L4 I can write with generally correct spellings with occasional errors with silent letters and unstressed vowels. L5 I can write with correct spellings, including the correct use of silent letters. L6 I can write with correct spellings, including the correct use of silent letters and unstressed vowels. LO: common avoid and to errors able spelling use to correct be. LO: to be able to avoid common errors and use correct spelling. Pre-Starter What do all of the words below have in common? knife

Silent letters – structured input 1)Silent letters are letters which you can’t hear when you say the word aloud. This makes words with silent letters tricky to spell. 2)There’s no easy way around this – you have to learn the spellings of the common words that have silent letters in them. Some words have silent letters. It’s really important that you know which words do, and which letter to use! Shhhhhh!

These are the most common words that contain silent letters. Glue the sheet with the silent letter examples into your book. Silent letters – structured input Silent ‘c’ scenescience consciencescissors scentmuscledescend fascinate Silent ‘k’ kneelknifeknightknockknot know knowledgeknit Silent ‘b’ lambdebttombsubtle doubt bomb comb

Silent ‘w’ write wholewrong twotwoanswer who Silent ‘t’ listenChristmascastlefasten Silent ‘l’ shouldcouldwouldhalf calf walk talk Silent ‘h’ whether when while whistle hour chemist ghosthonestschool which

Silent letters – structured output Some of the words in this story have silent letters. Write out all of the words that have a silent ‘t,’ ‘c,’ or ‘h’ in them in a table with three columns in your exercise book. It was the first morning of the Christmas holidays and Mary was enjoying not being at school. She spent the morning playing with her dog and watching her mum cook. She liked to listen to her mum singing while she worked. After her mum had finished, they spent an hour wrapping presents. They used scissors to cut the paper and then fastened the gifts with tape. Then they made some cards, which took ages. Mary drew a nativity scene for her dad and a picture of a castle for her brother. She sprayed perfume on them to make them scented and then put them in their envelopes. Silent ‘t’Silent ‘c’Silent ‘h’ Christmas listen fastened castle school while which scissors listen scene scented

Write in the correct silent letters to complete the sentences below. You may do this activity as a table. 1)The ___night used his s___ord to kill the dragon. 2)I need to ta___k to someone about my de___t. 3)C___emistry is the hardest s___ience lesson. 4)Emma’s father wa___ked her down the aisle on her wedding day. 5)John wanted to make a si___n that wou___d show people where to go. 6)T___o of the explorers left the group to search for the lost tom___. 7)The ___hole football team started lifting weights to develop their mus___les. Silent letters – communicative task kw l b h c l g l w b w c

Unstressed vowels – structured input In some words, the vowel sound isn’t clear – these are called unstressed vowels. These words can be hard to spell because the vowels don’t make the sound you would expect. Here are the most commons ones to learn: privateseparatedefinitelydoctoreasilyparliament differencegovernmentdescribebiscuitfrightenvegetable companygeneralridiculousanimalfactorydesperate

Unstressed vowels – structured output Choose the correct letter out of ‘a’ or ‘e’ and write the words out in your exercise book. You may complete this activity in pairs. a)diff__rent b)diction__ry c)instrum__nt d)origin__l e)int__rest f)int__rrupt g)prim__ry h)marv__llous i)veget__ble j)fright__n k)natur__l l)parli__ament e a e a e e a e a e a a

Hard and soft ‘c’ sounds – structured input 1) A hard ‘c’ is one that sounds like a ‘k.’ 2)When you’re spelling a word with a hard ‘c’ sounds, you need to know whether to use c, k or ch. There’s no rule for this – you just have to learn the correct spellings. Words with hard and soft ‘c’ sounds can be tricky to spell. ch k c cap cuddle candle curly cave kite kidnap provoke kettle sketch kilogram monarch chemist Christmas character school architect stomach

Hard and soft ‘c’ sounds – structured input 1) Soft ‘c’ sounds make you want to write an ‘s’ when you need a ‘c’ instead. 2)Here are some common examples to learn: A soft ‘c’ is one that sounds like an ‘s’ medicinerecipeslicecitycentresaucesentence recentcellarcircuscenturymicesincereconvince ceilingcirclecemeteryprincessofficeexceedcycle Hint: It will only ever be a soft ‘c’ if the next letter is an ‘i’, ‘e’ or a ‘y’.

