Year 5 & 6 Spelling

13 September 2019

Posted on Friday 13 September 2019 by Miss Beatson

Double up for a short vowel

Learn for a spelling test on Thursday 19 September.

  • accommodate
  • aggressive
  • attached
  • correspond
  • embarrass
  • exaggerate
  • immediately
  • occupy
  • apparent
  • opportunity

06 September 2019

Posted on Saturday 07 September 2019 by Miss Beatson

This week’s spelling list consists of homophones. These are words that sound the same but have a different spelling and meaning. Choose a word from bullet point and use it in a sentence.

  • there/their/they’re
  • here/hear
  • to/too/two
  • which/witch
  • were/wear/where
  • of/off
  • threw/through

 

03 May 2019

Posted on Saturday 04 May 2019 by Miss Beatson

Complete a spelling activity from the spelling grid.

Y5/6 spelling list

familiar guarantee
foreign harass
forty hindrance
frequently immediately
government interrupt

18 April 2019

Posted on Friday 19 April 2019 by Miss Beatson

Complete a spelling activity from the spelling grid.

Topic words

exploration meteors
weightless astronaut
asteroids constellations
satellites telescope
Universe astronomer

22 March 2019

Posted on Friday 22 March 2019 by Miss Beatson

Complete a spelling activity from the spelling grid.

Silent letters

autumn tongue
column calm
resign mortgage
foreign know
doubt Wednesday

08 March 2019

Posted on Saturday 09 March 2019 by Miss Beatson

This week’s spelling activity involves making new words by adding an appropriate suffix.

ing, ous, able, ment, ary, ion

  • imagine
  • place
  • excite
  • develop
  • enjoy
  • leave
  • operate

Put each new word into a sentence.

01 March 2019

Posted on Friday 01 March 2019 by Miss Beatson

Complete a spelling activity from the spelling grid.

Suffix tial or cial

potential crucial
residential racial
influential artificial
confidential unofficial
torrential special

08 February 2019

Posted on Sunday 10 February 2019 by Miss Beatson

Complete a spelling activity from the spelling grid.

 

suffixes: –able or -ible

adorable horrible
considerable Possible
comfortable legible
enjoyable incredible
reliable sensible
changeable terrible
laughable visible

01 February 2019

Posted on Sunday 03 February 2019 by Miss Beatson

Complete a spelling activity from the spelling grid.

Suffix ‘shun’ : -cian

magician dietician
musician politician
technician clinician
optician mathematician
electrician statistician

25 January 2019

Posted on Saturday 26 January 2019 by Miss Beatson

A reminder of the spelling activity grid.

1.    Spot the Word

Look to see if you can spot smaller words inside the spelling word eg; friend, vegetable.

2.    Speed Write

Choose some words from the spelling list. How many times can you write the same word in one minute?

3.    Rainbow Words

Break a word down into syllables and write each part in a different colour eg; im / poss / i / ble

4.    Mnemonic

Write a mnemonic to remember the spelling: the first letter of each word in the sentence spells the word eg; because: big elephants can’t always use small exits.

5.    Backwards Words

Write out the spelling word forwards and then backwards eg; communicate / etacinummoc

6.    Silly Sentences

Write silly sentences with a spelling word in each. Underline the spelling word.

7.    Connect the Dots

Write the spelling words using dots, then connect the dots by tracing over them with a coloured pencil.

8.    Spelling Tennis

Play with somebody at home and evidence it in your homework book.

One person starts with the first letter of the word; the other person says the next letter. The last person to add a letter, wins!

9.    Musical Words

Make up a little thyme, rap or song to remember words or rules for spellings eg; Mrs D, Mrs I, Mrs F,F,I, Mrs C, Mrs U, Mrs L, T, Y- difficulty.