Year 3 Spellings 2016 - 2017
Autumn 1
Week 1 5.09.16
Spelling Pattern: ay, a-e, a-i
Green Group
Red Group
mislay
space
entertain
phase
portray
became
available
remains
escape
brake*
chase
obtain
escape
raise
hesitate
reclaim
complain
exclaim
contain
explain
Challenge word:
hibernate
Blue Group
day
say
way*
play
away
make
made
game
Challenge word:
remain
Challenge word:
candidate
Words marked * are homophones
Week 2 12.09.16
Spelling Pattern: ee, y, ea
Green Group
Red Group
breathe
kneel
hungry
scene
breathe
screech
succeed
speech
please
theme
creature
between
eager
weave
piece
eerie
brief
clean
believe
scream
Challenge word:
agreeable
Challenge word:
believe
Words marked * are homophones
Blue Group
been
happy
jolly
funny
easy
copy
glory
very
peel
Challenge word:
empty
Week 3 19.09.16
Spelling Pattern: igh, i-e, ie, i, y
Green Group
Red Group
height
might
twilight
flight
plight
night
quite
sight
alive
time
design
tie
behind
behind
reply
quiet
polite
wise
while
while
Challenge word:
brightened
Challenge word: quite
Blue Group
by
sky
try
dry
find
mind
kind
high
sigh
Challenge word:
behind
Words marked * are homophones
Week 4 26.09.16
Spelling Pattern: ow, o-e, oa, o
Green Group
Red Group
throat
lonely
tomorrow
owner
remote
suppose
wonder
closely
boast
road
opponent
hope
obey
those
explode
roast
roast
coast
ceremony
poach
Blue Group
glow
show
most
low
slow
coat
home
hope
rope
Challenge word: those
Challenge word:
innocent
Challenge word:
window
Words marked * are homophones
Week 5 3.10.16
Spelling Pattern: oo, u-e, ue, ew, u
Green Group
Red Group
humour
usual
unique
visual
monument
brood
fortunate
manual
genuine
interview
interview
suit
ritual
uniform
circulate
bruise
valuable
natural
stimulate
chew
Challenge word:
speculate
Blue Group
soon
room
spoon
pool
blue
true
clue
glue
Challenge word: chew
Challenge word:
occupation
Words marked * are homophones
Week 6 10.10.16
Spelling Pattern: suffixes: -s, -es, -ed, -ing, -er
Green Group
Red Group
advancing
walking
accelerating
quickest
abbreviating
funniest
appreciated
luckier
connected
exploring
modifier
forgotten
friendlier
grabbed
agonises
beginning
Blue Group
dropped
saddest
sadder
humming
runner
fattest
sadder
saving
*accidentally
* actually
*accidentally
* actually
*accidentally
* actually
* 2 words each week are from the statutory Year 3 and 4 word list
Week 7 17.10.16
Spelling Pattern: prefix un- and teach disGreen Group
Red Group
uncertain
uneven
unexpected
unable
unmistakable
unequal
unfamiliar
unfair
disobey
disagreed
disapprove
disconnect
disqualify
disorder
disappoint
discussion
Blue Group
unhappy
unkind
unsafe
unwell
display
dismiss
dislike
distrust
*address
* answer
*address
* answer
*address
* answer
* 2 words each week are from the statutory Year 3 and 4 word list
Autumn 2
Week 8 31.10.16
Spelling Pattern: Apostrophe for contractions can’t, didn’t
Green Group
Red Group
Blue Group
does not - doesn’t
do not - don’t
thought
will not - won’t
can not - can’t
though
I will - I’ll
is not - isn’t
should
I would - I’d
I had - I’d
where
I have - I’ve
I am - I’m
would
there is - there’s
it is - it’s
something
he is - he’s
he is - he’s
know
she is - he’s
she is - she’s
were
*appear
*arrive
*appear
*arrive
*appear
*arrive
* 2 words each week are from the statutory Year 3 and 4 word list
Week 9 07.11.16
Spelling Pattern: Words with the /eɪ/ sound spelt ei, eigh, or ey (ey - they, ei
- vein, eigh - eight, aigh – straight
Green Group
reign
vein
reign
neighbour
sleigh
beige
sheik
Red Group
straight
weight
weigh
