Year 3 Spelling Patterns - Word Sorting Grammar Game

This pack contains a variety of Lower Key Stage 2 spellings split into different spelling patterns. Children can be given sets of word cards and asked to discuss the common spelling patterns, before sorting the cards into groups. It’s a hands-on way to revise and improve pupils’ understanding of key spellings.

The spelling patterns covered in this Year 3 spelling pack are:

• Use the prefixes dis-, mis-. re- and un-
• Add suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words of more than one syllable
• Use the suffix -ly
• Spell words with endings sounding like ‘zh’ and ‘ch’
• Spell words with endings which sound like ‘zhun’ e.g. division, decision
• Spell homophones
• Spell words that are often misspelt
• Spell words containing the ‘i’ sound spelt ‘y’ elsewhere than at the end of words e.g. myth, gym
• Spell words containing the ‘u’ sound spelt ‘ou’
• Spell words with the ‘k’ sound spelt ‘ch’
• Spell words with the ‘sh’ sound spelt ‘ch’
• Spell words with the ‘ay’ sound spelt ‘ei’, ‘eigh’ or ‘ey’