These words are essential high frequency words the National Literacy Strategy has identified pupils will need to learn in Reception Year,

Reception YearI go come

went up youday was lookare the ofwe this dogme like goingbig she and

they my seeon away mumit at playno yes fora dad can

he am allis cat get

said to in

Children in Year 1 should learn to spell words with the initial consonant clusters: bl, cr, tr and str.

blblack blame blank blanketbleat blind blink blissblister blizzard block bloom

blossom blow blue bluebellblunder blunt

crcrab crack cramp creak

cream creep cress crimsoncrisp cross crown cruelcrust

trtrap tread treat trembletrial tried trick trimtrip troop trust

strstrap strawberry street string

strong struck

Children in Year 1 should learn to spell words with the final consonant clusters: -ff and -ss.

-ffbluff cuffchuff fluffgruff huffmuff puffruff scruff

snuff stuff

-sscress cross

embarrass fussmass mess

Children in Year 1 should learn to spell words with the final consonant clusters: -ck.

-ckback lick smackblack lock snackblock luck sneakbrick mock sockbuck muck speck

check neck spickchick nick stackclick pack stickclock peck stockcrack pick struckdeck pluck stuckdock prick suckduck quack tackfleck rack tickflick rock tockflock sack trackhack shock trickJack sick tuckkick slack trucklack slick

Children in Year 1 should learn to spell words with the final consonant clusters: -ng.

-ngbang pongbung rangclang ringcling rungclung sangdung singfang slangfling slunggang spranggong springhang sprung

Hong Kong sting

hung stringking strong

King Kong sunglong swingping

Children in Year 1 should learn to spell words with the final consonant clusters: -ll.

-llball sellbell shellbill shrillcall skillcell smallchill smelldwell spillfall spellfell stallfill stillfrill tallgrill tellhall thrillhill tillJill wallkill wellmill willpill yell

Children in Year 1 should learn to spell words with the vowel clusters: oo (long sound as in soon).

ooballoon moon swoop

boo moose toolboot noon troopcoo pool toocool roof tootcoop room toothdroop root zoofood scootfool school book

goose shoot cookgroove smooth lookhoof snoop tookhoop snoozeloom soonloop spookloot spoonmoo stool

mood stoop

Children in Year 1 should learn to spell words containing: ee.

eejeep need peepmeet keep sweetdeep feet weepgreet sleep tweetsteep street sweepsheet creep feelsee peel threeheel bee kneeltree wheel knee

cheek free peekgreen seek queenweek been leekseen freeze screen

breeze keen squeezeseed sneeze weedgeese speed cheesebleed speech greedteeth sleeve

Children in Year 1 should learn to spell words ending: ing and ed (without changing spelling).

ing and edask enjoy help

jump look pullspend wait walkwatch rush marchmelt shock snowshift crack snorthand start smellfloat seem huntend need sortkick pick dressshow crash killtalk bark thankfuss cook

Children in Year 1 should learn to spell words ending: ai and ay.

ai

rain train painsprain drain grainstain chain Spainvain main plainaim claim maidpaid fail pailjail tail sail

snail trail wailrail nail paint

faint saint waitwaist faith praise

aypay day wayhay may rayplay stay traypray sway strayspray bay say

These words are essential high frequency words the National Literacy Strategy has identified pupils will need to learn in Reception Year,

Reception YearI go come

went up youday was look

are the ofwe this dogme like goingbig she and

they my seeon away mumit at playno yes fora dad can

he am allis cat get

said to in

Children in Year 2 should learn to spell words containing: ow, ou and oa.

owow cow pow

now how wowdown town clowndrown crown brownfrown gown owlscowl fowl howlgrowl crowd browsetowel power tower

shower snow slowcrow grow blowthrow glow rowtow know bowlowe own

ouround ground houndsound pound found

mound bound couldwould should outstout spout shoutloud cloud hourflour sour our

mouse house ouchcrouch couch pouchslouch south mouthbounce count blousetrousers

oaoat coat boat

goat float throatmoat gloat stoattoast roast coastboast groan moanoak cloak croaksoak coach poachloaf road hoaxtoad load soapfoam

Children in Year 2 should learn to spell words containing: ar.

