Spelling Common Words

What are we learning today?

You will spell words about towns, homes and gardens correctly.

Explanation

• Learn the words in groups.
• Places: shopping centre, museum, cinema, sports stadium, market, skate park.
• Strong adjectives: enormous (very big), tiny (very small), fantastic (very good), ancient (very old).
• Home and garden: garden, garage, gate, roof, wall, ladder.
• Learn a word this way: look, say, cover, write, check.

Examples

1. Centre ends with -re.
2. Ladder has a double d.
3. There is a skate park next to the market.

Remember!

• Look, say, cover, write, check.
• Keep a vocabulary notebook.

Check yourself

1. Write the word for "very small".
2. Which word has a double d: ladder or garden?