Year 5 and 6
Letter String ‘ough’
bought
brought
fought
nought
thought
enough
rough
tough
cough
trough
although
dough
though
through
borough
thorough
bough
drought
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Wrekin Class Spellings
Spellings 29/9/2023
We have been looking at contractions this week – here are the spellings!
should’ve
could’ve
would’ve
must’ve
might’ve
mustn’t
won’t
mightn’t
you’re (your)
shan’t
it’s (its)
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Wrekin Spellings 22nd September 2023 (Week 3)
Year 5
• Key spelling rule: The e at the end of the root word is dropped before adding -ing, -ed e.g. interfering
• Key spelling rule: The y is changed to an i before adding -ed but not -ing e.g. occupied
achieving
appreciating
bruising
determining
exaggerating
interfering
persuading
queuing
recognising
sacrificing
occupying
accompanying
certifying
beautifying
horrifying
justifying
disqualifying
magnifying
qualifying
simplifying
Year 6
• Key spelling rule: Adding -ing. The r is only doubled if the -fer is still stressed when the suffix is added..
conferring
deferring
differing
inferring
preferring
referring
suffering
transferring
Spellings w/c 11th September
Year 5
Adding -ing, -ed to words of one syllable ending in vowel consonant
shrug, sob, blog, grab, thud, plod, skid, jog, rub
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*)
Key spelling rule: If the last syllable of a word is stressed and ends with one consonant letter which has just one vowel letter before it, the final consonant letter is doubled before -ed or -ing e.g. submitting. The consonant letter is not doubled if the last syllable is unstressed e.g. marketing.
(stress at end)
admitted
allotted
conferred
controlled
occurred
referring
regretting
submitted
transferring
(stress at beginning) lengthen
happening
marketed
picketed
profiting
straightening
strengthened
ticketing
Year 6
Adding -ed, -ing, -er, -est, -en to words with more than one syllable
Key spelling rule: If the last syllable of a multi-syllable word is stressed and ends with one consonant letter which has just one vowel letter before it, the final consonant letter is doubled before -ed or -ing, e.g. beginning. The consonant letter is not doubled if the last syllable is unstressed, e.g. considering.
acquitting
allotting
beginning
controlling
forget/forgotten
incurring
galloping
omitted
regretted
transmitting
benefiting
bickering
considered
disheartened
forfeited
interpreting
opening
profited
travelling
worshipping
Spellings – Wrekin 8/9/2023
Words taken from the Y5/6 Spelling List:
- aggressive
- cemetery
- convenience
- criticise
- desperate
- immediately
- necessary
- neighbour
- occupy
- prejudice
- queue
- recognise
- restaurant
- sacrifice
- soldier
- symbol
Spellings for Autumn Term (1) 2023
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
Wrekin Homework and Spellings
Wrekin Homework and Spellings are now hosted on Microsoft Teams – under the Homework Channel.
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Spellings – Wrekin Class 16th October
Spellings this week: I have not set a spelling list, but am giving you some revision games:
Play this game (click on Practice/Test), which gives a random list of Y5/6 words: https://spellingframe.co.uk/spelling-rule/75/62-Random-selection-of-12-words-taken-from-years-5-and-6-word-list
Then play Spooky Spellings: http://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/spookySpellings/index.html Click on Y5/6, then choose a set from the shelf!
Wrekin Weekly Spellings – 8th October 2020 (Test on 15th October)
Year 5
Homophones & near homophones
farther
father
guessed
guest
heard
herd
led
lead
mourning
morning
Year 6
Hyphens: To join compound adjectives to avoid ambiguity
man-eating
little-used
rock-bottom
wide-eyed
pig-headed
tight-fisted
cold-hearted
stone-faced
green-eyed
short-tempered
Spellings w/c 7 October 2019
Year 5
Homophones & near homophones
past passed proceed precede aisle isle aloud allowed affect effect
Year 6
Hyphens: To join a prefix ending in a vowel to a root word beginning with a vowel.
co-operate co-ordinate co-own
co-author re-enter re-educate
re-examine
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