Lesson video

Hello and welcome to today's spelling lesson.

I'm Mr. Moss, and I'm really looking forward to teaching you.

With you today, 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 would be great, and having something or someone to talk to would also be excellent.

Let's get right into today's spelling lesson, then.

In this spelling lesson, we are going to be spelling words with the suffix A-N-T.

The outcome will be, I can spell words using the suffix A-N-T.

Here are the key words for today's learning.

Now, there's only two, so make sure you say them with me and keep a good eye and ear out for them in today's learning.

Root word, suffix.

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

And we are going to be doing just that, adding suffixes today.

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

And today we're concentrating on adding our A-N-T suffix to root words.

Here's the outline for today's lesson.

We're spelling words with the suffix A-N-T.

We're gonna begin by using that suffix.

Then we're gonna look at some strategies to practise, which I'm really looking forward to.

And finally, we're gonna spell some curriculum words.

Let's get on with using that suffix A-N-T, then.

Read these words for me.

Important, significant, constant, assistant, different.

Be careful with the E in the middle there.

Sometimes we can't clearly hear it.

Excellent, consistent, independent.

All of these words end in either A-N-T or E-N-T.

These endings can sound the same, but they are spelled differently.

The ending can also be pronounced unt.

It doesn't clearly sound like ant or ent sometimes, so be careful for that.

Choosing the right ending when spelling is not easy, as they can sound the same and are often unstressed.

We don't clearly hear them pronounced.

There are some clues to help us decide the correct spelling.

Words ending in A-N-T are often found after a hard C, kuh, or a hard G, guh, whilst words ending in E-N-T often come after a soft C, ss, or soft G, juh.

Significant.

Decant.

If you decant something, you pour it out from one vessel into another.

Elegant.

Here we can hear a hard C, insignificant and decant and a hard G in elegant.

Innocent, ooh, E-N-T spellings now with a soft C.

Cent, decent and intelligent, A soft G.

Juh, intelligent.

So we can see here our hard C and our hard G have the A-N-T suffix and our soft C and our soft G have our E-N-T suffix.

What sound can you hear before the A-N-T or E-N-T ending? Is it a, a soft C, b, a hard C, c, a soft G, or a, a hard G? Read the word for me.

Arrogant.

Great.

Arrogant, guh, guh.

It's a hard G, so that's why it's our A-N-T spelling.

Next word, read this word for me.

Diligent.

If you're diligent, you share great concentration and hard work.

Diligent.

Great.

We have a soft G, not the hard G, so we're using our E-N-T spelling.

The next word is magnificent.

Say that for me.

What sound can you hear before the A-N-T or E-N-T there? Great.

It's a soft C, hence why we have the E-N-T spelling.

And the next word, significant.

Say that for me.

What spelling do we have or what sound do we have before A-N-T or E-N-T? Great.

It's a hard C.

Significant.

You can hear the cuh, cuh, so it's A-N-T.

Words ending in A-N-T may have a related word in which you can hear the A sound more clearly.

Observant.

A related word here is observation where you can clearly hear that A sound.

Expectant.

We have expectation where you can clearly hear that A sound.

Participant.

Here we have participation, that linked word where you can clearly hear the A sound.

Read this word for me.

It's applicant.

Read this word for me.

Application.

You can clearly hear that A sound.

Thinking of the related word can help you choose the correct A-N-T or E-N-T spelling.

If you can think of a linked word with a clear a sound, then it's most likely going to be that A-N-T spelling.

Choose the correct spelling of the word for me.

Word a is expectant, b is participant, and c is innocent.

Which is the correct spelling for each? Pause the video and decide.

Great.

I wondering if you've got the reasons why you've made those selections as well.

Expectant.

A-N-T is our correct spelling here.

Participant.

A-N-T is our correct spelling here as well.

Here, I know that I can hear that long A sound in those links words, expectation and participation, so you know it's my A-N-T spelling.

Innocent is my E-N-T spelling.

The E-N-T spelling often goes with that soft C, remember.

If it was a hard C, it would be our A-N-T spelling, but it's a soft C.

Innocent, ss, ss, ss.

When there is an obvious root word, some familiar spelling patterns are used when dding our suffix A-N-T that I'm sure you know from adding other suffixes to the end of root words.

Sometimes we can just add our suffix.

Assistant, for instance, becomes, our root word being assist, becomes assistant with an A-N-T.

Expect is our root word here and it becomes expectant with that A-N-T.

Often we can also replace the Y with an I and then add our suffix.

Rely is our root word here.

We remove the Y and add I-A-N-T to create the word reliant.

Defy.

If you defy someone, you don't follow their rules.

We can describe someone as being defiant, a person who doesn't follow the rules or is defiant in the face of the rules.

Again, here we've removed the Y and added an I before adding our A-N-T.

So our rules here are sometimes we can just add the suffix, often when it's ending in a consonant, or we can replace the Y with an I and then add our suffix like reliant and defiant.

