Explore this spelling list: Year 5, Term 1, Week 11: Unstressed vowels and consonants. This page is filled with fun activities, spelling games, and resources to aid in your spelling journey. Click on Learn, Games, Test, Print, or Write to explore all the available spelling tools.
This week focuses on words with unstressed syllables - sounds that are difficult to hear when the word is spoken aloud.
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bruise |
I have a bruise on my knee.
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category |
Genre is the style or category a work falls into.
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cemetery |
We visited the cemetery once a month.
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definite |
Is it definite that Jim is coming?
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desperate |
I'm desperate for something to eat.
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dictionary |
The teacher encouraged the pupils to use a dictionary.
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embarrass |
Sorry to embarrass you.
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environment |
Ecology is the study of how things relate to their environment.
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exaggerate |
To exaggerate is to magnify something beyond its reality.
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marvellous
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We had a marvellous time on holiday.
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Bouncing Baubles
Christmas spelling!
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Spelling Snowball
Winter spelling fun!
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Egg Hunt
Crack the eggs!
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Word Search, small
The classic English word game.
Against the Clock
Spelling 'against the clock'.
Mayan Temple
Try the temple spelling puzzle.
Monkey Business
It's bananas!
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