SPELLING Techniques

Roots, prefixes and suffixes

Aims and Objectives

• Write using a range of methods to help learn and remember correct spellings.

• Break words down to aid understanding in spelling.

• Construct words using prefixes and suffixes to extend range of words with accurate spelling.

Brain Stuff. . .  From Cambridge University .

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Estimate letter – Epic FAIL!

• Daer Mrs Simth,

• Hiavng estmaited the platseirng for yuor ketchin, I qoute £300 for the new wlal.

Plaese contcat me at yuor erleaist cenvonience to arragne the strat of the wrok.

• Yuors sinercely

Spelling techniques

• There are many ways of learning how to spell new words and make sure they are spelt correctly in your finished work.

• Here we are going to cover a few techniques to help you achieve this.

• Are there any techniques you use that you can think of?

Break the word into syllables

• Break the word into syllables:• Split up complicated words into syllables and

concentrate on spelling one syllable at a time.

• What is a syl - la - ble?

• Syllables are chunks of sound.

• One way to understand what syllables are is to think of a song, like "Happy Birthday".Each syllable is a different beat in the song, i.e:

"Hap - py  Birth - day  to  you“.

Exercise 1

• Exercise 1: word jigsaw. Match the word cards up by joining up the syllables to make up a word.

Make up your own technique (mnemonics)

• Mnemonics, simply, is something intended to assist the memory, as a verse or rhyme.

• Because – big elephants can’t always use small exits.

• Exercise 2: Can you think of one for diarrhoea? In groups write it down and compare. Remember, the more ridiculous the better!

• Write the word down, then think of a new word that begins with each letter. Try to get your words to make a sentence.

• Diarrhoea –

• Dining in a rough restaurant: hurry, or expect accidents.

Exercise 3

• Exercise 3: Handout. Mnemonics quiz worksheet.

Learn a spelling rule

• ‘I’ before ‘e’ except after ‘c’ whenever it rhymes with ‘me’. This helps you to spell words like ‘niece’ and ‘ceiling’.

• When you add ‘full’ to the end of a word, use one ‘I’ – this helps you to spell words like ‘helpful’ and ‘useful’.

Exercise 4

• One person from each group to write on the board:

• A) ceiling

• B) believe

• C) mindful

• D) deceitful

Prefixes and suffixes

• One of the most effective ways of constructing new words is to find common letter patterns which can be added to the beginning or the end of a word.

Root words

• Faithful, faithfully, unfaithful, unfaithfully.

• What do the letters in bold have in common?

• A root word is a word that has nothing added at the beginning or the end. It stands on its own as a word, it has a meaning. New words can be made from root words by adding beginnings and endings.

Prefix

• A prefix is a group of letters which you can add to the beginning of a root word to change the meaning of the word.  

• What is an example of a prefix?

• E.g. mis (prefix) + fortune (root) = misfortune

What one prefix can you put at the front of all 3 of these words?

• Interest

• Appear

• Trust

• Disinterest

• Disappear

• Distrust

Suffix

• A suffix is a word ending. It is a group of letters you can add to the end of a root word.

• Name a suffix can you think of?

• E.g. walking, helpful.

• The most common are 'ed' and 'ing'.

What one suffix can you put at the end of all 4 of these words?

• Present • Understand• Charm• Bless• Presenting• Understanding• Charming• Blessing

Exercise 5

• Handout sheet – prefixes and suffixes.

Conclusion

• Which technique worked best for you?

Quiz

• Winner picks a video of their choice!

The Selection.

• MMA knockouts 2010:• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TztiHh2tiik • Boxing 2010 - A Preview - Boxing Knockouts

Tribute:• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIUXP-5A2kA • Regina Halmich vs. Naoko Kumagai muay thai:• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D7BPgttC78 • TONY JEFFRIES SUNDERLAND BOXING amateur

highlights:• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eEezhOScF8

Quiz

• Who won the 2010 UFC heavyweight championships?

• What is the suffix in the question above?

Answer.

• There are two suffixes in the question:

• heavy + weight = heavyweight

• Champion + ships = championships

• Current champion is Cain Velasquez.

Which is correct?

1. Accommodate

2. Accomodate

3. Acommodate

Answer.

• Remember your mnemonics!

• Accommodate has two cots and two mattresses.

Which is correct?

1. Definitley

2. Definnitely

3. Definitely

Answer.

Find a small word inside the big word!

• Definitley

• Definnitely

• Definitely

Which is correct?

1. Existance

2. Existence

3. Existense

Answer.

• Emphasise the word that is the tricky part!

1. Existance

2. Existence

3. Exsistence

Which is correct?

1. Receive

2. Recieve

3. Reseive

Answer.

• Learn the rule: i before e except after c.

1. Recieve

2. Receive

3. Reseive

Well Done!

The Selection.

• MMA knockouts 2010:• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TztiHh2tiik • Boxing 2010 - A Preview - Boxing Knockouts

Tribute:• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIUXP-5A2kA • Regina Halmich vs. Naoko Kumagai muay thai:• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D7BPgttC78 • TONY JEFFRIES SUNDERLAND BOXING amateur

highlights:• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eEezhOScF8