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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

 

  1. applicable - adjective - relevant or appropriate
  2. tolerable - adjective - able to be endured
  3. operable - adjective - able to be used
  4. considerable - adjective - notably large in size or amount
  5. comfortable - adjective - providing a feeling of physical ease or relaxation
  6. reasonable - adjective - fair and sensible
  7. perishable - adjective - likely to decay or go bad quickly
  8. breakable - adjective - capable of breaking or being broken
  9. dependable - adjective - trustworthy or reliable
  10. 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

 

  1. observant - adjective - quick to notice things
  2. observance - noun - the name for the action of observing things
  3. hesitant - adjective - unsure and slow when doing things
  4. hesitancy - noun - the state of being hesitant
  5. expectant - adjective - showing that you think something is going to happen, often good
  6. expectancy - noun - the state of think that something will happen, especially good
  7. tolerant - adjective - showing that you accept thing that you wouldn't do yourself
  8. tolerance - noun - the ability to tolerate
  9. relevant - adjective - something closely linked to what is being done or spoken about
  10. 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.

 

  1. advice - noun - guidance or helpful suggestions
  2. advise - verb - to offer someone guidance or suggestions
  3. device - noun - a thing/object made for a specific purpose
  4. devise - verb - to plan or invent something
  5. licence - noun - something that gives you permission to do something, such as drive a vehicle
  6. license - verb - to give a licence to someone
  7. practice - noun - when an idea or exercise is put into place, such as writing practice
  8. practise - verb - to perform an activity again and again in order to improve at the activity
  9. prophecy - noun - a prediction of something that will happen in the future
  10. 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.

 

  1. aggressive - adjective - ready or likely to attack
  2. hostile - adjective - very unfriendly
  3. awkward - adjective - causes difficulty
  4. obstinate - adjective - stubborn; refuses to change their mind
  5. desperate - adjective - feeling hopeless
  6. frantic - adjective - distraught with fear or anxiety
  7. disastrous - adjective - causing great damage
  8. calamitous - adjective - involving a calamity or a catastrophe
  9. marvellous - adjective - something wonderful or extraordinary
  10. spectacular - adjective - something beautiful and eye-catching
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