Spellings
24th-30th March 2023 - Spelling list
Word families based on common words, showing how words are related in form and meaning
1) signature - noun - a person's name written in a distinctive way to act as identification
2) assign - verb - to allocate a job or task
3) design - noun/verb - a plan or drawing of something to be produced/ to decide how something will look or be made
4) designate - verb - to appoint someone to a specific role
5) significant - adjective - noteworthy; important enough to deserve attention
6) resignation - noun - the act of resigning from a job
7) resign - verb - to voluntarily leave a job
8) insignificant - adjective - too small or unimportant to be worth considering
9) assignment - noun - a task or piece of work allocated to people for studying
10) signal - noun - a gesture or action to give an instruction.
17th-23rd March 2023 - spelling list
Word families based on common words, showing how words are related in form and meaning
1) accommodate - verb - to provide a room or space for someone or something
2) accompany - verb - to go somewhere with someone as their companion
3) access - verb/noun - to get into an area/ a spot where you can get in
4) accuse - verb - to charge someone with a crime or offence
5) accost - verb - to approach someone boldly or aggressively
6) accrue - verb - to gain something in amounts regularly
7) accuracy - noun - the quality or state of being precise or on target
8) accomplish - verb - to achieve or complete something successfully
9) accumulate - verb - to gather together or gain an increasing number of something
10) accentuate - verb - to make more noticeable or prominent
10th-16th March 2023 - spelling list
Words with a 'soft c' spelt 'ce'
1) cemetery - noun - a large burial ground, usually found in a churchyard
2) certificate - noun - an official document to prove you have completed something
3) celebrate - verb - to do something to acknowledge an event, like a birthday
4) necessary - adjective - needed to be done
5) deceased - adjective - recently dead
6) December - proper noun - the twelfth month of the year
7) sacrifice - verb - to give something up; to kill or offer something as a religious sacrifice
8) hindrance - noun - a thing that causes a delay or a problem
9) nuisance - adjective - annoying or intrusive
10) prejudice - noun - having a negative idea about someone/something that is not based on a reason or actual experience
3rd-9th March 2023 - spelling list
Words with endings which sound like /shuhl/ after a consonant letter
1) partial - adjective - part of; not complete
2) confidential - adjective - meant to be kept secret
3) essential - adjective - extremely important or necessary
4) substantial - adjective - a large amount
5) torrential - adjective - falling rapidly and in large quantities
6) sequential - adjective - forming or following in a logical order/in a sequence
7) potential - adjective - having or showing the capability to develop in the future
8) spatial - adjective - used to describe a space or area
9) martial - adjective - relating to fighting or war
10) influential - adjective - having a great influence on something or someone
27th February - 2nd March 2023 - Spelling list
Words with endings which sound like /shuhl/ after a vowel letter
1) official - adjective - relating to authority
2) special - adjective - better, greater or otherwise different from what is usual
3) artificial - adjective - made or producing by humans rather than being formed naturally
4) social - adjective - relating to society or its organisation
5) racial - adjective - relating to major groupings that humankind is sometimes divided based on physical or ancestral characteristics
6) crucial - adjective - decisive or critical, especially in the success or failure of something
7) facial - adjective - of or affecting the face
8) beneficial - adjective - resulting in good; favourable or advantageous
9) superficial - adjective - existing or occurring at the top or on the surface
10) antisocial - adjective - acting against what is normally socially acceptable, generally causing annoyance.
10th-16th February 2023 - spelling list
Statutory Spelling Challenge Words
1) attached - adjective - joined to something
2) available - adjective - able to be used or obtained
3) average - adjective - in Maths it can be the mean, mode, median or range; in more general terms, it is the general amount
4) controversy - noun - a long-lasting disagreement, usually in public
5) correspond - verb - to have a close similarity
6) embarrass - verb - to cause someone to feel awkward, self-conscious or ashamed
7) competition - noun - an activity or condition where individuals or groups try to show they are the best
8) especially - adverb - used to single out one person or thing above the others
9) conscience - noun - the sense or consciousness of moral goodness
10) exaggerate - verb - represent something as being better, bigger or worse than it really is
3rd-9th February 2023 - spelling list
Word Families Based on Common Words, Showing How Words Are Related in Form and Meaning
1) interrupt - verb - to stop something from happening
2) interfere - verb - to prevent something from happening properly
3) intercept - verb - to cut something off and take it before it gets to where it was supposed to go
4) interject - verb - to say something abruptly, often to interrupt
5) intertwine - verb - to twist together
6) interim - noun - the time in between two things
7) internal - adjective - something on the inside
8) intersperse - verb - to scatter among or between other things
9) interloper - noun - a person who becomes involved in a place or situation where they are not wanted
10) interest - the feeling of wanting to know or learn about something or someone more
27th January-2nd February 2023 - Spelling list
Spellings That Belong to the Same Family of Words
1) commit - verb - to carry out an action or to promise to do something
2) committee - noun - a group of people put together to make decisions for a larger purpose or group of people
3) transmit - verb - to pass something on from one place or person to another
4) submit - verb - to send in something (like work) or to give in to a superior force
5) commitment - noun - the state or quality of being committed to a cause
6) emit - verb - to produce or discharge (such as producing sound)
7) permit - verb/noun - to allow someone to do something/a document that officially allows someone to do something
8) intermittent - adjective - occurring every so often or irregularly
9) omit - verb - to leave something out
10) unremitting - adjective - never letting up or never relaxing
20th-26th January 2023 - spelling list
Words with a Long /e/ Sound Spelt ‘ie’ or ‘ei’ after ‘c’ (And Exceptions)
1) deceive - verb - to deliberately cause someone to believe something that is not true
2) conceive - verb - to form something, like an idea
3) receive - verb - to be given something
4) perceive - verb - to become aware of something
5) ceiling - noun - the upper inside part of a room
6) receipt - noun - the action of receiving something; something that shows you have received something
7) protein - noun - thins found in food like meat and beans that help to repair and grow our muscles
8) caffeine - noun - a legal drug that stimulates the nervous system of your body found in tea, coffee, coke and energy drinks
9) seize - verb - to suddenly and forcefully take hold of something.
