AAboriginesaddressAdelaideafloatagainagreeairlineairportairtightalonealwaysankleanswerantappeararchareaarmyarriveasleepattackAustraliaawoke

Bbaitbankbarebearbeardbeastbeautifulbeebeginbehindbenchbicyclebirdbiteblameblankblaze

blewblinkblockbloodblueboarderbombboneboostborderbragbrainbrakebranchbreadbreakbreathebrickbrightBrisbanebroombroughtbrushbugbuiltbunchburybusbushbuy

CcalendarcalfcalmcampCanberracanecan’tcarefulcarrycatchchainchair

chalkcheckchickenchoosecleanclearclearingclickclimbcloakclockclubcoachcoalcoastcodecogcolonycolourcombcomingconvictcouldcouncilcovecrackcranecrosscrumbcrunchcrustcubecutecycle

DdairyDarwindatedeardeerdelaydicedisappear

doesdoesn’tdon’tdraindrivedumb

EearlyeasyeatelbowemptyenjoyEoraevery

FfadefailfairfamousfearFebruaryfinefingerFirst Fleetfishflagflairflakeflamefloatflourflowerflyflyscreenfoamfoodfootfortyfoxfreefriend

frightfrightenfrontfuel

Ggamegapegarbagegardengategearglobegloomgluegradegrapegreedgreengreetgrewgrillgroangroundgrownguessgutter

Hhailhairhaircuthalfhandhatehavinghealthhearhearthelpherehidehighhill

Hobartholidayhopehopinghourhurry

Iincludeinsect

JJunejunk

Kkeykitekneekneelknewknifeknightknitknobknockknow

Llairlamblandlatelibrarylifelightlimbloadloaflocallocklooselunchlung

Learning

Active Spelling word list A-L3

Learning

Active Spelling word list M-Z3MmachinemademagnetmainmanemanymarchmateMelbournemendmessmightmimeminemoanmoatmonkeymopemotormovemuchmunchmuseum

NnamenearNew South

Walesnightnumb

Ooftenonce

PpairpalepalmparkpartypeachPerth

piecepilepinchpipeplaceplayposterpraisepresspriceprintpumppunch

QQueenslandquickquietquitequote

Rrageraidrailrailwayraiserearrepairrescuerightriperoadroamroastrockroderude

Ssafetysaidsamesaysscramblescrap

scrapbookscrapescratchscreamscreechscreenscrollscrubseekshampooshearsshipshopsicksighsightsimplesiteskateskiskidskillsleepslickslimeslipperyslopesmallsmartsmashsmearsmellsmilesmogsmokesmoothsmugsnacksnailsnakesnapsneaksneezesnoresnugsoldier

South Australia

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TtaletalktapeTasmania

tasteteartheirtherethickthighthinkthoughtthroatthroughthumbThursdaytidetighttiletoasttonighttonighttootorchtowntracktradetrailtraintransporttraptraveltrenchtribetricktroubletrucktrusttubeTuesdaytwo

Uuglyunfairuseduseful

Vvain

valleyveinVictoriavoice

WwaitwalkwaspwaterweakwearwearyWednesdayweekweightWestern

Australiawheelchairwherewhichwhowholewhosewipewishwomenwon’twouldwrapwreckwringwristwritewritingwrongwrote

XYyearyell

Zzonezoozoom

Spelling strategies

Look, Say, Cover, Write, CheckLSCWC is a great way to learn your words.

It uses your eyes, your voice, your ears and your

hands to help you remember how to spell a word.

Listen to the way words soundThere are lots of common letter patterns

in our language and the sounds of words

will often match one of those patterns.

Take care with the way you say words

to get the sound right!

Learn the spelling rulesThe rules will help you become an expert word builder!

Take it easy!Don’t try to spell a long word in one go. Break it down

into chunks of sounds (syllables) for easier spelling.

Spelling journalKeep a spelling journal for all your hints and ideas

about spelling, and your problem words!

Learning

Hot hints 1

Active Spelling 3

Little words in bigger words Look out for little words hidden in bigger words

— the words within words strategy.

This is very useful for tricky words

that don’t match spelling patterns.

Look out for compound wordsWords made up of two smaller

words are called compound words.

Learn the small words in a

compound word and you will

get the whole word right!

Look out for homophonesHomophones are words which sound the same

but have different spellings and different meanings.

Use a dictionaryDictionaries can help you with

spelling and meaning and lots of other

information about words.

Ask someoneThere are lots of expert spellers out there!

s c r e e n

s u n

Learning

Hot hints 2

t r i b e

d e e r d e a r

s u n s c r e e n

+

=

Active Spelling 3

Adding esAdd es to singular nouns that

end in ch, sh, s, ss and x.

For plurals of nouns

with a consonant before

a y, change the y to i and

add es.

For plurals of some nouns

that end in f, change the

f to v and add es.

Rules for forming plurals of singular nounsPlural means more than one.

Plurals are formed in different ways.

Adding sMost plurals are

made by adding s

to a singular noun.

This rule also applies

to singular nouns ending

in ay, ey or oy.

b a b i e s

w o l v e s

Learning

k n i g h t s

Cool rules 1

w o l f

b o x e s

k n i g h t

k e y s

b o x

b a b y

k e y

Active Spelling 3

Adding endings to verbs For many verbs,

just add endings to

the whole word.

For verbs ending in a

consonant followed by y,

change the y to i to add es and ed.

For verbs ending

in a single vowel followed

by a consonant, double the final

consonant to add ed and ing.

For verbs ending

in ch, sh and ss add

es and ed to the whole word.

Adding y to form adjectivesIn many cases simply

add y to the whole word.

Adding ly to form adverbsIn many cases simply add ly

to the whole word.

Learning

c a m p i n g

c a m p s

c a m p e d

Cool rules 2c a m p

s t o p p i n g

s t o p p e ds t o ps p i e d

s p i e s

p i n c h e sp i n c h

p i n c h e d

m e s s y

m e s s

f a i r l y

f a i r

Active Spelling 3

s p y