1. Spelling

2. Spelling Test! accommodate cemetery embarrassed harassed necessary
unparalleled
ecstasy
lady’s
gauging
symmetry

3. Expectations for spelling in Year 3 and 4

4. Statutory spelling work for Year 3 and 4
Adding suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words of more than one syllable.
The /ɪ/ sound spelt y elsewhere than at the end of words.
The /u/ sound spelt ou.
Prefixes.
The suffix –ation.
The suffix –ly.
Words ending in sounds like –sion.
Words ending in sounds like –sure.
Words ending in sounds like –ture.
The suffix –ous.
Words ending with the /g/ sound spelt – gue.
Words with the /s/ sound spelt sc.
Words with the /ay/ sound spelt ei, eigh, or ey.
Possessive apostrophe with plural words.
Homophones and near-homophones.

5. Look
could
Say
Cover
Write
Check

6. Memory Strategy 1
Syllables
Break into smaller bits to remember

7. Using the word within a sentence.
Walking into the the hat blew off with a sudden gust of wind. She was so by the state of her new hair cut that she chased quickly after. Once she had retrieved it she quickly planted back on her head looking
Walking into the cemetery the lady’s hat blew off with a sudden gust of wind. She was so embarrassed by the state of her new hair cut that she chased quickly after. Once she had retrieved it she quickly planted back on her head looking harassed.

8. cemetery Memory Strategy 2 Find and focus
on the tricky part of the word
Patterns in words
cemetery

9. Memory Strategy 3
Words within words
unparalleled
sovereign

10. Memory Strategy 4
Exaggerate the pronunciation
Pedlar

11. Clear the Board
The first player throws the dice, reads the number and looks at the word opposite the number
Using Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check the player tries to spell the word which the other player covers – if correct the word is crossed out – if not, it stays on the board
Player 2 takes their turn
If the word has already been crossed out, the player misses a turn.
The first player to cross out all their words is the winner.

12. Other games you can play with your child at home
Wordsearch – create online
Connect in a line correct
Snap cards – visually looking at the words
Pairs - 2 sets of each word