Homophones - words that sound the same but have a different spelling and a different meaning. The children need to understand the meaning of each of the words to use them correctly in sentences. Current common mistakes in their writing are: their / there / they're, to / too, of / off and our / are.
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are |
Job vacancies are listed in the paper.
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our |
We'll eat at our house tonight.
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by |
The plane was delayed by fog.
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buy |
She wants to buy a new dress.
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bye |
Bye bye is another way of saying 'goodbye'.
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of |
The height of the Eiffel Tower is 300m.
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off |
The ship set off from Florida.
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right |
We don't drive on the right in England.
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write |
Will you write to me when you go away?
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their |
Their means 'belonging to them.'.
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there |
Don't put it here, put it over there.
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they're |
I wonder why they're so late.
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to |
To whom is the letter addressed?
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too |
You are too young to see that film.
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two |
The two of us will go together.
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wait |
How much longer do we have to wait?
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weight |
To win the cake you must guess its weight.
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caught |
The thief was caught in the act.
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centre
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There were lots of people in the city centre on Saturday.
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century |
A decade lasts for ten years while a century lasts for one hundred.
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* This sentence was added by a Spellzone user.
Spelling Practice: Dickens - W/C 19.10.20Enhance your spelling proficiency with interactive and fun exercises.
How to use:
Look and read the word.
Say the word. Click the speaker icon.
Cover the word.
Write the word.
Check your spelling.
Spelling Games: Dickens - W/C 19.10.20Play interactive games to practice these words in a fun way.
Bouncing Baubles
Christmas spelling!
Spelling Snowball
Winter spelling fun!
Egg Hunt
Crack the eggs!
Word Search, small
The classic English word game.
Against the Clock
Spelling 'against the clock'.
Mayan Temple
Try the temple spelling puzzle.
Monkey Business
It's bananas!
Take a Spelling Test: Dickens - W/C 19.10.20Check your spelling accuracy with this test.
Printable Activities: Dickens - W/C 19.10.20Print this word list for easy offline practice.
Handwriting Practice: Dickens - W/C 19.10.20Improve your spelling by writing these words.
One of the students has put in a huge amount of effort in completing Spellzone at least 3 times a week since his arrival with us in January. Looking at his scores after the latest GL testing, his standardised score has risen from 99 to 131. This is a truly phenomenal result. I just wanted to share the best result I have ever seen.
Terrie Penrose-Toms, Casterton College
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