Unscramble It: -ant, -ance, -ent and -ence Words

Year 6 EnglishSpelling3 pages

About this worksheet

Three pages of Year 6 anagram practice on words ending in -ant, -ance, -ent and -ence. Pupils unscramble ten words, from decent to magnificent, with a hint and a letter count for each. A tip shows how a related word such as tolerate points to the right ending. Three challenge sentences reuse the answers. In the finale, pupils combine ten bold letters into a bonus word about spelling. The answer key covers every part. It links to England National Curriculum spelling objectives on suffixes.

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Curriculum objectives covered

Spelling

โ€œUse further prefixes and suffixes and understand the guidance for adding themโ€

Every word in the scramble ends in -ant, -ance, -ent or -ence.

Spelling

โ€œUse knowledge of morphology and etymology in spelling and understand that the spelling of some words needs to be learnt specifically, as listed in English Appendix 1โ€

The tip about tolerate and tolerance shows how a related word guides the choice of vowel.

What's inside this worksheet

Word Scramble

Ten scrambled words with clues, such as "Willingness to accept behaviour you dislike (9)".

Challenge Sentences

Three sentences to complete, including a magician's final trick and practising before a test.

Mystery Word Finale

Pupils unscramble the ten bold letters from the scramble to find a bonus word.

How teachers use it

Teaching the rule

Explain the tolerate tip first, then let pupils work through the ten scrambles.

Paired race

Pairs race to solve the scramble, then check each other's spellings against the key.

Homework puzzle

Send it home as a puzzle. The mystery word only works if every clue is solved, so pupils finish the lot.

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