The ‘o’ sound spelt with an ‘a’ after w and qu

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If the final ‘ch’ sound comes after a one-letter vowel, it is usually spelled ‘tch’

e.g. fetch, catch, watch, pitch

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Spelling rule – The ‘l’ sound spelt ‘le’ at the end of words.

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The ‘j’ sound spelt with a ‘dge’ and ‘ge’ at the end of words.

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The sound ‘r’ spelt ‘wr’ at the beginning of words

write,

wrote,

wrong,

wrap,

wrist,

wreck,

wriggle,

wren

Can you think of any more of your own that follow this spelling rule?

Spelling rule: Adding the suffix -ful and -ly to root words that do not end in ‘y’

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Our spelling rule this week is:

The ‘igh’ sound spelt with a ‘y’ at the end of a word.

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Hypothesis:

There are more words that end in ‘il’ than ‘al’

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How many ‘il’ words can you find? How many ‘al’ words can you find?

nicer,

nicest,

wider,

widest,

braver,

bravest,

later,

latest.

old,

eye

Spelling rule: Adding –er and –est to words ending in ‘e’ that also have a consonant before it.