Year 5 English · KS2

Spelling: Silent Letters and Etymology

10 lessons, in the order they are taught. Part of the Year 5 English curriculum.

What this topic covers

  1. 1Spelling more polysyllabic words with unstressed vowels
  2. 2Spelling polysyllabic words with unstressed vowels
  3. 3Spelling words of Greek origin that use 'ch' to make a /k/ sound
  4. 4Spelling words of Greek origin that use 'ph' to make a /f/ sound
  5. 5Spelling words of Latin origin that use 'sc' to make a /s/ sound
  6. 6Spelling words using hard c
  7. 7Spelling words using soft c
  8. 8Spelling words with the prefixes ad- and al- and hyphens
  9. 9Spelling words with the prefixes bi-, trans-, tele- and circum-
  10. 10Spelling words with the prefixes co-, pre-, pro- and sus-

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