Year 5

Term 4

SPELLING WORDS
Statutory Spelling

Week 3
15/4/2024 – 19/4/2024
 amateur
a person who takes part in an activity for
pleasure, not as a job

Example:
This golf tournament is open to both amateurs
and professionals.
 ancient
of or from a long time ago

Example:
People have lived in this valley since
ancient times.
 bargain
something on sale at a lower price than
its true value

Example:
His coat was half-price - a real bargain.
 muscle
one of many tissues in the body that can
tighten and relax to produce movement

Example:
A work-out in the gym will exercise all
the major muscle groups.
 queue
to wait in a line of people, often to buy
something

Example:
We had to queue for three hours to get
in.
 recognise
to know someone or something

Example:
I recognised my old high school teacher from the
photograph.
 twelfth
one of twelve equal parts of something

Example:
An inch is one twelfth of a foot.
 profession
jobs that need special training and skill

Example:
He's a doctor by profession.
 develop
to start to happen or exist

Example:
Large cracks began to develop in the
wall.
 harass
to repeatedly annoy or upset someone
over a period of time

Example:
He claimed that the police continued to
harass foreign journalists.