Children in Year 3 during Term 1 should learn to spell...
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These words are essential high frequency words the National Literacy Strategy has identified pupils will need to learn in Reception Year,
Reception YearI go come
went up youday was lookare the ofwe this dogme like goingbig she and
they my seeon away mumit at playno yes fora dad can
he am allis cat get
said to in
Children in Year 1 should learn to spell words with the initial consonant clusters: bl, cr, tr and str.
blblack blame blank blanketbleat blind blink blissblister blizzard block bloom
blossom blow blue bluebellblunder blunt
crcrab crack cramp creak
cream creep cress crimsoncrisp cross crown cruelcrust
trtrap tread treat trembletrial tried trick trimtrip troop trust
strstrap strawberry street string
strong struck
Children in Year 1 should learn to spell words with the final consonant clusters: -ff and -ss.
-ffbluff cuffchuff fluffgruff huffmuff puffruff scruff
snuff stuff
-sscress cross
embarrass fussmass mess
Children in Year 1 should learn to spell words with the final consonant clusters: -ck.
-ckback lick smackblack lock snackblock luck sneakbrick mock sockbuck muck speck
check neck spickchick nick stackclick pack stickclock peck stockcrack pick struckdeck pluck stuckdock prick suckduck quack tackfleck rack tickflick rock tockflock sack trackhack shock trickJack sick tuckkick slack trucklack slick
Children in Year 1 should learn to spell words with the final consonant clusters: -ng.
-ngbang pongbung rangclang ringcling rungclung sangdung singfang slangfling slunggang spranggong springhang sprung
Hong Kong sting
hung stringking strong
King Kong sunglong swingping
Children in Year 1 should learn to spell words with the final consonant clusters: -ll.
-llball sellbell shellbill shrillcall skillcell smallchill smelldwell spillfall spellfell stallfill stillfrill tallgrill tellhall thrillhill tillJill wallkill wellmill willpill yell
Children in Year 1 should learn to spell words with the vowel clusters: oo (long sound as in soon).
ooballoon moon swoop
boo moose toolboot noon troopcoo pool toocool roof tootcoop room toothdroop root zoofood scootfool school book
goose shoot cookgroove smooth lookhoof snoop tookhoop snoozeloom soonloop spookloot spoonmoo stool
mood stoop
Children in Year 1 should learn to spell words containing: ee.
eejeep need peepmeet keep sweetdeep feet weepgreet sleep tweetsteep street sweepsheet creep feelsee peel threeheel bee kneeltree wheel knee
cheek free peekgreen seek queenweek been leekseen freeze screen
breeze keen squeezeseed sneeze weedgeese speed cheesebleed speech greedteeth sleeve
Children in Year 1 should learn to spell words ending: ing and ed (without changing spelling).
ing and edask enjoy help
jump look pullspend wait walkwatch rush marchmelt shock snowshift crack snorthand start smellfloat seem huntend need sortkick pick dressshow crash killtalk bark thankfuss cook
Children in Year 1 should learn to spell words ending: ai and ay.
ai
rain train painsprain drain grainstain chain Spainvain main plainaim claim maidpaid fail pailjail tail sail
snail trail wailrail nail paint
faint saint waitwaist faith praise
aypay day wayhay may rayplay stay traypray sway strayspray bay say
These words are essential high frequency words the National Literacy Strategy has identified pupils will need to learn in Reception Year,
Reception YearI go come
went up youday was look
are the ofwe this dogme like goingbig she and
they my seeon away mumit at playno yes fora dad can
he am allis cat get
said to in
Children in Year 2 should learn to spell words containing: ow, ou and oa.
owow cow pow
now how wowdown town clowndrown crown brownfrown gown owlscowl fowl howlgrowl crowd browsetowel power tower
shower snow slowcrow grow blowthrow glow rowtow know bowlowe own
ouround ground houndsound pound found
mound bound couldwould should outstout spout shoutloud cloud hourflour sour our
mouse house ouchcrouch couch pouchslouch south mouthbounce count blousetrousers
oaoat coat boat
goat float throatmoat gloat stoattoast roast coastboast groan moanoak cloak croaksoak coach poachloaf road hoaxtoad load soapfoam
Children in Year 2 should learn to spell words containing: ar.
