Year 6 Spelling
Programme
Spelling Programme Year 6
This is a termly weekly spelling list, through which all key phonemes, clusters, digraphs or rules are
covered from the National Curriculum September 2014. Key aspects or spelling rules to be focussed on
that week, are indicated in brackets. It is suggested that the children are tested at the start of the
week. This will give an indication as to which words they are confident with and those that require more
attention. These list of words will then be sent home on a Monday evening to be learnt with parents over
the remainder of the week, before the children are retested on a Friday. These words must be drawn
upon throughout the week in other areas of the curriculum, if they are to be embedded.
Autumn Term
Week Beg: 14/09/15
(plurals – adding s to nouns; es to nouns ending s,
x, ch, sh; changing y to i and adding es; add s to
nouns when the letter before the y is a vowel)
1. stars
2. plates
3. horses
4. clouds
5. dishes
6. torches
7. bushes
8. foxes
9. babies
10. cherries
11. boys
12. keys
Week Beg: 28/09/15
(Prefix dis, un, over, im Each have aparticular
meaning: dis – reverse; un – not; over –
above/more; im - opposite)
1. disappointed
2. dissatisfied
3. dissimilar
4. unsure
5. unnecessary
6. unnatural
7. overseas
8. overrule
9. overreact
10. impatient
11. immobile
12. immovable
Week Beg: 21/09/15
(plurals for words ending ‘f’ and ‘fe’; change f to
v and add es; nouns ending in o, add es)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
wolves
scarves
loaves
calves
knives
cliffs (exception)
chiefs (exception)
volcanoes
potatoes
tomatoes
hippos (exception)
cellos (exception)
cuckoos (exception)
Week Beg: 05/10/15
(using suffixes) *drop the e if the ssuffix begins with a
vowel; keep the e if the suffix begins with a consonant – look
out for the exceptions!
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
judge
judging
judgement
care
careless
caring
cultivate
cultivating
cultivation
alone
lonely
tune
tuning
Week Beg: 12/10/15
(using suffixes) * to add a suffix when the word
ends with a y (but sounds like i in tin), change the y
to i and add the suffix.
1. marry
2. married
3. marriage
4. funny
5. funnily
6. funnier
7. geology
8. geological
9. melody
10. melodious
11. bounty
12. bountiful
13. skill
14. skilful
Week Beg: 19/10/15
(maths and science words)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
Week Beg: 02/11/15
(ph words – ph come from the Greek language)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
graph
pheasant
phone
photo
physical
alphabet
dolphin
elephant
geography
microphone
pamphlet
sphere
addition
subtraction
multiplication
division
parallel
horizontal
vertical
circumference
evaporation
condensation
respiration
apparatus
laboratory
Week Beg: 09/11/15
(tricky words 1)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
familiar
yacht
amateur
scissors
wrist
build
thistle
muscle
guitar
psychology
pneumatic
occupy
embarrassed
accommodation
exaggeration
Week Beg: 16/11/15
(Root words)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
bicycle
aquariam
aerodynamic
supernatural
microscope
audience
portable
transfer
primrose
autograph
geology
prehistoric
Week Beg: 30/11/15
(unstressed letter sounds)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
family
boundary
raspberry
listener
different
separate
desperate
factory
generally
generous
government
interesting
Week Beg: 23/11/15
(word origins – different countries, names, languages,
sounds, abbreviations)
1. hoist
2. easel
3. burger
4. blizzard
5. okay
6. café
7. restaurant
8. ballet
9. kangaroo
10. dingo
11. kiwi
12. pyjamas
13. bungalow
14. verandah
Week Beg: 7/12/15
(tricky words 2)
1. committee
2. communicate
3. correspondence
4. embarrass
5. guarantee
6. harass
7. recommend
8. occupation
9. occur
10. opportunity
11. suggestion
Spring Term
Week Beg: 14/12/15
(tricky words 3)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
immediate
community
rough
enough
cough
dough
although
thorough
bought
brought
thoughtful
plough
Week Beg: 04/01/16
(geography and history words)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
Week Beg: 11/01/16
(ent, ence, at the end of a word)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
silent
silence
exist
existence
evident
evidence
convenient
convenience
excellent
different
difference
environment
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
castle
parliament
government
document
revolution
longitude
latitude
