Spelling Word Lists (age 7+)
Spell words from the statutory word list for Years 3 and 4, including commonly misspelt words that do not follow regular patterns
What a learner can do afterwards
- Spell at least 20 words from the Y3-4 statutory list correctly (e.g., accident, believe, different, favourite, imagine)
- Identify tricky parts of statutory words and use a strategy to remember them (e.g., 'separate' has 'a rat' in the middle)
- Use statutory list words accurately in own writing across subjects
1 · Read
Some words just don't spell the way they sound. Words like 'believe' and 'different' are on your school's tricky word list for Years 3 and 4. You can't sound them out, so you learn them by heart instead.
Believe has a small word hiding inside it: b-e-l-i-e-v-e. Can you see 'lie'? Try the trick: never believe a lie. That helps you remember the 'ie' comes before the 've'.
When a word feels tricky, look at it, say it out loud, cover it up, write it from memory, then check. If you get stuck, look for a small word or a funny picture hiding inside the big word.
Tricky words don't follow the rules, so learn them by heart with tricks like hidden words and look-cover-write-check.
2 · Watch
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