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    CAROL VORDERMAN English Made Easy uw S | [ I Helps develop strong English skills impossible dictionary wonderful —_ essential “faintest he mysterious — perseAUB) Written and compiled by experts: 3h ond drama, She has writen drameecch fompehire County Council ard published arcs in Homeshire's Drama News. Carol Vorderman M.A. (Cantab), MBE, fed TV presenters and is wed for he sis in mathematics. She has is one of Britains besto fed numerous shows fom light enfarainnent with Carel Vorderman's Ber Homes and The Fre of Britain Awards, to scientific programmes Tomorrows Werld, on the BBC, TV 4's Countdown for Channel 4 26 yeors, becoming the second bestselling fo 1s decade in the UK, nonficion outhor of he no cr advising Rt. Hon D UK mathematics education, Carol has © passion ond ‘Cometon on the ure of jects in on ny. In 2010 planing educational sy ‘exciing ond easily understanda teaches parents and children how they can become the very bes they con be inthe art of arthmati. Car cline mathe schoo ie ! ww. themathslacier.com CAROL VORDERMAN English Made Easy 10 Gi) ADoy. Spelling Consultant Claire White 10-minute challenge Try to complete the exercises for each topic in 10 minutes or less. Note the time it takes you inthe “Time taken” column Contents DB sylobles and stresses BD origins of prefixes BD Root words me momere a @ Spaling suffixes 12 “le” sound 1B comparing adjectives @ ror prefixes 18) Changing y @ vselul word list 1 Tricky plurals 28 30 32 34 Silent letters Adding -ful and -ly Apostrophes Topic prefixes Doubling letters Crafty consonants Common endings @ Homophones B®) Tricky spellings a Useful word list 2 | @ Verb tenses Time filler: In these boxes are some extra challenges to extend your skills. You can do them if you have some time let after finishing the questions. Or these con be sond-clone odfviies that you con do in 10 minutes. Soft sounds B® requlor verbs @ More prefixes GD Nouns or verbs? @ Adding -able or ible ® building words @ More sulfixes @® typhens @ eehul word iss3 @ Pergnts notes ‘and answers 4a Syllables and stresses To make spelling words less tricky, split them into syllables. Count the syllables in these words. supermarket gardening furious odventute preparation joumey gether the words that have the some number of syllables. dangerous picture afterwards family shadow introduce outside tures of these | (4) Look at the pictures of these twosyllable words. The Iwosyllable words. The frst second syllable has been syllable has been given. Have a go at spelling ihe first syllable sure wiz, = ent a whis Tee ee Start a spelling journal to record words that you would like to remember how to spell Write the words that you are having rouble speling out. Add interesting words that you find from the books you read. Use o page for each letter of the alphabet. ©) A par of each label is given. Look at each picture and complete its label. How many syllables does each word hove? ad ca fall tain a 5) When one syllable is longer ond louder, itis o stressed syllable. Circle words that are stressed at the beginning, and cross out those at the end demand restore _ forget table famous These words are spelt the some, but have different meanings when the stress changes. For each word, puta lick mark in the noun or verb column Word Noun Verb record record progress progress ‘Are the nouns stressed at the beginning or at the end? (8) Waite your name and circle the sess. How many syllables are there? Origins of prefixes A prefix is added to the beginni word. It changes the m: Try them out! eaning of of a root ye word, 7) Complete this cl For ut their me Prefix super co- de- h prefix, use a dic Example 1 aqueduct proceed import incorrect preview redo submarine superstar external write defrost hratt of prefixes that have come from the latin language ionary fo write two more words, and then Example 2 | Example 3 aed Time filler: How many words, with three or more laters, can you make withthe letters in “investigation”? Here are three words to get you stored: “vole, “gain” and “sting” 2) Complete this chart of prefixes that have come from the Greek language. For each prefix, use a dictionary to write two more words, ond then work out their meanings Prefix Example! | Example 2 | Example 3 Meaning of ani- | anticlockwise auto autograph kilo | klogrom ¢y cyclone dyna | dynasly geo | geography micro: | microscope mis: misbehave peri periscope mono- monorail bio biclogy Root words Root words