Welcome to phase 6 phonics! Please continue to practise the videos for phase 5 flashcards and tricky words.  

Week 4

Lesson 1

Today you are going to be adding the suffix ment to verbs. When you add the suffix ment to a verb it changes from a verb into a noun. Usually a suffix that begins with a consonant can be added straight onto the end of a root word. 

Have a go at the activities below.

Lesson 2

Watch the video below to learn about making nouns by adding the suffix -ness to adjectives.

Lesson 3

Today, you are going to recap the suffixes -ness, -ment and -ly by playing a game. To play the game, you need to remember the rules for adding these suffixes.

ness- this suffix is usually added onto the end of a word without having to change anything. However, if the root word ends in a 'y' then we need to change the 'y' to an 'i' before adding ness. For example:

happy -------- happiness

ment- this suffix is usually added onto the end of a word. There are exceptions to this rule, such as, when adding the suffix ment to root words that have more than one syllable and end in a consonant followed by a 'y', like 'merry', the 'y' is changed to an 'i', giving us 'merriment'. 

ly-  when adding this suffix to words, there are certain rules to follow.

1. Just add -ly. e.g. gladly, sadly
2. If the root word ends in a 'y', change the 'y' to an 'i' and then add 'ly'. For example happily.
3. If the root word ends in '-le', the '-le' is changed to '-ly' [cuddly, gently].

Click on the link below to play the spelling game.

Connies Consonant Suffixes

Lesson 4

Today, you are going to be adding the suffixes -ment, -ness and ly to root words. Read the sentences and work out which suffix you need to add.

Lesson 5

Week 3

Lesson 1

Watch the video below to learn about what happens when an o sound follows a w or a qu sound. 

Lesson 2

Watch the video to find out about words that have a sound like 'er' but are spelled with 'or'. 

Lesson 3

Watch the video below to find out the spelling rule when the 'or' sound comes before an 'l'. 

Can you find and correct the spelling mistakes from the diary below?

Lesson 4

Watch the video below to find out about words that end with the 'v' sound. 

Can you find and correct the spelling mistakes from the passage below?

Lesson 5

Watch below to learn how to make a mnemonic spelling device. 

Try to create your own mnemonics for the words below

could

would

called

Mrs

Week 2

Lesson 1

Watch Mrs Scott's video where she explains how to add the suffix ful to root words.

Have a go at completing the worksheet below.

Lesson 2

Watch Mrs Scott’s video where she explains how to add the suffix ly to words. 

Lesson 3

Watch the video below and learn the spelling rule about adding y to a noun so that it makes an adjective.

Lesson 4

Watch the video below to learn the spelling rule when you are changing a noun into a plural.

Have a go at the worksheet below.

Lesson 5

Today in phonics we are going to be looking at spelling strategies. You are going to use mnemonics to help you to spell some phase 5 words. Watch the video below for more information.

Use mnemonics to help you to spell the following words. Practise writing them while you say the mnemonic.

oh

their

people

Mr 

Mrs

Lesson 5 

Watch Miss Lawson's video explaining the suffix '-est'.

Task:  Add the suffixes 'er' and 'est' to the base words in the sheet below. 

Pick three to write a sentence with. 

Lesson 4

Watch the video below to find out the spelling rules when adding the suffix 'er'. 

Apply today's spelling rules by adding the suffix 'er' on to the adjectives below. 

cute

light

ugly

big

small

clumsy

brave

tall

nice

wet

grumpy

sad

Lesson 3

Add the suffix 'ing' to the verbs listed below. Can you categorise them into the spelling rule?

jog

catch

take

slide

sing

nap

beg

come

pull

Lesson 2

Task: Children to create past tense sentences with the verbs listed below. 

help

turn

hiss

burn

laugh

call 

roast

want

Lesson 1 

Introducing the past tense