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Hello! We're creating resources for busy primary school teachers. All our writers are themselves experienced KS1 and KS2 professionals and we design our resources to be as appealing and accessible as possible.
Use these primary school worksheets to practise and review Year 4 spelling patterns for words from the National Curriculum spelling list. Year 5 spelling words are covered across five challenge sheets, each containing three different types of spelling challenge.
The spelling patterns covered are:
word endings which sound like ‘shuss’ spelt -cious or -tious
word endings which sound like ‘shul’ spelt -cial or -tial
words ending in -ant, ance/ancy, -ent, -ence/-ency
words ending in -able and -ible also -ably and -ibly
words containing the letter string ‘ough’
words with silent letters
words with the /i:/ sound spelt ei after c
These review worksheets, covering the Year 2 homophones and near-homophone list from the English Programme of Study, are an excellent way to revise and practise these words.
Words featured on the sheet include:
there/their/they’re, here/hear, quite/quiet, see/sea, bare/bear, one/won, sun/son, to/too/two, be/bee, blue/blew, night/knight
The worksheets include 5 different activities in which children look at spelling patterns, identify misspelt words and apply their spellings in context.
The worksheets are suitable for Year 2 pupils and older SEN or EAL pupils. They can be used within lessons, as an assessment or as a homework task.
This Y2 assessment worksheet for contractions is an excellent way to revise and practise spellings involving these words.
The resource include 5 different activities in which primary children look at spelling patterns, identify mispelt words and apply their knowledge of spellings in context.
These spelling review worksheets, covering Year 2 contractions, are an excellent way to revise and practise these words.
The worksheets include 5 different activities in which children look at spelling patterns, identify misspelt words and apply their spellings in context.
The worksheets are suitable for Year 2 pupils and older SEN or EAL pupils. They can be used within lessons, as an assessment or as a homework task.
Use these primary school worksheets to practise and review Year 4 spelling patterns for words from the National Curriculum spelling list. Year 6 spelling words are covered across five challenge sheets, each containing three different types of spelling challenge.
The spelling patterns covered are:
use the prefixes in-, im-, il-, ir-, sub-, inter-, super-, anti-, auto-
understand and use the suffix -ation
add endings which sound like ‘shun’ spelt -tion, -sion, -ssion, -cian
spell homophones and near homophones
spell words with the ‘s’ sounds spelt ‘sc’
place the possessive apostrophe accurately in words with regular plurals and in words with irregular plurals
understand and use the word ‘ous’
Use these KS2 reading comprehension worksheets to teach your children about the explorer Marco Polo. The non-fiction fact sheet includes information on subjects such as The Silk Road, Polo’s life in Cathay and his eventual return to Italy.
A set of comprehension questions are included, which tackle key reading skills such as inference and retrieval.
This is a great resource for topics on famous lives and famous explorers.
Inspire discussion and writing in your primary class with these six KS1 interactive display posters on farm animals. Each poster contains statistics and interesting facts about the animals. Additional bubbles are provided so that the children can add their own facts and expand the posters. The sheets include these animals:
cows
horses
pigs
sheep
goats
chickens
These Year 2 review worksheets, covering the /l/ or /əl/ sounds at the end of words, are an excellent way to revise and practise these spellings.
The worksheets include 5 different activities in which children look at spelling patterns, identify misspelt words and apply their spellings in context.
The worksheets are suitable for Year 2 pupils and older SEN or EAL pupils. They can be used within lessons, as an assessment or as a homework task.
These Year 2 spelling review worksheets, covering words which include ‘gn’ or ‘kn’, are an excellent way to revise and practise spelling.
The worksheets include 5 different activities in which children look at spelling patterns, identify misspelt words and apply their spellings in context.
The worksheets are suitable for Year 2 pupils and older SEN or EAL pupils. They can be used within lessons, as an assessment or as a homework task.
These Y2 review worksheets, covering the ‘j’ sound, are an excellent way to revise and practise spelling.
The worksheets include 5 different activities in which children look at spelling patterns, identify misspelt words and apply their spellings in context.
The worksheets are suitable for Year 2 pupils and older SEN or EAL pupils. They can be used within lessons, as an assessment or as a homework task.
These spelling word worksheets provide a great way to practise and review the Year 3 words from the National Curriculum Spelling List.
All of the Year 3 spelling words are covered across 11 challenging worksheets, each containing three different types of spelling check challenges, including anagrams and cryptic clues.