are the forms of words without any prefixes or suffixes added How well can you recognise them? 1) Complete this chart of Latin and-Greek root words. For each root word, use a dictionary fo write hwo more words based on this root word, and then work out its meaning Rootword | Example! | Example 2 | Example 3 | Meaning f dict dictate pel repel scrib | describe gress | progress tra attract ver! divert ject eject dem | democracy chron | synchronise path | sympathy phon lephone gram/graph| diagram therm | hypothermia scope | telescope ene spel find A to lings is to amples es lin ver For eg remember the speling of “thousand” poetical aaa ene lle words wihin these words: “fortunate”, grate”, “opparent” and “correspond” @) The following words are French in origin words with “sh” sound spelt ef, such as “chef”; ‘words with “g” sound spelt gue, such as “tongue”; words with *k? sound spelt que, such os “unique” Words with *5” sound spelt se, such os “science”, ore Latin in origin Words with *k” sound spelt ¢h, such as “chorus”, are Greek in origin, Say each of the following words aloud, and then write them under the French, lalian [latin] or Greek flags to identity the origin of the words school scene chalet contique chauffeur chemist fascinate scissors league conchor muscle character French tralian (Latin) Greek A) Complete this chart of common suffixes. For each suffix, use a dictionary to wr s and then work out their ‘Meaning of Suffix Exomple1 | Example 2 | Example 3 | Meaning ship | membership hood childhood [ness | kindness - “ment | enjoyment helpless ‘dom | Kingdon | | some | wholesome -craft handic ology | biology ward downward ism cciticism 2) Moke words by combining each word with one of he suffixes: ‘ness, ment or ship, Remember: Ifthe word ends in a consonant and ay, change the y to an i before adding the suffix silly agree merry pariner @) More than one suffix can sometimes be added. Wiite these words fear + some + ness care + less + ness = drowsy close ‘A) Complete the words in the chart with the vowel suffixes ive, ic or ist. Suffix ive. Suffix ie respons hom act terrif decorat, histor narrat allerg Suffix -ist violin special art journal What hoppens to the root words ending in e? What happens to the root words ending in y? “le” sound There are a number of spelling patterns that make the “le” sound. These are mostly a combination of two letters (digraphs): a vowel and the consonant I. © The most common spelling of the.“le” sound at the end of @ root word is le. Join the chyming words settle wiggle tumble buckle rumble dimple kettle saddle simple chuckle paddle giggle (2) Other spelling patterns that may be used forthe “le” sound are el or all. In few words, il or ol is used. Complete these words Use a dictionary if needed penc. sand tow eros 3) The “lo” sound can be a suffix ending. The letiers al are used when changing nouns to adjactives. Note: Sometimes the spelling of the: noun must be changed slightly before adding all continent + ol = navy + ol = music + al = nation + al = Time filler: Create your own crossword with werd tern lod Une. diaionary to help youve (prea such as “resemble”, “horrible”, “festival”, “mineral”, “miracle” ond “punctual” (A) Complete the crossword. The first hee letters of each word are given to you. All words have the “le” sound at the end Use a dictionary to find the words Across Down Having very hot and 1. A human-made underground humid conditions (ro) passage (tun} A celebration on the 2. An item or object (art) street (car) 3. A mystery or a game with A round shape (cir) interlocking pieces (puz} The remains of prehistoric 4. A warrmblooded animal living things (fos) that has fur {mam} 5. Furniture you eat at {tab 5. Alarge building with thick walls, towers ond battlements (cas} 4) Comparing adjectives Find out what happens to adjectives when you start comparing things. ———— 1) Add er io words when you compare two things (¢omparative) tand est when something is of the highest order Grandad (superlative). Complete the sentences. Dod gy Max 2 Tom Som Time, # e a ‘S Max is fast, Tom is Tim is tall, Dad is ‘and Sam is the D) For words ending with an e, just add or st. Complete the sentence. Pine Palm Apple The apple tree is large, the pal is ond the pine is the ) For words ending with « consonant and a y, change the y to t and ~ odd the ending. Use the word “angry” lo complete the sentence John is angry, Jane is @ For words ending with a vowel cand Justin is the ‘and Grandad is the cand a single