High frequency words
High Frequency Words
In addition to the High Frequency Words from lower down the school, pupils should learn to read and write these words independently whilst they are in Years 5 and 6.
accommodate |
communicate |
equip |
immediately |
physical |
sincerely |
accompany |
community |
equipped |
individual |
prejudice |
soldier |
according |
competition |
equipment |
interfere |
privilege |
stomach |
achieve |
conscience |
especially |
interrupt |
profession |
sufficient |
aggressive |
conscious |
exaggerate |
language |
programme |
suggest |
amateur |
controversy |
excellent |
leisure |
pronunciation |
symbol |
ancient |
convenience |
existence |
lightning |
queue |
system |
apparent |
correspond |
explanation |
marvellous |
recognise |
temperature |
appreciate |
criticise |
familiar |
mischievous |
recommend |
thorough |
attached |
curiosity |
foreign |
muscle |
relevant |
twelfth |
available |
definite |
forty |
necessary |
restaurant |
variety |
average |
desperate |
frequently |
neighbour |
rhyme |
vegetable |
awkward |
determined |
government |
nuisance |
rhythm |
vehicle |
bargain |
develop |
guarantee |
occupy |
sacrifice |
yacht |
bruise |
dictionary |
harass |
occur |
secretary |
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category |
disastrous |
hindrance |
opportunity |
shoulder |
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cemetery |
embarrass |
identity |
parliament |
signature |
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committee |
environment |
immediate |
persuade |
sincere |
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It is important that they recognise the relationships between sounds and letters, even when they are unusual. Once root words are learned they can be used to spell longer words correctly, if the rules and guidelines for adding prefixes and suffixes are also known and used.