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S3 spelling
This document provides a multi-term spelling plan for students in Years 4 through 6. It includes word lists for each year level and outlines the spelling rules and high frequency words that will be the focus for each week across the four school terms. The plan is designed to support students in developing their spelling skills based on the NSW English Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.
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- 1. Stage 3 spellingplan Class 4/5Z – Year 4 word list Class 4/5Z - Year 5 word list Class 5A - Year 5 word List Class Year 6 Word List
- 2. Based on PMWords,K-6 Spelling document & NSWEnglishSyllabusforAustralianCurriculum Week Term One Term Two Term Three Term Four High Frequency Phonics Rule High Frequency Phonics Rule High Frequency Phonics Rule High Frequency Phonics Rule 1 None opposite kilometre feature straight should've ttle bottle throttle little settle rattle hop rub shrug trim level research material language necessary tomorrow might've ph phone orphan photo nephew phantom beauty bounty duty fancy plenty himself themselves your yours yourselves occupy ou pounce amount counter fountain trousers armful basketful bucketful cupful handfuls Rule When a word ends in a short vowel followed bya singular consonant, double the last letter before adding ‘ed’ or ‘ing’. Words that have a consonant followedbyy, change the yto i before adding-ful. Words endingin -ful form the pluralby adding -s. 2 orchestra computer special message passenger observe o-e close smoke froze spoke drove whiz quiz prefix reflex search already sincerely tomorrow whenever although it's oi boil soil coin choice noise funny busy tidy cheery easy behave collect create decide defend been ound sound hound round found mound dingo echo hero mosquito potato Rule Words that endin‘ch’, ‘x’ or ‘z’ are made plural byadding ‘es’. Describing words that endin‘y’, change ‘y’ to ‘I’ before adding‘er’ and‘est’. Some words endingino canbe made plural byadding -es. 3 without or yet animal length isn't -are fare stare dared spared careful test earn warn alarm doubt fauna Aboriginal calendar canteen colony circuit i-e drive beside thrive wire shire empty bury marry reply copy theirs its thousand research Australia orange silent ‘k’ knot kneel known knuckle knitting silent bold surprising kind proud shouldn't would've wouldn't mightn't could've useful qu queue queen quite quiet liquid domino ghetto gazebo halo lasso Rule When a word hastwo consonants at the end, just addthe endings ‘ed’ and‘ing’. Words that endin‘y’ change the ‘y’ to ‘I’ when adding ‘es’ and ‘ed’. Keep the ‘y’ when adding ‘ing’. Most adjectives that endin consonants add‘ly’ to form the adverb. A few words ending inthe single vowel ‘o’ add ‘s’ to make the plural. 4 custom lunch dinner instrument respect won't -ear bear wear wearing hear hearing stop trim scrub travel model difficult equal length different female -ea beat cheap peace scream cheat dispatch sandwich bench approach blotch digest discuss discover divide explain ow yellow sorrow shown fellow barrow half knife leaf shelf thief photograph autograph occupy present require there's less bless worthless lessons tireless useless sleepy heavy easy steady cosy Rule Verbs that have a short vowel followedbya single consonant, double the last letter before adding-edor -ing. Words endinginch addes For some words endinginf or fe, change the f or fe to v and add -es for plurals. When anadjective (describingword) ends in ‘y’, change the ‘y’ to ‘i’ before adding ‘ly’.Example: happy, happily 5 Revision Revision Revision Revision
- 3. Based on PMWords,K-6 Spelling document & NSWEnglishSyllabusforAustralianCurriculum Stage Two- Year Four Week Term One Term Two Term Three Term Four 6 further important compare contain depend settle air dairy pair stairs aircraft airport write race amuse trade handle escape respect estimate identify need travel ai paid saint remain praise grain abolish duplex flummox accomplish dress finalist finally being be transport portable ect direct effect inject select defect achieve believe piece ceiling receive wasn't aren't man men octagon octopus dge badge hedge ledge wedge bridge shorten lengthen sweeten ripen deepen Rule When a word ends witha silent ‘e’ dropthe ‘e’ before adding‘ing’. Words endingins, x, sh addes i' before 'e' except after 'c'. Manywords that end in‘en’ do not have to double the last letter whenadding‘ed’ or ‘ing’. 