Spelling patterns
Phonics · A2 · 8 printable sheets, each with an answer key.
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- Sheet 1 · 20 minSpelling patterns: double the consonant (stop, stopping)When to double the last letter before -ing and -ed: stopping, planned, swimming, but rained and helped.Free
- Sheet 2 · 20 minSpelling patterns: drop the e (make, making)Verbs ending in silent e lose the e before -ing and just add -d: making, writing, lived, loved.Premium
- Sheet 3 · 20 minSpelling patterns: y changes to i (carried, happier)A short email shows how consonant + y becomes i before -ed, -er and -est, but vowel + y stays: enjoyed.Premium
- Sheet 4 · 20 minSpelling patterns: igh (night, light, high)The long i sound spelled igh in words like night, bright, flight and tonight.Premium
- Sheet 5 · 20 minSpelling patterns: ou and ow (house, cow, snow)Spell the ow sound with ou (house, cloud) or ow (cow, town), and meet ow as in snow.Premium
- Sheet 6 · 20 minSpelling patterns: soft c and g (city, giant)c and g before e, i and y usually sound soft (s and j): city, face, giant, orange.Premium
- Sheet 7 · 20 minSpelling patterns: oo, ew and ue (moon, new, blue)Three ways to spell the long oo sound: food, grew, true. Pictures, a spelling quiz and writing.Premium
- Sheet 8 · 20 minSpelling patterns: review challengeCorrect spelling mistakes and choose the right spelling across all the patterns in the pack.Premium
