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    • Which words use the 'ough' sound?

      Learn how the letters 'ough' are pronounced differently, depending on the word they're in. Which words use which?

    • Which words end with -cious and -tious?

      Find out how the 'shus' sound is used for descriptive words and can be spelt two ways, -cious and -tious.

    • What are silent letters?

      Find out about words that contain silent letters, like the 'k' in knight or the 's' in island.

    • How to spell the 'shun' sound

      The 'shun' sound at the end of a word can be spelt in different ways. Find out about words ending in -tion, -cian, -sion and -ssion.

    • Spelling quiz

      Ready for the Bitesize Primary spelling quiz for KS2? Have a go and see if you can get a top score.

    • When is the 'sh' sound spelt with 'ch'?

      Find out about words like chef and machine, where the 'sh' sound is spelt with the letters 'ch'.

    • When is the 'i' sound spelt with a 'y'?

      Find out about words where the 'i' sound is spelt with the letter 'y'.

    • When is the 'uh' sound spelt 'ou'?

      Find out about words like country and cousin, where the 'uh' sound is spelt with the letters 'ou'.

    • When is the 's' sound spelt with 'sc'?

      Find out about some words that have a silent letter 'c'.

    • Which words end with -ture and -sure?

      Find out about the different spellings of the -sure and -ture sound at the end of words.

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