England Nat. Curriculum Yr 1

Sounds /f/ /l/ /s/ /z/ /k/ at end

digraph 'ff' at end of word

puff off cuff huff

'll' at end of word

bell ill doll fell fill hill tell well

'ss' at end of word

kiss hiss boss less loss mess fuss miss

'zz' at end of word

buzz fizz

'ck' ending

kick back pack pick sack tick sick

Exceptions to 2 letters at end

if us bus yes pal

Sounds /nk/; /tch/; /v/ as -ve

'-nk' as in bank

bank bunk honk pink sink sunk think wink

/tch/ sound as in catch

catch fetch hutch kitchen notch pitch witch

Exceptions to -tch for /tch/

rich which much such

/v/ sound at end as in love

love have live give

Words of more than 1 syllable

2 syllables

rabbit pocket begun carrot thunder sunset

Add '-s' or '-es' to nouns and verbs

Plurals ending in -s

beds cubs jugs pans pins rocks

3rd person singular ending in -s

flaps wags spends thanks

Plurals ending in -es

boxes matches brushes wishes

3rd person singular ending in -es

catches fixes washes watches

Adding 'ed' 'ing' 'er', unchanged root

Simply add -ing to verbs

bending buzzing hunting jumping costing resting

Simply add -er to verbs

buzzer catcher helper hunter

Simply add -ed sounds like /ed/

hunted lifted melted mended rested

Simply add -ed sounds like /d/

buzzed filled killed

Simply add -ed sounds like /t/

crashed dressed jumped limped puffed

Adding 'er' 'est', unchanged root

Simply add -er to adjectives

fresher grander quicker older richer thicker

Simply add -est to adjectives

freshest grandest oldest quickest softest

Vowel digraphs 'ai' to 'ur'

'ai' as in nail

nail rain train paid afraid snail aim

'oi' as in boil

boil oil join coin point soil moist

'ay' as in play

play may day say way stay tray spray crayon

'oy' as in boy

boy toy joy enjoy annoy royal loyal

'a-e' as in cake

cake came game late made same safe take

'e-e' as in swede

swede theme these complete delete

'i-e' as in five

five ride side time like slide bike white line quite

'o-e' as in note

note home those woke hope hole rose stone

'u-e' as in cube (/yoo/)

cube use tube tune huge

'u-e' as in flute (/oo/

flute June rule rude crude brute plume

'ar' as in car

car start park arm garden farm dark bark

'ee' as in tree

tree see green meet week sleep speed

'ea' as in beak (/ee/)

beak sea dream meat each read seat team

'ea' as in bread (/e/

bread head meant instead read dead deaf thread

'er' as in fern (/ur/)

fern her term verb person kerb stern perfect

'er' as in better (/uh/)

better under summer winter sister helper never

'ir' as in bird

bird girl first dirty shirt skirt third

'ur' as in church

church burst burn curl hurt turn Thursday fur

Vowel digraphs 'oo' to 'ie'

'oo' as in boot (/oo/)

boot food moon cool zoo soon spoon

'oo' as in book (/uu/)

book took foot wood good cook look hook

'oa' as in coat

coat coach coal coast boat float goal loaf road soap

'oe' as in toe

toe hoe foe woe goes

'ou' as in cloud

cloud out about mouth around sound count ground

'ow' as in cow (/ow/)

cow now how down town brown clown crowd

'ow' as in window (/oh/)

window own blow snow grow show throw yellow

'ue' as in blue

blue clue glue true untrue

'ue' as in statue

statue value argue rescue Tuesday pursue due

'ew' as in screw

screw grew flew drew threw blew chew

'ew' as in newt

newt few new dew stew

'ie' as in pie (/y/)

pie lie die tie cried tried dries dried

'ie' as in thief (/i:/)

thief field chief brief grief relief shriek

Vowel digraphs/trigraphs 'igh' to 'are'

'igh' as in night

night high sigh light bright right thigh

'or' as in fork

fork for morning born short sort sport horse

'ore' as in shore

shore more score before snore sore swore wore

'aw' as in paw

paw saw draw jaw law lawn yawn raw straw crawl

'au' as in haunt

haunt author August dinosaur astronaut taunt

'air' as in chair

chair air fair fairy hair pair stairs unfair

'ear' as in ear

ear dear hear beard near year spear

'ear' as in bear (/air/)

bear pear swear tear wear

'ear' as in earth

earth earn early heard learn pearl search learning

'are' as in bare (/air/)

bare care dare rare scared share spare beware

Words ending in '-y'