eight
rein
Blue Group
other
often
might
these
often
somehow
*build
*busy/business
*build
*busy/business
*build
*busy/business
* 2 words each week are from the statutory Year 3 and 4 word list
Week 10 14.11.16
Spelling Pattern: homophones
brake/break, grate/great, eight/ate, weight/wait, son/sun
Green Group
Red Group
Blue Group
affect
right
for
effect
write
four
peace
knew
see
piece
new
sea
threw
mite
here
through
might
hear
morning
there
to
mourning
their
two
whether
place
too
weather
plaice
*believe
*believe
*believe
*bicycle
*bicycle
*bicycle
* 2 words each week are from the statutory Year 3 and 4 word list
Week 11 21.11.16
Spelling Pattern: Prefix mis, anti, co, non
Green Group
Red Group
misinform
mistake
misfortune
misread
misbehave
misdeal
miscalculate
mishear
antidote
antifreeze
antibiotic
anti-clockwise
antiseptic
co-education
antidote
co-star
coincidence
co-writer
co-operate
co-operate
Blue Group
misprint
misfit
mislead
misspell
non-starter
non-drip
non-stop
mistake
*breath
*breathe
*breath
*breath
*breathe
*breathe
* 2 words each week are from the statutory Year 3 and 4 word list
Week 12 28.11.16
Spelling Pattern: Suffixes - less and –ful
Green Group
Red Group
merciful
wishful
pitiful
painful
beautiful
sorrowful
resentful
hopeful
successful
forgetful
merciless
endless
thoughtlessness
speechless
fearless
fearless
speechless
thankless
breathless
dreamless
Blue Group
hopeful
wishful
careless
homeless
earth
every
eyes
follow
father
first
*calendar
*calendar
*calendar
*caught
*caught
*caught
* 2 words each week are from the statutory Year 3 and 4 word list
Week 13 05.12.16
Spelling Pattern: Words ending in e – adding – ing
Green Group
Red Group
amaze – amazing
hope – hoping
raise – raising
take – taking
tiptoe- tiptoeing
write – writing
free – freeing
amaze – amazing
dye- dyeing
smile – smiling
agonise – agonising
accuse – accusing
annotate – annotating become – becoming
alternate – alternating amuse- amusing
accuse – accusing
excite – exciting
exhilarate –
confuse – confusing
exhilarating
Blue Group
come – coming
drive – driving
make – making
ride – riding
smile – smiling
found
garden
knew
often
goes
*centre
*centre
*centre
*century
*century
*century
* 2 words each week are from the statutory Year 3 and 4 word list
Week 14 12.12.16
Spelling Pattern: Revisit/review
Statutory word list for Years 3 and 4
Green Group
accident
accidentally
address
answer
appear
arrive
believe
bicycle
Red Group
accident
accidentally
address
answer
appear
arrive
believe
bicycle
Blue Group
accident
accidentally
address
answer
appear
arrive
believe
bicycle
The words in the three lists here are identical, as by the end of the year all
children in Years 3 and 4 have a statutory list of words that they must learn
to spell.
A new group of statutory words (2 per week) will be learnt each half term
and then revisited and reviewed at the end of each half-term.
Spring 1
Week 15 02.01.17
Spelling Pattern: Revisit/review
Statutory word list for Years 3 and 4
Green Group
Red Group
Blue Group
breath
breath
breath
breathe
breathe
breathe
build
build
build
busy
busy
busy
business
business
business
calendar
calendar
calendar
caught
caught
caught
centre
centre
centre
century
century
century
The words in the three lists here are identical, as by the end of the year all
children in Years 3 and 4 have a statutory list of words that they must learn
to spell.
A new group of statutory words (2 per week) will be learnt each half term
and then revisited and reviewed at the end of each half-term.
