Morphology Year 3

Due for release in 2026:

word sum worksheets (released)
morpheme matrix worksheets (released)
story worksheets
word search worksheets (released)
powerpoints version 2
assessments (released)

Year 3

Autumn Term

1. Doubling
2. Dropping the E
3. Y to I
4. Pre
5. Post
6. Per
7. Pro-
8. Non-
9. Dis-
10. Sub-
11. Super-
12. I sound spelt Y

Optional 1 – light & clean
Optional 2 – break & care

Spring Term

1. Inter
2. age
3. Anti- & auto-
4. Under-
5. Silent letters
6. 3-4 words
7. ion (tion) 1
8. ion (sion) 2
9. ion (ation) 3
10. ion (ssion) 4
11. ure (sure & ture)
12. U sound spelt OU

Optional 1 – over
Optional 2 – extra & equ
Optional 3 – semi & mid

Summer Term

Homophones 1
Homophones 2
-ian
-er
-ant
-ent
-ist
-il
-el
-al
-le
-le+y

Optional 1 – or

Additional Resources

While all the statutory content is covered in our spelling scheme, we also provide the following resources:

Year 3-4 Word List
- Batch 1
- Batch 2
- Batch 3
- Batch 4
- Batch 5
- Batch 6
- Batch 7
- Batch 8
- Batch 9

Commonly Misspelled Words
- Batch 1
- Batch 2
- Batch 3
- Batch 4
- Batch 5
- Batch 6
- Batch 7
- Batch 8
- Batch 9
- Batch 10

High frequency words
- Batch 1
- Batch 2
- Batch 3
- Batch 4
- Batch 5

Year 3 - Autumn Term

Autumn - Week 1

Doubling

1. beginning
2. beginner
3. running
4. runner
5. hopping
6. slipping
7. slipped
8. swimming
9. mixing
10. snowing

Emile codes for students:
Learn: M3Aut01L
Pract: M3Aut01P
Snake: M3Aut01S
Frog: M3Aut01F
Anag: M3Aut01A
Sail: M3Aut01Sa
Feast: M3Aut01Fe

Autumn - Week 2

Dropping the E

1. deciding
2. inviting
3. escaping
4. exploring
5. improving
6. describing
7. braver
8. closer
9. larger
10. widest

Emile codes for students:
Learn: M3Aut02L
Pract: M3Aut02P
Snake: M3Aut02S
Frog: M3Aut02F
Anag: M3Aut02A
Sail: M3Aut02Sa
Feast: M3Aut02Fe

Autumn - Week 3

Y to I

1. copied
2. copies
3. carried
4. carries
5. worried
6. worries
7. heavier
8. heaviest
9. busier
10. busiest
11. scarier
12. scariest

Emile codes for students:
Learn: M3Aut03L
Pract: M3Aut03P
Snake: M3Aut03S
Frog: M3Aut03F
Anag: M3Aut03A
Sail: M3Aut03Sa
Feast: M3Aut03Fe

BATTLE – Aut Wks 1-3

Autumn - Week 4

Pre-

1. preview
2. predict
3. prepare
4. pretend
5. prevent
6. preserve
7. precede
8. pre-empt
9. precept
10. prebook
11. prefix
12. prehistoric

Emile codes for students:
Learn: M3Aut04L
Pract: M3Aut04P
Snake: M3Aut04S
Frog: M3Aut04F
Anag: M3Aut04A
Sail: M3Aut04Sa
Feast: M3Aut04Fe

Autumn - Week 5

Post-

1. postscript
2. postwar
3. postgame
4. postpone
5. postmodern
6. postproduction
7. postnatal
8. postgraduate
9. postmortem
10. postdate

Emile codes for students:
Learn: M3Aut05L
Pract: M3Aut05P
Snake: M3Aut05S
Frog: M3Aut05F
Anag: M3Aut05A
Sail: M3Aut05Sa
Feast: M3Aut05Fe

Autumn - Week 6

Per-

1. perform
2. perfect
3. permanent
4. persist
5. permit
6. perimeter
7. perceive
8. persuade
9. perhaps
10. percent
11. persecute

Emile codes for students:
Learn: M3Aut06L
Pract: M3Aut06P
Snake: M3Aut06S
Frog: M3Aut06F
Anag: M3Aut06A
Sail: M3Aut06Sa
Feast: M3Aut06Fe

BATTLE – Aut Wks 1-6

Autumn - Week 7

Pro-

1. proverb
2. professional
3. propel
4. product
5. progress
6. problem
7. project
8. promise
9. provide
10. process
11. promote
12. protest

Emile codes for Premium Resources:
Learn: M3Aut07L
Pract: M3Aut07P
Snake: M3Aut07S
Frog: M3Aut07F
Anag: M3Aut07A
Sail: M3Aut07Sa
Feast: M3Aut07Fe

Autumn - Week 8

Non-

1. nonstop
2. nonsense
3. nonfiction
4. nonverbal
5. nonviolent
6. nonstick
7. nonessential
8. nonuniform
9. non-profit
10. nondescript

