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LEVEL 4 Spelling Programme WORD LISTS This level is recommended for third class pupils assuming they have completed the previous levels. Level 4 builds on and incorporates levels 1, 2 and 3 words in the dictation sentences.
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For this programme to be effective children need to experience success and therefore need to be put on the appropriate level for their ability so this may necessitate some pupils working on level 3 or even level 2.
Refer to page 7 on how to administer the programme .
LIST 2 young
LIST 3 sure
LIST 4 twelve
care
younger
measure
twenty
careful
youngest
treasure
dance
careless
body
pleasure
France
square
nobody
afraid
chance
anybody
raid
distance
somebody
laid
since
everybody
paid
prince
in
share
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scare
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LIST 1 are
ew
spare
don’t
cycle
princess
idea
won’t
bicycle
pie
leave
couldn’t
cycling
pier
sneak
wouldn’t
cyclist
happier
squeak
haven’t
listen
magpie
beast
aren’t
often
pierce
real
isn’t
fasten
piece
heal
didn’t
soften
niece
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stare
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LIST 6
LIST 7
LIST 8
tie
field
football
January
die
yield
carpet
soldier
shield
target
dies
thief
handbag
second
diesel
grief
homework
secondary
ladies
brief
raincoat
primary
bodies
chief
goldfish
Mary
mischief
cowboy
April
priest
butter
during
fierce
shutter
hurt
tied
married
litter
burst
cried
carried
letter
bury
fried
hurried
better
jury
tried
worried
matter
injury
dried
twig
winner
surname
spied
twist
dinner
survive
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February Library
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believe
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lie
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LEVEL 4 Mnemonics & Spelling Tips List 1
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ARE , CAREFUL We ARE always CAREFUL
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List 2 YOU look so YOUng. List 3 CYCLE
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YOUNG
Can You Cook Large Eggs? CYCLING
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*When the ING comes to stay the E goes away.
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OFTEN, LISTEN
I OFTEN LISTEN to the news at TEN.
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List 4
TWENTY
There is WENT in TWENTY
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PIECE,PIE,PIER,MAGPIE
“Can I have a PIECE of PIE to throw at the MAGPIES on the PIER”? asked PIERCE.
SINCE, PRINCE, PRINCESS It is a long time SINCE I saw the PRINCE and PRINCESS.
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List 5
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SOLDIER , DIE A SOLDIER will often DIE in battle.
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BELIEVE, LIE
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Never BELIEVE a LIE
Plural rule ladies, bodies. Change the “y” to “i” and add es. cried, fried, tried, dried, spied (LIST 5)
married, carried, hurried, worried (LIST 6)
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List 6
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RULE: If a word ends in a consonant plus “Y” eg cry, change the “y” to “i” before adding any ending, except when adding “ing” you leave the y eg CRIED, CRYING.
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“i” before “e” except after c. thief, field etc List 8
FEBRUARY
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FIVE ENGLISH BOXERS RAN UP A ROUGH YARD
We all Say “BR “in FEBRUARY LIBRARY
There is a BRA in LIBRARY DURING DO U RING the bell DURING class 18
Dictation 31
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I am so proud of my cousin Paul who is the captain of the soccer team. I visited Britain last Autumn.
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We will applaud the author of the poem when we meet him in the library It is not my fault that the laundry got coloured in the wash. My father has a fountain in his front garden
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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
I will help by taking the dirty cups and saucers to the sink.
Dictation 32
1. I was so nervous in my interview I went straight home after as I didn’t want discuss it.
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2. There is a great view of the surrounding countryside from our kitchen window.
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3. The workers are going on strike because they have not been paid what they are owed. 4. My grandfather died in hospital shortly after having a stroke.
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5. The herd of cattle are grazing in the meadow.
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6. The young child got a scrape on his finger from the screw.
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Level 4 Photocopiable Template
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Level 4 Record of Spellings Name: _______________________ Class: _________
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Date: _____________
How do you think you did in your spelling today?
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SCORE _____ 16 35
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Name:_______________________________ List :____ Date:_____
Practise Spelling these words each night
Level 4
LOOK, COVER, WRITE, CHECK
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LEVEL 5 Spelling Programme WORD LISTS This level is recommended for fourth class pupils assuming they have completed the previous levels. Level 5 builds on and incorporates levels 1, 2, 3 and 4 words in the dictation sentences.
