Year 5 · US 4th Grade · ages 9 - 10
Year 5 spelling games and word lists
Free spelling practice for children in Year 5 (ages 9 - 10), based on the UK National Curriculum. Play letter hunts, spot missing letters and read short explanations for every word.
What Year 5 children learn
- Words ending -cious, -tious, -cial, -tial (vicious, ambitious, official)
- Words with silent letters: knight, thistle, doubt, island
- Homophones: aloud/allowed, altar/alter, cereal/serial
- Words from the Year 5/6 statutory list
Sample Year 5 words
ambitiousconscienceviciousgovernmentnecessaryopportunityphysicalsincerely
These words come straight from the Year 5 statutory spelling list. Type them into Verbao's letter hunt game and the tiles will fall until your child finds every letter.
Tips for parents
- SATs practice benefits from short, frequent sessions - Verbao passages are perfect warm-ups.
- Discuss the author's choices: why 'quiet, but not empty' rather than 'silent'?
- Encourage your child to underline the evidence in the text when giving an answer.