Spelling Overview
The appropriate spelling overview will be stuck in your child’s homework diary and once tested, the spellings they get correct will be highlighted. We hope this gives you an opportunity to do some prior.
Year 3 Spelling- Autumn Term
10/9/18 |
17/9/18 |
24/9/18 |
1/10/18 |
Focus: Prefixes and suffixes dishonest unhappy happening liked searches |
Focus: Apostrophes didn’t couldn’t I’ve would’ve don’t there’s |
Focus: Statutory words accidently actually address answer appear |
Focus: words with ‘ay’ sound spelt ‘ei’, ‘eigh’. ‘aigh’ or ‘ey’ vein eight weight straight they |
8/10/18 |
15/10/18 |
29/10/18 |
5/11/18 |
Focus: Statutory words arrive believe bicycle breath breathe |
Focus: Homophones brake/break grate/great eight/ate weight/wait son/sun
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Focus: Statutory words build busy business calendar caught |
Focus: Homophones pain/pane reign/rain waist/waste made/maid plane/plain
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12/11/18 |
19/11/18 |
26/11/18 |
3/12/18 |
Focus: Prefixes and suffixes misunderstood misspelt misbehave redraft reorder |
Focus: Statutory words centre century certain circle complete |
Focus: words with ‘I’ sound spelt ‘y’ gym pyramid myth mystery Egypt |
Focus: Statutory words consider continue decide describe different |
Year 4 Spelling - Autumn Term
10/9/18 |
17/9/18 |
24/9/18 |
1/10/18 |
Focus: Statutory words accidently actually address answer appear |
Focus: words ending ‘sure’ pleasure treasure measure enclosure closure |
Focus: Statutory words arrive believe bicycle breath breathe |
Focus: Homophones piece/peace mane/main fair/fare bare/bear their/there/they’re
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8/10/18 |
15/10/18 |
29/10/18 |
5/11/18 |
Focus: Homophones fare/fair pair/pear red/read made/maid eight/ate |
Focus: Statutory words build busy business calendar caught |
Focus: Statutory words centre century certain circle complete |
Focus: Prefixes(in-, il-, im-, ir-) impossible illegal irresponsible impatient inactive |
12/11/18 |
19/11/18 |
26/11/18 |
3/12/18 |
Focus: Prefixes (dis-, un-, mis-) disorganised unmanageable unrelated misunderstood misinterpreted |
Focus: words with ‘ay’ sound spelt ‘ei’, ‘eigh’ or ‘ey’ they weigh eight grey sleigh |
Focus: Words with ‘ch’ ‘ou’ to make ‘uh’ young touch country trouble brochure |
Focus: Statutory words consider continue decide describe different |
Year 5 Spelling - Autumn Term
10/9/18 |
17/9/18 |
24/9/18 |
1/10/18 |
Focus: Words with the letter string ‘-ough’ bough enough though cough plough |
Focus: Words with silent letters doubt knickers numb autumn island |
Focus: Words with silent letters whistle solemn debt knight lamb |
Focus: Words ending in ‘-able’ and ‘-ible’ adorable valuable identifiable edible reliable |
8/10/18 |
15/10/18 |
29/10/18 |
5/11/18 |
Focus: Homphones isle/aisle aloud/allowed effect/affect herd/heard past/passed |
Focus: Statutory words accommodate accompany according achieve aggressive |
Focus: Statutory words amateur ancient apparent appreciate attached |
Focus: Plural endings ‘-s’ , ‘-es’ and ‘-ies’ daisies buses radios potatoes shares |
12/11/18 |
19/11/18 |
26/11/18 |
3/12/18 |
Focus: Use of a hyphen re-read co-ordinates re-invent co-operation sit-up |
Focus: Statutory words available average awkward bargain bruise |
Focus: Statutory words category cemetery committee communicate community |
Focus: Statutory words competition conscience conscious controversy convenience |
Year 6 Spelling - Autumn Term
10/9/18 |
17/9/18 |
24/9/18 |
1/10/18 |
Focus: Statutory words accommodate accompany according achieve aggressive |
Focus: Words ending in ‘-able’ and ‘-ably’ agreeably enjoyable identifiable enviably respectably |
Focus: Words ending in ‘-ible’ and ‘-ibly’ possible sensibly legible incredibly terrible |
Focus: suffixes beginning with vowels to words ending in ‘-fer’ preferring reference transferring referral referee |
8/10/18 |
15/10/18 |
29/10/18 |
5/11/18 |
Focus: Statutory words amateur ancient apparent appreciate attached |
Focus: Statutory words available average awkward bargain bruise |
Focus: Statutory words category cemetery committee communicate community |
Focus: Homophones (‘-ce’ and ‘-se’) devise/device practise/practice licence/license advice/advise
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12/11/18 |
19/11/18 |
26/11/18 |
3/12/18 |
Focus: Statutory words competition conscience conscious controversy convenience |
Focus: Endings ‘-cious’ and ‘-tious’ fictitious vicious cautious malicious gracious |
Focus: Statutory words correspond criticise curiosity definite desperate |
Focus: Statutory words determined develop dictionary disastrous embarrass |
Year 3 Spelling - Spring Term
10/12/18 |
17/12/18 |
7/01/19 |
14/01/19 |
Focus: Suffixes ‘-ness’ and ‘-ful’ fairness foolishness successful beautiful forgetful
