Year 6 Spelling Practice

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Date:

📝 Part 1: Spelling Patterns

1. Fill in the missing letters to complete these words with the 'ough' pattern:

a) th______ (past tense of think)

b) r______ (not smooth)

c) c______ (when you're ill)

d) th______ (complete)

2. Choose the correct spelling for each word:

Which is the correct spelling of 'to make something happen'?

occure

occur

ocurr

Which is the correct spelling of 'very important'?

necesary

necessary

neccessary

🔄 Part 2: Homophones

3. Choose the correct homophone to complete each sentence:

a) The dog wagged _______ tail happily. (its / it's)

b) We walked _______ the park to get home. (through / threw)

c) The _______ was very stormy last night. (whether / weather)

d) She _______ her homework on the kitchen table. (did / done)

4. Write a sentence using BOTH words in each homophone pair:

there / their

principal / principle

✍️ Part 3: Tricky Words in Context

5. Complete this paragraph by filling in the missing tricky words:

The _________ (government) announced that they would _________ (definitely) increase funding for schools. However, many people _________ (believe) that this promise might not be kept. The _________ (environment) secretary said it was _________ (extremely) important to invest in education.

6. Correct the spelling mistakes in these sentences and rewrite them:

Original: The libary was seperate from the main bilding and had a beutiful garden.

Original: We recieved an intresting letter about the competion yesterday.