Year 6 spelling rules – listen and spell
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Year 6 spelling rules – listen and spell: 20 questions, marked instantly with every answer explained. Free, no sign-up, no adverts in the test. This test is for Year 6 (ages 10–11). In the US, that's Grade 5.
Before you start
Press Play word to hear each word, then type it in the gap. The sentence helps you know which word it is. Years 5–6 spelling rules, part 2: hyphens after prefixes, ei after c, the letter string ough, silent letters, and homophones and other words that are often confused. The national curriculum lists these rules for Years 5 and 6 together; we have split them across the two years. 20 words are picked from 30 each time you try.
- 20 questions – a new mix each time you try
- Turn your sound on: the words are read aloud
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Spelling practice. Not an official test. Written by Classfern for practice. Not affiliated with or endorsed by any exam board, testing agency, school district or government department.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Spelling rules from: Department for Education, English appendix 1: spelling (national curriculum in England, English programmes of study), © Crown copyright 2013.