Spelling words with the silent letters 'b', 'k', 'g', 'w' and 't'

English

Recognising the different sounds made by the letter strings 'ough' and 'au'

Recognising the different sounds made by the letter strings "ou", "ear" and "ice"

Spelling words with the 'ee' sound spelt 'ie'

Spelling words with the 'ee' sound spelt 'ei'

Spelling words with the suffixes -ant and -ance

Spelling words with the suffixes -ent and -ence

Spelling words with the -able suffix

Spelling words with the -ible suffix

Spelling words with the silent letters 'h', 'p', 'n', 'l' and 's'

Spelling words with French etymology

Spelling words with Greek and Latin etymology

Spelling words from the Y5/6 curriculum list

Spelling key curriculum words

Using hyphens to join prefixes to root words

Using hyphens to create adjectives

In this unit, pupils focus on spellings of key letters strings, words of French and Greek origin and curriculum words. In ‘Review and revision of all taught spelling’, pupils revise the full range of spelling content learnt across KS2. 

In ‘Homophones and tense', pupils learnt a range of spelling patterns and conventions, with a focus on homophones and suffixes. In this unit, pupils focus on spellings of key letters strings, words of French and Greek origin and curriculum words. 

In this unit, pupils review and learn a wide range of Year 6 spellings, including letter strings, words with the suffixes -ant, -ance, -ent, -ence, -able and -ible, silent letters, French and Greek origin words, curriculum words and words that use the hyphen in two ways.

Letter strings, etymology and curriculum words

Match the words to their spellings of the 'n' sound.

Identify the words containing a silent letter 'b'.

Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'Her **rinckled** hands revealed her age.'

Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'I blew a **wissle** and my dog came bounding through the long grass.'

Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'My fingers were **numm** from the cold weather.'

Choose the correct spelling of the words in bold in the following sentence: 'The branches of the tree were **nobly** and **narlled**.'

Identify the words containing the 'm' sound.

Identify the words containing the 'r' sound.

Identify the words containing the 'n' sound.

Identify the words containing the 's' sound.

Match the words to their spellings of the 'm' sound.

Starter Quiz

Identify the words containing the 'm' sound.