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Year 3

Practise and apply spelling compound words

I can use a range of strategies to practise spelling compound words.

New
New
Year 3

Practise and apply spelling compound words

I can use a range of strategies to practise spelling compound words.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Compound words are words made up of two or more pre-existing words.
  2. The spelling of both words remains the same when the words are combined together.
  3. 'Colour blocking' is a useful practice strategy.
  4. How to spell the curriculum word: strange.

Common misconception

Some pupils may think words are compound words if they can spot one word within another word.

Show examples e.g. 'yesterday'. Whilst it has the word 'day' in it, if you were to separate this, the word 'yester' would not make sense.

Keywords

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

  • Syllable - a single sound or beat in a word that contains a vowel sound

  • Polysyllabic - a word that contains more than one sound or beat

  • Compound word - two or more words joined together

Use images to support with thinking about what each part of the compound word means.
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6 Questions

Q1.
What is the missing word in the following sentence? A __________ is a single sound or beat in a word that contains a vowel sound.
prefix
suffix
Correct answer: syllable
compound word
Q2.
What is the missing word in the following sentence? A __________ is two or more words joined together.
prefix
suffix
syllable
Correct answer: compound word
Q3.
Match the words with the number of syllables they contain.
Correct Answer:trap,1

1

Correct Answer:fiddle,2

2

Correct Answer:everybody,4

4

Q4.
Match the words that can be joined to make a new compound word.
Correct Answer:cow,boy

boy

Correct Answer:shoe,lace

lace

Correct Answer:back,bone

bone

Correct Answer:water,fall

fall

Q5.
Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold in the following sentence. She came on stage but didn't say enyfing.
ennything
annything
Correct answer: anything
enything
Q6.
Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold in the following sentence. Andeep left his book sumwear in the hall.
sumwere
somwhere
sumwhere
Correct answer: somewhere

6 Questions

Q1.
Select the compound words.
Correct answer: handbag
car park
eyes
Correct answer: eyebrow
Q2.
Identify the root words within the compound word downstairs.
own
Correct answer: down
air
Correct answer: stairs
Q3.
Match the pairs of words that could be joined together to create compound words.
Correct Answer:dust,bin

bin

Correct Answer:no,body

body

Correct Answer:in,side

side

Correct Answer:green,house

house

Q4.
Choose the correct spelling of the missing compound word to complete the following sentence. He felt shy and nowbodie spoke to him.
nowbodee
knowbodi
no body
Correct answer: nobody
Q5.
Choose the correct spelling of the missing compound word to complete the following sentence. Have a look inside the cubboard.
cubord
Correct answer: cupboard
cupbord
cuboard
Q6.
Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. There was a stranj noise coming from the speaker.
Correct Answer: strange

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