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1 St Bernadette English Department Spelling and Grammar Focus
We want to build on the excellent work you did in Primary school Create a title (in the back of your book) SPELLING WORK We will model how to use the LEARN – UNDERSTAND – APPLY spelling strategy After working on this. Use your Find and Fix booklet and fix the mistakes in the find and fix exercises – we’ll do the first one together under the visualiser Looking for more errors? Turn to the back of the Find and Fix book, where there are more complex exercises that work backwards from 1 – 10 (exercises) You should find and fix all the spelling, punctuation and grammar errors in the writing (multiple errors) You should explain what the correct rule is for each of the errors you have corrected You should then find the relevant self assessment for the task you have completed and check whether you have found and fixed all the errors

2 Literacy Codes For self/peer and teacher marking
Literacy Codes For self/peer and teacher marking. Underline the error and mark the code in the margin. C = Capital Letter P = punctuation error SP = Spelling error // NP = Paragraph error ? = proof read your work to ensure it makes sense Spelling Strategies Break a word down into syllables E.g. un-for-tu-nat-ely Break a word into prefix and root and suffix E.g. un – employ – ment Sound out the word Identify the root word E.g. mistrust (root = trust) Use a Mnemonics E.g. Because Big – Elephants – Can’t – Always – Use – Small – Exits Learn key words using – Look, Cover, Write, Check Keep a glossary of common mistakes in your exercise books Sentence Variety Simple sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop. It is made up of one main clause. E.g. The boy was cold. He had been playing football. Compound sentence consists of two or more independent clauses (or simple sentences) joined by connectives: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so. E.g. The boy was cold, as he had been playing football. Complex sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. Unlike a compound sentence, however, a complex sentence contains clauses which are not equal. E.g. The boy, who had been playing football, was cold.

3 E.g. Eventually, the sentence ended. Vary Sentence Openings
Full Stop (FS) . Used to demarcate the end of a sentence. E.g. Eventually, the sentence ended. Capital Letters (CL) Used for ‘I’ Used at the start of a sentence Used for proper nouns – names of people & places & dates E.g. Certainly, I said… Mr. Jones was born in January in Bristol… Some people believe Paragraphing (// NP) TIPTOP = Time, Place, Topic, Person = New Paragraph E.g. Yesterday, we…//Today, was a… The classroom…//Outside… She was bursting with joy…//Black clouds were now following her… “Go outside” exclaimed the teacher “No, it is freezing”, Sarah shivered violently. Question Marks (P) ? Used when asking something Often used with common command words – Who, What, Where, When, Why, How… E.g. Can you pick that up? More Advanced Punctuation Colon (P) : Used to introduce a list Used to justify your reasoning Comma Use (P) , Used in a list Used in embedded clauses Used for sentences starting with adverbs or connectives E.g. Mrs. Jones liked order, routine, lists, focus and control. The commas, which were imperative, were often missed out. Interestingly, commas are often missed in this example. Furthermore, we need… Semi-colon (P) ; Used to separate longer linked clauses Exclamation Mark (P) ! Used for humour Used to emphasise a point Used to show surprise or excitement E.g. That was a diamond shot! (after he missed the shot) No, I meant the other one! How utterly thrilling! Apostrophe (P) ‘ Used to show possession (belonging) Used for contractions E.g. Bob’s coat James’ coat I am = I’m Does not = doesn’t Vary Sentence Openings Use PANIC P = Preposition E.g. Over there A = Adjectives/Adverbs E.g. Blue/suddenly N = Nouns E.g. Tables I = “Ing” words (active verbs) E.g. Running C = Connective E.g. Also, Brackets (P) ( ) Used to include extra information Ellipsis (P) … Used to omit Used to interrupt or as a thought

4 PANIC SENTENCE OPENERS MEANS:
Preposition. Examples: over there, behind, next to etc. Prepositions usually describe the position of something, the time when something happens and the way in which something is done A Adjectives/Adverbs. Examples: Red, energetic/sympathetically Words that describe. Words that describe how an action takes place N Noun. Examples: Mr. Jones, Mrs. Jones, table, St Bernadette, window Words that name objects, people and places. (People and places need capital letters) I “Ing” Words. Example: Running, throwing, skirting etc. Words that end in ‘ing’ generally these indicate an action (verbs) C Connectives. Example: Next to, However, Firstly, Secondly, Also, Comparatively Connectives are words that link sentences, when used at the start of the sentence it indicates that this is a complex sentence