ocean
peninsular
island
location
settelement
country
county
archeology
Week Beg: 18/01/16
(ant, ance at the end of a word)
distant
distance
assistant
assitance
important
importance
relevant
relevance
nuisance
restaurant
hinderance
Week Beg: 25/01/16
(silent letters)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
thumb
subtle
debt
solemn
autumn
column
castle
listen
mortgage
Week Beg: 01/02/16
(silent letters)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
knight
kneel
knuckle
wreckage
wrinkle
swordfish
answer
scenery
scissors
resign
Week Beg: 08/02/16
(useful connectives)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
meanwhile
furthermore
therefore
however
nonetheless
alternatively
although
nevertheless
whereas
consequently
Week Beg: 29/02/16
(Near Homophones/homophones – need to
understand the difference in the meaning of the
words)
1. advise
2. advice
3. devise
4. device
5. affect
6. effect
7. compliment
8. complement
9. practice
10. practise
11. license
12. licence
Week Beg: 22/02/16
(Homophones – need to understand the difference in
the meaning of the words)
1. break
2. brake
3. threw
4. through
5. source
6. sauce
7. site
8. sight
9. allowed
10. aloud
11. waste
12. waist
13. peace
14. piece
Week Beg: 07/03/16
(er, or, ar at the end of a word)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
Week Beg: 14/03/16
(ery, ory, ary at the end of a word
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
mystery
discovery
cemetery
necessary
ordinary
secretary
library
burglary
story
factory
category
history
computer
newspaper
customer
soldier
shoulder
burglar
calendar
popular
particular
similar
interior
superior
calculator
radiator
Week Beg: 21/03/16
(tricky words 4)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
competition
explanation
profession
pronunciation
persuasion
communication
especially
incidentally
frequently
Summer Term
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Week Beg: 11/04/16
(tricky words 5)
immediately
sincerely
faithfully
equipment
development
embarrassment
disastrous
marvellous
mischievous
Week Beg: 25/04/16
(a plus double letters)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
announce
anniversary
applaud
attached
assembly
attention
accommodate
accompany
according
aggressive
appreciate
apparant
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Week Beg: 09/05/16
(unstressed vowel sounds)
explanatory
environment
secretary
jewellery
poisonous
company
desperate
definitely
difference
voluntary
reference
temperature
Week Beg: 18/04/16
(British English or American English)
1. centre
2. center
3. flavour
4. flavour
5. defence
6. defense
7. travelled
8. traveled
9. organise
10. organize
11. programme
12. program
Week Beg: 03/05/16
(ie and ei words) *i comes before e except after c or
when the sound is not ee
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
belief
hygiene
believe
patient
achieve
receive
perceive
either
protein
rein
sufficient (exception)
ancient (exception)
Week Beg: 16/05/16
(tricky words 6)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
stomach
criticise
prejudice
privilege
leisure
soldier
vehicle
hinderance
foreign
queue
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Week Beg: 23/05/16
(tricky words 7)
conscience
bruise
variety
bargain
awkward
desperate
definite
average
rhyme
rhythm
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Week Beg: 13/06/16
(tricky words 8)
controversy
available
curiosity
determined
conscious
signature
beginning
interrupt
identity
nuisance
Week Beg: 06/06/16
(ICT words)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Week Beg: 20/06/16
(using a dictionary)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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11.
12.
Week Beg: 27/06/16
(revision/recap)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
computer
Wi-Fi
electronic
hardware
software
gigabytes
internet
download
memory
spredsheet
virus
mouse
letters
words
vowel
consonant
order
alphabet
dictionary
definition
origin
meaning
guide
abbreviation
Week Beg: 04/07/16
(revision/recap)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Look Say Cover Write Check
Please use the checksheet below to help your child learn their weekly spellings. If they are secure and can spell the words on three separate
occasions, then please work with them each day only on the words they are having difficulties with.
Word
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday