Level 6 Spelling Sounds and Rules CfE Experience and Outcome I can spell most of the words I need to communicate, using spelling rules, specialist vocabulary, self-correction techniques and a range of resources.LIT 2-21a Spelling Sound Words from SWST List LEVEL 6 Notes for teaching Actions for sound Useful Websites Evaluation/Next Steps ch - chaos, character, chemist, choir, Christmas, chrome, chemistry, chemical, chord, chorus, chloroform, chemotherapy, chromosomes, chrysalis, chronic, ache, anchor, architect, echo, mechanic, orchestra, scheme, school, stomach, technology Hard C sound. Teacher emphasise that the hard ‘c’ sound can be at the onset of a word/middle and end of a word. (for middle/lower pr, stages) ex- exam, examine, example, exchange, exclaim, exercise, exhale, exhume, exile, exit, expel, expire, explain, exploit, explore, export, extend, exterior, external Teacher stresses that ‘ex’ is a prefix/beginning of word. Key grammar activities could relate to the prefix ‘ex’. Range of interactive wshts . -dge badge, badger, edge, hedge, ledge, sledge, bridge, ridge, lodger, splodge, budget, fudge, judge, nudge, trudge, sludge, smudge Teacher highlight that ‘dge’ normally found at end of word with ‘j’ sound, vowel precedes the ending. ph / gh alphabet, autograph, autobiography, biography, cellophane , elephant, geography, graph, nephew, paragraph, orphan, phantom, phase, pheasant, phrase, phony, photocopy, photograph, physical, sphere, telephone, cough, enough, rough, tough, trough, laugh Teacher emphasise that ‘ph’ and ‘gh’ ending have ‘f’ sound. ‘ph’ can be in the middle of the word giving an ‘f’ sound. ‘gh’ at the end of the word has an ‘f’ sound and is preceded by a vowel. (Interactive worksheet) (gh word games) gh bought, brought, caught, daughter, fought, Teacher highlights the silent gh
Level 6 Spelling Sounds and Rules CfE Experience and Outcome I can spell most of the words I need to communicate, using spelling rules, specialist vocabulary, self-correction techniques and a range of resources.LIT Spelling Sound Words from SWST List LEVEL 6 Notes for teaching Actions for sound Useful Websites Evaluation/Next -sion collision, conclusion, confusion, corrosion, decision, division, erosion, exclusion, explosion, extension, inclusion, intrusion, invasion, occasion, persuasion, repulsion, revision, supervision, television, transfusion Revise the rime sound ‘shon’ as in previous week using the rime ‘tion’ and now introduce the rime ‘sion’ which also has this sound, the ‘ion’ preceded by ‘s’ this time and not ‘t’ as in ‘tion’. As in ‘tion’ ending words, using the spelling strategy ‘say it silly’’ can often help children to memorise the spelling of these more complex words e.g. tele vis i on Grammar: Useful Teaching Tool = powerpoint below Grammar: Worksheets & -ssion admission, aggression, depression, discussion, expression, impression, mission, oppression, passion, percussion, permission, possession, procession, profession, progression, session, succession, suppression Highlight when teaching that these words, like the previous words with a ‘shon’ ending using ‘sion’ and ‘tion’, these words also have the same rime sound. However, note that the vowel sound preceding the rime is ‘short’. Grammar: Useful Teaching Tool = powerpointbelow Grammar: Worksheets & ie achieve, belief, believe, brief, chief, field, fiend, fiery, friend, grief, lie, mischief, niece, pie, piece, pier, relief, review, shield, shriek, siege, sieve, thief Remind children of the rule ‘i’ before ‘e’ except after ‘c’ to help with the spelling of these words which have an ‘ee’ sound with a ‘ie’ blend. (sorting ‘i’ before ‘e’ words) (Above includes many ‘i’ before ‘e’ games
partnership brotherhood, childhood, fatherhood, knighthood, motherhood, neighbourhood genocide, insecticide, suicide biology, geology, physiology, zoology ‘the state or condition of being an…….apprentice/fellow/friend/member’ i.e. being part of a larger group of the noun. Grammar: Related activities could focus on the identification of other words sharing the suffix ‘hood/ship’. NOTE: Powerpoint teaching tool for these suffixes below at: games/activities’ (Above= web worksheet resources bank) Level 6 Spelling Sounds and Rules CfE Experience and Outcome I can spell most of the words I need to communicate, using spelling rules, specialist vocabulary, self-correction techniques and a range of resources.LIT 2-21a Spelling Sound Words from SWST List LEVEL 6 Notes for teaching Actions for sound Useful Websites Evaluation/Next -ful/less / beautiful, delightful, doubtful, fanciful, pitiful, plentiful, resentful, respectful, sorrowful, successful, thoughtful, truthful, wonderful, colourless, thoughtless emptiness, happiness, heaviness, hungriness, laziness, loneliness, nastiness, silliness, tidiness Note: suffixes ‘ ‘ ful’, emphasise the use of one ‘l’ and not the common error of using ‘two’ – ‘ll’. ‘less’/’ness’ – emphasise that there are two - ‘ss’ and not ‘one’ ‘iness’ – when applied to the root word of each, rule applied = drop ‘y’ + iness lazy = laziness (Above= web worksheet resources bank) P*s calculators, celebrations, characters, competitions, Grammar Rules: Plurals when only adding ‘s’ when word ends in a
exercising, exploding, investigating, pausing, prescribing, practising, receiving, sieving, telephoning -d/ed applauded, calculated, celebrated, coloured, conceited, digested, endeavoured, exclaimed, exhibited, exhumed, flavoured, knocked, laboured, numbed, pictured, predicted, punctured, received, reflected, researched, searched, signed, telephoned, whistled, wrapped Highlight key rules in changing verbs from present tense to past tense+ When verb ends in ‘e’ + d e.g. calculated When verb ends in a consonant + ed e.g. applauded When verb ends with a ‘short’ vowel and a consonant = dbl letter + ed e.g. wrap becomes wrapped ( Game above includes some ‘irregular’ past tense words: fly = flew)