Spelling challenges (Spellofax)

Session 3.1

Spelling Challenge 1

Ready Steady Spell! 1. Write the plurals of the words listed below. 2. Write the rule and the strategy in your own words, in the boxes at the bottom of the sheet. Singular glass box watch rope sock inch tune key bush dish Rule What rule did you learn about plurals? Write it here: Plural

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Session 3.2

Spelling Challenge 2

Ready Steady Spell! 1. Write the plurals of the words listed below: Singular turkey jelly fairy tray pony story Rule What is the rule about plurals ending in y? Plural

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Session 3.3

Spelling Challenge 3

Ready Steady Spell! 1. Write the plurals of the words listed below: Singular dwarf shelf loaf half leaf thief 2. Segment these words into syllables (the rst one is done for you): Feb/ru/ar/y diary Wednesday remember 3. Write some 3 or 4-syllable words here: Plural

Rule Write the rule about plurals that you learnt here:

Strategy Write the strategy that you learnt here:

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Session 3.4

Spelling Challenge 4

Ready Steady Spell! 1. Add ly to the following words, making sure that you spell them correctly. Next, put two of the words into sentences, to show that you understand their meaning. nasty happy proper joking active secretive whole explosive a) b)

Rule What rule did you learn about the suffix ly? How does it change the meaning of the word?

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Session 3.5

Spelling Challenge 5

Ready Steady Spell! 1. Spell Puzzle: How quickly can you guess the words that end with ight or ice? Write them in the spaces when you have guessed them. not heavy cargo on ships catch burglars Sir Galahad was one Posh, Sporty and girls a bird has the power of this cats like to catch them Lastly, draw around the letter strings in each of these words.

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Session 3.6

Spelling Challenge 6

Ready Steady Spell! 1. Write as many words as you can that sound the same and use the same letter string (ough), in each of the following columns: tough bought cough through plough dough

*Highlight the letter string in a different colour* Strategy Write the strategy that you have learnt:

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Session 3.7

Spelling Challenge 7

Ready Steady Spell! 1. Practise the words below, using the Look / Say / Cover / Write / Check method: Look and Say ghost train frightening helter-skelter dangerous candy-oss delicious 3. Now write a story on the back of this sheet using all of the words above! Check your spelling. Strategy Write the strategy for remembering these spellings: Cover and Write Check and Write Correctly

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Session 3.8

Spelling Challenge 8

Ready Steady Spell! 1. Think of two tricky words that you nd difficult to spell. Now, imagine a picture clue for each of them, and draw them below:

Word 1:

Word 2:

Strategy Write the strategy you have learnt for remembering tricky words:

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Session 3.9

Spelling Challenge 9

Ready Steady Spell! 1. It sometimes helps us to remember a word if we decorate it, like this:

ower

Can you decorate these words? supermarket discotheque school-friends library attic Strategy Now write the strategy you prefer to use for remembering how a word looks:

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Session 3.10

Spelling Challenge 10

Ready Steady Spell! 1. Roots Use your dictionary to nd the meaning and roots of these words: Word disobedient publication examination operation childish enjoyment Strategy Write the strategy that you learnt here: Meaning Root

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Session 3.11

Spelling Challenge 11

Ready Steady Spell! 1. Create some new words of your own from these root words: bi audi aqua aero super micro

Here are some examples: aquacycle superphone microdrome

Strategy Write the strategy that you have learnt here:

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Session 3.12

Spelling Challenge 12

Ready Steady Spell! 1. Investigate some other roots. Use your dictionary to nd other roots and their meanings: Root e.g. octo (Latin) Meaning eight Word octopus

Strategy Lastly, write the strategy that you have learnt:

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Session 3.13

Spelling Challenge 13

Ready Steady Spell! 1. Look carefully at this list of words, and then write as many words with the same root next to them: word e.g. grateful mobile memory act other words gratitude, congratulate, gratify

Strategy Write the strategy that you have learnt here (roots):

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Session 3.14

Spelling Challenge 14

Ready Steady Spell! 1. Find a word of your own and design a word web:

Strategy Write the strategy that you have learnt here:

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Session 3.15

Spelling Challenge 15

Ready Steady Spell! To doubleor not to double! 1. Look at this list of words. Now add ing, er or ed, wherever it makes sense. Dont forget the rule about doubling the last letter! ing allot buzz comprehend confer jam design transmit excel Rule Write the rule you have learnt here (doubling): ed er

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Session 3.16

Spelling Challenge 16

Ready Steady Spell! 1. Find words to add to each of these words with unstressed consonants: w anywhere in sword - - - - - - - - - a word

g at beginning gnome - - - - - - - - - of word

I anywhere in half - - - - - - - - - - - the word

Rule Write the rule that you have learnt here:

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Session 3.17

Spelling Challenge 17

Ready Steady Spell! Write the homophone for each of these words inside an empty space and then join them up:

root

beech

serial

waist

Rule Now write the rule that you have learnt here:

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Session 3.18

Spelling Challenge 18

Ready Steady Spell! Choose the right word from the box to t in the sentences below: 1. We have P.E. twice a ______________. 2. He was too ______________ to get out of bed. 3. Its rude to ______________ at people. 4. Dont trip up the top __________ when you go to bed! 5. Pin this list on the ____________ in the classroom. 6. Im __________ with this game! 7. She was ___________ out of the room. 8. A dog picked up the _________ of the fox. 9. Is this the ___________ to the beach? 10. They __________ their bikes in the park. weak stare board rode sent

week

stair

scent

bored

road

Rule Write the rule that you have learnt here:

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Session 3.19

Spelling Challenge 19

Ready Steady Spell! Create a poster which is full of words with apostrophes, along with the full form of the words, e.g.

well we will shant shall not

dont do not

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Session 3.20

Spelling Challenge 20a

Ready Steady Spell!

its and its

1. Read the passage below and put the apostrophes in wherever necessary: A dog will always protect its home and its food. If its unsure of a visitor, its hair sometimes stands up on its neck and it growls. Its best not to touch any dog you dont know, in case its old or bad-tempered. Its also a bad idea to get between a dog and its bone or its toys. If you take a dog out for a walk, always take its lead with you just in case its tempted to run away and chase a cat. 2. Now write your own passage or very short story which includes its and its, but where the meaning is clear to the reader.

Rule Write the rule that you have learnt, here:

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Session 3.20

Spelling Challenge 20b

Ready Steady Spell! Write your tricky words in alphabetical order below: a ___________ b ___________ c ___________ d ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________

e ___________ f ___________ g ___________ h ___________ ___________ i ___________ j ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________

___________ k ___________ l ___________ ___________

m___________ n ___________ o ___________ p ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________

q ___________ r ___________ s ___________ t ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________

u ___________ v ___________ w ___________ x,y,z _________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________

Strategy Now, write the strategies that you have chosen here:

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