Words ending '-y' (/ee/ or /i/)

very happy funny party family puppy silly

New consonant spellings 'ph' & 'wh'

'ph' as in dolphin

dolphin alphabet elephant phonics phantom

'wh' as in wheel

wheel when where whisper which whack while

Using 'k' for the /k/ sound

'k' for /k/ sound before 'e' 'i' & 'y'

kept sketch kit king skin sulky Kent

Adding the prefix 'un-'

Adding 'un-' as a prefix

unhappy undo unload unfair unlock unwell unsafe

Compound words

Two words joined together

football playground farmyard bedroom blackberry dustbin handbag

Common exception words

Yr 1 exceptions 'the' to 'says'

the a do to today of said says

Yr 1 exceptions 'are' to 'has'

are were was is his has

Yr 1 exceptions 'I' to 'we'

I you your they be he me she we

Yr 1 exceptions 'no' to 'where'

no go so by my here there where

Yr 1 exceptions 'love' to 'ask'

love come some one once ask

Yr 1 exceptions 'friend' to 'our'

friend school put push pull full house our

England Nat. Curriculum Yr 2

Graphemes for the /j/ sound

/j/ sound ends '-dge' as in bridge

bridge edge badge dodge fudge hedge smudge

/j/ sound ends '-ge' as in cage

cage age huge change charge bulge village

/j/ sound with 'ge' as in gem

gem angel legend urgent ginger

/j/ sound with 'gi' as in giant

giant magic ginger rigid giraffe

/j/ sound with 'gy' as in gym

energy stingy gym apology

/j/ sound with 'j' before 'a' 'o' & 'u'

jacket jar jog jug join adjust enjoy

Graphemes for /s/ /n/ /r/ sounds

/s/ sound as 'c' in race

race cell ice mice dance twice space

/s/ sound as 'c' in city

city pencil cinema decide circus citizen

/s/ sound as 'c' in cycle

cycle fancy piracy mercy

/n/ sound as 'kn' in knock

knock know knee knob knot knife

/n/ sound as 'gn' in gnome

gnat gnaw gnome gnash

/r/ sound as 'wr' in write

wreck wrap write written wrote wrong

/l/ or /uhl/sound at end of words

/(schwa)l/ sound as '-le' in apple

apple table bottle little middle cradle candle

/(schwa)l/ sound as '-el' in camel

camel tunnel squirrel towel travel tinsel level

/(schwa)l/ as '-al' in hospital

hospital metal pedal capital animal equal

'-il' ending as in pencil

pencil fossil nostril stencil

Words ending 'y'

/y/ sound in '-y' as in fly

fly cry dry try reply July sky

Add -es to nouns & verbs ending in 'y'

'y' to 'i' & add 'es': cry>cries

cries flies tries replies copies babies carries

Add to words ending '-(consonant)y'

'y' to 'i' & add 'ed' copy>copied

cried replied copied fried hurried dried

'y' to 'i' & add 'er' copy>copier

copier happier funnier easier healthier

'y' to 'i' & add 'est' easy>easiest

easiest funniest happiest healthiest

keep 'y' & add 'ing' cry>crying

crying copying replying frying carrying tidying

Add to words ending '-(consonant)e'

drop 'e' add 'ing' hike>hiking

hiking writing hoping caring moving diving

drop 'e' add 'ed' hike>hiked

hiked amused dared hoped moved liked lived

drop 'e' add 'er' hike>hiker

hiker nicer larger freezer simpler grater whiter

drop 'e' add 'est' nice>nicest

nicest fiercest largest latest simplest whitest

drop 'e' add 'y' shade>shady

shady shiny greasy hasty slimy tasty easy

Add to endings of -(1 vowel 1 consnt)

doubles consonant pat>patting

patting humming dropping digging getting hopping beginning

doubles consonant pat>patted

patted hummed dropped grabbed nodded slammed

doubles consonant sad>sadder

sadder fatter runner bigger hotter

doubles consonant sad>saddest

saddest fattest biggest reddest

doubles consonant run>runny

runny muddy really spotty tinny usually carefully

'x' is never doubled

mixing mixed boxer sixes boxes fixes mixer

More graphemes

/or/ sound as 'a' before 'll' in call

all ball call fall tall small wall

/or/ sound as 'a' before 'l' in walk

walk talk always almost stalk

/u/ sound as 'o' in glove

glove other mother brother nothing Monday come front

/ee/ sound as '-ey' in donkey

donkey key monkey chimney valley turkey money

/o/ sound as 'a' after 'w' in swan

swan want watch wander wash swallow

/o/ as 'a' after 'qu' in quarrel

quarrel quantity squash quality squad qualify

/ur/ as 'or' after 'w' in worm

worm word work world worth worse

/or/ as 'ar' after 'w' in warm

warm war warning warden towards reward

/zh/ sound as 's' in television

television treasure usual pleasure collision measure

Suffixes -ment -ness -ful -less & -ly

words with suffix '-ment'

