Term 5

For testing on Friday 24th April:

We are learning words which are homophones or near homophones.

• great
• grate
• grown
• groan
• plain
• plane
• peace
• piece
• rain 
• reign

 

For testing on Friday 1st May:

We are learning words which are homophones or near homophones.

• scent
• sent
• vain
• vein
• rode
• road
• steal
• steel
• waist
• waste

 

For testing on Friday 8th May:

This week, we are learning challenge words from the statutory spelling list.

• address
• busy
• business
• heart
• fruit
• breathe
• strange
• complete
• extreme
• forwards

 

For testing on Friday 15th May:

This week, we are learning words with the prefix bi- (meaning two or twice) or re- (meaning again or back), or ending in -ary. 

• bicycle
• bilingual
• reappear
• rebuild
• library
• February
• ordinary
• dictionary
• necessary
• primary

 

For testing on Friday 22nd May:

This week, we are learning words ending in the /g/ sound, spelt 'gue', or the /k/ sound, spelt 'que'.

• league
• plague
• rogue
• vague
• fatigue
• unique
• antique
• mosque
• cheque
• technique

 

Term 6

For testing on Friday 5th June:

This week, we are learning words containing the /sh/ sound but spelt with 'ch'.

• chef
• chalet
• machine
• brochure
• crochet
• ricochet
• parachute
• moustache
• champagne
• chute

 

For testing on Friday 12th June:

This week, we are learning words containing the short /u/ sounds, spelt with either an 'o' or 'ou'.

(2 extra spellings this week, sorry!)

• wonder
• month
• brother
• another
• above
• Monday
• touch
• enough
• young
• double
• tough
• country

 

For testing on Friday 19th June:

This week, we are learning words containing the /sh/ sound but spelt with 'ch'.

• chef
• chalet
• machine
• brochure
• crochet
• ricochet
• parachute
• moustache
• champagne
• chute

 

For testing on Friday 26th June:

This week, we are learning words ending in -al. 

• natural
• actual
• occasional
• accidental
• medical
• national
• capital
• vocal
• sensational
• personal

 

For testing on Friday 3rd July:

This week, we are learning words ending in the /zhuh/ sound, spelt 'sure'.

(Only 6 this week as it's a busy one!)

• treasure
• measure
• pleasure
• enclosure
• leisure
• pressure

 

For testing on Friday 10th July:

This week, we are learning words ending in the /chuh/ sound, spelt 'ture'.

• creature
• picture
• nature
• furniture
• capture
• future
• miniature
• mixture
• temperature
• culture

 

For testing on Friday 17th July:

This week, we are recapping a set of words from earlier in the year that we found really tricky.

forgetting
forgotten
beginning
beginner
preferred
preferring
occurred
occurring
forbidden
committed

TERM 5

Thursday 23rd April - NO TEST

Thursday 30th April - Mixed x tables

Thursday 7th May - Mixed x tables

Thursday 14th May - ÷2, ÷5 and ÷10

Thursday 21st May - ÷3, ÷4 and ÷8

 

TERM 6

Thursday 4th June - NO TEST

Thursday 11th June - ÷6 and ÷9

Thursday 18th June - ÷7, ÷11 and ÷12

Thursday 2nd July - NO TEST

Thursday 9th July - Mixed ÷

Thursday 16th July - Mixed ÷