Week 16 09.01.17
Spelling Pattern: Spelling pattern ‘le’
Green Group
Red Group
example
middle
sensible
giggle
responsible
saddle
double
hobble
bundle
article
wobble
bicycle
guzzle
poodle
reliable
terrible
probable
crumble
trickle
example
Blue Group
able
table
cable
middle
little
apple
cuddle
simple
horrible
possible
*certain
*certain
*certain
*circle
*circle
*circle
* 2 words each week are from the statutory Year 3 and 4 word list
Week 17 16.01.17
Spelling Pattern: Common prefixes: un, de, dis, re, pre
Green Group
Red Group
Blue Group
dishearten
demist
unwell
disconnect
deform
refill
disembark
dislike
recall
disobey
dishonest
repay
decompose
rebound
dislike
premature
rebuild
unhappy
unofficial
replay
untidy
disqualify
predict
prepare
disappear
prepare
precaution
unusual
*complete
*consider
*complete
*consider
*complete
*consider
* 2 words each week are from the statutory Year 3 and 4 word list
Week 18 23.01.17
Spelling Pattern: How words change when –er and –est are added
Green Group
Red Group
Blue Group
quicker
quicker
know
quickest
quickest
only
longer
tallest
gone
longest
taller
lady
riper
closer
opened
ripest
closest
great
luckier
thinner
leave
luckiest
thinnest
other
crazier
happier
craziest
happiest
*continue
*decide
*continue
*decide
*continue
*decide
* 2 words each week are from the statutory Year 3 and 4 word list
Week 19 30.01.17
Spelling Pattern: How words change when er and est are added
Green Group
Red Group
Blue Group
quick
long
big
quicker
longer
bigger
quickest
longest
biggest
chilly
close
late
chillier
closer
later
chilliest
closest
latest
lucky
funny
hot
luckier
funnier
hotter
luckiest
funniest
hottest
*describe
*different
*describe
*different
*describe
*different
* 2 words each week are from the statutory Year 3 and 4 word list
Week 20 06.02.17
Spelling Pattern: Revisit/review
Statutory word list for Years 3 and 4
Green Group
Red Group
calendar
calendar
caught
caught
centre
centre
century
century
certain
certain
circle
circle
Blue Group
calendar
caught
centre
century
certain
circle
The words in the three lists here are identical, as by the end of the year all
children in Years 3 and 4 have a statutory list of words that they must learn
to spell.
A new group of statutory words (2 per week) will be learnt each half term
and then revisited and reviewed at the end of each half-term.
Spring 2
Week 21 20.02.17
Spelling Pattern: Revisit/review
Statutory word list for Years 3 and 4
Green Group
Red Group
complete
complete
consider
consider
continue
continue
decide
decide
describe
describe
different
different
Blue Group
complete
consider
continue
decide
describe
different
The words in the three lists here are identical, as by the end of the year all
children in Years 3 and 4 have a statutory list of words that they must learn
to spell.
A new group of statutory words (2 per week) will be learnt each half term
and then revisited and reviewed at the end of each half-term.
Week 22 27.02.17
Spelling Pattern: The spelling of nouns when s is added
Green Group
Red Group
Blue Group
army
Delay
game
armies
Delays
games
sandwich
watch
box
sandwiches
watches
boxes
penny
glass
pen
pennies
glasses
pens
puppy
table
fox
puppies
tables
foxes
donkey
party
key
donkeys
parties
keys
*difficult
*difficult
*difficult
*disappear
*disappear
*disappear
* 2 words each week are from the statutory Year 3 and 4 word list
Week 23 06.03.17
Spelling Pattern: Words with silent letters eg. Knee, gnat, wrinkle
Green Group
Red Group
Blue Group
knuckle
knee
knit
knight
knife
know
gnomes
know
write
gnarled
knock
when
wretch
gnaw
numb
wrestle
wheat
half
rhyme
sword
should
rhubarb
answer
would
plumb
whine
could
salmon
doubt
calm
*early
*early
*early
*earth
*earth
*earth
* 2 words each week are from the statutory Year 3 and 4 word list
Week 24 13.03.17
Spelling Pattern: Words with suffix ‘able’ and ‘ly’
Green Group
Red Group
reliable
drinkable
breakable
sinkable
unavoidable
readable
avoidable
enjoyable
probable
touchable
arguably
actually
personally
properly
eventually
friendly
originally
likely
especially
weekly
*eight
*eighth
*eight
*eighth
Blue Group
likely
really
whole
together
something
thought
through
other
goes
*eight
*eighth
* 2 words each week are from the statutory Year 3 and 4 word list
Week 25 20.03.17
Spelling Pattern: homophones
brake/break, grate/great, eight/ate, weight/wait, son/sun
Green Group
Red Group
brake
grate
break
great
grate
eight
great
ate
eight
weight
ate
wait
weight
son
wait
sun
son
sun
Words marked * are homophones
Blue Group
eight
ate
weight
wait
son
sun
Week 26 27.03.17
Spelling Pattern: Revisit/review
Statutory word list for Years 3 and 4
Green Group
Red Group
describe
describe
different
different
difficult
difficult
disappear
disappear
early
early
earth
earth
eight
eight
eighth
eighth
Blue Group
describe
different
difficult
disappear
early
earth
eight
eighth
The words in the three lists here are identical, as by the end of the year all
children in Years 3 and 4 have a statutory list of words that they must learn
to spell.
