As part of the national curriculum, when children are in Year 6 they face their KS2 SATs tests.
One of the papers that they face is a challenging spelling test. With 20 tricky words read aloud by their teacher, children need to prepare thoroughly to score well.
Below is our free Year 6 Spelling List, a list of over 1000 high frequency spellings to help your child prepare. This list includes the words specified in the national curriculum, words that have been used in past KS2 SATs Spelling Tests as well as over 200 words selected by Exam Ninja.
This is easily the most comprehensive Year 6 Spelling List available. Within it are an enormous variety of words including nouns, adjectives, adverbs, homophones, homographs and more.
Our advice is to carefully work through this list throughout Year 6. Try to understand how the words are spelt and try the “look, cover, write and check” strategy to master them.
| stopped | noticeable | despise |
| cruiser | revive | assembly |
| appearance | controversy | newspaper |
| honour | aerobatics | conversation |
| naturally | breakable | illegible |
| lengthened | largest | receive |
| licence | consonant | graph |
| pyjamas | emergency | whistle |
| contest | unbelievable | adjust |
| pneumatic | customer | building |
| surgeon | entirely | regardless |
| funny | worthwhile | describe |
| radiator | hopeful | replaced |
| restaurant | participation | enviably |
| occurred | prevent | gallery |
| painful | trapped | microcosm |
| qualified | designed | marriage |
| introduce | medicinal | assistant |
| curiosity | nevertheless | gradually |
| popular | dilemma | harass |
| rehearsed | fortunately | invention |
| complement | stars | secretary |
| vertical | collapsed | immediate |
| hippos | microscope | judgement |
| reliable | disappointed | binary |
| conscience | transformed | cellos |
| publicly | slipped | feeble |
| conductor | deceitful | married |
| still | receipt | prejudice |
| assistance | environment | privileged |
| signature | illogical | wonderful |
| aeroplane | reasonable | festival |
| foulest | particularly | miniature |
| communicate | ocean | irrational |
| cough | opposition | criticise |
| bruise | biology | where |
| listen | direction | although |
| poisonous | brought | penalised |
| wait | dissatisfied | mysterious |
| interior | remarkable | knight |
| inverted | schedule | incapable |
| sensible | immature | centigrade |
| heir | legible | healthier |
| privilege | should | most |
| our | destructive | temperature |
| prefixes | annual | debt |
| interesting | necessary | vegetable |
| boundary | peace | professional |
| families | skill | perform |
| distance | pollution | dimension |
| during | considered | attentive |
| headmaster | permanent | gigabytes |
| variety | possession | hair |
| wreckage | difference | retreat |
| irresistible | surprising | programme |
| vicious | doubting | sensibly |
| functional | obstacle | occupation |
| poverty | realistic | structures |
| explanatory | enormous | country |
| alone | graphically | horizontal |
| download | process | agreeable |
| stretched | amongst | beginning |
| discovered | including | articles |
| explanation | telegraph | island |
| large | scissors | february |
| unnecessary | therefore | significant |
| herd | electronic | biggest |
| availability | persuasion | jewellery |
| comprehension | blizzard | straighten |
| accurate | interfere | almost |
| marvellous | inappropriate | mouse |
| voluntary | readily | hinderance |
| zoology | entrance | build |
| varnishing | pierce | unique |
| attacking | grabbed | biped |
| excellent | double | exist |
| tomatoes | location | friendly |
| protected | circumference | spreading |
| advantage | memory | definitely |
| digital | between | hindrance |
| invitation | division | moving |
| afford | foul | condensation |
| essential | medicine | throughout |
| bungalow | disappeared | extinguishing |
| considerably | seriously | supernatural |
| embarrassed | persuade | farthest |
| primrose | protection | tune |
| magical | indecent | unusual |
| information | primary | golf |
| fouled | satisfaction | referral |
| finally | incredibly | surprise |
| skilful | possible | pheasant |
| consequently | quietest | creative |
| stunning | library | humour |
| centre | surrounded | whipped |
| belief | embarrassment | convenient |
| compliment | alphabet | expensive |
