Name ______________________
Class ____
Read each word care
fully - can you sound
it out or
break it down into sy
llables?
 Check you kn
ow what the word m
eans
 Think of a clev
er way to remember
words? (because
can be remembered
using = Big Elephant
s Can Always
Understand Small El
ephants)
 Find words in
side words (separat
e has A RAT in it)
 Spot the tric
ky letter patterns an
d concentrate on
those
 Say the word
s aloud as they are
spelt (Wed-nes-day
 Think of othe
)
r words that you kn
ow with the same
spellings
 Try chanting
the letters or saying
them in different
voices
 See if you ca
n spot any of your wo
rds in text around
you - in stories, mag
azines, even backs of
cereal boxes!
 Practise your
words wherever and
wh
enever you can in the car, walking to
school, while helping
with the
washing up (!)
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Practise writing them
without a capital lett
er - many of
these words are usua
lly in your writing wi
thout one
Try writing the word
s in sentences
Every so often, revi
sit your earlier lists
and check that
you still know them
Please learn the set which
has been highlighted.
Set 156
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Set 157
embarrassment
renowned
medieval
annual
intelligence
ignorance
engineer
defiant
opinion
haughty
Set 158
vacuum
changeable
its and it’s
difference
proceed
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It is vital that you know what these
words mean, so that you can use them
in your writing. Challenge yourself to
use one of these this week.
Ellie’s Top Tips!
“its” and “it’s” are another tricky
pair of words. Look at how they
are used.
The lion shook its mane.
It’s my birthday .
Set 159
conscientious
license
referred
disappoint
misspell
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(its = belonging to it)
(it’s = short for “it is”)
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Well done! You have learnt
four sets of spellings! Can
you still remember them?
Your teacher will ask you
to colour in the graffiti if
you can.
Max’s top tips
If you’re not sure whether to use piece or
peace, think of this sentence
“Would you like a piece of pie?”
This will help you to remember that the word with “pie”
at the beginning is talking about a slice or a little bit of
something.
Break longer words up to
help you to remember
harder parts…
Set 160
piece
peace
exhilarating
memento
truly
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ex-hil-a-rat-ing
Set 161
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Set 162
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particularly
Europe
miniscule
European
resemble
unite
operate
industry
machinery
manufacture
Yikes! There are a surprising
number of people who find
particularly a particularly
tricky spelling to learn.
Remember to start with the
word, particular. Then
simply add ly!
That’s all there is to it!
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Words like magician are much easier to spell if
you start of by saying the root word. Magician
comes from the root word magic.
This will help you to remember the c in magician.
Set 163
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Set 164
illustrate
majesty
syllable
magician
lecture
utter
tremendous
volume
exceed
moisture
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Use these pages to write down
your own ways of remembering how
to spell any words in this booklet.
Do you have a silly sentence which
helps you to remember how to spell
the tricky words? Draw careful
pictures to help you remember the silly sentences.
We can all be Wheeldon Wizard s!
Being able to spell is directly linked to being able to read
and write, so here’s the secret to becoming a Wheeldon
Wiz of a speller’: lots and lots of practice!
This book lists all the key vocabulary that you need to
learn. You will be given a set of spellings and you need
to learn ALL the words in that set thoroughly. Look for the
highlighted box to see which list you are learning.
When you know every word in that set, and you get them
all right in school, then you can colour in a star and move on to
the next set. One mistake, and you have to repeat the set again!
Don’t forget to look inside for some top tips to help you become a
Wheeldon Wiz.
Please look after this Spelling book very carefully and bring it into school
every day.
At the end of the book, you will have a giant check-up. Your teacher will
write any words here that you may need to practise again.
Have another go!
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Have another go!
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