Year 6
Spelling
Folder
Michaelmas
Term
Name: __________________________________
Form: ___________
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Year 6 Spelling Folder- Michaelmas Term
BECAUSE- big elephants can
always understand small elephants
The Year 6 Spelling Folder
Every week you will have a list of 20 words to learn. Some of these will be words covered in
previous years, as experience shows that revision is needed for the trickier words to ‘stick.’
You need to spend time practising the spellings and equally importantly, making sure you
know what they mean. Each week you will have an exercise to help with this, where you
have to put the words into a context to show that you understand them. This means that you
will be continually expanding your vocabulary as well as improving your spelling.
Ask an adult at home or an older sibling to help you. They could test you on your spellings
each week, and you could discuss the meanings with them.
Please keep this folder at home in a safe place. We will ask you to complete the spelling
activity each week, and then you will be tested on each week’s word list in school.
Your English teacher will tell you which day your spellings will be tested on.
Good luck!
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Week 1 High Frequency Words- Revision
Read, spell, Practise once .........and Ask an adult
cover, and again Got it! to test you
write. here.
because
favourite
search
definitely
really
nearly
doesn’t
aeroplane
different
interesting
believe
except
surprise
suppose
through
frightened
independent
accident
enough
perhaps
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Week 1-Activity
Look at the words below and think of a way to help you remember them. This might be the
spelling rule, a mnemonic, a rhyme, a lyric, or even a sketch.
e.g. ‘i’ before ‘e’ except after c
believe
because
surprise
receive
enough
independent
accident
frightened
suppose
aeroplane
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Week 2 Plurals
Read, spell, Practise once .........and again ....once more
cover, and Got it!
write.
echoes
radios
beliefs
thieves
countries
enemies
centuries
injuries
memories
pastries
factories
libraries
dictionaries
supplies
vacancies
secretaries
raspberries
celebrities
emergencies
varieties
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Week 2 Activity
Write the singular of each word. Now write a list of other irregular plurals
echoes echo Words ending in –o ( some end in -es and some just –s)
e.g. tomato- tomatoes
radios
beliefs
thieves
countries
enemies
Words ending in - f ( some words change the ‘f’ to ‘v’ and
centuries then add -es but others don’t)
e.g. roof- roofs
injuries
memories
pastries
factories
libraries Words ending in-x-ch-sh
dictionaries e.g. church- churches
supplies
vacancies
secretaries
raspberries Extra Challenge
Words which come from Latin
celebrities
e.g. cumulus- cumuli
emergencies
varieties
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Week 3 Adjectives that can be used in many contexts
WORDS Practise once.... ...and again ....once more
Got it!
azure
incredible
vermillion
turquoise
chalky
flinty
savage
peculiar
translucent
muffled
ferocious
tranquil
unfortunate
ochre
despicable
traditional
innovative
threadbare
insignificant
forbidding
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Interesting Adjectives
1 2 3
4 5
6 7
10
11 12 13
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15
16 17
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Across Down
2. original and clever 1. similar to scarlet
8. absolutely amazing 3. unimportant and small
9. A calm atmosphere 4. a paste used to create a brownish yellow colour
10. looming scarily 5. When you can't quite hear something
12. A ghost might be 6. worthy of contempt
described as this 7. the colour of a bright blue sky
14. hard rocky 10. Vicious- might attack!
15. oh dear- unlucky 11. Is it green or blue?
16. wild and cruel 12. Someone who likes things to be done the way they
17. strange have always been done.
18. the white cliffs of Dover 13. almost worn through
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Week 4 - Interesting verbs
WORDS Practise once.... ...and again ....once more
Got it!
lurch
scrimp
scamper
pounce
patrol
aggravate
irritate
immerse
substitute
splatter
revolve
flourish
alight
accelerate
protrude
convince
traverse
ignite
disintegrate
castigate
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Week 4 – Interesting verbs
Match each verb to the correct meaning. The first one has been done for you.
