Spelling Words for Class 6

What are Spelling Words?

Spellings refer to the correct arrangement of letters in a word. It involves recognising, recalling and reproducing the correct sequence of letters that form a word. Developing spelling skills includes understanding phonetics, word structures and memorisation. Spellings are an essential aspect of language proficiency, contributing to accurate and clear written communication.

What are Phonetics?

Phonetics involves the study of the sounds of human speech. It includes some basic concepts that are:

1. Phoneme: A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound in a word that can change its meaning. For example, in the word "elusive" the sound /?/ is a phoneme.

2. Vowels and Consonants: Vowels are sounds produced with an open vocal tract and consonants are sounds produced with a partial or complete closure of the vocal tract.

3. Articulation: Articulation refers to the physical production of speech sounds using the tongue, lips, palate and other speech organs.

4. Syllables: Understanding syllables and their components, such as onset (initial consonant or consonant cluster), nucleus (vowel or vowel sound), and coda (final consonant or consonant cluster). For example, The word "comprehensible" has four syllables: com-pre-hen-si-ble.

5. Intonation: Intonation involves the rising and falling patterns of the pitch in speech. It can convey meaning, such as indicating questions, statements or emphasis.

Example:

→ neutral Intonation: I can't believe you did that.
→ surprised Intonation: I can't believe you did that?!
→ angry Intonation: I can't believe you did that!
→ curious Intonation: I can't believe you did that?

What are Spelling Words Structure?

Students focus on various aspects of word structures to enhance their vocabulary and language skills. Here are some key concepts and word structures that are often covered.

1. Root Words: These are basic stand-alone words from which new words can be made by adding affixes. For example, act, play, cheer, crypt and so on.

2. Prefixes: Letters or groups of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning. For example, "un-" in "undo" or "pre-" in "preview."

3. Suffixes: Letters or groups of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning. For example, "-ful" in "helpful" or "-ing" in "running."

4. Compound Words: Words formed by combining two or more smaller nouns. For example,"Snow" + "man" = "Snowman" or "Book" + "shelf" = "Bookshelf."

5. Synonyms and Antonyms: Words that have similar meanings (synonyms) or opposite meanings (antonyms). For example: Synonyms for "happy" include "joyful" and "content," while an antonym could be "sad."

6. Homophones: Words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. For example, "weak," and “week”

7. Homographs: Words that have the same spelling but different meanings and may or may not have the same pronunciation. For example: "Bow" (a weapon) and "bow" (to bend forward).

8. Multiple Meanings: Words that have more than one meaning. For example, "Bark" can mean the sound a dog makes or the outer covering of a tree.

9. Context Clues: Using the surrounding words and sentences to understand the meaning of an unfamiliar word. For example, If you see the word "cosy" in a sentence about a warm and comfortable room, you can infer that "cosy" means comfortable.

10. Word Families: Groups of words that share the same root or base word. For example, "happy," "happier," and "happiest" belong to the same word family.

11. Rhyming Words: Rhyming words are words that have similar ending sounds. They share the same sound pattern at the end of the word, specifically in the last stressed syllable. For example, play: day; blue: true and many more.

List of Spelling Words

Can you find how many words have root words in the below-mentioned words and how many words have prefixes or suffixes added to them?