Three short spelling tasks with a safari theme for Year 2 English. Pupils add -ful and -less to root words to make helpful, spotless and careful. They choose between see and sea, then blew and blue, to complete two sentences. Last, they turn did not, I will and can not into contractions. The suffix and contraction tables show the answers row by row. Three pages, matched to the England National Curriculum spelling objectives.
Spelling
“Learning new ways of spelling phonemes for which one or more spellings are already known, and learn some words with each spelling, including a few common homophones”
The see and sea, blew and blue pairs show two spellings of the same sound.
Spelling
“Learning to spell more words with contracted forms”
Contraction Catch covers didn't, I'll and can't.
Spelling
“Distinguishing between homophones and near-homophones”
The Homophone Hunt asks pupils to pick the right word for each of four gaps.
Spelling
“Add suffixes to spell longer words, including -ment, -ness, -ful, -less, -ly”
Suffix Safari practises -ful and -less.
A root word, suffix and new word table for helpful, spotless and careful, with -ful explained as 'full of' and -less as 'without'.
Two sentences with two gaps each, using see and sea, then blew and blue.
Pupils turn did not, I will and can not into didn't, I'll and can't.
Half-term review
Use it as a mixed spelling review in the last week of a half term.
Daily starter
Each section takes a few minutes, so set one a day across three mornings.
Homework
Send it home with a note that 'can not' becomes can't, with one apostrophe where the letters go.
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