The spelling patterns covered are:
use the prefix un-, dis-, mis-, re-
add suffixes with vowel letters to words of more than one syllable.
add the suffix -ly
spell words with endings sounding like ‘zh’ and ‘ch’
spell words with endings which sound like ‘zhun’
spell homophones
spell words containing the ‘i’ sound spelt ‘y’ elsewhere than at the end of words.
spell words containing the ‘u’ sound spelt ‘ou’
spell words with the ‘k’ sound spelt ‘ch’
spell words with the ‘sh’ sound spelt ‘ch’
spell words with the ‘ay’ sound spelt ‘ei’, ‘eigh’ or ‘ey’
This pack contains 6 SATs style-spelling tests – perfect for assessment at the end of each half term. Each test contains 20 questions and an answer sheet. A question overview grid indicates which spelling patterns are covered by each question so that you can see which spelling patterns need further support.
The Spelling patterns covered in the Year 5 spelling test are:
Use more prefixes.
Add suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words of more than one syllable
Use the suffix -ly
Spell words with endings sounding like ‘zh’ and ‘ch’
Spell words with endings which sound like ‘zhun’
Spell homophones
Spell words that are often misspelt
Spell words containing the ‘i’ sound spelt ‘y’ elsewhere than at the end of words
Spell words containing the ‘u’ sound spelt ‘ou’
Spell words with the ‘k’ sound spelt ‘ch’
Spell words with the ‘sh’ sound spelt ‘ch’
Spell word endings which sound like ‘shus’ spelt -cious or -tious
Spell word endings which sound like ‘shul’ spelt -cial or -tial
Spell words ending in -ant, -ance/-ancy, -ent, -ence/ -ency
Spell words ending in -able and -ible also -ably and -ibly
Spell words containing the letter-string ‘ough’
Spell some words with ‘silent’ letters
Spell some of the Year 5 and 6 words correctly
Words with the /i:/ sound spelt ei after c
This pack contains six SATs style spelling tests – perfect for assessment at the end of each half term. Each test contains 20 questions and an answer sheet. A question overview grid indicates which spelling patterns are covered by each question so that you can see which spelling patterns need further support.
The spelling patterns covered on this Year 4 spelling test are:
Use more prefixes.
Add suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words of more than one
Use the suffix -ly
Spell words with endings sounding like ‘zh’ and ‘ch’
Spell words with endings which sound like ‘zhun’
Spell homophones
Spell words that are often misspelt
Spell words containing the ‘i’ sound spelt ‘y’ elsewhere than at the end of words
Spell words containing the ‘u’ sound spelt ‘ou’
Spell words with the ‘k’ sound spelt ‘ch’
Spell words with the ‘sh’ sound spelt ‘ch’
Spell words with the ‘ay’ sound spelt ‘ei’, ‘eigh’ or ‘e’
Use the prefixes in-, im-, il-, i-r, sub-, inter-, super-, anti-, auto-
Understand and add suffix -ation,
Add endings which sound like ‘shun’ spelt -tion, -sion, -ssion, -cian
Spell words ending with the ‘g’ sound spelt ‘gue’ and the ‘k’ sound spelt -que
Spell homophones and near-homophones
Spell more complex words that are often misspelt for Years 3 and 4
Spell words with the ‘s’ sounds spelt ‘sc’
Place the possessive apostrophe accurately in words with regular plurals
This Year 5 spelling patterns pack contains 10 spelling worksheets each related to a different KS2 spelling pattern. On each sheet, children need to search through a word grid and find hidden words. Once they have found all the words, should then identify the common spelling pattern.
Two versions of each worksheet are available - one with the list of words that children need to find, and one without. Answer sheets for all the word searches are also included.
This Year 4 spelling patterns pack contains 12 spelling worksheets each related to a different KS2 spelling pattern. On each sheet, children need to search through a word grid and find hidden words. Once they have found all the words, should then identify the common spelling pattern.
Two versions of each worksheet are available - one with the list of words that children need to find, and one without. Answer sheets for all the word searches are also included.
*This Year 3 spelling patterns pack contains 14 spelling worksheets each related to a different KS2 spelling pattern. On each sheet, children need to search through a word grid and find hidden words. Once they have found all the words, should then identify the common spelling pattern.
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Two versions of each worksheet are available - one with the list of words that children need to find, and one without. Answer sheets for all the word searches are also included.
This pack contains a variety of Key Stage 1 spellings split into different spelling patterns. Children can be given sets of word cards and asked to discuss the common spelling patterns, before sorting the cards into groups. It’s a hands-on way to revise and improve pupils’ understanding of key spellings.