5 1 - Spelling: Does and Doesn’t
Learn Does - Doesn’t Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Means to do – does or not to do - does not Doesn’t - Must have an apostrophe between the n and t (n’t) Often oe is written as ose in the mis-spelling Why? Your dialect means the way you say it is the way you write it. Apply At Sentence Level: Write the words in a sentence Write the words in a range of sentences Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis- spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

6 2 - Spelling: alternative
Learn Alternative Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Means another possibility or option Alternative- must have an -e at the end Often -e is left out in the mis- spelling Why? Your dialect means the way you say it is the way you write it. Apply At Sentence Level: Write the word in a sentence Write the word in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis-spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

7 3 - Spelling: significantly
Learn Significantly Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Means to do something in a significant way. To do something in an important way. Significantly - Must have -ly at the end Often -ly is written as -ley in the mis-spelling Why? Other rules for words have - ley at the end and both sound the same Apply At Sentence Level: Write the word in a sentence Write the word in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis-spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

8 4 - Spelling: symbolically
Learn Symbolically Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Means something is being represented or implied Symbolically - Must have an -ly at the end Often sym is spelled as sim and the double l is placed after symbol Why? Y and I sound similar and we usually don’t pronounce the a in cally Apply At Sentence Level: Write the word in a sentence Write the word in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis-spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

9 5 - Spelling: exaggerate
Learn Exaggerate Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Means to emphasise how good/worse/better something is Exaggerate - must have two g’s Often exaggerate is misspelled by only using one g Why? Double consonants are often a problem when it comes to misspelling words. Apply At Sentence Level: Write the word in a sentence Write the word in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis-spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

10 6 - Spelling: amendment Learn Understand Apply At Sentence Level:
Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Means a small change, designed to improve a text/legislation. Often written as amm, which is the mis-spelling. Why? When you break the word down into sounds, it can sound like there are two ‘m’ sounds at the start of the word. Apply At Sentence Level: Write the word in a sentence Write the word in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis-spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

11 7 - Spelling: achieve Understand Apply Learn Achieve
Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Means to succeed in finishing something or reaching an aim, especially after hard work or effort. Often ie is written as ei in the mis-spelling Why? Other words which sound the same - like receive - are spelt with an ei vowel sound. In this case, remember i before e except after c. Unfortunately there are some exceptions to this rule! Apply At Sentence Level: Write the word in a sentence Write the word in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis-spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

12 8 - Spelling: government
Learn Government Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Means the group of people who have the authority to run and manage a country or state. Often written as goverment, which is a mis-spelling Why? Your dialect means the way you say it is the way you write it. Quite often, you don’t hear the ‘n’ sound between ‘gover’ and ‘ment.’ Apply At Sentence Level: Write the word in a sentence Write the word in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis-spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

13 9 - Spelling: guarantee/guaranteed/guarantor
Learn Guarantee/ guaranteed/guarantor Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Guarantee = assurance that conditions will be met Guarantor = a person or thing that gives or acts as a guarantee. Often written as ‘garranty’, which is a mis-spelling Why? You try and write the word the way it sounds. It also sounds similar to ‘warranty.’ Apply At Sentence Level: Write the words in a sentence Write the words in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis-spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

14 10 - Spelling: hindrance Understand Apply Learn Hindrance
Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Means something that gets in your way or makes things difficult for you. Often  is written as hinderence in the mis-spelling Why? Your dialect means the way you say it is the way you write Apply At Sentence Level: Write the word in a sentence Write the word in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis- spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

15 11 - Spelling: recommend Understand Apply Learn Recommend
Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Can have several meanings: to say someone is suitable for a job; to advise someone to do something. Often is written without the double consonant in the mis-spelling - recomend Why? Your dialect means the way you say it is the way you write it. Apply At Sentence Level: Write the word in a sentence Write the word in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis-spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

16 12 - Spelling: aggressive
Learn Aggressive Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Can have two meanings – violent and very likely to attack people or very forceful. Often written without one of the double consonants - either one a g or a s are in the mis-spelling Why? Your dialect means the way you say it is the way you write it. Apply At Sentence Level: Write the word in a sentence Write the word in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis-spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

17 13 - Spelling: vehicle Learn Understand Apply At Sentence Level:
Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Means a means/way of transporting/moving people or goods around on land. Often the h is omitted in the mis-spelling Why? Your dialect means the way you say it is the way you write it. Apply At Sentence Level: Write the word in a sentence Write the word in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis- spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

18 14 - Spelling: programme/programming/programmed
Learn Programme Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Definition: Arrange according to a plan/schedule or a series of codes given to create a function in a computer. Often it is written in American English: program As Apple is an American Company it will autocorrect in your phone to the American spelling ‘program’. In English academia the correct spelling has the double m and e ending: programme. This is also true when adding the suffix ing and ed: programming and programmed. Apply At Sentence Level: Write the word in a sentence Write the word in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to misspell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

