Spellings

Year 7

Week beginning 4th January 2012

How do I make a word into an adverb?

Test Date: Week beginning 9th January

FORMING ADVERBS ENDING IN ‘LY’

First write the word without ‘ly’ (the root word)

• then add the ‘ly’• Sincere + ly = sincerely• Quick + ly = quickly• Safe + ly = safely

• Adding ‘ly’ to a word already ending in ‘l’ gives words ending in ‘lly’

• Faithful + ly = faithfully• Beautiful + ly = beautifully• Accidental + ly = accidentally

Spellings:

Test Date: Week beginning 9th January

1. sincerely2. quickly3. safely4. weekly5. fairly6. faithfully7. beautifully8. accidentally9. cruelly10.skilfully

Week beginning 9th January 2012

Reading Homework

You must do one of the following:• Read the next chapter in the book that you are currently reading• Get a book from the library to begin reading• Read a non-fiction text

Completion Date: Week beginning 16th January

Once you have done this, you must:1. Log on to Fronter and go to our class’ English page. 2. Click on the ‘Reading Review Homework’ link 3. Then enter a brief review of what you have read so far.

I will check the Fronter discussion forum at the end of that day and anyone who has not completed the review will receive a ‘2’ for not completing homework.

Week beginning 16th January 2012

How do I turn words ending with ‘o’ into plurals?

Test Date: Week beginning 23rd January

How to turn words ending with ‘o’ into plurals:

• Words ending in an ‘o’ with a consonant in front of the ‘o’ usually end in the suffix ‘es’ to form the plural

• e.g. potato + ‘es’ =potatoes

volcano + ‘es’= volcanoes torpedo + ‘es’ = torpedoes

Some exceptions: pianos, solos, photos.

1. potatoes2. tomatoes3. volcanoes4. torpedoes5. echoes6. heroes7. canoes8. pianos9. solos10.photos

Spellings:

Test Date: Week beginning 23rd January

Week beginning 23rd January 2012

Reading Homework

You must do one of the following:• Read the next chapter in the book that you are currently reading• Get a book from the library to begin reading• Read a non-fiction text

Completion Date: Week beginning 30th January

Once you have done this, you must:1. Log on to Fronter and go to our class’ English page. 2. Click on the ‘Reading Review Homework’ link 3. Then enter a brief review of what you have read so far.

I will check the Fronter discussion forum at the end of that day and anyone who has not completed the review will receive a ‘2’ for not completing homework.

Week beginning 30th January 2012

How do I add a suffix to words ending in silent ‘e’?

Test Date: Week beginning 6th February

How do I add a suffix to words ending in silent ‘e’?

Drop a silent ‘e’ before adding a suffix that begins with a vowel:Examples: hope + ing = hoping,

believe + able = believable

If a word ends with a silent ‘e’, do not drop the ‘e’ when adding a suffix that begins with a consonant. Examples: care + less = careless,

safe + ty = safety, arrange + ment = arrangement. 

Spellings:

1. hoping2. believable3. caring4. exciting5. arrival6. survival7. careless8. safety9. arrangement10. peaceful

Test Date: Week beginning 6th February

Week beginning 6th February 2012

Reading Homework

You must do one of the following:• Read the next chapter in the book that you are currently reading• Get a book from the library to begin reading• Read a non-fiction text

Completion Date: Week beginning 20th February

Once you have done this, you must:1. Log on to Fronter and go to our class’ English page. 2. Click on the ‘Reading Review Homework’ link 3. Then enter a brief review of what you have read so far.

I will check the Fronter discussion forum at the end of that day and anyone who has not completed the review will receive a ‘2’ for not completing homework.

Week beginning 20th February 2012

When should I use double consonants at the beginning of a word?

Test Date: Week beginning 27th February

When should I use double consonants?

• Prefixes such as un, dis and ir only have a double consonant if the root word starts with the same consonant as the prefix.

• These prefixes mean ‘not’ or the ‘opposite of’.*Use ir- before words starting with r…not relevant = irrelevant There are exceptions: disrespectful

• Relevant irrelevant

• Regular irregular

• Satisfy dissatisfy

• Necessary unnecessary

• Noticed unnoticed

Spellings:1. dissatisfy2. dissimilar3. disorder4. disrespectful 5. unnoticed6. unnecessary7. unpopular8. irregular9. irrelevant10. irresponsible

Test Date: Week beginning 27th February

Week beginning 27th February 2012

Reading Homework

You must do one of the following:• Read the next chapter in the book that you are currently reading• Get a book from the library to begin reading• Read a non-fiction text

Completion Date: Week beginning 5th March

Once you have done this, you must:1. Log on to Fronter and go to our class’ English page. 2. Click on the ‘Reading Review Homework’ link 3. Then enter a brief review of what you have read so far.

I will check the Fronter discussion forum at the end of that day and anyone who has not completed the review will receive a ‘2’ for not completing homework.

Week beginning 5th March 2012

When should I use double consonants at the end of a word?

Test Date: Week beginning 12th March

When should I use double consonants at the end of a word?

Occur, prefer, refer, take a double rr after stressed syllables, but keep a single r after unstressed ones:

For example:preferred, referred, occurred, preference, reference

Spellings:1. preferred 2. referred 3. occurred4. preference 5. reference6. beginning7. admitted8. forgotten9. forbidden10. patrolled

Test Date: Week beginning 12th March

Week beginning 12th March 2012

Reading Homework

You must do one of the following:• Read the next chapter in the book that you are currently reading• Get a book from the library to begin reading• Read a non-fiction text

Completion Date: Week beginning 19th March

Once you have done this, you must:1. Log on to Fronter and go to our class’ English page. 2. Click on the ‘Reading Review Homework’ link 3. Then enter a brief review of what you have read so far.

I will check the Fronter discussion forum at the end of that day and anyone who has not completed the review will receive a ‘2’ for not completing homework.

Week beginning 19th March 2012

When should I use the prefixes: il-, im-?

Test Date: Week beginning 26th March

When should I use the prefixes: il-, im-?

• Another 2 prefixes meaning "not" or "the opposite of".• The spelling of this prefix often matches the first letter

of the root word. This sometimes results in a double letter.

• So, the opposite of legal is "illegal" instead of "inlegal“

• The pattern is like this: *Use il- before words starting with l

…not legible = illegible.    *Use im- before words starting with m and p. So:    not mature = immature    

not perfect = imperfect.

1. illegible2. illegal3. illogical4. illiterate5. immature6. impolite7. imperfect8. impossible9. immortal10. immobile

Spellings:

Test Date: Week beginning 26th March

Week beginning 26th March 2012

Reading Homework

You must do one of the following:• Read the next chapter in the book that you are currently reading• Get a book from the library to begin reading• Read a non-fiction text

Completion Date: Week beginning 16th April

Once you have done this, you must:1. Log on to Fronter and go to our class’ English page. 2. Click on the ‘Reading Review Homework’ link 3. Then enter a brief review of what you have read so far.

I will check the Fronter discussion forum at the end of that day and anyone who has not completed the review will receive a ‘2’ for not completing homework.