7 whomever therefore whatever everyone everywhere imagine tch hatch hatching patch patched match bottle flood rattle length badge question Sydney who's quarrel clause alter au cause fraud exhaust naughty applaud employ follow empty marry reply telephone telescope television couldn't agree frozen ness business quickness laziness closeness brightness injury duty baby family city locate measure modify activities person personal silent ‘b’ comb crumb doubt bomb thumb railway boy valley journey convoy Rule Most nouns are made plural by adding ‘s’. Usually, whena word contains a long vowel sound, donot double the last consonant when adding ‘er’, ‘ed’ and‘ing’ Words that endina ‘y’ immediately precededbya consonant, change ‘y’ into ‘i’ before adding ‘es’. Example: ferry, ferries Words that endin‘ay’, ‘oy’, ‘ey’ and ‘uy’ add ‘s’ to form the plural. 8 Britain method phrase should flavour activity tion caption traction fiction traction satisfaction cheer wonder thought delight power Canberra religion among against principal trust silent ‘h’ honour honest ghost ache stomach cherry biography emergency accuracy apology must've mustn't needn't women here's advertise silent w wrist wrote wrong whole wrestle cliff bluff sniff staff puff trail track aloud create hasten December ear earn early pearl heard earned mean meant learn learnt burnt Rule When adding ‘full’ to the end ofa word drop one ‘l’. Words endinginychange to ies whenno vowel For words ending in -ff, just addan -s Some words endingin'n', whenchanging from present to past tense, adda 't' to the end. 9 centre office system guess community personality bble rabble dabble bubbles squabble babble study fly fairy ferry butterfly neighbour false human naughty breathe mountain ew chew fewer grew threw newest apply satisfy worry qualify mystify narrator narrative student octagonal office yesterday er baker sister mister neither allergic fish deer sheep salmon offspring cent centimetre centigrade angry careless follow igh sigh fright higher plight tighten fungus fungi larva larvae cactus Rule Words endinginychange to ies whennovowel Changing yto i before adding -ed Some words, when referring to singular and plural, staythe same. Some words change, whenpluralized, change to new words. 10 Revision Revision Revision Revision
- 4. Based on PMWords,K-6 Spelling document & NSWEnglishSyllabusforAustralianCurriculum Yearly Overview- Stage 3 Stage Three – Year 5 Week Term One Term Two Term Three Term Four Core Words Phonics Rule High Frequency Phonics Rule High Frequency Phonics Rule High Frequency Phonics Rule 1 Revision And Testing nor reduce consequently direction hygiene influence issue rhombus -ough bough trough enough though thorough annoy buy convey copy delay although area opinion meanwhile parallel except illustrate survey -ed invited scared divided surprised abolished appear offer order suffer whisper predict desert coastal valley erosion climate February magazine situation -ign sign reign resign design foreign discussion election invention objection admit Rule Some words ending in y remainunchanged when adding -ing. Normally whenadding anending to a wordwith a final r, just add the ending. For words that end inct,ssor t, add -ion. 2 leisure material intersect investigate famous favourite figure author -our four detour armour saviour harbour control level quarrel travel marvel barometer yourselves thirsty archer bought absurd material January -ery fiery grocery bakery recovery machinery jar mar occur prefer tar disaster breeze happily wearily exclaim squeeze neighbour manufacture -age savage voyage package carriage marriage deletion education fascination confusion reduction Rule When a word ends inl, doublethel before adding the suffix. Double the r before adding -ing to words thathave a single vowel followedby a consonantattheend. Ifthe word ends inte, ce or se drop the ebefore adding -ion. 3 annoy business tradition therefore guard official reign heritage -ai abstain campaign fainthearted mosaics domain armful basketful bucketful pocketful spoonful except expect percussion purchase quite appear accurate health --able comfortable suitable available lovable adorable bare close firm glad quick decide identify appreciate demonstrate elect interrupt manage prepare -y scenery naughty necessity cemetery difficulty cancel label level marvel patrol volcano insect delightful caption function bisection calculation