Name:……………………………………………….
As a school we do not set spelling homework at Key Stage 2. Children learn the rules and patterns of spelling within
class, as well as in support/catch-up groups as necessary. We have created a series of target word lists for homelearning for our families. These sheets are available for you to download from the ‘home-learning’ section of our
website.
However, the new National Curriculum for September 2014 lists the following words for Year 5 and 6 children to learn.
We suggest that you work on these regularly throughout the two year period. Any home-learning practise will support
school based learning of these words. Children learn at different paces and may still be working on accurately spelling
words from the Year 3 and 4 list when they are in Year 5 and 6. Your support is, as always appreciated 
accommodate
accompany
according
achieve
aggressive
amateur
ancient
apparent
appreciate
attached
available
average
awkward
bargain
bruise
category
cemetery
committee
communicate
embarrass
community
environment
competition
equip (–ped,
conscience*
–ment)
conscious*
especially
controversy
exaggerate
convenience
excellent
correspond
existence
criticise
explanation
(critic + ise)
familiar
curiosity
foreign
definite
forty
desperate
frequently
determined
government
develop
guarantee
dictionary
harass
disastrous
hindrance
National Curriculum (2014) word list for Year 5 and 6
Name:……………………………………………….
identity
parliament
shoulder
immediate(ly)
persuade
signature
individual
physical
sincere(ly)
interfere
prejudice
soldier
interrupt
privilege
stomach
language
profession
sufficient
leisure
programme
suggest
lightning
pronunciation
symbol
marvellous
queue
system
mischievous
recognise
temperature
muscle
recommend
thorough
necessary
relevant
twelfth
neighbour
restaurant
variety
nuisance
rhyme
vegetable
occupy
rhythm
vehicle
occur
sacrifice
yacht
opportunity
secretary
Strategies for helping your child to learn spellings:
 Try the Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check method – look at the word, say it aloud (try sounding it out), cover it
over, write it down in the school’s cursive handwriting style, now check it on this list
 Great for children who are visual learners
 Writing in play sand or on a chalkboard, whiteboard or even flattened ‘play’ dough with a pencil as a stylus can
make the writing process more interesting. Also try typing into a keyboard or tracing the letter on the back of
the parent/sibling/guardian who is supporting the learner  Great for children who learn best by doing.
 Children who like music may want to sing the spelling to you or children who like to learn by listening, may like
to record themselves into a Dictaphone or a voice recognition app to help them learn 
 REMEMBER: little and often when it comes to practise
For additional support please talk to your child’s teacher or the school Literacy co-crdinator, Caroline Morland.
National Curriculum (2014) word list for Year 5 and 6