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Advanced Spelling Conventions

Spell words using assorted Y5-6 conventions: doubling after -fer when the stress remains (referring but reference), using hyphens to join prefixes to root words (co-ordinate, re-enter), the /iː/ sound spelt ei after c (receive, ceiling), a…

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Question 1 of 3

Which word is correctly hyphenated to show the prefix “re‑” before a word that begins with the same letter?

Question 2 of 3

Starting with the verb “refer,” which word is the correctly spelled noun formed by adding the suffix ‑ence?

Question 3 of 3

Which word correctly shows the past‑tense spelling of the verb that means “to like something more than something else”?

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What a child can do after this Skill

Apply the -fer doubling rule: double the r when the syllable is stressed (referring, preferred, transferred) but not when stress shifts (reference, preference)
Use hyphens correctly when a prefix ends with the same letter the root begins with (re-enter, co-own) or to avoid ambiguity (re-cover vs recover)
Read and spell words containing ough by recognising its multiple pronunciations: /oʊ/ (though), /uː/ (through), /ɔː/ (thought), /ʌf/ (rough), /aʊ/ (plough)

Curriculum standards this Skill teaches

Eng_App1_Sp_Y56_06 — Adding suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words ending in –fer
Eng.UKS2.Write.VGP.2b — Use hyphens
Eng_App1_Sp_Y56_08 — Words with the /i:/ sound spelt ei after c
Eng_App1_Sp_Y56_09 — Words containing the letter-string ough
Eng_App1_Sp_Y56_07 — Use of the hyphen

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