arapart arch areark arm armyart article bar
bark barn burglarcar card carnival
carpet cart chargecharm chart darkdart department far
farm garden hardharm harp jarlarge lark Marchmark market pardonpark part particularlyparty popular scarfshark sharp smartspark star starchstart tart
Children in Year 2 should learn to spell words containing: oi and oy.
oioil coil foil
boil spoil toiljoin coin pointjoint noise oinkvoice choice doingmoist noise poisontoilet disappointed
oyboy toy coyjoy enjoy destroy
annoy royal loyaloyster voyage employ
Children in Year 2 should learn to spell words containing: air, or and er.
airair hair fair
chair stair pairflair lair repairdairy downstairs hairy
upstairs
orfor sort port
sport short torncorn horn bornworn pork forkcork stork stormform porch torchlord cord order
sword more score
snore store soreshore before poordoor moor floor
author
ersister brother motherfather boxer keeper
cleaner player trainerspeaker softer verse
term her herbquicker duster wintermonster voucher letterbutter flower powertrouser paper crisper
herd fern germperch kerb verbprayer cracker undershorter longer
Children in Year 2 should learn to spell words containing: ur, aw and au.
urmurder Saturday curseburglar Thursday burnreturn nurse turndisturb purse curl
hurt adventure centuryspurt buried churchburp burst courtslurp capture creature
during fur ourselvesfigure hour pleasureflour injured pressure
fourth insurance purplepurchase return surfacesurprise temperature yourselfcurrent
awraw draw shawlsaw jaw crawllaw paw bawl
straw claw dawn
yawn away fawnprawn awful lawyerlawn awoke
awake crawl
aucause pause naughtytaught caught daughtersauce August autumnhaunt aunt beautifullaunch authority becauseauthor automobile caught
daughter laugh restaurantdinosaur naughty exhaust
fault saucer
Children in Year 2 should learn to spell words containing: ch, wh and ph.
chbeach branch catchchair change chargechase check cheesecherry chew chicken
children chocolate chopchurch ditch kitchen
machines March matchesouch reach richtouch watch witch
whanywhere everywhere meanwhile
somewhere whale whatwhatever wheel whenwhenever where which
while whisper whistlewhite who wholewhose why
phdolphin elephant geographygraph photograph physical
telephone trophy
Children in Year 2 should learn to spell compound words.
compound wordsanybody breakfast chalkboard
churchyard cupboard downstairsdustbin everybody everybody
everywhere football friendshipgoalkeeper hairbrush headteacher
herself himself milkmannewspaper paintbrush pancake
peanut playground playschoolpostbox rainbow snowball
snowflake snowman someonesomewhere strawberry suitcasesunflower toothbrush toothpasteupstairs weekend windmill
Children in Year 2 during Term 3 should learn to spell words containing ea.
makes the sound e
breakfast dead deafhealth heather heaveninstead meadow measureready steady threadtread treasure wealth
weather
makes the sound eebeach bead beakbean beast beatcheap clean creamdream each easteasy eat feastfreak heap heat
heathen heave jeanslead leaf leaklean leap leastleave meal meanneat pea peace
peach please reachread real reapsea seal seat
scream sneak speaksqueak steal steamstream tea teachteam tease treattweak weak weavewheat
makes the sound aybreak great steak
Children in Year 3 should learn to spell words ending in le.
leable dimple pimple
ample drizzle poodleangle fable pricklearticle fiddle puzzlebattle example riddleBible giggle sample
bicycle grumble scribble
bubble guzzle settlebundle handle singlecable icicle simplecackle middle stablecandle miracle tacklecattle needle temple
chuckle noodle ticklecircle obstacle trickle
crumble particle unclecubicle people wiggledazzle pickle
Children in Year 3 should learn to spell words with prefixes: de, dis, pre and re.
