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  • Modules
    • Essential Spelling Strategies Module
      • Introduction
      • Spelling Strategies
      • The Reasons Why Spelling is so Weird & Wonderful
      • Letter Pattern Strategies
      • Handwriting & Typing
    • Module 1- The Foundations
      • Spelling Rules – intro
        • Key Vocabulary of Spelling
        • Magic ‘e’ Silent ‘e’
        • Drop the ‘e’ rule video
        • 1:1:1 doubling up rule
        • -ie- / -ei- video
        • Adding -ly
        • Adding -es
        • Words ending in -k, -ke, -ck, -ic
        • -f /-fe to -ves or -s
        • Words ending in O
        • -y to -ies
        • irregular plurals
        • -ful spelling rule
      • Building Words – intro
        • Building words with prefixes
        • Building words with suffixes – part 1
        • Building words with suffixes – part 2
        • Building words with suffixes – part 3 the rules
        • Building words with prefixes & suffixes together – part 4
        • nationalities – suffix endings
    • Module 2- vowel sounds
      • Vowel sounds & their letter patterns
      • Letter pattern poem.
      • letter pattern poem 2
      • long v short – word-contrasts
      • long vowel sounds – word contrasts
      • short “e” & long “a” word contrast
      • short “i” & “e” sound word contrasts
      • short “e” & “a” sound word contrasts
      • long “a” & “i” word contrasts
      • Vowel Shift Words
      • magic ‘e’ silent ‘e’
      • ‘or’ /walk pronunciation
      • ‘er’ / work pronunciation
      • -ell / -ill / -all / -ull
      • through, though, thorough, thought
      • -ea-
      • -ie- / -ei- video
      • -ei- words
      • -ie- words
      • -ir-
    • Module 3 – vowel suffix endings
      • -able/-ible
      • -ant/-ent intro & spelling strategies
      • -ant / -ance
      • -ent / -ence
      • -ary
      • -ery
      • -ory
      • -ury
      • -ate
      • -ite
      • -ight
      • -ief
      • -ieve
      • -ious
    • Module 4 – ‘O’ patterns
      • -oa-
      • -oi-
      • -00-
      • -ou-
      • -ow-
      • -oy-
      • -ous
    • Module 5 – ‘a’ patterns
      • -ai-
      • -au-
      • -ay-
      • -ale /-ail
      • ap- or app-
      • -aw-
      • Adding ‘al’ to words
    • Module 6 – common endings
      • -le + rule
      • -cial & -tial
      • -tion, -sion, -ssion, -cian
      • -ck and -ke rules
      • -ck
      • -ic
      • -ine
      • -cal
      • -tch
    • Module 7 – common ‘s’ patterns
      • sk
      • scr-
      • spr-
      • str-
      • squ-
      • -sign-
    • Module 8 – consonant sounds
      • Consonant sounds & their letter patterns
      • the letter c
      • “ch” pronunciation
      • ‘sh’ pronunciation
      • “j” pronunciation
      • ph – “f” sound
      • sh + ch word contrasts
      • “ch” + “j” word contrasts
      • “k” and “g” pronunciation
      • v and f word contrasts
    • Module 9 – initial sounds
      • br-
      • cr-
      • exc-
      • for or fore
      • per
      • pur-
    • Module 10 – ‘w’ patterns
      • wa-
      • war-
      • wo-
      • wor-
      • wr-
    • Module 11 – word families
      • -ped-
      • -ject-
      • -struct
      • -tract
    • Module 12 – silent letters
      • spelling v pronunciation part 1
      • spelling v pronunciation part 2
      • -gh-
      • bu
      • gu
      • -dge
      • -gn-
      • kn-
      • -lk
      • -lm
      • -mb-
      • -mn
      • -st-
      • ps-
      • -ui-
    • Module 13 – common misspellings
      • common irregular spellings
      • misspelled words – Oxford Dict
      • misspelled words – university students
      • misspelled words – non-native speakers
    • Module 14 – formal, academic, business
      • Trainee teacher tests – can you do these?
