Spellings Book 3
Dear Parents,
Thank you for supporting your child with their spelling skills.
 Each unit has a different spelling rule. Children must be able to apply this rule to any word.
 They will be tested on 10 words from each unit every Friday, during their ‘Read Write Inc
Spelling’ lessons.
 Spellings are in flashcard form so that they can be printed and used in spelling learning
games.
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Spellings
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Prefixes are very clever little groups of letters that we can add to the front of a word to change its meaning.
We know that the prefix u-n-, un, means ‘not’ or the opposite of something. Well here’s a surprise for you: the
prefixes d-i-s-, dis, and i-n-, in, share almost the same meaning as un-.
root word
like
agree
obey
connect
appear
approve
prefix dis+ root word
dislike
disagree
disobey
disconnect
disappear
disapprove
root word
action
visible
human
capable
complete
prefix in+ root word
inaction
invisible
inhuman
incapable
incomplete
disagree disappear
disapprove
dishonest
dislike
incapable
incomplete
incorrect
independent
invisible
unhappy
unkind
unlock
unsafe
Unit 2: Adding im- to root words beginning with m or p
Antonyms are words that mean the opposite of another word.
im- can be added to the root words to make their opposites. Let’s do My turn/Your
turn again:
mature
immature
mortal
immortal
mobile
immobile
possible
impossible
patient
impatient
polite
impolite
Don’t forget that we can also add the suffix -ly to the end of some words that start
with im-.
perfect
imperfect
imperfectly
patient
impatient
impatiently
polite
impolite
impolitely
disconnect
dishonest
immature
immoral
impatient
imperfect
impolite
impossible
incapable
incomplete
incorrect
independent
infrequent
invisible
unhappy
unkind
unlock
unsafe
Unit 3: Adding the suffix -ous
When we add the suffix -ous we might need to change the root word.
Say our suffix rhyme together, after three: one, two, three...
Is there a letter I need to swap?
Is there a letter to double or drop?
Let’s take a look...
danger
poison
mountain
hazard
We can just add -ous to these words.
dangerous
poisonous
mountainous
hazardous
So nothing at all to swap, double or drop.
Hold on though! We also have a root word that ends in a vowel: fame.
Is there a letter I need to swap?
Is there a letter to double or drop?
If the word ends with an e, we have to drop the e before adding -ous.
fame + ous
famous
Now let’s do some word building:
root word
danger
mountain
poison
hazard
fame
root word + suffix
-ous OR drop the e
before adding -ous
dangerous
mountainous
poisonous
hazardous
famous
dangerous
enormous
fabulous
generous
hazardous
jealous
mountainous
nervous
perilous
poisonous
pompous ridiculous
tremendous
venomous
Unit 4: Adding the suffix -ly
So, adding the suffix -ly to an adjective changes it into an adverb.
root word
serious
final
rude
nice
comical
root word +
suffix -ly
seriously
finally
rudely
nicely
comically
It’s different if the root word ends in le. Then we swap the le for ly.
humble + ly = humbly
Here are some more words where we need to swap the le for ly:
root word
horrible
gentle
simple
feeble
swap the
le for -ly
horribly
gently
simply
feebly
badly
carefully
comically
completely
cuddly
feebly
finally
gently
giggly
horribly
humbly
merrily
nicely
politely
rudely
simply
smugly
suddenly
wrinkly
Unit 5: Words ending in -ture
The ending that sounds like chuh can be spelt -ture.
adventure
picture
capture
temperature
furniture
future
creature
Beware! Some words have endings that sound like chuh but are root words ending
in tch or ch and the suffix -er:
adventure
capture
creature
departure
feature
fixture
fracture
furniture
future
mixture
nature
picture
puncture
sculpture
temperature
texture
Unit 6: Adding -ation to verbs to form nouns
We can add -ation to some verbs to change them into nouns.
If the verb ends in a consonant we just add the suffix:
inform + ation
information
But if the verb ends in e we must drop the e before adding -ation:
adore + ation = adoration
root word
root word + suffix
-ation OR drop the e
before adding -ation
inform
information
limit
limitation
sense
sensation
admire
admiration
prepare
preparation
Weird Word Warning! There are some words that contain -ation as part of the root
word and not as a suffix.