dedeactivate debate debrief
debug decaffeinated decantdecamp decode decomposedeflate deform defusede-ice Demist
disdisadvantaged disagree disappear
disappoint disconnect discomfortdiscount discourage disembark
dishearten dishonest disinfectantdislike disorderly disown
displease disrepair disrupt
preprearrange precaution prediction
prefix premature prepareprepay prerecord preschoolpreset prevent previous
rereadjust readmit reappearreapply rearrange rebuild
recharge recycle redecorateredesign rediscover redraw
re-educate re-emerge re-enactre-enter re-examine
Children in Year 3 should learn to spell words with prefixes: im and un.
imimagination imitation immaculateimmature immune impatience
imperfection impersonate impoliteimpossible impractical improper
ununacceptable unaccompanied unadventurous
unafraid unalterable unappealingunappetising unashamed unassistedunattractive unavailable unavoidableunbreakable uncaring uncertain
unclear uncontrollable uncookeduncut undamaged undetected
unforgettable unforgiving unfurnishedungrateful unheard unhurtuninvited unofficial unopenedunpaid unplug unpreparedunsafe unsatisfactory unsuccessful
unwelcome
Children in Year 3 should learn to spell words ending in ing (with changed spellings).
take off e add ingamazing caring comingdeciding driving hatinghoping liking makingraising riding smilingstaring taking writing
double the last letter and add ingbetting chatting clappingfitting hopping planning
rubbing running shoppingshutting sitting slimmingslipping tipping winning
swimming
simply add ing
asking going enjoyingdoing helping jumping
leading looking meetingpulling saying seeing
spending trying walking
Children in Year 3 should learn to spell contractions.
contractionsI'm don't shan't
she's they've haven'twe'd hasn't they'reI'd who's that's
we're you've there'll
Children in Year 3 should learn to spell superlatives and comparatives, ending in -er and -est.
er estlight lighter lightestfull fuller fullest
narrow narrower narrowesttall taller tallestlong longer longestgreat greater greatestdark darker darkest
smooth smoother smoothestfair fairer fairest
round rounder roundest
soft softer softestold older oldest
young younger youngestsweet sweeter sweetestcold colder coldesthigh higher highestsmall smaller smallestneat neater neatestfast faster fastestslow slower slowest
fat fatter fattestsad sadder saddesthot hotter hottestthin thinner thinnestbig bigger biggest
pale paler palestwide wider widest
easy easier easiesttidy tidier tidiest
heavy heavier heaviesthappy happier happiest
dry drier driest
Children in Year 3 should learn to spell words with silent letters: w, k, g and b.
kknack knee kneelknife knight knickersknit knock knot
know knuckle
bbomb climb combcrumb debt doubtdumb lamb limbnumb plumber thumbtomb
ggnat gnarled gnashgnaw gnome gnureign
wanswer sword whackwhat wheel wherewhip whisky whowhole why wrap
wrapper wreck wrenwrestle wretch wrigglewring wrinkle wristwrite written wrongwrote
lcalf calm chalk
could folk halfsalmon should would
yolk
hchemist honest rhinorhubarb rhyme whalewheat when whinewhirl
Children in Year 3 should learn the spelling rules to write plurals.
Pluralsraces radios rocketsroses sandwiches schools
scissors shells ships
shoes sisters songssports stars stories
supplies sweets taxesteachers teams themselves
tigers toes trainstries trousers vegetables
wheels windows wisheswolves writers dollseggs enemies faces
factories families feathersfriends glasses groupshouses jobs kissesknives ladies leavesletters lights lions
machines matches monstersnames parents partiespets picnics pictures
pieces poems poniespotatoes puppies pyjamasquestions activities adults
adventures agencies animalsapples arms authoritiesbabies bags bananasbats beaches beans
berries birds biscuitsboats bones books
bottles branches buildingsbunnies bushes candlescards carrots catscoins countries cowscrisps cups daughtersdishes
Children in Year 4 should learn to spell words with the suffixes: -ic, -ness, -ship, -ary and -hood.
icAttic basic electric
Fantastic gigantic magicMetric music picnicPlastic public trafficHeroic comic static
NessBusiness happiness wilderness
ShipChampionship spaceship friendship
AryDictionary February January
Library necessary ordinarySalary scary
HoodMotherhood childhood neighbourhood
Children in Year 4 should learn to spell words ending in 'ly' and other words ending in 'ly'.