10) neither - determiner - to show that you do not want any of the two objects
13th-19th January 2023 - spelling list
Words with a Long /e/ Sound Spelt ‘ie’ or ‘ei’ After ‘c’ (and Exceptions)
1) siege - noun - a military operation to attack a place
2) niece - noun - the daughter of someone's brother or sister
3) grief - noun - intense sorrow, often caused by someone's death
4) chief - noun - a leader or ruler of a group/clan
5) fiend - noun - an evil spirit or demon
6) shriek - noun - a high-pitched, piercing scream, usually in fear
7) believe - verb - to accept something is true
8) achieve - verb - to successfully do something, usually through effort
9) convenience - noun - the state of being able to do something without much effort
10) mischievous - adjective - causing trouble or enjoying causing trouble
4th-12th January 2023 - Weekly Spelling List
Adding Suffixes Beginning with Vowel Letters to Words Ending in -fer
1) referring - present tense verb - mentioning or alluding to something
2) referred - past tense verb - mentioned or alluded to
3) referral - noun - the act of referring, such as to a doctor
4) reference - noun - information someone refers to
5) referee - noun - an official person who watches to make sure the rules are followed
6) preferring - present tense verb - to like one thing more than another
7) preferred - past tense verb - to like one thing more than another
8) preference - noun - the thing you like more than the other thing
9) transferring - verb - moving one thing from one place to another
10) transference - noun - the action of moving one thing from one place to another
9th-16th December 2022
This week, we will be recapping the spelling rules from the Autumn term.
2nd-8th December 2022 - Weekly spelling list
Prefixes micro- and mini-
1) minibus - noun - a small bus
2) miniskirt - noun - a short skirt
3) minicam - noun - a small camera
4) minimum - noun - the smallest amount
5) microscope - noun - a device used for seeing very small objects in greater detail
6) microchip - noun - a tiny wafer of semiconducting material used to make an integrated circuit
7) minibeast - noun - a small invertebrate like an insect or a spider
8) microphone - noun - a device that converts sound waves into electrical energy that can then be amplified (made louder)
9) minicab - noun - a type of taxi
10) microwave - noun - a very small electromagnet waves that is used in for radars and cooking
25th November-1st December 2022 - Spelling list
Word Families Based on Common Words
1) suggest - verb - to put forward for consideration
2) digest - verb - to break down food in the body
3) congestion - noun - a build of something that blocks a passage
4) gesture - noun - a movement with a body part to express a meaning
5) gestation - noun - the process of developing inside the womb between conception and birth
6) lightning - noun - an electric discharge in the sky
7) daylight - noun - the natural light of the day
8) enlighten - verb - to give greater knowledge about a subject
9) twilight - noun - the soft glowing light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon
10) limelight - noun - the focus of public attention
18th - 24th November 2022 - Weekly Spelling List
Words That Belong to the Same Word Family
1) temperature - noun - the measure of hot or cold
2) temper - noun - a person's state of mind, whether they are angry or calm
3) temperament - noun - a person's or animal's nature, especially as it affects their behaviour
4) tempered - adjective - usually used as part of a combined word, like ill-tempered, to describe someone's temper
5) variety - noun - the state or quality of being different
6) vary - verb - to differ in something, such as sizes
7) variation - noun - a change in something's condition from one to the next
8) varied - adjective - describing a lot of differences
9) variable - adjective - not consistent; not having a fixed pattern
10) variance - noun - the state of being different
11th-17th November 2022 - Spelling list
Words Ending in -ably
1) adorably - adverb - in a way that inspires great affection
2) valuably - adverb - in a valuable way
3) believably - adverb - in a a believable way
4) changeably - adverb - able to be changed
5) noticeably - adverb - in a what that is easily seen or noticed
6) dependably - adverb - in a trustworthy or predictable way
7) considerably - adverb - by a noticeably large amount
8) comfortably - adverb - in a physically relaxed way
9) tolerably - adverb - capable of being tolerated
10) reasonably - adverb - in a sensible way
4th-10th November 2022 - Spelling list
-able Endings Where the Root Word Ends in ‘e’
1) adorable - adjective - inspiring delight or great affection
2) valuable - adjective - worth a great deal of money
3) advisable - adjective - sensible; to be recommended
4) believable - adjective - able to be believed
5) desirable - adjective - wished for as being useful or attractive
6) excitable - adjective - easily excited
7) knowledgeable - adjective - intelligent and well-informed
8) likeable - adjective - pleasant, friendly or easy to like
9) changeable - adjective - able to be changed, often easily
10) noticeable - adjective - easily seen or noticed
31st October-3rd November 2022 - Spelling List
Words Ending in -able
- applicable - adjective - relevant or appropriate