The spelling patterns covered in the Year 2 spelling test are:
ge and dge sound
s sound spelt c before e, i and y
n sound spelt kn or gn at the beginning of words
r sound spelt wr
l or el sound at the end of a word spelt -le
l or el sound spelt el at the end of words
The l or el sound spelt al at the end of words
Words ending -il
ai sound spelt y at the end of words
Add -es to nouns and verbs ending in -y
adding -ed, -ing, -er and -est to a root word ending in -y with a consonant before it
Adding the endings – ing, –ed, –er, –est and –y to words ending in –e with a consonant before it
Adding –ing, –ed, –er, –est and –y to words of one syllable ending in a single consonant letter after a single vowel letter
The /ɔ:/ sound spelt a before l and ll
The u sound spelt o
The long e sound spelt –ey
The /ɒ/ sound spelt a after w and qu
The ur sound spelt or after w
The /ɔ:/ sound spelt ar after w
The zh sound spelt s
The suffixes –ment, –ness, –ful , –less and –ly
Contractions
The possessive apostrophe (singular nouns)
Words ending in –tion
Homophones and near-homophones
This pack contains a variety of Key Stage 1 spellings split into different spelling patterns. Children can be given sets of word cards and asked to discuss the common spelling patterns, before sorting the cards into groups. It’s a hands-on way to revise and improve pupils’ understanding of key spellings.
The spelling patterns covered in the Year 1 spelling test are:
‘ff’ words
‘ll’ words
‘ss’ words
‘zz’ words
‘ck’ words
‘nk’ words
syllables
‘tch’ words
‘v’ sound at the end of a word
add ‘s’ and ‘es’ at the end of a word
add ‘ed’ ‘ing’ and ‘er’ to action words
adding –er and –est to adjectives where no change is needed to the root word
words with ‘ai’ and ‘oi’
words with ‘ay’ and ‘oy’
a_e words
e_e words
i_e words
o_e words
u_e words
ar words
‘ee’ words
‘ea’ as in sea words
‘ea’ as in head words
‘er’ as in her words
‘er’ as in summer words
‘ir’ words
‘ur’ words
‘oo’ as in ‘food’ words
‘oo’ as in ‘book’ words
‘oa’ words
‘oe’ words
‘ou’ words
'ow’ as in ‘now’ words
'ow’ as in ‘blow’ words
'ue’ words
‘ew’ words
‘ie’ as in ‘lie’ words
‘ie’ as in ‘chief’
‘igh’ words
‘or’ words
‘aw’ words
‘au’ words
‘air’ as ‘fair’ in words
‘ear’ as in ‘hear’
‘ear’ as in ‘bear’
‘are’ as in ‘care’ words
words ending in ‘y’
‘ph’ words
‘wh’ words
‘k’ words
adding the prefix –un
compound words
This pack contains a variety of Upper Key Stage 2 spellings split into different spelling patterns. Children can be given sets of word cards and asked to discuss the common spelling patterns, before sorting the cards into groups. It’s a hands-on way to revise and improve pupils’ understanding of key spellings.
The Spelling patterns covered in the year 5 spelling pack are:
Spell word endings which sound like ‘shus’ spelt -cious or -tious
Spell word endings which sound like ‘shul’ spelt -cial or -tial
Spell words ending in -ant, -ance/-ancy, -ent, -ence/ -ency
Spell words ending in -able and -ible also -ably and -ibly
Spell words containing the letter-string ‘ough’
Spell some words with ‘silent’ letters
Words with the /i:/ sound spelt ei after c
This pack contains a variety of Lower Key Stage 2 spellings split into different spelling patterns. Children can be given sets of word cards and asked to discuss the common spelling patterns, before sorting the cards into groups. It’s a hands-on way to revise and improve pupils’ understanding of key spellings.
The spelling patterns covered in the Year 4 spelling test are:
Use the prefixes in-, im-, il-, ir-, sub-, inter-, super-, anti-, auto-
Understand and add the suffix -ation
Add endings which sound like ‘shun’ spelt -tion, -sion, -ssion, -cian
Spell words ending with the ‘g’ sound spelt -gue and the ‘k’ sound spelt -que
Spell homophones and near homophones
Spell words with the ‘s’ sounds spelt ‘sc’
Place the possessive apostrophe accurately in words with regular plurals and in words with irregular plurals
Understand and add suffix -ous
This pack contains a variety of Lower Key Stage 2 spellings split into different spelling patterns. Children can be given sets of word cards and asked to discuss the common spelling patterns, before sorting the cards into groups. It’s a hands-on way to revise and improve pupils’ understanding of key spellings.
The spelling patterns covered in this Year 3 spelling pack are:
Use the prefixes dis-, mis-. re- and un-
Add suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words of more than one syllable
Use the suffix -ly
Spell words with endings sounding like ‘zh’ and ‘ch’
Spell words with endings which sound like ‘zhun’ e.g. division, decision
Spell homophones
Spell words that are often misspelt
Spell words containing the ‘i’ sound spelt ‘y’ elsewhere than at the end of words e.g. myth, gym
Spell words containing the ‘u’ sound spelt ‘ou’
Spell words with the ‘k’ sound spelt ‘ch’
Spell words with the ‘sh’ sound spelt ‘ch’
Spell words with the ‘ay’ sound spelt ‘ei’, ‘eigh’ or ‘ey’