Year 4 Spelling Homework
Group 2
Date: 9.10.14
This week’s spelling focus is: looking at the spelling rules for the suffix –ive.
We will be revisiting it in a variety of contexts during Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday’s
literacy lessons, ready for a spelling test and dictation on Thursday.
We will also be looking at two commonly misspelt words we frequently use in our
writing. These might not necessarily follow a specific spelling rule/pattern, but we will be
finding the strategy that helps us remember how to spell it.
Please use the weekend to start:
 learning your group’s ten words
 discussing their meaning (in the space below under ‘what does each word mean’)
 using them in different contexts
My Spellings
Festive
Active
Massive
Relative
Positive
Explosive
Narrative
Decorative
Furtive
Expensive
What does each word mean? (You can use a dictionary to help you.)
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What have you learnt in class today that will help you to spell them?
Challenge your child to explain the appropriate rule/pattern/strategy to you.
Can you demonstrate your understanding in the context of a sentence?
Complete the following sentences by adding the correct word from your list of ten
spellings.
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“That experiment was ______________” said Sarah.
Around Christmas time we do lots of ____________ things.
“I can’t buy you that toy, it’s too _______________” said Mum.
My Grandfather is my oldest ___________.
I like writing ____________ stories.
It is important to stay ____________ and healthy.
That piece of cake is ______________!
___________ is a synonym for secretive.
A synonym for ____________ is embellished.
A __________ attitude helps you to learn.
Extension
Make up some sentences of your own using your spelling words.
Class Spelling Wall
Don’t forget to add any other words you come across in your reading that follow this
week’s rule/pattern to our class spelling wall ( as part of our VCOP board).