Year 5 English The Year 5-6 word list, silent letters and the thesaurus: check-up and practice test questions

Method. Say the word slowly and check each letter against the tricky part.

1. Say the word slowly. Split it into parts and look at every letter.
   achieve
2. Compare the two spellings. Achieve has the ie pattern here.
   achieve is correct; acheive is not.
3. Write the answer.
   achieve

Check. The correct spelling is achieve. ✓

Method. Read the sentence and choose the list word that fits its meaning.

1. Read the sentence. The gap needs one word with this meaning.
   The school committee met to plan the summer fair.
2. Check the tricky part. com-mit-tee: two m letters, two t letters and two e letters.
   committee
3. Write the answer.
   committee

Check. committee fits the meaning and the spelling is correct. ✓

Method. Read the sentence and choose the list word that fits its meaning.

1. Read the sentence. The gap needs one word with this meaning.
   The books are sorted into one category on the shelf, with all the animal stories together.
2. Check the tricky part. cat-e-go-ry: the word ends in -ory.
   category
3. Write the answer.
   category

Check. category fits the meaning and the spelling is correct. ✓

Method. Say the word.

1. Say the word. We say knight as nite.
   nite
2. Find the letter. The k is not said.
   k
3. Write the answer.
   k

Check. k. ✓

Method. A word is on a page if it comes between the two guide words in alphabetical order.

1. Compare with the first guide word. Is pronunciation after profession in the alphabet?
   Yes, pronunciation is after profession
2. Compare with the second guide word. Is pronunciation before programme in the alphabet?
   No, pronunciation is not before programme
3. Write the answer.
   No

Check. pronunciation is not between the guide words. ✓

Watch out. A word that matches a guide word exactly is also on that page.

Method. A word is on a page if it comes between the two guide words in alphabetical order.

1. Compare with the first guide word. Is shoulder after secretary in the alphabet?
   Yes, shoulder is after secretary
2. Compare with the second guide word. Is shoulder before soldier in the alphabet?
   Yes, shoulder is before soldier
3. Write the answer.
   Yes

Check. shoulder is between the guide words. ✓

Watch out. A word that matches a guide word exactly is also on that page.

Method. Compare the first letters, then the next letters if needed.

1. Look at the first letter of each word. Put the letters in the order of the alphabet.
   marvellous (m), necessary (n), mischievous (m), muscle (m)
2. Compare the second letters where the first letters match. If two words start with the same letter, compare the next letter.
   marvellous, mischievous, muscle, necessary
3. Write the answer.
   marvellous, mischievous, muscle, necessary

Check. The words are in order from marvellous to necessary. ✓

Method. A synonym has a similar meaning.

1. Read the meaning. Enormous means very large.
   very large
2. Find the synonym. Huge means very large.
   huge
3. Write the answer.
   huge

Check. Huge. ✓

Method. Say the word in parts.

1. Say it in parts. sec-re-tar-y.
   sec-re-tar-y
2. Check the ending. The ending is -ary.
   secretary
3. Write the answer.
   secretary

Check. Secretary. ✓

Method. Say the word in parts and find the tricky letters.

1. Choose a word. Harass has ss at the end of the first part.
   harass
2. Name the tricky part. The double s is the tricky part.
   ss
3. Write the answer.
   harass; the ss is the tricky part, or honest; the h is silent

Check. Harass, and its tricky part is ss. ✓

Method. Say the word slowly and check each letter against the tricky part.

1. Say the word slowly. Split it into parts and look at every letter.
   accommodate
2. Compare the two spellings. Two c letters and two m letters.
   accommodate is correct; acommodate is not.
3. Write the answer.
   accommodate

Check. The correct spelling is accommodate. ✓

Method. Read the sentence and choose the list word that fits its meaning.

1. Read the sentence. The gap needs one word with this meaning.
   The local community has a park and a library.
2. Check the tricky part. com-mu-ni-ty: two m letters.
   community
3. Write the answer.
   community

Check. community fits the meaning and the spelling is correct. ✓

Method. Say the word in parts.

1. Say it in parts. i-land: the s is not said.
   i-land
2. Find the letter. The s is silent.
   s
3. Write the answer.
   s

Check. s. ✓

Method. A word is on a page if it comes between the two guide words in alphabetical order.

1. Compare with the first guide word. Is embarrass after ecology in the alphabet?
   Yes, embarrass is after ecology
2. Compare with the second guide word. Is embarrass before environment in the alphabet?
   Yes, embarrass is before environment
3. Write the answer.
   Yes

Check. embarrass is between the guide words. ✓

Watch out. A word that matches a guide word exactly is also on that page.

Method. Compare the first letters, then the next letters if needed.

1. Look at the first letter of each word. Put the letters in the order of the alphabet.
   equip (e), exaggerate (e), excellent (e), existence (e)
2. Compare the second letters where the first letters match. If two words start with the same letter, compare the next letter.
   equip, exaggerate, excellent, existence
3. Write the answer.
   equip, exaggerate, excellent, existence

Check. The words are in order from equip to existence. ✓

Method. Look for the word with the same meaning.

1. Read the meaning. Shout means call out loudly.
   call out loudly
2. Find the synonym. Yell means call out loudly.
   yell
3. Write the answer.
   yell

Check. Yell. ✓

Method. Say the word and look at the letters.

1. Say the word. We say scissors as siz-uz.
   siz-uz
2. Explain the letter. The c is written in the spelling but not said, so you must remember it.
   c is written but not said
3. Write the answer.
   c; it is written but not said

Check. The c is silent. ✓

Method. Check the spelling in a dictionary.

1. Look up the word. The dictionary entry is queue, with five letters.
   queue
2. Compare the spellings. Queu has four letters and is not in the dictionary.
   queue
3. Write the answer.
   No; queue is the correct spelling, with five letters

Check. Ali is not right; the spelling is queue. ✓

Method. Choose a list word and check its spelling in the sentence.

1. Choose a word. Sincere is a second half word.
   sincere
2. Write the sentence. The sentence uses sincere with the correct spelling.
   sincere
3. Write the answer.
   Mia felt sincere when she said sorry, because she meant every word.

Check. The sentence is correct. ✓

Method. Compare what each book gives you.

1. Dictionary. A dictionary gives the spelling and the meaning.
   spelling and meaning
2. Thesaurus. A thesaurus gives synonyms.
   synonyms
3. Write the answer.
   a dictionary gives the spelling and meaning; a thesaurus gives words with a similar meaning

Check. Different jobs for each book. ✓