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11+ Vocabulary Your Child Should Know in Year 6

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WORD 1 OF 60Tricky
verbaccompanytap the card to flip ↻
VERBMEANING
accompany
to go somewhere with someone.
In a sentence“A teacher will accompany the class on the museum trip.”
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uh-KUM-puh-nee
⚠ Double ‘c’ and double ‘m’ in the middle.
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accompanyTrickyuh-KUM-puh-nee
achieveTrickyuh-CHEEV
amateurTrickyAM-uh-ter
apparentTrickyuh-PA-runt
attachedTrickyuh-TACHT
averageTrickyAV-ruj
bargainTrickyBAR-gin
categoryTrickyKAT-uh-gree
committeeTrickykuh-MIT-ee
communitySounds as it lookskuh-MYOO-nuh-tee
conscienceTrickyKON-shunss
controversySounds as it looksKON-truh-ver-see
correspondTrickyko-ruh-SPOND
curiositySounds as it lookskyoor-ee-OSS-uh-tee
desperateTrickyDESS-puh-rut
developTrickydih-VEL-up
disastrousTrickydih-ZAH-struss
environmentTrickyin-VY-run-munt
especiallyTrickyiss-PESH-uh-lee
excellentTrickyEK-suh-lunt
explanationTrickyek-spluh-NAY-shun
foreignTrickyFO-rin
frequentlySounds as it looksFREE-kwunt-lee
guaranteeTrickyga-run-TEE
hindranceTrickyHIN-drunss
immediatelyTrickyih-MEE-dee-ut-lee
interfereTrickyin-ter-FEER
languageTrickyLANG-gwij
lightningTrickyLYT-ning
mischievousTrickyMISS-chuh-vuss
necessaryTrickyNESS-uh-suh-ree
nuisanceTrickyNYOO-sunss
occurTrickyuh-KUR
parliamentTrickyPAR-luh-munt
physicalTrickyFIZ-ik-ul
privilegeTrickyPRIV-uh-lij
programmeTrickyPROH-gram
queueTrickykyoo
recommendTrickyrek-uh-MEND
restaurantTrickyRESS-tuh-ront
rhythmTrickyRIDH-um
secretaryTrickySEK-ruh-tree
signatureTrickySIG-nuh-cher
soldierTrickySOHL-jer
sufficientTrickysuh-FISH-unt
symbolTrickySIM-bul
temperatureTrickyTEM-pruh-cher
twelfthTrickytwelfth
vegetableTrickyVEJ-tuh-bul
yachtTrickyyot
abundantSounds as it looksuh-BUN-dunt
benevolentSounds as it looksbuh-NEV-uh-lunt
conspicuousTrickykun-SPIK-yoo-uss
diligentSounds as it looksDIL-uh-junt
eloquentTrickyEL-uh-kwunt
formidableSounds as it looksFOR-mid-uh-bul
meticulousSounds as it looksmuh-TIK-yoo-luss
reluctantSounds as it looksrih-LUK-tunt
resilientSounds as it looksrih-ZIL-yunt
tenaciousTrickytuh-NAY-shuss
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