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Focus: Prefixes ‘sub-’ and ‘tele-‘ telescope television subordinate submarine submerge |
Focus: Apostrophe for contraction and Statutory words don’t couldn’t would’ve could’ve hasn’t |
Focus: /ʃ/ sound spelt ‘ch’ as well as ‘s’,’ss(ion/ure)’ chef special mission brochure sugar |
Non-Nonsense Spring 1 spelling lessons 1,2 Page 28 |
Non-Nonsense Spring 1 spelling lessons 3,4,5 Page 28 and 29 |
Non-Nonsense Spring 1 spelling lessons 6,7,8 Page 29 and 30 |
Non-Nonsense Spring 1 spelling lessons 9,10,11 Page 30 and 31 |
21/01/19 |
28/01/19 |
4/02/19 |
11/02/19 |
Focus: Suffixes ‘-ness’ and ‘-ful’ as well as ‘-less’ and ‘-ly’ carelessness usefully thankfully harmlessness hopelessly
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Focus: Statutory Words difficult disappear early earth eight/eighth |
Focus: Prefixes ‘super-‘ and ‘auto-‘ automatic autonomy superior superficial supernatural |
Focus: Statutory Words enough exercise experience experiment extreme
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Non-Nonsense Spring 1 spelling lessons 13,14,15 Page 32
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Non-Nonsense Spring 2 spelling lessons 1-3 Page 33
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Non-Nonsense Spring 2 spelling lessons 4,5,6 Page 33 |
Non-Nonsense Spring 2 spelling lessons 7,8 Page 34
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25/02/19 |
4/03/19 |
11/03/19 |
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Focus: Homophones meet/meat hear/here knot/not
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Focus: Statutory Words (Proofreading) famous favourite February forward(s) fruit |
Focus: /k/ sound spelt ‘ch’ ache anchor Christmas Choir echo |
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Non-Nonsense Spring 2 spelling lessons 9,10,11 Pages 34 and 35
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Non-Nonsense Spring 2 spelling lessons 12,13,14 Pages 35 and 36
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Non-Nonsense Spring 2 spelling lesson 15 Page 36
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Week beginning |
Focus |
2nd January |
Test on current years words Year 3 and 3 – Year 3/4 Statutory word list Year 5 and 6 – Year 5/6 Statutory word list |
9th January |
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16th January |
Start No-Nonsense Spelling Send home weekly word lists focused on what you are learning that week (see below) |
Year 4 Spelling - Spring Term
10/12/18 |
17/12/18 |
7/01/19 |
14/01/19 |
Focus: /g/ sound spelt ‘gu’ guide guitar guarantee guess guest |
Focus: /tʃə/ spelt ‘-ture’ capture adventure mixture vulture feature
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Focus: Statutory Words (Possessive apostrophe) difficult disappear early earth eight/eighth |
Focus: Homophones scene/seen male/mail ball/bawl
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Non-Nonsense Spring 1 spelling lessons 1,2,3 Page 28 |
Non-Nonsense Spring 1 spelling lessons 4,5,6 Page 29
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Non-Nonsense Spring 1 spelling lessons 8,9 Page 30 and 31
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Non-Nonsense Spring 1 spelling lessons 10,11,12 Page 31 and 32
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21/01/19 |
28/01/19 |
4/02/19 |
11/02/19 |
Focus: Statutory Words enough exercise experience experiment extreme |
Focus: Statutory Words famous favourite February forward(s) fruit |
Focus: Prefixes ‘anti-‘ and ‘inter-‘ international intertwine antidote antihistamine intercept |
Focus: Statutory Words grammar group guard guide heard |
Non-Nonsense Spring 1 spelling lessons 13,14,15 Page 32 and 33
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Non-Nonsense Spring 2 spelling lessons 1,2,3 Page 34
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Non-Nonsense Spring 2 spelling lessons 4,5,6 Page 35
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Non-Nonsense Spring 2 spelling lessons 7,8 Page 36
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25/02/19 |
4/03/19 |
11/03/19 |
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Focus: endings that sound like /ʃən/ spelt ‘-cian’, ‘-sion’, ‘-tion’ and ‘-ssion’ physician exclusion corrosion attention passion |
Focus: Statutory Words heart height history imagine increase |
Focus: Statutory Words important interest island knowledge learn |
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Non-Nonsense Spring 2 spelling lessons 9,10,11 Pages 37,38
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Non-Nonsense Spring 1 spelling lessons 12,13 Page 38 |
Non-Nonsense Spring 1 spelling lessons 14,15 Page 39 |
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Week beginning |
Focus |
2nd January |
Test on current years words Year 3 and 3 – Year 3/4 Statutory word list Year 5 and 6 – Year 5/6 Statutory word list |
