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Hi, there and welcome to today's spelling lesson.

I'm Mr. Moss.

I love spelling and I'm really looking forward to teaching you.

What you'll need for today's lesson, you need to bring your looking eyes, your listening ears, and your thinking brains, as well as that something to write with and write on will be excellent as well, as well as having something or someone to talk to, right then? Let's get right into today's spending lesson.

In today's lesson, we're going to be looking at the suffixes, cial and tial which make a shul sound.

The outcome will be, I can spell words using the suffix, cial and tial, they make a shul sound at the end of words.

Here are the key words for today's learning.

My turn, your turn.

Make sure I can hear you say these back to me.

Consonant.

Vowel.

Root word.

Suffix.

Brilliant.

Let's have a little discussion about what these words mean them.

A consonant is a sound that is made by blocking air in the mouth with the teeth, tongue, lips or palate.

A vowel is a speech sound produced with an open mouth.

A-E-I-O-U are examples of vowels.

A root word is the base word from which other words are formed, often by adding prefixes or suffixes.

And today remember, we are looking at adding suffixes at the end of words.

And finally, a suffix is a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning.

And today we're adding that tial and that cial suffix that make a shul sound.

Here's the outline for today's lesson.

We're looking at the suffixes, cial and tial.

We're gonna begin by looking at them and we're gonna have a go at spelling some curriculum words.

And finally, we're gonna apply some of the spellings that we've looked at in today's lesson within a sentence.

Let's get on with looking at the suffixes for today's lesson.

Remember that a suffix is a letter or group of letters that we add to the end of a word which creates another word.

Unlike prefixes, suffixes often change the word's tense or word class.

So here we have the root word kind, and we add ness, the suffix is ness to create kindness.

Here we have the word joy as our root word, and we're adding ful to create the word joyful, meaning full of joy.

Here we have deep, we add en to create deepen, changing that words word class.

There are lots of different types of suffix.

Here are just three examples.

Remembering today, we are looking at cial and tial.

Some words with suffixes have root words we recognise and some don't.

Let's have a read of some words.

My turn, your turn.

Push.

Essential.

Something that is essential is important and necessary.

Crucial.

So let's listen to those words one more time and just listen to me say them.

Push.

Essential.

Crucial.

They all contain a sh sound, but it's spelled differently.

In push, it's spelled sh.

In essential, it's ti.

And in crucial, it's ci.

The sh can be spelt in a range of ways.

And here are just three examples, sh, ti and ci.

Let's have a look at some more words that contain some sh sounds.

Shut, spelled sh.

Potion, like the healing potion that you might drink.

And precious something that's very, very valuable to you.

So we can see here, we have shut with sh, potion with ti and precious with ci.

All making that sh sound.

And this links to those suffixes that we are going to be looking at today.

Let's continue by reading some words.

My turn, your turn.

Initial.

Artificial.

Confidential.

Crucial.

Essential.

Official.

Something that's artificial is manmade and not naturally occurring.

Something that's confidential is highly valuable and important information that should not be shared.

Something that's crucial is really key and important.

Something that's official is something that's part of the responsibilities of a government or official body.

I was given some official papers to read.

Now, you may notice here that all of these words contain a sh sound, don't they? And if we look carefully, we can see, we have some suffixes here.

The end of the words that either have tial as spelling or cial as spelling, and they make that shul sound.

They all contain the shul suffix.

This can be spelt either cial or tial.

There are spelling rules that help us to recognise when to use which spelling.

And we're gonna be looking at these spelling rules today.

If the letter before the shul ending, before that shul sound is a vowel, the cial is usually used.

So here, we have the word crucial, something that's crucial is very, very vital and important.

Notice there's an uh, uh, u vowel sound coming before the shul.

So it's cial.

Crucial.

We use cial.

Here we have social, o with my o sound there with an o vowel.

So it is cial, to spell social.

Facial to do with the face.

Fa, a, a.

