SPELLING OVERVIEW YEAR 5
SPELLING OVERVIEW YEAR 5Autumn(1)No oflessonsStatutoryrequirementsContentExampleWk 1/2X6Endings which sound like Not many common words end like this. If the root word/ʃəs/ spelt –cious or – ends in –ce, the /e/ sound is usually spelt as c – e.g. vicetious.– vicious, grace – gracious, space – spacious, malice –malicious.conscious precious unconscious suspicious deliciousvicious spacious gracious subconscious ferociousmalicious judicious vivacious luscious atrociousprecocious tenaciousWk 3/4X6Endings which sound like Exception: anxious/ʃəs/ spelt –cious or usostentatious facetious unpretentiousWk 5X3Unstressed vowelsbruise, category, cemetery, definite, desperate,dictionary, embarrass, exaggerate, marvellous,nuisance, parliament, privilege, secretary, vegetableWords from 5 and 6 listinfectiousfictitiousfractiousYEAR 5/6 WORD LISTaccommodate accompany according achieve aggressive amateur ancient apparent appreciate attached available average awkward bargain bruise category cemeterycommittee communicate community competition conscience* conscious* controversy convenience correspond criticise (critic ise) curiosity definite desperate determineddevelop dictionary disastrous embarrass environment equip (–ped, –ment) especially exaggerate excellent existence explanation familiar foreign forty frequently governmentguarantee harass hindrance identity immediate(ly) individual interfere interrupt language leisure lightning marvellous mischievous muscle necessary neighbour nuisanceoccupy occur opportunity parliament persuade physical prejudice privilege profession programme pronunciation queue recognise recommend relevant restaurant rhymerhythm sacrifice secretary shoulder signature sincere(ly) soldier stomach sufficient suggest symbol system temperature thorough twelfth variety vegetable vehicle yacht
SPELLING OVERVIEW YEAR 5Autumn(2)No oflessonsWk 6/7X6Wk 8/9X6Wk 10X3Wk 11/12X3StatutoryrequirementsContentExampleEndings which sound like –cial is common after a vowel letter/ʃəl/Double consonantssocial special official financial commercial crucialjudicial artificial provincial racial beneficial superficialunofficial facial glacial especial sacrificial prejudicialantisocial multiracial-tial after a consonant letterpotential essential initial substantial residentialExceptions: initial, financial, commercial, provincial (the presidential partial influential spatial confidentialspelling of the last three is clearly related to finance, martial sequential impartial preferential consequentialcommerce, ialexponential insubstantial experiential quintessentialevidential deferentialRevision of key s from 5 and 6 listaccompany, according, aggressive, apparent, ,attached,committee, communicate, community, correspond,immediate, occupy,occur, opportunity, recommend, suggestYEAR 5/6 WORD LISTaccommodate accompany according achieve aggressive amateur ancient apparent appreciate attached available average awkward bargain bruise category cemeterycommittee communicate community competition conscience* conscious* controversy convenience correspond criticise (critic ise) curiosity definite desperate determineddevelop dictionary disastrous embarrass environment equip (–ped, –ment) especially exaggerate excellent existence explanation familiar foreign forty frequently governmentguarantee harass hindrance identity immediate(ly) individual interfere interrupt language leisure lightning marvellous mischievous muscle necessary neighbour nuisanceoccupy occur opportunity parliament persuade physical prejudice privilege profession programme pronunciation queue recognise recommend relevant restaurant rhymerhythm sacrifice secretary shoulder signature sincere(ly) soldier stomach sufficient suggest symbol system temperature thorough twelfth variety vegetable vehicle yacht
SPELLING OVERVIEW YEAR 5Spring (1)No oflessonsStatutoryrequirementsContentExampleWk 1/2X6Words ending in –ant, – Use –ant if there is a related word with a /æ/ or /e?