Under the new curriculum, children are required to be able to both read and spell these words. They will be sent home in spelling lists throughout the year and those learned will be tested in school once per term.
National Curriculum Spelling Programme For Year 1
Common Exception Words
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the |
a |
do |
to |
today |
of |
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said |
says |
are |
were |
was |
is |
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his |
has |
I |
you |
your |
they |
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be |
he |
me |
she |
we |
no |
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go |
so |
by |
my |
here |
there |
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where |
love |
come |
some |
one |
once |
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ask |
friend |
school |
put |
push |
pull |
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full |
house |
our |
have |
what |
people |
Primary National Curriculum Spelling Overview
National Curriculum Spelling Programme For Year 2
Common Exception Words
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door |
floor |
poor |
because |
find |
kind |
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mind |
behind |
child |
children |
wild |
climb |
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most |
only |
both |
old |
cold |
told |
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every |
everybody |
even |
great |
break |
steak |
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pretty |
beautiful |
after |
last |
past |
father |
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class |
grass |
pass |
plant |
path |
bath |
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hour |
move |
prove |
improve |
sure |
sugar |
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eye |
could |
should |
would |
who |
whole |
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any |
many |
clothes |
busy |
people |
water |
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again |
half |
money |
Mr/Mrs |
parents |
Christmas |
Primary National Curriculum Spelling Overview
National Curriculum Spelling Programme For Year 3
Word List
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actual(ly) |
address |
appear |
bicycle |
build |
caught |
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centre |
century |
certain |
circle |
decide |
different |
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difficult |
disappear |
early |
earth |
enough |
exercise |
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experience |
experiment |
extreme |
favourite |
February |
fruit |
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group |
heard |
heart |
history |
island |
learn |
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material |
medicine |
mention |
naughty |
notice |
often |
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possess(ion) |
possible |
potatoes |
pressure |
quarter |
question |
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recent |
regular |
remember |
strange |
strength |
surprise |
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therefore |
though |
although |
thought |
woman |
women |
Primary National Curriculum Spelling Overview
National Curriculum Spelling Programme For Year 4
Word List
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accident |
accidentally |
answer |
arrive |
believe |
breath |
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breathe |
busy |
business |
calendar |
complete |
consider |
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continue |
describe |
eight/eighth |
famous |
forward(s) |
grammar |
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guard |
guide |
height |
imagine |
increase |
important |
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interest |
knowledge |
length |
library |
mention |
minute |
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natural |
occasion |
occasionally |
opposite |
ordinary |
particular |
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peculiar |
perhaps |
popular |
position |
probably |
promise |
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purpose |
reign |
sentence |
separate |
special |
straight |
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suppose |
various |
weight |
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Primary National Curriculum Spelling Overview
National Curriculum Spelling Programme For Year 5
Word List
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achieve |
amateur |
ancient |
apparent |
available |
average |
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awkward |
bargain |
bruise |
category |
cemetery |
competition |
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conscience |
conscious |
convenience |
desperate |
determined |
develop |
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dictionary |
disastrous |
environment |
euip (-ped) |
equipment |
especially |
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excellent |
explanation |
familiar |
foreign |
forty |
frequently |
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government |
hindrance |
interfere |
interrupt |
language |
marvellous |
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mischievous |
muscle |
necessary |
neighbour |
nuisance |
opportunity |
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physical |
privilege |
profession |
pronunciation |
recognise |
relevant |
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restaurant |
rhyme |
rhythm |
shoulder |
signature |
sincere |
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sincerely |
soldier |
sufficient |
temperature |
variety |
vegetable |
Primary National Curriculum Spelling Overview
National Curriculum Spelling Programme For Year 6
Word List
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accommodate |
accompany |
according |
aggressive |
appreciate |
attached |
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committee |
communicate |
community |
controversy |
correspond |
criticise |
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curiosity |
definite |
embarrass |
exaggerate |
existence |
guarantee |
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harass |
identity |
immediate |
immediately |
individual |
leisure |
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lightning |
occupy |
occur |
parliament |
persuade |
prejudice |
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programme |
queue |
recommend |
sacrifice |
secretary |
stomach |
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suggest |
symbol |
system |
thorough |
twelfth |
vehicle |
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yacht |
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