WORD Meaning
patrol. regular circuit by a guard
plunge something into liquid
annoy someone
splash
to do well
run about happily- often used to describe dogs
jump on something suddenly- usually attacking it
an old fashioned word for step down or out of a vehicle.
to make something go faster
to crumble or fall to pieces
move across something
to stick out
to set fire to something
to make someone cross or to make a bad situation worse
replace one person ( or thing) with another
tell someone off
persuade
to have to live on very little money
turn round, rotate
lean suddenly to one side because you have lost your balance
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Week 5 - Maths Words
WORDS Practise once.... ...and again ....once more
Got it!
addition
subtraction
multiplication
division
angle
triangle
parallel
ratio
horizontal
vertical
rotation
symmetry
centimetre
millimetre
parallelogram
multiples
rhombus
quadrilateral
equilateral
isosceles
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Week 6 Homophones- which is which?
read, spell, practise once .........and again ....once more
cover, Got it!
altar
alter
past
passed
source
sauce
cereal
serial
desert
dessert
stationary
stationery
straight
strait
device
devise
advice
advise
practice
practise
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Week 6 Activity
Beside each word write a sentence to show its meaning. The first one has been done for you.
altar The priest stood in front of the altar in the church to bless the congregation.
alter
past
passed
source
sauce
cereal
serial
desert
dessert
stationary
stationery
straight
strait
device
devise
advice
advise
practice
practise
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Week 7 - Adjectives to describe places or objects
WORDS Practise once.... ...and again ....once more
Got it!
neglected
quaint
picturesque
panoramic
majestic
ancient
familiar
desolate
gnarled
transparent
uninhabited
cavernous
ramshackle
dilapidated
mountainous
spectacular
civilised
luxurious
subterranean
impenetrable
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Week 7 - Activity
Write a sentence to show that you know the meaning of each word. The first one has been
done for you.
WORD MEANING
neglected The empty house had a neglected air, as if forgotten and unloved.
quaint
picturesque
panoramic
majestic
ancient
familiar
desolate
gnarled
transparent
uninhabited
cavernous
ramshackle
dilapidated
mountainous
spectacular
civilised
luxurious
subterranean
impenetrable
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Week 8 Adverbs ending in –y
WORDS Practise once.... ...and again ....once more
Got it!
beautifully
cruelly
comfortably
strangely
correctly
curiously
cautiously
specially
dangerously
hungrily
warily
surprisingly
sincerely
hesitantly
negatively
guiltily
comfortably
scarcely
accurately
necessarily
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Week 8 Activity
Choose the best word from the list on the left, to fill in each gap. In some cases several words
might fit.
beautifully ______________ he crept up the stairs, wondering whether there might be
danger ahead.
cruelly Tom signed his letter Yours_________________.
comfortably The stray cat gazed__________________ at the chicken in the butcher’s
window.
strangely Engineers must calculate dimensions __________________to make sure
structures are built correctly.
correctly The petrified boy swayed_________________ on the tight rope, high above the
ground.
curiously The baby lamb approached________________unsure if the children were
friendly.
cautiously Sophie ate the sweets________________ because she knew she wasn’t supposed
to eat sweets except on Saturdays.
specially Grandad sat___________________ in his chair reading the paper.
dangerously Cinderella’s mean sisters treated her_____________.
hungrily We had_________________ started our picnic when it started to pour with rain.
warily Emma danced______________________ delighting her audience.
surprisingly Ben reacted __________________ to the news that he had not done very well in
his exams.
sincerely Dad guessed__________________ that we would rather play football than go
shopping.
hesitantly “We have__________________any food left,” complained the impoverished
woman in despair.
negatively You might imagine that working fast results in the best possible progress but this
is not ______________ the case.
guiltily It is important to show you care______________ when someone is upset and
needs a friend.
comfortably Animals may approach other species __________________ if they are
unfamiliar.
scarcely William felt___________________nervous even though there was nothing to be
frightened of.
accurately James crept_____________________ into the dark cave.
necessarily Always keen to explore new places the T.V. crew peered___________________
through the door of the abandoned house.
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Week 9 - Adjectives- these are useful for character descriptions.
Read, spell, Practise once .........and again ....once more
cover, Got it!
ashen
considerate
gorgeous
solemn
elfin
sympathetic
fragile
pensive
despondent
muscular
scrawny
pitiless
honourable
corpulent
diligent
colossal
haggard
hypnotic
emaciated
lithe
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Week 9 - Activity
Using words in context
Choose a word from this week’s spelling list to fill each gap. Make sure you use the context
to help you. In some cases more than one word would make sense but in each case there is a
‘best fit.’ You will need to use a dictionary to find the meanings of the words first.
An Honourable Defeat
Having failed to win the match most of us felt _________________
our________________ egos battered and bruised by the
humiliating defeat. But the coach, a large_______________man, the unkind
might even say______________ had a different reaction? Quiet he seemed lost
in thought _______________ rather than angry. We expected a
______________ analysis of our faults, but to our surprise the coach was
________________ and even_________________.
He started by saying:
“Yes it was a __________________ defeat-huge, I mean who would have
guessed we would lose 5-0? But you played hard, you played fair, you played
by the rules, it was an _______________ defeat.”
