attitude
3
Objective: To investigate, spell and read words with silent letters.
A
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3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
know
knob
knot
knit
knee
knees
kneel
write
wrist
wrap
B
known
unknown
knight
knife
knock
knees
wrote
write
wrong
wreck
Include each of the words in a sentence:
C
knickers
unknown
knights
knuckle
wrapper
wrestle
wrinkle
writing
sword
answer
4
Objective: To investigate, spell and read words with silent letters.
A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
know
knows
known
unknown
wrap
when
where
what
why
who
B
dumb
numb
crumb
plumb
thumb
when
where
whale
wheat
rhino
Include each of the words in a sentence:
C
debt
doubt
calming
salmon
chalk
rhyme
rhyming
chemist
hours
honest
5
Objective:: To recognise and spell the prefixes mis-, non-, ex-, co-, anti-.
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9
10
stop
non-stop
drip
non-drip
stick
non-stick
exit
exist
expel
export
B
nonsense
non-stop
non-stick
non-drip
non-fiction
exile
exchange
explode
extend
exact
Include each of the words in a sentence:
C
non-starter
non-smoker
non-violent
non-existent
non-fiction
excursion
exchange
exterior
exclaim
external
6
Objective:: To recognise and spell the prefixes mis-, non-, ex-, co-, anti-.
A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
take
mistake
hear
mishear
read
misread
place
misplace
deal
misdeal
B
mistake
mistaken
mishear
misheard
misread
misplace
misplaced
miscount
misdeal
misfire
Include each of the words in a sentence:
C
miscalculate
misfortune
misfortunate
misinform
misinformed
co-star
co-worker
co-education
co-operate
coincidence
7
Objective: To explore homonyms which have the same spelling but multiple meanings.
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2
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9
10
cross
calf
chest
die
drum
draw
jam
left
lead
odd
B
brace
bright
earth
faint
leaves
match
organ
ruler
record
spring
Include each of the words in a sentence:
C
battery
branch
current
cricket
engaged
general
hamper
issue
temple
waffle
8
Objective: To collect synonyms which will be useful in writing dialogue.
A
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2
3
4
5
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8
9
10
said
cried
joked
barked
raged
added
agreed
fumed
began
lied
B
stated
replied
begged
bellowed
insisted
screamed
preached
argued
denied
growled
Include each of the words in a sentence:
C
laughed
rejoiced
giggled
agonized
claimed
demanded
mumbled
responded
admitted
declared
9
Objective: How sentences can be joined in more complex ways through using a widening range of conjunctions.
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2
3
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5
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9
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and
but
since
when
also
too
yet
still
until
then
B
because
while
since
when
however
rather
though
after
until
finally
Include each of the words in a sentence:
C
besides
likewise
similarly
nevertheless
however
consequently
though
although
therefore
finally
10
Objective: To investigate how words and phrases can signal time sequences.
A
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2
3
4
5
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7
8
9
10
then
next
after
first
firstly
later
last
lastly
soon
once
B
before
earlier
afterwards
finally
firstly
secondly
thirdly
lastly
sometimes
whenever
Include each of the words in a sentence:
C
eventually
earlier
afterwards
immediately
meanwhile
suddenly
ultimately
previously
sometimes
whenever
11
Objective: To spell words ending in –tion.
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2
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9
10
action
reaction
fraction
station
section
option
mention
function
nation
relation
B
question
education
information
position
situation
attention
direction
collection
solution
protection
Include each of the words in a sentence:
C
production
population
information
association
organisation
competition
opposition
communication
conversation
investigation
12
Objective: To read and spell correctly high frequency words from KS1
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10
than
that
them
there
these
who
what
why
when
where
B
because
would
should
could
laugh
another
brother
school
people
little
Include each of the words in a sentence:
C
because
wouldn’t
shouldn’t
couldn’t
laughed
jumping
taking
coming
walking
following