  • Exercises
    • Module 1 exercises
      • Spelling Rules Exercises
        • Rules & patterns
        • spelling rules
        • Proof-reading – double letters
        • Adding -ly exercise revision
        • -k, -ke, -ck, -ic revision exercise
        • -ies word search
        • y to ies exercise
        • -ys word search
      • Prefixes & Suffixes exercises
        • Self-assessment – adding prefixes
        • adding prefixes
        • prefix opposites
        • prefix opposites 1
        • prefixes – opposites 2
        • prefixes – revision of rules
        • Self-assessment – adding suffixes
        • adding suffixes
        • suffixes 1
        • suffix part 2 quiz
        • suffix rules revision
        • irregular past tense with -ght words
        • -gh- irregular past tense
    • Module 2 exercises
      • ea letter pattern gap fill
      • ei or ie word search
      • ie and ei word search 2
      • ie or ei
      • ie or ei choice
      • though, through, thought, thorough
      • though, through, thought, thorough -multiple choice
    • Module 3 exercises
      • -able / -ible gap fill
      • -ible word search
      • -ant word search
      • -ary, -ery, -ory?
      • -ary word search
      • -ate word search
      • -ent word search
      • -ence or -ance?
      • -ery word search
      • -ible exercise
      • -ory word search
      • -ief exercise
      • -ient word search
      • -ight test
      • -ight gap fill
      • -ious word search
    • Module 4 exercises
      • -oa- word search
      • oo exercise
      • -oi- word search
      • -oi- exercise
      • -ou- crossword
      • -ou- and -ow- crossword
      • -ous exercise
      • -ous word search
    • Module 5 exercises
      • ai word search
      • -ain quiz
      • -ain gap fill
      • ap- or app- word search
      • au exercise
      • au word search
    • Module 6 exercises
      • -le word search
      • -el or -le words multiple choice
      • -cial & -tial word search
      • -tion/-sion exercise
      • ck word search
      • ck quiz
    • Module 7 exercises
      • scr- word search
      • -sk- word search
      • -sign- word search
      • -sive endings
      • -sive endings 2
    • Module 8 exercises
      • “sh” pronunciation word search
      • ch or sh crossword
    • Module 9 exercises
      • exc- word search
    • Module 10 exercises
      • -war- quiz
      • wor- & swor- letter pattern crossword
    • Module 11 exercises
      • -qua- crossword
    • Module 12 exercises
      • silent letter exercise
      • silent letters – body parts 1
      • silent letter – body parts 2
      • crossword – body parts
      • kn- exercise 2
      • silent ‘w’ exercise
      • silent ‘t’
      • silent ‘l’ exercise
      • -ui- quiz
      • -ui- letter pattern crossword
      • crossword – silent letters
    • Module 13 exercises
      • correct the spellings 1
      • correct the spelling 2
    • Module 14 exercises
      • advanced, academic, tricky word search
    • Test yourself
    • self-assessment/revision
      • Self-assessment 1 – which letter patterns do you need
      • self-assessment 2 – which pattern is correct?
      • Self-assessment 3 – adding suffixes
      • Self-assessment 4 – adding prefixes
      • Revision/consolidation 1
      • revision/consolidation 2 – a film summary
      • revision/consolidation – making adjectives
      • revision/consolidation – making nouns
      • Revision game
      • odd sound out 1
      • odd sound out 2
      • from bear to coat game
      • br-, cr-, dr-, fr-, gr- worksheet
    • exercises for students
      • exercises for OK
      • word search for M.N.
      • M.N. Exercise
      • M.N spelling test
      • Ali’s word search
      • word search for C.Y.
