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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 4.3

Year 6 English: Word list words 84 to 100, from sacrifice to weird

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4.3

Word list words 84 to 100, from sacrifice to weird

Year 6
Spell words 84 to 100 of the Year 5-6 statutory word list, in list order (Y5-6 spelling)
Story. The head teacher wrote a thorough report about the school trip. She says the group had to make a sacrifice to save the money, and that the weather was weird, but the temperature was pleasant all day.

Words 84 to 100 are the last words of the list in this chapter. Some are long, some have silent letters, and some have tricky endings. Use the meaning of each word, then check its letters.

Words 84 to 100

No.WordMeaning
117secretarya person who deals with letters and records in an office
118shoulderthe joint between the arm and the body
119signaturea person's name written in their own style
120sincerehonest, and meaning what you say
121soldiera member of an army
122stomachthe part of the body where food is digested
123sufficientenough
124suggestto put forward an idea
125symbola sign that stands for something else
126systema set of parts that work together
127temperaturehow hot or cold something is
128thoroughcareful and complete
129thoughtan idea, or the past tense of think
130throughfrom one side of something to the other
131variousseveral different kinds
132weighthow heavy something is
133weirdstrange and odd

Key ideas

  • Learn each word with its meaning.
  • Check the double letters, such as the tt in thought.
  • Some words, such as through and thought, have a silent gh.
Worked example 4.3.1
Write the word from the list that means how hot or cold something is.

Method. Use the meaning, then check the spelling.

  1. Use the meaning. How hot or cold something is, is its temperature.
    how hot or cold
  2. Check the letters. Temperature has the ending -ure.
    temperat-ure
  3. Write the word. Temperature is spelt with -ure at the end.
    temperature
  4. Write the answer.
    temperature

Check. temperature ends in -ure. ✓

Worked example 4.3.2
Which spelling is correct: thorough or thorogh?

Method. Check the letters, including the ough ending.

  1. Say the letters. Thorough has ough at the end.
    thor-ough
  2. Compare the spellings. Thorogh leaves out the u, so it is wrong.
    thorough
  3. Write the word. Thorough means careful and complete.
    thorough
  4. Write the answer.
    thorough

Check. thorough has ough at the end. ✓

Worked example 4.3.3
Write the word from the list that means a planned series of events, or a television show.

Method. Use the meaning, then check the spelling.

  1. Use the meaning. A planned series of events, or a television show, is a programme.
    a planned series
  2. Check the letters. Programme is spelt with -gramme at the end in UK English.
    programme
  3. Write the word. Programme has the letters p, r, o, g, r, a, m, m, e.
    programme
  4. Write the answer.
    programme

Check. programme has mm, as in UK English. ✓

Watch out

Watch out: weird is spelt with ei, not ie. Learn it with the other words that have ei.

Exam tip

Grown-up tip. Choose three words from this section, and ask your child to write each one in a sentence of their own.

Exercise 4C  Practice: words 84 to 100

1
FWrite the word from the list that means: a person who deals with letters and records in an office.
2
FWrite the word from the list that means: honest, and meaning what you say.
3
FWrite the word from the list that means: to put forward an idea.
4
FWrite the word from the list that means: a set of parts that work together.
5
FWrite the word from the list that means: careful and complete.
6
FWrite the word from the list that means: from one side of something to the other.
7
FWrite the word from the list that means: how heavy something is.
8
FWrite the word from the list that means: strange and odd.
9
PSWhich spelling is correct? Choose one: wierd or weird.
10
PSWhich spelling is correct? Choose one: thougt or thought.
11
RWrite the word from the list that means the surroundings of a place, and is not in this section. Write the word only.
12
PSWrite one sentence about a trip that uses the word various correctly.
13
FWrite the word from the list that means to break into a conversation or an activity.
14
FWrite the word from the list that means the joint between the arm and the body, and say whether it has a silent letter. Write the word only.
15
PSCorrect the spelling in this sentence: The temperture fell below zero.
16
FWrite the word from the list that means giving up something for a greater purpose.
17
FWrite the word from the list that means a system of parts that work together.
18
RExplain why through and thought are both hard to spell, in one or two sentences.

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