Spellings

Year 9

Week beginning 5th September 2011

SE or CE?

Test Date: Week beginning 12th September

SE or CE?Rule: • Generally, the verb form will be spelled with the

“s” and the noun with the “c.”

Examples: advise vs. advicedevise vs. device

Example: She gave us good advice.Noun meaning

recommendation.

Example: Please advise us of our options.Verb meaning the act of giving a recommendation.

1. absence2. acquaintance3. already4. almighty5. wonderful6. beautiful7. to license8. to practise9. welfare10.welcome

Spellings:

Test Date: Week beginning 12th September

Week beginning 12th September 2011

Reading Homework

You must do one of the following:• Read the next chapter in the book that you are currently reading• Get a book from the library to begin reading• Read a non-fiction text

Completion Date: Week beginning 19th September

Once you have done this, you must:1. Log on to Fronter and go to our class’ English page. 2. Click on the ‘Reading Review Homework’ link 3. Then enter a brief review of what you have read so far.

I will check the Fronter discussion forum at the end of that week and anyone who has not completed the review will receive a ‘2’ for not completing homework.

Week beginning 19th September 2011

ante-  or anti- ?

Test Date: Week beginning 26th September

ante-  or anti- ?

Choose the prefix ante- if your word has connotations of before  or ahead,

……….and anti- if it means opposite or against 

1. antenatal2. antecedent3. antedate4. antenuptial5. antechamber6. antibiotic7. anticlockwise8. antibacterial9. antithesis10. antidote

Spellings:

Test Date: Week beginning 26th September

Week beginning 26th September 2011

Reading Homework

You must do one of the following:• Read the next chapter in the book that you are currently reading• Get a book from the library to begin reading• Read a non-fiction text

Completion Date: Week beginning 3rd October

Once you have done this, you must:1. Log on to Fronter and go to our class’ English page. 2. Click on the ‘Reading Review Homework’ link 3. Then enter a brief review of what you have read so far.

I will check the Fronter discussion forum at the end of that week and anyone who has not completed the review will receive a ‘2’ for not completing homework.

Week beginning 3rd October 2011

Using anti- with a hyphen

Test Date: Week beginning 10th October

Using anti- with a hyphenanti- is always followed by a hyphen (-) before an i or a capital letter:

anti-inflammatoryanti-American 

There are, however, many other anti- words that are hyphenated by convention, according to personal preference, or to avoid a vowel clash:anti-aircraft fire,anti-establishment,anti-government, anti-gravity,

Whenever you're in doubt, consult a good dictionary!

Spellings:

1. anti-inflammatory2. anti-establishment 3. anti-gravity4. anti-government5. anti-aircraft6. anti-apartheid7. anti-climax8. anti-oxidant9. anti-elitist10. anti-aging

Test Date: Week beginning 10th October

Week beginning 10th October 2011

Reading Homework

You must do one of the following:• Read the next chapter in the book that you are currently reading• Get a book from the library to begin reading• Read a non-fiction text

Completion Date: Week beginning 17th October

Once you have done this, you must:1. Log on to Fronter and go to our class’ English page. 2. Click on the ‘Reading Review Homework’ link 3. Then enter a brief review of what you have read so far.

I will check the Fronter discussion forum at the end of that week and anyone who has not completed the review will receive a ‘2’ for not completing homework.

Week beginning 17th October 2011

Prefixes: fore-  or for- ? 

Test Date: Week beginning 31st October

fore-  or for- ? 

Choose the prefix fore-  if your word has the meaning of before or ahead; otherwise you need for- 

There is no need to add or subtract a letter when you add a prefix to the root word.

Spellings:1. forefather2. foresight3. foreshadow4. forerunner5. forewarn6. forecast7. forlorn8. forsake9. forfeit10. forgive

Test Date: Week beginning 31st October

Week beginning 31st October 2011

Reading Homework

You must do one of the following:• Read the next chapter in the book that you are currently reading• Get a book from the library to begin reading• Read a non-fiction text

Completion Date: Week beginning 7th November

Once you have done this, you must:1. Log on to Fronter and go to our class’ English page. 2. Click on the ‘Reading Review Homework’ link 3. Then enter a brief review of what you have read so far.

I will check the Fronter discussion forum at the end of that week and anyone who has not completed the review will receive a ‘2’ for not completing homework.

Week beginning 7th November 2011

Latin Words

Test Date: Week beginning 14th November

Latin Words

Some words, which have kept their Latin form, take Latin plural endings.

• Words ending in ‘–us’ change to ‘-i’ in the pluralsyllabus….syllabi

• Words ending in ‘–a’ change to ‘-ae’ in the plural formula….formulae• Words ending in ‘–um’ change to ‘-a’ in the plural

curriculum….curricula• Words ending in ‘–is’ change to ‘-es’ in the plural

axis….axes

• There are some exceptions, such as virus…viruses

Spellings:1. focus/foci 2. syllabus/syllabi 3. radius/radii4. vita/vitae5. formula/formulae6. memorandum/memoranda7. curriculum/curricula8. axis/axes9. crisis/crises10. synopsis/synopses

Test Date: Week beginning 14th November

Week beginning 14th November 2011

Reading Homework

You must do one of the following:• Read the next chapter in the book that you are currently reading• Get a book from the library to begin reading• Read a non-fiction text

Completion Date: Week beginning 21st November

Once you have done this, you must:1. Log on to Fronter and go to our class’ English page. 2. Click on the ‘Reading Review Homework’ link 3. Then enter a brief review of what you have read so far.

I will check the Fronter discussion forum at the end of that week and anyone who has not completed the review will receive a ‘2’ for not completing homework.

Week beginning 21st November 2011

Prefixes: dis-

Test Date: Week beginning 28th November

Prefixes: dis-

Dis-

Meaning ‘the opposite of’, ‘fail to’, or ‘take away’

satisfy…..dissatisfy

appear…..disappear

1. disadvantage

2. disagree

3. disappoint

4. discomfort

5. disqualify

6. disallow

7. disapprove

8. disown

9. dissatisfied

10.disenchanted

Spellings:

Test Date: Week beginning 28th November

Week beginning 28th November 2011

Reading Homework

You must do one of the following:• Read the next chapter in the book that you are currently reading• Get a book from the library to begin reading• Read a non-fiction text

Completion Date: Week beginning 5th December

Once you have done this, you must:1. Log on to Fronter and go to our class’ English page. 2. Click on the ‘Reading Review Homework’ link 3. Then enter a brief review of what you have read so far.

I will check the Fronter discussion forum at the end of that week and anyone who has not completed the review will receive a ‘2’ for not completing homework.

Week beginning 5th December 2011

Reading Homework

You must read a book over the Christmas break, so that you are ready for next year!

It will improve your spelling, vocabulary and sentence structure and stop you from becoming rusty!