5/6 W Spelling Program Term 4 Week
Topic Words
Sight words – level
Challenge words
Spelling Rule
Extension words – vocabulary-based
1/2
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
inland explorer desert isosceles scalene equilateral
7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
polite politely care careless amaze amazement name nameless strange strangeness hope hopeful announce announcement
21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
procure procurement excite excitement measure measurement remorse remorseless trouble troublesome
Words that end in a silent e usually keep the e before a suffix beginning with a consonant
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
craven deference efficacy assuage verbalize homogenous noisome sanguine thrifty waver
2/3
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
thirst arable pasture circumference diameter radius
7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
share sharing drive driving explore exploration celebrate celebration radiate radiation tease teasing shave shaving
21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
generate generating fascinate fascination practise practising castigate castigation luxuriate luxuriating
Words that end in a silent e usually drop the e before a suffix beginning with a vowel (such as –ing,- ation, -ion)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
precinct nebulous intractable wastrel malady niche feral vindictive envisage annul
Week
Topic Words
Sight words – level
Challenge words
Spelling Rule
3/4
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
arid provisions extreme equation octagon heptagon hexagon decagon
9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.
service serviceable courage courageous manage manageable peace peaceable notice noticeable change changeable advantage advantageous
23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
outrage outrageous revenge vengeance surge surgeon enforce enforceable
when the word ends with a "ce" or "ge" and you are adding a suffix to the word, keep the "e"
4/5
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
compass despair perish journey search famous heroic remote
9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.
heavy heavier heaviest marry married funny funnily mercy merciless lovely lovelier loveliest ugly ugliest
23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
bountiful tiniest embassy embassies sanctuary sanctuaries queasy queasiness
If a word ends in a consonant plus ‘y’, change the ‘y’ to ‘i’ before adding any suffix except ‘ing’
Extension words – vocabulary-based 1. ductile 2. ebullience 3. undulating 4. audacious 5. erudite 6. guileless 7. nefarious 8. petulant 9. superficial 10. verbose
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
voracious taciturn saturnine philanthropy precipice plethora ossified magnanimity laudable insipid
Week 5/6
Topic Words
1. success 2. unsuccessful 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
likely unlikely certain impossible probable improbable
Sight words – level
Challenge words
9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
potato potatoes hero heroes tomato tomatoes motto mottos echo echoes mosquito mosquitoes
6/7
torpedo torpedoes avocado avocados stiletto stilettos embargo embargoes innuendo innuendos
Spelling Rule When making the plural of words ending in o, use s or es.
• If a base word ends with the letters oy, ay, or ey, DO NOT change the final y to i when adding any vowel suffix, e.g. annoying, played, displayed, surveyed, boyish. Exceptions to this are the words said, paid
7/8
8/9 9/10
1. Revise all for Term Test week 10
Evaluation:
Extension words – vocabulary-based 1. unwonted 2. proclivity 3. rakish 4. purveyor 5. vagary 6. melee 7. repercussion 8. boycott 9. anachronism 10. ponderous