Starter quiz
- Which word class is the word in bold in the following sentence? 'The famous actor walked down the red carpet.'
- verb
- adverb
- adjective ✓
- noun
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- Identify the noun in the following sentence. 'The poisonous snake attacked.'
- poisonous
- snake ✓
- attacked
- speed
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- Identify the words that contain the /k/ sound.
- stick ✓
- special
- flake ✓
- flash
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- What does the origin of a word tell us?
- what the word means
- where the word originally came from ✓
- which word class the word belongs to
- the number of syllables in the word
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- Identify the French derived spellings.
- screech
- machine ✓
- stretch
- brioche ✓
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- Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold in the following sentence. 'I am sertan you are correct.'
- certin
- sertain
- certain ✓
- certan
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Exit quiz
- What does the origin of a word tell us?
- the number of syllables in the word
- where the word originally came from ✓
- which word class the word belongs to
- what the word means
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- Words containing the 'gue' spelling of the /g/ sound and the 'que' spelling of the /k/ sound come from...
- German
- French ✓
- Japanese
- English
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- Identify the French derived spellings.
- slack
- jog
- dialogue ✓
- unique ✓
- talk
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- Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold in the following sentence. 'I tried to kique the ball.'
- kik
- kic
- kick ✓
- cick
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- Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. 'They showed no signs of fateeg.'
- fatig
- fateegue
- fatigue ✓
- fateag
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- Tick the sentences where the words in bold are spelt correctly.
- I was shocked by the suprize.
- I was shocked by the surprise ✓
- It went from one extreme to the other. ✓
- It went from one exstreem to the other.
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Words that contain the /g/ sound spelt 'gue' often come from the French language.
- Words that contain the /k/ sound spelt 'que' often come from the French language.
- How to spell the curriculum words: increase, extreme and surprise.
Common misconception
Pupils will be more familiar with 'g' and 'ck' at the end of words so may spell words incorrectly.
Talk about the origin of words drawing links between words containing the 'gue' and 'que' spelling.
Keywords
Definition - a clear and precise explanation of the meaning of a word or term
Adjective - describes a noun
Noun - a naming word for a person, place or thing
Origin - the source or beginning of something like the place, time or history of a word or idea
Etymology - the study of the origin of words and the ways their meanings have changed over time
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