arapart arch areark arm armyart article bar

bark barn burglarcar card carnival

carpet cart chargecharm chart darkdart department far

farm garden hardharm harp jarlarge lark Marchmark market pardonpark part particularlyparty popular scarfshark sharp smartspark star starchstart tart

Children in Year 2 should learn to spell words containing: oi and oy.

oioil coil foil

boil spoil toiljoin coin pointjoint noise oinkvoice choice doingmoist noise poisontoilet disappointed

oyboy toy coyjoy enjoy destroy

annoy royal loyaloyster voyage employ

Children in Year 2 should learn to spell words containing: air, or and er.

airair hair fair

chair stair pairflair lair repairdairy downstairs hairy

upstairs

orfor sort port

sport short torncorn horn bornworn pork forkcork stork stormform porch torchlord cord order

sword more score

snore store soreshore before poordoor moor floor

author

ersister brother motherfather boxer keeper

cleaner player trainerspeaker softer verse

term her herbquicker duster wintermonster voucher letterbutter flower powertrouser paper crisper

herd fern germperch kerb verbprayer cracker undershorter longer

Children in Year 2 should learn to spell words containing: ur, aw and au.

urmurder Saturday curseburglar Thursday burnreturn nurse turndisturb purse curl

hurt adventure centuryspurt buried churchburp burst courtslurp capture creature

during fur ourselvesfigure hour pleasureflour injured pressure

fourth insurance purplepurchase return surfacesurprise temperature yourselfcurrent

awraw draw shawlsaw jaw crawllaw paw bawl

straw claw dawn

yawn away fawnprawn awful lawyerlawn awoke

awake crawl

aucause pause naughtytaught caught daughtersauce August autumnhaunt aunt beautifullaunch authority becauseauthor automobile caught

daughter laugh restaurantdinosaur naughty exhaust

fault saucer

Children in Year 2 should learn to spell words containing: ch, wh and ph.

chbeach branch catchchair change chargechase check cheesecherry chew chicken

children chocolate chopchurch ditch kitchen

machines March matchesouch reach richtouch watch witch

whanywhere everywhere meanwhile

somewhere whale whatwhatever wheel whenwhenever where which

while whisper whistlewhite who wholewhose why

phdolphin elephant geographygraph photograph physical

telephone trophy

Children in Year 2 should learn to spell compound words.

compound wordsanybody breakfast chalkboard

churchyard cupboard downstairsdustbin everybody everybody

everywhere football friendshipgoalkeeper hairbrush headteacher

herself himself milkmannewspaper paintbrush pancake

peanut playground playschoolpostbox rainbow snowball

snowflake snowman someonesomewhere strawberry suitcasesunflower toothbrush toothpasteupstairs weekend windmill

Children in Year 2 during Term 3 should learn to spell words containing ea.

makes the sound e

breakfast dead deafhealth heather heaveninstead meadow measureready steady threadtread treasure wealth

weather

makes the sound eebeach bead beakbean beast beatcheap clean creamdream each easteasy eat feastfreak heap heat

heathen heave jeanslead leaf leaklean leap leastleave meal meanneat pea peace

peach please reachread real reapsea seal seat

scream sneak speaksqueak steal steamstream tea teachteam tease treattweak weak weavewheat

makes the sound aybreak great steak

Children in Year 3 should learn to spell words ending in le.

leable dimple pimple

ample drizzle poodleangle fable pricklearticle fiddle puzzlebattle example riddleBible giggle sample

bicycle grumble scribble

bubble guzzle settlebundle handle singlecable icicle simplecackle middle stablecandle miracle tacklecattle needle temple

chuckle noodle ticklecircle obstacle trickle

crumble particle unclecubicle people wiggledazzle pickle

Children in Year 3 should learn to spell words with prefixes: de, dis, pre and re.

dedeactivate debate debrief

debug decaffeinated decantdecamp decode decomposedeflate deform defusede-ice Demist

disdisadvantaged disagree disappear

disappoint disconnect discomfortdiscount discourage disembark

dishearten dishonest disinfectantdislike disorderly disown

displease disrepair disrupt

preprearrange precaution prediction

prefix premature prepareprepay prerecord preschoolpreset prevent previous

rereadjust readmit reappearreapply rearrange rebuild

recharge recycle redecorateredesign rediscover redraw

re-educate re-emerge re-enactre-enter re-examine

Children in Year 3 should learn to spell words with prefixes: im and un.

