Spelling Word Lists (age 7+)

EnglishSpelling & Word StudyAges 7–9

Spell words from the statutory word list for Years 3 and 4, including commonly misspelt words that do not follow regular patterns

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Remember and use a bounded set of tricky spellings.

Activity

Comfort with the particular task and communication mode; optional oral/scribed work is recorded separately.

Policy

Check the learner can access these words/materials and prerequisite ideas; historical authorship is not readiness or mastery. If not, demonstrate briefly or revisit the named prerequisite.

Adult keeps the dictation card private. Learner needs paper; split practice across sessions rather than rush twenty words. No printer: view only the active learner card on screen, or an adult copies its exact prompts onto plain paper without answers. Oral pointing/dictation is an access option; record it as adapted/supported and do not claim handwriting from it. Keep adult keys/scripts separate; supply only the current stage.

Use fictional cases and invented identifiers; never record personal conflicts, health, bank details or family spending. Adult prompts/keys are private companion files, never learner links.

Use the complete materials on screen or print only the current sheet. Keep adult guidance out of learner view. Retain an earlier model only when the current step supplies it as context.

Teaching limits and safe use

These are finite task opportunities, not proof of mastery. Record what was attempted and what support was used.

Twenty supplied statutory-list items give a bounded opportunity; spontaneous cross-subject use and the complete list require later evidence. UK centre/favourite retained; discuss local spelling conventions separately.

Use fictional cases and invented identifiers; never record personal conflicts, health, bank details or family spending. Adult prompts/keys are private companion files, never learner links.

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Check understanding

Spell at least 20 words from the Y3-4 statutory list correctly (e.g., accident, believe, different, favourite, imagine)
Identify tricky parts of statutory words and use a strategy to remember them (e.g., 'separate' has 'a rat' in the middle)
Use statutory list words accurately in own writing across subjects

“Can your child spell the tricky words on their school's Year 3 and 4 word list — like "enough," "believe," or "separate" — from memory when writing?”

Curriculum record

Type: Procedural
Subject: English
Domain: Spelling & Word Study
Age range: Ages 7–9

Standards

uk-nc-2013:Eng_App1_Sp_Y34_18uk-nc-2013:Eng_LKS2_Write_Trans_Spell_3