Suffixes: Past and present tense

Suffixes: plural

Suffixes: -y

Suffixes: -ly

Suffixes: -ful and -less

Suffixes: -er and -est

Silent letters

Prefixes

Homophones and homonyms

Compound words

Suffixes - past and present tense

Suffixes:  -ate -en -ify -ise

Suffixes:  -tion -ity -ness

Suffixes:  -tion -cian -sion -ssion

Suffixes:  -ous

Suffixes:  -ial

Suffixes:  -al

Suffixes:  -ic

Suffixes:  -ary / -ery

French-derivated sounds:  sh (ch) g (gue) k (que)

Double consonants

Homophones

Suffixes: plurals

Suffixes:  ate -en -ify -ise -tion -ity -ness -al -ic -ary -ery -ful -less

Homophones + near homophones

Syllables: -fer syllables

Suffixes:  -tion / -cian / -sion / -ssion

/ee/ sound 'ie' or 'ei' spelling

Word endings: -ant and -ent

Suffixes: -able -ible

C making soft and hard sound

Etymology: words of Greek origin  'ch' 'ph' and 'sc' spellings

Unstressed vowels in polysyllabic words

Prefixes: un- dis- mis- in- il- im- ir- re- sub- inter- super- anti- auto- bi- trans- tele- circum- de- pre- pro- sus- con- com- a-

Suffixes: Past and present

Suffixes: -er and -est comparative and superlative

Suffixes: -le -el -al -il

Letter strings: -ough, ear, ou, au, ice

Suffixes: -tion, -cian, -sion, -ssion

Suffixes: -ous

Suffixes: -ial

/ee/ sound spelt ie or ei

Word endings: -ant -ent -ance -ence

Suffixes: -ible -able

French and Greek etymology

Curriculum words

English Spelling

Y4 English Spelling

Key Stage 2

Year 4

Spelling

THEME

UNIT

In this lesson, we will be investigating French derived words and set spelling words to learn.

