In Year 3, we will have a spelling test each Monday. This half term we focus adding prefixes and suffixes and letters or letter groups making unusual sounds.
| Monday 24th February
Homophones and near homophones. Check your child knows the meaning of each:
great grate groan grown plane plain piece peace rain reign |
Monday 2nd March
Homophones and near homophones. Check your child knows the meaning of each:
scent sent vain vein road rode steel steal waist waste
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| Monday 9th March
Adding the prefix bi- (meaning two or twice) and the prefix re- (meaning again or back)
bicycle biplane bisect bilingual biannual reappear redecorate reapply repay rebuild
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Monday 16th March
Words ending in the g sound, spelt gue, or the k sound, spelt que
league plague rogue vague fatigue unique antique cheque mosque technique |
| Monday 23rd March
Words with a sh sound, spelt ch.
chef chalet machine brochure crochet ricochet parachute chute moustache champagne
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Monday 30th March
Challenging words from the statutory spelling list
address busy business heart fruit breathe strange complete extreme forwards
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