There's an a vowel sound there, isn't there? And an a vowel spelling before my shul, so it's cial.

Did you recognise anything else about these words? Pause the video and have a think.

Brilliant.

It's a really nice thought going on there.

I also noticed that we can spot the root word face in that word facial.

What we've removed there are e and added ial.

If the letter before the shul ending is a consonant with a consonant, which remember those sounds created by the obstruction of the air, by the teeth, tongue, lips or palate in the mouth.

Then our tia is the usual spelling used for that shul.

So here we have partial, that r, r.

Partial r, and that is my consonant there.

And so I add my tial before my shul.

Here we have confidential, n there before my shul, which is another consonant.

So it's the tial spelling.

Here we have torrential.

If something's torrential, it can also refer to rain, which is rapidly and unendingly falling, torrential rain.

Here again, I have an n as a consonant before my shul.

So it is tial as the spelling that I use.

Are there any root words that you can spot here? Pause the video and have a think.

Great job.

So I've noticed here in the words confidential and torrential, I can see confident and a torrent.

As well as in partial, I can see part something that's partial is incomplete.

So they're connected with meaning and also they're spelling, you know how to spell those root words, you'll know how to spell the new words like partial, confidential, and torrential.

And of course now, you'll be able to remember that because they end in that consonant, it's gonna be that tial spelling for that shul.

I can also spot root words that end in a t, like part and confident.

So the suffix shul can be spelt cial or tial.

Listen to the sound before the shul to help you decide which spelling to use.

Remember, if it's a vowel, it's gonna be cial.

If it's a consonant, it's gonna be tial.

So here we have the words social and facial, o and a, my vowel sounds.

So I know it's a vowel before my shul, so it's cial.

Here I have for tial, partial, confidential.

Oh, there's a consonant before my shul, so I know it's tial.

So with that in mind, I'd like you to please listen now carefully to these sentences and select the correct spelling.

Remember to listen out carefully.

Is it a vowel or a consonant coming before that shul? The policeman held out an official document.

Official.

Think about the sound that's coming there before the shul.

Pause the video and have a think and select the correct spelling from a, b, or c now.

Official.

Fantastic.

So I don't think it's going to be a, 'cause that shul spelled as it sounds.

And we know we're looking at tial or cial.

Official, i, i, there's an i before my shul, isn't there? That is a vowel sound.

So it's going to be cial.

The policeman held out an official document O-F-F-I-C-I-A-L.

If the letter before the shul ending is a vowel member, the cial spelling for shul is usually used.

Let's move on to the next one then.

Are you ready? Which spelling is correct? There is a partial closure of the park today.

So part of the park will be closed.

Partial.

Hmm.

Think about which sound, is that consonant or vowel is coming before the shul there? There is a partial closer of the park today.

Pause the video and select from a, b, or c now.

Off you go.

Fantastic, team.

So partial.

Well, I don't think it's gonna be a 'cause again, we're not looking at shall are we? As the spelling for that shul.

It's either cial today or tial.

Partial, r, r, there's a consonant there coming before it.

And I also note that the root word here ends in a t, doesn't it part? So partial, tial for my shul.

Partial.

If the letter before the shul ending is a consonant, remember, our tial spelling for shul is usually used.

Also remember to think about the root word here.

The next one.

Are you ready? The influential politician made a speech.

So someone who has great influence over other people is able to affect them.

The influential politician made a speech.

Influential.

Pause the video here.

Select the correct spelling.

Off you go.

Excellent job, team.

So influential.

Hmm.

Influ n, mm, mm, I have a consonant there, don't they before my shul? So it's going to be absolutely, tial.

It was ra here.

Wouldn't be cial because there's not a vowel before it.

And shul we know is not sh.

We know it makes that sound, okay? That is spelled how it sounds, but it's either tial or cial for that shul at the end of words.

If the letter before the shul ends in a consonant, remember, tial is usually used.

And here it ended in an n here before our shul, a consonant.

Next one.

