Starter quiz
- Match each word to the representation of the 'sh' sound it contains.
- shop⇔sh ✓
- portion⇔ti ✓
- special⇔ci ✓
- The -cial spelling of /shul/ is usually used if the letter before the /shul/ ending is a ...
- consonant.
- vowel. ✓
- double letter.
-
- The -tial spelling of /shul/ is usually used if the letter before the /shul/ ending is a ...
- consonant. ✓
- vowel.
- double letter.
-
- Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'My birthday is a speshul day.'
- spetial
- speshul
- special ✓
-
- Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'This letter is conffidenshul because nobody else can read it.'
- confidenshul
- confidensial
- confidencial
- confidential ✓
-
- Write the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'Fish can breev under water.'
- 'breathe' ✓
Exit quiz
- If the letter before the /shul/ ending is a vowel, -cial is usually used, like in 'social'. Which word is an exception to this rule?
- social
- initial ✓
- crucial
- essential
-
- If the letter before the /shul/ ending is a consonant, -tial is usually used, like in 'confidential'. Which word is an exception to this rule?
- essential
- social
- torrential
- financial ✓
-
- Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'It was an ofishul document from the bank.'
- offitial
- oficial
- official ✓
-
- Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'There was a parrshul closure of the park.'
- parshal
- partial ✓
- parcial
-
- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'Please use sepiret spoons for the meat and vegetables.'
- 'separate' ✓
- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'The hall is oposit the office.'
- 'opposite' ✓
Worksheet
Loading worksheet ...
Presentation
Loading presentation ...
Lesson Details
Key learning points
- It is common to see a ‘c’ or a ‘t’ before the suffix -ial.
- The /shul/ ending can be spelt -cial or -tial.
- If the letter before the /shul/ ending is a consonant, -tial is usually used.
- If the letter before the /shul/ ending is a vowel, -cial is usually used.
- How to spell the curriculum words: separate, popular and opposite.
Common misconception
The wrong vowels are used in curriculum words: separate, popular and opposite.
Saying the words slowly 'how they are spelt' is a useful strategy to remember these tricky spellings, e.g. sep -ar -ate.
Keywords
Consonant - a sound that is made by blocking air in the mouth with the teeth, tongue, lips or palate
Vowel - a speech sound produced with an open mouth
Root word - the base word from which other words are formed often by adding prefixes or suffixes
Suffix - a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning
+