SPELLING ACTIVITIES

Some examples of spelling activities may be...


Synonyms ... (can also do this for Antonyms)

Choose 10 of your personal list words, and write a synonym for each of these words.
e.g. fight - brawl


Using a dictionary

Choose 5 words from your personal list, and write the dictionary meaning.
e.g. rabbit - A burrowing, gregarious, plant-eating mammal (family Leporidae) with long ears, long hind legs, and a short tail.


Pictures

Select 5 words from your personal spelling list, and draw an illustration to match.


Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check

(BBC, 2011).
New teachers can refer to the BBC Skillswise website for further spelling games, worksheets and
activities.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/


Listing words alphabetically

List your personal spelling list words alphabetically


Word Grouping 

Group your personal spelling words into three different group. Underneath, write a few sentences explaining why you decided to allocate them into these particular groups.


Syllables
Separate your spelling words into syllables.


Boxes

Draw a box around the outside of each letter in your spelling words.

(Tadewaldt-Wren, 2000).



Word Snakes

Write word out six times, with no spaces. At the start of the word line draw a snake's head, and at the end of the word line draw a snake's tail.

e.g. builderbuilderbuilderbuilderbuilderbuilder