Here's another example.

Comply.

How do you think I'll spell compliant? Pause the video and have a think.

Great.

Well it ends in that Y.

I need to remove the Y and add my I-A-N-T.

There is this pattern too that we should know, removing the E and then adding the suffix.

Here we have the root word observe.

to create the word observant.

I remove the E and add A-N-T.

Here we have serve.

To create the word servant, I need to remove the E and add A-N-T.

There you go.

Many suffix spelling rules apply to a wide range of suffixes.

Choose the correct spelling of each word for me.

The words are significant, vibrant, and hesitant.

Pause the video, select the correct spellings, think about the rules we've looked at.

Great.

Significant.

This is our correct spelling here.

This is our A-N-T spelling because we have a hard C.

Significant, kuh, kuh, kuh, so A-N-T.

Vibrant, V-I-B-R-A-N-T, so it's our A-N-T spelling.

And our next word is hesitant.

Hesitant is also A-N-T.

And the way I can remember vibrant and hesitant is those are linking words with a long A, vibration and hesitation, which have that long A sound, so I know it's my A spelling.

For our practise task, you're going to underline the correct spelling of these commonly used words for me.

Let's read them.

Important, different, significant, excellent, violent, constant, elegant, expectant, assistant evident, innocent, resistant, brilliant, extravagant.

Use the clues that we've covered so far to help you.

Let's think about what those clues are.

Does the word have a hard or soft C or G? Is there a related word where you can hear the vowel clearly? You may need to choose by what looks right as well.

Pause the video, underline the correct spellings now.

Off you go.

Excellent job, team.

So I'm hoping you've managed to underline the correct spellings of these words that use our suffix E-N-T or A-N-T based upon the rules that we've looked at.

Let's go through the answers, then, see how you did.

Important.

A-N-T here.

Different, E-N-T.

A word like difference is linked to that with that E-N-T.

Significant.

Significant has a hard C, so it's our A-N-T spelling.

Excellent.

Excellent is our E-N-T spelling Violent, E-N-T.

Linked word here is violence.

Again, our E-N-C there, so our E-N-T.

Constant, A-N-T.

Elegant is A-N-T.

Elegance might be a linked word here with that A-N-C-E.

Expectant is that A-N-T.

Assistant is also A-N-T.

Assistance might be a linked word there with that A-N-C-E.

Evident.

Evidence is a linked word there, which is E-N-C-E.

Evident, E-N-T.

Innocent.

Innocence, here is our root word, or a linked word, E-N-C-E, so E-N-T.

Resistant, A-N-T.

And brilliant, A-N-T.

Finally, extravagant A-N-T.

Which spellings did you know and which were more difficult? You'll have the opportunity to practise these in the next learning cycle.

Did you make any magical mistakes there? Make a note of these words 'cause you can use them in our next learning cycle to help you.

Pause the video, make corrections, but also pick those words that you found most difficult here.

Great job, team.

Now onto our next learning cycle, which is strategies to practise.

We are going to practise some spelling some A-N-T words.

When practising spellings, it's helpful to focus on words that you have found difficult.

This will be unique to you.

You could choose words with no clue to help choose between A-N-T or E-N-T, such as important or assistant.

Words with a difficult root word or stem, such as resistant, arrogant, triumphant, or applicant.

Words that you didn't know from practise task a, significant, elegant, expectant or brilliant perhaps.

First, you need to choose your words to practise then decide the strategy that you'll practise with.

I'm gonna give you a chance now to first choose those words you're gonna practise.

Choose five words to practise now.

Great.

Let's go through some strategies to practise now.

This could be look, cover, write, check.

Colour blocking, big letters, pyramid letters, naughty letters.

The strategy may depend on the spellings you've chosen and what makes them difficult.

Next, we need to practise our spellings.

So I'm gonna go through some examples of strategies for practising for you now.

Finally, don't forget to check that you've written the words correctly.

So I will try using a strategy now, the naughty letter strategy to remember the A in brilliant because I can't remember if it's E-N-T or A-N-T.

But it is A-N-T.

Remember to look closely at the word, paying attention to any tricky parts, and the tricky part here is my double L and my A in that ant at the end.

Brilliant.

Then I copy the word showing the tricky part of the word by writing a letter larger and I can also add a naughty face to it that naughty A in brilliant.

You try using naughty letters to practise one of your chosen words now.

Off you go.

Great.

Some incredible naughty letters there.

Some really naughty As and also some naughty Es there too.

Great job.

This helps us to focus on the tricky letters in a particular spelling and then remember them.

That's why I love this strategy so much.

Let's practise another strategy, colour blocking, a really good visual strategy.

I'm gonna practise this with the word significant, which I know has a hard C, so it's my A-N-T.

Remember to block the words into sections, then colour each block before looking at it closely and writing it out again.

Significant.

