Friday 1st May 2026

Review

Blankety Blank

Choose one of these words to put into each sentence to complete them:

live    bow    minute   polish   close

I was certain I could run to the opposite side of the field in under a ______. 

The boat sailed ______ to the island. 

I _____ near the centre of town. 

The ____ was made from natural material. 

Warsaw is the _______ capital city. 

It was difficult to see the ________ creature. 

The famous actor forgot to ____ at the end of the play. 

The guard would often ______ his boots. 

The reporter was _____ on TV from a busy street in London. 

The business was due to ______ at the end of February. 

Learning

Focus: Spell correctly and distinguish between multisyllabic homographs with alternate stress patterns, e.g. desert, object, present.

 

Clap the syllables in the following words:

desert      object       present       record       project       

        conduct

Read the following sentences with me:

The Sahara desert can be found in Africa.

Let's say the word desert  again, as we said it in the sentence.

Clap the syllables. Where is the stress?

(It is the first syllable - we say DES-ert)

Now read this sentence with me.

The captain promised he would never desert his team.

Let's say  the word desert again,  as we said it in the sentence.

Clap the syllables. Where is the stress?

(It's the second syllable: des-ERT)

The word desert is an example of a homograph that sounds different because the stress moves.

 

Now let's explore some more examples.

She was excited to unwrap her birthday present.

Where is the stress in the word present?

(It's the first syllable: PRES-ent)

She was nervous to present the award.

Where is the stress in the word present?

(It's the second syllable: pre-SENT)

 

The class studied the mysterious object in history.

Where is the stress in the word object?

(It's the first syllable: OB-ject)

I had to object when the game was unfair.

Where is the stress in the word object?

(It's the second syllable: ob-JECT)

Practise and Apply

Super Sentence Spellers                          Spell correctly each of the words I say to complete the sentences.                                     

I saw a new ____________ opening on the high street.  It's possible for some animals to survive in the hot ________________                                                   In  ____________________   , the weather can be the opposite of winter.                                                                       I had to ______________, therefore, the rule was changed.