For example:
station
nation
admiration
adoration
alteration
cancellation
explanation
exploration
information
observation
plantation
preparation
realisation
reservation
sensation
temptation
separation
Unit 7: Words with the c sound spelt ch
Here are our words with the c sound spelt as ch again:
character
chaos
chemist
chorus
school
echo
mechanic
stomach
Can you spot one of our c sound words spelt as ch hiding inside this word:
alchemist?
ache
anchor
chaos
character
chemical
chemist
chorus
echo
mechanic orchestra
scheme
school
stomach
Unit 8: Words with the sh sound spelt ch
Now let’s look at words with the sound sh spelt ch. Let’s do My turn/Your turn. I'll
say the words, then you say them. After three: one, two, three…
chef
chalet
chandelier
chute
machine
brochure
moustache
parachute
definition
something to slide down
a booklet containing information
a small wooden cabin
a large hanging light with branches
words with sh
sound spelt ch
chute
brochure
chalet
chandelier
brochure
chalet
chandelier
charade
chef
chute
machine
parachute
moustache
Unit 9: Adding the suffix -ion
education
collection
invention
attraction
celebration
action
exaggeration
The suffix is -i-o-n, un, but when we add -ion to verbs ending in t or te, the new
ending sounds like shun and is spelt -tion. Let’s find out more.
Lots of verbs end in t or te.
If the verb ends in the letter t we just add -ion:
collect + ion = collection
Here's an example sentence I made up using this word.
Who wants to see my football card collection?
But if the verb ends in te we must drop the e before adding -ion:
concentrate + ion = concentration
Let's see some word building:
root word
correct
attract
construct
locate
concentrate
exaggerate
root word + suffix -ion OR
drop the e before adding -ion
correction
attraction
construction
location
concentration
exaggeration
action
attraction
celebration
collection
concentration
construction
correction
education
exaggeration
hesitation
injection
invention
location
subtraction
Unit 10: Adding the suffix -ian
Well, we can add -ian to our words that end in c to change them into nouns that
mean a person who does or is something. Like this:
magic
magician.
So if the root word ends in the letter c we just add -i-a-n:
magic + ian = magician
For example:
The magician showed us the most amazing tricks!
root word
magic
electric
music
optic
root word +
suffix -ian
magician
electrician
musician
optician
attraction
construction
education electrician
injection
location
magician
mathematician
musician
optician
politician
Unit 11: Adding the prefix rere' means ‘again’ or ‘for a second time’.
We can just add the prefix re-? There were no letters to swap, double or drop.
Phew! That’s easy.
root word
heat
connect
cycle
decorate
new
place
prefix re+ root word
reheat
reconnect
recyle
redecorate
renew
replace
It’s fun building words, isn’t it? Just think – now we could add a prefix and a suffix to a root word!
Let's do My turn/Your turn. I'll say the words first, then you say them:
connect
reconnect
reconnecting
appear
reappear
reappeared
place
replace
replaces
arrange
rearrange
rearrangement
reappear rearrange
rebuilding reconnect
recycle
redecorate
redo
refresh
reheat
renew
replace
replay
rewrite
Unit 12: Adding the prefix antiLike most other prefixes, we can just add the prefix anti- to root words – no need to
swap, double or drop any letters.
root word
freeze
clockwise
social
septic
prefix anti+ root word
antifreeze
anticlockwise
antisocial
antiseptic
Weird Word Warning!
The word ‘antibiotic’ is a combination of anti + biotic from the Greek word ‘bios’
meaning ‘life’.
It sounds as though antibiotics are against life, and yet we use them to
keep us well when we are ill.
However, they are anti- or against the life of harmful bacteria. They kill
harmful bacteria to keep us healthy.
antibiotic anticlimax
anticlockwise
antifreeze
antiseptic antisocial
Unit 13: Adding the prefix superSuper- can be added to the front of some words to show that someone or
something is out of the ordinary, greater or more powerful than others.
Let's build some words with the prefix super-.
root word
man
woman
human
hero
size
star
prefix super+ root word
superman
superwoman
superhuman
superhero
supersize
superstar
superglue superhero
superhuman
superman
supermarket
supersize
supersonic
superwoman
supertanker
Unit 14: Adding the prefix subSub- can be added to the front of other words to show that something is 'below' or
'underneath'.
root word
prefix sub+ root word
zero
subzero
way
subway
marine
submarine
titles
subtitles
merge
submerge
heading
subheading
subdivide
subheading
submarine
submerge
subsoil
subtitle
subway
subzero