Starter quiz
- Match these words to their root word.
- deaf⇔deafening ✓
- poison⇔poisonous ✓
- busy⇔business ✓
- Which vowel letter is unstressed in the word 'lottery'?
- l
- o
- t
- e ✓
- y
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- Select the correct spelling of the word.
- intrestingly
- intrestinly
- interestingly ✓
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- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the sentence. Do you have a refrance?
- 'reference' ✓
- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the sentence. Can you imajin a city with no cars?
- 'imagine' ✓
- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the sentence. I would like varyus colours for my painting.
- 'various' ✓
Exit quiz
- Which vowel letters are unstressed in the word 'generally'?
- g
- e ✓
- r
- a ✓
- y
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- Select the correct spelling of the word.
- flatry
- flattry
- flattery ✓
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- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the sentence. The noise from the motorbike was defning.
- 'deafening' ✓
- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the sentence. That film was very fritning.
- 'frightening' ✓
- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the sentence. What is your favrit colour?
- 'favourite' ✓
- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the sentence. Please stand in the 'quoo'.
- 'queue' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- In polysyllabic words, some vowels can be unstressed and hard to hear and spell.
- Saying the word how it is spelt can help to learn the spelling.
- Spotting a word inside another word can help to learn the spelling.
- How to spell the curriculum words: favourite, persuade and queue.
Common misconception
Children can confuse the homophones 'stationary' and 'stationery'.
Use the mnemonic 'the stationer sells stationery' to help remember.
Keywords
Polysyllabic - describes a word that has more than one syllable
Vowel letters - the letters ‘a’, ‘e’, ‘i’, ‘o’, ‘u’ (and sometimes ‘y’) that represent vowel sounds
Unstressed - an unstressed sound is not emphasised or pronounced with much force
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