Year 6 Spelling tests-Word Lists - Autumn 1

Oct 1, 2026

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Year 6 spelling tests word lists organised by term and week, covering Autumn, Spring and Summer programs. Each week highlights specific spelling patterns such as suffixes and vowel letter rules, prefixes (including re-, il-, im-, un-, dis-, anti-, super-, sub-), homophones and near homophones, and groups like -ous and -tial/-cial endings. The lists include example words for practice and a recurring guidance line to review and reflect.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages3

Reading Time8 min

AccessFree to download

Autumn 1

Week 1-6

Autumn 2

Week 7-12

Spring 1

Week 1-6

Spring 2

Week 7-12

Summer 1

Week 1-6

Summer 2

Week 7-12

Year 6 Spelling tests-Word Lists Autumn 1 Words highlighted in green are taken from the year 5/6 word list. | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Year 5 Review | Year 5 Review | -ant, -ance, -ancy endings | -ent, -ence/ -ency, -ant, -ance/-ancy | hyphens | Review and
reflect | | cough | special | observant | innocent | co-own | | | although | advise | expectancy | innocence | re-enter | | | brought | official | hesitant | decent | co-ordinate | | | thorough | crucial | tolerant | decency | co-ordinator | | | vicious | potential | tolerance | confident | co-operate | | | ambitious | essential | relevant | confidence | amateur | | | suspicious | licence | guarantee | assistant | exaggerate | | | delicious | artificial | harass | assistance | vehicle | | | cautious | practice | recognise | independence | yacht | | | infectious | substantial | restaurant | shoulder | stomach | | Autumn 2 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Suffixes | scientific | words from | 'c' makes the | suffixes and | Review and | | (vowel letters) | vocabulary | across the
curriculum | 's' sound | prefixes | reflect | | referred | pitch | history | cemetery | according | | | referral | water | increase | excellent | determined | | | referee | observe | magnet | criticise | equipment | | | transferred | evolution | germination | convenience | equipped | | | reference | filtering | transparent | existence | especially | | | preferential | nutrients | predator | hindrance | frequently | | | preference | adaption | insulator | necessary | immediate | | | rhyme | consumer | solution | prejudice | unnecessary | | | soldier | prediction | reversible | sacrifice | sincerely | | | sufficient | conductors | pollination | sufficient | inconvenience | | Spring 1 | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | spelling review | 'i' before 'e'rule | homophones and near homophones | homophones and near homophones | -ous endings | Review and
reflect | | re-enter | ceiling | there | wear | serious | | | referee | receive | their | where | precious | | | co-ordinator | perceived | cereal | wait | various | | | observant | receipt | serial | desert | hideous | | | expectancy | conceited | past | dessert | dangerous | | | tolerant | friends | passed | morning | obvious | | | confident | achieve | devised | mourning | vicious | | | frequent | soldier | device | steal | mysterious | | | decency | convenience | guessed | steel | disastrous | | | independent | mischievously | guest | allowed | spontaneous | | Spring 2 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | prefixes: | re- , il- , im- | auto- , un- , dis- | 'u' sound spelt | 'y' makes the | Review and | | super- , anti- , | | | 'ou' | 'i' sound | reflect | | sub- | | | | | | | supercar | illegal | unlucky | young | sunny | | | superfood | illiterate | unhappy | touched | pyramids | | | superstar | replaced | disliked | troubled | mystery | | | antiseptic | recycled | untruthful | country | luxury | | | anticlockwise | returned | disappointed | cousin | accuracy | | | antisocially | repositioned | unusually | doubled | currency | | | antifreeze | immature | disappeared | toughen | physically | | | submarine | imperfect | autograph | encouraged | emergency | | | subheading | impossible | autobiography | roughly | synchronised | | | rhythm | desperate | foreign | familiar | symbol | | Summer 1 | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 'ei', 'eigh' and | -tial and-cial | -ation, -sion, - | -ough words | suffix-ly | Review and | | 'ey' words | endings | ssion and-tion endings | | | reflect | | they | facial | question | ought | slowly | | | eight | superficial | positioned | foug

FAQs

What is included in the Year 6 spelling word lists for each week?

Each week provides targeted spelling patterns and a set of example words to practise the rule.

Which Autumn topics are covered in the word lists?

Autumn 1 focuses on groups such as suffix endings and review/reflect weeks, while Autumn 2 includes suffixes, scientific vocabulary, and prefix-related word work.

Do the lists cover both prefixes and suffixes across different terms?

Yes. The word lists explicitly include suffix patterns in Autumn and Summer and prefix schemes such as re-, il-, im-, auto-, un-, and dis- in Spring 2.

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