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Primary English · Year 6Chapter 3 · Silent letters and the statutory word list, part 1
Year 6 English · Silent letters and the statutory word list, part 1 · Lesson 3.4

Year 6 English: Word list words 35 to 50, from embarrass to hindrance

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3.4

Word list words 35 to 50, from embarrass to hindrance

Year 6
Spell words 35 to 50 of the Year 5-6 statutory word list, in list order (Y5-6 spelling), Use a dictionary to check the spelling and meaning of a word from the list (Y5-6 spelling)
Story. Sam is writing a letter to a sports club. He says he is sorry for the hindrance caused by the late bus, and he hopes that the club will not be embarrassed by the delay. He checks the spelling in a dictionary before he posts it.

These are words 35 to 50 of the word list. Some of them have double letters, such as the ss in embarrass and the gg in exaggerate. Others, such as forty, are spelt in a way that is not obvious, so learn them.

Words 35 to 50

No.WordMeaning
35embarrassto make someone feel awkward or ashamed
36environmentthe surroundings where people, plants and animals live
37equipto supply someone with what they need
38especiallymore than other things, in particular
39exaggerateto make something seem bigger or better than it is
40excellentextremely good
41existencethe state of being alive or real
42explanationa set of reasons that makes something clear
43familiarwell known to you
44foreignfrom another country
45fortythe number that is four times ten
46frequentlyoften, many times
47governmentthe people who run a country
48guaranteea promise that something will happen or be right
49harassto keep annoying or bothering someone
50hindrancesomething that holds you back

Key ideas

  • Learn each word from its meaning.
  • Check the double letters, such as ss in embarrass.
  • Use a dictionary to confirm the spelling and meaning.
Worked example 3.4.1
Write the word from the list that means to make someone feel awkward or ashamed.

Method. Use the meaning, then check the double letters.

  1. Use the meaning. To make someone feel awkward or ashamed is to embarrass them.
    embarrass
  2. Check the double letters. Embarrass has rr and ss.
    rr and ss
  3. Write the word. Embarrass has two r letters and two s letters.
    embarrass
  4. Write the answer.
    embarrass

Check. embarrass has rr and ss. ✓

Worked example 3.4.2
Which spelling is correct: exagerate or exaggerate?

Method. Check the double letters.

  1. Say the letters. Exaggerate has gg in the middle.
    exag-ger-ate
  2. Compare the spellings. Exagerate has only one g, so it is missing a letter.
    exaggerate
  3. Write the word. Exaggerate means to make something seem bigger than it is.
    exaggerate
  4. Write the answer.
    exaggerate

Check. exaggerate has gg. ✓

Worked example 3.4.3
Write the number from the list that is four times ten.

Method. Use the meaning, then learn the spelling.

  1. Use the meaning. Four times ten is forty.
    four times ten
  2. Learn the spelling. Forty is spelt with -ty at the end, not -ti.
    forty
  3. Write the word. The number is forty.
    forty
  4. Write the answer.
    forty

Check. forty is spelt f, o, r, t, y. ✓

Watch out

Watch out: forty does not contain the word four. Learn it as a separate word, and check that it has an -ty ending.

Exam tip

Grown-up tip. Ask your child to look up two words from this section in a dictionary. Ask them to read the entry aloud, then to say the meaning in their own words.

Exercise 3D  Practice: words 35 to 50

1
FWrite the word from the list that means: to make someone feel awkward or ashamed.
2
FWrite the word from the list that means: the surroundings where people, plants and animals live.
3
FWrite the word from the list that means: to make something seem bigger or better than it is.
4
FWrite the word from the list that means: extremely good.
5
FWrite the word from the list that means: well known to you.
6
FWrite the word from the list that means: often, many times.
7
FWrite the word from the list that means: the people who run a country.
8
FWrite the word from the list that means: something that holds you back.
9
PSWhich spelling is correct? Choose one: exagerate or exaggerate.
10
PSWhich spelling is correct? Choose one: hinderance or hindrance.
11
FWhich letters are written twice in a row in embarrass? Write them in order.
12
PSWrite one sentence about a shop that uses the word bargain correctly.
13
FWrite the word from the list that means from another country.
14
FWrite the word from the list that means often, many times.
15
FWrite the word from the list that means to keep annoying or bothering someone.
16
PSCorrect the spelling in this sentence: The guarante on the new bike was for two years.
17
FWrite the word from the list that means a promise that something will happen or be right.
18
RExplain in one sentence how a dictionary helps you check the spelling of exaggerate.
19
RExplain why the word forty is hard to spell from its meaning alone.

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