Year 3

Literacy: Spelling Words

On the following pages you will find the spelling words that we will be covering each week. Please use the say, look, cover, write, check method as used in Year 2 for learning spellings. The expectation is that children should not just learn the words for the weekly spelling test, but use these words in their writing in school and understand their meanings. Please help your child learn the words that correspond to their group. We suggest your child practises their spellings for ten minutes a day.

In addition, we are also including copies of the high frequency words that all children are expected to be able to read and spell in Year 3. Please continue to revise and test your children on these words at home, as appropriate.

Weekly spellings for Picasso, Da Vinci, Van Gogh and Constable

Each week we will test a random 10 out of the 16 spellings. This spelling scheme aims to consolidate the children’s knowledge and application of spelling, focussing on the specific spelling patterns within the weekly word clusters. For additional spelling practice, or to extend their development, please use the High Frequency Spelling Word Banks at the end of the Home Guide or test their understanding using words that use the same pattern.
 

To be tested w/c: 23/04/12

Focus: unusual plural endings

man
men
woman
women
child
children
tooth
teeth
mouse
mice
goose
geese
calf
calves
wolf
wolves

To be tested w/c: 30/04/12

Focus: silent letters (digraphs)

knee
kneel
knife
knives
know
knock
gnat
gnome
write
wrist
wrap
wrapping
when
where
honest
rhyme

To be tested w/c: 07/05/12

Focus: more silent letters (digraphs)

comb
bomb
tomb
thumb
crumb
lamb
numb
calf
calves
half
halves
calm
palm
could
should
would
 

To be tested w/c: 14/05/12

Focus: compound words

play
playground
motor
motorway
bed
bedroom
every
everybody
everyone
everything
some
somebody
someone
something
somewhere
sometimes

To be tested w/c: 21/05/12

Focus: compound words

pan
pancake
week
weekend
goal
goalkeeper
break
breakfast
stairs
upstairs
downstairs
any
anybody
anyone
anything
anywhere
 

Weekly spellings for Monet

These spellings continue from the THRASS 500, continuing the THRASS phonic work that began in Reception. Children will be expected to attempt all ten spellings each week and it is recommended that they spend a minimum of 10 mins a day practising these spellings in preparation. Their understanding of phoneme (sound) and grapheme (letter) choices will be reinforced during taught class spelling sessions.

To be tested w/c: 23/04/12

there
these
think
those
three
thumb
tiger
today
tries
under
 

To be tested w/c: 30/04/12

until
voice
watch
water
wheel
where
while
white
whole
woken
 

To be tested w/c: 07/05/12

woman
world
would
wrist
write
young 
zebra
across
almost
always

To be tested w/c: 14/05/12

around
August
banana
before
better
bridge
called
change
cheese
cherry

To be tested w/c: 21/05/12

circus
closed
coffee
collar
coming
dinner
doctor
during
eleven
father

Once again, if you would like to extend your child’s learning please use the words found in the high frequency spellings list.

Literacy: High Frequency Spelling Words

It would be very beneficial to your child if you could frequently get them to read, revise, spell and use these words. They are essential to the development of their writing.