Resources to teach the spellings of the words in the years 3 and 4 word list INTRODUCTORY POWERPOINT: Spelling strategies: Looks at different ways to learn spellings for children to use 16 SPELLING POWERPOINTS: The words are organised into 15 different categories according to how they are spelt. Each category contains between 6 and 9 words so that they can also be used for spelling tests. Each category contains a PowerPoint with a page for each word and a range of strategies to help remember the spelling of each. The strategies include: Looking at the history of the word Looking at words in the same word family Looking at spelling rules Looking at root words and affixes Using speak and spell Highlighting unusual spelling Mnemonics Looking at words within the word Looking at words with similar spelling patterns The categories are as follows: Spelling words using phonic knowledge Words with schwa digraph 1 Words with schwa digraph 2 Words with schwa spelt a Words with schwa spelt e and i Words with schwa spelt o and u Silent letters 1 Silent letters 2 Words with the grapheme ea Words with the grapheme gh Words with the letter string ough Words with the phonemes tch and sh Words with unusual correspondences 1 Words with unusual correspondences 2 Words with unusual correspondences 3 Words with unusual correspondences 4

POWERPOINTS:Each set gives definitions/explanations of each homophone, then ends with an activity for the children to work out which homophone is appropriate in different sentences. For more difficult or confusing homophones there are additional powerpoints with extra sentence practice. Introduction to homophones All Y3 and 4 homophones Set 1 homophones: accept/except,affect/effect,ball/bawl,berry/bury Homophones accept and except Homophones affect and effect Set 2 homophones Set 3 homophones Homophones heel heal and he'll Homophones here and hear Set 4 homophones Set 5 homophones Homophones who's and whose PDF (PRINTABLE) RESOURCES: Look Write Cover Check x 5: For spelling practice, containing the words in the above PowerPoints Homophone and definitions cards x 5 TEACHER RESOURCES: Adaptable outline plan

POWERPOINT:Explains what they are and how to use them then finishes with an activity to reword sentences and put the apostrophe in the correct place. PDF (PRINTABLE) RESOURCES: Possessive apostrophes plurals worksheet PLURAL POSSESSIVE APOSTROPHES POSTERS A set of posters for display TEACHER RESOURCES: Adaptable outline plan

POWERPOINT: Looks at all the common words containing these graphemes for the /ai/ phoneme. Ends with a spelling activity. PDF (PRINTABLE) RESOURCES: Look Write Cover Check: For spelling practice Wordsearch TEACHER RESOURCES: Word list Adaptable outline plan

POWERPOINTS: gue at the end of words que at the end of words PDF (PRINTABLE) RESOURCES: Look Write Cover Check x 2: For spelling practice Cards with words ending gue gue for the g sound worksheet Cards with words ending que que for the k sound worksheet que for the k sound picture worksheet que and gue wordsearch TEACHER RESOURCES: Word list Adaptable outline plan

POWERPOINT: Explains that these type of words come from the French language. It gives examples of the most common words with this grapheme then ends with a writing activity. PDF (PRINTABLE) RESOURCES: Look Write Cover Check: For spelling practice Ch for the sh sound worksheet Ch for the sh sound picture worksheet Wordsearch TEACHER RESOURCES: Word list Adaptable outline plan

Resources to teach the spelling guidelines for words with the /k/ sound spelt ch POWERPOINT: The /k/ sound spelt ch: Explains that these type of words come from the Greek language. It gives examples of the most common words with this grapheme, then ends with a writing activity. PDF (PRINTABLE) RESOURCES Look Write Cover Check: For spelling practice Ch for the k sound worksheet Ch for the k sound picture worksheet Wordsearch Although every effort has been made to check wordsearches for unintentional inappropriate words, it is recommended that teachers double check them before giving to children. TEACHER RESOURCES Word list Adaptable outline plan

Resources to teach the spelling guidelines for word endings which sound like /ʃən/, spelt tion, sion, ssion, cian POWERPOINT: Endings tion sion ssion and cian: Goes through each ending, giving examples, exceptions and an activity to add each ending to different words. PDF (PRINTABLE) RESOURCES Look Write Cover Check x 4: For spelling practice of words with each ending 4 x worksheets, for each ending Wordsearch, containing all word endings Cards, containing words with each ending. Although every effort has been made to check wordsearches for unintentional inappropriate words, it is recommended that teachers double check them before giving to children. TEACHER RESOURCES Word list Adaptable outline plan

Resources to teach the spelling guidelines for adding the suffix ous –our is changed to –or before –ous is added. A final ‘e’ of the root word must be kept if the /dʒ/ sound of ‘g’ is to be kept. If there is an /i:/ sound before the –ous ending, it is usually spelt as i, but a few words have e. POWERPOINTS Adding the suffix ous - Regular spellings: Explains that sometimes the root word is obvious and the usual rules apply for adding suffixes beginning with vowel letters. It gives examples of words where there is no obvious root word. Gives opportunities for children to add ous to different words. Adding the suffix ous - our to or and exceptions: Gives examples of words where our is changed to or before ous is added; A final ‘e’ of the root word must be kept if the /dʒ/ sound of ‘g’ is to be kept; and If there is an /i:/ sound before the –ous ending, it is usually spelt as i, but a few words have e. Gives opportunities for children to add ous to different words. PDF (PRINTABLE) RESOURCES Look Write Cover Check: For spelling practice Words containing the suffix ous worksheet x 3 Wordsearch - words with the suffix ous Although every effort has been made to check wordsearches for unintentional inappropriate words, it is recommended that teachers double check them before giving to children. TEACHER RESOURCES Word list Adaptable outline plan