imimagination imitation immaculateimmature immune impatience

imperfection impersonate impoliteimpossible impractical improper

ununacceptable unaccompanied unadventurous

unafraid unalterable unappealingunappetising unashamed unassistedunattractive unavailable unavoidableunbreakable uncaring uncertain

unclear uncontrollable uncookeduncut undamaged undetected

unforgettable unforgiving unfurnishedungrateful unheard unhurtuninvited unofficial unopenedunpaid unplug unpreparedunsafe unsatisfactory unsuccessful

unwelcome

Children in Year 3 should learn to spell words ending in ing (with changed spellings).

take off e add ingamazing caring comingdeciding driving hatinghoping liking makingraising riding smilingstaring taking writing

double the last letter and add ingbetting chatting clappingfitting hopping planning

rubbing running shoppingshutting sitting slimmingslipping tipping winning

swimming

simply add ing

asking going enjoyingdoing helping jumping

leading looking meetingpulling saying seeing

spending trying walking

Children in Year 3 should learn to spell contractions.

contractionsI'm don't shan't

she's they've haven'twe'd hasn't they'reI'd who's that's

we're you've there'll

Children in Year 3 should learn to spell superlatives and comparatives, ending in -er and -est.

er estlight lighter lightestfull fuller fullest

narrow narrower narrowesttall taller tallestlong longer longestgreat greater greatestdark darker darkest

smooth smoother smoothestfair fairer fairest

round rounder roundest

soft softer softestold older oldest

young younger youngestsweet sweeter sweetestcold colder coldesthigh higher highestsmall smaller smallestneat neater neatestfast faster fastestslow slower slowest

fat fatter fattestsad sadder saddesthot hotter hottestthin thinner thinnestbig bigger biggest

pale paler palestwide wider widest

easy easier easiesttidy tidier tidiest

heavy heavier heaviesthappy happier happiest

dry drier driest

Children in Year 3 should learn to spell words with silent letters: w, k, g and b.

kknack knee kneelknife knight knickersknit knock knot

know knuckle

bbomb climb combcrumb debt doubtdumb lamb limbnumb plumber thumbtomb

ggnat gnarled gnashgnaw gnome gnureign

wanswer sword whackwhat wheel wherewhip whisky whowhole why wrap

wrapper wreck wrenwrestle wretch wrigglewring wrinkle wristwrite written wrongwrote

lcalf calm chalk

could folk halfsalmon should would

yolk

hchemist honest rhinorhubarb rhyme whalewheat when whinewhirl

Children in Year 3 should learn the spelling rules to write plurals.

Pluralsraces radios rocketsroses sandwiches schools

scissors shells ships

shoes sisters songssports stars stories

supplies sweets taxesteachers teams themselves

tigers toes trainstries trousers vegetables

wheels windows wisheswolves writers dollseggs enemies faces

factories families feathersfriends glasses groupshouses jobs kissesknives ladies leavesletters lights lions

machines matches monstersnames parents partiespets picnics pictures

pieces poems poniespotatoes puppies pyjamasquestions activities adults

adventures agencies animalsapples arms authoritiesbabies bags bananasbats beaches beans

berries birds biscuitsboats bones books

bottles branches buildingsbunnies bushes candlescards carrots catscoins countries cowscrisps cups daughtersdishes

Children in Year 4 should learn to spell words with the suffixes: -ic, -ness, -ship, -ary and -hood.

icAttic basic electric

Fantastic gigantic magicMetric music picnicPlastic public trafficHeroic comic static

NessBusiness happiness wilderness

ShipChampionship spaceship friendship

AryDictionary February January

Library necessary ordinarySalary scary

HoodMotherhood childhood neighbourhood

Children in Year 4 should learn to spell words ending in 'ly' and other words ending in 'ly'.

