Spelling
Hypotheses
Please discuss, explore and investigate each spelling hypothesis.
Spring Term
06.03.23 - The prefix ‘re-’ means ‘again’, ‘anti-’ means ‘against’ and ‘auto-’ means ‘self’.
20.02.23 - The prefix ‘sub-’ means ‘above’, ‘super-’ means ‘between’ or ‘among’ and ‘inter-’ means ‘under’.
23.01.23 - Understanding Plurals - Words that end in a hissing/buzzing or shushing sound add –es.
11.01.23 - All words that end in ‘f’ or ‘fe’ when pluralised drop these letters and add –ves.
Autumn Term
05.12.22 -The letter ‘c’ is the most commonly pronounced as a soft ‘c’, as in ‘city’.
21.11.22 - When you add –y to a word ending in ‘e’, you always drop the ‘e’ before adding –y
07.11.22 - If a noun is plural then the apostrophe always goes after the ‘s’.
10.10.22 - Only when the person or animal as well as the belonged item is plural, does the apostrophe go after the 's'.
26.09.22 - It is easier to play charades with words ending in ‘gue’ than ‘que’.
Focus Words
06.03.23 - Our 15 focus words are:
1. gradually | 6. hydrogen | 11. interrelated
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2. grammar | 7. hygiene | 12. intersection |
3. guard | 8. impatient | 13. intrigue
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4. hardly | 9. imperfect | 14. invading |
5. height | 10. increase | 15. island |
20.02.23 - Our 15 focus words are:
1. deflation | 6. disrespect | 11. emotionally
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2. devious | 7. dual | 12. envious |
3. devour | 8. dubious | 13. eternally
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4. disastrous | 9. dual | 14. fearful |
5. disciple | 10. eighteen | 15. formidably |
21.01.23 - Our 15 focus words are:
1. adaptation | 6. alliteration | 11. chemist
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2. admission | 7. blusterous | 12. chiffon |
3. addition | 8. calculation | 13. choir
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4. admiration | 9. callous | 14. compassion |
5. affection | 10. captivation | 15. court |
11.01.23 - Our 15 focus words are:
1. sail | 6. submarine | 11. abbreviation
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2. sale | 7. submerge | 12. abduction |
3. satiation | 8. superman | 13. abolition
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4. solution | 9. travelling | 14. abscess |
5. spontaneous | 10. version | 15. action |
05.12.22 - Our 15 focus words are:
1. interruption | 6. mansion | 11. outrageous
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2. intrusion | 7. mathematician | 12. passion |
3. leak | 8. musician | 13. politician
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4. lecture | 9. neigh | 14. pyramid |
5. leek | 10. obscene | 15. return |
21.11.22 - Our 15 focus words are:
1. extension | 6. gesture | 11. impatient
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2. feature | 7. hideous | 12. inclusion |
3. forward | 8. hyena | 13. infusion
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4. fracture | 9. hyphen | 14. interact |
5. future | 10. illusion | 15. intercity |
07.11.22 - Our 15 focus words are:
1. defiantly | 6. distilled | 11. enough
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2. dialogue | 7. division | 12. equalled |
3. dietician | 8. eight | 13. erosion
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4. difficult | 9. eighth | 14. expansion |
5. disagreeably | 10. electrician | 15. experience |