Year 5 and 6 Statutory Spelling List 🎓

Clues for every answer

A one-line clue for every answer, easy to hard. They're the same clues the game's 💡 Hint shows, so you can read them out when you run your own game.

Achieve

To succeed in doing something, usually after hard work.

Amateur

Someone who does an activity for enjoyment, not as a job.

Ancient

Very old, from a time long ago.

Apparent

Easy to see or understand; clear.

Attached

Fastened or joined to something.

Average

Typical, not special.

Awkward

Clumsy, or uncomfortable and hard to handle.

Bargain

Something bought for much less than its usual price.

Bruise

Purple mark on the skin after a knock.

Category

Group that things are put in because they are alike, like Animals in this game.

Cemetery

Place where the dead are buried.

Definite

Certain, with no doubt.

Develop

To grow or change, step by step.

Equip

To give someone the things they need for a task.

Foreign

From or in another country.

Forty

The number after thirty-nine.

Harass

To keep annoying or pestering someone.

Leisure

Free time, when you are not working.

Muscle

Body tissue that tightens to make movement happen.

Occupy

To fill a space or take up time.

Occur

To happen.

Queue

Line of people waiting their turn.

Rhyme

A word with the same end sound as another, like cat and hat.

Rhythm

A regular, repeated pattern of beats or sounds.

Sincere

Honest, and meaning what you say.

Soldier

Member of an army.

Stomach

Body organ that holds food while it is being digested.

Suggest

To mention an idea for someone to think about.

Symbol

Character or picture that stands for an idea or object.

System

Set of parts that work together as a whole.

Twelfth

Coming at number 12 in a sequence.

Variety

A collection of different things.

Vehicle

Something used to carry people or goods.

Yacht

Light boat with sails, used for pleasure trips or racing.

Accompany

To go somewhere with someone.

According

As said by, as in '___ to the weather forecast'.

Available

Free to be used or easy to get.

Committee

Group of people brought together to do a particular job.

Community

Group of people who share something, like where they live or a language.

Conscious

Awake, and aware of what is around you.

Criticise

To find fault with something.

Curiosity

Wanting to ask questions and learn about things.

Desperate

Without hope, or in great need.

Embarrass

To make someone feel awkward and uncomfortable.

Equipment

The things you need for a job or activity.

Equipped

Having the things and skills you need; prepared.

Excellent

Exceptionally good.

Existence

The state of being real or alive.

Familiar

Well known to you.

Guarantee

Something that makes sure an outcome will happen, like a firm promise.

Hindrance

Something that holds you back or causes problems.

Identity

Who or what someone is, including the name they are known by.

Immediate

Happening right away, with no delay.

Interfere

To get involved in something and cause trouble.

Interrupt

To break into what someone is saying or doing.

Language

The words people use to speak and write, like English or French.

Lightning

Flash of light made by electricity jumping inside or between clouds, or down to the ground.

Necessary

Needed; it has to be done.

Neighbour

Someone who lives next door or nearby.

Nuisance

Someone or something that is annoying.

Persuade

To get someone to agree or do something by giving good reasons.

Physical

To do with the body rather than the mind.

Prejudice

Unfair opinion formed without knowing the facts.

Privilege

Special advantage that some people have and others do not.

Programme

Show on television or radio.

Recognise

To know someone or something because you have seen them before.

Relevant

Directly connected to what is being talked about.

Shoulder

Joint where your arm joins your body.

Thorough

Careful not to miss any detail.

Accommodate

To give someone somewhere to stay, or to have enough room for.

Aggressive

Likely to attack or start a fight.

Appreciate

To be thankful for something, or to see its value.

Communicate

To share information or ideas with someone.

Competition

Contest for a prize.

Conscience

Your inner sense of right and wrong.

Controversy

Big argument between people with opposing opinions.

Convenience

Being handy and easy to use; also, something that makes life easier.

Correspond

To write to each other, or to match something closely.

Determined

Having decided firmly and refusing to give up.

Dictionary

Book listing words in alphabetical order and explaining them.

Disastrous

Causing great harm; going terribly wrong.

Environment

The natural world, or the surroundings around something.

Especially

Particularly; more than usual.

Exaggerate

To say something is bigger or better than it really is.

Explanation

Something that makes a thing clear and easy to understand.

Frequently

Often.

Government

The people with the power to make and enforce laws for a country.

Immediately

Instantly, without delay.

Individual

One person on their own, not as part of a group.

Marvellous

Wonderful; amazing.

Mischievous

Cheeky and naughty, fond of causing a little trouble.

Opportunity

A good chance to do something.

Parliament

Group of people that makes the laws of a country.

Profession

Job that needs special knowledge or training.

Pronunciation

The way a word sounds when it is spoken.

Recommend

To suggest something because you think it is good.

Restaurant

Place where you are served a meal to eat.

Sacrifice

Giving up something you value for something more important.

Secretary

Person who keeps records, takes notes and does office work.

Signature

Your name, written by you in your own way.

Sincerely

Honestly; also used to end a letter.

Sufficient

Enough.

Temperature

How hot or cold something is.

Vegetable

Plant grown so we can eat part of it, like a carrot.