Year 5 Spelling Worksheet - Beginner

Year 5 Spelling worksheet for Year 5 (Key Stage 2 / Year 3-6 (Ages 7-11)). Beginner level english practice, aligned to the UK National Curriculum. Print-ready with answer key included.

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Year 5 Spelling: Suffixes, Silent Letters and Tricky Words

Ages 9–10 | Beginner level

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Instructions: Work through each activity carefully. Use the spelling clues and examples to help you, and write one answer in each box. Check your completed words against the spelling patterns before you finish.

Choose -cious or -tious

Complete each word with either -cious or -tious. Example: dan___ becomes dangerous? Look at the word carefully: dan + gerous is a different ending, so use the spelling clues in the other words. Write the complete word in the box.

1. A person who is full of courage is cou___ .

2. Something that is full of beauty is beau___ .

3. A person who is full of caution is cau___ .

4. Something that is full of space is spa___ .

5. A person who is full of ambition is ambi___ .

Choose -cial or -tial

Complete each word with -cial or -tial. Example: a person who works in an office is an offi___ worker: official. Say the whole word quietly to help you decide, then write it in the box.

1. A letter sent for a particular person is a spe___ letter.

2. A first or early version is an ini___ version.

3. Something connected with a profession is a commer___ matter.

4. A part of something is a par___ amount.

5. Something connected with a president is presiden___ .

Build words with -ant, -ance, -ancy, -ent and -ence

Use the word bank to complete each sentence. Each word is used once. Notice how related endings can change a word, and check that the completed sentence makes sense.

Word bank: excellent, hesitant, assistance, distant, vacancy

1. The choir gave an ___ performance.

2. Maya felt ___ before speaking to the audience.

3. We asked for ___ when the map was difficult to read.

4. The village looked ___ across the fields.

5. The notice said there was a ___ for a new caretaker.

Spot silent letters and the ie/ei pattern

Write the missing letters to make each correct spelling. In questions 1–3, one letter is silent. In questions 4–5, choose the correct order of i and e. Use the clues in the brackets.

1. The opposite of kind: un___nd (silent k).

2. A very small amount: a ___nife-tip (silent k at the start of the word knife). Write the missing silent letter for the word knife: ___

3. To climb: cli___ (silent b).

4. A person who receives something: rec___ver (write ie or ei).

5. A useful tool: a sc___nce kit (write ie or ei).

Hyphens make meaning clear

Add one hyphen to each pair of words to form a compound word. Example: well + known becomes well-known. Write the complete hyphenated word in the box.

1. well + known: The author is ___ .

2. co + operate: We must ___ during the team task.

3. re + enter: Please ___ the room quietly.

4. man + eating: The story featured a ___ tiger.

5. three + quarter: Add ___ of a litre.

Year 5/6 statutory spelling check

Complete each statutory-list word using the clue in brackets. Write the whole word, not just the missing letters. Check tricky doubled letters and vowel patterns as you work.

1. The state of being alive or real (exist___): ___

2. To say that something is true or real (recogn___): ___

3. A person who behaves in a troublesome, playful way (misch___): ___

4. A special right or advantage (priv___): ___

5. A person who takes part in a sport or activity for enjoyment, not as a job (am___): ___

Answer Key

Activity 1: courageous ; beautiful ; cautious ; spacious ; ambitious

Activity 2: special ; initial ; commercial ; partial ; presidential

Activity 3: excellent ; hesitant ; assistance ; distant ; vacancy

Activity 4: unkind ; k ; climb ; ei (receiver) ; ie (science)

Activity 5: well-known ; co-operate ; re-enter ; man-eating ; three-quarter

Activity 6: existence ; recognise ; mischievous ; privilege ; amateur