His voice was_______________, we couldn’t stop listening. Although his face
was pale and _______________ betraying his exhaustion, he was still a
commanding presence. Suddenly he pointed to the smallest player, a lad barely
out of school, so thin you could describe him as_______________ but,
________________ a real athlete, speedy on his feet and nippy too.
“Bill,” he said,” you may be just a nipper, but you’ve got what it takes, guts,
determination and agility. You’ll make it.”
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Week 10 - Homophones
Read, spell, Practise once .........and again ....once more
cover, Got it!
aisle
isle
draft
draught
effect
affect
profit
prophet
precede
proceed
ascent
assent
presence
presents
compliment
complement
wary
weary
descent
dissent
principal
principle
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Week 10 Activity-Homophones
1 2
3 4 5
10 11
12
13
14 15
16 17
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Across Down
6. to go in front of 1. climbing up
7. hopefully you receive these on your 2. when two people or objects go together
birthday well
8. someone who wise, foretells the future, 3. money you make when you sell
important in several religions successfully
10. a nice remark about someone 4. going down
12. to agree 5. A gangway between rows of seats in a
14. moral, truth or belief plane, train or church.
16. a small island 7. Title given to the most important ballerina
or the head of a school
17. a first version, perhaps of writing
18. cautious 9. "Your___________ is required by her
majesty."
19. a cold current of air
11. to go forward
13. disagreement
15. tired
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Week 11 - Adjectives ending in –ous or -ious
Read, spell, Practise once .........and again ....once more
cover, Got it!
adventurous
humorous
fabulous
generous
marvellous
poisonous
ridiculous
vigorous
mysterious
suspicious
mischievous
perilous
ferocious
tedious
miraculous
victorious
mutinous
rebellious
illustrious
tempestuous
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Week 11 - Activity
Match the word to its meaning. The first one has been done for you.
poisonous a substance that can harm or kill
sulky and rebellious
full of strength and energy
really fierce
naughty and full of tricks, but not really wicked
absolutely incredible- a miracle
boring and tiring
strange and puzzling- can be a bit spooky
really silly
very dangerous
to win a battle
willing to take risks and do new things
refusing to do as you are told, kicking against authority
something that is funny
famous and distinguished e.g. a famous actor or writer
stormy- full of emotion
something strange that needs investigating
kind willing to give or share
fantastic
also means fantastic but can mean very attractive too
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Week 12 - Conjunctions
WORDS Practise once.... ...and again ....once more
Got it!
therefore
usually
whenever
finally
however
meanwhile
despite
although
instead
nevertheless
alternatively
consequently
periodically
furthermore
eventually
arguably
subsequently
conversely
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Week 12 Activity
Put a conjunction into each space. The words in the box below will help you,
but you could use some alternatives from your spelling list instead. Sometimes
more than one word would work, but try and choose the one you think sounds
best.
despite nevertheless whenever although
arguably eventually conversely however
subsequently instead periodically furthermore
_______________ M.P.s stand up in the House of Commons to debate
important issues there is often a lot of shouting and heckling
_________________the fact that the Speaker tries to keep order.
________________ he shouts “Order, Order!”
_____________ nobody seems to take much notice, they just wave their papers
around and shout louder____________.
________________ perhaps nobody minds very much as most of the banter is
good natured. _________ at times so many people are shouting it is difficult to
hear what they are saying. __________________ the debate might be better if
the House of Commons was quieter. ______________ you could argue that
lively debates are fun. As these debates can go on for ages____________
some M.P.’s even get up and leave. ____________ that could be
considered quite rude. Once debates were shown on television there were many
comments and complaints about the noise.____________ new guidelines have
been introduced- but the noisy debates go on.
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Week 13 Abstract Nouns
Read, spell, Practise once .........and again ....once more
cover, Got it!
surprise
hatred
safety
guilt
fear
wisdom
sorrow
poverty
excitement
cruelty
jealousy
boredom
doubt
ambition
persuasion
stupidity
hesitation
indifference
cowardice
desperation
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Week 13 Activity
Can you find the antonym from your list of abstract nouns? Remember: antonym = opposite
eg. love hate
danger
innocence
kindness
joy
intelligence
bravery
ignorance
certainty
wealth
excitement
Extra Challenge- Make a list of many other abstract nouns as you can
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