English Year 5 Literacy Phonic & Word Knowledge

Build and spell new words from knowledge of known words, base words, prefixes and suffixes, word origins, letter patterns and spelling generalisations

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  • Unit Plan Year: 5

    English Unit: Word Etymology

    This unit helps students understand the etymological origins of common words by breaking words into roots and affixes.  

  • Unit Plan Year: 5

    English Unit: Strategic Spelling

    This comprehensive and detailed unit plan is designed to support students to learn spelling strategies associated with root words and affixe...

  • Presentation Year: 5

    Strategic Spelling - Presentation

    This comprehensive presentation has been created to guide students through spelling strategies associated with root words and affixes. The p...

  • Resource Year: 3 4 5 6

    Irregular Verbs Adventure - Board Game

    Irregular Verbs Adventure is a full-colour board game designed to strengthen students' understanding and use of irregular verbs through play...

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    I have, who has - Etymology

    Consolidate knowledge of Latin and Greek roots with this fun, whole class activity! Included are 28 common Latin and Greek roots. A perfect...

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    What is the Word?

    Consolidate knowledge of Latin and Greek roots with this fun, no prep game! Students work their way around the gameboard, landing on Greek o...

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    Foldable Root Words

    This fun an engaging worksheet can be utilised in the teaching and learning of Greek and Latin etymology.  Use the sheet when focusing on...

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    Root Word Bunting

    This fun and engaging activity has been designed to get the whole class involved in the teaching and learning of Greek and Latin etymology. ...

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    Root Words - Poster Set

    These bright and informative posters show the link between some English words and their origins in Latin and Greek. The posters are not o...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    Word of the Week

    Put this display up in your classroom for daily reference. A great way to encourage spelling and vocabulary knowledge in your students.

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    Word of the Day

    Put this display up in your classroom for daily reference. A great way to encourage spelling and vocabulary knowledge in your students.  

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    Commonly Misspelled Word Challenge 9

    With so much text-based interaction on social media and via email, spelling ability is on display everywhere. Focusing on the most common...

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    Commonly Misspelled Word Challenge 8

    With so much text-based interaction on social media and via email, spelling ability is on display everywhere. Focusing on the most common...

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    Commonly Misspelled Word Challenge 7

    With so much text-based interaction on social media and via email, spelling ability is on display everywhere. Focusing on the most common...

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    Commonly Misspelled Word Challenge 6

    With so much text-based interaction on social media and via email, spelling ability is on display everywhere. Focusing on the most common...

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    Commonly Misspelled Word Challenge 5

    With so much text-based interaction on social media and via email, spelling ability is on display everywhere. Focusing on the most common...

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    Commonly Misspelled Word Challenge 4

    With so much text-based interaction on social media and via email, spelling ability is on display everywhere. Focusing on the most common...

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    Commonly Misspelled Word Challenge 3

    With so much text-based interaction on social media and via email, spelling ability is on display everywhere. Focusing on the most common...

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    Commonly Misspelled Word Challenge 2

    With so much text-based interaction on social media and via email, spelling ability is on display everywhere. Focusing on the most common...

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    Commonly Misspelled Word Challenge 1

    With so much text-based interaction on social media and via email, spelling ability is on display everywhere. Focusing on the most common...

  • Resource Year: 5

    Strategic Spelling Assessment

    This resource has been designed to assess students’ understanding of spelling strategies associated with root words and affixes. This resour...

  • Resource Year: 5

    /shun/ Words - Nominalisation

    This worksheet provides students with explicit practise of the spelling sound /shun/ and nominalisation. Students first review the spelling...

  • Resource Year: 5

    -ible or –able?

    This worksheet provides student explicit practice for spelling the suffixes –ible and –able. Students revise the spelling generalisation and...

  • Resource Year: 5

    Wonderful Words

    In this worksheet, students are challenged to make as many new words as they can by adding prefixes and suffixes to the base and root words...

  • Resource Year: 5

    Break it Down

    In this worksheet, students are provided opportunities to identify word parts such as bases, roots, prefixes and suffixes. This worksheet co...

  • Resource Year: 5

    Suffix - What does it mean?

    In this worksheet, students are required to identify suffixes that have been added to base and root words. Once they have identified the suf...

  • Resource Year: 5

    Prefix - What does it mean?

    In this worksheet, students are required to identify prefixes that have been added to base and root words. Once they have identified the pre...

  • Resource Year: 5

    Find Your Roots

    In this worksheet, students look at words that have had affixes (prefixes and suffixes) added to them. They work through a variety of activi...

  • Resource Year: 5

    Suffix Reference Sheet

    This student reference sheet contains well known suffixes and their definitions as a resource for students to refer to throughout the unit....

  • Resource Year: 5

    Prefix Reference Sheet

    This student reference sheet contains well known prefixes and their definitions as a resource for students to refer to throughout the unit....

  • Resource Year: 5

    Strategic Spelling - Student Reference Card

    These student reference cards are fitted two to a page and should be cut in half. They provide students with a reference for root words and...

  • Resource Year: 5 6

    Chinese New Year - Fan Prefixes Match

    Students will match prefixes and definitions in this colourful Chinese New Year oriental fan theme game. There are 60 pairs of prefixes and...

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    Root Word, Prefix and Suffix Cards

    Students will find 3 words that originated from the given base word.

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    Spelling Champions - Editable

    Record your class weekly spelling results on the Spelling Champions poster. Add your students' names and award stickers or write results in...

  • Resource Year: 2 3 4 5 +2

    Spelling Mnemonics - Portrait

    This set of 12 spelling mnemonics charts help students learn tips and tricks for learning how to spell common tricky words that appear again...

  • Resource Year: 2 3 4 5 +2

    Spelling Mnemonics - landscape

    This set of 37 spelling mnemonics charts help students learn tips and tricks for learning how to spell common tricky words that appear again...

  • Resource Year: 2 3 4 5 +1

    Common Suffixes Posters

    Students will learn how suffixes affect meaning. They can also explore Greek roots and use suffixes to spell new words.

  • Resource Year: 2 3 4 5 +2

    Common Prefixes Posters

    Students will learn how prefixes affect meaning. They can also explore Greek roots and use prefixes to spell new words and they can build mo...

  • FREE! Resource Year: 4 5 6

    Super Speller Game

    The Super Speller Game requires students to move around a board of commonly misspelled words, identifying which word has the correct spellin...

  • Resource Year: 2 4 5 6

    Spelling Rules Charts

    These charts were requested by our member, Rebecca, to help her Upper Primary class learn their spelling rules. There are 15 pages full of s...

  • Resource Year: 2 3 4 5 +2

    Spelling Activities with Multiple Intelligences (90 cards)

    Each activity is individually numbered and linked to Howard Gardner's 8 Multiple Intelligences. They are suited to ANY SPELLING LIST and ALL...

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