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Tricky Words on the Year 5-6 List

English · Spelling & Word Study · ages 9-10
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Which spelling is correct?

    • neccessary
    • necessary
    • necessery

  2. Which spelling is correct?

    • accommodate
    • acommodate
    • accomodate

  3. The word 'committee' is spelled with two m's, two t's, and two e's.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Fill the gap in exa_erate with g letters. How many g letters are needed to spell the word meaning to make something seem bigger than it is?

    exa?erate

    Answer: ______________

  5. Which mnemonic helps you remember how to spell 'separate'?

    • There's 'a cat' in separate
    • There's 'a bat' in separate
    • There's 'a rat' in separate

  6. You are proofreading and see 'I immediatly ran home.' Which change gives the correct spelling?

    • Add e before ly to spell immediately.
    • Add m before ly to spell immediately.
    • Add t before ly to spell immediately.

  7. If a word doesn't follow regular phonics patterns, look-cover-write-check won't help you learn it.

    Circle one:   True   False

  8. You are checking a report. Which sentence needs a spelling change?

    • My conscience told me to give it back.
    • My conscience told me to tell the truth.
    • My concience told me to ask for help.
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Tricky Words on the Year 5-6 List W1-mt_sJyZW4qYUG-s1

  1. necessary · Necessary has one c, two s letters and a after ss. Neccessary adds a c; necessery uses e where that a belongs.
  2. accommodate · Accommodate contains both cc and mm. Each other spelling leaves out one letter from a pair.
  3. True · C-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e: m, t and e each appear twice.
  4. 2 · Exaggerate contains gg after exa. The gap needs 2 g letters.
  5. There's 'a rat' in separate · Separate contains a followed by rat: sep-a-rat-e. This clue reminds you to keep the middle a.
  6. Add e before ly to spell immediately. · Immediately is immediate with ly added. Keep the final e of immediate before ly.
  7. False · Look-cover-write-check can help you practise an irregular spelling by recalling it and checking every letter. The statement is false.
  8. My concience told me to ask for help. · Concience is missing s. The checked spelling is conscience, with sc after con.
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