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We are trying to teach our children about the spelling rules and not simply learning the words for the test, as children tend not to be able to apply if learnt this way. Try
learning a pneumonic or making silly sentences etc. Most weeks the test will be 10 words. If you have more time and feel your child can be stretched more, why not choose
a couple more words and look at their meaning and spelling too?
Week One
Focus: -sion and -tion endings
The suffix with the /shun/ sound can be spelled in two ways:
-sion and -tion.
Root words ending in ‘t’ or ‘te’ lose these final letters and
have the suffix -tion added. Root words ending in ‘de’, ‘d’ or
‘se’ lose these final letters and have the suffix -sion added.
Root words(verbs): collide divide decide explode persuade
confuse tense televise expand extend comprehend hesitate
complete invent hesitate inject diverse react intent
Week Two
Focus: ssion endings
The suffix -ssion is another /shun/ ending. To make the
/shun/ sound, the suffix -ssion is added to words ending in
‘ss’ and ‘mit’. If a word ends in ‘ss’, these letters are taken
off before adding -ssion. If a word ends in ‘mit’, the ‘t’ is
taken off before adding -ssion. Adding the suffix -ssion to a
verb turns it into a noun, e.g. admit + -ssion = admission.
Root words (verbs):
profess discuss possess progress obsess confess impress
express depress permit admit omit emit
Examples of words (nouns) we can make using the suffixes:
collision division decision explosion persuasion
confusion tension television expansion extension
comprehension hesitation completion invention injection
diversion reaction intention
Don’t worry, we will only be testing the bold words.
Examples of words (nouns) we can make using the
suffixes:
profession discussion possession progression obsession
confession impression expression depression permission
admission omission emission
Don’t worry, we will only be testing the bold words.
Week Four
Focus: cian endings
A word with a -cian ending is a word that tells us about a
person’s job. The root word, which often ends in -ic, can be
used to help work out what the job is. When the suffix -cian
is added,the ‘c’ in the root word is dropped.
Word List:
beautician dietician electrician magician mathematician
optician physician politician technician
Week Five
Focus: words from the Y3/4 statutory list – this is the list
that all children have to learn in Y3/4, which has been
given by the Government.
Word list:
often
opposite
ordinary
popular
position
perhaps
particular
occasion
peculiar
occasionally
Week Three
Focus: -ation suffix
Adding the suffix -ation to some verbs turns them into
nouns. When root words end in ‘e’ or
‘y’, drop the final letter before adding the suffix -ation.
Otherwise, just add the suffix -ation to
the root word.
Root words/Verbs:
accuse admire adore alter cancel consider expect
experiment explore form imagine inform inspire limit
observe occupy organise prepare recommend sense starve
Examples of words (nouns) we can make using the suffixes:
accusation admiration adoration alteration cancellation
consideration expectation experimentation exploration
formation imagination information inspiration limitation
observation occupation organisation preparation
recommendation sensation starvation
Don’t worry, we will only be testing the bold words.
Week Six
Focus: Can you correct your own writing?
This week we will be looking at words that the children have
found in their reading books and spelt incorrectly in their
writing. They will make a list of 10 words from their reading
record and writing books and will look at these each day
Word list:
This will be individual to each child.