measurement enjoyment movement payment treatment

words with suffix '-ness'

sadness eagerness kindness sickness plainness

words with suffix '-ful'

faithful careful playful powerful useful

words with suffix '-less'

careless hopeless pointless restless breathless

words with suffix '-ly'

slowly badly bravely carefully silently

but suffixes to words ending 'y'

merriment happiness plentiful penniless happily shyly

Contractions

contractions with apostrophe

can't didn't hasn't couldn't it's I'll where's

Possessive apostrophe

possessives (singular)

Megan's Ravi's girl's child's man's

Words ending in -tion

Ending in 'tion'

station fiction motion national section addition

Homophones & near homophones

there to hear

there their they're here hear

quite to bare

quite quiet see sea bare bear

one to two

one won sun son to too two

be to knight

be bee blue blew night knight

Yr 2 exceptions to standard rules

door to because

door floor poor because

find to climb

find mind kind behind child children wild climb

most to told

most only both old cold gold hold told

every to steak

every everybody even great break steak

pretty to past

pretty beautiful after fast last past

father to bath

father class grass pass plant path bath

hour to eye

hour move prove improve sure sugar eye

could to many

could should would who whole any many

clothes to half

clothes busy people water again half

money to Christmas

money Mr Mrs parents Christmas

England Nat. Curriculum Yrs 3/4

Suffixes -ing -ed -er etc. to 2 syllables

doubling as forget>forgetting

forgetting forgotten beginning beginner preferring preferred beginning equipped

undoubled as garden>gardening

gardening gardener limiting limited limitation happened happening

Sounds of 'y' and 'ou'

/i/ sound as 'y' in gym

gym myth mystery pyramid crystal sympathy Egypt

/u/ sound as 'ou' in couple

couple young touch double trouble country

More prefixes

'dis-' as in disagree

disconnect disappoint disagree disobey distrust disappear

'mis-' as in misbehave

misbehave mislead misspell misprint mistreat mishap

'in-' means 'not' as in inactive

inactive incorrect indignity inhuman insincere incredible

'in-' before 'l' becomes 'il-'

illegal illegible illicit illogical

'in-' before 'm' or 'p' becomes 'im-'

impossible immature immortal impatient imperfect impolite

'in-' before 'r' becomes 'ir-'