9th January |
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16th January |
Start No-Nonsense Spelling Send home weekly word lists focused on what you are learning that week (see below) |
Year 5 Spelling - Spring Term
10/12/18 |
17/12/18 |
7/01/19 |
14/01/19 |
Focus: Statutory Words (apostrophe for possession) correspond criticise curiosity definite desperate |
Focus: Rare GPCs bruise guarantee immediately vehicle yacht |
Focus: words ending ‘-ably’ and –‘ibly’ invincible disposable forgivable identifiable sensibly
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Focus: Homophones lead/led steel/steal alter/altar
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Non-Nonsense Spring 1 spelling lessons 1,2,3,4 Page 30 and 31
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Non-Nonsense Spring 1 spelling lessons 5,6,7 Page 32
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Non-Nonsense Spring 1 spelling lessons 8,9,10,11 Page 33 and 34
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Non-Nonsense Spring 1 spelling lessons 12,13,14 Page 34 and 35
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21/01/19 |
28/01/19 |
4/02/19 |
11/02/19 |
Focus: Statutory Words determined develop dictionary disastrous embarrass |
Focus: Statutory words environment equip (-ped, -ment) especially exaggerate excellent |
Focus: Statutory Words existence explanation familiar foreign forty |
Focus: building from root words photograph calligraphy geographical telecommunication semi-automatic |
Non-Nonsense Spring 1 spelling lessons 15 Page 35
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Non-Nonsense Spring 2 spelling lessons 1,2,3,4 Page 36
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Non-Nonsense Spring 2 spelling lessons 5,6 Page 37
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Non-Nonsense Spring 2 spelling lessons 7,8,9 Page 38
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25/02/19 |
4/03/19 |
11/03/19 |
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Focus: Homophones isle/aisle aloud/allowed effect/affect
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Focus: /i:/ sound spelt ‘ei’ ceiling perceive receive receipt niece |
Focus: ‘ei’ and ‘ie’ words thief fierce pier weigh neither
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Non-Nonsense Spring 2 spelling lesson 10 Page 39
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Non-Nonsense Spring 2 spelling lesson 13 Page 39
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Non-Nonsense Spring 2 spelling lessons 14,15 Page 40
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Week beginning |
Focus |
2nd January |
Test on current years words Year 3 and 3 – Year 3/4 Statutory word list Year 5 and 6 – Year 5/6 Statutory word list |
9th January |
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16th January |
Start No-Nonsense Spelling Send home weekly word lists focused on what you are learning that week (see below) |
Year 6 Spelling - Spring Term
16/01/17 |
23/01/17 |
30/01/17 |
06/02/17 |
Focus: words with the ‘ough’ letter string tough cough dough thorough through |
Focus: Statutory words environment equip (-ped, -ment) especially exaggerate excellent |
Focus: Words ending ‘-cial’ and ‘-tial’ official financial substantial preferential quintessential |
Focus: Statutory words existence explanation familiar foreign forty |
Non-Nonsense Spring 1 spelling lessons 1,2,3 Page 27 |
Non-Nonsense Spring 1 spelling lessons 4,5,6 Page 28 |
Non-Nonsense Spring 1 spelling lessons 7,8,9 Page 29 |
Non-Nonsense Spring 1 spelling lessons 10,11,12 Page 30 |
21/01/19 |
28/01/19 |
4/02/19 |
11/02/19 |
Focus: Generating words from prefixes aquaduct circumstance semicircle anti-inflammatory transparent |
Focus: Statutory words frequently government guarantee harass hindrance |
Focus: Homophones dessert/desert complement/compliment profit/prophet
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Focus: Statutory words identity immediate(ly) individual interfere interrupt |
Non-Nonsense Spring 1 spelling lesson 13 Page 31 |
Non-Nonsense Spring 2 spelling lessons 1,2,3,4 Page 32 |
Non-Nonsense Spring 2 spelling lessons 5,6,7 Page 33 |
Non-Nonsense Spring 2 spelling lessons 8,9,10 Page 33 and 34 |
25/02/19 |
4/03/19 |
11/03/19 |
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Focus: Generating words from prefixes and roots autobiography binoculars archaeology telecommunication microscope |
Focus: Statutory words language leisure lightning marvellous mischievous |
Focus: Statutory words muscle necessary neighbour nuisance occupy |
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Non-Nonsense Spring 2 spelling lessons 11,12 Page 34 and 35 |
Non-Nonsense Spring 2 spelling lesson 13 Page 35 |
Non-Nonsense Spring 2 spelling lesson 14 Page 35
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