Year 3 Spelling Log

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Spelling GlossaryWord Meaningadjective a word that describes someone or

something (gentle, amazing)adverb a word that changes the meaning of a verb

(ran quickly)apostrophe

a punctuation mark that shows possession (Joe’s book) or a contraction (do not = don’t)

consonants

letters: b c d f g h j k l m n p q r s t v w x y z

contraction

shortened version of a word (I’m, can’t, didn’t)

grapheme letter or letters that we use to make a sound (t and h together make th)

homophones

words that sound the same but have a different meaning and spellings (see / sea)

noun a word for a place, object or person.prefix a group of letters at the front of a word to

change its meaning (dis + grace = disgrace)

root word part of the word that gives the most meaning.

silent letter

letters you can’t hear when you say the word (know)

suffix a group of letters at the end of the word to change its meaning (help + ful = helpful)

syllable part of a word that sounds like one beat (cat = 1 syllable, table = 2 syllables)

verb an action or being word (running, enjoy)vowels letters: a e i o u word family

groups of word that have a common feature or pattern (cry, crying, cried)

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ContentsSounds chart – consonants.............................4

Sounds chart – vowels..................................5

Spelling Challenges!

Unit 1: Adding suffixes –ing, -er, -en, -ed...........6

Unit 2: The ‘I’ sound spelt elsewhere in words........7

Unit 3: Adding the suffix –ly............................8

Unit 4: End sound ‘sure’..................................9

Unit 5: End sound ‘ture’.................................10

Unit 6: End sound ‘sion’.................................11

Unit 7: End sound ‘sion’ (part two).....................12

Unit 8: End sound ‘tion’.................................13

Unit 9: End sound ‘ssion’................................14

Unit 10: Grapheme ‘ch’ pronounced ‘k’.................15

Unit 11: Grapheme ‘ch’ pronounced ‘sh’................16

Silent Letters Chart.....................................17

New words for me........................................18

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Y3 / Y4 Spelling List....................................19

Sounds Chart – consonants

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Sounds Chart – vowels

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Spelling Challenge!

Unit One: Adding suffixes –ing, -er, -en, -ed

Remember suffixes are small words that we add to the end of words to make new words or change the grammar.

Target Word Date: Date: Date:forgettingforgottenbeginningbeginnerpreferpreferredgardeninggardenerlimitinglimitedlimitation

Well done! You have achieved Unit One!

Unit Two: The ‘i’ sound spelt elsewhere in words

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Y is the only letter in the English language that can be used as both a vowel and a consonant, e.g. yolk (consonant) and myth (vowel).

Target Word Date: Date: Date:mythgymEgyptpyramidmysterymysteriousrhythmcylindercygnettypical

Well done! You have achieved Unit Two!

Unit Three: Adding the suffix -ly

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We can add the suffix –ly to an adjective to make an adverb, e.g. final (adjective) finally (adverb)

Target Word Date: Date: Date:sadlyusuallyfinallyhappilyfunnilygentlysimplybasicallyfranticallypubliclytrulydulywholly

Well done! You have achieved Unit Three!

Unit Four: End sound -sure

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The ending that sounds like zuh is always spelt -sure, e.g. treasure, measure.

Target Word Date: Date: Date:treasuremeasurepleasureenclosuredispleasuredisclosureleisurecomposure

Can you find any other examples?

Well done! You have achieved Unit Four!

Unit Five: End sound ‘ture’

Exaggerate the sounds in –ture (e.g. mixture, nature) to help you spell it.

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Target Word Date: Date: Date:creaturefurniturepicturenatureadventureagriculturecapturemixturefracturefeaturefuturegesturemoisture

Well done! You have achieved Unit Five!

Unit Six: End sound ‘sion’

We must swap the d for s before adding –ion, e.g. extend --- extension. We must also drop the e before adding –ion, e.g. precise --- precision

Target Word Date: Date: Date:divisioninvasion

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confusionextensionprecisioncollisiontelevisioncomprehensiondecisionconfusionillusionpension

Well done! You have achieved Unit Six!

Unit Seven: End sound ‘sion’ (part two)

Why not practise writing or saying each word in its different forms, e.g. revise -- revision

Target Word Date: Date: Date:revisionsessionsuspensiontensionversionvision

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provisionprecisionoccasionmansion

Well done! You have achieved Unit Seven!

Unit Eight : Ending ‘tion’

If the root word ends in t or te, then –tion is used, e.g. invent --- invention / complete --- completion

Target Word Date: Date: Date:inventionactioncompletiontranslationoperationpollutionrevolutioncorrectionattraction

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affectioncaution

Well done! You have achieved Unit Eight!

Unit Nine: Ending ‘ssion’

The letter t in the words permit, submit and transmit must be swapped for ss before we add –ion.

Target Word Date: Date: Date:admissionexpressionconfessionpermissionsubmissiontransmissiondiscussionobsessioncompassionaggressionpercussion

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Well done! You have achieved Unit Nine!

Unit Ten: Grapheme ‘ch’ pronounced ‘k’

The spelling of the c sound as ch (e.g. school, echo) comes from the Ancient Greek way of speaking and writing.

Target Word Date: Date: Date:schoolechoschemechoruschemistcharacteracheanchorarchitectarchitecturemechanicmechanical

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Well done! You have achieved Unit Ten!

Unit Eleven: Grapheme ‘sh’ spelt ‘ch’

The spelling of the sh sound as ch (e.g. chef, machine) often comes from the old French ways of speaking and writing.

Target Word Date: Date: Date:chefbrochuremachinechaletchampagneparachutemoustachechassischutecrochetquichecharade

Well done! You have achieved Unit Eleven!

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Silent Letters Chart

Silent Letter Top Tip Examplesk K used to be

sounded before the letter n in these words.

knew, knowledge, knot, knight, knife, knee, kneel, knock

g G used to be sounded before the letter n in these words.

gnat, gnarl, gnaw, gnome

t Say the silent t quietly to yourself when you spell these words.

fasten, listen, soften, castle, rustle, bustle, wrestle, whistle

b B is silent when it follows m or comes before t at the end of a word.

crumb, climb, comb, lamb, thumb, debt, doubt, subtle

u U is silent when it follows g and comes before a vowel

guess, guest, guide, guilt, guitar

l Silent letter l follows the vowel letters a or o

salmon, clam, half, calf, talk, yolk, folk

n N is silent when it follows m at the end of a word

hymn, autumn, solemn, column

New words for me:

Word Meaning

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Year 3 and 4 Spelling Expectations:

By the end of Year 4 you should be able to spell all of the following words:

accidentally actually address17

answer appear arrive

believe bicycle breath

breathe busy business

calendar caught centre

century certain circle

complete consider continue

decide describe different

difficult disappear early

earth eighth enough

exercise experience experiment

extreme famous favourite

February forward fruit

grammar group guard

guide heard height

history imagine increase

important interest island

knowledge learn length

library length library

material medicine mention

minute natural naughty

notice occasion often

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opposite ordinary particular

peculiar perhaps popular

position possession possible

potatoes pressure probably

promise purpose quarter

question recent regular

reign remember sentence

separate straight strange

strength suppose surprise

therefore though/although thought

through various weight

woman/women

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