Spellings
Here is an overview of the spelling patterns/rules that are due to be covered in class for the remainder of this term. Below this, are the spelling homework documents (if you can't print them off, just copy them down to practice them) and a document with some different activities to try to practice your spellings.
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Week |
Objective and rule |
Y6 Spellings |
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1 |
To investigate words with the suffix able and ably. Meaning - possible to Dropping able generally leaves a recognisable word which can be heard. Most words add –able or ably. Words ending in –y, change –y to –i and add ending Exception probable/probably N.B root word is given in bold as well as the words to be learned |
available vegetable consider - considerable - considerably recognise - recognisable - recognisably programme - programmable |
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2 |
To investigate words with the suffix n ible and ibly. Meaning – capable of being, able ible is less common and the root isn’t always recognisably heard.
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impossible impossibly sensible sensibly flexible flexibly invisible invisibly incredible incredibly |
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3 |
To investigate adding suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words ending in -fer The r is doubled if the ending is -fer The r is not doubled if the end or the root word is -ffer is no longer stressed. In Year 6, other common words which need to be learnt are also included. N.B root word is given in bold as well as the words to be learned |
prefer preferred preferring suffer suffering suffered infer inferring inferred inference |
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4 |
To investigate words containing the letter string ough Sounds made by ough: /uff/ e.g. rough /aw/ e.g. thought /oa/ e.g. though /oro/ e.g. thorough /ew/ e.g. e.g. through /off/ e.g. cough /ow/ e.g. plough /up/e.g. hiccough N.B.’ brought’ is the past tense of’ bring’ and ‘bought’ is the past tense of ‘buy’ - these words are often confused by children and adults! |
cough fought nought thought plough drought bought brought breakthrough trough |
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5 |
Understand when to use a hyphen Use a hyphen when placing a prefix before a proper noun e.g. un-English Use a hyphen to avoid doubling vowels e.g. co-ordinate The prefixes ex- and self- are often followed by a hyphen Use a hyphen if the following word could be confused with a different word e.g. re-press and repress To join two adjectives together to form a compound adjective in order to make the meaning clear e.g. little known (small + understood); little-known (not much understood) or sugar free (sweet + not imprisoned); sugar-free(without sugar) |
re-cover re-enact co-own part-time cold-blooded semi-skimmed daughter-in-law vice – president re-enter pop-up
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6 |
To further investigate the meaning, spelling and use of different homophones.
A homophone sounds the same but can be spelt differently and meanings are different.
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where wear heard herd aloud allowed past passed desert dessert ascent assent |
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7 |
To consolidate changing words from singular to plural
Most words add s. Add es if the word ends in a-ch, -s, -ss, -sh, -x, or –z (you can hear a hissing buzzing shushing sound).
*There is one exception to this rule. If the –ch ending is pronounced with a ‘k’ sound, you add –s rather than –es
N.B root word is given in bold as well as the words to be learned |
index – indexes watch – watches confess – confesses finish - finishes embarrass - embarrasses harass-harasses attach – attaches monarch –monarchs demolish - demolishes encompass – encompasses |
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8 |
To consolidate changing words ending in –y from singular to plural
Nouns ending in a consonant +y change y to i and add es Nouns ending in a vowel +y add s
N.B root word is given in bold as well as the words to be learned |
alley- alleys decoy – decoys chimney – chimneys disobey – disobeys study – studies secretary - secretaries opportunity – opportunities community – communities category – categories |