Elder Home Learning

Spelling Homework 30.1.2023

Spelling Rule: ough

Why do we have this rule?
N/A

Word list: 

toughest,

dough,

enough,

thoughtful,

bought,

brought,

breakthrough,

snowplough,

thorough,

though.

Please make sure you know the meaning of each word and practise all the words.

Spelling Homework 23.1.2023

Spelling Rule: sure/ture

Why do we have this rule?
N/A

Word list: 

posture,

mixture,

creature,

pressure,

enclosure,

adventure,

capture,

culture,

departure,

gesture.

Please make sure you know the meaning of each word and practise all the words.

Spelling Homework 16.1.2023

Spelling Rule: ous

Why do we have this rule?
N/A

Word list: 

delicious,

ominous,

generous,

adventurous,

poisonous,

dangerous, 

tremendous,

glamorous,

courageous,

hideous.

Please make sure you know the meaning of each word and practise all the words.

Spelling Homework 9.1.2023

Spelling Rule: /shun/ spelt ssion, tion, cian

Why do we have this rule?
N/A

Word list: 

possession,

permission,

compassion,

celebration,

pollution,

imagination
optician,

beautician,

technician,

mathematician.

Please make sure you know the meaning of each word and practise all the words.

Spelling Homework 12.12.2022

Spelling Rule: /shun/ spelt sion

Why do we have this rule?
N/A

Word list: 

expansion,

extension,

comprehension,

tension,

division,

envision,

decision,

television

Please make sure you know the meaning of each word and practise all the words.

Spelling Homework 5.12.2022

Spelling Rule: /i/ spelt y

Why do we have this rule?
N/A

Word list: 

pyramid,

typical,

synagogue,

symbolic,

sympathetic,

mythological,

mysterious,

gymnasium,

dynasty,

lyrical.

Please make sure you know the meaning of each word and practise all the words.

Spelling Homework 28.11.2022

Spelling Rule: -ly suffix

The normal rules apply: The suffix –ly starts with a consonant, so it is added straight onto most root words. E.g. sadly, usually, finally.

Other rules:

If the root word ends in –y with a consonant letter before it, the y is changed to i, but only if the root word has more than one syllable e.g. happy = happily, angry = angrily.

If the root word ends with –le, the –le is changed to –ly e.g. gently = gently, simple = simply, humble = humbly, noble = nobly.

If the root word ends with –ic, -ally is usually added rather than just –ly (except in the word publicly) e.g. basically, frantically, dramatically.

Why do we have this rule?

The suffix –ly is added to an adjective to form an adverb.

Word list: 

likely,

accidentally,

angrily,

happily,

gently,

simply,

frantically,

occasionally

Exceptions: truly, duly, wholly.

Please make sure you know the meaning of each word and practise all the words.

Spelling Homework 21.11.2022

Spelling Rule: Words with the /ee/ sound spelt ei after c

i before e except after c (apart from exceptions) 

Why do we have this rule?

N/A

Word list: 

ceiling,

deceive,

receipt,

receive,

perceive,

conceit,

deceit.

Exceptions: protein, caffeine, seize

Please make sure you know the meaning of each word and practise all 10 words.

Spelling Homework 14.11.2022

Spelling Rule: Words with ‘silent’ letters

Why do we have this rule? 

N/A

Word list: 

sign,

knocking,

bruise,

excellent,

knowledge,

plumber,

wrought,

writhe,

knuckle,

apostle.

7.11.22

Spelling Rule: -ation suffix

- remove 'ate' and add 'ation'

- remove 'y' and add 'ic' and then 'ation'

- remove 'e' and add 'ation'

- just add 'ation'

Why do we have this rule? 

Adding the suffix –ation to a word changes a verb into a noun.

Word list:

information,

sensation,

preparation,

decoration,

celebration,

adoration,

population,

determination,

punctuation,

hibernation. 

Please make sure you know the meaning of each word.

1.11.22

Spelling Rule: /u/ spelt ou

Why do we have this rule? 

N/A

Word list:

cousin,

thorough,

troublesome,

courage,

encouragement,

flourish,

nourishment,

countryside,

courageous,

youngest.

Please make sure you know the meaning of each word.

21.10.22

Spelling Rule: Prefixes

Why do we have this rule? 

N/A

Word list:

discover,

re-enter,

disorder,

misplaced,

disagreement,

overprotect,

uninterested,

demotivated,

submarine,

autobiography.

Please make sure you know the meaning of each word.

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