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Primary English · Year 6Chapter 4 · The statutory word list, part 2, roots and prefixes
Year 6 English · The statutory word list, part 2, roots and prefixes · Lesson 4.2

Year 6 English: Word list words 67 to 83, from opportunity to rhythm

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4.2

Word list words 67 to 83, from opportunity to rhythm

Year 6
Spell words 67 to 83 of the Year 5-6 statutory word list, in list order (Y5-6 spelling)
Story. The school library is putting on a poetry evening. The teacher says that a rhyme and a rhythm are both needed in a good poem, and that every pupil has an opportunity to read aloud.

Words 67 to 83 include words with the letters rh, words with a silent p, and words with double letters. Use the meaning of each word, then check its letters in order.

Words 67 to 83

No.WordMeaning
83opportunitya chance to do something
84parliamentthe group that makes the laws of a country
85persuadeto make someone agree or do something
86physicalrelating to the body
87prejudicean unfair opinion formed without knowing the facts
88privilegea special right or advantage
89professiona job that needs special training
90programmea planned series of events, or a television show
91pronunciationthe way a word is said
92queuea line of people waiting
93recogniseto know who or what someone or something is
94recommendto suggest something as good
95relevantconnected with the subject or the situation
96restauranta place where meals are bought and eaten
97rhymewords that end with the same sound
98rhythma regular pattern of beats
99sacrificegiving up something for a greater purpose

Key ideas

  • Words beginning with rh, such as rhyme and rhythm, are learned from the list.
  • The letter p in pronunciation is written but is not said.
  • Check the double letters, such as the rr in recognise.
Worked example 4.2.1
Write the word from the list that means a regular pattern of beats.

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

  1. Use the meaning. A regular pattern of beats is a rhythm.
    a regular pattern
  2. Check the first letters. Rhythm begins with rh, and the y is in the middle.
    rhythm
  3. Write the word. Rhythm is spelt r, h, y, t, h, m.
    rhythm
  4. Write the answer.
    rhythm

Check. rhythm begins with rh. ✓

Worked example 4.2.2
Which spelling is correct: pronounciation or pronunciation?

Method. Say the parts, and check each one in the spelling.

  1. Say the parts. Pro-nun-ci-a-tion: the word has nun, not noun.
    pro-nun-ci-a-tion
  2. Compare the spellings. Pronounciation has an extra o, so it is wrong.
    pronunciation
  3. Write the word. Pronunciation is the way a word is said.
    pronunciation
  4. Write the answer.
    pronunciation

Check. pronunciation has no extra o. ✓

Worked example 4.2.3
Write the word from the list that means a person who deals with letters and records in an office.

Method. Use the meaning, then check the ending.

  1. Use the meaning. A person who deals with letters and records in an office is a secretary.
    a person in an office
  2. Check the ending. Secretary ends in -ary.
    secret-ary
  3. Write the word. Secretary is spelt with -ary at the end.
    secretary
  4. Write the answer.
    secretary

Check. secretary ends in -ary. ✓

Watch out

Watch out: secretary is spelt with ary, and secret is a different word. Check the ending before you write it.

Exam tip

Grown-up tip. Ask your child to clap the beats of a rhythm, then to say the word rhythm. Ask them to write the word and to check its letters.

Exercise 4B  Practice: words 67 to 83

1
FWrite the word from the list that means: a chance to do something.
2
FWrite the word from the list that means: relating to the body.
3
FWrite the word from the list that means: a special right or advantage.
4
FWrite the word from the list that means: the way a word is said.
5
FWrite the word from the list that means: to know who or what someone or something is.
6
FWrite the word from the list that means: connected with the subject or the situation.
7
FWrite the word from the list that means: words that end with the same sound.
8
FWrite the word from the list that means: giving up something for a greater purpose.
9
PSWhich spelling is correct? Choose one: pronounciation or pronunciation.
10
PSWhich spelling is correct? Choose one: recognize or recognise.
11
RWhich letter is written but not said in pronunciation? Write the letter in the word that is silent, if one is.
12
PSWrite one sentence about a poem that uses the word rhyme correctly.
13
FWrite the word from the list that means to put forward an idea.
14
FWrite the word from the list that means a person's name written in their own style.
15
FWrite the word from the list that means honest, and meaning what you say.
16
PSCorrect the spelling in this sentence: The restaurent serves a sufficent meal.
17
FWrite the word from the list that means enough.
18
FWrite the word from the list that means a member of an army.
19
RExplain in one sentence why the word restaurant can be hard to spell.
20
FWrite the word from the list that means the part of the body where food is digested.

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