Over the next few weeks, we will be learning to spell further homophones. These are words that sound the same but have different spellings. This week, the homophones we are learning are:

• cereal, serial

• steel, steal

• who's, whose

We are learning the following words from the P6/7 statutory list:

leisure, lightning, occupy, occur

Children are taught the spellings on Mondays. They will bring home a printed page to practise the spellings and handwriting and they can complete the 'Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check' grid below. Homework should be returned on Sundays. Children will be tested on the words on the following Sunday.

Over the next few weeks, we will be learning to spell further homophones. These are words that sound the same but have different spellings. This week, the homophones we are learning are:

• guessed, guest

• heard, herd

• past, passed

• lead, led

We are learning the following words from the P6/7 statutory list:

develop, dictionary

Children are taught the spellings on Mondays. They will bring home a printed page to practise the spellings and handwriting and they can complete the 'Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check' grid below. Homework should be returned on Sundays. Children will be tested on the words on the following Sunday.

Over the next few weeks, we will be learning to spell further homophones. These are words that sound the same but have different spellings. This week, the homophones we are learning are:

• allowed, aloud

• father, farther, further

We are learning the following words from the P6/7 statutory list:

excellent, explanation, familiar, forty, interrupt

Children are taught the spellings on Mondays. They will bring home a printed page to practise the spellings and handwriting and they can complete the 'Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check' grid below. Homework should be returned on Sundays. Children will be tested on the words on the following Sunday.

This week we are revising the spelling rules taught over the half term. Children will review their learning and compile a list of individual 'red' words to learn.

They will also review misspelt words in their English books.

If children do not have any 'red' words, they will be given a new set of words to revise all of the spelling rules.

Scroll down the page to practise each of the spelling rules from this half term.

Over the next few weeks, we will be learning to spell further homophones. These are words that sound the same but have different spellings. This week, the homophones we are learning are:

• advise, advice, devise, device, practise, practice

We are learning the following words from the P6/7 statutory list:

embarrass, equipment, equipped, interfere

Children are taught the spellings on Mondays. They will bring home a printed page to practise the spellings and handwriting and they can complete the 'Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check' grid below. Homework should be returned on Sundays. Children will be tested on the words on the following Sunday.

This week, we are learning to spell words with silent letters that are not sounded:

• knight, knowledge, wreath, writer, doubt, receipt

We are learning the following words from the P6/7 statutory list:

muscle, bruise, language, nuisance

Children are taught the spellings on Mondays. They will bring home a printed page to practise the spellings and handwriting and they can complete the 'Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check' grid below. Homework should be returned on Sundays. Children will be tested on the words on the following Sunday.

This week, we are learning to spell words with -ough

• bought, brought, fought, sought, thought

• through

We are learning the following words from the P6/7 statutory list:

sacrifice, sufficient, hindrance, exaggerate

Children are taught the spellings on Mondays. They will bring home a printed page to practise the spellings and handwriting and they can complete the 'Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check' grid below. Homework should be returned on Sundays. Children will be tested on the words on the following Sunday.

This week, we are learning to spell words with -ough

• though, although, dough

• cough

• rough

• enough

We are learning the following words from the P6/7 statutory list:

identity, individual, prejudice, privilege

Children are taught the spellings on Mondays. They will bring home a printed page to practise the spellings and handwriting and they can complete the 'Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check' grid below. Homework should be returned on Sundays. Children will be tested on the words on the following Sunday.

This week, we are learning to spell words with long -ee spelt -ei after c:

• deceive, receive, perceive

Exception words with long -ee spelt -ei (without c)

• protein, seize, caffeine

We are learning the following words from the P6/7 statutory list:

familiar, government, harass, determined

Children are taught the spellings on Mondays. They will bring home a printed page to practise the spellings and handwriting and they can complete the 'Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check' grid below. Homework should be returned on Sundays. Children will be tested on the words on the following Sunday.

This week, we are learning to spell hyphenated words:

• To separate prefix and root word: co-ordinate, re-enter, co-operate

• To join 2 words: sky-blue, part-time, runner-up

We are learning the following words from the P6/7 statutory list:

foreign, desperate, sincere, sincerely

Children are taught the spellings on Mondays. They will bring home a printed page to practise the spellings and handwriting and they can complete the 'Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check' grid below. Homework should be returned on Sundays. Children will be tested on the words on the following Sunday.