/ Important, significant, defendant, servant, assistant,ance/–ancy,sound in the right position;constant, relevant, tenant, pleasant, peasant,consultant, merchant, giant, infant, applicant, brilliantparticipant accountant dominant instant distantcovenant unpleasant elephant reluctant elegantinhabitant variant irrelevant attendant descendantclaimant migrant occupant ignorant dependantextravagant triumphant, observant hesitantWk4X6Words ending in –ant, – Use –ance if there is a related word with a /æ/ or /e/ performance importance finance distance insuranceance/–ancysound in the right position;balance advance appearance circumstance danceglance significance assistance resistance allianceentrance substance allowance acceptance instanceenhance assurance appliance attendance stanceambulance relevance guidance compliance inheritancedisturbance nuisance utterance clearance toleranceresemblance abundance reassurance annoyanceavoidance elegance reliance maintenanceYEAR 5/6 WORD LISTaccommodate accompany according achieve aggressive amateur ancient apparent appreciate attached available average awkward bargain bruise category cemeterycommittee communicate community competition conscience* conscious* controversy convenience correspond criticise (critic ise) curiosity definite desperate determineddevelop dictionary disastrous embarrass environment equip (–ped, –ment) especially exaggerate excellent existence explanation familiar foreign forty frequently governmentguarantee harass hindrance identity immediate(ly) individual interfere interrupt language leisure lightning marvellous mischievous muscle necessary neighbour nuisanceoccupy occur opportunity parliament persuade physical prejudice privilege profession programme pronunciation queue recognise recommend relevant restaurant rhymerhythm sacrifice secretary shoulder signature sincere(ly) soldier stomach sufficient suggest symbol system temperature thorough twelfth variety vegetable vehicle yacht
SPELLING OVERVIEW YEAR 5Spring (2)No oflessonsStatutoryrequirementsContentExampleWk 7X3Words ending in –ant, – Use –ancy if there is a related word with a /æ/ or /e?/ fancy expectancy discrepancy vacancy accountancyance/–ancy,sound in the right position;occupancy infancy truancy constancy hesitancypoignancy vibrancy buoyancyWk 8/9X6Use –ent sometimes aftersoft c (/s/ sound), soft g(/dʒ/ sound) and qu, or ifthere is a related wordwith a clear /e/ sound inthe right position.There are many words,however, where theabove guidelines don’thelp. These words justhave to be learnt.government development different went momentmanagement present department president patientmovement event student agreement environmenttreatment parent statement investment employmentargument extent represent parliament equipmentelement comment prevent client current documentrecent payment accident assessment ement independent spent establishment component rent sentWk 10/11X6Use ence after soft c (/s/sound), soft g (/dʒ/sound) and qu, or if thereis a related word with aclear /e/ sound in theright position.experience evidence difference influence defencescience conference reference presence sentenceconfidence existence silence audience absenceconsequence violence sequence offence licenceintelligence preference hence independence ience pence dependence occurrence emergenceobedience coincidence convenience commenceinsistence excellence inference patienceThere are many words,however, where theabove guidelines don’thelp. These words justhave to be learnt.Wk 12RevisionSpellings from the 5 and 6 spelling listConvenience, criticise, excellent, existence, hindrance,necessary,prejudice, sacrifice
YEAR 5/6 WORD LISTaccommodate accompany according achieve aggressive amateur ancient apparent appreciate attached available average awkward bargain bruise category cemeterycommittee communicate community competition conscience* conscious* controversy convenience correspond criticise (critic ise) curiosity definite desperate determineddevelop dictionary disastrous embarrass environment equip (–ped, –ment) especially exaggerate excellent existence explanation familiar foreign forty frequently governmentguarantee harass hindrance identity immediate(ly) individual interfere interrupt language leisure lightning marvellous mischievous muscle necessary neighbour nuisanceoccupy occur opportunity parliament persuade physical prejudice privilege profession programme pronunciation queue recognise recommend relevant restaurant rhymerhythm sacrifice secretary shoulder signature sincere(ly) soldier stomach sufficient suggest symbol system temperature thorough twelfth variety vegetable vehicle yacht
