Year 5 Reading Eggspress Spelling Workbook

The Year 5 Reading Eggspress Spelling Workbook provides structured practice in spelling rules, strategies, and generalisations, supporting pupils in developing confident and accurate spelling. Each lesson introduces a carefully designed word list of 20 core words with an additional 10 challenge words to extend learners. The lists are based on the sound, structure, and meaning of words, ensuring pupils can apply their knowledge across reading and writing.

This workbook reflects the statutory requirements of the National Curriculum in England, helping pupils to:

use further prefixes and suffixes and understand how to add them correctly

spell words with silent letters (e.g., knight, psalm, solemn)

distinguish between homophones and words that are often confused

apply knowledge of morphology and etymology to spelling, including words that must be learnt specifically from the statutory word lists.

By following these lessons, pupils build accuracy, fluency, and confidence in spelling, strengthening their writing and vocabulary across the curriculum.