Homophones and tense
Why this, why now
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.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ardaydu waa inay yaqaanaan aasaaska maadada.
- Ardaydu waa inay awoodaan inay raacaan tilmaamo fudud.
Unit 6 / 40
Homophones and tense
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.
19 lessons- Spelling words with the comparative suffix -er
- Using the suffix -ed to form the past tense
- Spelling further homophones
- Forming plural nouns using the suffix -es and -ves
- Spelling words with the suffixes -cial and -tial
- Spelling words with the suffixes -sion and -ssion
- Spelling words with the spellings -le, -el and -il
- Spelling more homophones
- Spelling words with the superlative suffix -est
- Using the suffix -ing to form the progressive tense
- Forming plural nouns using the suffix -s and -ies
- Forming irregular plural nouns
- Spelling words with the suffix -ous and -tious
- Using and applying the suffixes -cial and -tial
- Spelling homonyms
- Spelling words with the suffixes -tion and -cian
- Spelling words including the suffix -al
- Spelling further near-homophones and homophones
- Spelling words with the suffix -ous and -cious