SPELLING OVERVIEW YEAR 5Summer(1)No oflessonsStatutoryrequirementsContentExampleWk 1/2X6bcvnm,k/bn), soft g (/dʒ/ There are many words, however, where these guidelinessound) and qu, or if there don’t help.is a related word with aclear /e/ sound in theright position.agency emergency currency efficiency tendencyfrequency constituency consistency deficiency urgencydependency contingency insolvency potency decencyinconsistency sufficiency transparency regencyproficiency complacency latency insufficiency residencyfluency competency excellency inefficiencyWk 3/4X6Adding suffixes beginning The r is doubled if the –fer is still stressed when the conferring deferring inferring preferring referringwith vowel letters to ending is added.transferringwords ending in –ferAdding – ed, -ing, -alconferred deferred inferred preferred referredtransferredreferralWk 5X3Wk 6X3Words with the /i:/ sound Revision of ‘I’ before ‘e’ ruleceiling conceit deceive perceive receive receiptspelt ei after cThe ‘i before e except after c’ rule applies to words conceited conceive deceitwhere the sound spelt by ei is /i:/Exceptions: protein, caffeine, seize (and either andneither if pronounced with an initial /i:/ sound).Words from spelling list 5 and 6 wordsamateur, average, awkward, bargain, controversy,curiosity, develop, forty, guarantee, harass, , identityYEAR 5/6 WORD LISTaccommodate accompany according achieve aggressive amateur ancient apparent appreciate attached available average awkward bargain bruise category cemeterycommittee communicate community competition conscience* conscious* controversy convenience correspond criticise (critic ise) curiosity definite desperate determineddevelop dictionary disastrous embarrass environment equip (–ped, –ment) especially exaggerate excellent existence explanation familiar foreign forty frequently governmentguarantee harass hindrance identity immediate(ly) individual interfere interrupt language leisure lightning marvellous mischievous muscle necessary neighbour nuisanceoccupy occur opportunity parliament persuade physical prejudice privilege profession programme pronunciation queue recognise recommend relevant restaurant rhymerhythm sacrifice secretary shoulder signature sincere(ly) soldier stomach sufficient suggest symbol system temperature thorough twelfth variety vegetable vehicle yacht
SPELLING OVERVIEW YEAR 5Summer(2)Wk 1/2No oflessonsX6StatutoryrequirementsContentAdding suffixes beginning The r is not doubled if the –fer is no longer stressed.with vowel letters to Adding –ed –ing- al -encewords ending in –ferExamplereferencing refereeing differing offering sufferinginterferingdiffered interfered offered pilfered proffered sufferedconferencingWk 3/4X6Silent letter wordsSilent letters c & gferal transferalcircumference conference difference indifferenceinference interference preference referenceascend ascent conscience conscious crescent ellaneoussign champagne gnaw align campaign consign designforeign gnarl gnash gnat gnaw resignWk 5X3Suffixes and prefixesWords from 5 and 6 spelling listAttached, criticise, determined, equipment, equipped,especially, frequent(ly), immediate(ly),necessary, unnecessary, sincere(ly)YEAR 5/6 WORD LISTaccommodate accompany according achieve aggressive amateur ancient apparent appreciate attached available average awkward bargain bruise category cemeterycommittee communicate community competition conscience* conscious* controversy convenience correspond criticise (critic ise) curiosity definite desperate determineddevelop dictionary disastrous embarrass environment equip (–ped, –ment) especially exaggerate excellent existence explanation familiar foreign forty frequently governmentguarantee harass hindrance identity immediate(ly) individual interfere interrupt language leisure lightning marvellous mischievous muscle necessary neighbour nuisanceoccupy occur opportunity parliament persuade physical prejudice privilege profession programme pronunciation queue recognise recommend relevant restaurant rhymerhythm sacrifice secretary shoulder signature sincere(ly) soldier stomach sufficient suggest symbol system temperature thorough twelfth variety vegetable vehicle yacht
SPELLING OVERVIEW YEAR 6Autumn(1)Wk 1/2No oflessonsStatutoryrequirementsX6ContentSilent letter words –t, u, wExamplecastle listen rapport soften bristle bustle fasten glistenhustle jostle listen moisten mortgage often nestlerustle soften thistle trestle whistle wrestleguess guard guide guilt baguette biscuit build builtcircuit disguise guest guide guilty rogue silhouetteanswer sword whole wrist awryWk 3/4X6Words ending in –able and –ibleThe –able ending is far more common than the –ibleending.The–able ending is used if there is a related wordending in –ation.