Year 5 and 6 Statutory Spelling Words: Count the Syllables
Count the syllables in twelve statutory Years 5 and 6 spelling words, from two-syllable words up to opportunity, with an answer key.
Grade 5 · Spelling worksheet
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Year 5 and 6 Statutory Spelling Words: Count the Syllables
Say each statutory word aloud and clap the beats. Write how many syllables it has.
- 1.stomach
- 2.symbol
- 3.committee
- 4.develop
- 5.embarrass
- 6.interrupt
- 7.parliament
- 8.recommend
- 9.signature
- 10.accommodate
- 11.exaggerate
- 12.opportunity
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Accuracy and sources
These references support the historical wording and answer key on this worksheet.
- DfE, English Appendix 1: Spelling (statutory) — Statutory word lists, spelling rules and example words are reproduced verbatim from the DfE appendix under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Crown copyright).