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Spelling in Year 5

In year 5, we aim to ensure all children begin to know how to spell the common exception words from Year 5 and 6.  For those children who have not secured all of the Year 3 and 4 (or Year 1 and 2) common exception words, these will form part of their focus during the year. The common exception word lists for Year 3 & 4 and Year 5 & 6 are available by clicking the links below.  Your child may bring a list home with a selection of words from these lists to learn each week, if this is needed.  

Year 3 & 4 Common Exception Words checklist

Year 5 & 6 Common Exception Words checklist

 

To help children learn their spellings, there are a number of strategies that can be used.  Have a look at these spelling strategies posters, below, for ideas.

Additionally, where children are taking part in a Little Wandle phonics group, click the link below to access additional resources to support word reading and spelling. Here, you will find videos to aid with pronunciation and lists of the different sounds taught in each phase. 

Little Wandle Parents' Area

Year 5 Spelling Coverage by Half Term

Autumn 1

Here are the spelling words for the first half of the autumn term. Our goal is to teach the word patterns and rules, rather than the words themselves. If you can think of additional words that demonstrate the pattern for the week, please test your child on these too! If your child can spell all of these words (and knows what they all mean) please let their class teacher know so we can continue to broaden their vocabulary. Knowing more words will ultimately help your child with reading, too. If you think these words are too hard for your child, please contact their teacher to discuss how their needs can be met.

Some children will continue to receive an additional spelling list. Please prioritise these spellings to learn at home for their weekly test. We will aim to do this test on a Friday. They will be learning the class spelling list in class but will not get tested on these at present.

 

Alongside these spelling words, the children will also be required to learn the statutory spelling words for Year 5 and 6 pupils. We will be looking at these throughout the year (see link on the left of this page).  Please note that, where appropriate, many of these will be covered where they fit the rules explored each half term.