- tolerable - adjective - able to be endured
- operable - adjective - able to be used
- considerable - adjective - notably large in size or amount
- comfortable - adjective - providing a feeling of physical ease or relaxation
- reasonable - adjective - fair and sensible
- perishable - adjective - likely to decay or go bad quickly
- breakable - adjective - capable of breaking or being broken
- dependable - adjective - trustworthy or reliable
- fashionable - adjective - the current popular style
14th-20th October 2022 - Spelling List
Hyphenated Compound Adjectives
1) man-eating - adjective - describes something that could eat a person
2) tight-fisted - adjective - describes someone who does not want to give something away, such as money
3) little-used - adjective - describes when something is not used very much
4) cold-hearted - adjective - describes when someone shows no caring for others
5) rock-bottom - adjective - describes the lowest emotional point for someone
6) stone-faced - adjective - describes someone not showing any emotion despite what is happening around them
7) wide-eyed - adjective - describes a surprised expression
8) green-eyed - adjective - describes a jealous or envious emotion
9) pig-headed - adjective - describes someone acting in a way where they will not listen to reason
10) short-tempered - adjective - describes when someone is quick to becoming angry
7th-13th October 2022 - Spelling list
Hyphenated prefix words
1) co-operate - verb - to work with someone or another group
2) re-educate - verb - to educate someone again in a subject
3) co-ordinate - verb - to bring different parts together in order to organise them
4) re-examine - verb - to look at and consider something for a second time
5) co-own - verb - to share ownership of something with someone else or another group
6) co-author - verb/noun - to write something with another person/one of the shared writers of text
7) re-enter - verb - to enter somewhere for a second time
8) re-evaluate - verb - to evaluate what is good or bad about something a second time
9) re-energise - verb - to bring energy back into something
10) re-elect - verb - to elect someone or something to a position of importance for a second time
30th September - 6th October Spellings
Turning -ent Adjectives into -ence/-ency Nouns
1) innocent - adjective - not guilt of a crime
2) innocence - noun - the state or fact of not being guilty
3) decent - adjective - generally acceptable, such as quality or behaviour
4) decency - noun - behaviour that is shown to be acceptable
5) excellent - adjective - extremely good or outstanding
6) excellence - noun - the quality of being outstanding or extremely good
7) confident - adjective - feeling sure of yourself or of something
8) confidence - noun - the feeling or belief that you can have faith in that thing or person
9) existent - adjective - having reality
10) existence - noun - the state of being real
23rd-29th September - Spelling list
Turning -ant Adjectives into -ancy/-ance Nouns
- observant - adjective - quick to notice things
- observance - noun - the name for the action of observing things
- hesitant - adjective - unsure and slow when doing things
- hesitancy - noun - the state of being hesitant
- expectant - adjective - showing that you think something is going to happen, often good
- expectancy - noun - the state of think that something will happen, especially good
- tolerant - adjective - showing that you accept thing that you wouldn't do yourself
- tolerance - noun - the ability to tolerate
- relevant - adjective - something closely linked to what is being done or spoken about
- relevance - noun - when something is relevant
16th-22nd September Spellings
This week's words are homophones, which means words that sound the same but are spelled differently.
- advice - noun - guidance or helpful suggestions
- advise - verb - to offer someone guidance or suggestions
- device - noun - a thing/object made for a specific purpose
- devise - verb - to plan or invent something
- licence - noun - something that gives you permission to do something, such as drive a vehicle
- license - verb - to give a licence to someone
- practice - noun - when an idea or exercise is put into place, such as writing practice
- practise - verb - to perform an activity again and again in order to improve at the activity
- prophecy - noun - a prediction of something that will happen in the future
- prophesy - verb - to say what will happen in the future
7th-15th September spellings
This is your first list of spellings. You will have slightly longer to practise these as it is your first set of words. A small group of you may be given a different list of spellings from Mrs Compton.
All words have the type and an example of a short definition next to them.
- aggressive - adjective - ready or likely to attack
- hostile - adjective - very unfriendly
- awkward - adjective - causes difficulty
- obstinate - adjective - stubborn; refuses to change their mind
- desperate - adjective - feeling hopeless
- frantic - adjective - distraught with fear or anxiety
- disastrous - adjective - causing great damage
- calamitous - adjective - involving a calamity or a catastrophe
- marvellous - adjective - something wonderful or extraordinary
- spectacular - adjective - something beautiful and eye-catching