irregular irrelevant irresponsible irresistible irreplaceable

're-' as again or back as in redo

redo refresh return reappear redecorate replay

'sub-' under as in submarine

submarine subdivide subheading subtitle submerge

'inter-' between as in intercity

intercity interchange international interrelated interact

'super-' above as in supermarket

supermarket superman superstar supernatural supersonic

'anti-' against as in anticlockwise

anticlockwise antiseptic antisocial antifreeze anticlimax

'auto-' self as in autograph

autograph autobiography automatic autopilot automobile

Suffixes -ation, -ly

'-ation' as in sense>sensation

information adoration sensation preparation admiration variation conservation

'-ly' as in sad>sadly

sadly completely bravely suddenly usually finally comically

'-ly' as in happy>happily

happily angrily noisily easily hungrily

'-ly' as in gentle>gently

gently simply humbly nobly

'-ally' as in basic>basically

basically frantically dramatically

'-ly' exceptions

truly duly wholly

Endings sound like /zhuhr/or /tzhuhr/

/zh/ sound as in treasure

treasure measure pleasure enclosure exposure

/ch/ sound as in picture

picture furniture creature nature adventure mixture

/chuh/ sounds as in teacher

teacher catcher richer stretcher

Endings sound like /zhuhn/

/zhuhn/ ending as in collision

collision invasion confusion decision division television tension

The suffix -ous

'-ous' poison>poisonous

poisonous dangerous mountainous

'-ous' fame>famous

famous adventurous carnivorous

'-ous' fury>furious

furious mysterious various

'-ous' no obvious root word

enormous tremendous jealous

'-ous' humour>humorous

humorous glamorous vigorous

'-ous' courage>courageous

courageous outrageous gorgeous advantageous

/i/ before '-ous' as in serious

serious obvious curious

/i/ before '-ous' as in hideous

hideous spontaneous courteous

/shuhn/ sound spelt -tion -sion etc

'-tion' invent>invention

invention injection action attraction collection suggestion

'-tion' decorate>decoration

decoration hesitation completion celebration relation

'-ssion' express>expression

expression discussion confession possession omission

'-ssion' permit>permission

permission admission transmission expression

'-sion' explode>explosion

explosion expansion extension comprehension decision invasion

'-sion' tense>tension

tension revision confusion precision

'-cian' music>musician

musician electrician magician politician mathematician optician

exceptions to -sion rules

attention intention

Sounds for ch, -gue, -que, sc

/k/ spelt as 'ch' in chorus

chorus scheme chemist echo character ache anchor

/sh/ spelt as 'ch' in chef

chef chalet machine parachute brochure

/g/ ending as '-gue' in tongue

league tongue rogue vague dialogue catalogue

/k/ ending as '-que' in antique

antique unique technique mosque

/s/ spelt as 'sc' in science

science scene discipline fascinate crescent muscle scissors

/ay/ sound with ei, eigh, ey

/ay/ sound spelt as 'ei' in vein

vein rein

/ay/ sound spelt as 'eigh' in eight

eight weight neighbour neigh eighty

/ay/ sound spelt as 'ey' in obey

obey they prey grey

Possessive apostrophes with plurals

apostrophes with plurals

babies' girls' boys'

apostrophes for irregular plurals

children's mice's men's

Homophones, near homophones

accept to bawl

accept except affect effect ball bawl

berry to fare

berry bury brake break fair fare

grate to hear

grate great groan grown here hear

heel to male

heal heel he'll knot not mail male

main to mist

main mane meat meet medal meddle missed mist

peace to reign

peace piece plain plane rain rein reign

scene to who's

scene seen weather whether whose who's

Special word lists for years 3 and 4

accident to arrive

accident accidentally actual actually address answer appear arrive

believe to business

believe bicycle breath breathe build busy business

calendar to complete

calendar caught centre century certain circle complete

consider to disappear

consider continue decide describe different difficult disappear

early to experience

early earth eight eighth enough exercise experience

experiment to forwards

experiment extreme famous favourite February forward forwards

fruit to heart

fruit grammar group guard guide heard heart

height to island

height history imagine increase important interest island

knowledge to mention

knowledge learn length library material medicine mention

minute to often

minute natural naughty notice occasion occasionally often

opposite to position

opposite ordinary particular peculiar perhaps popular position

possess to promise

possess possession possible potatoes pressure probably promise

purpose to sentence

purpose quarter question recent regular reign remember sentence

separate to therefore

separate special straight strange strength suppose surprise therefore

though to women

though although thought through various weight woman women

England Nat. Curriculum Yrs 5/6

Endings sound /shuhs/ in -cious -tious

/shuhs/ as '-cious' in precious

precious vicious conscious delicious malicious suspicious

/shuhs/ as '-tious' in cautious

cautious ambitious fictitious infectious nutritious

Endings sound as /shuhl/ in -cial -tial

/shuhl/ sound as '-cial' in official

official special artificial social crucial

/shuhl/ sound as '-tial' in partial

partial confidential essential potential

not 'c' after vowel 't' after consnt

initial commercial financial provincial

Ends in -ant -ance -ancy -ent -ence…

-ation as clue to -ant -ance -ancy

observant observance expectant hesitant hesitancy tolerant tolerance substance

-ent etc after soft 'c',soft 'g', 'qu'

innocent innocence decent decency emergency frequent confident confidence

-ant -ent etc. other than above

assistant assistance obedient obedience independent independence

Endings in -able, -ible, -ably, -ibly

-ation as clue to -able

adorable applicable considerable tolerable variable abominable

-ation as clue to -ably

adorably applicably considerably tolerably

keep 'e' adding -able to -ce or-ge

changeable noticeable irreplaceable

drop 'e' as in force >forcible

forcible legible eligible collapsible

-able as in depend>dependable

dependable comfortable understandable enjoyable renewable reliable

-ible if no root word as in visible

visible horrible terrible possible incredible audible

-ibly if no root word as in visibly

visibly horribly terribly possibly incredibly

-ible if a root word can be heard

sensible accessible reversible

-ibly if a root word can be heard

sensibly

Add vowel suffixes to endings in -fer

'r' doubled if -fer still stressed

referring referred referral preferring preferred transferring transferred

'r' not doubled if -fer unstressed

reference referee preference transference

Use of the hyphen

use of hyphens

co-ordinate co-own re-enter co-operate

/ee/ sound spelt ei after c

ei, not ie after c as in ceiling

deceive conceive receive perceive ceiling

/ee/ spelt ei as in seize

protein caffeine seize

Words containing 'ough'

