Hello, I’m Mrs. Hudson and we’re going to find ways to remember those tricky spellings. There are so many words to spell. How can you remember all those spellings? Hmm, tricky!
Luckily I have two top spelling puzzles to help you spell any word. Yes, you can learn those spellings and have fun at the same time.
You’ll need a pencil and some paper. Put me on pause while you get them. Okay? Ready?
Let’s go.
Puzzle one is the memory puzzle. Write down these three words:
“bath”,
“after”,
“because”.
Look at those words. Stare at them. Check them out letter by letter. See how they are written. Now, cover them up. And try to write them out from memory.
Go on, give it a go.
“Bath”.
“After”.
“Because”.
Try to remember what you saw.
And no peeking.
“Bath”.
“After”.
“Because”.
Have you finished writing them out yet? Okay, let’s check how you did.
So, the correct spellings are:
“bath”, B - A - T - H
“after”, A - F - T - E - R
“because”, B - E - C - A - U - S - E
Did you get them right? If you did, then well done. If you didn’t, don’t worry. Give yourself another go. Remember to look, cover, write, then check.
Okay, on to our next word puzzle.
Puzzle two. Spelling patterns. For this puzzle we’re going to use the word “square”. Write down the word “square” and look at it very carefully.
Can you see a spelling pattern? Two letters or maybe three letters that are next to each other that you have seen in other words?
“Hey!” Q U A
“I’ve seen them together in another word.”
Yes. “Square” and “quarter” share a spelling pattern.
Can you think of any more words that share the “Q-U-A” pattern? Take a moment to think of some. Put me on pause again if that helps.
Okay, here are the ones that I got:
“Square”,
“Quarter”,
“Quack”,
“Squat”,
“Squash”.
Ready to try another word? How about this one? “Wall”.
Okay, can you write down some more words that share the same pattern and have two letter “L” together? Have a think. What other words are there that also have two "L"s together?
Okay, here are the ones I got:
“Wall”,
“Bell”,
“Jelly”,
“Balloon”.
As well as “wall”, “bell”, “jelly”, and “balloon”, you could’ve also had:
“All”,
“Ill”,
“Pull”,
“Tall”,
And even “Smelly”.
This is a great game to play with a friend.
Here is a list of other words for you to try later:
“Path”,
“Away”,
“Knot”,
“Once”,
“Little”.
Why not try both spelling techniques on these words later on? Put me on pause while you write them down.
Now you’ve got two fun ways to learn spellings.
Oh, and one last challenge. How many of the words you learned today can you put into one very silly sentence?
Like this: “After I squash the smelly jelly on the wall, I have a bath.”
Phew! I used six words from today’s spelling puzzles. Can you beat that? Good luck.
For more help, challenges and games on the subject visit BBC Bitesize.
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Some words can be more difficult to learn to spell than others. It is important to practise reading and spelling these tricky words so you get them right. Learn more with Mrs Hudson in this video.
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