year 5 spellings 2021 autumn 1 week 1 connectives

Year 5 Spellings – 2021 Autumn 1

Week 1

Spelling Pattern: connectives

Green Group Red Group Blue Group

however although moreover consequently subsequently suddenly eventually previously ultimately Challenge Words: unfortunately nevertheless

firstly secondly eventually afterwards sometimes earlier meanwhile finally however Challenge Words: moreover subsequently

first then when next later once after lastly soon because Challenge Words: firstly secondly

Week 2

Spelling Pattern: adverbs


thoughtfully violently courageously innocently thoughtfully seriously mysteriously unexpectedly boastfully powerfully Challenge Words: suspiciously obediently

actually foolishly lazily easily foolishly politely carefully seriously nearly probably Challenge Words: thoughtfully innocently

nearly softly carefully slowly quickly silently surely daily monthly yearly Challenge Words: actually noisily

Week 3

Spelling Pattern: Words ending in ‘able’ Green Group Red Group Blue Group

likeable peaceable debatable pleasurable adaptable inimitable desirable justifiable preferable disposable Challenge Words: knowledgeable impressionable

laughable fashionable reliable excitable lovable believable excusable manageable serviceable measurable sizeable Challenge Words: adaptable disposable

amiable durable laughable reliable excitable lovable sizable excusable adorable capable Challenge Words: fashionable believable

Week 4

Spelling Pattern: Words ending in ‘ible’ Green Group Red Group Blue Group

contemptible feasible negligible susceptible convertible flexible suggestible responsible reversible incredible Challenge Words: gullible tangible

illegible legible responsible eligible passible credible incredible reversible invincible suggestible Challenge Words: convertible susceptible

terrible horrible legible illegible edible audible credible sensible inedible passible challenge reversible, passible

Week 5

Spelling Pattern: Words containing silent letters


subtle Wednesday wreckage disguised knowledge wrinkled condemned whistled autumn Challenge Words: knowledgeable subtleties

doubt Wednesday wreck knowing knuckle knickers column castle guilty autumn Challenge Words: subtle scenery

climb thumb scene sword know knife wrote hymn kneel listen Challenge Words: column castle

Week 6

Spelling Pattern: Words containing ‘ough’


bough thorough dough enough plough though bought brought drought thoughtful Challenge Words: thoughtlessness thoroughly

thought wrought plough tough rough through bough cough bought brought Challenge Words: wrought thorough

enough tough rough bough cough nought sought bought plough thought Challenge Words: although brought

Week 7

Spelling Pattern: Words ending in ‘ible’ Green Group Red Group Blue Group

reversible possible susceptible illegible legible responsible eligible passible credible incredible reversible invincible Challenge Words: irresponsible indestructible

terrible sensible legible illegible edible audible credible sensible inedible passible Challenge Words: reversible susceptible

terrible horrible legible illegible edible audible passible inedible possible sensible Challenge Words: credible responsible

Week 8

Spelling Pattern: Words ending in ‘able’ Green Group Red Group Blue Group

adorable applicable changeable noticeable dependable comfortable enjoyable reliable unreliable identifiable Challenge Words: uncontrollable understandable

miserable reliable forgivable enviable amiable laughable reliable excitable lovable sizeable Challenge Words: identifiable dependable

durable laughable reliable excitable lovable sizeable reliable adorable capable Challenge Words: amiable excusable

Autumn 2

Week 9

Spelling Pattern: Words containing silent letters


island honest wrapper Wednesday wrinkle chemist answer foreign plumber knuckle challenge Words: autumn mortgage

knuckle wrestle dumb knee numb honest wrapper kneel answer know Challenge Word: ghost island

numb wrong chemist wrist know kneel knee wheat when dumb Challenge Word: rhyme wrinkle

Week 10

Spelling Pattern: homophones


cell sell made maid cereal serial isle aisle affect effect herd heard past passed accommodate accompany

pane pain vain vein grate great peace piece waist waste board bored accommodate accompany

hair hare plane plain here hear sum some flour flower accommodate accompany

Words in bold are from the statutory Y5 and 6 spelling list

Week 11



prophet profit advise advice knight night steel steal currant current according achieve

beach beech meet meat scene seen him hymn flower flour main mane break brake according achieve

herd heard read red bean been right write week weak hour our according achieve


Week 12

Spelling Pattern: Singular and plurals


calf calves antenna antennae self selves goose geese thief thieves aggressive amateur

woman women wolf wolves mouse mice knife knives louse lice aggressive amateur

man men die dice life lives tooth teeth half halves aggressive amateur


Week 13

Spelling Pattern: Words ending in ‘ibly’


visibly forcibly audibly sensibly possibly terribly credibly responsibly susceptibly implausibly ancient apparent

visibly forcibly audibly sensibly possibly terribly legibly flexibly credibly illegibly ancient apparent

horribly possibly audibly legibly terribly illegibly forcibly visibly sensibly legibly ancient apparent