words ending in 'ly'probably properly quicklyquietly recently safelysilently simply slowlysoftly suddenly trulyugly unfortunately usually
absolutely actually apparentlybadly carefully certainlyclearly completely constantlycuddly curly daily
definitely early easilyespecially exactly extremely
family finally friendlygenerally happily hardly
immediately lately lonelylovely luckily mainlymostly nearly obviouslyonly possibly
Children in Year 4 should learn to spell words with the suffix 'al'.
alanimal bilingual capitalcarnival criminal decimal
educational final funeralgeneral goal gradualhospital illegal individual
local magical materialmedal medical nationalnatural normal occasionaloriginal personal physical
potential real royalseveral signal socialspecial traditional
Children in Year 4 should learn to spell words with double consonants.
double consonantsarrive attack attentionattic battery better
bottle bottom butterbutton correct cottage
forgotten getting hittinghorrible hurricanes kittenletter lettuce litterlittle married mirror
muttered narrow prettyrearrange rotten settle
sorry terrible terrortomorrow worried written
announced annoy applebeginning bunny channelcommand common community
dinner disappear disappointeddropped funny hammerhappen happy hoppedpenny planning puppetpuppy ripped running
shopping skinny slipperystopped Summer sunnysupper swimming tunnelwinner add additionaddress afford biggerbubble coffee differencedifficult dragged eggfluffy giggled giraffe
grabbed hidden hobbyjogging ladder middle
offer office puffrabbit ribbon robbedrobber rubber saddlesuggest traffic wedding
Children in Year 4 should learn to spell words with the suffix 'ment'.
mentapartment basement cementdepartment environment equipmentexcitement experiment momentparliament payment punishmentsettlement treatment unemployment
Children in Year 4 should learn to spell words with the often confused suffixes 'ible' and 'able'.
ibleImpossible invisible possible
Responsible
AbleAble available reasonableTable unable unacceptable
Unavailable unbreakable valuable
Children in Year 4 should learn to spell words with the suffix 'ive'.
-iveAdjective alive alternative
Constructive detective expensiveGive live receive
Survive
Children in Year 4 should learn to spell words containing 'ss'.
ssacross actress assistance
blossom boss businessclass classes cresscross dissolve dressfussy glass grassguess happiness issuekiss less lesson
message necessary passengerpressure process progress
mess miss passpress princess stewardess
unassisted unless wilderness
Children in Year 4 should learn to spell words with the often confused suffixes 'tion' and 'sion'.
tionaction adaptation association
collection competition conditionconsideration contribution deductiondiscrimination education exhibition
generation imagination inflationinformation invention legislation
mention nation organisationpollution population position
precaution prediction protectionquestion situation solutionstation
sioncollision commission confusion
explosion mansion missionpension permission profession
television
Children in Year 5 should learn to spell words with prefixes: auto-, bi-, trans-, tele- and circum-.
auto (auto = self)Autobiography autocue autograph
Automatic automation automobileAutonomous autonomy autopilot
Autopsy autosuggestion
bi (bi = 2)Biannual bias bibliography
Bicarbonate bicentenary bicepsBicycle biennial bifocalBikini bilateral binary
Binoculars biped biplaneBipolar
trans (trans = crossing, on the other side, across)Transaction transatlantic transcendTranscript transfer transfigurationTransfix transform transfusion
Transgress transient transistorTransit transition translate
Translucent transmission transparencyTransplant transport
tele (tele = over a distance)Telecommunications telegraph telegram
Telepathy telephone telesalesTelescope teletext television
circum (circum = around, on all sides)circumcise circumference circumnavigate
circumspect circumstance circumvent
cianmusician politician
Children in Year 5 should learn the spelling rules to write plurals.
PluralsRaces radios rocketsRoses sandwiches schools
Scissors shells shipsShoes sisters songs
Sports stars storiesSupplies sweets taxesTeachers teams themselves
Tigers toes trainsTries trousers vegetables
Wheels windows wishesWolves writers dollsEggs enemies faces
Factories families feathersFriends glasses groupsHouses jobs kissesKnives ladies leavesLetters lights lions
machines matches monstersnames parents partiespets picnics pictures
pieces poems poniespotatoes puppies pyjamasquestions activities adults
adventures agencies animalsapples arms authoritiesbabies bags bananasbats beaches beans
berries birds biscuitsboats bones books
bottles branches buildingsbunnies bushes candlescards carrots catscoins countries cowscrisps cups daughtersdishes
Children in Year 5 should learn words containing: ough.
oughalthough enough thought
throughout bought ploughthrough cough roughtough drought thoughfought
Children in Year 5 should know and be able to spell onomatopoeia words.
