Year 6 · English · SATs grammar and writing revision · Lesson 4
Spelling revision
SATs spelling revision: -cious/-tious, -cial/-tial, -ant/-ent, -able/-ible, ei after c, homophones and near-homophones, and tricky words.
13-minute video lesson
Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.
Watch free for a monthWhat your child will learn
- Apply suffix patterns
- Use root words to spell
- Choose correct homophones
- Spell tricky Year 5/6 words
The method
- Syllables.
- Root.
- Pattern.
- Homophone?
Key words: spelling, suffix, homophone, root word, pattern.
Worked examples
The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.
Question 1
Spell: ‘vi___’ (fierce, from vice)
- Step 1: -cious
Answer: vicious
Question 2
Spell: ‘cau___’ (careful, from caution)
- Step 1: -tious
Answer: cautious
Question 3
Spell: ‘offi___’
- Step 1: -cial
Answer: official