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Each unit contains a word search and a crossword. Other activity types and content outlined below.
Unit 1
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Activity types/Content
completing words, ranking words, compiling words from letters, word chunking, alphabetical order, syllabification, Difficult words unjumbling words in sentences, identifying base words, advise/advice, suffixes: ment, ly, ish, ive Revision: er, re, or, ar, our– completing words, word investigation Long vowels (silent e)
completing words, sorting words by vowel sounds, word investigation, unjumbling, homograph ‘excuse’, completing sentences, identifying base words, suffixes : ment, s, ed, ing Revision: trans, anti, tele, auto – completing words, matching prefix to meaning, unjumbling
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Prefixes: im, mis, in
completing words, syllabification, alphabetical order, word chunking, matching prefix to meaning, unjumbling words in sentences, crosspatch, suffixes: adding ly to form adverbs, completing sentences Revision: homophones – alphabetical order, completing words, completing sentences
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Suffixes: ian, ese, ish
choosing correct adjective from list words, word investigation, word chunking, sorting list words by geographical area, definitions, unjumbling, forming nouns from adjectives Revision: au, augh, ough – completing words, word investigation, forming past tense, synonyms
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ci, si, ssi, ss, ti
completing words, sorting by endings, small words, syllabification, alphabetical order, identifying misspelt words, word chunking, unjumbling, suffixes: al, ate, ise, ist, identifying nouns, verbs and adjs Revision: difficult words – ranking words, suffixes: en, like, ion, es, able, ence, completing sentences
Number prefixes
alphabetical order, word investigation, matching prefix to meaning, definitions, ranking words, unjumbling, word origins Revision: singular and plural nouns – sorting by categories, completing sentences
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r o e t s Bo r e p ok u S
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Teac he r
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Homophones
completing words, unjumbling, practise/practice, choosing correct homophone, word investigation, compiling words from letters, investigating, long a sound, changing words Revision: long vowels – completing words, suffixes: ly, tion, ing
ence, ance
completing words, identifying double letters, alphabetical order, identifying words, syllabification, small words, antonyms, unjumbling, identifying base words, suffixes: s, ed, ing, ly, verbs and adverbs Revision: oo, ew, ou, ue, ui – completing words, homograph wound, unjumbling
Prefixes: air, aer, aero
completing words, alphabetical order, crosspatch, unjumbling, word origins, definitions, compiling words from letters, identifying nouns and adjectives Revision: compound words – matching compound words, word investigation
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completing words, ranking words, sorting by categories, alphabetical order, unjumbling, proofreading a paragraph, word Difficult words chunking, suffixes: al, es, ship, arian, ar, ical Revision: ive, ine, ite – completing words, completing sentences, unjumbling completing words, alphabetical order, word investigation, unjumbling, identifying misspelt words, compiling words form letters, syllabification, writing sentences, identifying base words, suffixes: ed, ing Revision: ue, ew, iew, eau, eue – completing words, suffixes: ed, ing
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ary, ery
completing words, alphabetical order, word chunking, investigating soft c sound, plural: change y to i and add es, sorting by nouns and adjectives, unjumbling words in sentences, identifying base words, suffixes: s, ed, ing Revision: o endings – completing words, plurals for o ending words
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y, e, ee, i, ie, ei, ae, is
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Silent letters
m . u
z, s, si
w ww
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completing words, word investigation, alphabetical order, syllabification, unjumbling, identifying misspelt words, compiling words from letters, writing questions, plural: change y to i and add es, suffixes: ism, ion, able, ly, ed, ing Revision: silent letters – completing words, completing sentences, suffixes: ed, ing
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o c . che e r o t r s super
completing words, unjumbling, identifying silent letters, small words, proofreading a paragraph, word investigation, crosspatch, suffixes: ed, ing, ly, ness, able plural: change y to i and add es Revision: al–, wel–, –til, –ful – completing words, suffixes: ly, less, ful, prefix: un
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Long vowels (silent e)
completing words, sorting by vowel sounds, word investigation, syllabification, alphabetical order, unjumbling sentences, homograph (abuse), unjumbling, suffixes: s, ed, ing Revision: sh, ti, si, ssi, ci – completing words, compiling words from letters, identifying base words, completing sentences
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Suffixes: er, eer, ists
alphabetical order, sorting by suffixes, definitions, unjumbling, small words, identifying base words, word chunking, investigating suffixes Revision: Compound words– matching compound words, word investigation
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Homophones
completing words, alphabetical order, mnemonics, completing sentences, writing sentences, proofreading a paragraph, unjumbling, anagrams, suffix: or Revision: –able, –ible – completing words, identifying base words, antonyms
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gue, gu, gh
completing words, definitions, alphabetical order, word investigation, word chunking, unjumbling sentences, double consonant to keep vowel sound short, suffixes: ship, less, ly, ish, ed, writing sentences Revision: ious, ous – completing words, unjumbling, completing sentences
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Endings: ent, ant
completing words, alphabetical order, compiling words from letters, small words, antonyms, unjumbling, completing sentences, identifying nouns and adjectives, definitions Revision: se, ce – completing words, alphabetical order, definitions
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Eponyms
completing words, unjumbling, word history and definitions, proofreading a paragraph, word association Revision: difficult words – completing words, ranking words, completing sentences
New wave spelling – Teacher resource book – G
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