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Answer key · not for pupils Spelling sequence

Add the Ending

Grow new words from a root that stays the same

Lesson 3 of 17
Year 1

Task 1 gives the letter of the right option as printed on the sheet. Task 2 lists the mistakes in the order they appear, with the correction. Task 3 and 4 answers are models, not the only acceptable wording: any answer that uses the rule the lesson taught should be credited.

MildSay the root word first. Add the ending. The root word does not change.

1 · Tick the right one

a Bb Ac Ad BA = left option, B = right option

3 · Now you write

Model answers
  1. I am jumping.
  2. Yesterday I played.
  3. My mum is a singer.

4 · Help Polpetta

It is wrong because the root word cook does not change. Cook and ing make cooking. There is no extra k.

2 · Find the 3 mistakes

1helppinghelping
2washtwashed
3unhapyunhappy

cooked is already right (the decoy).

MediumRoot word first, ending second. Choose the ending that fits the meaning.

1 · Tick the right one

a Ab Bc Bd AA = left option, B = right option

3 · Now you write

Model answers
  1. Tick: cooking · I am painting a picture.
  2. Tick: played · Yesterday I walked to the park.
  3. Tick: farmer, baker, teacher · My uncle is a farmer.

4 · Help Polpetta

Cook does not change when you add the ending. Cook plus ing is cooking. The root word stays the same, so there is no second k.

2 · Find the 4 mistakes

1helppedhelped
2cooktcooked
3singgersinger
4painttingpainting

wanted is the decoy: it sounds like two beats but is spelt right.

SpicyAdd the ending, flip the meaning, then check the word is real.

1 · Tick the right one

a Bb Bc Ad AA = left option, B = right option

3 · Now you write

Model answers
  1. The baker was whistling as he walked to work.
  2. I unlocked the door. Locked would mean it was shut, but I opened it.
  3. The farmer picked the beans yesterday.

4 · Help Polpetta

Unhot and uncold are not real words. Un- only goes on the front of words where it makes a word you have heard before, like unhappy or unlock. He should write cold soup and warm bread. Two real un- words: unlock and unhappy.

2 · Find the 5 mistakes

1helpperhelper
2washtwashed
3jumppedjumped
4unhapyunhappy
5unsadhappy

singer is the -er decoy. unsad is not a real word: accept happy, glad or not sad. unlocked, painted and wanted are all right.

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