-able: adorable advisable agreeable avoidable capablebreakable changeable comfortable disposableemployable enjoyable fashionable identifiableinexcusable manageable miserable noticeable portableprobable reliable remarkable replaceable respectablesociable valuable vegetableIf the –able ending is added to a word ending in –ceor –ge, the e after the c or g must be kept as thoseletters would otherwise have their ‘hard’ sounds (as in -ible: accessible audible credible destructible ediblecap and gap) before the a of the –able ending.flexible horrible impossible indestructible invinciblelegible possible responsible reversible sensible terribleThe –able ending is usually but not always used if avisiblecomplete root word can be heard before it, even ifthere is no related word ending in –ation.The first five examples opposite are obvious; inreliable, the complete word rely is heard, but the ychanges to i in accordance with the rule.The –ible ending is common if a complete root wordcan’t be heard before it but it also sometimes occurswhen a complete word can be heard (e.g. sensible).Wk 5X3Words from 5 and 6 listHALF TERMindividual, interfere, interrupt, language, leisure,lightning, muscle, neighbour,persuade, programme, queue, recognise
Autumn(2)No oflessonsStatutoryrequirementsContentWk 6/7X6Homophones/nearhomophonesIncluding words that are often confusedWk 8/9X6Words ending in –ably and –ibly-ably more common than - iblyWk 10Wk 11X3X3Hyphenated wordsHyphens can be used to join a prefix to a root word,especially if the prefix ends in a vowel letter and theroot word also begins with one. Compounds withthese prefixes are sometimes (but not always)hyphenated to avoid doubling a vowel or tripling aconsonant, and sometimes even to prevent initialmisreading or mispronunciation.Words from 5 and 6 listEND OF TERMExampleAccept/ oceedcereal/serialaloud/allowedprobably presumably reasonably inevitablyconsiderably notably invariably remarkablycomfortably preferably suitably arguablyunderstandably uncomfortably unreasonablynoticeably reliably irritably miserably justifiablyunbelievablypossibly terribly forcibly sensibly visibly horriblyimpossibly irresistibly invisibly responsibly flexiblyincrediblyCo-own, co-ordinate, co-operate(But cooperation!) de-emphasise ( double vowel)Shell-like ( tripling)Re- cover ( do it again ) rather than recover ( verb)Relevant, restaurant, rhyme, rhythm, shoulder,signature, stomach, temperature,twelfth, vehicle, yacht
Spring (1)No oflessonsStatutoryrequirementsContentExampleWk 1/2X6Homophones/nearhomophonesIncluding revisionIncluding words that are often /planeWeather/whetherWk4/5X6Silent letter wordsSilent letter hhonest ghost heir hour what whether rhyme acheanchor architect chaos character characteristicchemical chemist choir chord chorus chrome echomechanical melancholy monarch orchestra schemeschool stomach technical technique technologyWk 6X3‘y’ makes an ‘I’ soundWords from 5and 6 listPhysical, symbol, system‘i’ before ‘e’ except after ‘c’when the sound is ‘ee’Achieve, , mischievousSoldier, sufficient, variety,‘ie’ are adjacentOpportunityHALF TERM
Spring (2)Wk 7No oflessonsStatutoryrequirementsX3suffixes beginning withvowel letters to wordsending in –ferContentExampleThe last consonant letter of the root word is doubledto keep the /æ/, /ɛ/, /ɪ/, /ɒ/ and /ʌ/ sound (i.e. tokeep the vowel ‘short’). Exception: The letter ‘x’ isnever doubled: mixing, mixed, boxer, sixespattingchattedplannerbiggestsunnyThe r is doubled if the –fer is still stressed when theending is added.Adding – ed, -ing, -alpreferredAdding suffixes beginningwith vowel letters to wordsending in –ferofferingThe r is not doubled if the –fer is no longer stressed.Adding –ed –ing- al –enceWk 8X3Endings which sound like /ʃəl–cial is common after a vowel letter-tial after a consonant letterExceptions: initial, financial, commercial, provincial(the spelling of the last three is clearly related tofinance, commerce, provinceSpecialpotentialWk 9X3Prefixs un, dis, misUsed with a negative meaningMisbehave, disbelief, unusualWk10X3The suffix –lyIf the root word ends in –y with a consonant letterbefore it, the y is changed to i, but only if the rootword has more than one syllableAngrilyBasicallyIf the root word ends with ic – ally is added ratherthen just –lyException: publiclyIf the root word ends with –le, the –le is changed to–lygently
Wk 11X3Prefix im, il , irBefore a root word starting with l, in–becomes il.IllegalBefore a root word starting with m or p, in– becomesim–.ImmatureBefore a root word starting with r, in– becomes ir–.Wk 12RevisiontionWords from 5/6 listEND OF TERMirregularCompetition, explanation, profession, pronunciation,thorough, familiar, foreign , disastrous, conscience,conscious,