words ending in 'ly'probably properly quicklyquietly recently safelysilently simply slowlysoftly suddenly trulyugly unfortunately usually

absolutely actually apparentlybadly carefully certainlyclearly completely constantlycuddly curly daily

definitely early easilyespecially exactly extremely

family finally friendlygenerally happily hardly

immediately lately lonelylovely luckily mainlymostly nearly obviouslyonly possibly

Children in Year 4 should learn to spell words with the suffix 'al'.

alanimal bilingual capitalcarnival criminal decimal

educational final funeralgeneral goal gradualhospital illegal individual

local magical materialmedal medical nationalnatural normal occasionaloriginal personal physical

potential real royalseveral signal socialspecial traditional

Children in Year 4 should learn to spell words with double consonants.

double consonantsarrive attack attentionattic battery better

bottle bottom butterbutton correct cottage

forgotten getting hittinghorrible hurricanes kittenletter lettuce litterlittle married mirror

muttered narrow prettyrearrange rotten settle

sorry terrible terrortomorrow worried written

announced annoy applebeginning bunny channelcommand common community

dinner disappear disappointeddropped funny hammerhappen happy hoppedpenny planning puppetpuppy ripped running

shopping skinny slipperystopped Summer sunnysupper swimming tunnelwinner add additionaddress afford biggerbubble coffee differencedifficult dragged eggfluffy giggled giraffe

grabbed hidden hobbyjogging ladder middle

offer office puffrabbit ribbon robbedrobber rubber saddlesuggest traffic wedding

Children in Year 4 should learn to spell words with the suffix 'ment'.

mentapartment basement cementdepartment environment equipmentexcitement experiment momentparliament payment punishmentsettlement treatment unemployment

Children in Year 4 should learn to spell words with the often confused suffixes 'ible' and 'able'.

ibleImpossible invisible possible

Responsible

AbleAble available reasonableTable unable unacceptable

Unavailable unbreakable valuable

Children in Year 4 should learn to spell words with the suffix 'ive'.

-iveAdjective alive alternative

Constructive detective expensiveGive live receive

Survive

Children in Year 4 should learn to spell words containing 'ss'.

ssacross actress assistance

blossom boss businessclass classes cresscross dissolve dressfussy glass grassguess happiness issuekiss less lesson

message necessary passengerpressure process progress

mess miss passpress princess stewardess

unassisted unless wilderness

Children in Year 4 should learn to spell words with the often confused suffixes 'tion' and 'sion'.

tionaction adaptation association

collection competition conditionconsideration contribution deductiondiscrimination education exhibition

generation imagination inflationinformation invention legislation

mention nation organisationpollution population position

precaution prediction protectionquestion situation solutionstation

sioncollision commission confusion

explosion mansion missionpension permission profession

television

Children in Year 5 should learn to spell words with prefixes: auto-, bi-, trans-, tele- and circum-.

auto (auto = self)Autobiography autocue autograph

Automatic automation automobileAutonomous autonomy autopilot

Autopsy autosuggestion

bi (bi = 2)Biannual bias bibliography

Bicarbonate bicentenary bicepsBicycle biennial bifocalBikini bilateral binary

Binoculars biped biplaneBipolar

trans (trans = crossing, on the other side, across)Transaction transatlantic transcendTranscript transfer transfigurationTransfix transform transfusion

Transgress transient transistorTransit transition translate

Translucent transmission transparencyTransplant transport

tele (tele = over a distance)Telecommunications telegraph telegram

Telepathy telephone telesalesTelescope teletext television

circum (circum = around, on all sides)circumcise circumference circumnavigate

circumspect circumstance circumvent

cianmusician politician

Children in Year 5 should learn the spelling rules to write plurals.

PluralsRaces radios rocketsRoses sandwiches schools

Scissors shells shipsShoes sisters songs

Sports stars storiesSupplies sweets taxesTeachers teams themselves

Tigers toes trainsTries trousers vegetables

Wheels windows wishesWolves writers dollsEggs enemies faces

Factories families feathersFriends glasses groupsHouses jobs kissesKnives ladies leavesLetters lights lions

machines matches monstersnames parents partiespets picnics pictures

pieces poems poniespotatoes puppies pyjamasquestions activities adults

adventures agencies animalsapples arms authoritiesbabies bags bananasbats beaches beans

berries birds biscuitsboats bones books

bottles branches buildingsbunnies bushes candlescards carrots catscoins countries cowscrisps cups daughtersdishes

Children in Year 5 should learn words containing: ough.

oughalthough enough thought

throughout bought ploughthrough cough roughtough drought thoughfought

Children in Year 5 should know and be able to spell onomatopoeia words.