To investigate French derived sounds

﻿Hi, there, my name's Mr. Byrne-Smith, and today, I'm going to be teaching you some spelling. In today's lesson, we're going to be looking at French-derived words, which means words which come from the French language. English is fantastic. Lots of the words in our language actually come from or via other languages. Which just means over the years, we've been pinching all of these fantastic words from other languages to make our language even better. And what a great language it is. So come along and let's make a start. Here's the agenda for today's lesson. First, we're going to look at some key vocabulary, then we're going to investigate and generate some rules, before finally, setting our spelling words for this unit. In this lesson, you will need an exercise book or paper, a pencil, and then finally, most importantly, your brain. If you need to go off and get any of these things, pause the video now. Okay, let's go through some key vocabulary. My turn, your turn. Definition. Definition is the meaning of a word. Adjective. An adjective is a word that describes a noun. It tells you what it's like. Noun. A noun is a person, place, or thing. Origin. Origin means where something comes from. We use this term quite frequently with regards to words. When we talk about where a word comes from, we talk about the language they originated in. Let's investigate and generate some rules. So we have four words here. I'm going to read them out loud and I'd like you to try and identify the sound that they all have in common. Shin, bush, spatial, machine. Shin, bush, spatial, machine. Pause the video and have a think. Okay. You might have noticed that they all have the sh sound in common. In each instance, it's spelt slightly differently. In shin, we have the sh sound at the beginning of the word spelt with S-H. In bush, it's spelt S-H, but it comes at the end of the word. In spatial, we have the T-I spelling. And then in machine, we have a C-H spelling. These spellings all make the sh sound. This is a common sound in English, which we hear again and again and again. As we've seen already, it's spelt in a variety of different ways. Today, we are going to focus on this particular spelling of the sh sound, the C-H spelling. We have the word machine, but it also features in other words, for example, chef and chalet. Machine, chef, and chalet. Here, we have three words. We're going to try and identify where the C-H spelling of the sh sound comes from. I can already see that I have two C-H spellings and one S-H spelling. The S-H spelling is in the word shop. The C-H spelling is in the words machine and chalet. Now, in order to try and figure out where this noise comes from, let's dig a little bit deeper. First with the word class. Shop is a noun. It means a building where things are sold. Then we have our word class and our definition. You can see the word class has been put in italics, which is slanted writing, which is very common. Shop is a noun, meaning a building where things are sold. Okay. How about where it comes from? Well, whenever you look up a word, it's possible to find out where it comes from. If you have a dictionary handy now, you could even do this for yourself by pausing the video. You can do this in a dictionary or online. Alongside the definition, there's normally a section on origin. The origins of a word are all about where the word comes from. In this instance, shop comes from Old English. So that's a version of English which doesn't exist anymore. Our current language, the English we speak today, has evolved from, partly, from Old English. How about machine? So the machine is a noun, and it's a device that does a physical task. Okay, so that's our definition. How about the origin? French. Hmm, that's interesting. So machine is either a word that's come from French or via French. If it's come via French, it means it's come from an ancient language through French, and then into English. If it's come from French, it means it's a French word, which has come straight into English. Finally, we have chalet. Chalet is a noun, meaning a wooden house found in the mountains. That's our definition. Our origin, French. Hmm, okay. So we're looking to figure out the sh sound spelt with a C-H and where it's come from. I'll let you pause the video and think about any similarities you've spotted so far. Okay, now you might have spotted that they're all nouns. That's a similarity. In terms of their origin, I've spotted a similarity. So far, the C-H spelling of the sh sound seems to be coming from France. It seems to be French. I think we need to look at some more examples in order to test this. Here, we have champagne and brochure. Champagne and brochure. Now I can already identify that we do contain the C-H sh sound. There is a beginning of champagne and halfway through brochure. First, let's look at some definitions and word classes. Champagne is a noun. It's a bubbly wine from France. Hang on a second, there's a big clue. How about this word's origin? I think I can already guess. Yup, French. This word has come from French. Okay, we're getting somewhere here. How about brochure? Brochure is a noun which means an information booklet. Okay. I think I can already figure out where it's come from, but let's have a look. Aha, so brochure also comes from French. I wonder if you can help me put together a rule, explaining the origins of these C-H spelling of the sh sound. Word that contain the something sound spelt C-H often come from blank. Pause