but only if the root word has more than one syllable. Contractions In contractions, the apostrophe can’t, didn’t, hasn’t, couldn’t, shows where a letter or letters it’s, I’ll would be if the words were written in full (e.g. can’t – cannot). It’s means it is (e.g. It’s raining) or sometimes it has (e.g. It’s been raining), but it’s is never used for the possessive. The possessive apostrophe Megan’s, Ravi’s, the girl’s, the (singular nouns) child’s, the man’s Words ending in station, fiction, motion, national, –tion section Other spelling patterns and words Homophones and It is important to know the there/their/they’re, here/hear, difference in meaning between quite/quiet, see/sea, bare/bear, homophones. one/won, sun/son, to/too/two, be/bee, blue/blew, night/knight Common exception Some words are exceptions in door, floor, poor, because, find, some accents but not in others kind, mind, behind, child, e.g. past, last, fast, path and children*, wild, climb, most, only, bath are not exceptions in both, old, cold, gold, hold, told, accents where the a in these every, everybody, even, great, words is pronounced /æ/, as in break, steak, pretty, beautiful, cat. after, fast, last, past, father, class, grass, pass, plant, path, Great, break and steak are the bath, hour, move, prove, only common words where the /eɪ/ sound is spelt ea. improve, sure, sugar, eye, could, should, would, who, whole, any, many, clothes, busy, people, water, again, half, money, Mr, Mrs, parents, Christmas and/or – others according to programme used e.g. HF words. Note: is not an ‘children’ exception to what has been taught so far but is included because of its relationship with ‘child’. Bridlewood/S.E.Parsons/Oct.2014
but only if the root word has more than one syllable. Contractions In contractions, the apostrophe shows where a letter or letters would be if the words were written in full (e.g. can’t – cannot). It’s means it is (e.g. It’s raining) or sometimes it has (e.g. It’s been raining), but it’s is never used for the possessive. can’t, didn’t, hasn’t, couldn’t, it’s, I’ll The possessive apostrophe (singular nouns) Megan’s, Ravi’s, the girl’s, the child’s, the man’s Words ending in –tion station, fiction, motion, national, section Other spelling patterns and words Homophones and It is important to know the difference in meaning between homophones. there/their/they’re, here/hear, quite/quiet, see/sea, bare/bear, one/won, sun/son, to/too/two, be/bee, blue/blew, night/knight Common exception Some words are exceptions in some accents but not in others e.g. past, last, fast, path and bath are not exceptions in accents where the a in these words is pronounced /æ/, as in cat. Great, break and steak are the only common words where the /eɪ/ sound is spelt ea. door, floor, poor, because, find, kind, mind, behind, child, children*, wild, climb, most, only, both, old, cold, gold, hold, told, every, everybody, even, great, break, steak, pretty, beautiful, after, fast, last, past, father, class, grass, pass, plant, path, bath, hour, move, prove, improve, sure, sugar, eye, could, should, would, who, whole, any, many, clothes, busy, people, water, again, half, money, Mr, Mrs, parents, Christmas – and/or others according to programme used e.g. HF words. Note: ‘children’ is not an exception to what has been taught so far but is included because of its relationship with ‘child’. Bridlewood/S.E.Parsons/Oct.2014
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