consonant, double the consonant and add the ending. Complete the sentence. Great Greyhound Dane tes NR The Collie is big, the Greyhound is. but the Great Dane is the. the Time filler: '5) For mos! threesyllable adjectives ond some hwosyllable adjectives, use “more” for the comparative and “most” for the superlative ‘Add “more” and “most” to this sentence. Write a funr 2M COM Gras ecle reality Carenre ery lank Geen java (onicle ts seca aarae eravcdidcnrs Cpe ee aleve! The gardener is knowledgeable about plants. The tree surgeon is knowledgeable than the gardener. The botanist is knowledgeable of all the plant lovers. © Complete the chart with the comparatives and the superlatives Adjective Comparative Superlative slow wet important happy Adjective good bad little far ‘Comparative worse farther better less There ore some irregular adjectives that do not follow these spelling rules. Can you link the adjective to its comparative and superlative? Superlative best least worst farthest “Not” prefixes The prefixes and all mean “not”. Also, un-, and de- mean “not” and are Used as exceptions. Try these out! A) The prefix in is used most 2) Add ir- to root words often, Wile these words ~ beginning with r, moking « _ double r. Write these words not direct = not regular = not active not accurate not responsible = not capable = not replaceable = H 3) Add iF to root words ) Add im: to some root words i beginning with I, making a beginning with m and p. double I. Write these words Write these words, not legal = not mobile = not legible = not proper = not logical = not possible = 5) There are exceptions to the above rules. Circle the words spalt correcly defrost or infrost irreasonable or unreasonable illike or dislike depart or inpart unload or ilload implease or displease Time filler: How many words, with three or more letters, can you make with the letters in “immediately"? Here are three words fo get you started team’, “lime” and “meal” (©) Add a prefix to each of these root words in the word search. Think about how the prefix changes the meaning of the roo! word. credible accurate aware patient : polite code order made compose modest ] ] e | d ifb |i Ce fell i | | rfefofaili | ° ° | m s m m|df|ald4|m t}eld]s|o o}plelild . T d] ils Jo | m]p | | @ Changing y The “igh” or “ee” sound at the end of a word is often spelt wth the eter y. Listen out for them! sentences. Hi crisp, fuss. sun The bacon tasled The kitten was. The gravy was 1) Add the letter y to these words and use the words fo complete the : For some short words, double the las! consonant run fur full The day was hot and ‘The toddler was ‘The restaurant was booked. 2) These words end with an e. Add the letter y to them. Hint: Drop the e to add the y. bone smoke Why is the e removed? @ Circle the words with y as an “igh” sound. stone grease laze Cross out the words with y as an “ee” sound. cry boy hurry What is different about the y in the words not circled or crossed out? stay happy — apply Time filers Here is a rhyme to help you remember the spelling of “ificuly": Mrs D, Mrs |, Mis FEL, ‘Mrs C, Mrs U, Mrs LTY. Try this method with the words ‘similarity’ and “tremendous @ Find 10 words from page 18 in this word search cy Useful word list 1 Read each column of words.Next, cover the words up one by one and write them, Then move on to the next column Monday tonight Tuesday today Wednesday month Thursday morning Friday afternoon Saturday season. Sunday winter holiday spring yesterday summer tomorrow autumn birthday January anniversary February weekend March fortnight April May June July August September October November December eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen Time filler: ‘Choose five words from this list and use each one in its own sentence. ccoming back fo these list to check that You stil know these useful words. |. seventeen eighteen nineteen twenty thirty forty fifty sixty seventy eighty ninety hundred thousand million 2 Tricky plurals To make nouns plural, you usually add s. But for many words, ibis not as easy as thet. © Add es to each word with hissing endings: $, x, 2, sh, ch or $5 brush gloss moich (2D For words ending in a consonant and a y, change y to i and add es: puppy pony city (3) Add s to most words ending in an 0. piano solo yoyo There are exceptions to this rule. Add es to make these words plural. potato voleano cargo @ For words ending in on Ff, just add s. cuff sniff puff S) For words ending in an f or fe, change the f or fe fo v ond add es half leaf knife