Year 5 & 6 Statutory Spelling List
These are the 100 words from the national curriculum English appendix that children in Year 5 and 6 are expected to learn to spell. They appear regularly in the GPS spelling paper and across all SATs writing tasks. Print this list and work through a few words each day — little and often is the best approach.
Year 5 & 6 Statutory Spelling Words
National Curriculum — 100 words
Tips for Learning These Words
Don’t try to learn all 100 at once. Pick five or ten words each week. Write them out, use them in sentences, and test regularly using the “look, cover, write, check” method. Pay special attention to the tricky bits — the double letters in “accommodate”, the silent “b” in “subtle”, the “ch” in “yacht”.
Many of these words share spelling patterns. Group words that follow the same rule together — for example, words ending in “-ous” (marvellous, mischievous) or words with a silent letter. Spotting patterns makes them much easier to remember.
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