The TCHS Spelling Challenge

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The TCHS Spelling Challenge

• Summer Term

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L.O 1 Learn how recognising the letter patterns
can help with spelling

• Letter patterns are groups of letters that
  appear together in many English words.
• When you are spelling it can be easier
  remembering letters as a group or pattern than on
  their own.

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ough is a good example

• These letters can make different sounds
• rough through
• though cough
• ought thorough
• Write each word in a short sentence, underlining
  ough

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ough Wordsearch Activity

• www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/recognisin
  g/letterpatterns/game.shtml
• (Game 6)

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L.O 2. Use the letter pattern ight to help with
spelling

• The Juggling Ball ight Challenge!
• 1. All stand
• 2. If you catch the ball, you must say four
  words beginning with i-g-h-t before the buzzer!
  (eg idea goat house tree)
• 3. If you are too slow, you must sit down.
• The catch no words
  repeated!
• The winner last student
  standing!

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ight Wordsearch

• www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/recognisin
  g/letterpatterns/game.shtml
• (Game 7)

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L.O 3 Learn how knowing the letter pattern ound
can help with spelling

• Draw a ladder on your mini whiteboard.
• On each step, write a word containing ound
• House point to the student with the highest
  ladder!

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L.O 4 Learn to a spell range of words that
contain silent letters

• Silent letters are those that you cant hear when
  you say the word.
• There is no spelling rule to help with this you
  just need to learn the words!

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Spot the silent letters
www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/soundandsp
ell/silentletters/flash0.shtml
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LO. 5 Remember awkward words with double letters
by inventing your own mnemonics

• Cure Claire and Marvellous Martin share
• accommodation!

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Try inventing personal mnemonics for

• tomorrow
• recommend
• succeed
• accident
• address
• occasion
• disappoint
• embarrass

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L.O 6 Learn how to spell some commonly confused
homophones

• On your mini whiteboards, write the correct
  spelling here or hear as sentences containing
  these words are read out to you.
• (Remember there is an ear in hear!)

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Repeat for

• their, theyre
• your, youre

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Consolidation Activity
www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/recognisin
g/homophones/flash0.shtml