| extra | funnily | knowledge |
| suggestion | carrying | meaning |
| immediately | encouraged | ensure |
| interval | subtle | serious |
| influence | choice | decline |
| melody | elephant | increase |
| sphere | funnier | production |
| refereed | edible | brake |
| attempt | combination | burglary |
| referred | pieces | however |
| scent | answer | nephew |
| league | sensation | released |
| preview | medal | embarrass |
| planning | correct | developed |
| survey | neither | residence |
| sufficient | escaping | development |
| before | probably | approximately |
| recognise | potatoes | permission |
| delivered | survive | removal |
| disease | noisy | forty |
| easiest | revolution | longitude |
| ventilation | nonetheless | psychology |
| family | bought | dingo |
| injured | cemetery | portable |
| judge | drawer | satisfied |
| pronounce | mischievous | certificate |
| allowed | suspend | sneeze |
| prominent | adjustment | greatest |
| education | probable | circumstance |
| rough | muscle | tangible |
| musician | delicious | complete |
| thumb | audience | cherries |
| healthy | correspond | relieve |
| raw | photograph | supreme |
| plates | cease | wrinkle |
| treatment | enemies | passenger |
| hoarse | anchors | dictionary |
| kneel | threw | graphic |
| dishes | autobiography | illuminate |
| apprehensive | ballet | geography |
| neighbour | wrist | kangaroo |
| marry | beautiful | funeral |
| adorable | listener | babies |
| letter | descent | autumn |
| competition | knives | challenging |
| words | smiling | skimmed |
| stripes | dismayed | phone |
| truly | familiar | envelope |
| tumble | government | reverse |
| bodies | neighbouring | worldwide |
| press | required | impulsive |
| transported | preferably | illuminated |
| chimney | childish | incidentally |
| reply | physical | puzzle |
| generous | equipment | careless |
| latitude | ancient | coarse |
| prehistoric | caring | frequently |
| adopt | suspect | historical |
| inactive | soldier | referee |
| hygiene | weight | project |
| cuckoos | practise | waist |
| interrupt | scorching | countries |
| slaughter | microfilm | either |
| calves | break | defending |
| fulfil | measles | precious |
| horse | disobey | scarves |
| coloured | bushes | source |
| planned | irregular | imitate |
| discovery | embrace | shiny |
| document | grateful | patient |
| judged | originally | champagne |
| uncoiled | weird | exciting |
| exception | abandoned | carried |
| technique | destination | preparation |
| rein | finished | luxury |
| across | rhyme | bountiful |
| calendar | cathedral | highly |
| disappear | especially | important |
| processed | stomach | sacrifice |
| castle | address | course |
| perceive | fascinate | strength |
| disinterested | infectious | license |
| chiefs | unsure | materials |
| majestic | relevant | resign |
| faithfully | completion | importantly |
| affect | exaggerate | importance |
| scenery | aquarium | exaggeration |
| attempts | extensive | experienced |
| countryside | recommend | occasionally |
| occupy | audition | aquatic |
| possibly | whatever | comfortable |
| bargain | original | accuracy |
| future | correspondence | definition |
| suspicion | happiness | impede |
| hoist | geology | dismiss |
| proactive | microphone | olive |
| examination | sincere | department |
| internal | chronic | horrified |
| appreciate | impact | cultivating |
| evident | remember | currency |
| category | tribute | extremely |
| origin | clouds | ready |
| portion | effectively | binoculars |
| slowest | easel | autograph |
| destroyed | notwithstanding | surprised |
| penalties | castles | community |
| reconsider | position | kiwi |
| trophies | complicated | story |
| evidence | dissimilar | letters |
| existed | archaeology | occurs |
| disguised | headache | display |
| illegal | musical | definite |
| relevance | ordinary | stopping |
| insurance | foreign | previous |
| million | dreadful | gleaming |
| plough | desperate | crept |
| transfer | disturb | improbable |
| foundations | fowl | last |
| female | inconvenient | enthusiasm |
| pronunciation | propeller | performance |
| absorbed | computer | torches |
| illiterate | purpose | attached |
| continent | acceptable | first |
| queue | sight | accommodation |
| gently | pamphlet | applicable |
| respiration | piece | amateur |
| shook | responsible | individuals |
