Vikings Spellings 2015-16
Theme & Activity
Spellings
Term
Week
1
3
14th
Sept
Change each of these words to their plural
and then write a sentence for 3 words of
your choice. Your spelling test will be a
mixture of 10 singular and plural words.
What are the spelling rules?
statue umpire bargain bruise
career zone committee sign minor
object saucepan suit envelope
government knuckle blemish
sandwich boundary industry jury
majesty identity majority
4
21st
Sept
Change each of these words to their plural
by changing the ‘f’ to ‘ves, s’ Then write a
sentence for 5 words of your choice. Your
spelling test will be a mixture of 10 singular
and plural words.
calf elf half leaf self thief staff
puff sniff cliff knife wife life
believe curve
5
28th
Sept
How does each words spelling change?
Most nouns add s.
Nouns ending in hissing sounds add es.
Nouns ending in a consonant + y change y
to i and add es.
Nouns ending a vowel + y add s.
Review previous words.
century coward decimal favour
festival flavour fruit garage germ
index inhabitant instrument opinion
rhyme rhythm
6
5th
Oct
This is all about investigating irregular
plurals and their spelling patterns.
Your spelling test will be a mixture of
these words.
Complete 5 sentences to place the words
in context.
Next, use a dictionary and your own
knowledge to find 3 more words to add
to the list.
person – people
mouse – mice
goose – geese
die – dice
louse – lice
woman – women
foot – feet
child – children
antenna – antennae
formula – formulae
7
12th
Oct
What is a homophone? Use the correct
spelling in the correct context for each
of these words and the word with the
different meaning. Can you think of any
other homophones not in this list?
aisle, aloud, there, affect, heard,
ascent, stationary, desert, past,
bridal, cereal, complement, read,
8
19th
Oct
½
Term
Changing the tense of a word. What is a
believe celebrate challenge convince
correspond create debate deceive
demonstrate deprive develop
emigrate encounter encourage
endure blot clot crop ban benefit
suffix? Most words add s, ing, ed.
Words ending in e – drop the e add s,
ing, ed. Words with a short vowel
before the final letter double the final
letter. Choose 5 words and write the
words in context and their opposite
meaning.
Term
Week
Theme & Activity
9
3rd
Nov
Again this is about changing the tense of
a sentence. Use the words to show how
this can happen in each sentence using 3
pairs of words (6 sentences)
is – was
write – wrote
slide – slid
drive – drove
can – could
make – made
teach – taught
catch – caught
see – saw
are -were
10
9th
Nov
Investigate endings that sound like shun
invention inflation action injection
completion exception reaction
affection explanation junction
pronunciation
– tion. tion is used when the root word
ends in t or te. Take off the e before
adding tion. tion words are nearly always
Spellings
nouns. What are the root words? Make a
list because you may be tested on these
as well!
11
th
16
Nov
2
To investigate endings that sound like
shun – sion. sion is used if the root word
ends in d, de or se. There are some
exceptions. What are the root words?
Make a list because you may be tested
on these as well! Then write 3 sentences
using sion.
vision collision confusion transfusion
infusion corrosion
12-13
The last 2 weeks will be tests on all of
the above words so far. No sentences,
just learn them!
1
First
test
date
4th
Jan
To investigate endings that sound like
shun – ssion. ssion is used if the root
word ends in a ss (express) which is a
soft sh sound or in mit (permit). What
are the root words? Make a list because
you may be tested on these as well!
Then write 3 sentences using ssion.
percussion oppression recession
repression possession
2
11th
Jan
To investigate endings which sound like
shul (cial, tial). cial is common after a
vowel and tial common after a consonant,
Exceptions – initial, financial,
commercial, provincial. What are the
root words? Make a list because you may
be tested on these as well!
Write a complex sentences using each
official special artificial partial
confidential essential initial
financial commercial provincial
social special spatial sacrificial glacial
judicial crucial facial beneficial
potential martial celestial
consequential credential influential
Term
Week
Theme & Activity
Spellings
of the different word endings.
3&4
18th
–
25th
Jan
To investigate words ending in ant, ance
and ancy. Use ant and ance/ancy if there
is a related word with a clear ai sound in
the right position – ation words often a
clue. Can you change each word from
verb to adjective and noun? From verb
to adjective and noun, make three list to
group each o these words.
