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11 to 12 Year Olds Weekly Spellings

Set 1 

Words with ‘oo’

  1. afternoon

  2. aloof

  3. balloon

  4. bookshelves

  5. childhood

  6. choose

  7. cocoon

  8. crooked

  9. noose

  10. ooze

  11. proof

  12. soothing

  13. spooky

  14. swooped

  15. tenterhooks

Most of these words you will have met along the way in previous years. You have learnt them - now it is a case of retrieving them.

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There are only two tricky words!

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cocoon and tenderhooks  

Cocoon

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meaning a silken case spun by many insects to protect the pupae stage.

c + o + c + oo + n

the first o makes the short 'oo' sound found in book. The 'oo' makes the longer 'oo' in moon.

Ten +ter + hooks

 

meaning a hook used to fasten cloth on a drying frame or the feeling you get when waiting for something to happen.

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The second 't' sounds like a 'd'

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Most of you have passed through this year group spelling lists. This page is ready for the new learners who will start in September.

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