Year 6 Spelling Resource Pack – Homophones

Help your Upper Key Stage 2 pupils master tricky homophones with this Year 5/6 Spelling Resource Pack, focusing on words that often cause confusion: advise/advice, devise/device, license/licence, practise/practice, and prophesy/prophecy . Designed to meet the statutory spelling requirements for Years 5 and 6, this pack provides engaging, differentiated activities that teach children how to recognise the difference between noun and verb forms, and how context changes meaning. By practising through a range of interactive tasks, pupils will gain confidence in spelling, grammar, and vocabulary application. With flexible activities suitable for whole-class teaching, group work, or independent learning, this resource is a versatile and time-saving way to help children avoid common spelling mistakes while boosting their written accuracy. What’s Included in the Pack? ✔ Teaching slides introducing each homophone pair with clear examples and definitions ✔ Sorting and matching tasks to distinguish between noun/verb forms (e.g. licence vs license ) ✔ Sentence-completion and error-spotting activities to reinforce correct usage in context ✔ Word investigation challenges exploring how the spelling changes meaning ✔ Application tasks where pupils write sentences and short passages using homophones correctly ✔ Answer sheets for quick marking or self-assessment Why Teachers Love This Pack: ✔ Covers statutory Year 5/6 spelling requirements and common homophones ✔ Differentiated and flexible for whole-class teaching, small groups, or independent work ✔ Combines spelling practice with grammar and vocabulary development ✔ Ideal for SPaG starters, homework, revision, or intervention sessions Curriculum Links: This pack supports the Upper Key Stage 2 National Curriculum for English by helping children: ✔ Recognise and spell commonly confused homophones correctly ✔ Understand the difference between noun and verb forms ✔ Apply homophones accurately in written sentences and longer texts Wheth