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 138
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Set 139
cities
attempts
properties
raising
challenging
amongst
beginning
emergency
audience
serious
Keep practising daily for
a few minutes.
To help you to spell
attempts, just keep
telling yourself that
you will need three
attempts to get it
right. This will help
you to remember that
there are three ‘t’s.
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Astro’s Top Tips!
Many of these words are made from
root words which end in y. If the
words ended with a consonant
and then y, just knock off the y
and add ies.
When you add ing to a word that
ends in e, knock the e off first!
When you add ing to a word which ends in one vowel
and then a consonant, then you will need to double the
last letter and then add ing. This rule works for ed as
well.
Set 140
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Set 141
echo
disguised
require
directly
qualified
surprise
design
occurred
satisfied
carriages
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Allie’s Top Tips!
This is a great way to remember how
to spell the word castle:
castles always seem to look enormous!
“Big elephants are ugly” is a great way to
remember the tricky part of the word beautiful.
Alternatively, you could try, big elephants are
under trees in forests until light.
Set 142
effectively
extremely
gently
silence
corridor
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Remember to knock off
an l when adding full to
the end of a word.
Set 143
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Set 144
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gradually
beautiful
mysterious
successful
doubt
journey
castle
countryside
voice
released
Talk about the tricky part, like
the b in doubt. By talking about
it, you are more likely to
remember to add it!
Try saying this with a bouncy rhythm…
S-U-C-C-E-S-S
That’s the way we spell success!
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Zip’s Top Tips!
Split words up to help you
remember which letters to
double and to say any letters
you don’t actually hear when
you say the word.
app – re - hen - sive
Practise other words with the same
letter pattern: judge - badge, hedge
Set 145
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Set 146
colourful
apprehensive
invention
capable
generation
judge
advantage
escaping
accuracy
approximately
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Earthlings, use this page to practise your
words or to jot down your own, clever
ways to remember tricky spellings.
We can all be Wheeldon Wizards!
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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