This is a crucial game for the team this season.

Crucial means really vital or important.

This is a crucial game for the team this season.

Crucial.

Pause the video.

Select from a, b, or c now.

Off you go.

Fantastic job.

So crucial a, we know we can get rid of that.

We know our shul is cial or tial here.

Crucial.

Oh, u, u, it's a vowel sound, isn't it? So my spelling here for my suffix is cial.

Crucial.

If the letter before the shul ends in a vowel, cial is your best bet, isn't it? Wow.

Some great listening going on here.

Now, it's time to do our practise task for today.

So I'd like you to really carefully, just listen to me.

Say these words, consider the rules that we've looked at.

Do you hear a vowel sound before the shul or a consonant sound before the shul? Think of any root words you might remember.

Remember that spelling rule we've been looking at? And don't forget to read the word and check back.

So just listening to me carefully.

I'm gonna say the words one, two, three and four.

And then you are gonna have a go at writing them.

So the first word is, special.

Remember to say it out loud.

Special.

Brilliant.

The second one, confidential.

If something's confidential, it must be kept secret.

Confidential.

Number three, artificial.

If something's artificial, it's made by man.

It is not naturally occurring like artificial intelligence.

And number four, essential.

Something that's really vital, important or crucial.

Essential.

So I'm gonna say them one more time.

We have special, confidential, artificial, essential.

Pause the video now.

Have a good writing these words.

Off you go.

Excellent job, team.

Really, really great application there of that, listening out for that, either vowel or consonant coming before our shul.

I'm really, really impressed.

Let's see how you've done them.

So the first one was, special.

Special.

I've seen it written in these three ways.

So spe, e.

Oh, it is a vowel sound coming before our shul, isn't it? So it's going to be cial.

That was our rule.

If it's a vowel coming before the shul.

The second one, confidential.

Mm, mm, there's a consonant coming before the shul, which means it's confidential.

I also recognise here the root word, confident, which ends in a t.

I'm gonna keep that t and have my ial to create confidential something that must be kept secret.

Artificial was the next one.

Artifi, i, artificial, i, i.

Artifi.

Oh, it's an i, it's a vowel sound.

So it's going to be cial, artificial.

And our final one was, essential.

Essential, n, n.

Again, a consonant, okay? So essential, tial will be my spelling there.

How did you do? How did you get on? Do you have any corrections to make? Really important that you remember to listen out when you say those words for either a vowel or a consonant coming before that shul.

And that will help inform you as to which spelling you are going to use.

Onto our next learning cycle then, which is going to be spelling curriculum words.

Let's have a read of some of these curriculum words then.

Breathe.

My turn, your turn.

Breathe.

My turn, your turn.

Library.

So these words are gonna appear a lot in our reading and writing, so it's really important that we know how to confidently spell them.

And there's some elements to them, which are a little bit tricky.

What do you notice about these spellings? Have a good saying them again.

What letters do you not hear really clearly? What makes them a bit trickier? Pause the video and have a think.

Lovely.

Some brilliant conversations going on there, team.

So for me in breathe, it's this e, you can actually see the word breath inside of it, but we're not making that s sound, it's making an e sound.

The words are connected in meaning, aren't they breath and breathe? But you cannot hear the e at the end of the word.

So it's a bit of a naughty letter.

So it's important to remember that it's there in library.

You cannot always hear the ra there, in library depending on your pronunciation.

Saying the word slowly and stretching, it can help us to remember it.

And this really helps us as a spelling strategy generally, library or library.

Remembering, it's that rary there.

So have a look one more time at these words to me and take a snapshot.

Really important curriculum words that we know how to spell that have slightly tricky elements to them.

One more time, take a pic snapshot, (imitates camera shuttering) Breathe, library.

With that in mind then, which of these are spelt correctly from those curriculum words that we've just looked at? Which is the correct spelling of breathe? Pause the video and puts it right now.

Excellent.

Okay, so breathe.

