Learning spellings
at home
Parents Guide
This booklet is designed to provide information on how to
support your child’s learning, in the area of spelling.
Research shows that children learn and understand spelling
rules and patterns best through a wide range of methods.
Phonics and spelling at Rudston Primary School are
developed through:
The teaching of regular spelling patterns and non-
standard forms
The structure of words; compound/complex words,
prefixes, suffixes, roots and origins
Vocabulary associated with topics and specific curricular
areas
The marking of work and feedback to pupils
A variety of strategies to enable independence in
spelling, such as word banks, dictionaries, displays,
spelling journals, etc.
Throughout our lessons, we employ these different strategies
through activities and games which cater for different learning
styles.
In order for our pupils to fully embed their knowledge of the
spellings appropriate for their age group, it is important that
these words are also practised and learnt at home. Each term,
your child will bring home a list of the rules and patterns that
are being studied.
The following pages contain an exciting range of multi-
sensory activities which will help to make learning the words
fun! Please note, the children are not required to bring back
any written spelling homework, simply to keep their list at
home from which to regularly practise. Your child may also
bring home a personal list of spellings, and on occasion some
topic-linked words to learn.
Also included in this booklet is some Further guidance to the
rules being covered, and a colourful Practise chart which you
may like to use for practising the words.
Words to learn!
Please find below a list of the word patterns your child will be
learning this term. In order to consolidate and reinforce the
activities taking place in school, it is essential that your child
continues practising their spellings at home.
Year 5 Spring Term
Words ending in
–ant, –ance/–ancy
Words ending in
–ent, –ence/–ency
Words ending in–
able
Words ending in–
ible
important
importance
significant
significance
assistant
assistance
pregnant
pregnancy
relevant
relevance
infant
infancy
brilliant
brilliance
reluctant
ambulance
government
development
different
argument
equipment
independent
experiment
environment
accident
experience
evidence
difference
consequence
coincidence
emergency
frequency
adorable
capable
comfortable
enjoyable
reliable
valuable
fashionable
miserable
vegetable
probably
remarkably
understandably
accessible
edible
flexible
horrible
impossible
reversible
indestructible
invincible
possible
responsible
terribly
incredibly
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