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Term 1

week beginning 28th September

Choose a set of words to practise, or you could pick some words from different sets. 10 words maximum.

Words in bold are on our common exception words list, in case you want to focus on these.

Set A Set B Set C Set D
Apostrophes - something missing mark Alternative spellings for the /oa/ sound Alternatives spellings for the /sh/ sound Adding suffix -ly

it's

she's

isn't

doesn't

wouldn't

we're

I'm

won't

couldn't

shan't

throat

poach

below

tomorrow

goes

potatoes

broke

suppose

alone

domino

possession

special

pressure

official

brochure

caption

sure

comprehension

discussion

mushroom

kindly

happily

simply

gently

humbly

nobly

usually

immediately

sincerely

frequently

week beginning 21st September

Choose a set of words to practise, or you could pick some words from different sets. 10 words maximum.

Words in bold are on our common exception words list, in case you want to focus on these.

Set A Set B Set C Set D
The letter c making an /s/ sound (before an e, i or y) The letters i and y for the /igh/ sound Alternative spellings for the /zh/ sound Homophones and near homophones

century

centre

cell

decide

city

exercise

cinema

mercy

cyber

spicy

item

idea

icon

mind

kind

child

wild

hyphen

tyrant

stylist

collision

invasion

decision

explosion

occasion

measure

usual

casual

leisure

closure

guessed

guest

led

lead

father

farther

who's 

whose

week beginning 14th September

Choose a set of words to practise, or you could pick some words from different sets. 10 words maximum.

Words in bold are on our common exception words list, in case you want to focus on these.

Set A Set B Set C Set D
The letter y making an /igh/ sound Alternatives for the /ee/ sound Alternatives for the /air/ sound Homophones and near homophones

cry

try

pry

reply

deny

identify

multiply

July

butterfly

dragonfly

greed

squeak

breathe

increase

these

complete

extreme

thief

believe

recent

repair

therefore

pear

square

February

library

ordinary

millionaire

various

scarce

passed

past

affect

effect

allowed

aloud

alter

altar

herd

heard

week beginning 7th September

Choose a set of words to practise, or you could pick some words from different sets. 10 words maximum.

Set A Set B Set C Set D
Alternatives for the /j/ sound Alternatives for the /ai/ sound Alternatives for the /ur/ sound Plurals

jacket

jungle

giraffe

giant

bridge

dodge

judge

change

sponge

fringe

paint

aid

crayon

tray

April

able

ape

snake

break

great

earth

person

church

third

world

search

ladder

stir

occur

yearn

trolleys

chimneys

hairbrushes

babies

leaves

wolves

calves

lives

knives

halves