It's that eath and then our naughty e at the end there.

Pause the video.

Which is the correct spelling of the word library now? Off you go.

Excellent.

Remember, library or library, rary.

Library.

Excellent.

So because these are curriculum words, it's really important to me now to spell them, but they have slightly tricky elements to them.

A really good strategy for us to use is to use the look, cover, write, check strategy to practise them and to write them out a number of times.

This works by looking at the spelling and thinking what's difficult about it, memorising it and covering up, writing out your neatest handwriting.

And then checking back and seeing if you got it right, and you do this a number of times.

Pause the video now and write breathe and library out three times using this strategy.

Off you go.

Excellent job, team.

So I'm hoping you've written them out a number of times like this.

Keeping up for what's tricky about those spellings.

So onto our final learning cycle then.

Applying some of the spellings that we've been looking at today within a sentence.

We are going to write a sentence now containing some of our focus spellings.

So that shul suffix, cial or tial.

As well as some curriculum words.

When we write the whole sentence, we have to do several things at once.

So let's really take our time, maybe even have a brain break before you do this.

Remember the whole sentence is what we're gonna have to do.

Sound out each word.

Think of the spelling rules.

So listening out for the consonants or the vowels before our shul.

Looking out for any common exception and curriculum words, those trickier words.

And then remembering our sentence punctuation.

Not only catalyst and full stops, but any other punctuation that might be in the sentence as well.

So I'd like you to just listen to me say the sentence first of all, just listen.

Use your amazing hearing.

When I visit the library, I like to breathe in the special smell of the old books.

So we're gonna use some strategies to help us remember the sentence.

You can repeat the sentence several times out loud, just like I was doing a moment ago.

And I'll say it one more time for you.

When I visit the library, I like to breathe in the special smell of the old books.

Pause the video now and say that sentence out a number of times.

Fantastic.

The next one is picturing what is happening in your head.

So I'll say the sentence, get your imagination ready and picture what or is happening when I say it.

When I visit the library, I like to breathe in the special smell of the old books.

Okay, and finally, counting how many words there are.

When I visit the library, I like to breathe in the special smell of the old books.

Pause the video and count out how many words are in that sentence now? Off you go.

Fantastic job, team.

So you're gonna have a go now writing this sentence out.

Remember to sound out each word.

Look out for those common exception words and curriculum words 'cause there's some in there that we've looked at today.

And remember that rule we've been looking at today, is it a vowel or a consonant before that shul? 'Cause that's gonna inform you as to which spelling you're going to use.

And don't forget to check your sentence punctuation.

Pause the video.

Off you go.

Excellent job.

Some incredible application of the spelling rules we've been looking at today.

Some great memories for those curriculum and tricky words, and also some beautiful handwriting.

Really good job.

So let's check your work now and make any corrections as we go along.

When, obviously needs to have a capital letter.

I visit the library.

Oh, that was one of our curriculum words.

L-I-B-R-A-R-Y.

Be careful with that.

R-A-R-Y.

We also have a comma here 'cause we're separating our adverbial subordinate clause here.

So when I visit the library, so my subordinate clause first here, ch comma, I like to breathe.

Oh, breathe with that naughty e at the end, in the special ah, special, e, e, it's a vowel before the shul, so it's cial, smell of the old books.

Brilliant.

And of course, a full stop at the end of our sentence.

So what did you learn there? How did you get on? How did you get on with spelling those curriculum words? And obviously that word special that we've been looking at today with that shul, with the cial.

Share your learning now.

Share any magical mistakes and also make any corrections.

Pause the video.

Really, really great learning today, everyone.

We've been looking at the suffixes, cial and tial, which make that shul sound today.

It's common to see a c or t before that suffix, ial.

The shul ending can be spelt cial or tial.

If the letter before the shul ending is a consonant, tial is usually used.

And if the letter before the shul ending is a vowel, then the cial spelling is usually used.

Keep up the great spelling and I'll see you again soon.

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