We are trying to teach our children about the spelling rules and not simply learning the words for the test, as children tend not to be able to apply if learnt this way. Try
learning a pneumonic or making silly sentences etc. Most weeks the test will be 10 words. If you have more time and feel your child can be stretched more, why not choose
a couple more words and look at their meaning and spelling too?
Week One – NO TEST
We will be reviewing some of the spellings from the Autumn
term, therefore there will be no official ‘test’ until Monday
16th January.
Week Two - Test 16.1.17
Focus: Y3/4 List
We will be focusing on on strategies for remembering how
to spell specific words, the ‘look, say,cover, write, check’
approach is used to practise and reinforce spellings.
Word list:
possess possession possible potatoes pressure probably
promise purpose quarter question
Week Four - Test 30.1.17
Focus: -ous endings
The suffix -ous means ‘full of’. When it is added to words
ending in -e, the ‘e’ is removed and -ous is added, e.g.
fame + -ous = famous. With words ending in -y
pronounced /i/, the ‘y’ is changed to an ‘i’ and -ous is
added, e.g. mystery + -ous = mysterious. There are some
nouns that are less straightforward to turn into adjectives
by adding -ous and these are the focus for this unit.
These words have to be learned as they do not conform
to any particular spelling rule
Word List:
generosity generous miracle miraculous number
numerous curiosity curious jealousy jealous
Week Five – Test 6.2.17
Focus: Can you correct your own writing?
This week we will be looking at words that the children
have found in their reading books and spelt incorrectly in
their writing. They will make a list of 10 words from their
reading record and writing books and will look at these
each day
Word list:
This will be individual to each child.
Week Three - Test 23.1.17
Focus: - ous endings
The suffix -ous means ‘full of’. When it is added to words
ending in -e, the ‘e’ is removed and -ous is added, e.g.
fame + -ous = famous. With words ending in -y
pronounced /i/, the ‘y’ is changed to an ‘i’ and -ous is
added, e.g. mystery + -ous = mysterious.
Examples of words
fame famous poison poisonous danger dangerous
mountain mountainous adventure adventurous hazard
hazardous joy joyous nerve nervous ridicule ridiculous
space spacious fury furious mystery mysterious prosper
prosperous mischief mischievous disaster disastrous
Don’t worry, we will only be testing the bold words.