Year 5 Spelling

13 January 2023

This week, we’ve been adding suffixes to root words. These have included –ent, -ence, -ant and –ance. Please learn the following words for a test on Friday 20^th January.

assistance

tolerant

hesitant

attendance

abundant

violence

dependent

innocence

confidence

6th January 2023

This week, we have been learning about homophones. Learn these words for a test on Friday 13^th January. We recommend putting these words into sentences so that you understand the meaning of each word.

desert

dessert

stationary

stationery

complement

compliment

principle

principal

9th December 2022

This week we have been looking at homophones. These are words that share the same pronunciation, but have different spellings or meanings. Please learn these words for a test on Friday 16th December.

I’ll

aisle

Isle

aloud

allowed

herd

heard

passed

past

25 November 2022

This week, we’ve been learning about adding the suffixes -ible and -able to root words. Learn these words for a test on Friday 2nd December.

possible, reversible, invincible, legible, valuable, forgivable, reliable, respectable

Good luck!

18 November 2022

This week, we have been learning about adding suffixes to words. These suffixes include -ful, -ness, -less and -ly. Learn these words for a test on Friday 25th November.

aggressively, apparently, thoughtful, consciousness, careless, weakness, desperately, shyly

Good luck!

11 November 2022

This week, we’d like you to practise words with the ‘ough’ letter string. Learn these words for a test on Friday 18^th November.

thorough

bough

though

thought

although

brought

sought

enough

04 November 2022

This week, we’d like you to practise making words plural (more than one). Learn the following words for a test on Friday 11th November.

communities, attaches, categories, dictionaries, wolves, hooves, puppies, crutches

Good luck!

14 October 2022

This week, we’re adding prefixes to words. This can create an antonym – words opposite in meaning. Learn the following words for a test next Friday.

inactive

impossible

immature

illegal

disappear

irregular

unavoidable

impatient

07 October 2022

This week, we’re adding suffixes. Add –ing and –ed to change the tense of words. Learn these words at home – maybe write some silly sentences or speed write them as many times as you can.

according

achieved

criticising

determined

embarrassing

developing

guaranteed

queued

These will be tested next Friday! Good luck!

30 September 2022

This week, we’re looking at apostrophes in contracted words. The apostrophe marks the spot where the letter or letters have been removed. Use the following words to create your own sentences.

haven’t (have not)

couldn’t (could not)

don’t (do not)

they’ve (they have)

we’re (we are)

won’t (will not – this is a tricky one)

aren’t (are not)

you’re (you are)