Spelling- Term 2- Year 6

Week One
High Frequency Words / Rule Words / Mathematical Words / Theme Words / Spelling bee
ability
commercial
dangerous
competition
creative / enrage
congeniality
ingenious
originality
generalisation / difference
remains
altogether
sum of
total / Democracy
revenue
polling
cabinet
unification / aardvark
abattoir
apoplexy
apostrophe
arabesque
Spelling Rule
Soft ‘g’ : ‘g’ before e, I, or y may say, "j."
Assessment
·  Spelling pre/post testing
·  Anecdotal records / Evaluation
Week Two
High Frequency Words / Rule Words / Mathematical Words / Theme Words / Spelling bee
generation
immediate
determine
function
highly / aircraft
salmon
deer
innings
scissors / breadth
distance
span
far
estimation / federation
principles
recession
alliance
inflation / catastrophe
charisma
claustrophobia
coalesce
conscientious
Spelling Rule
ê  Some nouns are spelled the same for both singular and plural.
Assessment
·  Spelling pre/post testing
·  Anecdotal records / Evaluation
Week Three
High Frequency Words / Rule Words / Mathematical Words / Theme Words / Spelling bee
declare
destructive
encouragement
effective
improvement / children
radii
cacti
fungi
women / hectare
surface
measurement
calculation
formulae / dissolution
constitution
preference
deficit
constitution / counterintuitive
culottes
dachshund
diaphragm
dilapidated
Spelling Rule
For some plurals the words change completely.
Assessment
·  Spelling pre/post testing
·  Anecdotal records / Evaluation
Week Four
High Frequency Words / Rule Words / Mathematical Words / Theme Words / Spelling bee
document
independent
excellent
insurance
introduce / abilities
duties
economies
parties
replies / estimation
subtraction
addition
numerals
digit / government
democratic
declaration
citizens
Australian / dromedary
effervescent
entourage
epitome
exhilarate
Spelling Rule
ê  Change the ‘y’ to ‘i’ and add ‘es’ to nouns that end in consonant –‘y’.
Assessment
·  Spelling pre/post testing
·  Anecdotal records / Evaluation
Week Five
High Frequency Words / Rule Words / Mathematical Words / Theme Words / Spelling bee
performance
newspaper
photography
professional
knowledge / attorney
parsley
turkey
whiskey
jersey / capacity
volume
cubic
solids
abbreviation / adaptability
agreement
altruism
analysis
authenticity / focaccia
fuselage
gangrenous
genealogy
gesticulate
Spelling Rule
ê  Y as a long e: When y or ey end a word in an unaccented syllable, then the y says the long sound of e.
Assessment
·  Spelling pre/post testing
·  Anecdotal records / Evaluation
Week Six
High Frequency Words / Rule Words / Mathematical Words / Theme Words / Spelling bee
property
probably
journalist
network
obviously / partly
sadly
daily
happily
feebily / composite
multiples
calculations
remainders
divisible / authority
balance
commonality
community
compassion / gingivitis
gymkhana
hierarchy
hieroglyphics
idiosyncratic
Spelling Rule
Adjectives other than those ending in LE after a consonant form their adverbs by adding LY
Assessment
·  Spelling pre/post testing
·  Anecdotal records / Evaluation
Week Seven
High Frequency Words / Rule Words / Mathematical Words / Theme Words / Spelling bee
surround
schedule
statement
relationship
technology / bouncing
changing
sensing
unbelievable
gaseous / percentage
numerator
denominator
hundredths
equivalent / connection
conscientious
cooperation
critical
economy / incorrigible
indefatigable
jodhpurs
julienne
kibbutz
Spelling Rule
Drop the - e when -ing is added to words ending in -ce and -ge, but keep the -e when -able or ous is added.
Assessment
·  Spelling pre/post testing
·  Anecdotal records / Evaluation
Week Eight
High Frequency Words / Rule Words / Mathematical Words / Theme Words / Spelling bee
therefore
structure
society
straight
threaten / cartridge
smudge
misjudge
drawbridge
footbridge / tonnes
kilograms
gross
nett
mass / education
empowerment
environmentalism
equality
freedom / legionnaire
machete
maelstrom
maintenance
orienteering
Spelling Rule
‘dge’ may be used after a single vowel sound
Assessment
·  Spelling pre/post testing
·  Anecdotal records / Evaluation
Week Nine
High Frequency Words / Rule Words / Mathematical Words / Theme Words / Spelling bee
whatever
who’s
treatment
university
urgently / conscientious
deficient
efficient
proficient
sufficient / probability
likelihood
prediction
outcome
occurring / entitlement
history
responsibility
respect
leadership / ornithology
paparazzi
parachute
pharmaceutical
physique
Spelling Rule
The combination ‘cien’ has a ‘sh’ sound
Assessment
·  Spelling pre/post testing
·  Anecdotal records / Evaluation
Week Ten
High Frequency Words / Rule Words / Mathematical Words / Theme Words / Spelling bee
seventieth
strategy
restaurant
request
successful / dissatisfied
disinterested
illegal
illicit
misinform / half past
quarter to
calendar
months
years / sovereignty
sustainability
ownership
perspective
injustice / piquant
pirouette
pituitary
posthumous
psychoanalyst
Spelling Rule
“Adding Prefixes” Generally, adding a prefix to the beginning of a word does not change its spelling.
Assessment
·  Spelling pre/post testing
·  Anecdotal records / Evaluation