Year 6 - English
Spelling more homophones
Homophones and tense
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils build and review a range of spelling patterns with a focus on homonyms, homophones and a wide range of suffixes, including -ed, -ing, -er, -est, -s, -ies, -es, -ves, -le, -el, -il, -al, -cian, -tion, -sion, -ssion, -ous, -tious, -cious, -cial and -tial.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to identify the correct spelling of a homophone based on its context.
Key Notes
- Two or more words that sound the same but have different meanings or spellings are called homophones.
- 'Licence' and 'license' and 'practice' and 'practise' are homophones.
- 'Prophecy' and 'prophesy' are homophones.
- We can look for naughty letters to help us to remember tricky spellings.
- How to spell the curriculum words: temperature and aggressive.
Vocabulary To Learn
- homophone: words that sound the same, but have different spellings and meanings
- word class: different types of words that are used to form sentences
- context: the surrounding words or sentences that help determine the meaning of a word or phrase
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils will mistakenly use -ce endings for verbs instead of -se endings or vice versa.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Two or more words that sound the same but have different meanings or spellings are called homophones. 'Licence' and 'license' and 'practice' and 'practise' are homophones.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'homophone'
words that sound the same, but have different spellings and meanings.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils will mistakenly use -ce endings for verbs instead of -se endings or vice versa. Correction: Look at a selection of words that fit this spelling pattern and help them to recognise that -ce typically indicates a noun, whilst -se indicates a verb.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Forming irregular plural nouns Study Guide
- Forming plural nouns using the suffix -es and -ves Study Guide
- Forming plural nouns using the suffix -s and -ies Study Guide
- Spelling further homophones Study Guide
- Spelling further near-homophones and homophones Study Guide
- Spelling homonyms Study Guide
- Spelling words including the suffix -al Study Guide
- Spelling words with the comparative suffix -er Study Guide
- Spelling words with the spellings -le, -el and -il Study Guide
- Spelling words with the suffix -ous and -cious Study Guide
- Spelling words with the suffix -ous and -tious Study Guide
- Spelling words with the suffixes -cial and -tial Study Guide
- Spelling words with the suffixes -sion and -ssion Study Guide
- Spelling words with the suffixes -tion and -cian Study Guide
- Spelling words with the superlative suffix -est Study Guide
- Using and applying the suffixes -cial and -tial Study Guide
- Using the suffix -ed to form the past tense Study Guide
- Using the suffix -ing to form the progressive tense Study Guide
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