A new group of statutory words (2 per week) will be learnt each half term
and then revisited and reviewed at the end of each half-term.
Summer 1
Week 27 17.04.17
Spelling Pattern: Words with silent letters
Green Group
Red Group
knuckle
know
knight
knew
knife
knot
wrapper
wrist
wreck
sword
wretch
wrinkle
answer
honest
thumb
wrong
plumb
write
salmon
rhyme
*exercise
*exercise
*enough
*enough
Blue Group
knit
knee
know
half
numb
when
calf
should
would
could
*exercise
*enough
* 2 words each week are from the statutory Year 3 and 4 word list
Week 28 24.04.17
Spelling Pattern: Words with silent letters
Green Group
Red Group
gnash
gnaw
gnarled
whirl
rhubarb
whale
gnome
wrestle
whine
answer
chemist
thumb
debt
crumb
doubt
chalk
tomb
calm
honest
lamb
*experience
*experiment
*experience
*experiment
Blue Group
folk
yolk
when
where
what
was
rhino
*experience
*experiment
* 2 words each week are from the statutory Year 3 and 4 word list
Week 29 01.05.17
Spelling Pattern: Words with common prefixes: mis, non, ex, co, anti
Green Group
Red Group
Blue Group
misbehave
misplace
misread
miscalculate
miscount
misfire
misinform
mistake
exit
non-violent
mishear
expel
excursion
nonsense
co-star
external
non-fiction
antifreeze
export
extend
coincidence
explode
antiseptic
co-writer
antidote
anti-clockwise
*extreme
*famous
*extreme
*famous
*extreme
*famous
* 2 words each week are from the statutory Year 3 and 4 word list
Week 30 08.05.17
Spelling Pattern: Words with irregular tense changes
Green Group
Red Group
Blue Group
wind
grow
eat
wound
grew
ate
weep
begin
tell
wept
began
told
teach
write
find
taught
wrote
found
think
spend
are
thought
spent
were
buy
know
does
bought
knew
did
*favourite
*February
*favourite
*February
*favourite
*February
* 2 words each week are from the statutory Year 3 and 4 word list
Week 31 15.05.17
Spelling Pattern: Words with suffixes: shop, hood, ness, ment
Green Group
Red Group
Blue Group
dictatorship
membership
kindness
partnership
fellowship
fairness
apprenticeship
ownership
enjoyment
knighthood
falsehood
silliness
priesthood
childhood
statement
worthlessness
motherhood
movement
absent-mindedness
nastiness
document
government
tidiness
ointment
loveliness
replacement
willingness
*forwards
*forwards
*forwards
*fruit
*fruit
*fruit
* 2 words each week are from the statutory Year 3 and 4 word list
Week 32 22.05.17
Spelling Pattern: Revisit/review
Statutory word list for Years 3 and 4
Green Group
Red Group
enough
enough
exercise
exercise
experience
experience
experiment
experiment
extreme
extreme
Blue Group
enough
exercise
experience
experiment
extreme
The words in the three lists here are identical, as by the end of the year all
children in Years 3 and 4 have a statutory list of words that they must learn
to spell.
