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Free Year 5 Spelling Worksheets — Australia

3 free spelling resources for Year 5, organised by topic with answer sheets, study guides and topic tests.

Spelling is pattern recognition. Lists here are grouped by pattern (digraphs, magic e, suffixes, silent letters) so students learn the rule, not just the words. Each list includes practice activities and a parent-led test.

Year 5 Spelling topics

Level:

Spelling Lists

Word lists with practice activities.

  • Spelling List

    Spelling List 1: -able and -ible

    Fifteen adjectives ending in -able or -ible, such as comfortable and possible. Your child learns the rule of thumb for choosing between…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    20 min
    Questions
    51 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Spelling List

    Spelling List 2: Tricky 'ough' Words

    Fifteen words containing the letter string 'ough', which can be pronounced in several different ways (though, through, thought, rough,…

    Difficulty
    Level 3 · Challenge
    Time
    20 min
    Questions
    51 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Spelling List

    Spelling List 3: Words Ending in -sion

    Fifteen words ending in -sion or -ssion, such as television, decision and permission. Your child learns how these endings differ from…

    Difficulty
    Level 3 · Challenge
    Time
    20 min
    Questions
    51 questions
    Answers
    Answers included

Common questions

Do writing tasks have answers?

Writing prompts include a model opening and clear success criteria rather than a single 'correct' answer, so parents and teachers can give useful feedback.

Are the reading passages original?

Yes. All passages are written by Success Tutoring and checked for age-appropriate vocabulary and sentence length.

Are these aligned to NAPLAN?

Resources tagged NAPLAN practise the same text types and skills NAPLAN assesses. They are NAPLAN-style and not official test papers.

How to use these resources

  1. Monday: read and copy the words. Wednesday: fill-the-gap and sentences. Friday: test.
  2. Say the word, say the sounds, write the word, check.
  3. Keep a 'tricky words' list for the ones that keep slipping.