Year 6 Spelling Worksheet - Beginner

Year 6 Spelling worksheet for Year 6 (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.

English•Key Stage 2 / Year 3-6 (Ages 7-11)•Spellingbeginner

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Year 6 Spelling: Suffixes, Sounds and Tricky Words

Ages 10–11 | Beginner level with clear guidance

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Instructions: Work through each short activity and use the spelling clues carefully. Read every sentence aloud to help you notice its meaning and sound. Check your answers against the spelling patterns and statutory words you have practised.

Choose -able or -ible

Complete each word with either -able or -ible. Think about the base word and whether the finished word is familiar. Example: enjoy + able = enjoyable.

1. comfort___

2. poss___

3. depend___

4. sens___

5. avail___

Build the Adverb

Complete each adverb with either -ably or -ibly. Use the adjective in brackets as your clue. Example: comfortable → comfortably.

1. She waited comfort___ while the train was delayed. (comfortable)

2. The team worked admir___ well together. (admirable)

3. The old bridge was still access___ after the storm. (accessible)

4. He was reason___ calm during the discussion. (reasonable)

5. The instructions were understand___ written. (understandable)

The -fer Spelling Rule

Fill each gap with the correct form of the word in brackets. When a word ending in -fer takes a suffix beginning with a vowel, the final r is often doubled if the stress stays on the final syllable. Use the sentence meaning to help you.

1. The school will ___ the meeting until Friday. (defer)

2. She is ___ her notes into a neat report. (transfer)

3. The referee made a fair ___ of the rules. (refer)

4. The nurse will ___ the patient to a specialist. (transfer)

5. The company promised to ___ the cost of the damaged book. (infer)

Words Containing ough

Choose the correct word from the word bank for each sentence. Read the whole sentence first: ough can make different sounds in different words. Use each word once.

Word bank: although, bought, brought, enough, rough

1. ___ it was raining, we continued the walk.

2. Dad ___ a fresh notebook for my spelling practice.

3. Maya ___ her dictionary to school.

4. We had ___ time to check every answer.

5. The path was steep and ___.

Homophones in Context

Choose the correct word in each pair to complete the sentence. Principal means the head of a school or most important; principle means a rule or belief. Stationary means not moving; stationery means writing materials.

1. The school ___ welcomed the new pupils. (principal / principle)

2. Honesty is an important ___ to follow. (principal / principle)

3. The car remained ___ at the red light. (stationary / stationery)

4. I put my pens and paper in the ___ cupboard. (stationary / stationery)

5. The ___ reason for the visit was to discuss spelling. (principal / principle)

Year 5–6 Statutory Words

Complete each sentence with the correct word from the word bank. Check tricky letter patterns, including double letters and unusual vowel combinations. Use each word once.

Word bank: accommodate, embarrass, necessary, privilege, recommend

1. The hotel can ___ up to six guests.

2. It can be easy to ___ someone by laughing at a mistake.

3. A pencil and a ruler are ___ for this task.

4. It was a ___ to represent our class at the assembly.

5. I would ___ this book to anyone who enjoys mysteries.

Answer Key

Activity 1: comfortable ; possible ; dependable ; sensible ; available

Activity 2: comfortably ; admirably ; accessibly ; reasonably ; understandably

Activity 3: defer ; transferring ; reference ; transfer ; infer

Activity 4: Although ; bought ; brought ; enough ; rough

Activity 5: principal ; principle ; stationary ; stationery ; principal