KS2 English textbook

Chapter 1: Spelling patterns

Strand Spelling
Level Year 3
Practice 93 questions with step-by-step solutions

National Curriculum for England, Key Stage 2 English, Year 3. Content: Spell words with the i sound spelt y in the middle of a word, such as gym and myth, Spell words with the u sound spelt ou, such as young and trouble, Spell the ay sound spelt ei, eigh, ey and aigh, such as vein, eight, they and straight, Spell words from Greek, French and Latin with ch, gue, que and sc, Spell the first half of the statutory word list, from accident to important, Choose the right homophone or near-homophone by its meaning.

Open Year 3 chapter

By the end of this chapter you will be able to

Spell words with y that says the i sound, and ou that says the u sound
Spell the ay sound with ei, eigh, ey and aigh
Spell words with ch, gue, que and sc from other languages
Spell 49 statutory words, such as accident, believe and important
Choose the right homophone by its meaning, such as except or accept
Check a spelling by its tricky part, and correct it

You should already know

Tricky words and spelling patterns from Year 2, such as the o that says oh and the i that says eye
Common letter patterns, such as the ai and ee sounds (Year 2)

Where this leads

Prefixes and suffixes (Chapter 2), including the rest of the statutory word list
Proof-reading for spelling mistakes (Chapter 11)

Lessons in this chapter

Read the whole chapter on one page (good for printing).

Practise with real exam questions

The DfE publishes every past KS2 test, with mark schemes, for free.

KS2 English past papers