A new group of statutory words (2 per week) will be learnt each half term
and then revisited and reviewed at the end of each half-term.
Summer 2
Week 33 05.06.17
Spelling Pattern: Revisit/review
Statutory word list for Years 3 and 4
Green Group
Red Group
famous
famous
favourite
favourite
February
February
forwards
forwards
fruit
fruit
Blue Group
famous
favourite
February
forwards
fruit
The words in the three lists here are identical, as by the end of the year all
children in Years 3 and 4 have a statutory list of words that they must learn
to spell.
A new group of statutory words (2 per week) will be learnt each half term
and then revisited and reviewed at the end of each half-term.
Week 34 12.06.17
Spelling Pattern: To drop the ‘e’ for ‘ing’
Green Group
Red Group
suppose
exercise
supposing
exercising
separate
guide
separating
guiding
imagine
promise
imagining
promising
notice
dare
noticing
daring
pressure
share
pressuring
sharing
Blue Group
people
looked
called
asked
could
their
about
house
very
make
*grammar
*group
*grammar
*group
*grammar
*group
* 2 words each week are from the statutory Year 3 and 4 word list
Week 35 19.06.17
Spelling Pattern: To focus on prefixes and suffixes.
Green Group
Red Group
untied
unhappy
decrease
dislike
accidentally
disagree
declutter
dangerous
multimedia
comfortable
encode
impossible
injustice
kindness
interact
defrost
unfriendly
antifreeze
nonsense
semicircle
Blue Group
about
after
again
another
once
over
school
your
take
people
*guard
*guard
*guard
*guide
*guide
*guide
* 2 words each week are from the statutory Year 3 and 4 word list
Week 36 26.06.17
Spelling Pattern: This list of spellings are ordinal numbers, which link to our
Maths learning
Green Group
Red Group
Blue Group
first
first
first
second
second
second
third
third
third
fourth
fourth
fourth
fifth
fifth
fifth
sixth
sixth
sixth
seventh
seventh
seventh
eighth
eighth
eighth
ninth
ninth
ninth
tenth
tenth
tenth
*opposite
*often
*opposite
*often
*opposite
*often
* 2 words each week are from the statutory Year 3 and 4 word list
All three lists are identical as all Year 3 children need to know how to spell
ordinal numbers as part of the National Curriculum for Maths.
Week 37 03.07.17
Spelling Pattern: Words that end in ‘ly’
Green Group
Red Group
peculiarly
actually
strangely
strangely
completely
naturally
increasingly
certainly
definitely
absolutely
abnormally
accidentally
absently
highly
hideously
miserably
flatteringly
morally
flamboyantly
oddly
Blue Group
above
across
almost
along
also
around
asked
always
animal
*height
*history
*height
*history
*height
*history
* 2 words each week are from the statutory Year 3 and 4 word list
Week 38 10.07.17
Spelling Pattern: To drop the ‘y’ for an ‘i’
Green Group
Red Group
vary
naughty
various
naughtily
ordinary
history
ordinarily
historically
clumsy
century
clumsily
centuries
complimentary
cherry
complimentarily
cherries
cranky
busy
crankily
business
Blue Group
balloon
baby
before
began
being
below
better
between
both
birthday
*imagine
*increase
*imagine
*increase
*imagine
*increase
* 2 words each week are from the statutory Year 3 and 4 word list
Week 39 17.07.17
Spelling Pattern: Revisit/review
Statutory word list for Years 3 and 4
Green Group
Red Group
accidentally
accidentally
actually
actually
address
address
answer
answer
appear
appear
arrive
arrive
believe
believe
bicycle
bicycle
breath
breath
breathe
breathe
Blue Group
accidentally
actually
address
answer
appear
arrive
believe
bicycle
breath
breathe
The words in the three lists here are identical, as by the end of the year all
children in Years 3 and 4 have a statutory list of words that they must learn
to spell.
A new group of statutory words (2 per week) will be learnt each half term
and then revisited and reviewed at the end of each half-term.