Spelling term 3
1
Diphthongs and other ambiguous vowels — ‘ou’, ‘ow’, ‘ough’, ‘au’ and ‘aw’
doubt
house
mouth
allow
towel
powerful
flower
thrown
follow
window
elbow
plough
although
pause
because
caught
daughter
draw
crawl
yawn
Week 2
Open and closed syllables
lazy
paper
basic
erase
local
frozen
hotel
modem
robot
photo
supper
dinner
pillow
pattern
mammal
river
level
never
second
children
week 3
Open and closed syllables
apron
famous
native
legal
pilot
omit
notice
broken
music
student
happen
better
blossom
sister
winter
seven
model
planet
minute
lemon
week 4 4
Two or more syllable words with ‘e’ making preceding vowel long
vibrate
imitate
complete
extreme
athlete
supreme
ice-cream
ninety
retire
likeable
describe
surprise
wireless
lonely
envelope
tadpole
useful
amuse
refuse
umpire
week 5 5
More complex silent letters
autumn
column
solemn
condemn
hymn
sign
resign
design
designer
campaign
reign
foreign
listen
fasten
castle
whistle
wrestle
thistle
mistletoe
Christmas
Diphthongs and other ambiguous vowels — ‘ou’, ‘ow’, ‘ough’, ‘au’ and ‘aw’
doubt
house
mouth
allow
towel
powerful
flower
thrown
follow
window
elbow
plough
although
pause
because
caught
daughter
draw
crawl
yawn
Week 2
Open and closed syllables
lazy
paper
basic
erase
local
frozen
hotel
modem
robot
photo
supper
dinner
pillow
pattern
mammal
river
level
never
second
children
week 3
Open and closed syllables
apron
famous
native
legal
pilot
omit
notice
broken
music
student
happen
better
blossom
sister
winter
seven
model
planet
minute
lemon
week 4 4
Two or more syllable words with ‘e’ making preceding vowel long
vibrate
imitate
complete
extreme
athlete
supreme
ice-cream
ninety
retire
likeable
describe
surprise
wireless
lonely
envelope
tadpole
useful
amuse
refuse
umpire
week 5 5
More complex silent letters
autumn
column
solemn
condemn
hymn
sign
resign
design
designer
campaign
reign
foreign
listen
fasten
castle
whistle
wrestle
thistle
mistletoe
Christmas