Three pages of mixed Year 3 spelling practice in three short sections. Pupils add un-, dis- or mis- to tie, agree and behave. They choose between their and there, and hear and here, in two sentences. Then they rewrite phrases such as "The boots belonging to the men" with a plural possessive apostrophe. Each section opens with a short rule. The sheet is tagged to six England National Curriculum spelling objectives, and it practises three of them directly.
Writing - transcription
“Use further prefixes and suffixes and understand how to add them (English Appendix 1)”
Section 1 has pupils add un-, dis- and mis- to tie, agree and behave.
Writing - transcription
“Spell further homophones”
Section 2 covers their and there, and hear and here.
Writing - transcription
“Place the possessive apostrophe accurately in words with regular plurals [for example, girls', boys'] and in words with irregular plurals [for example, children's]”
Section 3 asks for one regular plural (the girls' bags) and one irregular plural (the men's boots).
Pupils pick un-, dis- or mis- from the word bank to make untie, disagree and misbehave.
Two sentences where pupils circle the right word: their or there coats, and hear or here a bird singing.
A rule for regular and irregular plurals, then two phrases to rewrite, about the girls' bags and the men's boots.
Half-term review
Use it at the end of a half-term to check three spelling rules in one short sitting.
Dictation follow-up
After marking, read the two Homophone Hunt sentences aloud for pupils to write from memory.
Targeted support
Pupils who write "mens'" in section 3 need more work on irregular plurals before you move on.
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