Onomatopoeiabang Buzz clash

clatter Click cracklecrash Drip dropmash Plop popsizzle Smack smashsnap Splash splish

splosh Swish swoopthud Tick trickle

whack

Children in Year 5 should learn to spell words with the prefixes: in-, ir- and il-.

inincalculable incapable incapacity

incentive incidental inclementinclination incline includeincoherent incomparable inaccessibleinaccuracy inactive inadequateinadvertent inadvisable inaneinanimate inapplicable inappropriate

inarticulate inattentive inaudibleincompatible incompetent incompleteinconsiderate inconsistent inconsolableinconvenience incorrect inbuilt

increase

irirony irrational irrecoverable

irredeemable irrefutable irregularirrelevant irremovable irreparable

irreplaceable irrepressible irresistibleirrespective irresponsible irretrievableirreversible irritable

ilill-advised ill-bred ill-disposed

illegal illegible ill-fatedill-favoured ill-founded ill-gotten

ill-health illiterate ill-manneredillness illogical ill-timed

illuminate illusion illustrateChildren in Year 5 should learn to spell words with the prefixes: pro- and

sus-.

pro (pro = before in time or position, supporting)probably Probable procedureproclaim procure professprognosis prologue promisepromote proposal prospectproven

sus (sub = before in time or position, supporting)susceptible suspect suspend

suspense suspicious sustainsustenance

Children in Year 6 should learn to spell words with the prefixes: aero-, aqua-, duo-, oct- and tri-.

aero (aero = air)aerobatics aerobics aerodrome

aerodynamic aerofoil aeroplaneaerosol aerospace

aqua (aqua = water)aqualung aquamarine aquaplaneaquarium aquatic aquatintaqueduct aqueous

duo (duo = 2)duo duodenum duologue

duplex duplicate dualduel duet

oct (oct = 8)octagon octahedron octave

octet October octogenarianoctopus

tri (tri = 3)triad triangle Triassic

triathlon triceps tricycletrident triennial trilateraltrillion trilogy trinity

trio triple triplettriplicate tripod trireme

trisect

Children in Year 6 should learn to spell words with the prefixes: micro-, hydro- and sub-.

micro (micro = small or minute)microbe microbiology microchemistry

microchip microcircuit microcomputermicrocosm microdot microelectronicsmicrofilm microlight micrometermicron micro-organism microphone

microscopic microsurgery microwave

hydra / hydro (hydra / hydro= water / fluid)hydrant hydrate hydraulic

hydrocephalus hydroelectric hydrofoil

hydrogen hydrography hydrologyhydrolysis hydrometer hydrophobichydroplane hydrosphere hydrotherapy

sub (under, secondary, imperfect, less than)subcommittee subconscious subcontinentsubcontract subculture subdivide

subdue subheading subjectsubmarine submerge submissionsubscribe subscription subsequent

subservient subside subsidisesubsidiary subsoil substancesubstitute subtitle subtractsuburban subway

Children in Year 6 should learn to spell words with an 'ex' prefix.

ex (ex = former, outside)exacerbate exact exaggerate

exam example exasperateexcavate exceed excelexcellent except exceptionalexcerpt excess exchangeexcited exclamation exclusive

excruciating excursion excuseexecute exempt exerciseexhale exhaust exhibit

exhilarate exhume exileexist exit exodus

exotic expand expanse

expect expedition expensiveexperience experiment expert

explain exploit exploreexplosion export exposeexpress expression exquisite

extension exterior externalextinct extra extreme

Children in Year 6 should learn to spell words containing 'con' and 'port'.

conBacon concerned condition

Conductors confided confusionConsider constantly constructive

Consumer containers contentContest continue contributeControl economy secondSeconds

PortAirport important opportunityReport sport support

Transportation