Year 5/6 spelling words list in alphabetical order, check top 100 year 5 and year 6 spelling list in a-z format. It includes unstressed vowels, unstressed consonants, double consonants, cross curricular words etc. The year 5-6 spelling words list includes those words that children in USA, UK are expected to be able to spell while they are in the age group of 10 to 12 years.
The lists are a mixture of words pupils frequently use in their writing and those which they often misspell. Some of the listed words may be thought of as quite challenging, but the 100 words in each list can easily be taught to year 56 students alongside other words that teachers consider appropriate. You can now check the sample spelling list of statutory words suitable for students in year 5 or year 6.
Year 5/6 Spelling Words List
- accommodate
- accompany
- according
- achieve
- aggressive
- amateur
- ancient
- apparent
- appreciate
- attached
- available
- average
- awkward
- bargain
- bruise
- category
- cemetery
- committee
- communicate
- community
- competition
- conscience
- conscious
- controversy
- convenience
- correspond
- criticise (critic + ise)
- curiosity
- definite
- desperate
- determined
- develop
- dictionary
- disastrous
- embarrass
- environment
- equip (–ped, –ment)
- especially
- exaggerate
- excellent
- existence
- explanation
- familiar
- foreign
- forty
- frequently
- government
- guarantee
- harass
- hindrance
- identity
- immediate(ly)
- individual
- interfere
- interrupt
- language
- leisure
- lightning
- marvellous
- mischievous
- muscle
- necessary
- neighbour
- nuisance
- occupy
- occur
- opportunity
- parliament
- persuade
- physical
- prejudice
- privilege
- profession
- programme
- pronunciation
- queue
- recognise
- recommend
- relevant
- restaurant
- rhyme
- rhythm
- sacrifice
- secretary
- shoulder
- signature
- sincere(ly)
- soldier
- stomach
- sufficient
- suggest
- symbol
- system
- temperature
- thorough
- twelfth
- variety
- vegetable
- vehicle
- yacht
Before exercising the word list, students must firstly check English Spelling Appendix to know about the statutory requirements, rules and guidance for spelling non-statutory words alongside examples of specified categories.
It is worth noting that spelling words can vary depending on the curriculum and specific requirements of your school. It’s always best to check with your teacher or school for the official spelling list.
