Spelling conventions and rules

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Printable worksheets

1. Recognize and generate compound words  
2. ‘ing’ endings.  
3. Spelling conventions and rules  
4. Use an apostrophe to spell shortened forms of words  
5. Use the term ‘suffix’  
6. Know how spellings of verbs alter when ‘ing’ is added  
7. Words change when ‘er’ or ‘est’ is added  
8. Investigate and identify basic rules for changing spelling of plural nouns  
9. Use the terms ‘singular’ and ‘plural’ appropriately  
10. Recognise and spell common suffixes and how these influence meanings  
11. Use the terms ‘singular’ and ‘plural’ appropriately.