Year 5 English: The Year 5-6 word list, first half
Part of the Year 5 English the year 5-6 word list, silent letters and the thesaurus chapter. Chapter overview · whole chapter on one page
The Year 5-6 word list, first half
Key pattern
The Year 5-6 list has about a hundred words. Many of them are long and have double letters or unusual endings.
Say each word in parts, then check every part: ac-com-mo-date has two c and two m.
Learn the words with a tricky part in mind, such as ie in achieve and ery in cemetery.
Key ideas
- Some list words have double letters: accommodate, committee, communicate.
- Some have an unusual vowel pattern: achieve has ie, and cemetery has e in two places.
- The word ends can be tricky: -ary, -ent, -ance, -ence, -ious and -ible.
- Learn the spelling by saying the word in parts and writing it out again.
Method. Split the word into parts and check each part.
- Say the word in parts. ac-com-mo-date.ac-com-mo-date
- Check the double letters. There are two cs in the first part and two ms in the middle.cc and mm
- Write the answer. accommodate
Check. Accommodate has two cs and two ms. ✓
Method. Look at the i and e in the middle of the word.
- Find the tricky part. The sound at the end is ee, spelled ieve.ieve
- Compare the spellings. The i comes before e in this word, after the letters ch.achieve
- Write the answer. achieve
Check. Achieve is correct. ✓
Watch out. The rule "i before e, except after c" does not apply here. Learn achieve as a word to remember.
Method. Say it slowly and write every letter.
- Say it in parts. ce-me-te-ry.ce-me-te-ry
- Check the vowels. There is an e in the first part, then e in the second part and the last part.cemetery
- Write the answer. cemetery
Check. Cemetery has e in three places. ✓
Exercise 3A Practice: first half of the list
Method. Read the sentence and choose the list word that fits its meaning.
- Read the sentence. The gap needs one word with this meaning.I will accompany you to the shop after school.
- Check the tricky part. ac-com-pa-ny: two c letters at the start.accompany
- Write the answer. accompany
Check. accompany fits the meaning and the spelling is correct. ✓
Method. Read the sentence and choose the list word that fits its meaning.
- Read the sentence. The gap needs one word with this meaning.The label is attached to the box with string.
- Check the tricky part. at-tach-ed: two t letters at the start, then ch.attached
- Write the answer. attached
Check. attached fits the meaning and the spelling is correct. ✓
Method. Read the sentence and choose the list word that fits its meaning.
- Read the sentence. The gap needs one word with this meaning.The old bike was a real bargain, so I bought it for one pound.
- Check the tricky part. bar-gain: the word ends in ain.bargain
- Write the answer. bargain
Check. bargain fits the meaning and the spelling is correct. ✓
Method. Read the sentence and choose the list word that fits its meaning.
- Read the sentence. The gap needs one word with this meaning.The school committee met on Tuesday to talk about the new rules.
- Check the tricky part. com-mit-tee: two m letters, two t letters and two e letters.committee
- 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.
- Read the sentence. The gap needs one word with this meaning.We must communicate our plans clearly so everyone knows them.
- Check the tricky part. com-mu-ni-cate: the word has two m letters.communicate
- Write the answer. communicate
Check. communicate fits the meaning and the spelling is correct. ✓
Method. Read the sentence and choose the list word that fits its meaning.
- Read the sentence. The gap needs one word with this meaning.Mina won first prize in the art competition at the library.
- Check the tricky part. com-pe-ti-tion: the ending is -tion.competition
- Write the answer. competition
Check. competition fits the meaning and the spelling is correct. ✓
Method. Say the word slowly and check each letter against the tricky part.
- Say the word slowly. Split it into parts and look at every letter.accommodate
- Compare the two spellings. Two c letters and two m letters: ac-com-mo-date.accommodate is correct; acommodate is not.
- Write the answer. accommodate
Check. The correct spelling is accommodate. ✓
Method. Say the word slowly and check each letter against the tricky part.
- Say the word slowly. Split it into parts and look at every letter.achieve
- Compare the two spellings. Achieve has the ie pattern here, so spell it ie.achieve is correct; acheive is not.
- Write the answer. achieve
Check. The correct spelling is achieve. ✓
Method. Say the word slowly and check each letter against the tricky part.
- Say the word slowly. Split it into parts and look at every letter.cemetery
- Compare the two spellings. Cemetery ends in -ery, not -ary.cemetery is correct; cemetary is not.
- Write the answer. cemetery
Check. The correct spelling is cemetery. ✓
Method. Say the word slowly and check each letter against the tricky part.
- Say the word slowly. Split it into parts and look at every letter.environment
- Compare the two spellings. en-vi-ron-ment has an n after the first vowel, then the letters -ment.environment is correct; enviroment is not.
- Write the answer. environment
Check. The correct spelling is environment. ✓
Method. Say the word slowly and check each letter against the tricky part.
- Say the word slowly. Split it into parts and look at every letter.government
- Compare the two spellings. gov-ern-ment: the word has n and then -ment.government is correct; goverment is not.
- Write the answer. government
Check. The correct spelling is government. ✓
Method. Look for two of the same letters next to each other.
- Look at the list. Committee has tt and ee next to each other.committee
- Name the letters. The letters t and e are doubled in committee.tt and ee
- Write the answer. committee; the tt and ee are doubled
Check. Committee has double t and double e. ✓