Week 14

Spelling Pattern: Words ending in ‘ably’


unsuitably reliably variably remarkably enjoyably noticeably comparably presentably regrettably predictably appreciate attached

valuably reliably suitably capably notably variably enjoyably noticeably preferably arguably appreciate attached

ably stably capably notably variably suitably adorably enjoyably arguably appreciate attached


Week 15

Revisit/ review words from statutory Y5 and 6 spelling list


accommodate accompany according achieve aggressive amateur ancient apparent appreciate attached



Spring 1

Week 16

Spelling Pattern: Homophones


assent ascent whether weather check cheque piece peace dependents dependence

stares stairs plane plain sure shore steel steal witch which ascent assent

led lead steel steal alter altar sight site waste waist whether weather

Words in bold are challenge words

Week 17



available average awkward bargain bruise category cemetery committee communicate community



Week 18



competition conscience conscious controversy convenience correspond criticise (critic-ise) curiosity definite desperate



Week 19



determined developed dictionary disastrous embarrass environment equip equipped equipment especially



Week 20

Spelling Pattern: Words with ie When the sound is e write ie except after c


thief shriek piece pierce cashier siege believe grievous sieve brief exaggerate excellent

relieve priest relief field, belief yield brief sieve believe piece exaggerate excellent

relieve priest relief field belief yield brief sieve believe piece exaggerate excellent


Week 21



exaggerate excellent existence explanation familiar foreign forty frequently government guarantee



Spring 2

Week 22

Spelling Pattern: Words ending in ‘sion’


television provision division persuasion tension provision confusion comprehension conclusion aggression existence explanation

television provision division persuasion tension provision confusion vision conclusion evasion existence explanation

division tension evasion vision omission occasion session provision television version existence explanation


Week 23



harass hindrance identity immediate immediately individual interfere interrupt language leisure



Week 24

Spelling Pattern: Changing y to ies


puppy puppies jellies poppy poppies worry worries families babies cities familiar foreign

puppies puppy baby poppy poppies worry worries jelly jellies familiar foreign

city cities baby babies party parties cry cries familiar foreign


Week 25



lightning marvellous mischievous muscle necessary neighbour nuisance occupy occur opportunity



Week 26

Spelling Pattern: tion / ant / ance / ate


Observation Observant Observance expect expectation expectant tolerate toleration tolerant tolerance forty frequent

Observation Observant Observance expect expectation expectant tolerate toleration forty frequent

Observation Observant Observance expect expectation expectant forty frequent


Summer 1

Week 27



parliament persuade physical prejudice privilege profession programme pronunciation queue recognise



Week 28



draft draught precede proceed father farther guessed guest morning mourning government guarantee

draft draught which witch precede proceed father farther guessed guest government guarantee

stares stairs plane plain sure shore steel steal witch which government guarantee


Week 29



recommend relevant restaurant rhyme rhythm sacrifice secretary shoulder signature



Week 30

Spelling Pattern: Words ending in ible and ibly


possible possibly horrible horribly visibly sensible sensibly illegible illegibly gullibly harass hindrance

legible legibly possible possibly horrible visible visibly sensible terrible terribly harass hindrance

possible possibly horrible visible visibly sensible sensibly terrible terribly visible harass hindrance


Week 31

Spelling Pattern: Words ending in ous and ious


poisonous dangerous mountainous famous various tremendous enormous jealous humorous glamorous, identity immediately

famous various tremendous enormous jealous poisonous dangerous serious obvious curious identity immediately

serious obvious curious hideous courteous enormous jealous famous various dangerous identity immediately


Week 32

Spelling Pattern: French in origin


league tongue antique unique conquer cheque intrigue chef chalet brochure fatigue individual interfere

league tongue antique unique chef fatigue vague chalet machine plague fatigue individual

interfere

vague league tongue plague chef chalet machine vogue rogue brogue fatigue individual interfere


Week 33



sincere sincerely soldier stomach sufficient suggest symbol system



Summer 2

Week 34

Spelling Pattern: suffix -ation to change to a verb


negotiate negotiation collaborate collaboration manipulate manipulation inspire inspiration equate equation interrupt language

tempt temptation locate location create creation vacate vacation inspire inspiration interrupt language

form formation tempt temptation locate location create creation vacate vacation interrupt language


Week 35

Spelling Pattern: ure words


seizure treasure pleasure manicure adventure creature picture leisure furniture structure leisure lightning

measure treasure pleasure creature adventure creature picture nature furniture mature leisure lightning

measure treasure closure creature capture creature picture nature culture ensure leisure lightning


Week 36

Spelling Pattern: prefix anti and super


antiseptic antibiotic antibacterial clockwise anticlockwise antisocial antibody superstar supermarket antibodies marvellous mischievous

antiseptic antibiotic antibody antibacterial clockwise anticlockwise antisocial super superstar supermarket marvellous mischievous

anticlockwise clockwise antisocial social super star superstar market supermarket antibody marvellous mischievous


Week 37






The words in the three lists here are identical, as by the end of the year all children in Years 5 and 6 have a statutory list of words that they must learn to spell.

Week 38






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year 5 spellings 2021 autumn 1 week 1 connectives

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