Here are the focus areas for Spellings this half term:

Y6

Adding -ing, -ed, -er, -est, -en to root words ending in y and
words ending in e
• Adding -ed, -ing, -er, -est, -en to words with more than one syllable
(Y3/4*)
• Adding -ed, -ing, -er, -est, -en to words with more than one
syllable (Y3/4*)
• Adding suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words ending in -fer
• Adding -ing, -ed, -er, -est, -en to words of one syllable ending in
vowel consonant, to words ending in y, words ending in e,
including words with more than one syllable
• Adding suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words ending in -fer
• Words with the /eɪ/ sound spelt ei, eigh, or ey • Words containing the letter-string ough
• Words with the /eɪ/ sound spelt ei, eigh, or ey • Words containing the letter-string ough

Y5

• Adding -ing, -ed to words of one syllable ending in vowel
consonant
• Adding -ing, -ed to words of one syllable ending in vowel consonant
(Y2*) including those with more than one syllable and the suffix
(Y3/4*)
• The suffix -ly • Adding -ing, -ed to a root word ending in y and words ending in e
• Contractions
• Words with the /eɪ/ sound spelt ei, eigh, or ey • Words containing the letter-string ough
• Words with the /eɪ/ sound spelt ei, eigh, or ey • Words containing the letter-string ough