WA4ELAP2

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

WA4ELAP2

For example:

  • spelling more complex words that contain
    • double letter patterns, such as scissors, rubber, yellow
    • other spelling generalisations, such as dropping a final <e> in words, such as writing, hoping
    • morphological word families, such as aqua, aquatic, Aquaman, aquarium, aqueduct
    • common prefixes, such as <dis>, <un>, <ex>, <mis>, <pre>
    • common suffixes, such as <ful>, <less>, <able>, <ous>, <ion>, <ic>, <ment>
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