19 15 - Spelling: occur/occurring/occurred/occurrence
Learn Occur Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Definition: something that happens or takes place. Often the number of consonants are incorrect: the correct spelling has two c’s and one r. It is not unless you add a suffix on the end for example: ing/ed/ence that it changes to two r’s. The reason for this is In English, the final letter is doubled when a word of two or more syllables has stress on the final syllable. So it remains occur, unless it is becoming occurring or occurred. Apply At Sentence Level: Write the words in a sentence Write the words in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis-spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

20 16 - Spelling: environment
Learn Environment Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Means the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates. Often the ‘n’ in the middle is missed out as it is not pronounced. We are more likely to say ‘enviromen(t)’ Remember that the correct spelling of environment has 3 n’s. It has four syllables en/vi/ron/ment. This does not change when the suffix (ally) is added as the stress is not on the ‘ment’. Instead it is on the ‘en’ so the number of consonants at the end remains unchanged. Apply At Sentence Level: Write the word in a sentence Write the word in a range of sentences Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis-spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

21 17 - Spelling: pronunciation/pronounce
Learn Pronunciation Pronounce Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand pronounce definition: to make a sound in a particular way or to announce something pronunciation definition: the way that a word is spoken Common errors include pronounciation as this is the logical way of changing pronounce (adding tion on the end) however in this case the word itself must also change These are actually different words, so to make pronunciation you are not just adding a suffix onto pronounce. pronunce/pronounse these are common misspellings as they are phonetically how we would say it. Apply At Sentence Level: Write the words in a sentence Write the words in a range of sentences Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to misspell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

22 18 - Spelling: necessary Apply Understand Learn At Sentence Level:
Necessary – Unnecessary Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Means needs to be done, essential Necessary - Must have one ‘c’ and double ‘s’ Often it is written without the double consonant ‘s’ in the misspelling or putting the ‘c’ and ‘s’ in the wrong order. Why? In a word with two or more syllables the final consonant is doubled (‘y’ does not count as a consonant in this case) Also, the ‘c’ and ‘s’ have the same sound in this word. Apply At Sentence Level: Write the word in a sentence Write the word in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis-spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

23 19 - Spelling: harass Learn Understand Apply Harass - harassment
Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Means to pester, pressure or intimidate. Often written with double consonant ‘r’ or a single ‘s’ in the misspelling. Why? In a word with two or more syllables the final consonant is doubled Apply At Sentence Level: Write the word in a sentence Write the word in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis- spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

24 20 - Spelling: mischievous
Learn Mischievous Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Means having a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way. Often ‘ie’ is written as ‘ei’ in the mis-spelling or ‘ous’ at the end is written as ‘ious’ Why? Your dialect means the way you say it is the way you write it. Apply At Sentence Level: Write the word in a sentence Write the word in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis- spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

25 21 - Spelling: twelfth Apply Learn Understand Twelfth
Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Means the number twelve in a sequence Twelfth – has an ‘f’ before the ‘th’ Often the ‘f’ is written as a ‘v’ or the ‘th’ is omitted in the misspelling Why? It is derived from the word ‘twelve’ which has a ‘v’ not an ‘f’, and your dialect means the way you say it is the way you write it. Apply At Sentence Level: Write the word in a sentence Write the word in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis-spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

26 22- Spelling: yacht Learn Understand Apply Yacht Look, cover, check
Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Means a large boat Yacht – often yaut ‘au’ instead of ‘acht’ “aught” is sometimes used instead if yacht Why? The silent c often confuses people as it is not a common letter pattern. Apply At Sentence Level: Write the word(s) in a sentence Write the word(s) in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis- spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

27 23 - Spelling: separate Apply Learn Understand At Sentence Level:
Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Means to move apart Often separate is written as seperate in the mis-spelling Why? Often when spoken we pronounce the second syllable in the word with an “e” sound. Apply At Sentence Level: Write the word in a sentence Write the word in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis-spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

28 24 - Spelling: existence Learn Understand Apply existence
Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Meaning: the fact or state of living (noun) Existence must be spelt with an “x” Often existence is also spelt existence Apply At Sentence Level: Write the word in a sentence Write the word in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis- spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

29 25 - Spelling: anthology Learn Understand Apply
Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand A published collection of poems or other pieces of writing. Anthology – must use one “l” and end in “gy” Often “ie” is put at the end of the word instead of “gy”. However, when pluralising the word it should end in “ie”: “anthologies” Apply At Sentence Level: Write the word in a sentence Write the word in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis- spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