There are exceptions fo this ule. Just add s to make these words plural root chief Time filler: Reve he loving sree, mcking ol soap ena on chotmonlossldohh © Some words change completely when made plural Match each word to its plural child A ap mouse é goose 4 & cactus mice As gps 7) Some chher werd stay the same when made plural Circle these words below. deer monkey sheep fish _cat 8) Complete the sentences using the plural of these words. half fox loaf life foot Jan cut the pizza inlo two In the field, o fox ran to join the other The baker cooked ten of bread The proverb soys 0 cat has nine The girl hopped on one foot, hen she jumped on two Silent letters ‘Over 60% of English words have silent letters. of these letters were rronounced in the past. Some silent were added in the 16th century to moke the words reflect their Lotin roots. ») Circle the letter you cannot hear in these words. kneel wrap honest ~— rhyme _— subtle climb half gnaw column receipt @ Say the word on each envelope. Then waite the word in the correct leterbox below. wate | [might | | debt} |_sword_| | crumb | |_chatk nash | |_ calm ror _| | gnome | | answer| | dovbt folk. knead wrist gnat plummber| | should would | [ wasek | [Knvckte| | gro | | comb | | know Time filler: The leterp is silent when followed by either sy or n atthe beginning of @ word. Us dictionary 1 fd fre words for each spelling pattern Here ore a ae words: “psychedelic” and “pneumatic”. 3) look at question 2 on page 24 toffind the answers Which consonants come Which vowel sounds come before and after a silent b? before a silent I? Which letter comes after a Which consonants come silent ke and a silent g? before and after a silent w? 4) Complete each of these words with its silent letter. & _ nife When the word “full” becomes the suffix ful, the final I is dropped. Write each of the e as one word. full of truth = full of wonder = full of cheer = full of play = on to most root words unless they end in y. is « consonant before the y. beauty + full = plenty + full = core + full = power + fu five to form an adverb. jibes an action. © The suf Ay i Note: An adverb is a word that descr quick + ly = slow + ly = Z) Ih the toot word ends in a y, then change y to i. Complete these words. speedy + ly = happy + ly = ®t the root word ends in le, change le to 4y. Com; these words. gentle + ly = simple + ly = noble + ly = humble + ly = \¢ 100 word ends in ie, then add the letters ally. ge these words to adver basic frantic dramatic. 7) Drop the e before adding ty to these words. tue + y= whole + ly = (8) Complete the chart below. Adjective Adjective 1 kind easy quiet general sudden [rogcaty | [Tampa hopeful thank ierible the place of mi someone or something. it's We 2) Moke these words into one werd using an apostrophe lam she would Apostrophes Apostrophes are used to mark letters and fo show that something belongs to © What are the missing letiers in these words? isn't can't he had you will 3) Join the words with their contractions, should not of the clock pick and mix are not 4) Rewrite the sentences in the speech bubbles, using contractions, | will not be there. Itis not ready yet they'te welll do not does not o’clock shouldn't aren't pick ‘n’ mix Where has everyone gone? rea Geli 4Stgh @ newspaper fo wit Stal a Ty a ec in connec fos end ce sow sessives. you think the contracted Bet ere boon set () An apostrophe is put after the owner’s name to show something belongs fo him or her. Ifthe owner's name is a plural that does not end in, then add an apostrophe and an s. Complete these words. Tim. dog. The women... group. The dog bone. The children game. 6) If the owner's name is singular but already ends in s, then still add an apostrophe and an James bat. The actress. costume. 7) IF the owner is plural and already ends in s, then just add an apostrophe. The ladies. coat. The dogs. collars. Three years. work. The two brothers. cars. Sometimes contractions can be confused with possessives, Underline the correct word in the brackels for each sentence. The children visited (they’re/their) grandparents. (You’re/Your) going to be late for school. (Who’s/Whose) jumper is this? The dog ate (it’s/its) dinner. Topic prefixes Remembering prefixes and their meanings helps improve both spelling and vocabulary. Get ready to try these! © The prefix auto: means “sl. Join each word fo its meanings autograph Able to work by itself automatic A person’s story of his/her life autobiography A person’s signature 2) The prefix eireum- means “round”. What do each of these words go “round”? circumference circumnavigate 3) These words begin with the some prefix. The prefix means “distan?” Wiite the prefix ‘9 phone Z) What number do these prefixes mean? cent os in century trios in tripod quart: as in quarter pent as in pentagon uni- as in unicycle dee: as in decade Rene Search in science, 1S a FOF esis fa ora co dane bac the pies ved on ic poop: Fil Sede in these books that use other prefixes (5) Here are some words with the prefix trans: What does it mean? transmit transfer___ronsport translate transplan 6) The prefix bE means “hv” or “twice”. Complete the crossword using BE words. Use « dictionary to find the words Across 1. Twofooted 2. To split in hwo equal paris 3. Occurring every vo years 4. Able to speak two languages Down 1. Muscle with hwo starting points 2. Twowheeled vehicle 3. Eyeglasses with lwo parts 4, Plane wih two pairs of wings (22) Doubling letters Spelling a word becomes dovbl Ria inane abe Here are a few tips to help you. Complete these words following the doublingletter «ules. © Dovble the last consonant when adding a suffix that begins with «© vowel fo a word that ends with a vowel and a consonant slop + ed = plan + ing = fit'+ ed = step +ed = Double the last consonant of a word to add a suffix when the last syllable is stressed begin + er = occur + ing = (3) Do not double the last consonant when a word ends in more than one consonant. jump + ed = sing + er = help + ing = - rest + ing = ‘4) Do not double the last consonant when the last syllable is unstressed. offer + ed = garden + er = '5) Do not double the last consonant when the suffix begins with a consonant, sad + ly = ii: enrol + ment = 1 weet Rememt 1e spellir “accomme f Geen ee is large enough to both « double ¢ and a double m with an @ after each. In your spelling journal (see page 5), list words with double letters, such as “occtrrence” and “possession”. 6) Circle the words where the last consonant will be doubled before adding a suffix soak thin fast pack spot run walk plan clean sit comfort disgust drop assist forget colour grab enjoy reason listen 7) In the middle of a word, letters are doubled after a short vowel sound, Complete each word and join it toils pictur. “—@ @S 6 « ra__it ale caot che.y piow In the middle of a word, letters are not doubled afer a long vowel sound. Circle the words withthe long vowel sound dinner diner super supper pole pollen written writing Crafty consonants Some consonants are used in specific ways in words. Get ready to investigate the letters k, v and w. 1) Say these words with the “k” sound aloud. Does the sound come at the beginning, in the middle or at the end? Write the words in the chart keep rocket token kennel = monkey ticket king back tank talk kettle lurk Beginning Middle End Does a vowel ora consonant go Wile & word thot rhymes with each before the kcal the end of a word? of the words ending in the letter kc (2) Soy these words with the “v" sound aloud, Does the lelter v come ct the beginning, in the middle or at the end? Write them into the chart village visit five. develop verb iver invent valley Beginning Middle End What de you notice about the char!? SU Time filler: Try saying these tongue twisters very fast: IFtwo witches were watching two watches, which witch would watch which watch? Try this: Katy caught a kitten in the kitchen Which tongue twister is your favourite? (3) Underline the letter string wae in these words was swamp watch dwarf — swan wasp swarm toward reward What has happened to the leer @? Using @ dictionary, write two more words with the letter string swe Write the letter string we in these words, man s__llen rm surd sop a__ke nder How many words with the letter string swe are in your dictionary? Does the letter sting we mostly come at the beginning ‘or at the end of the word? 1 The mos mmmon usually contains noun. A ng of carly pronounced N fo these words tion. The root word rl and is ahways atten pollu subtrac 2) Use -¢ian for the nam -upations. Write these words. electri musi politi, magi 3 Use -sion after I, r and sometimes n. Add -sion to these words. ver propul ten 4) Use -sion where the root word ends in d, de, $ or se and for oft sh” sound. Drop the rootword endings before adding the sulfix to these words extend + sion = confuse + s discuss + sion = possess + sion = (5) Use tion, -cian or sion to complete these words. posi pas physi educa opti mis fter t or € 1o make the “shunt” sound. Add ent to these words. | effic. pat. anc, @) The