*See also specifications regarding phonics in reading in the new curriculum (word reading) Year 1 The sounds /f/, /l/, /s/, /z/, and /k/ spelt ff, ll, ss, zz and ck Phase 2 Revisit Stage 1+ Book 5 and 6 Stage 4 Book 19 The sound /nk/ spelt n before k Phase 3 Revisit Stage 2 Book 12 Division of words into syllables Phase 4 -tch Phase 5 Stage 2 Book 12 Stage 5 Book 34 The /v/ sound at the end of the Phase 3 Stage 2 Book 11 words Adding s and es to words (plural of nouns and the third person singular of verbs) Adding the endings ing, -ed and Stage 4 Book 24 er to verbs where no change is need to the root word Adding er and est to adjectives where no change is needed to the root word ai, oi Phase 3 Stage 3 Book 13 and 16 ay, oy Phase 3 Stage 4 Book 21 Split vowel a_e Phase 5 Stage 5 Book 25 Split vowel e_e Phase 5 Stage 5 Book 25 Split vowel i_e Phase 5 Stage 5 Book 26 Split vowel o_e Phase 5 Stage 5 Book 26 Split vowel u_e Phase 5 Stage 5 Book 29
ar Phase 3 Stage 3 Book 15 ee Phase 3 Stage 3 Book 13 ea (long) Phase 5 Stage 4 Book 21 ea (short) Phase 5 Stage 4 Book 24 er Phase 5 Stage 3 Book 17 Stage 4 Book 20 er (schwa ending) Phase 5 Stage 3 Book 17 Stage 4 Book 20 ir Phase 5 Stage 4 Book 23 ur Phase 3 Stage 3 Book 15 Stage 4 Book 23 oo (long) Phase 3 Stage 3 Book 14 oo (short) Phase 3 Stage 3 Book 14 oa Phase 3 Stage 3 Book 14 Stage 5 Book 26 oe Phase 5 Stage 5 Book 26 ou Phase 5 Stage 5 Book 30 ow /au/ ow /eu/ ue ew ie /long/ ie /ee/ Phase 5 Stage 4 Book 22 Stage 5 Book 26 Stage 5 Book 29 Phase 5 Stage 5 Book 26 Stage 5a Book 33
igh Phase 3 Stage 3 Book 13 or Phase 3 Stage 5 Book 15 ore Phase 3 Stage 5 Book 30 aw Phase 5 Stage 5 Book 30 au Phase 5 Stage 5 Book 30 air Phase 3 Stage 4 Book 20 and 23 ear Phase 3 Stage 4 Book 20 and 23 ear /air/ Phase 5 Stage 4 Book 20 are /air/ Phase 5 Stage 4 Book 23 Words ending -y Phase 3 Stage 3 Book 13 New consonant spellings ph and wh Phase 5 Stage 5a Book 32 Using k for the /k/ sound Phase 2/5 Stage 1+ Book 3 Stage 5a Book 36 Adding the prefix -un Compound words Common exception words (see list) Skip Books 27 and 28 (covered by Year 2)
Year 2 *See also specifications regarding phonics in reading in the new curriculum (word reading) The /j/ sound spelt as ge and dge at Phase 5 Stage 5 Book 28 the end of words, and sometimes spelt as g elsewhere in words before e, i and y The /s/ sound spelt c before e, i and y Phase 5 Stage 4 Book 24 Stage 5 Book 27 The /n/ sound spelt kn and (less Phase 5 Stage 5a Book 35 often) gn at the beginning of words The /r sound spelt wr at the Phase 5 Stage 5a Book 35 beginning of words The /l/ or /el/ sound spelt le at the Phase 5 Stage 5 Book 28 end of words The /l/ or /el/ sound spelt el at the end of words Phase 5 Stage 1+ Book 6 Stage 5 Book 28 The /l/ or /el/ sound spelt al at the Phase 5 Stage 5 Book 28 end of words Words ending il Phase 5 Stage 5 Book 28 The /long i/ sound spelt y at the Phase 5 Stage 5 Book 26 end of words Adding es to nouns and verbs ending in -y Adding ed, -ing, -er and est to a root word ending in y with a
consonant before it Adding the endings ing, -ed, -er, - est and y Adding ing, -ed, -er, -est and y to words of one syllable ending in a single consonant letter after a single vowel letter The /or/ sound spelt a before l and ll Phase 5 Stage 5a Book 36 The /u/ sound spelt o Phase 5 Stage 5a Book 31 The /ee/ sound spelt -ey Phase 5 Stage 5 Book 25 The /o/ sound spelt a after w and qu Phase 5 Stage 5a Book 31 The /or/ sound spelt after w Phase 5 The /zh/ sound spelt s Phase 5 Stage 51 Book 32 The suffixes ment, -ness, -ful, -less and ly Contractions The possessive apostrophe (singular nouns) Words ending in tion Phase 5 Stage 5a Book 34 Homophones and near homphones Phase 5 Common exception words (see list) Skip Books 34 and 36 (covered by KS2)
Common Exception Words Spelling Lists To be incorporated into spelling lists for home-learning, alongside phonic spellings (see appendix 1 for suggestions) Year 1 the a do to today of said says are were was is his has I you your they be he me she we no go so by my here there where love come some one once ask friend school put push pull full house our Year 2 door floor poor because find kind mind behind child children wild climb most only both old cold gold hold told every everybody even great break steak pretty beautiful after fast last past father class grass pass plant path bath hour move prove improve sure sugar eye could should would who whole any many clothes busy people water again Mr Mrs parents Christmas
Year 3/4 Words with endings sounding like /zh/ or /ch/ Phase 5 Stage 3 Book 18 Stage 5a Book 32 and 34 Endings which sound like /shun/ Phase 5 Stage 5a Book 34 spelt tion, -sion, -ssion, -cian Words with the /k/ sound spelt ch Phase 5 Stage 5a Book 36 (Greek in origin) Words with the /sh/ sound spelt ch Phase 5 Stage 5a Book 34 (mostly French in origin) Words ending with /g/ sound spelt Phase 5 Stage 5a Book 34 and 36 gue and the /k/ sound spelt que (French in origin) Words with the /s/ sound spelt sc Phase 5 Stage 5 Book 27 (Latin in origin) Words with the /long a/ sound spelt ei, eigh or ey Phase 5 Stage 5 Book 25
Year 5/6 Endings which sound like /shus/ Phase 5 Stage 5a Book 34 spelt like cious or -tious Endings which sound like /shul/ Phase 5 Stage 5 Book 28 Words containing the letter string Phase 5 Stage 5a Book 36 ough Words with silent letters (i.e. letters whose presence cannot be predicted from the pronunciation of the word) Phase 5 Stage 5a Book 35 and 36