YEAR 6 SATS Spelling Words most frequently used in

past papers

add s y to an i and add es add ing

attempts bodies
carriages cities according
stripes families building
structures climbing
visitors fighting
engines interesting
castles extinguishing
foundations resting
creatures gleaming
hedges sprawling
materials spreading
pieces vanishing
selects

drop e add ing double last letter Superlatives

add ing biggest
challenging planning largest
escaping beginning nastiest
exciting topping tallest
moving swimming widest
including
raising

Verb Endings Verb Ending just add d

add ed Double letter arrived
absorbed grabbed injured
delivered occurred replaced
designed planned involved
developed slipped required
disappeared stopped disguised
echoed trapped centre
finished excited
rehearsed illuminated
remained judged
stretched disturbed
transformed released
transported
uncoiled

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change y to an i and 'ly' words 'c' makes 's’
add ed
qualified Actually audience
carried frequently century
satisfied carefully excellent
generally notice
highly silence
approximately exciting
gingerly necessary
gradually centre
importantly
particularly
perfectly
physically
gently
extremely
smoothly
thoroughly

Key Stage 2 words to practise

Words beginning with Words with ‘able’ Words with dg

dis capable knowledge
disappear able smudged
disagree table bridge
disapprove vegetable porridge
disconnect fable nudged
disqualify cable fridge
disorder reliable dodgem
discontinue probable badger
disobey irreplaceable judged
discomfort noticeable trudged
dishonest

Words with ’ei’ Words with ‘ia’ Plurals of words

receipt special ending with’y’
seize carriages families

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weird piano babies
heir reliable cities
neighbour peculiar tries
protein diameter worries
deceit diagram cries
deceive diagram parties
ceiling material puppies
receive liar lorries
jellies

Words with ‘kn’ Words containing ‘C’ Words ending in

know produce ‘ing’
known replace invention
knuckle silence foundations
knee notice generations
knight emergency destination
knife century direction
knock licence education
knot cycle caution
kneel circle collection
knit lettuce reaction
station

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