Onomatopoeiabang Buzz clash
clatter Click cracklecrash Drip dropmash Plop popsizzle Smack smashsnap Splash splish
splosh Swish swoopthud Tick trickle
whack
Children in Year 5 should learn to spell words with the prefixes: in-, ir- and il-.
inincalculable incapable incapacity
incentive incidental inclementinclination incline includeincoherent incomparable inaccessibleinaccuracy inactive inadequateinadvertent inadvisable inaneinanimate inapplicable inappropriate
inarticulate inattentive inaudibleincompatible incompetent incompleteinconsiderate inconsistent inconsolableinconvenience incorrect inbuilt
increase
irirony irrational irrecoverable
irredeemable irrefutable irregularirrelevant irremovable irreparable
irreplaceable irrepressible irresistibleirrespective irresponsible irretrievableirreversible irritable
ilill-advised ill-bred ill-disposed
illegal illegible ill-fatedill-favoured ill-founded ill-gotten
ill-health illiterate ill-manneredillness illogical ill-timed
illuminate illusion illustrateChildren in Year 5 should learn to spell words with the prefixes: pro- and
sus-.
pro (pro = before in time or position, supporting)probably Probable procedureproclaim procure professprognosis prologue promisepromote proposal prospectproven
sus (sub = before in time or position, supporting)susceptible suspect suspend
suspense suspicious sustainsustenance
Children in Year 6 should learn to spell words with the prefixes: aero-, aqua-, duo-, oct- and tri-.
aero (aero = air)aerobatics aerobics aerodrome
aerodynamic aerofoil aeroplaneaerosol aerospace
aqua (aqua = water)aqualung aquamarine aquaplaneaquarium aquatic aquatintaqueduct aqueous
duo (duo = 2)duo duodenum duologue
duplex duplicate dualduel duet
oct (oct = 8)octagon octahedron octave
octet October octogenarianoctopus
tri (tri = 3)triad triangle Triassic
triathlon triceps tricycletrident triennial trilateraltrillion trilogy trinity
trio triple triplettriplicate tripod trireme
trisect
Children in Year 6 should learn to spell words with the prefixes: micro-, hydro- and sub-.
micro (micro = small or minute)microbe microbiology microchemistry
microchip microcircuit microcomputermicrocosm microdot microelectronicsmicrofilm microlight micrometermicron micro-organism microphone
microscopic microsurgery microwave
hydra / hydro (hydra / hydro= water / fluid)hydrant hydrate hydraulic
hydrocephalus hydroelectric hydrofoil
hydrogen hydrography hydrologyhydrolysis hydrometer hydrophobichydroplane hydrosphere hydrotherapy
sub (under, secondary, imperfect, less than)subcommittee subconscious subcontinentsubcontract subculture subdivide
subdue subheading subjectsubmarine submerge submissionsubscribe subscription subsequent
subservient subside subsidisesubsidiary subsoil substancesubstitute subtitle subtractsuburban subway
Children in Year 6 should learn to spell words with an 'ex' prefix.
ex (ex = former, outside)exacerbate exact exaggerate
exam example exasperateexcavate exceed excelexcellent except exceptionalexcerpt excess exchangeexcited exclamation exclusive
excruciating excursion excuseexecute exempt exerciseexhale exhaust exhibit
exhilarate exhume exileexist exit exodus
exotic expand expanse
expect expedition expensiveexperience experiment expert
explain exploit exploreexplosion export exposeexpress expression exquisite
extension exterior externalextinct extra extreme
Children in Year 6 should learn to spell words containing 'con' and 'port'.
conBacon concerned condition
Conductors confided confusionConsider constantly constructive
Consumer containers contentContest continue contributeControl economy secondSeconds
PortAirport important opportunityReport sport support
Transportation