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Plural Spelling Rules

Plural Spelling Rules
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Description

This colourful visual display has been created to aid students in the spelling generalisations associated with changing singular nouns to plural form. It is a great reference tool to use when teaching students about adding suffixes to base words. 
 

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Curriculum Codes

EN2-5A old

Uses a range of strategies, including knowledge of letter– sound correspondences and common letter patterns, to spell familiar and some unfamiliar words

EN2-VOCAB-01 new

Builds knowledge and use of Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary through interacting, wide reading and writing, and by defining and analysing words

EN2-REFLU-01 new

Sustains independent reading with accuracy, automaticity, rate and prosody suited to purpose, audience and meaning

EN2-RECOM-01 new

Reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes using knowledge of text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension

EN2-SPELL-01 new

Selects, applies and describes appropriate phonological, orthographic and morphological generalisations and strategies when spelling in a range of contexts

AC9E4LY10 9

Understand how to use knowledge of letter patterns, including double letters, spelling generalisations, morphological word families, common prefixes and suffixes, and word origins, to spell more complex words

AC9E3LY10 9

Understand how to apply knowledge of common base words, prefixes, suffixes and generalisations for adding a suffix to a base word to read and comprehend new multimorphemic words

ACELA1779 8.4

Understand how to use knowledge of letter patterns including double letters, spelling generalisations, morphemic word families, common prefixes and suffixes and word origins to spell more complex words

ACELA1827 8.4

Know how to use common prefixes and suffixes, and generalisations for adding a suffix to a base word

VCELA295

Understand how to use spelling patterns and generalisations including syllabification, letter combinations including double letters, and morphemic knowledge to build word families

VCELA250

Recognise most high-frequency words, know how to use common prefixes and suffixes, and know some homophones and generalisations for adding a suffix to a base word

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