Year 3 · English
Spelling Awareness
Year 3 learners practise commonly misspelt words year 3.
The activities include Improve Our Spelling of Commonly Misspelt Words, Improve Our Spelling of Tricky Words, Learn to Look for Words Within Words, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, worksheet, teaching, lesson. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
Activities covered
- Improve Our Spelling of Commonly Misspelt Words
- Improve Our Spelling of Tricky Words
- Learn to Look for Words Within Words
- Practise Spelling Commonly MIsspelt Words
- Practise Spelling Complex Misspelt Words
- Practise Spelling Tricky Words
- Spell Complex Misspelt Words
- Understand When 'ch' Sounds Like 'k'
Checked learning resources
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Common Exception Words Y3/Y4
Twinkl · Video · Account may be required
Exact Year 3/4 concept video teaches recognising and spelling statutory common exception words whose spellings are not fully predictable.
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Words with /k/ and /sh/ Spelt ch
Twinkl · Video · Account may be required
Exact KS2 concept video contrasts the /k/ sound written ch in Greek-derived words such as chorus, scheme and echo with the /k/ sound also written ch.
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Year 3 and 4 Common Exception Words Checklist
Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required
Checklist supports repeated reading, spelling recall and tracking secure Year 3/4 exception words.
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Year 3 and 4 Common Exception Words Word Mat
Twinkl · Teaching · Account may be required
Exact statutory word mat provides the Year 3/4 exception words for explicit study and checking.
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Spelling Strategies
BBC Bitesize · Teaching · Opens on the provider website
KS2 spelling teaching includes breaking words into memorable chunks and spotting smaller known words.
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Look, Cover, Write, Check Template
Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required
Reusable practice supports marking memorable chunks and testing the whole spelling.
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Year 3 ch Making /sh/ Spelling Pack
Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required
Exact Year 3 lesson teaches French-derived words such as chef, machine and brochure where ch represents /sh/.
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ch /k/ and /sh/ Spelling Practice Booklet
Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required
KS2 booklet classifies and spells words according to whether ch represents /k/ or /sh/.