Switch+onto+Spelling

Switch onto Spelling.

We are using the Switch onto Spelling programme to help us with our spelling knowledge.

We are learning about different sounds and how we can write them.

You can add more words to the lists below.

Thank you to Kate who has added some new words. We have been learning the following blends: br, cr, fr, gr, pr.

bread, brown, broom

crown, cream, crawl, crocodile

frog, friend, from, fridge

green, great, grass

pram, princess, present

We have been learning the 'sh' sound and the 'ch' sound.

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Words with the 'sh' sound in them are:

ship, sheep, shell, she, shop, shadow,

crash, dash, dish, fish

The 'sh' sound can also be spelt with a ch, like in the following words:

chef, Charlotte, Chantelle,

The 'sh' sound can also be spelt with a s, like in the following words:

sure,

The 'sh' sound can also be spelt with a ti, like in the following words:

station, attention, intention, concentration,

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Words with the 'ch' sound in them are:

chocolate, cheese, chest, choose, change,

lunch, munch,

match, patch, catch,

The digraph ch can also make a 'k' sound like in Christchurch. The first ch makes a 'k' sound and the other two ch make 'ch' sounds.