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11+ Vocabulary Your Child Should Know in Year 5

Flip through all 50 of the words pupils are expected to spell by the end of Year 5. Every card has the meaning, a sentence, and a tap-to-hear "say it" guide.

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verbaccommodatetap the card to flip ↻
VERBMEANING
accommodate
to have room for, or to provide a place for someone.
In a sentence“The hall is big enough to accommodate the whole school.”
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uh-KOM-uh-dayt
⚠ Double ‘c’, double ‘m’.
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accommodateTrickyuh-KOM-uh-dayt
accordingSounds as it looksuh-KOR-ding
aggressiveTrickyuh-GRESS-iv
ancientTrickyAYN-shunt
appreciateTrickyuh-PREE-shee-ayt
availableSounds as it looksuh-VAY-luh-bul
awkwardTrickyAWK-wurd
bruiseTrickybrooz
cemeteryTrickySEM-uh-tree
communicateTrickykuh-MYOO-nuh-kayt
competitionTrickykom-puh-TISH-un
consciousTrickyKON-shus
convenienceTrickykun-VEEN-yunss
criticiseTrickyKRIT-uh-syze
definiteTrickyDEF-uh-nit
determinedSounds as it looksdih-TUR-mind
dictionaryTrickyDIK-shuh-nuh-ree
embarrassTrickyim-BARR-uss
equipmentTrickyih-KWIP-munt
exaggerateTrickyig-ZAJ-uh-rayt
existenceTrickyig-ZIS-tunss
familiarTrickyfuh-MIL-yur
fortyTrickyFOR-tee
governmentTrickyGUV-ur-munt
harassTrickyHARR-uss
identitySounds as it lookseye-DEN-tuh-tee
individualSounds as it looksin-dih-VID-yoo-ul
interruptTrickyin-tuh-RUPT
leisureTrickyLEZH-ur
marvellousTrickyMAR-vuh-luss
muscleTrickyMUSS-ul
neighbourTrickyNAY-bur
occupyTrickyOK-yoo-pye
opportunityTrickyop-uh-TYOO-nuh-tee
persuadeTrickypur-SWAYD
prejudiceTrickyPREJ-uh-diss
professionTrickypruh-FESH-un
pronunciationTrickypruh-nun-see-AY-shun
recogniseTrickyREK-ug-nyze
relevantTrickyREL-uh-vunt
rhymeTrickyryme
sacrificeTrickySAK-ruh-fyse
shoulderTrickySHOHL-dur
sincerelyTrickysin-SEER-lee
stomachTrickySTUM-uk
suggestTrickysuh-JEST
systemTrickySISS-tum
thoroughTrickyTHUH-ruh
varietySounds as it looksvuh-RYE-uh-tee
vehicleTrickyVEE-ik-ul
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