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Year 6 Spelling Rules

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Year 6 Spelling Rules

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📚 Part 1: Word Origins and Roots

1. Circle the words that contain Greek roots:

photograph

bicycle

telephone

beautiful

2. Which Latin root means "to carry"?

port

struct

dict

spect

3. Match the Greek root to its meaning by writing the letter:

bio _____ a) far, distant

geo _____ b) life

tele _____ c) earth

auto _____ d) self

4. Complete the words using the Latin root spect (to look):

in________ (to examine closely)

re________ (to admire)

______ator (someone who watches)

✏️ Part 2: Prefixes, Suffixes and Spelling Patterns

5. Add the correct suffix to make these words:

photograph + _____ = photographer

electric + _____ = electrician

magic + _____ = magician

library + _____ = librarian

6. Which spelling rule applies when adding suffixes to words ending in 'y'?

Always keep the 'y'

Change 'y' to 'i' unless the suffix starts with 'i'

Always drop the 'y'

Double the 'y'

7. Complete these words using the prefix anti- or counter-:

_____clockwise (opposite direction to clock hands)

_____bacterial (against bacteria)

_____attack (attack in response)

_____social (avoiding company of others)

8. Fix the spelling mistakes in these technical words:

necesary, seperate, definately, occurance

🔤 Part 3: Complex Spelling Patterns

9. Choose the correctly spelled word in each pair:

accomodation
accommodation

embarrass
embarass

dissappoint
disappoint

committee
commitee

10. Use each of these challenging words in a sentence:

conscientious: _________________________________

mischievous: ___________________________________

privilege: _____________________________________

11. Complete this spelling generalisation:

When adding -ly to words ending in -le, drop the _____ and add _____.

Example: gentle → gently, simple → simply

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