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

a speech sound produced with an open mouth

words that name a person, place, thing, or idea, such as 'cat', 'school' or 'love'

Practise and apply doubling the consonant in contrasting words

English

In this unit, pupils learn how spelling can relate to the origin and meaning of words.  In 'Verb adjectives and noun suffixes', pupils learn the grammar and spelling conventions associated with verb, adjective and noun suffixes.

In ‘Noun and adjectives suffixes’, pupils learnt the spelling and grammar conventions used with noun and adjective suffixes. In this unit, pupils learn how spelling can relate to the origin and meaning of words.

Suffixes, etymology and homophones

Identify the words which are spelt correctly. 

words that are spelt similarly but have different meanings.

Complete the following sentence: 'Contrasting words are ...'

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'What would you like for your **dinnar** tonight?'

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'The lemon tasted **biter**.'

Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold in the following sentence: 'Can you **remembar** where we parked the car?'

Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence: 'You need his **adress** to send a letter.'

Identify the words that contain short vowel sounds.

What happens to the word 'flat' when we add the suffix -en?

Which of these rules applies when the suffix -est is added to 'hot'?

Which word is spelled correctly with a double consonant after a short vowel sound?

the word has a long vowel sound in the middle.

the word has a short vowel sound in the middle.

Complete the following sentence: 'We often double the consonant when ...'

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'There was a **perticuler** book that she was looking for.'

Starter Quiz