| accompany | common | mortgage |
| squeeze | successful | history |
| burger | repeat | wolves |
| carriages | melodious | furthermore |
| reference | excursion | contestant |
| achieve | various | addition |
| involved | hedges | irresponsible |
| conscious | immovable | provide |
| thoughtful | echoed | corridor |
| lightning | immobile | remained |
| aloud | advertise | adventure |
| approach | keys | café |
| multiplication | mystery | occur |
| handsome | effortless | burglar |
| program | identity | suggest |
| figure | injury | generally |
| silence | existence | physically |
| impractical | inaccurate | microbe |
| disorder | producer | confess |
| advise | introduction | national |
| incredible | remainder | autonomy |
| shoulder | penalises | aware |
| conclusion | premium | maintenance |
| factory | tuning | settlement |
| waste | superior | notice |
| prosecute | cliffs | loaves |
| moderate | volcanoes | accidentally |
| mischief | practice | disturbed |
| salmon | lonely | proceed |
| thoroughly | committee | several |
| finishing | propose | rhythm |
| moment | automatic | destructible |
| accommodate | hardware | aggressive |
| disastrous | usually | guarantee |
| produce | apparatus | nuisance |
| managing | overreact | gingerly |
| convenience | scanned | awkward |
| reliably | automobile | engines |
| engulfed | abundant | surrender |
| care | attention | affection |
| include | bury | follow |
| communication | calculator | general |
| corruptible | presence | relive |
| spreadsheet | crawl | heaviest |
| thistle | alternatively | primula |
| are | presentation | dozen |
| unnatural | profession | lawyer |
| swimming | audible | fastest |
| actually | encounter | interested |
| together | punctual | opposite |
| devise | known | respectably |
| control | opportunity | remain |
| county | special | skimming |
| language | parallel | symbol |
| compatible | horses | enough |
| improper | massive | foxes |
| sustain | particular | gulf |
| through | thorough | okay |
| bounty | announce | guitar |
| overrule | cultivation | proposition |
| sprawling | procession | electrical |
| survivor | request | valuable |
| ambitious | site | weather |
| hymn | moral | primate |
| imagination | population | wrestling |
| terrible | postpone | acquire |
| aerodrome | protein | amazing |
| chinese | smoothly | flourish |
| laboratory | minister | genuine |
| financially | account | abbreviation |
| judging | perfectly | seize |
| slippery | recommended | boys |
| supposedly | equip | preserve |
| agreeably | wholly | until |
| character | capable | tallest |
| knuckle | different | deceive |
| crystal | available | transferred |
| according | please | audio |
| subtraction | relative | impossible |
| fibres | camped | evaporation |
| supply | company | expedition |
| wear | guide | permissible |
| application | die | inhabitant |
| collapsible | moreover | question |
| vanishing | applaud | roughest |
| essentially | despicable | virus |
| powered | grudge | parliament |
| aerodynamic | average | journey |
| device | encourage | raising |
| reversible | peninsular | criminal |
| sincerely | cultivate | anniversary |
| crazily | meanwhile | promotion |
| people | visible | constructive |
| geological | similar | surround |
| cautious | dolphin | selects |
| leisure | inadvisable | determined |
| instrument | whereas | separate |
| twelfth | widest | develop |
| preferred | knee | pigeon |
| climbing | holey | roar |
| intelligent | overseas | precise |
| visitors | fighting | besides |
| difficult | cities | colourful |
| change | internet | personal |
| suspense | dye | nastiest |
| fictitious | knock | swordfish |
| aeronauts | poultry | individual |
| frightful | silent | busiest |
| industry | inattentive | traditionally |
| believe | century | effect |
| carefully | business | software |
| dough | precede | order |
| creatures | prime | distant |
| berry | shepherd | vehicle |
| refereeing | bicycle | participate |
| distinctive | liar | system |
| illicit | lovely | misery |
| solemn | excited | intense |
| proportion | raspberry | breeze |
| continually | apparent | discontent |
| impatient | impolite | yacht |
| advice | photo | nearest |
| preferring | speculation | buses |
| arrived | sunny | inspire |
| vowel | generation | parrot |
| enemy | sauce | themselves |
| headquarters | sociology | column |
| inspecting | heard | sociology |