cancellation -ion friction opinion session election selection picnic mimic traffic frolic panic Rule Words ending in-ful form the plural by adding -s. The basicruleis that-ly is addedto the end ofthe adjective. When adding a suffixbeginning with a vowel,to words ending inl, doublethel. Ifa verb ends in ac or ic, always adda –k before adding thesuffixes-ed,-ing, -y, or -er. 4 arrange besides height fright frighten frightened frightening absurd -ure future picture feature fracture creature beauty bounty duty fancy plenty variety foreign suggest energy identical accident accept artificial -ful peaceful colourful powerful thoughtful helpful comfortable gentle horrible incredible simple cyclone famous vertebrate decoration canoe launch explain mischief -ible legible visible possible responsible flexible glamour humour labour odour alternatively considerate reptile mammal earthquake vacation happiest overbearing -ous curious famous cautious gracious generous cease celebrate cement bicycle lacy Rule Words that havea consonant followed by y, change the y to i before adding -ful. Ifthe word ends with a consonant followedby le, replacethefinale with -y on its own. When adding suffixes to a noun thatends in -our, drop the u beforeadding the following endings: -ous, -ious, -ary -ation, -ific or -ise. When a word starts with c and is followed by e,i or y, it is pronouncedas s. Otherwise,it says cas in cat. Whena c is followed by e,i, or y it is pronounced as s. 5 Revision Revision Revision Revision
- 5. Based on PMWords,K-6 Spelling document & NSWEnglishSyllabusforAustralianCurriculum Stage Three – Year 5 Week Term One Term Two Term Three Term Four High Frequency Phonics Rule High Frequency Phonics Rule High Frequency Phonics Rule High Frequency Phonics Rule 6 complete compete breathe broad despite emergency service sphere -ect correct select respect inspect perfect bliss care cheer doubt dread rhyme rhythm separate accident accept queue appreciate Melbourne -ory glory history victory territory introductory extreme futile serene sole vile miserable species Hobart applied satisfied worried falsified qualified -ly frequently peacefully gradually occasionally accidentally peculiar helpful Mercury invertebrate planet, discovery departure attractive -ance romance entrance abundance attendance substance antique aqua quake quality quiz Rule The related ending fully forms adverbs. This suffixis always spelled withdoublel. When a word ends ine aftera long vowel, add -ly. When adding other endings, suchas -ful, -ite, - able or -less, the -our spelling stays thesame. In the spelling ofEnglish words, the letter q is always followed by theletter u. 7 consider continue apology apologise curious sign significant Victoria -le able single stable couple trouble convey delay employ enjoy spray affectionate asteroid vertebrate vacuum jewel energetic implement grandfather -oi moisture joint poison avoid embroider angry busy greedy happy heavy Tasmania experiment express property instantly surround breakers drowned -al trial spiral factual cordial personal colour favour odour honour humour anxious nephew hurrying complaint policeman heroes annual tomato silent k knot knife kneel knight knowledge adopt confess extinct invent product Rule Words that havea vowel followedby y, just add the suffix. ed, er, s Ifan adjective has twosyllables and ends in y, change they to i beforeadding -ly. When adding other endings, suchas -ful, -ite, -able or -less, the -our spelling stays the same. For words that end inct,ssor t, add -ion. 8 continue dangerous belief beliefs believe believer certain Canberra -ain main brain claim contain entertain apply satisfy worry falsify qualify mystify variety terrible compete experiment unenviable gigantic thorough horizontal -au cause beauty caution August applaud awful careful hopeful local magical Neptune double remark appoint applying excellent chocolate complaint -ise rise wise realise advise devise apply carry empty heavy pretty factory arrange slippery memory property usefully source poison silent s isle aisle island debris viscount. create decorate educate fascinate separate Rule Words that havea consonant followed by y, change the y to i beforeadding a suffix Ifthe word ends inful or al, add-ly When adding a suffixbeginning with a vowel toa word ending in y, change the y to i beforeadding the suffix:-ed, -est,-er, -ance,-es, -ous, -able Ifthe word ends inte, ce or se drop the ebefore adding -ion. 9 