      • Ellis’ word search
  • Spelling Tests
    • Module 1 spelling tests
      • Spelling Rules
        • magic ‘e’ silent ‘e’
        • magic ‘e’ silent ‘e’ classic
        • drop the ‘e’
        • drop the ‘e’ classic
        • 1:1:1 doubling up
        • doubling up rule classic
        • adding -es to words
        • -k, -ke, -ck, -ic gap fill
        • -ck, -ke, -k word contrast spelling test
        • -fs or -ves
        • -ful
        • ‘ie’ or ‘ei’
        • ‘ie’ or ‘ei’ classic
        • ‘ei’ or ‘ie’ gap fill
      • Prefixes & Suffixes
        • prefixes
        • suffixes
        • suffixes – an email gap fill
        • using syllables
        • word building spelling test 1
        • word building spelling test 2
        • word building spelling test 3
    • Module 2 spelling tests
      • “ee” + “ea”
      • -ei-
      • -ie-
      • ei / ie
      • long vowel sound
      • short/long vowel pairs test
      • short “e” & long “a”
      • short “e” & long “a” pairs
      • “or” spelling test
    • Module 3 spelling tests
      • -able / -ible
      • -able/-ible gap fill – hotel
      • -ible
      • -ant/-ent spelling test
      • -ant / -ance
      • -ent / -ence
      • -ate-
      • -ight gap fill
      • -ious
      • -ary, -ery, -ory, -ury
    • Module 4 spelling tests
      • “oa” or “ow” gap fill
      • oo spelling test
      • ou spelling test
      • “ou” gap fill revision
      • ou + ow gap fill
      • oy + oi
      • oy classic spelling test
      • -ous gap fill
    • Module 5 spelling tests
      • ai spelling test
      • -ai- classic spelling test
      • ay / ai spelling test
      • au spelling test
      • ap- or app-
      • al spelling test
    • Module 6 spelling tests
      • -le spelling test
      • -cial & -tial
      • -tion, -sion, -cian
      • ck + vowel contrast
      • ck gap fill
      • -ic spelling test
      • “k” sound
    • Module 7 spelling tests
      • sign – forgery gap fill
    • Module 8 spelling tests
      • the letter c
      • “sh” spelling test
      • “sh” & “z” spelling test
      • “ch” + “j” spelling test
      • k and g spelling test
      • v + f spelling test
    • Module 9 spelling tests
      • for & fore
    • Module 10 spelling tests
      • w spelling test 1
      • w spelling test 2
    • Module 11 spelling tests
      • -ject- spelling test
    • Module 12 spelling tests
      • silent letters 1
      • -ui- spelling test 2
      • -ui- spelling test 1
    • Module 13 spelling tests
      • common irregular spellings
      • misspellings 1
      • misspellings 2
      • Common misspellings – letter a
      • Common misspelled words – letter b
      • Common misspelled words – letter c
      • Common misspelled words – letters d – e
      • Common misspelled words – letter f
      • Common misspelled words g – h
    • Module 14 spelling tests
      • formal, academic, tricky words
      • Test (teacher)
      • test 1
      • test 2
      • test 3
      • test 4
      • test 5
      • test 6
  • Videos
    • Spelling Strategies
    • how to spell videos
      • Look Say Cover Write Check
      • -le video
      • -gh- video
      • quit, quite, quiet video
      • Only use full when full
      • “sh” sound video
      • of and off video
    • guest videos
      • Vowel lessons (guest video from beating dyslexia.com)
      • silent letters
      • Understanding memory (guest video)
      • Memory and Concentration Techniques (guest video)
      • How words are built – word families (guest video)
      • Making Sense of Spelling – Gina Cooke
      • BBC Letter Pattern video
  • Brit v Amer
    • British v American info
    • British & American word list
    • UK v USA words
    • -ise /-ize
    • -our / -or endings
    • -re /-er
  • Workbooks
  • Glossary
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Try these tricky words that trainee teachers have to learn for their QTS(qualified teacher status) spelling test + video + tests

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