Whole school spelling scheme of work overview FS and Y1 combine phonics phases 2-5 and 2014 curriculum, Years 2 – 6 curriculum structure based on www.shakespeareandmore.com/spelling.html. See
National Curriculum spelling appendix for example words which follow the patterns.
Term FS Year 1 Phase 5 plus 2014 curriculum
Year 2
Autumn 1Spelling patterns to teach
Phase 2 13: wh, ph, and revise double consonant digraphs14: long A15: long E16: long I and alternative y pronunciation
J spelled g ge and dge S spelled cN spelled kn and gnMulti syllable words
Spelling list to learn
is, he, she, we, me, be door, floor, poor, because, find, kind, mind, behind, child, children
Autumn 2Spelling patterns to teach
Phase 2 17: long O 18: long U and short u 19: OR and AR
Long I spelled yEs suffix to words ending yEd ing er est to words ending consonant+y, consonant+e, consonant after single vowel
Spelling list to learn
go, so, by, my, here, there, where
wild, climb, most, only, both, old, cold, gold, hold, told, every
Spring 1Spelling patterns to teach
Phase 3 20: UR and ER 21: OW and OY22: EAR and AIRDividing words into syllables
WrLe el il and al at end of wordsOr spelled a before l and ll“u” sound spelled O
Spelling list to learn
The to I no go of, said, says, are, were, was, his, has, you, your, they
everybody, even, great, break, steak, pretty, class, grass, pass, plant, path
Spring 2Spelling patterns to teach
Phase 3 23: Ways of spelling C, NK24: Ways of spelling S Hard and soft C25: Ways of spelling j Hard and soft G26: Ways of spelling L, N, M, R
Long I spelled ey“o” spelled a after w and qu“or” spelled a after w“zj” spelled s
Suffixes ~ment, ~ness, ~ful, ~less ~ly
Homophones:bare, bear one, wonsun, son to, too, twobe, bee blue, blewnight, knight
Spelling list to learn
The to I no go put, push, pull, full, house, our, do, today, of
could, should, would, who, whole, any, many, clothes, busy, people
Summer 1Spelling patterns to teach
Phase 3 and 4plus identifying long and short vowel sounds in spoken words and being able to say them.
27: ch, sh alternative spellingsCh or tch at end of wordsShort vowel alternative spellingsV at end of wordsDividing words into syllablesS and es plurals
tion suffixHomophones:there, their, they’rehere, hearquite, quietsee, sea
Spelling list to learn
He, she, me, we, be, was, my, you, her, they, all, are
love, come, some, one, once, ask, friend, school, Mr, Mrs
after, fast, last, past, father, bath, hour, move, prove, improve, sure, sugar, eye, water, again, half, money, parent, Christmas, beautiful
Summer 2Spelling patterns to teach
Consolidating phase 4
Teaching further phonemes in phase 5 for reading to children working above requirements
Ing ed er suffixes to verbs Er est suffixesPrefix unAlternative y pronunciationWords ending y
Possessive apostrophe singular nounsContractions
Spelling list to learn
Revise and consolidate learning of phase 2-4
Oh, their, people, looked, called, asked
Revise and consolidate this year’s words
tricky word spelling.Whole school spelling scheme of work overview
FS and Y1 combine phonics phases 2-5 and 2014 curriculum, Years 2 – 6 curriculum structure based on www.shakespeareandmore.com/spelling.html. See National Curriculum spelling appendix for example words which follow the patterns.
Term Year 2 Year 3 Year 4
Autumn 1Spelling patterns to teach
J spelled g ge and dge S spelled cN spelled kn and gnMulti syllable words
Possessive apostrophe singular and plural wordsHomophones list 1: here, hearheel, heal, he’llnot, knotmale, mailmedal, meddle
Tion, sion, ssion, cian
Spelling list to learn
door, floor, poor, because, find, kind, mind, behind, child, children
ee spelled u: busy, businesssplit digraphs: arrive, decide, describe, extreme, guide, surprise
tion and sion suffixes: mention, occasion, position, possession, question,
Autumn 2Spelling patterns to teach
Long I spelled yEs suffix to words ending yEd ing er est to words ending consonant+y, consonant+e, consonant after single vowel
Homophones:accept, except affect, effectball, bawl berry, burybreak, brake fair, faregreat, grate groan, grownmain, mane meat, meetmissed, mist piece, peaceplain, plane seen, scenerain, rein, reign whose, who’sweather, whether
Ation, sion
Homophones:where, wearwhere, wereweight, waiteight, ate
Spelling list to learn
wild, climb, most, only, both, old, cold, gold, hold, told, every
words with unstressed vowels: different, favourite, February, interest, library, ordinary, separate
s spelled c before e, i and y: bicycle, centre, century, certain, circle, decide, exercise, experience, medicine, notice, recent
Spring 1Spelling patterns to teach
WrLe el il and al at end of wordsOr spelled a before l and ll“u” sound spelled o
Ly suffix
Sure and ture word endings (as in measure, creature)
Words ending with Ous
Spelling list to learn
everybody, even, great, break, steak, pretty, class, grass, pass, plant, path
n spelled kn: knowledge, knowledgeable~ly and ~ally suffix: accidentally, actually, occasionally, probably
ous endings: famous, variousother words: answer, build, calendar, complete, consider, continue
Spring 2Spelling patterns to teach
Long I spelled ey“o” spelled a after w and qu“or” spelled a after w“zj” spelled sSuffixes ~ment, ~ness, ~ful, ~less ~lyHomophones:bare, bear one, wonsun, son to, too, twobe, bee blue, blewnight, knight
“u” spelled ou (young, double)
Prefixes: un~, dis~, mis~, in~, il~
More prefixes: inter, anti, auto, super
Spelling list to learn
could, should, would, who, whole, any, many, clothes, busy, people
words with prefixes: disappear, disbelieve, rebuild, repositionthe same words without prefixes: appear, believe, build, position
early, earth, experiment, group, guard, forward, forwards, fruit, heard, heart, history, imagine, important, increase, island
Summer 1Spelling patterns to teach
tion suffixHomophones:there, their, they’rehere, hearquite, quietsee, sea
“ay” spelled ei eigh ey
Suffixes beginning with vowels added to multi syllable words: ~en, ~ing, ~er, ~ed, ~ation
Long I spelled y in initial and medial positions of word.
