Both spelling groups have a new set of spelling words and a spelling test on Friday 30th April. Lists are below.
Miss Hogg’s Group
| Spelling Test: Friday 30th April 2021 |
| Spelling rule: words with the /s/ sound spelt sc (Latin in origin) |
| In the Latin words from which these words come, the Romans probably pronounced the c and the k as two sounds rather than one – /s/ /k/. |
| scissors
science scene discipline fascinate muscle crescent scenery ascent descent |
| Common Exception Words:
important island |
Mrs Boyle’s Group
| Spelling Test: Friday 30th April 2021 |
| Spelling rule: adding the endings – ing, –ed, –er, –est and –y to words ending in –e with a consonant before it. |
| The –e at the end of the root word is dropped before –ing, –ed, –er, –est, –y or any other suffix beginning with a vowel letter is added. |
| hiking
hiker hiked nicer nicest shined shining shiner scaring scared |
| Common Exception Words:
even hour |