ial ending is used after tor € to make the * The -¢ial ending often comes alter o vowel and the ial ending ‘after a consonant. Ade Ho these words. spec SOc. influent (8) The -ure ending is used after # to make the “chuh” sound o} - afer $ to make the “zhuh” sound. Complete these words. moist. meas furnit | (9) The -ous ending makes the “us” sound and is used for adjectives. Draw a line to link each word to its meaning, anxious describes a meal that is tasty ravenous describes a person who is worried delicious describes an animal that is hungry (10) If there is an “i" sound before the -ous ending, it is usually spelt as i, but a few words have e. Circle the correct word. serious or sereous hidious or hideous i 38 Homophones Words that sound the same, but are spelt differently and have different meanings are called homophones Don't get caught out! 1) Join the words that sound the same. peace knot — plain. = main_—_—heard mane plane herd ~—piece-~—not, @ White a sentence for each of the words “wode", “towed” and “toad” 3) Fill in the missing words to complete these sentences heel hell heal too WO fo The runner's had a blister. need a bandage letit The runner had cu's on his leg, 4) For each sentence, underline the correct word in brackets. Turn (right/write) at the roundabout. No one (new/knew) whose turn it was to wash up. i I can (hear/here) the birds singing. cond ‘stationery’, think ofan e in ‘pens for “stationery” and an atin cars parked are stationary’. List homophones in your speling journal (see page 5) and make phrases paps aioe arn in the table below, write these words next to their meanings. © aloud allowed compliment complement descent dissent precede proceed principal principle medal meddle Meaning Word Say out loud Permit To make nice remarks To make something complete The action of going down A difference of opinion ‘Mos! important person A truth or rule Go in front of Go onwards An award To interfere @ Tricky spellings Thee arson tele | patterns that make different sounds in different words. Watch out for these! (1) The spelling pattern ou makes different sounds. ~ Join the words with the same sound trouble cm house found loud shout rl ; country coupon cousin boutique young route 2) The spelling pattern au moslly mokes an “or” sound Circle the words that moke the “or” sound. author pause aunt sauce laugh haunt launch What sound does the au pattern make in the words not circled? Note: This does not occur very often @ Underline the laters that moke the “ay” sound in these words vein weigh eight convey obey Is the “ay” sound in the words with leters ey stressed or unstressed? Time filler: How many words, with three or more letters, can you make with the leters in “breakthrough”? Here are three words fo get you started: “throb, “great” and “grab”. (4) The “ite” sound at the end of a ward is mostly spelt with the pattern ight, but sometimes the letters ite or yte are used. Complete the words in these sentences with ight, ite or yte. Dan dressed in a wh. sheet to give everyone a fr The computer had one megab___ left. ) the spelling patiorn eaar makes different sounds Join the words with the some sound. appear near early wear pear ear rehearse bear Earth Lt 6) The letter sting ough is ricky. Write each of the words in ils thyming group. ough tough enough cough through although thought bough dough plough trough ought bought though Rhyme with | Rhyme with | Rhyme with | Rhyme with | Rhyme with | Rhyme wi puff foe now off: too fort Colour the groups that only have two words or less red a Useful word list 2 Read each column of words. Next, cover the words up one by one and write them. Then move on to the nex! column, accident actually answer arrive bicycle breathe building calendar certain continue describe difficult disappear early earth enough. exercise grammar guard heart height imagine increase interest island knowledge length library material medicine minute occasion often opposite particular peculiar position possession promise purpose quarter question Time filler: ‘Choose five words from this list and use each one in its own sentence. Keep coming back to these lists to check that you sill know these useful words. |. regular reign remember sentence separate special straight strength surprise though thought through. various weight co Verb tenses Adding -ed or -ing to the end of a verb tells when something happens. Let us get started! (1) Most words with short vowel sounds do not change when adding ed or ing help + ing = ask + ed = @ For a word ending in e, drop the letter and replace it with either em ring. Note: Some words may need fo have consonans doubled come + ing = dive + en = fide + en = make + ing = © For « word that has a short vowel before is final leter and o stress othe end, double he fino! later and add eiher-ed or ing. @y swim + ing = hop + ing = * refer + ed = admit +ed= 4) For a word ending with a vowel ond a y, just add-ed or-ing, Ifa word ends in a consonant and a y, change y to i before adding -ed. cry + ing = reply + ed = yy + ing ply play + ing = enjoy + ed = 5) For words ending in €, add a kk, and then add either ed or ing panic + ed = picnic + ing = Time filler: | What happens tothe words li" and tie” ‘when adding “ing? Which two spelling rules are used? (6) Add ing and -ed or en to each verb to tell what is happening now ond what has happened befor. Verb look wolk jump write toke shop drog spy carry hide @ Soft sounds In the 11th century, the French invaders of England introduced the soft “c" and soft “g” sounds into English spelling. Sometimes the “c” sound is hard, as in ¢oat. At other times, the “c” sound is soft and has an “s” sound, as in face. 1) Say the words aloud and lsten to he “e” sound. Is it hard or soft? Draw connecting lines. y pencil Page mice cande cylinder What letters come after the soft "c”? @ Underline the soft“ in hese words. circle bicycle circuit cyclone accident circus 3) Say the words aloud and tick if the “c” sound is hard or soft, Word Hard Soft recap descend cinema disco cupboard Time filler: e Learn the spelling of “special” by remembering that a CIA agent is a speClAl agent, and fo spell “fascinate” by asking, “Are you foSCinated by SClence?” Sometimes the “g” sound is hard, as in gate. At other times, ihe "g”seund is sof ond hos 0 4 sound, fn cage (G) Say the words aloud and listen 1 the “g” sound. Is it hard or soft? Draw connecting lines. grapes ef \ F gyinnast giraffe gem = “Wy — as What letters come after the soft gr? 98S ) Say the words aloud and tick if the “g” sound is hard or soft Word Hard general garden Egypt gift “germ green Irregular verbs Natsiedsteae tise tals when there is a tone tense have survived from Old English. 1) Change these words from present tense (happening now! 10 past tense [clready happened). Use « dictionary if needed. Look out for spelling patterns. Present Past Present Past Present Past blow feed think grow meet fight throw creep buy sing keep toke ring sleep shake drink wear find begin tear wind swim tell rise wun sell waite give speak teach see break catch heor shoot spend Time filler: Choose ten words from thelist on page 48 cand use each one in its own sentence. Keep coming back to thes lists to check that you still know these useful @ Rewrite the sentences in the present tense [as if they are happening now). | went to the beach and ate an ice cream. Ken hid inside a box and made no noise. Pam did her homework and then sent ito the teacher a ©) Change these verbs from present tense fo pas! participle tense (has happened). These words usually fllow “has”, “hove”, had” or “was”, Note: A participle is 0 form of a verb Present Past participle know had steal had fly had 4) Unscramble these letters to find four irregular verbs in the past tense. dhel ibtly meecab thotbug, More prefixes Try adding the prefixes on these ea ele ia ey affect the meanings of the words. Add re: or pre: to these root words build pare visit play write dict quest move @) Join the words that mean he opposite. interior concave import discord convex exterior concord export 3) Complete this chart. For each prefix, use a dictionary to write two more words Pref ExampleT | Example 2 | Example 3 o asleep be: behind en enable for forget progress 4) Underline the prefixes in these words. hemisphere hyperactive infrared underarm postpone ultraviolet Time filler: How many words, with three or more leer, can you make with the letters in “recommendation”? Here are three words fo get you started: “menton’, “comet” and “rain” (5) Wiite the prefixes to complete these words. metry circle marine © Find 12 words beginning wih the prefixes inter-, super- ond sub- in Ihis word search. Wie the words you find in the char! below. s[s;u[ple[r[»[o|[v]Ja]i s vu b [mila r i e 8 a v Pp 8 v b uv n i t u t b fe i n tielrinale t e s r s vu b j e © t s r ifv[ifoftt[el[rl[afe [rv d{itetlttelrlvlellttpl|o e{s[v[p[le[r[i[o[rlel|[e dfelslulplelrlm[alnlw inter super. sub. Nouns or verbs? Adding a suffix can change a root word into a different part of speech. Have a go at these! 