English

Date given: Friday 10th January Due in: Wednesday 15th January   Edit and improve. Please read the following extract based on Harry Potter and use your up-levelling skills to edit and improve. You will need to read it carefully before rewriting your improved and more accurate version in your homework book. Things you will need to improve will include: Spelling Adding in missing punctuation including speech punctuation Improving vocabulary Adding in any missing words

before any of them could say anything else there was a faint popping noise and mr weasley appeared out of thin air at georges shoulder. He was looking really angry. That wasn’t funny, Fred! he said What on earth did you give that Muggle boy

“I didn’t give him anything” said Fred, with another evil grin I just dropped it…it was his fault he went and ate it, I never told him to. “You dropped it on purpose said Mr Weasley. “You new hed eat it, you new he was on a diet –”

how big did his tongue get? George said eagerly.

“It was four foot long before his parents would let me shrink it!”

Harry and the Weasleys laughed again.

it isnt funny! Mr weasley said. “That sort of behaviour seriously undermines wizard-Muzzle relations! I spend half my life campaigning against the mistreatment of Muggles, and my own sons –”“We didn’t give it to him because he was a Muggle” said Fred indignantly

 

 

 

Termly Spellings 

Please find below the spellings for Year 6 for this Autumn term. We would appreciate if you would spend time helping your child practise these using a variety of spelling strategies. The children will be tested the week before the last week of each term. 

Year 6 Autumn 1 Spelling List

1. allowed
2. immediately
3. determined
4. communication
5. dessert
6. criticise
7. rhythm
8. considerable
9. development
10. interrupt
11. stationary
12. accompany
13. hesitation
14. official
15. conscience
16. Parliament
17. existence
18. plough
19. initial
20. aisle

Year 6 Autumn 2 spelling list

1. attention
2. cereal
3. affect
4. physically
5. fought
6. definitely
7. leisure
8. wary
9. practice
10. sensibly
11. amateur
12. queue
13. exaggerate
14. pronunciation
15. opportunity
16. environmental
17. financial
18. achievement
19. toleration
20. ambitious

Spelling Test Spring Term 3

1. convenience
2. assistance
3. vehicle
4. solemn
5. apparently
6. attachment
7. sacrifice
8. principal
9. suspicious
10. precede
11. perceive
12. coordinate
13. innocence
14. ancient
15. cemetery
16. prejudice
17. disastrous
18. frequently
19. persuasion
20. borough

Spelling Test Spring Term 4

1. observe
2. advice
3. knight
4. interference
5. application
6. embarrass
7. ceiling
8. changeable
9. cooperate
10. prophet
11. sincerely
12. available
13. transferred
14. legible
15. conscious
16. independence
17. substantial
18. privilege
19. occupy
20. hindrance

 

 Spelling Test Summer Term 5

1. steel
2. enjoyable
3. terribly
4. necessary
5. curiosity
6. yacht
7. mourning
8. re-enter
9. preference
10. appreciate
11. thistle
12. obedience
13. decency
14. consideration
15. cautious
16. infectious
17. relevance
18. committee
19. mischievous
20. guarantee

 Spelling Test Summer Term 6

1. muscle
2. variety
3. awkward
4. correspond
5. rely
6. equipment
7. explanation
8. nutritious
9. incredibly
10. collaborate
11. tolerance
12. confidential
13. sufficient
14. interruption
15. commercial
16. controversy
17. harass
18. systematically
19. thoroughly
20. alter