condition exciting piece solution peace beginning pedestrian emergency -ue avenue pursue rescue value argue tie die lie vie pleasure relative headache manage variety terrible compete experiment -ow clown drown browse shower coward basic comic magic electric tragic startle employ journey helpless obedient difficult popular nature -en sicken shorten broaden sweeten lengthen beauty cloudy drowsy happy magnify wharves wharfs umbrella lightning remember handkerchief adventure safety silent p cupboard tempt empty raspberry receipt challenge damage emergency exaggerate fragile Rule Verbs thatend in -iechange the-ie to -y before adding -ing. When a word ends inic,add -ally When adding a suffixbeginning with a consonant to a word ending in y, changethey to i before adding the suffix: -ness, -less, -ful, -ly,-ment, -cation When g used in themiddleofa wordand is followed by e,it makes a j sound. 10 Revision Revision Revision Revision
- 6. Based on PMWords,K-6 Spelling document & NSWEnglishSyllabusforAustralianCurriculum Stage Three- Year Six Week Term One Term Two Term Three Term Four High Frequency Phonics Rule High Frequency Phonics Rule High Frequency Phonics Rule High Frequency Phonics Rule 1 Revision And Testing besides despite except nor acute immediate lastly neither otherwise previously -er anger canter proper faster cheaper catch discuss fast notify supply obtuse absence discount permanent employment though practice ancient appropriate average auto- auto automatic autograph automobile autopilot assistant brilliant defiant distant elegant continuous degree electric disease busy coarse sculpture conscious guest settlement -arium aquarium terrarium planetarium solarium oceanarium agree disagree knee decree oversee Rule When a word ends intwoconsonants andyou want to add the suffix -ing, no letters are doubled. Words ending in-ant changeto -ancein the noun form Words withdouble‘ee’s keep their ‘e’s when adding ‘ing’ e.g. referee/refereeing 2 theatre collage tourist character culture physical physician argument according department -or terror visitor author equator collector monstrous curious generous glamour humour indigenous national excursion afterwards indigenous diagonal diameter obstacle signature advertise -ei deceit ceiling receipt receive conceited absent evident innocent resident silent vehicle temperature environment equal equilateral equivalent amazement arrangement certificate candidate -dge bridge dodge gadget pledge edge different evident competent defend patient Rule Ifa word ends in our orousleaveouttheu before adding thesuffixes -ousand -ity. Words ending in-ent changeto –encein thenoun form. Most words that end in‘end’ or ‘ent’change to‘ence’ to take thenounform 3 national tonne occasion necessary quite civil civilian medical medicine medication -ey valley money chimney journey monkey dissolve evolve resolve revolve solve several equipment similar opponent vegetation accommodate communicate accompany compete reserve re- repair relax replay reduce repossess anxiety victory fury luxury victory vary exercise evaluate practise economy economic economical population popular popularity pre- previous precede predict preserve prepare build employ lecture plumb repair thermometer thermal thermostat expel dispel propel judge judgment adjudicator judicial -ian magician musician electrician politician technician final lethal classical annual unusual Rule If a word ends in -ve, changetheve tout before adding -ion. When adding -ous to words that end ince ory, change thee or y toi before adding -ous. For most commoneverydaywords just add -er. Double the‘l’, beforeadding ‘y’ e.g final/finally 4 official tradition survey museum vacuum revive survive symmetry sympathy symphony -ar solar molar guitar calendar caterpillar conclude decide divide invade persuade ache guide especially appreciate persuade equal equilateral equivalent maximum maximize -our colour flavour saviour humour labour change courage manage love notice eventually ascend balance specific descend geology geometry geographic million millilitre -ience science patience audience obedience impatience conduct educate illustrate instruct navigate organise calculate disappoint celebrate pollute involve revolve evolve sympathy encourage -tude attitude longitude attitude gratitude latitude altogether although almost already always Rule If a word ends in de,change the deto sbefore adding -ion. When adding -ableor -ous to words ending in ge or ce, keep thee. Words which end inct, it, ate,or ess, takethe ending -or. When adding ‘all’ tothebeginning ofwords,dropone ‘l’ e.g all +most=almost 5 Revision Revision Revision Revision
