Download Year 6 Term 2 Spelling objectives and tricky words

Week
Spelling
rule or
pattern
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Adding -ible & -able suffixes
-able is far more common than –ible.
-able usually used when you can hear a complete root word before it
e.g. comfortable. It is also used if there is a related word ending in
–ation.
-ible suffix is common when root word cannot be heard e.g. possible.
When adding a suffix beginning with a vowel to a word ending in
‘consonant, e’, the letter ‘e’ is usually removed (e.g. adorable).
If –able ending is added to a word ending in –ce or –ge, the root keeps
the ‘e’ otherwise the ‘c’ and ‘g’ sounds would be hard (as in cup & gap).
When adding –able to a root ending in ‘y’, the ‘y’ changes to an ‘i’ unless
preceded by a vowel (e.g. reliable but enjoyable).
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Use of hyphen
Hyphens can be
used to join a
prefix to a root
word, especially if
the prefix ends in
a vowel & the
root word begins
in one.
4
‘i’ before ‘e’
except after ‘c’
This rule applies
for words where
the letters ‘i’ and
‘e’ together make
an ‘ee’ sound.
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Adding suffixes
beginning with a
vowel to roots
ending in –fer
The ‘r’ is doubled
if the
–fer is still
stressed when the
ending is added.
The ‘r’ is not
doubled if the –fer
is no longer
stressed.
Examples
of words
following
the rule
(useful
exceptions
in
brackets)
horrible
terrible
visible
legible
incredible
responsible
possible
impossible
edible
inedible
reversible
irreversible
invincible
susceptible
(indestructible)
(sensible)
co-ordinator
re-enter
re-read
co-operation
co-own
pre-existing
pre-empt
pre-eminent
co-existing
de-escalate
brief
chief
grief
piece
achieved
receive
deceive
ceiling
perceive
relief
believe
retrieve
(protein)
(caffeine)
(seize)
referring
referred
preferring
preferred
transferring
transferred
reference
referee
preference
transference
inference
conference
deference
Weekly
tricky
words
recommend
relevant
restaurant
immediately
soldier
stomach
sufficient
suggest
twelfth
variety
adorable
respectable
forgivable
disposable
agreeable
dependable
comfortable
enviable
identifiable
enjoyable
valuable
breakable
reliable
understandable
changeable
applicable
considerable
signature
sincere
Year 6 Term 2 Spelling objectives and tricky words
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Homophones
In some pairs of
homophones
where one is a
noun and one is a
verb, the nouns
end in ‘ce’ and the
verbs end in ‘se’.
A useful clue –
advise (verb) is
pronounced with
a ‘z’ sound which
cannot be spelt
‘c’.
advice/advise
device/devise
licence/license
practice/practise
prophecy/
prophesy
vegetable
vehicle
yacht