Hard and soft ‘c’ sounds – structured input 1) If you’re adding a suffix to a root word which ends in a soft ‘c’ and then an ‘e’ – you don’t drop the ‘e.’ 2)Drop the ‘e’ if the suffix starts with an ‘e’ or ‘i.’ A soft ‘c’ can change how you add suffixes. notice + -ablenoticeable service + -able serviceable notice + -ingnoticing Fierce + -est fiercest Write this rule down – you’ll need to know it later on…

Hard and soft ‘c’ sounds – structured output 1)Write down all of the words from the list below that begin with a soft ‘c’. You can complete this task with a partner: 2)Write out the correct spelling of each of the words below. You can complete this task with a partner: a)acseptable / acceptable b)license / lisense c)accidentally / acsidentally d)mussle / muscle e)pronunsciation / pronunciation f)receive / reseive g)experience / experiense h)expensive / expencive i)sensible / sencible cymbalcarcoatcyclingcircus careceilingcubcarrycall centurycotcutcementcider

‘i before e rule’– structured input Remember this saying: “ ‘i’ before ‘e’ except after ‘c’, but only when it rhymes with bee.” When it rhymes with bee, it’s ‘i’ before ‘e’… ( the whole word doesn’t need to rhyme with ‘bee’ – just the ‘ie’ sound). …except after ‘c.’ If the ‘ie’ sound rhymes with ‘bee’ and comes after a ‘c’, it will be ‘ei.’ piecechieffieldthiefhygienediesel believe perceiveconceitdeceitreceiptreceiveceiling

‘i before e rule’– structured input If it doesn’t rhyme with ‘bee,’ it’s ‘e’ before ‘i’. These are the most common examples, that you should learn: eightweightneighbourforeign veintheirveilsleigh heirreinforfeitweird

‘I’ before ‘e’ rule – structured output 1)Use the ‘i before e’ rule to complete these words: 2)Add the suffix in brackets to each of these words. Write the new words out: a)Vacancy (es) b)Fancy (ed) c)Policy (es) d)Juicy (est) Extension – what can you learn about the ‘i before e’ rule from your new words? dec.....verec…..verd…..selhyg……ne ach……vec……lingth……frel……f p……cerec……ptn……ghbourw……ght ei ie ei ie ei ie ei Vacancies Fancied Policies Juiciest That the ‘i before e’ rule doesn’t work for suffixes!

Quiz Questions 1 to 3 are about hard and soft ‘c’ sounds. 1) True or false – a hard ‘c’ is one that sounds like a ‘k’? 2) Which of the following words is spelled incorrectly: prinsess sentence recent sincere 3)Write down the unstressed vowel sounds in each of these words: carrot, totally, horizon, lantern,

Quiz Questions 4 to 6 are about the ‘i before e’ rule: 4) Complete the missing silent letters in the words below: If he was _onest with himself, he was sure that he had seen a g_ost. 5)Which of these words is spelled correctly? reciept, ceiling, recieve, deciet 6) Fill in the ‘ie’ or ‘ei’ in the following words: n____ghbour, bel___ve, forf___t

Quiz Questions 7 to 10 check what you can remember from the last 7 weeks of grammar lessons! 7) Add the correct unstressed vowel to the words below: sep_rate, defin_tely, desp_rate 8) Add the correct silent letter to the words below: Ans_er, w_istle, fas_inate 9) Fill in the gaps below with the correct article (‘a’ or ‘an’): In the garden, I saw __ ant and __ slug. 10) Add your or you’re to the following sentence: Where is _______ house from here?

Answers 1) True 2) prinsess (should be princess) 3) carrot, totally, horizon, lantern 4) honest, ghost 5) ceiling 6) neighbour, believe, forfeit 7) separate, definitely, desperate 8) answer, whistle, fascinate 9) An ant and a slug 10) your