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6.5.1 Commonly Misspelt Words
English · Grade 7 · 2 lessons in the design
What this covers
- Irregular and tricky plurals: knife–knives, child–children, thief–thieves, lady–ladies, monkey–monkeys, ox–oxen, fox–foxes
- Drop silent e before -ing: love–loving, dine–dining, take–taking
- Correcting a short health or peace text; spelling games
What you will be able to do
- recognise commonly misspelt words in texts
- use commonly misspelt words correctly in written texts
- value the relationship between accurate spelling and effective written communication
Key questions
“How can we improve our spelling?”
Lessons
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Plurals that trick the pen
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizLearn knives, thieves, children, oxen, ladies, foxes, monkeys — and why childs and knifes fail.
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Drop e before -ing; write a clean dialogue
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizlove → loving, dine → dining. Then write a short health or peace dialogue using this week’s spellings.