Spelling Word Lists (age 9+)

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English›Spelling & Word Study|Ages 9—10|ID: mt_sJyZW4qYUG

Spell words from the statutory word list for Years 5 and 6, including words with irregular or uncommon spelling patterns that must be learned individually

Mastery Evidence

Spell high-frequency words from the Y5-6 list accurately in dictated sentences, e.g. accommodate, committee, correspond, exaggerate, immediately, necessary
Use look-cover-write-check and mnemonic strategies to learn words with tricky patterns such as 'separate' (a rat in separate), 'rhythm' (rhythm helps your two hips move)
Identify and self-correct misspellings of statutory list words when proof-reading extended writing

Assessment Prompt

“Can [child] spell the challenging words on their school's Year 5 and 6 word list — like "accommodate," "conscience," or "prejudice" — from memory when writing?”

Curriculum Standards1 alignment

Eng_App1_Sp_Y56_12The national curriculum in England

Word list – years 5 and 6

Pupils should be taught to spell the words in the statutory word list for years 5 and 6.

English · Key Stage 2

Prerequisites1

Spelling Word Lists (age 7+)
hardAges 7—9

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Spelling Word Lists (age 7+) hard
The Y5-6 statutory word list is the direct continuation of the Y3-4 word list
- Tricky words hard
  Y3-4 statutory word list builds on Y1-Y2 exception words spelling
  - Segmenting words into sounds soft
    Phonemic spelling helps as starting strategy
    - Phonics Vocabulary hard
      Segmenting words into phonemes and spelling CVC words requires knowing 'phoneme', 'segment', and 'CVC' as defined terms
    - Single Letter Sounds hard
      Need GPC knowledge to encode phonemes
      - Knowing all letters hard
        Must recognise letters before learning their sounds
        
        Understanding print hard
        Must understand print direction before letter identification matters
    - Onsets & Rimes hard
      Need segmenting skill for spelling
      - Rhyming words soft
        Rhyme awareness supports finer phoneme skills
      - Syllables soft
        Syllable awareness builds toward phoneme level
    - Sitting and holding a pencil soft
      Handwriting needed for spelling practice
  - Knowing all letters hard
    Need letter recognition for exception word spelling
    - Understanding print hard
      Must understand print direction before letter identification matters
- Alternative Spellings for Sounds soft
  Alternative spellings knowledge supports learning statutory words
  - Segmenting words into sounds hard
    Must be able to encode CVC words before learning alternative spellings
    - Phonics Vocabulary hard
      Segmenting words into phonemes and spelling CVC words requires knowing 'phoneme', 'segment', and 'CVC' as defined terms
    - Single Letter Sounds hard
      Need GPC knowledge to encode phonemes
      - Knowing all letters hard
        Must recognise letters before learning their sounds
        
        Understanding print hard
        Must understand print direction before letter identification matters
    - Onsets & Rimes hard
      Need segmenting skill for spelling
      - Rhyming words soft
        Rhyme awareness supports finer phoneme skills
      - Syllables soft
        Syllable awareness builds toward phoneme level
    - Sitting and holding a pencil soft
      Handwriting needed for spelling practice
  - Phonics Vocabulary hard
    Alternative grapheme choices for phonemes requires knowing 'grapheme', 'phoneme', 'homophone', and 'GPC'
  - Single Letter Sounds hard
    Must know basic letter-sound correspondences before alternative spellings
    - Knowing all letters hard
      Must recognise letters before learning their sounds
      - Understanding print hard
        Must understand print direction before letter identification matters
  - Alternative Spellings for Known Sounds soft
    Knowledge of alternative GPCs for reading supports choosing correct spellings
    - Consonant Digraphs hard
      Must know consonant digraphs before learning alternative consonant GPCs
      - Single Letter Sounds hard
        Must know single letters before digraphs
        
        Knowing all letters hard
        Must recognise letters before learning their sounds
        
        Understanding print hard
        Must understand print direction before letter identification matters
    - Vowel Digraphs hard
      Must know common vowel digraphs before learning alternative representations
      - Single Letter Sounds hard
        Must know single letter sounds before vowel digraphs
        
        Knowing all letters hard
        Must recognise letters before learning their sounds
        
        Understanding print hard
        Must understand print direction before letter identification matters
    - Single Letter Sounds hard
      Must know single letter sounds before learning alternatives
      - Knowing all letters hard
        Must recognise letters before learning their sounds
        
        Understanding print hard
        Must understand print direction before letter identification matters
    - Blending Sounds to Read Words hard
      Alternative GPCs build on basic blending ability
      - Single Letter Sounds hard
        Need GPC knowledge to blend
        
        Knowing all letters hard
        Must recognise letters before learning their sounds
        
        Understanding print hard
        Must understand print direction before letter identification matters
      - Onsets & Rimes hard
        Phoneme awareness needed for blending
        
        Rhyming words soft
        Rhyme awareness supports finer phoneme skills
        
        Syllables soft
        Syllable awareness builds toward phoneme level

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Applying Spelling Rules to Complex Words
hardAges 11—14