Week 1 – To be tested Friday 8th January 2016
Suffix ‘cious’, ‘tious’
The suffix or word ending ‘ious’ sounds like ‘shus’. It can change a noun (naming word) or verb (doing word) into
an adjective (describing word).
 A suffix is a letter or letters added to the end of a word to make another word.
 Adding ‘ious’ to a noun or verb makes an adjective: ‘infect’ (verb), ‘infectious’ (adjective).
 Nouns are naming words (boy, dog, chair). Verbs are doing or action words (run, jump, shout).
 Adjectives are describing words (tall, thin, old).
(list 5:1)
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Practise 1
Practise 2
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If the root word ends ‘ce’ the ‘e’ is dropped and ‘ious’ is added to form the adjective.
spacious
(noun root - space)
gracious
(noun root - grace)
vicious
(noun root - vice)
malicious
(noun root - malice)
officious
(noun root - office)
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The ‘shus’ sound is most commonly spelt as ‘cious’ at the end of an adjective.
atrocious
precious
delicious
conscious
suspicious
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infectious
contentious
pretentious
ambitious
nutritious
The ‘shus’ sound can also be made using ‘tious’ at the end of a word. There are few of these.
Week 2- to be tested on Friday 15th January 2016
Exception words
Word List
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Practise 2
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Practice 1
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Spell
accident
actual
address
answer
appear
Word List
arrive
believe
bicycle
breath
breathe
Choose the words from above to match the definitions or (synonyms) below. Use a dictionary if it helps.
1. To have faith in:
_______________________________
(trust)
2. A solution to a problem:
_______________________________
(reply)
3. Get to the end of a journey: _______________________________
(reach)
4. Come into sight:
_______________________________
(seem)
5. Not on purpose:
_______________________________
(mishap)
Week 3 – to be tested on Friday 22nd January 2016
Suffix ‘cial’, ‘tial’
The suffix or word ending ‘cial’ or ‘tial’ sound like ‘shul’. It can change a noun (naming word) into an adjective
(describing word).
 Vowels are the letters ‘a’, ‘e’, ‘i’, ‘o’, ‘u’, all other letters are consonants.
 A suffix is a letter or letters added to the end of a word to make another word.
 Adding ‘cial’ to a noun makes an adjective: ‘face’ (noun), ‘facial’ (adjective).
 Nouns are naming words (boy, dog, chair). Adjectives are describing words (tall, thin, old).
(list 5:2)
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The ‘shul’ sound spelt ‘cial’ is commonly used after a vowel.
facial
special
official
social
crucial
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The ‘shul’ sound spelt ‘tial’ is commonly used after a consonant.
partial
essential
martial
potential
substantial
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initial
palatial
financial
commercial
provincial
Be careful. There are some exceptions to the rules.
Can spell word
(check and correct)
Week 4- to be tested on Friday 29th January 2016
Exception words
Word List
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Practice 1
Practice 2
Spell
build
busy
calendar
caught
centre
Word List
century
certain
circle
complete
consider
Choose the words from above to match the definitions or (synonyms) below. Use a dictionary if it helps.
1. Without doubt:
_______________________________
(sure)
2. The middle point:
_______________________________
(core)
3. Past tense of catch:
_______________________________
(trapped)
4. Think about carefully:
_______________________________
(ponder)
5. Put together:
_______________________________
(construct)
Week 5 – to be tested on Friday 5th February 2016
Suffix or word ending ‘ant’
The word endings ‘ant’ and ‘ent’ can sound the same and are often confused.
 Vowels (a, e, i, o, u)can make a short sound (‘a’ as in ‘tap’) or a long sound (‘a’ as in ‘tape’).
 A suffix is a letter or letters added to the end of a word to make another word.
 Nouns are naming words (boy, dog, chair). Verbs are doing or action words (run, jump, shout).
 Adjectives are describing words (tall, thin, old).
 The letter ‘c’ can be hard (cat) or soft (cell). The letter ‘g’ can be hard (get) or soft (gent).
(list 5:3)
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If the suffix follows a hard ‘c’ or ‘g’ it is ‘ant’.
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(check and correct)
vacant
elegant
significant
arrogant
lubricant
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Words derived from verbs ending ‘y’ use the suffix ‘ant’ (apply - applicant).
applicant
(root verb - apply)
defiant
(root verb - defy)
compliant
(root verb - comply)
occupant
(root verb - occupy)
reliant
(root verb - rely)
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observant
(observation)
expectant
(expectation)
hesitant
(hesitation)
tolerant
(toleration)
dominant
(domination)
If there is a related word with a ‘long a’ in the same place use ‘ant’ (‘ation’ endings are a clue).