- 7. Based on PMWords,K-6 Spelling document & NSWEnglishSyllabusforAustralianCurriculum Week Term One Term Two Term Three Term Four High Frequency Phonics Rule High Frequency Phonics Rule High Frequency Phonics Rule High Frequency Phonics Rule 6 temporary fraction implement minister politics avert convert revert divert statement -eigh eight eighteen neighbour sleigh weigh weight comprehend expand extend suspend enlarge introduce injure relax represent aspire conspire respire perspire awkward mis- misfire mistake misplace miscount misbehave arrange amaze state advance move vertical thorough product affect issue dessert cereal envelope sufficient library ped- pedal pedlar pedestal pedigree pedicure confectionary disciplinary legendary revolutionary stationary classify examine recognise commit recommend interior applaud persuade character ornament -cede/ -eed precede concede recede exceed proceed sudden free hopeful careful beautiful Rule If a word ends in nd, change the d to s before adding - ion. Keep the e before adding an ending beginning with a consonant - ment If a word ends in -ary, it is usually an adjective. Most adjectives add ‘ly’ to form the adverb e.g sudden/suddenly 7 entirely computing surgeon approach awesome spectacular benevolent annoyance complimentary desert -ae aerobics aeroplane aerial aerosol aeronaut aerate describe inscribe prescribe subscribe miser miserable curiosity envy purpose question machine direction condition serial -ity ability quality community majority minority forgive late pale close sore apologetic exhaust exhausted exhausting inexhaustible describe inscribe proscribe transcribe beginning dis- disease dislodge distribute dishonest disapprove bravery delivery discovery recovery stationery negotiate approve occur alternate determine their there they’re difficult unusual -ive creative active detective protective festive accept avoid comfort distinguish laugh Rule If a word ends in ibe, drop the e and change the b to pt before adding -ion. Keep the e before adding an ending beginning with a consonant - ness If a word ends in -ery, it is probably a noun. Review - For many words, no spelling changes are necessary. Suffix -able 8 weird actual interior imitate beauty warrior exterior superior applaud aeroplane cent- cent century centenary centigrade centimetre centipede conceive deceive perceive receive exactly unusual exercise example vigour visible safely grammar verdict honour -ant vacant pleasant ignorant elephant attendant care help sincere remorse success continue virtual suddenly structure fragile venture capsule reliable cultural misspell -ious anxious gracious precious spacious delicious radio video cameo ratio studio remember procession suite leisure feature customise vacuum treasure discussion conclusion -ise advertise exercise improvise compromise despise adore believe compare debate describe Rule If a verb ends in eive, drop the silent e and change the ve to pt before adding -ion. Keep the e before adding a suffix beginning with a consonant- less –ful -ly Words ending in a double vowel with an –o sound, just add -s Review- For most words that end in e, drop the e before adding -able. 9 popular average beneath education calculate liquid college contestant origin circular -ee referee refugee carefree employee guarantee indent celebrate decorate educate present diary territory intimate appetite precious purchase develop beneath although varied -iety piety variety society anxiety propriety carry copy defy marry occupy confide investigate announce contribute faulty rodent sincere obvious curiosity sacrifice -let booklet pamphlet droplet anklet bracelet available flexible possible responsible visible envious insignificant enviable significance unenviable strength sensible approval statement location -ary temporary primary necessary extraordinary summary change enforce manage notice peace Rule The suffix -ation can be added to words to form nouns. If the word ends in te drop the e before adding -ation. Always keep the y when adding the suffix –ing or any other suffix beginning with an -i. Drop the le before adding –ility to a base word. Review- Words that end in e following the consonants c or g, usually retain the e before adding -able 10 Revision Revision Revision Revision