Pupil Book 1
Spelling
Author: Sarah Snashall
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Pupil Book 1
Spelling
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Contents Page Unit 1: Spelling ff, ll, ss and zz 6 Unit 2: Spelling ck after a short vowel 8 Unit 3: Spelling nk 10 Unit 4: Spelling words with two syllables 12 Unit 5: Spelling the /ch/ sound tch 14 Unit 6: Spelling words that end in a /v/ sound 16 Unit 7: Adding -s to make a plural 18 Unit 8: Adding -es to make a plural 20 Unit 9: Adding -ing to a root word 22 Unit 10: Adding -er to a root word 24 Unit 11: Adding -ed to a root word 26 Unit 12: Adding -er and -est to adjectives 28 Unit 13: Spelling words ending in y 30 Unit 14: Spelling ph 32 Unit 15: Spelling wh 34 Unit 16: Spelling words with k 36 Unit 17: Adding the prefix un- 38 Unit 18: Spelling compound words 40 Unit 19: Spelling the days of the week 42
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Spelling Unit 1
Spelling ff, ll, ss and zz Many words have double letters at the end (ff, ll, ss and zz). We use double letters at the ends of short words with short vowel sounds. For example: off, well, miss and buzz
Get started Copy these words and underline the double letters (ll, ff, ss or zz) at the end of each word. One has been done for you. 1. shell Answer: shell 2. fuss 3. off 4. press 5. ill 6. troll 7. glass 8. cliff
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Try these Choose and copy the correct spelling of each word. One has been done for you. 1. dol / doll Answer: doll 2. smell / smel 3. buz / buzz 4. fluff / fluf 5. mess / mes
Now try these Copy these sentences adding ll, or ss to the ends of the words to finish them. One has been done for you. 1. Jill has a dol l. 2. Ring the doorbe_ _. 3. Cut the gra_ _. 4. Do not mi_ _ the bus. 5. Roll down the hi_ _.
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Spelling Unit 2
Spelling ck after a short vowel When a word ends with a /k/ sound and it has a short vowel sound in the middle, it is spelt ck. For example: back
Get started Copy these words and underline ck at the end of each word. One has been done for you. 1. shock Answer: shock 2. tick 3. lick 4. rock 5. luck
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Try these Look at each picture and write each word (they all end ck). One has been done for you. 2.
1.
a back pack
t_ _ _ _ 4.
3.
a b_ _ _ _ dog
AA B C a s_ _ _ _ of b_ _ _ _s
Now try these Copy and complete the sentences with words from the list. One has been done for you. quack
black
brick
clock
trick
1. The duck went quack. 2. The wall is made of __________. 3. The cat is __________. 4. The dog did a _________. 5. The __________ tells the time.
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Spelling Unit 3
Spelling nk The /nk/ sound is spelt nk. For example: bank, think, honk and skunk
Get started Copy these words and underline nk at the end of each word. One has been done for you. 1. drink Answer: drink 2. pink 3. plank 4. ink 5. sunk 6. clunk 7. think 8. blank
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Try these Choose and copy the correct spelling of each word. One has been done for you. 1. stink / stinc Answer: stink 2. bunk / bunc 3. junc / junk 4. blink / blinc 5. banc / bank
Now try these Copy and complete the sentences with words from the list. One has been done for you. trunk
thank
sink
bunk
wink
1. The elephant has a long trunk. 2. Wash your hands in the 3. It is polite to say
. you.
4. Closing one eye is called a
.
5. My brother and I sleep on
beds.
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Spelling Unit 4
Spelling words with two syllables Long words can be split into parts called syllables. Syllables are like beats. For example, the word sunset has two syllables (beats): sun / set. It is easier to spell long words if you split them into their syllables.
Get started Sort these words into two groups: words which have one syllable and words which have two syllables. Put them into a table like the one below. One has been done for you. 1. frog 2. carrot 3. bed 4. chicken 5. pocket One syllable
Two syllables
frog
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Try these Look at each picture and write the words. They all have two syllables. One has been done for you. 1.
s_ _ _ _ _ _ _
2.
k_ _ _ _ _
Answer: s e a h o r s e 3.
z_ _ _ _
5.
h_ _ _ _ _ _
4.
p_ _ _ _ _
Now try these Copy each sentence and underline the words that have two syllables in each sentence. One has been done for you. 1. The spotty dog has two puppies. 2. I wear my jumper to keep warm. 3. I eat bread and butter. 4. I saw monkeys at the zoo. 5. Daisies are white and yellow flowers.
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