Homework: due Monday 31st March 

Reading: Pages 20 and 21

Grammar: Pages 60 and 61

All of the children should have brought home a list of spellings to learn.  In addition, it would be beneficial for them to learn the rules below as they will be quizzed on other words that follow them. 

Spelling rules to learn: 

1.  
Adding tion, sion or ssion:

• Use tion if the root word ends in t or te

Examples:
invent becomes invention – create becomes creation

• Use sion if the root word ends in d or de or if the final sound before the suffix is zh

Examples:
expand becomes expansion – collide becomes collision – confuse becomes confusion

• Use ssion if the root word ends in ss or mit

Examples:
confess becomes confession – permit becomes permission

2.  
Adding a suffix that begins with a vowel, to a word ending in fer:

• If the stress is on fer double the r

Examples:
referring – stress on fer so double r  
offered – stress is on off not fer so no double r

3.
Adding the ible or able suffix:

• Use able if a full root word can still be heard when adding the suffix

Examples:

comfortable – suitable – adorable – enjoyable

• Use ible if the full root word cannot be heard

Examples:

incredible – horrible – visible

Exception – sensible is ible, even though sense is a word and can still be heard!

Be sensible about sensible and remember it’s the other way to the rule!