30 26 - Spelling: thesaurus Apply Learn Understand
Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Means- a book that lists words in groups of synonyms and related ideas. Thesaurus- Must have an “au” after the s and a “u” between the “r” and “s” Often the “au” is not acknowledged and instead replaced with an “a”. Why? Miss pronunciation of the word is often transferred to paper. Apply At Sentence Level: Write the word(s) in a sentence Write the word(s) in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis- spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

31 27 - Spelling: metaphor Apply Understand Learn
Metaphor n. Metaphorical adj. Metaphorically adv. Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Correct any mistakes in your work in green pen Understand A metaphor is a language feature in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. E.g. My anger is a mighty fortress. In the misspelling, the ‘ph’ may be mistaken for an ‘f’. A letter ‘e’ may also be added to the end. Why? There is a confusion between the end of ‘before’ and ‘metaphor’ as the end of these words sound identical. Apply This word will be very useful when you describe a writer’s choices. At Sentence Level: Write the word(s) in a sentence Write the word(s) in a range of sentences Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis-spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

32 28 - Spelling: Shakespeare/Shakespearean
Learn Shakespeare n. Shakespearean adj. Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly or forgotten to use a capital ‘S’. Understand Shakespeare is a world famous playwright and poet. There are several misspellings, including forgetting the ‘e’ after the ‘k’ or forgetting the final ‘e’ Sometimes people may also may misspell the last syllable (peare), by omitting the ‘a’ Why? The English language has many ways of making this sound, including: pier, peer. Apply At Sentence Level: Write the words in a sentence Write the words in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis-spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

33 29 - Spelling: assessment
Learn Assessment n. Assess vb. Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Assessment is the action of assessing (testing) someone or something This word is challenging to spell correctly because of the pair of double ‘s’. Why? You may remember that it contains double s but forget that that it happens twice within the word. Apply At Sentence Level: Write the word in a sentence Write the word in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis- spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

34 30 - Spelling: nuance Learn Understand Apply At Sentence Level:
Nuance n. Nuances pl. Nuanced adj. Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Nuance means a subtle difference in terms of expression or meaning. The misspelling is often in the first syllable: nu- Why? There are many ways of creating this sound in the English language, including: new, neu. Apply At Sentence Level: Write the word(s) in a sentence Write the word(s) in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis-spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

35 31 - Spelling: sibilance Learn Understand Apply At Sentence Level:
Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Means the repeated s sound in writing Often a replaced with e or the i is missed out Why? This is a subject specific terminology and not commonly used, therefore easy to make a mistake with Apply At Sentence Level: Write the word in a sentence Write the word in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis- spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

36 32 - Spelling - Homophones: whether/weather
Learn Whether Weather Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Weather means the state of the atmosphere Whether means if you should do something Why? Mixed up as they sound the same when said Apply At Sentence Level: Write the words in a sentence Write the words in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis-spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

37 33 - Spelling - it’s/its Learn Understand Apply At Sentence Level:
It’s = it is (not its) Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Means it is not its which is the possessive form it’s - Must have an apostrophe between the t and s (it’s) Often its is used instead of the contraction Why? When writing it is easy to mix the two versions up. Often students don’t know the possessive form Apply At Sentence Level: Write the word(s) in a sentence Write the word(s) in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis- spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

38 34 - Spelling: actually Learn Understand Apply Actually
Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Means the truth of a situation Actually – often spelt with one l Often the a is missed out Why? Your dialect means the way you say it is the way you write it. Apply At Sentence Level: Write the word(s) in a sentence Write the word(s) in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis-spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

39 35 - Spelling: linguist/linguistic
Learn linguistic Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Means a person skilled in other languages or relating to the study of language U is often left out Often it is written as the sound w (lingwist) in the mis- spelling Why? The sound is easy to misrepresent in written form and it is a non-common word, therefore not used often. Apply At Sentence Level: Write the words in a sentence Write the words in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis-spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

40 36 - Spelling: denouement
Learn denouement Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Means the ending in a story where everything is drawn together Often the 2nd e is left out Often a double oo is written den-oo-ment Why? We are not used to triplets of consonants in words, so easily miss these out Apply At Sentence Level: Write the word in a sentence Write the word in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis- spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

41 37 - Spelling: structure Understand Apply Learn At Sentence Level:
Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Means the understanding of the organisation of a whole text in a piece of literature Structure often spelt without the e Or, ere is used instead of ure Why? The silent e at the end of the word is not heard or it is said with the e sound Apply At Sentence Level: Write the word in a sentence Write the word in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis-spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