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For this programme to be effective children need to experience success and therefore need to be put on the appropriate level for their ability so this may necessitate some pupils working on level 2 or even level 3.
Refer to page 7 on how to administer the programme .
LIST 2 bare
LIST 3 high
LIST 4 waving
howl
prepare
higher
saving
bowl
dare
highest
shaving
growl
rare
thigh
living
prowl
area
sigh
giving
pair
sighed
diving
repair
interfere
driving
stairs
severe
arriving
invite
upstairs
sincere
surviving
polite
downstairs
sincerely
shaking
retire
unfair
relate
stocking
compete
bait
translate
smoking
athlete
wait
shade
smiling
complete
waiter
lemonade
dining
concrete
waitress
brigade
hoping
delete
waist
invade
voting
in
site
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fowl
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LIST 1 owl
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spite
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LIST 6
LIST 7
LIST 8
scar
journey
pear
delight
scarf
kidney
peach
scare
chimney
peace
scared
turkey
peas
lightning
scarce
valley
appear
lighthouse
easy
trolley
disappear
nightmare
greasy
artist
event
frighten
easier
blister
prevent
frightened
wrist
invent
tight
consist
silent
sight
ew
easily
pl
delighted
delightful
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in
easiest
e
LIST 5
exist
talent
bright
disease
insist
plenty
might
grease
mistake
absent
accident
obey
instant
consent
resident
disobey
distant
prevent
dentist
grey
distance
present
president
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LEVEL 5 Mnemonics & Spelling Tips List 4
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WAVING, SAVING etc List 8
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TIGHT, BRIGHT, MIGHT, SIGHT
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• When the –ing comes to stay the e goes away.
IGHT pattern I’ve Got Hot Toast List 9
ALSO, ALWAYS, ALREADY, ALTOGETHER etc
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• The one L rule for all when it comes at the beginning of a word. List 17
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DESERT, DESSERT
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I love 2 DESSERTS List 20
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Halves, Calves, Lives, Knives etc PLURAL RULE • Some nouns ending in f or fe, change the f to v and add es to make the plural.
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List 22
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cities, parties etc
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PLURAL RULE • Nouns ending in a vowel and then “y” in
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The singular like key just add s in the plural . All other words ending in a consonant and then “y”, like city, change the “y “ to “i ” and then add es. List 24
Helpful, painful, joyful etc BEAUTIFUL
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When full is at the end of a word (suffix), drop one “l”.
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List 25
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Big Elephants Always Understand That It’s Foolish Untying Laces. copying, marrying etc Keep the “y” when adding –ing.
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List 26
Swimming, stopping, dragging etc 1-1-1
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When a word has one syllable,one vowel and one consonant at the end we must double the last letter before adding a vowel suffix. 46
Dictation 31 I am about average height and weight for my age. The forgetful student left all his luggage at the station. My cousin got engaged to the manager in her local supermarket. We had my favourite dinner of cabbage and bacon yesterday. The captain will encourage his team to attend training every night to give themselves the best chance of winning the final. 6. I will cycle through this long narrow passage.
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1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Dictation 32
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1. The future looks bright for the young law student who is attending college in Cork. 2. I have tried to capture the action in this picture. 3. Did I mention that my relation had a serious heart operation during the week? 4. We got a flat tyre on the way to the station. 5. The priest will celebrate the marriage of the young couple with their family, friends and relations. 6. We have a wonderful adventure playground for the young children of the parish.
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Level 5 Photocopiable Template
Name:
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Dictation
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Level 5 Record of Spellings Name: _______________________ Class: _________
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Date: _____________
How do you think you did in your spelling today?
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LIST ____ 1.
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2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
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7. 9.
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11. 12.
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SCORE _____ 16 59
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Name:_______________________________ List :____ Date:_____
Practise Spelling these words each night
Level 5
LOOK, COVER, WRITE, CHECK
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Photocopiable Template for Challenging Words
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Fold
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3.
4.
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Photocopiable template which can be used to spell words that are challenging. 1.
Copy the word
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Write the word as many times as you can in 1 minute
3.
Fold back columns 1 and 2 and then write the word
4.
Close your eyes and write the word from memory
5.
Write a sentence with the word in it.
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