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Spelling words with the suffixes -ary and -ery
Pupil outcome: I can spell words using the suffixes -ary and -ery. Key learning points: - The suffixes -ary and -ery can turn some words into nouns. - The ending -ery is more common. - When a word ends in a consonant, just add the...
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Rich vocabulary associated with happiness
Pupil outcome: I can effectively use the words ‘ecstatic’, ‘gleeful’ and other rich vocabulary associated with happiness. Key learning points: - 'Ecstatic' is an adjective which means blissful or perfectly happy. - 'Gleeful' is an...
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Adding the suffix -ify to words
Pupil outcome: I can turn adjectives and nouns into verbs using the suffix -ify. Key learning points: - The suffix -ify often turns adjectives and nouns into verbs. - When the root word ends in a consonant, we often just add the suffix....
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Spelling words with the suffixes -ant and -ance
Pupil outcome: I can spell words with the suffixes -ant and -ance for the sounds 'unt' and 'unce'. Key learning points: - The suffixes -ant and -ance are used if there is a related word with the 'a' or 'ay' sound in the right position. -...
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Rich vocabulary associated with big words
Pupil outcome: I can use the words 'colossal' and 'robust' effectively in multiple contexts. Key learning points: - 'Colossal' is an adjective which means massive or gigantic. - 'Robust' is an adjective which means strong and tough.
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Creating adjectives using the suffixes -ful and -less
Pupil outcome: I can spell adjectives using the suffixes -ful and -less. Key learning points: - The suffixes -less and -ful create adjectives. - The suffix -ful means ‘full of’ or ‘having qualities of’ and the suffix -less means...
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Creating adjectives using the suffixes -al and -ic
Pupil outcome: I can spell words using the suffixes -al and -ic. Key learning points: - The suffixes -al and -ic create adjectives. - When the root word ends in a consonant, usually just add the suffix. - When the root word ends in ‘e’,...
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Spelling words with the suffix -ous, including -ious and -eous
Pupil outcome: I can spell words using -ious and -eous. Key learning points: - The suffix -ous often turns nouns into adjectives and often means 'full of'. - There are four key rules when adding the suffix -ous to a root word. - When you...
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Spelling words with the suffixes -ence and -ency
Pupil outcome: I can spell words using the suffixes -ence and -ency. Key learning points: - The suffixes -ence and -ency can create abstract nouns. - The -ence or -ency spellings may be found after a ‘soft c’, ‘soft g’ or ‘qu’. - Words...
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Rich vocabulary associated with a village
Pupil outcome: I can effectively use the words ‘picturesque’, ‘remote’ and other rich vocabulary associated with a village. Key learning points: - 'Picturesque' is an adjective which means attractive or scenic; like a village so pretty...
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Rich vocabulary associated with the night
Pupil outcome: I can effectively use the words ‘eerie’, ‘dusk’ and other rich vocabulary associated with the night. Key learning points: - 'Dusk' is a noun which means twilight or nightfall. - 'Eerie' is an adjective which means weird,...
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Rich vocabulary associated with the countryside
Pupil outcome: I can effectively use the words ‘idyllic’, ‘verdant’ and other rich vocabulary associated with the countryside. Key learning points: - 'Idyllic' is an adjective which means ideal or perfect; like a beautiful place where...
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Rich vocabulary associated with the mountains
Pupil outcome: I can effectively use the words ‘precipitous’, ‘towering’ and other rich vocabulary associated with the mountains. Key learning points: - 'Precipitous' is an adjective which means steep or dangerously high. - 'Towering' is...
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Writing the beginning of the story: 'The Magic Porridge Pot'
Pupil outcome: I can write the beginning of the story. Key learning points: - Every sentence must start with a capital letter and end with a full stop - The beginning of a story introduces the main characters, setting and plot - Word...
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Introducing adjectives to describe people who help us
Pupil outcome: I can use adjectives to describe personality traits. Key learning points: - An adjective describes a noun, such as "helpful nurse" - Adjectives are describing words - Adjectives can describe a person's appearance and...
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How are you feeling? Singular gender adjective agreement
Pupil outcome: I can use the masculine and feminine forms of Spanish adjectives. Key learning points: - The SSC [i] is pronounced as in 'idea'. - Adjectives in Spanish have masculine and feminine forms. - Masculine adjectives that end in...
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A party: adjectives after the noun
Pupil outcome: I can understand descriptions of items at a party. I can read aloud Spanish words with [z]. Key learning points: - [z] before [a] [o] [u] is the same sound as [c] before [e] and [i]. - In English, adjectives come before...
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How someone is today: singular regular adjective agreement
Pupil outcome: I can use 'está' to describe how someone is feeling today. Key learning points: - The sound-symbol correspondence [i] sounds like the ‘i’ in the Spanish word ‘idea’. - When the person or animal being described is male,...
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Belongings: adjective position after nouns and the alphabet
Pupil outcome: I can spell words out using the French alphabet and use adjectives to describe what I have and someone else has. Key learning points: - Use 'je suis' for 'I am', 'tu es' for 'you are', 'il est' for 'he is' and 'elle est'...
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Rich vocabulary associated with trying hard
Pupil outcome: I can effectively use the words ‘tenacious’, ‘persevere’ and other rich vocabulary associated with trying hard. Key learning points: - 'Tenacious' is an adjective which means determined or strong-willed. - 'Persevere' is a...
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Rich vocabulary associated with feeling stressed or scared
Pupil outcome: I can effectively use the words ‘apprehensive’, ‘petrified’ and other rich vocabulary associated with feeling stressed or scared. Key learning points: - 'Apprehensive' is an adjective which means feeling nervous or afraid....
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Rich vocabulary associated with flavour
Pupil outcome: I can use the words ‘bland’, ‘savoury’, ‘tangy’, ‘tart’, ‘peppery’ and ‘sugary’ effectively in multiple contexts. Key learning points: - 'Bland' is an adjective which means plain and flavourless. - 'Savoury' is an...
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Spelling words with the suffix "-ly"
Pupil outcome: I can change adjectives into adverbs by adding the suffix -ly. Key learning points: - -ly is a suffix that can be used to create adverbs. For most words just add -ly. - For words ending in 'ic' add -ally. - For two...
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Applying the suffix -ic
Pupil outcome: I can spell words using the suffix -ic. Key learning points: - The suffix -ic often turns nouns into adjectives. - When the root word ends in 'e', remove the 'e' and add the suffix -ic. - When the root word ends in 'y',...