Year 6 Spelling

Week 5 Term 2

Adjective suffixes –ful, -ious, -ious• Delightful• Dangerous• Envious• Humourous• Successful• Poisonous• Studious• Rebellious• Wasteful• stressful

• Mountainous• Famous• Wonderful• Nervous• Glorious• Marvellous• Shameful• Cheerful• Furious• beautiful

delightful

De / light / ful

d – e – l – igh – t – f – u - l

dangerous

Dan / ger / ous

d – a – n – g – er – ou - s

envious

en / vi / ous

e – n – v – i – ou - s

Envy (change y to i)

humourous

hu / mour / ous

h – u – m – our – ou - s

successful

Suc / cess / ful

s – u – c - c – e – ss – f – u - l

poisonous

Poi / son / ous

P – oi – s – o – n – ou - s

studious

Stu / di / ous

S – t – u – d – i – ou -s

Study (change y to i)

rebellious

re / bell / i / ous

wasteful

R – e – b – e – ll – i – ou - s

stressful

Stress / ful

S – t – r – e – ss – f – u - l

mountainous

Moun / tain / ous

m – ou – n – t – ai – n – ou - s

famous

fam / ous

f – a – m – ou - s

Fame (e drop because suffix begins with a vowel)

wonderful

Won / der / ful

W – o – n – d – er – f – u - l

Short u sound

nervous

Nerv / ous

N – er – v – ou - s

nerve (e drop because suffix begins with a vowel)

glorious

Glor / i / ous

G – l – or – i – ou - s

Glory (change y to i)

marvellous

Mar / vell / ous

m – ar – v – e – ll – ou - s

shameful

Shame / ful

sh – a – m – e – f – u - l

cheerful

cheer / ful

ch – eer – f – u - l

furious

fur / ious

f – u – r – i – ou - s

Fury (change y to i)

beautiful

beau / ti / ful

b – eau – t – i – f – u - l

Beauty (change y to i)