Spelli ngs Year 9
Nov 12, 2014
Spellings
Year 9
Week beginning 5th September 2011
SE or CE?
Test Date: Week beginning 12th September
SE or CE?Rule: • Generally, the verb form will be spelled with the
“s” and the noun with the “c.”
Examples: advise vs. advicedevise vs. device
Example: She gave us good advice.Noun meaning
recommendation.
Example: Please advise us of our options.Verb meaning the act of giving a recommendation.
1. absence2. acquaintance3. already4. almighty5. wonderful6. beautiful7. to license8. to practise9. welfare10.welcome
Spellings:
Test Date: Week beginning 12th September
Week beginning 12th September 2011
Reading Homework
You must do one of the following:• Read the next chapter in the book that you are currently reading• Get a book from the library to begin reading• Read a non-fiction text
Completion Date: Week beginning 19th September
Once you have done this, you must:1. Log on to Fronter and go to our class’ English page. 2. Click on the ‘Reading Review Homework’ link 3. Then enter a brief review of what you have read so far.
I will check the Fronter discussion forum at the end of that week and anyone who has not completed the review will receive a ‘2’ for not completing homework.
Week beginning 19th September 2011
ante- or anti- ?
Test Date: Week beginning 26th September
ante- or anti- ?
Choose the prefix ante- if your word has connotations of before or ahead,
……….and anti- if it means opposite or against
1. antenatal2. antecedent3. antedate4. antenuptial5. antechamber6. antibiotic7. anticlockwise8. antibacterial9. antithesis10. antidote
Spellings:
Test Date: Week beginning 26th September
Week beginning 26th September 2011
Reading Homework
You must do one of the following:• Read the next chapter in the book that you are currently reading• Get a book from the library to begin reading• Read a non-fiction text
Completion Date: Week beginning 3rd October
Once you have done this, you must:1. Log on to Fronter and go to our class’ English page. 2. Click on the ‘Reading Review Homework’ link 3. Then enter a brief review of what you have read so far.
I will check the Fronter discussion forum at the end of that week and anyone who has not completed the review will receive a ‘2’ for not completing homework.
Week beginning 3rd October 2011
Using anti- with a hyphen
Test Date: Week beginning 10th October
Using anti- with a hyphenanti- is always followed by a hyphen (-) before an i or a capital letter:
anti-inflammatoryanti-American
There are, however, many other anti- words that are hyphenated by convention, according to personal preference, or to avoid a vowel clash:anti-aircraft fire,anti-establishment,anti-government, anti-gravity,
Whenever you're in doubt, consult a good dictionary!
Spellings:
1. anti-inflammatory2. anti-establishment 3. anti-gravity4. anti-government5. anti-aircraft6. anti-apartheid7. anti-climax8. anti-oxidant9. anti-elitist10. anti-aging
Test Date: Week beginning 10th October
Week beginning 10th October 2011
Reading Homework
You must do one of the following:• Read the next chapter in the book that you are currently reading• Get a book from the library to begin reading• Read a non-fiction text
Completion Date: Week beginning 17th October
Once you have done this, you must:1. Log on to Fronter and go to our class’ English page. 2. Click on the ‘Reading Review Homework’ link 3. Then enter a brief review of what you have read so far.
I will check the Fronter discussion forum at the end of that week and anyone who has not completed the review will receive a ‘2’ for not completing homework.
Week beginning 17th October 2011
Prefixes: fore- or for- ?
Test Date: Week beginning 31st October
fore- or for- ?
Choose the prefix fore- if your word has the meaning of before or ahead; otherwise you need for-
There is no need to add or subtract a letter when you add a prefix to the root word.
Spellings:1. forefather2. foresight3. foreshadow4. forerunner5. forewarn6. forecast7. forlorn8. forsake9. forfeit10. forgive
Test Date: Week beginning 31st October
Week beginning 31st October 2011
Reading Homework
You must do one of the following:• Read the next chapter in the book that you are currently reading• Get a book from the library to begin reading• Read a non-fiction text
Completion Date: Week beginning 7th November
Once you have done this, you must:1. Log on to Fronter and go to our class’ English page. 2. Click on the ‘Reading Review Homework’ link 3. Then enter a brief review of what you have read so far.
I will check the Fronter discussion forum at the end of that week and anyone who has not completed the review will receive a ‘2’ for not completing homework.
Week beginning 7th November 2011
Latin Words
Test Date: Week beginning 14th November
Latin Words
Some words, which have kept their Latin form, take Latin plural endings.
• Words ending in ‘–us’ change to ‘-i’ in the pluralsyllabus….syllabi
• Words ending in ‘–a’ change to ‘-ae’ in the plural formula….formulae• Words ending in ‘–um’ change to ‘-a’ in the plural
curriculum….curricula• Words ending in ‘–is’ change to ‘-es’ in the plural
axis….axes
• There are some exceptions, such as virus…viruses
Spellings:1. focus/foci 2. syllabus/syllabi 3. radius/radii4. vita/vitae5. formula/formulae6. memorandum/memoranda7. curriculum/curricula8. axis/axes9. crisis/crises10. synopsis/synopses
Test Date: Week beginning 14th November
Week beginning 14th November 2011
Reading Homework
You must do one of the following:• Read the next chapter in the book that you are currently reading• Get a book from the library to begin reading• Read a non-fiction text
Completion Date: Week beginning 21st November
Once you have done this, you must:1. Log on to Fronter and go to our class’ English page. 2. Click on the ‘Reading Review Homework’ link 3. Then enter a brief review of what you have read so far.
I will check the Fronter discussion forum at the end of that week and anyone who has not completed the review will receive a ‘2’ for not completing homework.
Week beginning 21st November 2011
Prefixes: dis-
Test Date: Week beginning 28th November
Prefixes: dis-
Dis-
Meaning ‘the opposite of’, ‘fail to’, or ‘take away’
satisfy…..dissatisfy
appear…..disappear
1. disadvantage
2. disagree
3. disappoint
4. discomfort
5. disqualify
6. disallow
7. disapprove
8. disown
9. dissatisfied
10.disenchanted
Spellings:
Test Date: Week beginning 28th November
Week beginning 28th November 2011
Reading Homework
You must do one of the following:• Read the next chapter in the book that you are currently reading• Get a book from the library to begin reading• Read a non-fiction text
Completion Date: Week beginning 5th December
Once you have done this, you must:1. Log on to Fronter and go to our class’ English page. 2. Click on the ‘Reading Review Homework’ link 3. Then enter a brief review of what you have read so far.
I will check the Fronter discussion forum at the end of that week and anyone who has not completed the review will receive a ‘2’ for not completing homework.
Week beginning 5th December 2011
Reading Homework
You must read a book over the Christmas break, so that you are ready for next year!
It will improve your spelling, vocabulary and sentence structure and stop you from becoming rusty!