the video and help me complete this rule. Okay, words that contain the sh sound spelt C-H often come from French. Interesting. So these are what we refer to as French-derived words. That means they come from France or in this case, from the French language. Let's test them out. We're looking for the French spelling of this word. Chalet. When people go skiing, they often stay in a chalet. Help me out with the spelling. Pause the video and have a go. Okay, when people go skiing, they often say in a chalet, French spelling, C-H. Whenever you encounter a word, and you're unsure whether the sh sound is spelt with the French way or not, write it out in a variety of ways, and often you can just rely on what looks right. This is a really good backup strategy if you're not sure. Here we have another sentence. Once again, I'm looking for the French spelling of the sh sound. To find out more information, read the brochure. Help me identify which of these spellings is correct. Pause the video. Okay. To find out more information, read the brochure. And there it is, our C-H French spelling of the sh sound. Let's look at two more sounds, the g sound and the k sound. These are both sounds which appear in English fairly often and have a variety of spellings. First, we're going to look at the g sound. This sound in this instance, has been spelt using G-U-E, fatigue. Once again, in this instance, it's been spelt using G-U-E, league. Once again, in this instance, it's been spelt using G-U-E, intrigue. Help me identify the sound and spelling that these three words have in common. Pause the video now. So they all contain the g sound and it's spelt G-U-E. This is what we refer to as the French spelling of the g sound. When the g sound is spelt using G-U-E, the word has most likely come from or via the French language. Words that contain the g sound spelt G-U-E often come from French. Here's the k sound. Unique. You can hear it. In this instance, it's at the end of the word, and it's been spelt using Q-U-E. Very unusual-looking spelling of the k sound. Antique, once again, spelt using Q-U-E. Mosque, once again, spelt using Q-U-E. Help me identify the sound and spelling that these three words have in common. Pause the video. Okay, they all have the k sound in common spelt using Q-U-E. This is the French spelling of the sound. Most likely if you encountered this spelling of the k sound, the word has come from or via the French language. Word that contain the k sound spelt Q-U-E often come from French. Okay. Let's set the spelling words for this week's unit. We're going to be looking at words which contain the three sounds we've discussed: sh, g, and k. I'm going to go through each of the words slowly and carefully. I'd like you to write each of them down, making sure not to make any mistake at this early stage. We don't want you to be practising the wrong spelling of your word. For each word, I'll explain the meaning if necessary and put it in context. Number one, chef. A chef is somebody who cooks food in a restaurant. She wants to be a chef in a top restaurant when she grows up. Chef. Number two, machine. Machine. A lever is a type of simple machine. Brochure. Brochure. If you want to find out more about the museum, read the brochure. Parachute. Parachute. You likely have seen the word parachute before, but just in case, I'm going to explain what it is. A parachute is a large piece of material, which helps you slow down if and when you fall from a great height. Parachutes allow people to jump out of planes and slowly drift down to the ground without getting hurt. Even with a parachute, I felt scared jumping. Number five, league. League. My basketball team on top of the league. Six, fatigue. Fatigue. Fatigue is a really nice word, which means tiredness. It means tiredness. After 10 hours of walking, the fatigue started to set in. Seven, intrigue. Intrigue. Intrigue is another word for curiosity. Everyone wants to know what happened. There's intrigue everywhere. Intrigue. This word sometimes appears as a verb. When it appears as a verb, it's pronounced slightly differently, intrigue. So we have intrigue the noun, and intrigue. If you intrigue somebody, you make them curious about what you're doing or saying. Intrigue, slightly different. Number eight, unique. Unique means one of a kind. Each of us is unique. Number nine, antique. An antique is often object which belongs to the past. These usually have some sort of value, so they're generally valuable. The ancient house was full of antiques. You sometimes come across antique shops, which sell things, objects, which come from the past. Number 10, mosque. Mosque. The mosque, or a mosque, is a place of worship for Muslims, followers of Islam. Muslims worship at the mosque. Okay, they're our words for this unit. Make sure you've written them down very, very carefully. I'd like you to practise these words for this week. Make sure that you practise them little and often. So don't do one hour at the end of the week, I recommend doing a few minutes, 5 or 10 minutes each day. That way you can really make sure that you learn gradually and carefully. By approaching your learning this way, you're more likely to remember in the long run what you've learned today. Fantastic! Well done! This is what we've covered in today's lesson. We have looked at key vocabulary. We've investigated and generated rules. We've set spelling words, which is a lot. So well done. And that's the end of the lesson. Well done to your hard work. You've completed the lesson. Bye!

