Spellings

Spellings

Here is a snapshot of the weekly spelling lessons.  The spellings introduced will be practised the following week.

11.10.2024 - Possessive apostrophe with singular proper nouns

Proper nouns are the names of a particular person, place or thing. They always begin with a capital letter.  An apostrophe can be used to show something belongs to someone.

Mr Chandler's iPad has run out of charge.

Sam's pencil needs sharpening.

This BBC website - How to use possessive apostrophes - is an excellent introduction in how to use possessive apostrophes.  It is goes on to long at them being used for plural nouns.

04.10.2024 - Homophones (peace/piece, main/mane, fair/fare) 

Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings. They also have different spellings.

This BBC Bitesize webpage has a range of homophone activities that will reinforce the children's learning.

27.09.2024 Words ending /ʒə/

treasure, measure, pleasure, enclosure, closure