1
Name: ___ Spelling Homework
Each week we learn a new spelling pattern. We learn in school and we learn at home.
We learn the first five words we don’t know. To learn I use: * “Look, say, cover, sound out, write, check” to find and highlight the first five words I don’t know. * Finger spelling to blend the words I need to learn. I can say this out loud to an adult to show them I can finger spell. * Repetition. I write the word I don’t know5 times. I say the sounds as I write the word 5 times. Finally, I cover the word and write it without seeing the word. I check the word is spelt correctly. I repeat this task until the word is spelt correctly.
A few more tips for helpers at home: * Help your child by asking them to sound out the words using the letter sounds. * Use the words in the spelling list as a measure of your child’s vocabulary. Discuss the meaning of words and use them in discussion with your child. * Common words that a child is not yet able to spell will be added to the list over the year. If you are helping your child learn these words you should use letter names when writing or hearing these words. * If you need more words use the following web search ‘ai’ (the sound of the
week) followed by ‘more words frequency’. [You would type ‘ai more words
frequency’ in the search engine.] It should give you a list of words from
www.morewords.com arranged in order of frequency.
2
Level 5 Name:________________
tch
catch thatch wristwatch
hatch sketch butterscotch
latch stretch backstretches
match stitch bewitchingly
patch switch catchphrases
watch kitchen wretchedness
fetch clutch despatched
itch stopwatch farfetchedness
pitch twitch sketchiness
witch itchiness
hutch overstretching
wh
what whether wheezy
wheat whisker whisked
when whisper whackiest
where whistle whimsical
whale anywhere whodunnit
which everywhere whitewash
while somewhere whispering
whine whereabouts wherewithal
white whitener whimsically
who whimper whence
whole whatsoever
whose whereupon
why whichever
3
wa
wage wallet brainwashes
wand wander watchfulness
want swallow
was birdwatcher
wash waddle
wasp waggle
watch waitress
swamp warrant
swan
wait
qu
queen quality quickest
quench quantity quagmire
quick question quadrilateral
quiet quarter qualification
quirk query qualifier
quit quiver questionnaire quiz squabble quarantine
squash quote quarrelsome
squeak square quotation
squeal queue
squeeze
quietly
4
k/b/h/t
knock knuckle knives
knot doubt wrestle
know plumber subtle
bomb whistle rhubarb
lamb knife exhaust
numb knight honour
thumb climb rhyme
debt choir rhythm
rhyme honest mortgage
castle beret
knee listen
comb whistle
tomb knock
w/g/l
wrap wrapper align
wreck though champagne
wrong wriggle wrestle
wrist wrinkle gnarled
write answer gnomes
whole salmon
gnat sword
sign could
calf would
half should
calm reign
folk gnaw
yolk sword
c
5
circle cinema cygnet
city circuit cymbals
cent circular centipede
cell circus centurion
cellar citizen cyclone
cement cease
centre century
cycle certain
cyclist
-c-
face palace muscle
place surface scissors
race pencil crescent
space decide ascend
trace recite descend
dice scene scenery
ice scientist
nice spice
price twice
rice chance
slice dance
6
oi
choice android poisonous
voice ointment boisterous
rejoice appointment moisturise
avoid disappoint disappointment
spoil moist unavoidable
spoilt exploit embroidery
toilet asteroid paranoid
joint appoint
point anoint
noise
poison
oy
annoy decoy employee
convoy deploy employment
destroy voyager flamboyance
employ joyous flamboyant
enjoy joystick corduroy
voyage annoy clairvoyant loyalty buoyant
overjoyed
7
au
sauce saucer automatically
fault Autumn inauguration
haul laundry autonomous
trauma applause astronaut
haunt August launderette
launch author leprechaun
taunt laundry nauseous
because cautious onslaught
cause precaution cautionary
clause tarpaulin plausible
pause gauntlet precautionary
fraud inaudible implausible
automatic authoritative
8
ea
eager increase appeasement
bread measure repeatedly
dead pleasure squeamish
head treasure misdemeanour
instead feather eavesdropper
read leather disappear
ready weather decrease
spread threaten disease
thread appear
meadow reason
deaf season
health treason
wealth feature
weapon
breath
death
heaven
heavy
9
ai
afraid maintain acquaintance
certain against available
obtain complain restraint
raise entertain campaigner
remain praise maintenance
refrain malaise
straight mayonnaise
traipse migraine
acclaim detainee
unacquainted
unavailable
entertainment
praiseworthy
-ff
bluffs midriff bailiff
cliffs standoff antidandruff
cuffs takeoff stroganoff
puffs scruff
sniffs handcuff
stuffs foodstuff
playoff
10
-ves
calves knives abrasives
elves ourselves absolves
halves sheaves connectives
leaves shelves counteroffensives
lives thieves deceives
loaves believes dwarves
scarves disproves grieves
selves executives misconceives
wives forgives positives
wolves
saves
oos
