Fifteen words that are often mixed up because they sound alike or almost alike: principal and principle, stationary and stationery, affect and effect, practice and practise. Your child learns the meaning of each, then practises with writing, gap-fill sentences, their own sentences and a parent-read test.
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Completed: Spelling List 2: Easily Confused Words
Year 6 students (typically ages 11–12) working on spelling lists. It is pitched at level 3 · challenge.
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Year 6 · English · Spelling Lists
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Work through the four parts in order. Say each word out loud as you write it.
These pairs sound the same or very similar, so you must choose by meaning. principal = head of a school (your pal); principle = a rule. stationery = paper and pens (e for envelope); stationary = not moving. affect = to change something (a verb); effect = the result (a noun). In Australian English, practice is the noun (soccer practice) and practise is the verb (I practise piano). quiet = silent; quite = fairly. lose (one o) = to misplace or be beaten. Write each word three times.
Choose the word from your list that fits each sentence and write it in the gap.
Write your own sentence for each word. Check your spelling when you finish.
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