Write a complex sentences using each
of the different word endings.
observant observance (observation)
expectant expectance (expectation)
hesitant hesitance, hesitancy
(hesitation)
nuisance distant distance import
important importance assist
assistant assistance abundant
abundance converse conversation
conversant conversancy conversance
constant constancy defy defiant
defiance brilliant brilliance brilliancy
reluctant reluctance accept
acceptable acceptant acceptance
account accountant accountancy
accountable relevant relevance
relevancy elegant elegance elegancy
fragrant fragrance vacate vacation
vacant vacancy infant infancy
apply application applicant tolerate
toleration tolerant tolerance arrogant
arrogance buoy buoyant buoyance
buoyancy instant instance
5
8th
Feb
To investigate words ending in ent,
ence/ency. From verb to adjective and
noun, make three list to group each o
these words.
Write a complex sentences using each
of the different word endings.
innocent innocence decent
decency frequent frequency
confidence confident obey obedience
obedient independent independency
influence permanent evidence
evident violent violence silent silence
different difference efficient
efficiency absent absence patient
patience agent agency exist
existent existence competent
competence competency consist
consistent consistence consistency
proficient proficiency silent silence
translucent translucency translucence
transparent transparency
To investigate words ending in ive. ic and
ist. Before adding a vowel suffix drop
the final e or y. Write 5 sentences that
include a different connective with each
word from the list.
forgive massive excessive expensive
native relative attractive horrific
terrific comic electric scientific
artist specialist extremist novelist
To investigate adding suffixes which
begin with a vowel to words ending in
refer referred referring referral
prefer preferred preferring
6
22nd
Feb
7
29th
Term
Week
Theme & Activity
Spellings
Feb
fer. Write 5 sentences that include a
different connective with each word
from the list.
preference transfer transferred
transferring reference referee
transference confer conferring
conferred conference defer deferred
deferring deference infer inferred
inferring inference
8
7th
Mar
15th
–
22nd
Mar
To investigate how words transform
when suffixes are added. Look back to
earlier spelling rules when adding
suffixes.
How many suffix can you add to each
root word?
tion sion cian ssion ism ness ity ist
ology ise ate ify s es d ed en er est
ish
change class press child long
educate reduce critic care age
medicine kind compose decide help
small legal happy mobile definite
utter forbid destroy exaggerate
excavate interfere interrupt
introduce investigate operate
organise prefer protect realise
restore revise terminate
9&10 To investigate words which are often
misspelt when prefixes or suffixes are
added.
Add or remove the prefix or suffix. How
has the spelling of the word changed?
disappear disappoint beginning
business necessary necessarily
enrol especially jealous mischief
mischievous equip tremendous
marvellous relevant regret recent
recommend remove request resign
resemble tomorrow
Half Recap all words learnt so far to include
Term year 3/4 list.
3
1
12th
Apr
To investigate the use of the hyphen to
link words.
co-ordinate re-iterate pre-eminent co-own
Hyphens can be used to join a prefix to a
root word, especially if the prefix ends
with a vowel and the root word also
begins with one.
2
19th
Apr
To investigate i before e except after c
when the sound is ee.
c is usually followed by ei but there are
exceptions. The long a sound generally
indicates ei.
belief grief thief piece review
ceiling deceive perceive vein rein
weigh eight weird protein their
height seize ancient receive
receipt
3
26th
Apr
To investigate words containing the
letter string ough.
ought bought thought nought rough
The letter string can be used to spell a
number of different sounds.
4
3rd
To further investigate words with silent
letters.
tough enough cough through though
although dough plough borough
thorough
doubt island thistle Wednesday
knight answer rhubarb honest solemn
Term
Week
Theme & Activity
May
To understand the pronunciation of some
words have evolved over time.
5
9th
May
Spellings
knead
To investigate homophones focusing on
ce and se.
To understand ce is the noun and se is
the verb. Prove this rule!
6
16th
May
To investigate homophones and other
words that can be confused.
What do each of these mean?
How are you going to remember the
correct spelling for the meaning?
7
23rd
May
Year 5s only practise year 3/4 list
Half
Term
Resources
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2
Year 6 Spelling Exercise book – available
from the classroom to take home.
http://www.woodlandsjunior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy.h
tml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsand
pictures/teachers/
aisle/isle
aloud/allowed
there/their/they’re
affect/effect
heard/herd
ascent/assent
stationary/stationery
desert/dessert
past/passed