ought as in bought

ought bought nought brought thought fought

ough as in rough

rough tough enough

ough as cough

cough trough

ough as in though

though although dough

ough as in through

through

ough as in thorough

thorough borough

ough as in plough

plough bough drought

Words with silent letters

silent 'b' as in lamb

lamb doubt comb climb crumb limb thumb numb

silent 'g'' as in gnome

gnome design gnash gnat gnaw sign reign

silent 'h' as in hour

hour heir honest honour

silent 'h' as in rhino

rhino rhubarb rhyme rhythm

silent 'k' as in knight

knight knife knee kneel knit knob knot knock

silent 'l' as in half

half yolk could palm should talk walk calf would

silent 'n' as in column

column solemn condemn autumn

silent 't' as in thistle

thistle whistle listen rustle castle wrestle

Homophones and confusions

aisle to effect

aisle isle aloud allowed affect effect

altar to bridle

altar alter ascent assent bridal bridle

cereal to dessert

cereal serial compliment complement descent dissent desert dessert

draft to guest

draft draught farther further father guessed guest

heard to passed

heard herd led lead morning mourning past passed

precede to stationery

precede proceed principal principle profit prophet stationary stationery

steal to whose

steal steel wary weary who's whose

Special word lists for years 5/6

accommodate to ancient

accommodate accompany according achieve aggressive amateur ancient

apparent to bargain

apparent appreciate attached available average awkward bargain

bruise to competition

bruise category cemetery committee communicate community competition

conscience to curiosity

conscience conscious controversy convenience correspond criticise curiosity

definite to embarrass

definite desperate determined develop dictionary disastrous embarrass

environment to excellent

environment equip equipped equipment especially exaggerate excellent

existence to government

existence explanation familiar foreign forty frequently government

guarantee to individual

guarantee harass hindrance identity immediate immediately individual

interfere to mischievous

interfere interrupt language leisure lightning marvellous mischievous

muscle to opportunity

muscle necessary neighbour nuisance occupy occur opportunity

parliament to programme

parliament persuade physical prejudice privilege profession programme

pronunciation to rhyme

pronunciation queue recognise recommend relevant restaurant rhyme

rhythm to sincerely

rhythm sacrifice secretary shoulder signature sincere sincerely

soldier to temperature

soldier stomach sufficient suggest symbol system temperature

thorough to yacht

thorough twelfth variety vegetable vehicle yacht

KS3 subject lists

Art

forms of art

abstract frieze landscape perspective portrait sketch

tools and materials

acrylic charcoal colour easel palette kiln

talking about art

collection dimension display exhibition gallery spectrum

technique

collage crosshatch highlight illusion pastel impasto foreground

Design + Technology

food

carbohydrate flour hygiene ingredient knife knives natural nutrition protein recipe vitamin

textiles

fabric fibre linen polyester sew tension textile

designing

aesthetic brief design flowchart innovation portfolio specification technology

making

component disassemble evaluation machine manufacture mineral presentation production technology

Drama

the show

applause curtain entrance exit freeze perform performance theatre theatrical

presenting

character characteristics director lighting position rehearse rehearsal share spotlight stage movement

creating

dramatise improvise inspire playwright scene scenario script

English

the writer's craft

alliteration figurative imagery metaphor onomatopoeia personification rhyme synonym simile

structure of words

consonant plural prefix suffix vowel

grammar/punctuation

clause comma conjunction exclamation grammar paragraph preposition subordinate apostrophe

genres

advertise advertisement genre myth narrative narrator tabloid

talking about text

chorus atmosphere comparison dialogue expression playwright resolution scene soliloquy

Geography

maps

atlas contour country county globe latitude longitude

people

amenity employment habitat infrastructure nation national poverty tourist tourism wealth provision

places

abroad authority desert estuary international location region regional rural settlement urban

general terms

climate erosion function landscape physical pollution situation transport transportation weather