42 38 - Spelling: simile Learn Understand Apply Simile Look, cover, check
Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Means to compare two objects using like or as Simile – leaving out an I is common Leaving off the e at the end of a word Why? Your dialect means the way you say it is the way you write it. Apply At Sentence Level: Write the word in a sentence Write the word in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis-spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

43 39 - Spelling: playwright
Learn Playwright Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Means the person who wrote the play Often spelt with right at the end Often spelt as two words play write Why? It is a non-standard word and therefore you default to what you are familiar with Apply At Sentence Level: Write the word in a sentence Write the word in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis- spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

44 40 - Spelling: romantic Learn Understand Apply romantic
Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Means to have feelings of love for another Often the a is left out Often the tic is ce at the end and while this spells romance it is used incorrectly Why? Sometimes you mix up what word it should be Apply At Sentence Level: Write the word(s) in a sentence Write the word(s) in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis- spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

45 41 - Spelling: onomatopoeia
Learn onomatopoeia Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Means the sound of the object/noise is reflected by the word Oeia at the end is often confused The vowels are confused throughout the word Why? It is a word with an unusually high number of vowels. Apply At Sentence Level: Write the word(s) in a sentence Write the word(s) in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis- spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

46 42 - Spelling: epistrophe
Learn Epistrophe Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Means repetition at the end of clauses or sentences E at the start changed to a E left off or vowels mixed up Why? Your dialect means the way you say it is the way you write it. Apply At Sentence Level: Write the word in a sentence Write the word in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis- spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

47 43 - Spelling: juxtaposition
Learn Juxtaposition Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Means to contrast deliberately two things close together in a text a is often left out Often position at the end often misspelt Why? It is not a common everyday piece of vocabulary Apply At Sentence Level: Write the word(s) in a sentence Write the word(s) in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis-spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

48 44 - Spelling: soliloquy Learn Understand Apply
Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Means a lengthy speech that is said by the character alone on stage to show the characters feelings o is often left out u at the end often replaced by an e Why? Non-standard word with a lot of vowels Apply At Sentence Level: Write the word in a sentence Write the word in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis- spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

49 45 - Challenge spelling: tragic and tragedy
Learn Tragic and Tragedy Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Tragic = extreme distress or sorrow Tragedy = an event causing extreme distress Often the two words are mixed up The e is often left out in tragedy or a d added (tradgedy) Why? Uncertainty about the meaning of the word leads to confusion Apply At Sentence Level: Write the word(s) in a sentence Write the word(s) in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis-spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

50 46 - Challenge spelling: affect and effect
Learn Affect and Effect Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Affect = the action that takes place Effect = the impact of doing something Often the two get confused Why? They are similar in sound and meaning but only marginally different Apply At Sentence Level: Write the words in a sentence Write the words in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis- spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

51 47 - Challenge spelling: practise and practice
Learn Practise (verb) Practice (noun) Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Practise = perform a skill repetitively Practice = the way of doing something Often these are mixed up when used Why? Misunderstanding which form is correct in the sentence you are writing Apply At Sentence Level: Write the words in a sentence Write the words in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis- spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

52 48 - Challenge spelling: except and accept
Learn Except and Accept Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Except = not including something Accept = saying you will take something Doesn’t - Must have an apostrophe between the n and t (n’t) Often oe is written as ose in the mis-spelling Why? Your dialect means the way you say it is the way you write it. Apply At Sentence Level: Write the word(s) in a sentence Write the word(s) in a range of sentence Find and fix the incorrect spelling in the passage Master it: Write the correct spelling in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to spell it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common word for you to mis- spell write it at the top of your work as a reminder

53 49 - Grammar: could of = could have
Learn Could have Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Means that you could have done something Could have or could’ve must be used to make the sound ‘could of’ Often have or ‘ve is written as of in the error Why? Your dialect means the way you say it is the way you write it. Apply At Sentence Level: Write the word(s) in a sentence Write the word(s) in a range of sentences Find and fix the incorrect word choice in the passage Master it: Write the correct word choice in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to use it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common error for you, write it at the top of your work as a reminder

54 50 - Grammar: they is = they are
Learn They are Look, cover, check Write it out ten times accurately Go over your work and adapt using a green pen every time you have used it incorrectly Understand Means they are (more than one person) They suggests plural (more than one) so you must use are (plural) ‘Is’ used incorrectly with they (more than one) Why? Your dialect means the way you say it is the way you write it. Apply At Sentence Level: Write the word(s) in a sentence Write the word(s) in a range of sentences Find and fix the incorrect word choice in the passage Master it: Write the correct word choice in the back of your book and explain why it is important to remember to use it accurately. Use this area as a reference guide for yourself. Remember it: If you know it is a common error for you, write it at the top of your work as a reminder


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