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Spelling Rules and Strategies

Nikau, Freya and Manaia are preparing signs and a safety message for a busy fishing harbour. Solve each spelling puzzle, then use the rules to check your own writing.

Choose the correct spelling

Read each harbour sentence carefully. Look for the spelling pattern that makes sense.

1.Freya is writing a sign: “The crew ______ ready to leave.” Which word completes the sentence?
  • we’re
  • were
  • where
2.Which sentence correctly shows that the nets belong to several fishers?
  • The fisher’s nets are stacked by the shed.
  • The fishers’ nets are stacked by the shed.
  • The fishers nets’ are stacked by the shed.
3.Nikau says, “I am ______ the rope onto the boat.” Choose the correctly spelled -ing form of tie.
  • tieing
  • tying
  • tyeing
4.Manaia spots several fish of the same species near the wharf. What is the correct plural of fish?
  • fishs
  • fishes
  • fish

Repair the harbour notice

The notice has spelling and word-choice errors. Use the clue in each question to repair it.

5.The fishers own the life jackets. Choose the correct homophones: “Please put life jackets over . checking the boat before departure.”
6.Add -ing to ‘run’. Write the new word and name the spelling change.
7.Add -est to ‘happy’ to describe the most cheerful crew member. Write the new word and explain the change.
8.Change ‘leaf’ to its plural form for a label on a crate. What spelling change do you make?

Use spelling strategies

Think like an editor: check meaning, word parts and spelling patterns before you decide.

9.Write contractions for ‘I have’, ‘they would’ and ‘you are’.
10.A draft says: “Your going to check you’re knot.” Rewrite it using the correct words ‘your/you’re’ and ‘knot/not’.
11.Freya is unsure whether to write ‘decideing’ or ‘deciding’. Choose the correct word and give the rule.
12.Write a two-sentence safety message for the fishing harbour. Include one contraction, one possessive apostrophe, and a pair of homophones (such as their/there/they’re or your/you’re). Underline each example and check that the sentence meaning is clear.

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  • Spelling Rules and Strategies, page 1 of 2: Choose the correct spelling, Repair the harbour notice

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  • Spelling Rules and Strategies, page 2 of 2: Use spelling strategies

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