the base word from which other words are formed often by adding prefixes or suffixes

a single sound or beat in a word that contains a vowel sound

a word that contains more than one sound or beat

Spelling more compound words

English

In this unit, pupils learn spelling and grammar conventions used with prefixes meaning 'not’ and the spelling of homophones and homonyms.  In 'Verb and adjectives suffixes’, pupils learn verb and adjective suffixes.

In ‘More suffixes and silent letters’, pupils learnt spelling and grammar conventions used with the suffixes -ly, -ful and -less. In this unit, pupils learn spelling and grammar conventions used with prefixes meaning 'not’ and the spelling of homophones and homonyms.

Prefixes, homonyms and homophones

words that sound the same but are spelt differently

the beat in words that contain vowel sounds

something added to the beginning of a word

Match the pairs of words that could be joined together to create compound words.

Choose the correct spelling of the missing compound word to complete the following sentence. 'We ate lunch __________ because it was a beautiful day.'

Choose the correct spelling of the missing compound word to complete the following sentence. '**Evreebody** fitted into the hall for assembly.'

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. 'The baby took its first two steps **forrwads**.'

What is the missing word in the following sentence? 'A __________ is a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word.'

What are the missing words in the following sentence? 'A prefix is a letter or group of letters added to __________ of a word to change its meaning.'

Match the words with the number of syllables they contain.

Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold in the following sentence. 'I saw the sun **dissapear** behind the clouds.'

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. 'The dog barked at me and it was very **unfrenly**.'

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