Giraffe Class GHASP

Term 6 Week 7 Activities

Grammar

Handwriting

Spelling

and Punctuation!

Introduction

• Every week, I’m going to set you some activities to work on, based on grammar, handwriting, spelling and punctuation.

• Some of these activities will focus on things we have worked on before, because I think you need more practise, and some of them will be new things.

• Try to work through the activities each week – they are only short, and will be very helpful for improving your writing.

Activity 1: Spelling: (30 minutes) ‘Your’ and ‘You’re’

• This week, I think we need to revise the spellings of these two tricky little homophones.

• It can be very difficult to remember which one to use, because they are spelt very similarly and they both sound the same when they are spoken aloud!

• To start us off, I’ve written you another little poem to help you remember! Can you learn it off by heart? See if you can recite it to a member of your family!

Activity 1: Spelling: ‘Your’ and ‘You’re’

You’re going to have to learn this right,

The difference between is very slight,

So put your brain into top gear,

And let’s learn to use these words, my dear!

You’re writing, playing, going to school,

You are learning all the time, it’s cool!

So fetch your pencils and get ready,

To learn your homophones already!

Activity 1: Spelling: ‘Your’ and ‘You’re’

When to use you’re:

• You’re is a contraction of the phrase you are. Easy enough to remember. Here’s how it looks in a few sentences: – You’re my best friend!

– I think you’re the perfect match for the job.

– Make sure you’re healthy.

• Any of these sentences would read the exact same way if you are replaced you’re, so that’s a good way to check!

Activity 1: Spelling: ‘Your’ and ‘You’re’

• When to use your

• Your is a possessive adjective used to show ownership. It is not a contraction. Your is usually followed by a noun (person, place, or object).

• Take these sentences, for example: – Your hair looks great today!

– I wish I had your energy.

– Has all your running around made you tired?

• If you added you are in the place of your in these sentences, they would not make sense.

Activity 1: Spelling: ‘Your’ and ‘You’re’

Write out these sentences, choosing the correct homophones to write in the gaps: 1. Have you sharpened _____ pencil? 2. Open _____ book to the next new page. 3. Today, _____ going to be working in pairs. 4. Make sure _____ partner understands what to do. 5. _____ going to be practising multiplication in _____

work today. 6. Ask _____ partner to explain it to you if _____ stuck. 7. If _____ ready, you can start on _____ first task! 8. When you have finished, check _____ work with

another pair and make sure _____ answers match!

Answers: Activity 1: Spelling: ‘Your’ and ‘You’re’

Write out these sentences, choosing the correct homophones to write in the gaps: 1. Have you sharpened your pencil? 2. Open your book to the next new page. 3. Today, you’re going to be working in pairs. 4. Make sure your partner understands what to do. 5. You’re going to be practising multiplication in your

work today. 6. Ask your partner to explain it to you if you’re stuck. 7. If you’re ready, you can start on your first task! 8. When you have finished, check your work with

another pair and make sure your answers match!

Activity 1: Spelling: ‘Your’ and ‘You’re’

• Can you make up some sentences of your own using ‘your’ and ‘you’re’?

• Try to write two sentences for each word.

• Challenge: try to write a sentence using both of the words. – E.g. Are you sure you’re ready for your test?

• Super challenge: try to write a sentence using both of them, plus one of them again! – E.g. You’re playing football at the weekend – make

sure your boots are in your bag!

Activity 2: Spelling: (30 minutes)

Suffixes: the ‘shun’ sound. How to spell the 'shun' sound: The ‘shun’ sound can be spelt in four different ways. Which one you use depends on the last letter or letters of the root word.

– If the root word ends with 'c' or 'cs' use the -cian suffix: e.g. magic = magician, politics = politician.

– When the root word ends with 'd' or 'se' the suffix used is usually -sion: e.g. expand = expansion, tense = tension.

– If the root word ends with 't' or 'te' use -tion: e.g. invent = invention, mitigate = mitigation.

– If the root word ends in ss or –mit, –ssion is used: e.g. express = expression, remit = remission.

• Can you think of any more?

Activity 2: Spelling: (30 minutes)

Suffixes: the ‘shun’ sound.

• Watch this short video, then do the check activity below it:

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zt62mnb/articles/zyv4qhv

Activity 2: Spelling: (30 minutes)

Suffixes: the ‘shun’ sound.

• Now have a go at the worksheet I have put in the ‘Supporting Resources’ section of the class page.

• It is called ‘Giraffe Class GHASP Term 6 Week 7 The ‘shun’ sound worksheet’.

Activity 3: Spelling (20 minutes)

• We finished the Word List from the National Curriculum for Years 3 and 4, so now we are focussing on words that people often spell wrong! You should:

1. Practise the spelling of them,

2. Look them up using an online dictionary if you’re not sure of the meaning,

3. Try to write a sentence using each of them.

• Online dictionaries: – https://dictionary.cambridge.org/

– https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english

– https://www.macmillandictionary.com/

Activity 3: Spelling: This week’s words: the 10 most commonly

misspelled words in English! 1. Calendar (2 x ‘a’, 1 x ‘e’) 2. Embarrass (double ‘r’, double ‘s’) 3. February (2 x ‘r’, silent letters) 4. Intelligence (double ‘l’) 5. Jewellery (double ‘l’, silent letters) 6. Leisure (the ‘e’ comes before the ‘i’) 7. Neighbour (the ‘e’ comes before the ‘i’) 8. Recommend (single ‘c’, double ‘m’) 9. Tomorrow (single ‘m’, double ‘r’) 10. Weird (the ‘e’ comes before the ‘i’)

Example sentences: • Valentine’s Day is the 14th February. • How weird is it that English has so many strange spellings?!

Activity 4: Handwriting Letter-join and on Paper (20-30 minutes)

• I have added the Letter-join home access letter to the resources for Term 6 Week 1.

• Please try to log in and spend 20-30 minutes at least once a week practising your handwriting.

• If you’d like to practise on paper, use the passage on the next page to help you.

• The letters are on the page after.

Activity 4: Handwriting: Practising on Paper: Copy out the passage.

Activity 4:

Handwriting:

Practising on Paper