Year 6 spelling strand autumn dictation tasks
Develop confident, accurate writers with our Year 6 spelling strand autumn dictation tasks. Each passage links directly to the weekly spelling focuses from the Year 6 Autumn Spelling Overview and Rationale and is fully aligned with the Mrs Mactivity SPaG scheme and the National Curriculum spelling appendix.
These dictation passages provide meaningful contexts for applying each rule while also developing pupils’ punctuation, sentence structure and transcription fluency. Each set includes both printable sheets and editable PowerPoint slides for flexible classroom use.
- Weeks 1–2: ough spellings (e.g. though, thorough, plough, rough) and context-rich sentences
- Weeks 3–5: Patterns for -ible/-able, ei/ie, and fer word families
- Week 6: -ce and -se endings with word meaning contrasts (e.g. advice/advise, licence/license)
- Weeks 7–9: Statutory Year 5–6 word list dictations building precision and fluency
- Weeks 10–12: -ant/-ent, -ance/-ence, and -ancy/-ency suffix families, reinforcing advanced spelling morphology
These Year 6 spelling strand autumn dictation tasks are perfect for weekly spelling application, informal assessment, or retrieval practice. They help pupils secure spelling accuracy ahead of SATs and prepare them for KS3 writing expectations.
Use alongside the Year 6 Autumn Spelling Resources and lesson presentations for a complete termly sequence, or explore the full SPaG scheme for progression across all year groups.