History

social

citizen civilisation disease emigration immigrant

economic

agriculture agricultural economy economic economical trade

religious

cathedral priest Protestant religious

government

colony colonisation dynasty constitutional government imperialism imperial independence parliament politics political reign republic

terms (general)

chronology chronological contradict contradiction current document motive propaganda bias source

conflict/warfare

castle conflict defence invasion rebel rebellion revolt revolution siege traitor

ICT

handling information

binary byte cursor data database delete document justify megabyte

equipment

cartridge CD-ROM computer disk electronic hardware memory modem monitor processor scanner module

interface

icon input interactive interface keyboard multimedia output password preview sensor

network

cable connect connection internet network server

software

graphic program software spreadsheet virus

Library

book types

anthology dictionary fantasy genre non-fiction magazine novel romance series thesaurus encyclopaedia

people

author editor librarian publisher

ordering/classification

alphabet alphabetical catalogue classification irrelevant irrelevance relevant relevance system

inside books

article content copyright extract glossary index section

Mathematics

operations

addition approximately average calculate divide division estimate guess multiply multiplication subtraction

arithmetic terms

denominator digit fraction minus negative numerator percentage positive ratio recurring decimal

triangles & angles

adjacent alternate angle degree perpendicular vertex vertical corresponding equilateral isosceles vertices

shapes

circumference diameter parallelogram perimeter quadrilateral triangle triangular square rhombus radius

measuring

centimetre kilogram kilometre litre measure metre tonne volume weight amount

geometry

axis axes horizontal parallel reflect reflection regular irregular rotate rotation symmetry symmetrical

algebra and graphs

co-ordinate equation graph

Music

performing

choir conductor instrument musician orchestra orchestral percussion synchronise syncopation tempo timbre

composing

composition dynamics harmony instrumental melody lyric octave ostinato pitch rhythm score ternary triad vocal

reading music

chord chromatic crotchet interval major minim minor quaver semibreve

PE

competition

athlete athletic field league pitch qualify relay squad tactic tournament

parts of body

biceps hamstring injury medicine mobile mobility muscle quadriceps triceps

exercise

active activity agile agility exercise gym gymnastic personal

PSHE

personal

approve approval control discipline discussion encourage encouragement gender involve involvement prefer preference pressure reality reward

relationship

communication dependent relationship represent representative

problem areas

addict addiction racism racist sanction sexism sexist stereotype dependency

qualities

able ability achieve achievement effort emotion emotional generous generosity

RE

religious

Buddhist Buddhism Christian creation Hindu Hinduism Islam Israel Judaism Jewish Muslim Sikh Sikhism

ceremony

baptism burial celebrate celebration ceremony festival funeral marriage wedding

practice

Bible commitment disciple hymn pilgrim pilgrimage pray prayer religious religion shrine spiritual synagogue temple mosque

symbols and signs

miracle prophet sign special spirit symbol

morality

biblical commandment immoral immorality moral morality parable prejudice

Science

experimental

apparatus chemical hazard laboratory method temperature thermometer vessel

other processes

combustion condensation evaporation exchange freeze friction pressure

material

acid alkaline element frequency liquid oxygen particles solution

life

amphibian insect mammal organism predator vertebrate

life processes

cycle digest digestion growth nutrient reproduce respire respiration circulate circulation function

Helpful revision based on KS3 wordlists

accommodation to audience

word list

accommodation actually alcohol although analyse analysis argument assessment atmosphere audible audience

'-lly' as in actually

actually normally officially originally usually

'al-' as in although

also always although already almost

double consnt as in assessment

assessment necessary parallel possession interrupt embarrass

'-ible' as in audible

audible incredible responsible sensible accessible collapsible digestible reversible visible

'-ience' as in audience

audience conscience convenience obedience patience

autumn to chocolate

word list

autumn business beautiful beginning believe beneath buried caught chocolate

'-mn' as in autumn

autumn column solemn condemn hymn

doubling consnt as in beginning

grinning referring travelling dialling stirring winning planning beginning

'be-' as in beneath

because before behind below beneath beside between beyond

'-ied' suffix as in buried

cried dried fried hurried married worried buried

'-aught-' as in caught

caught daughter taught naughty

unstressed vowel as in chocolate

chocolate separate desperate interesting poisonous definite deliberate

climate to daughter

word list

climb column concentration conclusion conscience conscious consequence continuous creation daughter

'-mb' as in climb

climb tomb crumb comb limb numb thumb

'-ation' as in concentration

relation concentration illustration demonstration relegation dictation education isolation

