Spelling Word List: Year 5, Term 3, Week 8: Homophones and confusing words

Study

Learn

Games

Test

Write

Study the Word List: Year 5, Term 3, Week 8: Homophones and confusing words

Explore this spelling list: Year 5, Term 3, Week 8: Homophones and confusing words. Here, you'll find everything you need to excel in spelling. Click on Learn, Games, Test, Print, or Write to explore all the available spelling tools.

About This Spelling List: Year 5, Term 3, Week 8: Homophones and confusing words

More words that sound similar but have different spellings and meanings—these are easy to confuse.

	complete	Would you like to complete a quick survey?
	language	English is my second language.
	leisure	I enjoy a balance of work and leisure time.
	principal	The two types of principal vertices are called 'ears' and 'mouths'.
	principle	The principle of stratified diffusion suggests that social change happens at the top and moves down.
	recognise	I didn't recognise you with your new hair cut.
	wary	The children were taught to be wary about talking to strangers.
	weary	They were weary from their travels.
	whose	Robert Walton is the Arctic seafarer whose letters open and close the story.
	who’s

Spelling Activities & Games: Year 5, Term 3, Week 8: Homophones and confusing words

Word List Activities more ▼ Word List Activities less ▲

Spelling Practice: Year 5, Term 3, Week 8: Homophones and confusing words

Enhance your spelling proficiency with interactive and fun exercises.

Look	complete
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.

complete

language

leisure

principal

principle

recognise

wary

weary

whose

who’s

Spelling Games: Year 5, Term 3, Week 8: Homophones and confusing words

Make learning enjoyable with engaging spelling games.

Springtime Spelling
Spring into spelling!

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: Year 5, Term 3, Week 8: Homophones and confusing words

Test your knowledge and track your improvement.

Start the Listen and Spell Test

Would you like to ________ a quick survey?

Listen to the word and type it below:

Click on the ringmaster
to repeat the word.