Year 6 - English
Spelling words from the Y5/6 curriculum list
Letter strings, etymology and curriculum words
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils review and learn a wide range of Year 6 spellings, including letter strings, words with the suffixes -ant, -ance, -ent, -ence, -able and -ible, silent letters, French and Greek origin words, curriculum words and words that use the hyphen in two ways.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use spelling strategies to spell curriculum words.
Key Notes
- How to spell the curriculum words: available, vegetable, physical and symbol.
- How to spell the curriculum words: convenience, existence and conscience.
- How to spell the curriculum words: equipped, attached and thorough.
- Spelling strategies help us to notice how words are spelled.
- The practice spelling strategy you choose often depends on the spelling you are practising and what makes it difficult.
Vocabulary To Learn
- suffix: a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning
- letter string: a group of letters that are written together in a word
- silent letters: a letter in a word that is not pronounced when the word is spoken
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may assume that all curriculum words are common exception words.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
How to spell the curriculum words: available, vegetable, physical and symbol. How to spell the curriculum words: convenience, existence and conscience.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'suffix'
a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may assume that all curriculum words are common exception words. Correction: Discuss that the list is made up of words with the rules they have learnt or should have come across. Discuss the rules some words use compared to words that may be exceptions.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Recognising the different sounds made by the letter strings 'ough' and 'au' Study Guide
- Recognising the different sounds made by the letter strings "ou", "ear" and "ice" Study Guide
- Spelling key curriculum words Study Guide
- Spelling words with French etymology Study Guide
- Spelling words with Greek and Latin etymology Study Guide
- Spelling words with the -able suffix Study Guide
- Spelling words with the -ible suffix Study Guide
- Spelling words with the 'ee' sound spelt 'ei' Study Guide
- Spelling words with the 'ee' sound spelt 'ie' Study Guide
- Spelling words with the silent letters 'b', 'k', 'g', 'w' and 't' Study Guide
- Spelling words with the silent letters 'h', 'p', 'n', 'l' and 's' Study Guide
- Spelling words with the suffixes -ant and -ance Study Guide
- Spelling words with the suffixes -ent and -ence Study Guide
- Using hyphens to create adjectives Study Guide
- Using hyphens to join prefixes to root words Study Guide
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