Spellings from Greek, French and Latin

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English›Spelling & Word Study|Ages 8—10|ID: mt_y8sicbhMci

Spell words with etymological letter patterns from Greek (ch = /k/), French (ch = /ʃ/, -gue, -que), and Latin (sc = /s/) origins

Mastery Evidence

Spell words with Greek ch such as 'scheme', 'chorus', 'chemist', 'echo' and explain the /k/ sound pattern
Spell words with French ch such as 'chef', 'chalet', 'machine' and -gue/-que endings like 'league', 'unique'
Spell words with Latin sc such as 'science', 'scene', 'discipline' and identify the silent letter pattern

Assessment Prompt

“Does [child] know that some words have letter patterns from other languages — like "ch" making a "k" sound in "school" or "chorus" — and can they spell those words correctly?”

Curriculum Standards1 alignment

Eng.UKS2.Write.Trans.Spell.4The national curriculum in England

Use morphology and etymology

Use knowledge of morphology and etymology in spelling and understand that the spelling of some words needs to be learnt specifically, as listed in English Appendix 1.

English · Key Stage 2

Prerequisites1

Suffixes (age 7+)
hardAges 7—9

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Suffixes (age 7+) hard
Etymological spelling patterns extend the suffix and sound-spelling work from Y3
- Suffixes hard
  Y3 suffix/sound-spelling builds directly on Y2 suffix rules with root changes
  - Segmenting words into sounds hard
    Must be able to encode base words before applying suffix rules
    - Phonics Vocabulary hard
      Segmenting words into phonemes and spelling CVC words requires knowing 'phoneme', 'segment', and 'CVC' as defined terms
    - Single Letter Sounds hard
      Need GPC knowledge to encode phonemes
      - Knowing all letters hard
        Must recognise letters before learning their sounds
        
        Understanding print hard
        Must understand print direction before letter identification matters
    - Onsets & Rimes hard
      Need segmenting skill for spelling
      - Rhyming words soft
        Rhyme awareness supports finer phoneme skills
      - Syllables soft
        Syllable awareness builds toward phoneme level
    - Sitting and holding a pencil soft
      Handwriting needed for spelling practice
  - Phonics Vocabulary hard
    Suffix spelling rules (doubling final consonants, dropping -e) require knowing 'suffix', 'root word', 'vowel', and 'consonant'
  - Spelling Verb Endings hard
    Y2 suffix rules build on Y1 basic suffix spelling
    - Segmenting words into sounds hard
      Must spell root words before adding suffixes
      - Phonics Vocabulary hard
        Segmenting words into phonemes and spelling CVC words requires knowing 'phoneme', 'segment', and 'CVC' as defined terms
      - Single Letter Sounds hard
        Need GPC knowledge to encode phonemes
        
        Knowing all letters hard
        Must recognise letters before learning their sounds
        
        Understanding print hard
        Must understand print direction before letter identification matters
      - Onsets & Rimes hard
        Need segmenting skill for spelling
        
        Rhyming words soft
        Rhyme awareness supports finer phoneme skills
        
        Syllables soft
        Syllable awareness builds toward phoneme level
      - Sitting and holding a pencil soft
        Handwriting needed for spelling practice
    - Phonics Vocabulary hard
      Spelling with suffixes requires knowing 'suffix', 'root word', and understanding how suffixes attach
- Spelling Verb Endings soft
  Basic suffix spelling from Y1 provides foundation
  - Segmenting words into sounds hard
    Must spell root words before adding suffixes
    - Phonics Vocabulary hard
      Segmenting words into phonemes and spelling CVC words requires knowing 'phoneme', 'segment', and 'CVC' as defined terms
    - Single Letter Sounds hard
      Need GPC knowledge to encode phonemes
      - Knowing all letters hard
        Must recognise letters before learning their sounds
        
        Understanding print hard
        Must understand print direction before letter identification matters
    - Onsets & Rimes hard
      Need segmenting skill for spelling
      - Rhyming words soft
        Rhyme awareness supports finer phoneme skills
      - Syllables soft
        Syllable awareness builds toward phoneme level
    - Sitting and holding a pencil soft
      Handwriting needed for spelling practice
  - Phonics Vocabulary hard
    Spelling with suffixes requires knowing 'suffix', 'root word', and understanding how suffixes attach

Unlocks4

Applying Spelling Rules to Complex Words
hardAges 11—14
Advanced Spelling Conventions
hardAges 9—10
Vocabulary Strategies
hardAges 11—14
Silent Letters in Words
hardAges 9—10