Year 5 & 6 Spelling

Spellings 24.03.23

Next week, we will learn about the ‘shun’ sound. This can be written as –tion, -sion, -ssion, -cian. The spellings for this week will focus on the –tion spelling pattern.

Learn these words for a test on Friday 3^rd March.

profession

accommodation

appreciation

communication

persuasion

occupation

determination

pronunciation

Spellings 03.02.23

Next week, we’ll be learning about using apostrophes. An apostrophe can be used to show that one thing belongs to or is connected to something. This is called a possessive apostrophe.

The cat’s fluffy tail.

An apostrophe because of omission is where an apostrophe is used to indicate the missing letters in a contraction (the shortened form of a word or group of words).

should’ve, could’ve

Create your own sentences using both forms of apostrophes.
The test will take place on Friday 10 February.

Spellings 27.01.23

This week, we’ve been learning about adding prefixes. Please learn the following words for a test on Friday 3rd February.

unavailable
unattached
impossible
impractical
illegal
illegible
irregular
disapprove

Spellings 23.01.23

This week, we’ll continue learning about the prefix co- and re-. Learn the following words for a test on Friday 27^th January.

co-operate

co-own

re-enter

re-emerge

co-ordinate

co-exist

re-invent

re-tell

13.01.23 Spellings

This week, we’ve been adding suffixes to root words. These have included –ent, -ence, -ant and –ance.

Please learn the following words for a test on Friday 20 th January.
assistance
tolerant
hesitant
attendance
abundant
violence
dependent
innocence
confidence

Help at home:

See if your child can identify the root word for each of these words, for example:

The root word of assistance is to assist.

Year 5/6 Spellings 09.01.23

We have been learning regularly about homophones. Learn these words for a test on Friday 13th January. We recommend putting these words into sentences so that you understand the meaning of each word.

desert
dessert
stationary
stationery
complement
compliment
principle
principal

Help at home

To aid your child, you could try the following techniques to help learn spellings at home:

look, say, cover, write, check

syllable chunking

word pyramids

14.11.22 Spellings

This week, we will be learning the ough letter string. Learn these words for a test on Friday 18th November.

thorough

bough

though

thought

although

brought

sought

enough

Spellings

Next week, we will be learning about how to make words plural. Learn the following words for a test on Friday 11th November:

communities
attaches
categories
dictionaries
wolves
hooves
puppies
crutches

07.10.22 Spellings

Next week, we will be learning about suffixes – adding –ing and –ed to change the tense of words. Learn these words at home – maybe write some silly sentences or speed write them as many times as you can.

according

achieved

criticising

determined

embarrassing

developing

guaranteed

queued

Please practise these words ready for a spelling test on Friday 14th October.

30.09.22 Spellings

We are learning to use an apostrophe in contracted words. The apostrophe marks the spot where the letter or letters have been removed. Use the following words to create your own sentences. Practise them ready for a test next Friday.

haven’t

couldn’t

don’t

they’ve

we’re

won’t

aren’t

you’re