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Corks Phonics Stage 5 Worksheets: Spelling Rules, Suffixes and Prefixes (Lessons 71 to 94)
Stage 5 Worksheet Pack
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- 24 A4 activity pages, one for each of the 24 lessons
- Printable A4 PDF. Print the sheets you need, as many times as your household needs them.
- Some activities use scissors and glue.
- The sheets follow the Corks Phonics Scheme teaching order. They work on their own, but if you're using a different programme, check the order matches.
- Licensed for use by one household.
Once your child can read confidently, Stage 5 moves the focus to spelling. These 24 worksheets cover the patterns and rules children need for longer words, from -tion endings to the rules for adding -ing and -ed.
Each rule is set out on the sheet in plain words with an example, so you don't need to remember the rule yourself before you start.
What's covered
- Less common spellings: -dge and -ge, -el, -al and -il, o for /u/ (mother), -ey (key), a before l (ball, walk), wa, war and wor, s for /zh/ (treasure), -tion
- Plurals with -s and -es, and the y rule for plurals and suffixes
- Suffixes: -ing, -ed (and its three sounds), -er, -est, -ful, -less, -ment, -ness, -ly
- Prefixes: un-, dis-, re-
- Compound words, contractions and the possessive apostrophe
- Homophones (to, too and two; there, their and they're)
- Common exception words and silent letters
What's inside
- Rule boxes with worked examples on the suffix and plural sheets
- Look, say, cover, write pages for exception words and tricky spellings
- A prefix word search and picture-based compound word matching
- Sentence activities for homophones and apostrophes
- Sorting activities for -ed sounds and silent letters
Worksheets in this pack
| Lesson | Title |
|---|---|
| 71 | The /j/ sound spelled -dge and -ge |
| 72 | Endings: -el, -al and -il |
| 73 | o for the /u/ sound (mother) |
| 74 | -ey for the /ee/ sound (key) |
| 75 | a before l and ll (ball, walk) |
| 76 | After w and qu: wa, war and wor |
| 77 | s for the /zh/ sound (treasure) |
| 78 | Word ending: -tion |
| 79 | Plurals: -s and -es |
| 80 | Suffix -ing |
| 81 | Suffix -ed (three sounds) |
| 82 | Suffixes -er and -est |
| 83 | Prefixes: un-, dis-, re- |
| 84 | Compound words |
| 85 | Contractions |
| 86 | Possessive apostrophe |
| 87 | Homophones |
| 88 | The 'y' rule for plurals and suffixes |
| 89 | Suffixes -ful and -less |
| 90 | Suffixes -ment, -ness and -ly |
| 91 | Common exception words 1 |
| 92 | Common exception words 2: the 'a' words |
| 93 | Common exception words 3 |
| 94 | Silent letters |