In this lesson, we will practise and apply knowledge of French derived words.

To practise and apply knowledge of French derived sounds

﻿Hi there, my name is Mr. Byrne-Smith. And today, I'm going to be teaching you some spelling. In today's lesson, we'll look at French-derived sounds and words. We're looking at words which have come from or via the French language. If you haven't yet watched lesson two of 10, I really recommend that you do that first. So you're in a really good place for today's lesson. Right to you, let's make a start. Here's the agenda for today's lesson. First, we're going to look at some key vocabulary. Then we'll go to recap the spelling rules for this unit. Then we'll learn a brand new strategy for taking a test. In this lesson, you will need an exercise book or paper, pencil, and of course your brain. If you need to run off and get these things, pause the video now. Okay, let's go through some key vocabulary. My turn your turn. Definition. Definition is the meaning of a word. Adjective. An adjective is a word that describes a noun. It tells you what it's like. Noun. A noun is a person, place or thing. Origin. Origin is where something comes from. Where we talk about the origin of a word. We're thinking about where it comes from, which language it comes from, which country it comes from. Let's recap, the rules we've learned so far. First let's look at the 'sh' sound. Let's see if we can identify where the 'sh' sound is, in each of these words. We have shin, bush, spatial and machine. Pause the video and have a think. Okay, so in shin is at the beginning and it's spelled with an S-H. In bush, it's at the end, and it's spelled with an S-H. In spatial it's in the middle, and it's spelled with a T-I. And in machine, it's also in the middle and it's spelled with a C-H. These various spellings all make the 'sh' sound. We get to focus on the C-H spelling, just like in the word machine. Here's some more words that contain the C-H spelling of that 'sh' sound. We have machine, chef and chalet. We refer to this sound as the French 'sh' spelling. Words that contain that 'sh' sound spelled C-H, often come from French. They either come from French, or sometimes they come via the French language, before making their way to English. Here we have four words, all of which contain the 'sh' sound. I'd like you to see if you can identify, which use the French spelling of the 'sh' sound. And therefore come from French. Pause the video now and have a go. Okay, we have chalet, brochure, bush and essential. The two spellings that come from the French 'sh' are, chalet and brochure. Bush and essential do contain the 'sh' sound. However it's spelled differently. Here we have four more words, brioche, fish, parachute and short. Brioche is a type of sweet bread. Let's see if we can identify which of these words contain the French spelling of the 'sh' sound. And therefore come from French. Pause the video now. Okay, we have brioche and parachutes. These words both contain the French spelling of the 'sh' sound and come from French. Here's a sentence I'm going to read out to you. We have two options with regards to the spelling of the missing word. We're looking for the correct spelling. I need you to focus very carefully on what the word looks like. Often you can tell when a word looks right, and when it doesn't. And that's what I want you to rely on. To make life easier lots of factories, use machines. Pause, and video, and have a think. Okay, to make life easier, lots of factories use machines. and here it is making use of the C-H French spelling of the 'sh' sound. The word machines contains the C-H spelling and comes from French. Here, we have a new sentence. I sailed across the vast ocean on a ship. Now, look at the two options we have for the spelling of the word ship. Which of those do you think is correct? Think carefully about how the word looks and make a decision based on that. You can often tell. Pause the video now. Okay, I sailed across the vast ocean on a ship. It definitely looks right, doesn't it? Our other option looks like the word chip. In fact, that is the spelling of the word chip. It's funny because while these spelling will make the same sound, we're so used to seeing them, that lots of them look very much out of place when they're used in the wrong words. Now we're going to look at the 'g' and 'k' sound. 'G' and 'k' First we're looking at the 'g' sound. Here, we have two words that contain the 'g' sound. Fatigue, which means tiredness and league. Think very carefully about how the 'g' sound is spelled in both of these instances. It's spelt using the G-U-E. We refer to this as the French spelling of the 'g' sound, because words that contain this spelling often come from French. Words that contain a 'g' sound, spelled G-U-E, often come from French. Here we have four words, they all contain the 'g' sound. I'd like you to help me identify the words that contain the French spelling of the 'g' sound and therefore come from French. Good, league, synagogue, jog. Pause the video now. Okay. The words that contain the French spelling of the 'g' sound, are league and synagogue. These are words which both come from or via French. Here's a sentence that uses a word containing the sound. We have two spellings. I like you to help me figure out, which is correct based on how the words look. You should always trust your instincts. 'cause often you can tell. My football team are top of the league. Pause the video now and have a go. Okay. Correct spelling is this one? The French spelling of the good sound. Let's have another go. As I ran through the forest, I tripped over a large log. We have two spellings there. Now the word log contains the 'g' sound, but how is it spelled? Pause the video now and have a go. Okay, so how do we spell the 'g' sound in log? The correct spelling is this one. The other option doesn't look right, no at all. It does contain a legitimate spelling of the 'g' sound, it contains the French spelling. However, we're so used to seeing the word log and words like it such as dog. But seeing this alternative just looks very, very wrong. And we can tell that it's not right. Now, let's look at the 'k' sound. Here we have two words that contain the 'k' sound. We have unique and antique. They both use the same spelling. Spelling is Q-U-E. That's the spelling we're going to focus on, that is the French spelling of the 'k' sound. Because often, words containing this sound that spell it using Q-U-E