a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning

the base word from which other words are formed often by adding prefixes or suffixes

Spelling words with the -able suffix

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 -ible suffix

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

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

usually have a root word you can recognise.

Select the true statements that complete the following sentence: Words using the -able suffix ...

Match the root words to the words ending in -able.

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'This toy is a **reasonible** price.'

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'The weather is **chanjible** today.'

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'You have proved yourself to be very **relyible**.'

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'The dove is a **cymbal** of peace.'

What word class is the word in bold in the following sentence: 'This cat is **adorable**.'

What word class is the word in bold in the following sentence: 'The kitten purred **adorably**.'

Match the words ending in -able to their root word.

Identify the words with a 'soft g' sound.

Starter Quiz

What word class is the word in bold in the following sentence: 'This cat is adorable.'