More prefixes: inter, re, ir, im
Spelling list to learn
after, fast, last, past, father, bath, hour, move, prove, improve, sure, sugar, eye, water, again, half, money, parent, Christmas, beautiful
ay spelled ei: eight, eighth, reign, weightigh spelled ei: height
learn, length, material, minute, natural, often, particular, peculiar, perhaps, popular, potatoes, promise, purpose
Summer 2Spelling patterns to teach
Possessive apostrophe singular nounsContractions
More prefixes: pre sub
K spelled chS spelled chG spelled gueK spelled que
Spelling list to learn
Revise and consolidate this year’s words words with double consonants: address, appear, arrive, different, difficult, disappear, grammar, occasion, opposite,
quarter, regular, remember, sentence, special, straight, strange, strength, surprise, therefore, woman, women
pressure, supposeWhole school spelling scheme of work overview
FS and Y1 combine phonics phases 2-5 and 2014 curriculum, Years 2 – 6 curriculum structure based on www.shakespeareandmore.com/spelling.html. See National Curriculum spelling appendix for example words which follow the patterns.
Term Year 4 Year 5 Year 6
Autumn 1Spelling patterns to teach
Tion, sion, ssion, cian OughCious tious
Homophones: advice, advise device, devise licence, license practice, practise prophecy, prophesy
Words with silent letters: knight, solemn, thistle, doubt, island, lamb
Homophones;compliment, complement, descent, dissent
Spelling list to learn
tion and sion suffixes: mention, occasion, position, possession, question,
ous suffix: disastrous, marvellous, mischievousI spelled le: available, vegetable, vehicle, muscletion suffix: competition, explanation, profession, pronunciation
amateur, average, awkward, bargain, controversy, curiosity, develop, forty, guarantee
Autumn 2Spelling patterns to teach
Ation, sion
Homophones:where, wearwhere, wereweight, waiteight, ate
Tial and cial endings
i before e rule
Homophones:farther, further, fatherguessed, guestheard, herd led, lead morning, mourning past, passed
Homophones:
desert, dessert, draft, draught
Spelling list to learn
s spelled c before e, i and y: bicycle, centre, century, certain, circle, decide, exercise, experience, medicine, notice, recent
i before ee: achieve, convenience, mischievouss spelled c before e, I and y: cemetery, conscience, conscious, criticise, excellent, existence, hindrance, necessary, prejudice, sacrifice
harass, hindrance, identity, individual, interfere, interrupt, language, leisure, lightning
Spring 1Spelling patterns to teach
Words ending with Ous Words ending with: ant, ance, ancy, ent, ence, ency
Homophones: precede, proceed principal, principle profit, prophet stationary, stationery
Revision and consolidation
Spelling list to learn
ous endings: famous, various
other words: answer, build, calendar, complete, consider, continue
ous suffix: disastrous, marvellous, mischievousWords with unstressed vowels: accommodatebruise, category, cemetery, definite, desperate, dictionary, embarrass, environment, exaggerate, marvellous, nuisance, parliament, privilege, secretary, vegetable
muscle, neighbour, persuade, programme, queue, recognise, relevant, restaurant, rhyme, rhythm
Spring 2Spelling patterns to teach
More prefixes: inter, anti, auto, super
Suffixes beginning with vowels to words ending fer: referring, referred, referral
Homophones:steal, steel wary, weary who’s, whose aisle, isle aloud, allowed affect, effect
Revision and consolidation
Spelling list to learn
early, earth, experiment, group, guard, forward, forwards, fruit, heard, heart, history, imagine, important, increase, island
Short i spelled y: physical, symbol, systemWords with prefixes and suffixes: according, attached, criticise, determined, equipment, equipped, especially, frequently, immediate, immediately, necessary, unnecessary, sincere, sincerely
shoulder, signature, stomach, temperature, twelfth, vegetable, vehicle, yacht
Summer 1Spelling patterns to teach
Long I spelled y in initial and medial positions of word.
More prefixes: inter, re, ir, im
Ible ableAbly ibly
Use of hyphen: co-, re-
Revision and consolidation
Spelling list to learn
learn, length, material, minute, natural, often, particular, peculiar, perhaps, popular, potatoes, promise, purpose
Words with double consonants: accommodate, accompany, according, aggressive, apparent, appreciate, attached, committee, communicate, correspond, immediate, occupy, occur, opportunity, recommend, suggest
Revise and consolidate learning of all year 5/6 words
Summer 2Spelling patterns to teach
K spelled chS spelled chG spelled gueK spelled que
Suffixes beginning with vowels to words ending fer: reference, referee
Long ee spelled ei eg perceive
Homophones:altar, alter, ascent, assent, bridal, bridle, cereal, serialcompliment, complement
Revision and consolidation
Spelling list to learn
quarter, regular, remember, sentence, special, straight, strange, strength, surprise, therefore, woman, women
Adjacent ie: soldier, sufficient, variety, ancientNo adjacent ie: foreign
Revise and consolidate learning of all year 5/6 words