Summer(1)Wk 1No oflessonsStatutoryrequirementsContentSuffixes ent/ency/enceExamplegovernment development differen tenvironmenttendency frequencyexperience evidence differenceSuffixes ant/ancy/ anceperformance importance financeImportant, significantVacancy, fancyWk 2Wk 3Suffixes ible/able-ible more common than -ableAdorable, accessibleSuffixes ibly/ably-ably more common than -iblyPossibly, probablySuffixes cious/tiousIf the root word ends in –ce, the /e/ sound is usuallyspelt as c – e.g. vice – vicious, grace – gracious, space– spacious, malice – malicious.suspicious delicious viciousambitious cautiousException: anxiousYEAR 6 SATSHALF TERM
Summer(2)No on of common misconceptions/ homophones and near homophonesEND OF TERM5/6 word listaccommodate accompany according achieve aggressive amateur ancient apparent appreciate attached available average awkward bargain bruise category cemetery committeecommunicate community competition conscience* conscious* controversy convenience correspond criticise (critic ise) curiosity definite desperate determined developdictionary disastrous embarrass environment equip (–ped, –ment) especially exaggerate excellent existence explanation familiar foreign forty frequently government guaranteeharass hindrance identity immediate(ly) individual interfere interrupt language leisure lightning marvellous mischievous muscle necessary neighbour nuisance occupy occuropportunity parliament persuade physical prejudice privilege profession programme pronunciation queue recognise recommend relevant restaurant rhyme rhythm sacrificesecretary shoulder signature sincere(ly) soldier stomach sufficient suggest symbol system temperature thorough twelfth variety vegetable vehicle yachtRevision of rules from Years 3/4/5Words from Year 5 & 6 spelling list
Wk 3/4 X6 Words ending in –able and – ible The –able ending is far more common than the –ible ending. The–able ending is used if there is a related word ending in –ation. If the –able ending is added to a word ending in –ce or –ge, the e after the c or g must be kept as th
Orthographic knowledge for spelling 70 Strategies for learning the spelling of words 87 Organising for spelling instruction 92 The spelling lesson 97 Writing and proofreading for spelling 98 The dictionary as a source of spelling knowledge 100 Case story 1 What works for me – Teaching spelling in Ye
Vocabulary and Spelling snapshot and lessons Lessons From all WordFlyers levels 3 Topic Lessons Compound words 7.0.7 Spelling 7.3.4 Spelling 8.0.1 Spelling 9.3.2 Spelling 10.0.10 Spelling 10.1.6 Spelling Descriptive language adjectives 7.1.11 Vocabulary 8.0.4 Vocabulary 9.0.2 Vocabulary 10.0.1 Vocabulary Descriptive language adverbs
Jan 03, 2021 · 3rd Grade Spelling Words Third Grade Spelling Words 2/22 The third grade spelling bee word list acts as the complete spelling bee guide for third grade students. This list contains spelling words that are often seen in spelling bees for third graders. This comprehensive list contains a lot of new
each week examining and writing the spelling words together. Make a game of spelling practice. Many simple games such as "Tic-Tac-Toe," "I Spy," and "Simon Says" can be adapted to include spelling words. The Spelling Study Strategyis a method for studying any spelling word. Help your child make a habit of using it for spelling practice.
to correctly spell previously studied words and spelling patterns. Temporary spelling of common spelling patterns should progress toward more conventional spelling by the end of second grade with the students mastering the conventional spelling of increasing numbers of words. Spelling instruction should help students understand how words are .
Spelling Lessons 1-15 address 8 spelling words. However, on the test there will be 10 words. The two additional words will feature the same vowel pattern as those listed. Spelling Lessons 16-30 address a total of 12 words. Your child will only be tested on those 12 words. Spelling tests will occur every other Friday unless otherwise noted.
spelling strategy instruction; and the implementation of activities to promote spelling transfer in daily writing. Post intervention data indicated an increase in students' use of effective spelling strategies and ability to transfer their knowledge of spelling s
Spelling Lessons 1-15 address 8 spelling words. However, on the test there will be 10 words. The two additional words will feature the same vowel pattern as those listed. Spelling Lessons 16-30 address a total of 12 words. Your child will only be tested on those 12 words. Spelling tests will occur every other Friday unless otherwise noted.
