Spellings this week

Your spellings this week are words that are often spelt incorrectly. This is because they sound the same but have different meanings and are spelt differently. (homophones)

1. We’re (short for ‘we are’)
2. Where (used for places or positions ‘where is London?’ or ‘where is my
pencil?’)
3. Were (past tense ‘we were watching TV’)
4. Wear (what you do with your clothes ‘I am wearing my school uniform’)
5. To (means towards or is part of a verb –a doing word ‘ I am going to
the park’)
6. Too (means ‘as well’ – ‘I ate too much’ or ‘Jane wanted cake too’
7. Two ( is the number 2)
8. Their (belongs to someone ‘their car is fast’)
9. There (is about places ‘ stand over there’)
10. They’re (short for ‘they are’)
11. No (used to refuse or disagree ‘No, I won’t go shopping’)
12. Know (regard as the truth ‘I know she won’t fall’)
13. Of (‘I am full of chocolate’)
14. Off ( ‘time to take off’)

In your spelling test you will be given a sentence with the word missing. I will read out the sentence (including the missing word) and you then decide which spelling to use eg.
1. The children looked at classroom.