'-sion' as in conclusion

explosion decision division conclusion invasion persuasion collision

'-ence' as in consequence

sequence evidence reference silence presence consequence difference

decide to embarrass

word list

decide decision definite design development diamond diary disappear disappoint embarrass

'-ci-' as in decision

decision acid cigarette cinder cinema city society pencil decide

'-gn-' as in design

gnome gnarled gnash gnat design reign sign

'-ment' as in development

measurement advertisement movement payment treatment development engagement

syllables split as in diary

diary diamond creation reaction violin biology

'dis-' as in disappoint

disappear disappoint disease dislike disloyal disorder disprove

energy to forty

word list

energy engagement enquire evaluation evidence explanation February fierce forty environment

'-gy-' as in energy

energy gym stingy strategy

'-en' as in enquire

enable encircle enforce engulf enlarge enrich encourage enquire

'-tion' as in evaluation

pollution relation completion demonstration illustration promotion relegation evaluation proposition

'-ier-' as in fierce

fierce pierced pier cashier

fulfil to industrial

word list

fulfil furthermore guard happened health height imaginary improvise industrial

single 'l' as in fulfil

fulfil skilful welcome welfare already always cheerful

silent 'u' as in guard

biscuit build disguise guarantee guard guess guest guide guilty guitar

'-ned' as in happened

happened listened loosened opened fastened frightened ripened

'-ea-' as in health

bread breath dead deaf head health instead sweat wealth

'-eigh-' as in height

eighty height sleigh weigh weight neigh neighbour

'-ary' as in imaginary

dictionary library necessary ordinary temporary voluntary imaginary secondary

'-ial' as in industrial

aerial material memorial radial terrestrial industrial

interesting to meanwhile

word list

interesting interrupt issue jealous knowledge lonely lovely marriage material meanwhile

'-ue' as in issue

overdue tissue avenue rescue argue continue barbecue value

'-ous' as in jealous

jealous dangerous poisonous murderous thunderous adventurous nervous famous carnivorous

'-ely' as in lonely

closely bravely lonely safely extremely lovely rudely surely

miscellaneous to participation

word list

miscellaneous mischief modern moreover murmur necessary nervous original parallel participation

silent 'c' as in miscellaneous

miscellaneous adolescent convalescent disciple discipline muscle scent scissors science

'-ie-' as in mischief

mischief belief relief diesel

'-ern' as in modern

modern lantern eastern cavern concern pattern

'-ur-' as in murmur

burst murmur church curly turnip hurt

'g' as in original

giant gin ginger magic origin original rigid

pattern to possession

word list

pattern peaceful people performance permanent persuade persuasion physical possession

'-ful' as in peaceful

faithful colourful peaceful careful harmful useful powerful truthful

'-ple' as in people

people example couple multiple purple

'-ance' as in performance

appearance performance attendance clearance disturbance allowance

'-su-' as in persuade

persuade persuasion persuasive suede

'-y-' as in physical

physical gym typical mystery myth sympathy system

'-cal' as in physical

physical chemical political typical electrical medical magical musical

potential to receive

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potential preparation prioritise process proportion proposition questionnaire queue reaction receive

'-tial' as in potential

initial potential essential residential

'-ce-' as in process

process announcer decent deception licence recent

reference to sequence

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reference relief remember research resources safety Saturday secondary separate sequence

're-' as in relief

referee record relief remove request rearrange rehearse recollect

'-ear-' as in research

research early heard learn pearl search learning

'-our-' as in resources

your resources pouring courtroom tourist downpour fourteen

shoulder to surely

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shoulder sincerely skilful soldier stomach straight strategy strength success surely

'-oul-' as in shoulder

shoulder boulder mouldy poultry

writing letters e.g. sincerely

dear Madam faithfully sincerely truly Yours signature

'-ch-' as in stomach

anchor ache chemist Christmas echo scheme school stomach

'-s-' as in surely

surely leisure measure exposure treasure pleasure

surprise to women

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surprise survey technique technology texture tomorrow unfortunately Wednesday weight weird women

