Spelling Word List: Key Stage 3: Spelling Lists

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Study the Word List: Key Stage 3: Spelling Lists

A number of secondary schools have identified the following words as common errors among this age group.

	receive	Did you receive my last letter?
	reference	If you are stuck, use the instruction book for reference.
	relief	There was great relief at the rescue.
	remember	Remember to wash your hair with shampoo.
	research	He prided himself as a wartime research boffin.
	resources	Resources are things that are useful or valuable to people. *
	safety	The wounded climber was helped to safety.
	Saturday	Jack goes to the pub every Saturday.
	secondary	I moved to secondary school at age eleven.
	separate	Can you separate those fighting dogs?
	sequence	A byte is a sequence of 8 bits. (Computer data terminology).
	shoulder	You can cry on my shoulder.
	sincerely	I sincerely wish you all the best in life. *
	skilful	She is a skilful writer.
	soldier	The soldier fired a bullet.
	stomach	Unripe fruit can give you stomach ache.
	straight	Cubism is an art style which uses different perspectives and combines them using fragments and straight lines. *
	strategy	Our coach explained his strategy for winning the game.
	strength	Energy is the strength or power to work.
	success	She was a great success as a rock singer.

* This sentence was added by a Spellzone user.

Spelling Activities & Games: Key Stage 3: Spelling Lists

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Spelling Practice: Key Stage 3: Spelling Lists

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receive

reference

relief

remember

research

resources

safety

Saturday

secondary

separate

sequence

shoulder

sincerely

skilful

soldier

stomach

straight

strategy

strength

success

Spelling Games: Key Stage 3: Spelling Lists

Challenge yourself with spelling games and improve accuracy.

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!

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Take a Spelling Test: Key Stage 3: Spelling Lists

Challenge yourself with a spelling test for these words.

Start the Listen and Spell Test

Did you _______ my last letter?

Listen to the word and type it below:

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to repeat the word.