CUSP Spelling 1 Year 3 Block 6 Contractions REVISITED 2 Teacher guidance and possible misconceptions When teaching this concept, teachers should be aware of the following: In a contraction, the apostrophe shows where a letter or letters
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CUSP Spelling 1 Year 3 Block 6
Contractions
REVISITED<br>
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Teacher guidance and possible misconceptions When teaching this concept, teachers should be aware of the following:
In a contraction, the apostrophe shows where a letter or letters would be if the words were written in full.
Explicitly teach pupils that the apostrophe should come in the space where the letters are missing.
It’s means it is or it has and is never used for the possessive.
Some contractions can be formed from more than one expanded form, e.g. he’d = he had or he would.
The expanded forms of should’ve, would’ve and could’ve are often given as ‘of’ rather than ‘have’ due to poor spoken English.
Apostrophes are also used to show possession. 3<br>
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Week 1, Session 1 4 Teachers should click here to access a short video explaining this concept.<br>
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A contraction is two words joined to make one word. We use an apostrophe to show where the missing letter or letters would be. 5 have not = haven’t<br>
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A contraction uses an apostrophe to show missing letters. Say each contraction aloud.
What are the two words that have been joined?
Which letter or letters are missing? 6<br>
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Exception words Some words change completely when they are joined in a contraction.
will not = won’t shall not = shan’t 7<br>
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A contraction uses an apostrophe to show missing letters. Join each pair of words to form a contraction.
Write the whole word. 8<br>
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Speed Spell words 10<br>
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Week 1, Session 2 11<br>
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Revisit – contractions 12<br>
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Dictation Listen to each sentence and write it down, concentrating on the contractions. Punctuate your sentences correctly. 13<br>
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Dictation Check your sentences for correct spelling and punctuation. 14<br>
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Week 1, Session 3 (within a writing lesson) 15<br>
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Reasoning in spelling Which word is correct? Why? doesn’t
dos’ent weren’t
wern’t could’ve
could’of they’ll
they’ill 16<br>
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17 Look at your piece of writing.
Read it backwards.
Highlight all the contractions.
Check that you have spelt them correctly using the concept
that we have learnt.
Correct any that are wrongly spelt.<br>
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Shine a Light “You did’nt forget to bring your torch, did you?” whispered Zanthe.
“No, I’m not completely brainless!” Zak hissed in response. “If only we’ed brought some snacks too, my stomach would’nt be rumbling.”
“Shhh … I think its coming,” Zanthe said as a small hedgehog snuffled through the undergrowth. “At last! What a shame I havn’t got my camera! We could’of got this on film to show everyone at school.”
“Theyr’e not interested in a prickly pest from our back garden,” retorted Zak. “Wel’l just tell Grandpa about it. He’ll be really interested. It dosen’t matter that we willn’t have a picture of it. We can find one in a book, can’t we?” 18<br>
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Week 2, Session 1 19<br>
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The root word kilo means thousand. Which words do you already know that use the root word kilo? 20<br>
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Word tree The root word kilo means thousand.
How does this relate to the meaning of the word kilogram?
Fill the word tree with other words that use this root. 21<br>
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Did you identify any of these words? Complete the table, using a dictionary to look up the word meanings. 22<br>
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The root word kilo means thousand. 23<br>
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Word match Match each word to the correct definition. 24<br>
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Week 2, Session 2 25<br>
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Revisit – contractions 26<br>
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Join each pair of words to form a contraction.
Write the whole word. Revisit – contractions 27<br>
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Listen to each sentence and write it down, concentrating on the contractions. Punctuate your sentences correctly. Revisit – contractions 28<br>
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Check each sentence for correct spelling and punctuation. Revisit – contractions 29<br>
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Week 2, Session 3 (within a writing lesson) 30<br>
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Find the errors Correct any contractions that are not spelt correctly.
Where’s the nearest petrol station because i’m running out of fuel?
I dont know what you think your’e doing but its not a good idea.
Lets take Monty to the park so that she’s had some exercise today.
They would’of been quicker if they’d gone through the alley but there’ll get there in the end. 31<br>
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Words with contractions that I have spelt correctly Words with contractions that I have spelt incorrectly Look at your piece of writing.
Read it backwards.
Complete the table. 32<br>
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“It’s so hot today,” grumbled Elena.
“You must’nt moan,” said her brother. “You’d rather it was freezing, would you?”
“Lets have the sprinkler on in the back garden. We’ll stop at the shop on the way home and grab an ice cream. It’l be great fun!” she pleaded.
“Heres the deal,” her brother stated. “If the sprinkler is in the shed and all in working order, i’ll put it on for you. Remember, mum might’v taken it to the dump if it didnt work at the end of last summer.” 33 Spotlight on spelling<br>
