Year 3 Spelling List UPDATED– Term 6. Remember: LOOK, COVER, WRITE, CHECK
Testing Period
Testing Period
Week commencing 1st Week commencing
June 2015
8th June 2015
Testing Period
Week commencing 15th June
2015
Testing Period
Week commencing 22nd June 2015
1. ea- e
head
heavy
ready
indeed
spread
dread
1. ow
town
crowd
frown
now
however
eyebrow
1.ight
light
night
right
bright
fright
high
2. Homophones and
near homophones
(remember to learn
the meaning as well)
fair / fare
scene / seen
weather / whether
2. Homophones and near
homophones
here/hear
medal/meddle
knot/not
2. Homophones and near
homophones
plain/plane
missed/mist
heel/heal
2. Homophones and near
homophones
two/too/to
won/one
knew/new
3.Commonly misspelt
words / high
frequency
went
which
why
3.Commonly misspelt words /
high frequency
although
does
after
3. Commonly misspelt words /
high frequency
said
heart
again
3. Commonly misspelt words / high
frequency
argue
every
before
4. National curriculum spellings
suppose
surprise
therefore
4. National curriculum spellings
though
although
thought
4. National curriculum spellings
believe
various
weight
1. all – al
all
fall
hall
tall
wall
small
4. National curriculum
spellings
straight
strange
strength
Testing Period
Week commencing
29th June 2015
1. a (sounds like
ar)
class
grass
glass
pass
ask
after
2. Homophones and
near homophones
there/their
which/witch
by/buy
3.Commonly misspelt
words / high
frequency
Saturday
does
really
4. National curriculum
spellings
woman
women
accidentally
Testing Period
Week commencing 6th July 2015
1. o (sounds like u)
mother
other
won
Monday
month
rather
2. Spelling rule (part 1)
Adding endings ing, ed and er
When a word ends with TWO
consonants you usually add –ing,
-ed or -er.
For example:
jump  jumping jumper jumped
walk  walking walker walked
paint  painting painter painted
dress dressing dresser dressed
3.Commonly misspelt words /
high frequency
who
many
where
4. National curriculum spellings
actual
actually
address
Testing Period
Week commencing 13th July
2015
1. o (sounds like u)
come
some
done
glove
love
money
2. Spelling rule (part 2)
Adding endings ing, ed and er
When a word ends with a LONG
(drawn out) vowel sound and a
consonant you usually just add –
ing, -ed or -er.
For example:
peel  peeling peeler peeled
sail  sailing sailed
boil  boiling boiler boiled
shout shouting shouted
3.Commonly misspelt words /
high frequency
could
should
would
4. National curriculum spellings
answer
appear
arrive