come from the French language. Words that contain the 'k' sound, spelled Q-U-E often come from French. Here, we have four words, antique, kit, lick, unique. They all contain the 'k' sound. I like you to help me identify, which contain the French spelling of the 'k' sound. Read them out loud, very carefully, and look at them very carefully. Pause the video now. Okay. The words which contain the French spelling of the 'k' sound are these two. You can see, they contain the Q-U-E spelling of the 'k' sound and they therefore come from French. Here's a sentence, it has a missing word. The missing word uses the 'k' sound, but I'm not sure how to spell it, so I need your help. We're going to figure out, based on what our two options look like. I tried cutting through it, but it was too thick. I tried cutting through it, but it was too thick. And we have two options. Both of which containment the 'k' sound. Pause the video and have a go now. Okay, the correct spelling is this one, which is not the French spelling. The French spelling down at the bottom there is quite obviously incorrect. We know that just by looking at it. This is a word which we're very used to seeing. We're used to seeing words about like this or similarly, therefore we see a sound or a spelling out of place like we have here. It's very, very obvious. So trust your instincts, trust your guts. Let's have another go. Muslims worship at the mosque. Pause the video and have a go. Okay. The correct spelling is this one, the word mosque comes from the French word for mosque. Therefore is spelt using the French 'k' sound. Okay, let's learn a new strategy. This strategy is called circle-the-right-one. And actually we've been practising it just now. This strategy relies on using a variety of spellings for the same word, only one of which is correct. Your job is to circle the right one. Now you can do this strategy on yourself. However, it works best if you do it for somebody else, or if they do it for you. That way, you're having to think really carefully about your options and so are they. Here's an example. I'm going to use the word league. Here's my first spelling of the word league. Here's my second and here's my third. So I now have three spellings in front of me, all of which make the right noises. So if I were to read each of these, literally as they're written, they would all sound like league, which is what makes this tricky, but also what makes it so valuable. Your job is to circle the right one. Perhaps you could have a go at that now, by pointing to the one that you think is spelled correctly. That one. Question is why is it's a useful strategy? Well, I have three reasons. Number one, when you pick your correct spelling of the three options, you have to kind of explain why you've picked it. This is really useful. Often this forces you to think carefully about the rules that you've learned in spelling. This makes your understanding and knowledge even stronger. Also the options make the word easier to spot. When you have three options to pick from, it makes picking the correct spelling easier. You're not having to formulate the letters yourselves, the options are already there. And therefore the picking process becomes a little bit easier. Thirdly, you have to think about the spelling carefully. This in particular refers to when you create the spellings for somebody else. When I created those three options of the word league, I had to think carefully, which spellings make the right noises. So which spellings will sound like league when they're read out loud. That process is actually really valuable 'cause I'm thinking about the various combinations of letters, which make the same sounds. When you test somebody near by on one of your spelling words, you're going to have to do the same thing. You're going to have to think about three spellings, which all visibly could be the correct spelling based on how they sound. That's really valuable. Time for you to have a go. I'd like you to try out this new strategy on some of this week's spelling words, chef, parachute, fatigue, and mosque. It's really useful, if there's somebody that you can test this out on. Okay, time for our test. First, I like to write the numbers one to 10, very clearly. Pause the video and do this now. Okay. I'm going to go through each of our words carefully by putting them in context. If you need to pause the video, please do. Remember, you can use a variety of strategies to help yourself remember the spelling of the word. If you need to take your time and write out a few options, please do. And then pick the one that you think looks or sounds correct. The first word is chef. She wants to be a chef in a top restaurant, when she grows up. Two, machine. A lever is a type of simple machine. Three, brochure. If you want to find out more about the museum, read the brochure. Four, parachute. Even with a parachute, I felt scared jumping. Five, league. My basketball team are top of the league. Six, fatigue. After 10 hours of walking, the fatigue started to set in. Seven, intrigue. Everyone wants to know what happens, there's intrigue everywhere. Eight, unique. Each of us is unique. Nine, antique. The ancient home was full of antiques. 10, mosque. Muslims worship at the mosque. Okay, fantastic job. We're going to go through the answers. If there are any you've got wrong, then please write the correct spelling next to your answer. Remember to look at all of those letters that you might have gotten right. Even if you got the overall spelling wrong, you probably got the majority of the letters, right? So don't worry, what a good sign that is. And it suggests that you're ever so close to cracking it. I'm going to read each word out slowly, letter by letter. Listen carefully. Chef, C-H-E-F. Two, machine, M-A-C-H-I-N-E. Three, brochure, B-R-O-C-H-U-R-E. Four, parachute, P-A-R-A-C-H-U-T-E. Five, league, L-E-A-G-U-E. Six, fatigue, F-A-T-I-G-U-E. Seven, Intrigue, I-N-T-R-I-G-U-E. Eight, unique, U-N-I-Q-U-E. Nine, antique, A-N-T-I-Q-U-E. 10, mosque, M-O-S-Q-U-E. Okay, and that's the end of the test. Well done, you've done a fantastic job. Today we've looked at key vocabulary, we've recapped rules, we've learned a new strategy and we've done a test. So, well done. And that's the end of the lesson. Congratulations on your hard work. Bye.

Unit Overview: French-derivated sounds: sh (ch) g (gue) k (que)

Lessons:

To investigate French derived sounds

To practise and apply knowledge of French derived sounds