1) Nouns and adjectives can be, changed into verbs using -ate, -ify, -en and se. Write these words below. Hint: An @ or y at the end of a 100! word has to be dropped elastic + ate = note + ify = length + en = apology + ise = 2) Use the verb form of these words to complete the sentences. drama deep beauty The schoolchildren ploys. Models their faces by adding make-up. Rivers when there has been heavy rain, (3) Verbs can be changed inlo nouns using tion, ‘ity and ness. Complete these words. Hint: Use the spelling rules for consonant and a y and root words ending in € reduce + fion = creative + ity = hard + ness = hoppy + ness = 4) Change these words from verbs to either nouns or adjectives by removing or altering the suffixes. solidify quantity fertilise loosen ‘activate darken, Bele eek whi wee has spell Findir {s within words helps learn spellings. PSE Hise all tera maer €n ass atthe end of “embarrASS". Other ways to remember spellings is working out a phrase, such os: Iti only natural fo go Really Red and ‘Smile Shyly when you are embaRRoSSed. ©) Some verbs get confused with other parts of speech and are tricky tnd troublesome to spell. Circle the verb in each peir of words and waite the meaning of the other word. Use @ dictionary to help. affect effect accept except advice advise 6 Nouns and verbs that are spelt the same way are colled homographs ‘A word's meaning depends on the stress and the way itis pronounced Find the homographs in these sentences, then circle the verbs and underline the nouns. Hint: Listen to how each word sounds The children present the thank-you present to their teacher. The skipper had a row with the oarsmen about how to row. _(_ The nurse wound a bandage around Na the wound. invitation | will invite you by sending you an invite. iL ending with -able or ible are frequenlly confused cords ending in able o 3 divided into two separate words le to respect = able to agree = able 10 enjoy = able to accept = jing is also offen used afler either a hard ” sound. Add -able to complete these words &) soci amic navig 3) When -able is a: to words that end in @, remember to se words. athe + able = value + able = adore + able = forgive + able = 4) Werds ending in words. Write these anno be divided ino hwo separate ords sens + ible = tert + ible = 5) Most words: sorss used afte he middle end with -ible. It is also often sound. Add ible to complete these words. respons poss leg invine © Follow the -able ond -ible rules ta work out the endings to these words, and then find them in the word search break imposs laugh ed pass flex vis revers envi zp>ip>s|[m]?+[Te]b] To pio|s|s|i|[b tle [re le{»|[v]|ife/b|!|le|v fe|e/s|s{e|/b|/t[e|x]fe ofs/b/ilt{lel[s[s]lilr tf[vtils|ifettlelbl[s [e[o/b{/!ij{elifs|[a|[t]|i [b|rle,foe,k|a|b|ijfe|b tteleloa{[hf[oal[b{ife e{t|il[d{je[d|ijb|[ife (Z) For words ending in -ative and -itive, consider the corresponding word ending in sion cr the word ends in ation use -ative, otherwise use itive. Change each of these words competition offirmation information reproduction ie or ei? I before e except after ¢ is a well-known rh but when does it apply? ‘Consider the i before e rule to answer the questions below. ©) This tule applies when the letters together make an “ee” sound rec ve thf rel f d_ sel c__ling fild pce rec__pt shr_k (2) This rule does not apply when the letters together make con “ay” sound fr ght ght n_ghbour gn vil w_gh 3) This rule does not apply when using the plural form for words ending in ey. frequency vacancy policy frequenc_s vacances polic, s @ This rule does not apply when the letters i and e are pronounced «separate vowels in words pric_r sconce soc ty '5) Here are some other exceptions to the i before e rule | prot_n s_ze wird Time filler: Remember thatthe word “foreign” is a foreigner that does not follow the ie spelling pattern, but a “friend” does. Make a list of ‘words that follow the rule in your speling journal (see page 5) and make a further column with words that are exceptions. © Find 10 of the words on page 56 in this word search 38) Building words Knowing root words and how to add prefixes and suffixes to them helps to spell long words correctly. Are you ready? Let us get started! © Complete the chart with the long words made in each row. Keep the spelling rules in mind. Prefix | __Root Suffix Completed word con centre -ate 7 ex peri a de liver pro act bio graphy e verse

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