Spelling Word List: High Frequency Spelling Errors

Study

Learn

Games

Test

Write

Study the Word List: High Frequency Spelling Errors

These are basic words that Year 6 frequently spell incorrectly.

	excite	The idea of a party seemed to excite the children. *
	different	In Britain, some spellings are different from the USA.
	remember	Remember to wash your hair with shampoo.
	write	Will you write to me when you go away?
	which	Which cake would you like for dessert?
	ahead	Mark zoomed ahead of the other boys as they ran through the park. *
	maybe	Maybe I'm right, maybe i'm wrong. *
	more	I need to get some more sleep.
	every	Jack goes swimming every Saturday.
	dark	My son is afraid of the dark.
	always	We always do our homework in the evening. *
	might	You might have forgotten.
	should	You should put a coat on before you go out.
	could	We could hear the wolves howling.
	would	Would you like a strawberry milkshake?
	because	You should not persecute someone because of their beliefs.
	come	I'll come round to your house.

* This sentence was added by a Spellzone user.

Spelling Activities & Games: High Frequency Spelling Errors

Word List Activities more ▼ Word List Activities less ▲

Spelling Practice: High Frequency Spelling Errors

Refine your spelling with guided exercises tailored to this word list.

Look	excite
Say
Cover	Look again
Write
Check

Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check

How to use:

Look and read the word.

Say the word. Click the speaker icon.

Cover the word.

Write the word.

Check your spelling.

excite

different

remember

write

which

ahead

maybe

every

dark

always

might

should

could

would

because

come

Spelling Games: High Frequency Spelling Errors

Challenge yourself with spelling games and improve accuracy.

Bouncing Baubles
Christmas spelling!

Spelling Snowball
Winter spelling fun!

Egg Hunt
Crack the eggs!

Word Search, small
The classic English word game.

Against the Clock
Spelling 'against the clock'.

Mayan Temple
Try the temple spelling puzzle.

Monkey Business spelling game Monkey Business
It's bananas!

More games

Take a Spelling Test: High Frequency Spelling Errors

Test your knowledge and track your improvement.

Start the Listen and Spell Test

The idea of a party seemed to ______ the children.

Listen to the word and type it below:

Click on the ringmaster
to repeat the word.