Week 6- to be tested on Friday 12th February 2016
Exception words
Word List
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Practise 2
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Practice 1
Practice 2
Spell
continue
decide
describe
different
difficult
Word List
disappear
early
earth
eight
enough
Choose the words from above to match the definitions or (synonyms) below. Use a dictionary if it helps.
1. Stop being visible:
_______________________________
(vanish)
2. Not the same:
_______________________________
(unlike)
3. To carry on:
_______________________________
(remain)
4. Make your mind up:
5. Not easy:
_______________________________
_______________________________
(choose)
(hard)
Week 7 – to be tested on Friday 26th February 2016
Suffix or word ending ‘ent’
The word endings ‘ent’ and ‘ant’ can sound the same and are often confused.
These words all end with ‘ent’ and follow the rules given below.
 A suffix is a letter or letters added to the end of a word to make another word.
 Syllables are the beats in a word: do (1 beat), do-ing (2 beats), un-do-ing (3 beats).
 Every syllable must have a vowel or a ‘y’: un-do-ing.
 The letter ‘c’ can be hard (cat) or soft (cell). The letter ‘g’ can be hard (get) or soft (gent).
(list 5:4)
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If the suffix follows a soft ‘c’ or ‘g’ or a ‘qu’ it is ‘ent’.
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agent
recent
intelligent
innocent
frequent
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Words with the syllables ‘cid, fid, sid, vid’ before the ending the suffix is ‘ent’.
accident
incident
confident
resident
evident
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payment
agreement
shipment
employment
argument
If the word ends with the suffix ‘ment’ it is always spelt ‘ent’.
Week 8- to be tested on Friday 4th March 2016
Exception words
Word List
Practise 1
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Practise 2
(fold and write)
Can spell word
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Practice 1
Practice 2
Spell
exercise
experience
experiment
extreme
famous
Word List
favourite
February
forward
fruit
grammar
Choose the words from above to match the definitions or (synonyms) below. Use a dictionary if it helps.
1. Liked more than any others: _______________________________
(preferred)
2. Known to many people:
_______________________________
(well-known)
3. Activity to improve fitness or skill:
_______________________________
(practice)
4. Highest or furthest point:
_______________________________
(dangerous)
5. Investigation to test a theory: _______________________________
(test)
Week 9 – To be tested on Friday 11th March 2016
Suffix or word ending ‘ance’
The word endings ‘ance’ and ‘ence’ can sound the same and are often confused.
 Vowels (a, e, i, o, u)can make a short sound (‘a’ as in ‘tap’) or a long sound (‘a’ as in ‘tape’).
 A suffix is a letter or letters added to the end of a word to make another word.
 Nouns are naming words (boy, dog, chair). Verbs are doing or action words (run, jump, shout).
 Adjectives are describing words (tall, thin, old).
 The letter ‘c’ can be hard (cat) or soft (cell). The letter ‘g’ can be hard (get) or soft (gent).
(list 5:5)
Spelling tip:
Practise 1
Practise 2
Can spell word
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(check and correct)
If the suffix follows a hard ‘c’ or ‘g’ it is ‘ance’. There are not many of these words.
elegance
significance
insignificance
arrogance
extravagance
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Words derived from verbs ending ‘y’ use the suffix ‘ance’. (Note the ‘y’ changes to ‘i’)
alliance
(ally)
appliance
(apply)
defiance
(defy)
compliance
(comply)
reliance
(rely)
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observance
(observation)
expectance
(expectation)
hesitance
(hesitation)
tolerance
(toleration)
dominance
(domination)
If there is a related word with a ‘long a’ in the same place use ‘ance’ (‘ation’ endings are often a clue).
Week 10- to be tested on Friday 18th March 2016
Exception words
Word List
Practise 1
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Practise 2
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Can spell word
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Practice 1
Practice 2
Spell
group
guard
guide
heard
heart
Word List
height
history
imagine
increase
important
Choose the words from above to match the definitions or (synonyms) below. Use a dictionary if it helps.
1. Become larger or more:
_______________________________
(grow)
2. Distance from bottom to top: _______________________________
(tallness)
3. Things that belong together: _______________________________
(set)
4. To show someone the way
5. Watch over or shield:
_______________________________
_______________________________
(lead)
(protect)