'sur-' as in surprise

surprise survey surface surgery surfer survivor

'-ise' as in surprise

surprise clockwise exercise revise televise

'-ey' as in survey

survey grey prey

'-que' as in technique

technique antique unique

'-techn-' as in technology

technician technology technophobia technical polytechnic pyrotechnics technique

'-ture' as in texture

moisture texture adventure departure capture mixture nature

'-eir-' as in weird

heir their weird

Homophones and confusions

homophones 1

sauce source sights sites too two threw through

homophones 2

aloud allowed braking breaking coarse course practice practise

confusions 1

advice advise brought bought affect effect choose chose to too

confusions 2

are our conscience conscious quiet quite

Vowel choices

mixed /ay/ (day )phoneme

cake paint snail spray flame great train play tray baby

mixed /y/ (by) phoneme

blind crime wild pie tight thigh try kind slide

mixed /oh/ (no) phoneme

float hope grow throw told stone coast coal stroke coach roll

mixed /oo/ (soon)phoneme

grew smooth brute blue threw tooth crude true

mixed /oy/ (boy)phoneme

boil annoy poison joint loyal soil employ toilet royal

mixed /ow/ (cow) phoneme

growl mouth now prowl cloud crowd ground sound

mixed /air/ (hair) phoneme

fairy wear there chair scare where stairs share bear

mixed /or/ (north)phoneme

sport small launch chalk draw board door snore fourteen

mixed /er/ (butter) phoneme

search herb shirt burst burn girl perfect earth

mixed /uu/ (took) phoneme

cook push hood bush hook bull wooden full

Making plurals

'-s' cry > cries

cries carries dries hurries worries

baby > babies

babies cities daisies families pennies ponies puppies stories

monkey > monkeys

monkeys guys keys boys toys trays ways

half > halves

halves knives loaves shelves thieves wives wolves

roof > roofs

roofs chiefs chefs beliefs cliffs

kiss > kisses

kisses brushes coaches boxes matches

hero > heroes

heroes dominoes echoes cargoes potatoes tomatoes volcanoes

kilo > kilos

kilos photos pianos radios solos videos

Contractions

I have > I've

I've we've could've should've might've must've

you had, you would > you'd

you'd he'd I'd she'd they'd

do not > don't

don't can't isn't wasn't haven't won't shan't couldn't didn't

contractions

shouldn't o'clock they'd shan't they're they've I'm it's

Prefixes

'co-' together

coerce coexist cooperate

'a-'

asleep alike along around aside aloud awake across

'be-'

because before behind below beneath beside between beyond

'dis-' as negative

disconnect disappear disease dislike disagree distrust disorder

'fore-'

forecast forefinger foreground forehead foreman foresee forewarn forecourt

'pre-' before

prehistoric preschool prepacked precooked prefix

're-' do again

renew replace review rehouse replay

'un-' as an opposite

uncertain unfair unfriendly unknown untidy untrue unwell unsafe uncertain unfair unfriendly unknown untidy untrue unwell unsafe

'ex-' out of

exit excluding excursion excavate except export extract

'for-'

forget forsake forgive forbidden

'im-' without

immediate immense immune immaculate imbalance impede

'per-' through

perforation perfume permit permanent perspire persuade performance persuasion

Suffixes

hot > hotter > hottest

hotter hottest redder reddest bigger biggest

large > larger > largest

larger largest whiter whitest simpler simplest fiercer fiercest later latest

happy > happier > happiest

happier happiest funnier funniest easier easiest healthier healthiest

'-ful' spoon > spoonful (nouns)

spoonful armful bucketful cupful mouthful

'-less' care > careless

careless airless breathless aimless countless effortless pointless

'-ness' sad > sadness

sadness fitness goodness kindness sickness carelessness eagerness darkness

'-tion' collect > collection

collection connection election invention suggestion exhibition

'-tion' illustrate > illustration

illustration completion demonstration relation relegation promotion pollution evaluation

'-ence'

sequence evidence reference silence presence consequence difference

'-ent'

excellent independent different urgent absorbent persistent

'-ible'

incredible responsible sensible accessible collapsible digestible reversible visible

'-ous' danger > dangerous

dangerous bulbous poisonous murderous thunderous

Suffixes for tenses

'-ing' grin > grinning

grinning referring travelling dialling stirring winning planning beginning

'-ing' carpet > carpeting

carpeting happening limiting targeting visiting

'-ing' with eye, -ie, -o, -oe

lying hoeing eyeing shoeing tying vetoing echoing radioing

'-ed' grab > grabbed

grabbed hopped knitted slammed sunned nodded

'-ed' amuse > amused

amused dared dated droned hoped moved

'-ed' cry > cried

cried dried fried hurried married worried buried

'-ed' video > videoed

videoed echoed radioed vetoed

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