cuckoos kangaroos didgeridoos
igloos peekaboos hullabaloos
tattoos shampoos switcheroos
zoos taboos
voodoo
os
banjos piccolos afficionados
duos studios armadillos
pianos asbestos crescendos
solos cameos flamencos
trios cargos flamingos
bongos casinos ghettos
discos commandos microcosmos
rhinos echos gazebos
radios manifestos
oes
11
echoes flamingoes antiheroes
heroes tomatoes torpedoes
mangoes dominoes mosquitoes
goes volcanoes mementoes
toes potatoes
woes heroes
embargoes
zeroes
Plurals –s
ending in y, add an s
abbeys chimneys attorneys
birthdays jerseys
boys jockeys
cowboys journeys
days trolleys
donkeys turkeys
keys valleys
guys alleys
monkeys delays
plays ospreys
toys
trays
12
Plurals –ies ending in y, with a consonant before
armies centuries libraries
babies countries secretaries
berries varieties symphonies
cities enemies dictionaries
ponies factories
puppies injuries
diaries families
fairies memories
hobbies photocopies
jellies colonies
ladies countries
lollies pastries
lorries
parties
stories
13
-er
baker smiler pursuer
braver writer administer
closer prefer foreigner
dancer adviser admirer
driver quitter appetiser
larger quieter retriever
later altogether biographer
liner reconsider cauliflower
maker gardener liquidiser
nicer fundraiser manufacturer
rider freezer moisturiser
riper shopkeeper tranquilliser
ruder broadcaster extinguisher
shaver simmer
timer shimmer
wider kidnapper
chatterbox
squander
est
bravest broadest draftiest
closest furthest manifest
largest biggest counterprotest
latest fattest
nicest fittest
ripest hottest
rudest thinnest
wildest
-er
14
fatter shredder remember
planner beginner whether
winner grimmer weather
spinner glummer tougher
skipper number daughter
swimmer however customer
fitter another passenger
robber newspaper manufacturer
shopper deliver observer
chopper supporter designer
hopper altogether practitioner
runner reminder commissioner
drummer photographer
rubber laughter
cutter
bigger
hotter
thinner
15
-ier
busier angrier beautifier
chillier clumsier chandelier
cosier healthier intensifier
crazier lonelier naughtier
dirtier lovelier amplifier
dustier merrier photocopier
funnier prettier verifier
happier rustier wealthier
heavier hungrier
barrier creamier
lazier crumblier
luckier cuddlier
nastier supercarrier
noisier
sillier
tidier
cheerier
16
-iest
busiest angriest frumpiest
chilliest clumsiest ghastliest
cosiest healthiest naughtiest
craziest loneliest squelchiest
dirtiest loveliest gloomiest
dustiest merriest crackliest
funniest prettiest
happiest rustiest
heaviest battiest
hungriest boggiest
laziest bonniest
luckiest noisiest
nastiest silliest
tidiest
ying
crying applying accompanying
drying carrying amplifying
frying denying identifying
prying hurrying implying
trying replying magnifying
marrying scurrying justifying
relying supplying modifying
tidying annoying
varying studying
worrying
17
ing drop the e
bouncing composing accelerating
closing exploring acknowledging
dancing scraping aggravating
driving stroking relieving
hoping whistling anticipating
joking wrestling announcing
liking writing impersonating
lining producing implicating
making provoking intimidating
naming acquiring investigating
poking glaring manipulating
saving glancing manoeuvring
shaking duplicating
sliding memorising
smiling motivating
smoking tolerating
taking wriggling
timing
tuning
using
waving
giving
18
-ing double the consonant
chatting beginning grovelling
clapping shrugging
cutting trapping
digging skimming
dropping patrolling
flapping bragging
getting shredding
grabbing unplugging
hopping scrubbing
hugging upsetting
humming shunning
letting yapping
planning kidnapping
running shrugging
shopping
skipping
slimming
slipping
spinning
stepping
stopping
swimming
trotting
wetting
winning
19
-ied
carried applied accompanied
cried hurried qualified
denied married identified
fried satisfied simplified
lied scurried horrified
relied supplied
replied worried
spied justified
tidied testified
varied terrified
ies
carries marries abnormalities
cries satisfies flexibilities
denies supplies accessories
hurries worries accompanies
lies affinities beneficiaries
relies dallies hypersensitivities
replies
tries
20
-ed
bounced exploited achieved
danced obtained acknowledged
refused remained participated
damaged repaired exaggerated
cemented experienced
complained anticipated
decided appreciated
decreased begrudged
entertained generalised
imagined illuminated
increased impersonated
measured consolidated
practised sympathised
treasured manipulated
whistled visualised
wriggled diagnosed
wrinkled
21
-ed double the consonant
chatted patrolled committed
chopped labelled marvelled
clapped skimmed squatted
dragged admitted chiselled
dripped shrugged cancelled
dropped wrapped permitted
fitted hopped conferred
grabbed
hugged
patted
pinned
planned
popped
rubbed
skipped
slapped
slipped
stepped
stopped
trapped
tripped
begged
22
Master My Common Word Villains
Top Related