Resources to teach the spelling guidelines for word endings which sound like /ʒən/ that are spelt as sion POWERPOINT: Words ending sion: Explains and looks at words with these endings, then ends with a spelling activity using the most common words ending in sion. PDF (PRINTABLE) RESOURCES Look Write Cover Check: For spelling practice 2 x word cards, one set with pictures, the other containing more difficult words. TEACHER RESOURCES Word list Adaptable outline plan

Resources to teach the spelling guidelines for spelling words with endings sounding like /ʒə/ or /tʃə/ POWERPOINTS Words ending sure: Explains the word ending 'zh-er' and gives examples of common words ending in sure. It ends with a spelling activity. Words ending sure: Explains the word ending 'ch-er', giving examples of words ending in ture. It also explains that some words might sound like they end ture, but to check whethere they are words with the -er suffix such as teacher or richer. It ends with a spelling activity. PDF (PRINTABLE) RESOURCES Look Write Cover Check: For spelling practice sure word cards ture word cards sure wordsearch ture wordsearch Although every effort has been made to check wordsearches for unintentional inappropriate words, it is recommended that teachers double check them before giving to children. TEACHER RESOURCES Word list Adaptable outline plan

Resources to teach the spelling guidelines for adding the suffix ly POWERPOINTS The Suffix -ly: Recaps what an adjective and adverb are, and explains how the suffix -ly can be added to an adjective to form an adverb. It explains the rules for adding the suffix, and also the exceptions.(If the root wrod ends in y with a consonant letter before it, the y is change to i, but only if the root word has more than one syllable. / If the root word ends with le, the le is changed to ly. / If the root word ends with ic, then ally is added except in the word publicly. PDF (PRINTABLE) RESOURCES Look Write Cover Check: For spelling practice Word cards containing the suffix ly Adverbs ending ly worksheet TEACHER RESOURCES Word list Adaptable outline plan

Resources to teach the spelling guidelines for adding the suffix ation to verbs to form nouns. POWERPOINTS The suffix ation: Recaps the definition of a noun and a verb and the rules for adding suffixes beginning with a vowel letter. It then demonstrates the addition of ation to certain words and ends with an activity for the children to complete. ation sentences: A series of sentences for children to create and insert the correct noun by adding ation to verbs. PDF (PRINTABLE) RESOURCES Look Write Cover Check: For spelling practice The suffix ation worksheet TEACHER RESOURCES Word list Adaptable outline plan

Resources to teach how most prefixes can be added to words without any change to the spelling of the root word, except for the prefix in. POWERPOINTS: Each powerpoint introduces the prefix and gives a definition of its meaning and how it can change the meaning of words. Examples of words with and without each prefix are shown. The last powerpoint looks at the meaning of all the different prefixes. DIS MIS IN IL IM & IR SUB RE INTER SUPER ANTI AUTO Prefix recap PDF (PRINTABLE) RESOURCES: DIS Cards - words to add dis Change the paragraph to the opposite meaning Dis word definitions Jigsaw cards – dis Un and dis matching word and definition cards Dis- wordsearch Un- wordsearch MIS - wordsearch IN IL IM IR jigsaw cards MIS DIS RE and UN Word wheel INTER worksheet AUTO prefix worksheet Although every effort has been made to check wordsearches for unintentional inappropriate words, it is recommended that teachers double check them before giving to children. TEACHER RESOURCES Word list Adaptable outline plan

Resources to teach the spelling guidelines for the /ʌ/ sound spelt ou POWERPOINTS U spelt ou: Talks about how the /u/ sound can be spelt ou, and gives examples of words containing the grapheme. It ends with a spelling activity. PDF (PRINTABLE) RESOURCES Look Write Cover Check: For spelling practice u spelt ou word cards TEACHER RESOURCES Word list Adaptable outline plan

A lesson explaining the rules of how to add vowel suffixes to words of more than one syllable, plus activities and a word list.

5 powerpoint lessons for a recap of the rules learnt in Y2 for adding suffixes to different types of words.

An explanation of noun, noun phrase, statement, question, exclamation, command, compound word, adjective, verb, suffix, adverb, tense, apostrophe and comma.

2 powerpoint lessons explaining the use of capital letters, full stops, question marks and exclamation marks to demarcate sentences and the use of commas to separate items in a list.

Four powerpoints looking at past and present verb tenses. POWERPOINTS Introduction to tenses: Explains what tense means, and past and present tense, giving examples including the progressive form of verbs.It ends with some examples and opportunities for children to change the tenses of sentences. Changing present into past tense: Sentences to change Thinking of verbs and past and present tense: Look at pictures and describe the actions in the present and the past tenses. Irregular past tense verbs: Explanation and lists of irregular past tense verbs.