Okay, I'm gonna break this down into sig, nif, i, cant or cant, and then have a go at colouring them in.

I then look at them, significant.

S-I-G-N-I-F-I-C-A-N-T.

I then have a go at writing it again from memory.

Significant.

I want you to practise using this colour blocking strategy now with one of your chosen words.

Off you go.

Great job, team.

This helps us to visualise each section of the word and stick that word into our memory.

So I've shown you two strategies there.

Now I'd like to practise your spellings using the strategy you find most helpful from the list that we went through earlier.

Choose five words that you would find most difficult from the lessons so far.

You should have these already.

Off you go.

Excellent job, team.

So now you've practised those words.

Let's look at some examples.

I chose significant and use colour blocking and tracing, and I managed to spell it correctly.

I chose brilliant and I have my naughty A and I managed to spell it correctly.

And I also chose excellent and used look, cover, write, and check.

And I managed to spell excellent correctly.

Did you spell your words correctly? What strategies did you use? Share your learning with me now.

Tell me what strategies you've used or tell someone around you what strategy you've used and check and make sure you spelled them correctly and make any corrections.

Off you go.

Excellent job, team.

Keep up the spelling practise.

Keep up the use of those strategies And remember to take responsibility for your own learning and to practise the words that you find difficult.

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

Ooh, we'll be using one of those spelling strategies in this learning cycle.

I wonder which one.

Let's read the following words.

Relevant.

Something that's relevant is meaningful.

Knowledge.

I'm hoping you've picked up lots of spelling knowledge in this lesson.

Familiar.

I'm hoping you're now familiar with some spelling rules for adding our A-N-T and our E-N-T suffix.

Have a look at these words.

Read them again.

Do you notice anything about these words? Do you think there's anything tricky about them? Off you go.

Now I should say that these are curriculum words.

They're words that are gonna appear a lot in our reading and writing, so it's important we know how to spell them because we're gonna be using them a lot.

They have some slightly tricky elements about them too.

I've picked out these bits.

Relevant has our A-N-T spelling that we've been looking at.

It has the related word relevance, which has that A-N-C-E.

Saying the word how it is spelled can help us to remember it.

Relevant, watch out for that E and then our A-N-T ending.

Knowledge is made up of the words know and ledge, and it has that naughty silent K.

There's two words there, know and ledge.

And familiar has A-R for that ar sound.

I don't say familiar, I say familiar.

I don't emphasise that ar.

So it's the AR spelling for that ar sound, and it starts in the same way as family.

F-A-M-I-L, but not with the Y, with an I-A-R at the end.

Familiar.

Take a snapshot of these words now.

(imitating camera shutter clicking) Relevant, knowledge, familiar.

Do you remember what's tricky about them? We're about to give you a test.

Quickfire, which of these words that we've just read is spelled correctly? Point to the correct spelling of relevant.

It is this one.

Relevant.

That E and then V-A-N-T.

Point to the correct spelling of knowledge.

Which two words make it up? Go.

Great.

We have know and ledge.

And point to the correct spelling of familiar.

Off you go.

Great.

Now it has the same start as family, but we know we don't have our Y, we have our I-A-R, familiar.

Now it's that ar sound, isn't it, that's spelled A-R.

It's this one here.

Only one M.

So because these words are gonna appear with such great frequency in our work, it's important we put them into our long-term memory.

We know how to spell, read, and write them.

So we can use one of those strategies we looked at earlier.

Look, cover, write, check.

This is a great strategy for learning these trickier words because we have to really look carefully at the word, then cover it up and test our memories, write it, and then double check it and do this a number of times.

So I'm gonna look at relevant.

I look carefully at it.

Relevant.

I know it's relevant.

It's that E in the middle, and then my A-N-T suffix there.

Cover it up.

Have a go at writing it.

R-E-L-E-V-A-N-T.

And then check, oh, I got it right.

And just because I got it right first time, I'm not gonna give up there.

I'm gonna do it a number of times, look, cover, write, check, so I put it into my long-term memory.

So I want you to have a go at doing the strategy now with these three words: relevant, knowledge, familiar.

Pause the video.

Off you go.

Brilliant job, team.

Amazing.

So I'm hoping you've got them written out like this.

Check them now.

Did you manage to spell them correctly? Which ones are you most proud of? Which ones have your best handwriting? Share your learning and make any corrections now.

Off you go.

Excellent job in spelling today, team.

Today we've been looking at spelling words with that suffix A-N-T.

Words that end with the suffixes A-N-T or E-N-T can sound like unt when we speak.

We don't clearly hear them all the time.

The A-N-T spelling may be found after a hard C or a hard G.

Words ending in A-N-T sometimes have related words where the A vowel sound is clearer, like participant and participation.

We just need to learn how to spell many words ending in A-N-T as there may not be a rule or pattern to help us.

Using spelling strategies can help us with this.

Keep up the great spelling practise, keep using those strategies and I'll see you again soon.