Emile codes for Premium Resources:
Learn: M3Aut08L
Pract: M3Aut08P
Snake: M3Aut08S
Frog: M3Aut08F
Anag: M3Aut08A
Sail: M3Aut08Sa
Feast: M3Aut08Fe

Autumn - Week 9

Dis-

1. disappear
2. disappoint
3. disobey
4. dislike
5. disallow
6. disapprove
7. disable
8. disagree
9. dishonest
10. disrespect
11. discomfort
12. disbelief

Emile codes for Premium Resources:
Learn: M3Aut09L
Pract: M3Aut09P
Snake: M3Aut09S
Frog: M3Aut09F
Anag: M3Aut09A
Sail: M3Aut09Sa
Feast: M3Aut09Fe

BATTLE – Aut Wks 1-4 & 7-9

Autumn - Week 10

Sub-

1. subdivide
2. subheading
3. submarine
4. submerge
5. subconscious
6. subtitle
7. subzero
8. substandard
9. subsection
10. substitute

Emile codes for Premium Resources:
Learn: M3Aut10L
Pract: M3Aut10P
Snake: M3Aut10S
Frog: M3Aut10F
Anag: M3Aut10A
Sail: M3Aut10Sa
Feast: M3Aut10Fe

Autumn - Week 11

Super-

1. super
2. superhero
3. supermarket
4. superstar
5. superstitious
6. supersonic
7. superpower
8. supernatural
9. supervise
10. superior
11. superscript
12. superman

Emile codes for Premium Resources:
Learn: M3Aut11L
Pract: M3Aut11P
Snake: M3Aut11S
Frog: M3Aut11F
Anag: M3Aut11A
Sail: M3Aut11Sa
Feast: M3Aut11Fe

Autumn - Week 12

I sound spelt Y

1. physical
2. symbol
3. system
4. myth
5. gym
6. Egypt
7. pyramid
8. mystery
9. style
10. hymn
11. lyric
12. type

Emile codes for Premium Resources:
Learn: Mh3Aut121L
Pract: M3Aut12P
Snake: M3Aut12S
Frog: M3Aut12F
Anag: M3Aut12A
Sail: M3Aut12Sa
Feast: M3Aut12Fe

BATTLE – Aut Wks 5-12

Year 3 - Spring Term

Spring - Week 1

Inter-

1. interrelated
2. interval
3. interest
4. interview
5. interface
6. interfere
7. interrupt
8. intercity
9. interact
10. international

Emile codes for Premium Resources:
Learn: M3Spr01L
Pract: M3Spr01P
Snake: M3Spr01S
Frog: M3Spr01F
Anag: M3Spr01A
Sail: M3Spr01Sa
Feast: M3Spr01Fe

Spring - Week 2

- age

1. village
2. average
3. baggage
4. package
5. damage
6. drainage
7. storage
8. courage
9. manage
10. coverage
11. language
12. breakage

Emile codes for Premium Resources:
Learn: M3Spr02L
Pract: M3Spr02P
Snake: M3Spr02S
Frog: M3Spr02F
Anag: M3Spr02A
Sail: M3Spr02Sa
Feast: M3Spr02Fe

Spring - Week 3

Anti- & auto-

antiseptic
anticlockwise
antisocial
anticlimax
antidote
anticipate
autobiography
autograph
automate
autonomy
autopilot
automatically

Emile codes for Premium Resources:
Learn: M3Spr03L
Pract: M3Spr03P
Snake: M3Spr03S
Frog: M3Spr03F
Anag: M3Spr03A
Sail: M3Spr03Sa
Feast: M3Spr03Fe

BATTLE - Aut Wks 8-12 & Spr Wks 1-3

Spring - Week 4

Under-

1. understand
2. underwater
3. underground
4. underprepared
5. undercook
6. underfed
7. underlined
8. underestimate
9. undergrowth
10. underweight
11. underused
12. underfoot

Emile codes for Premium Resources:
Learn: M3Spr04L
Pract: M3Spr04P
Snake: M3Spr04S
Frog: M3Spr04F
Anag: M3Spr04A
Sail: M3Spr04Sa
Feast: M3Spr04Fe

Spring - Week 5

Silent letters

1. crumb
2. solemn
3. knight
4. knock
5. loch
6. ghost
7. doubt
8. thistle
9. castle
10. island
11. lamb
12. numb

Emile codes for Premium Resources:
Learn: M3Spr05L
Pract: M3Spr05P
Snake: M3Spr05S
Frog: M3Spr05F
Anag: M3Spr05A
Sail: M3Spr05Sa
Feast: M3Spr05Fe

Spring - Week 6

3 -4 Words

actual
believe
build
busy
continue
guard
important
extreme
complete
caught
peculiar
early
earth

Emile codes for Premium Resources:
Learn: M3Spr06L
Pract: M3Spr06P
Snake: M3Spr06S
Frog: M3Spr06F
Anag: M3Spr06A
Sail: M3Spr06Sa
Feast: M3Spr06Fe

BATTLE - Aut Wks 5 & 6 Spr Wks 1-6

Spring - Week 7

ion (tion) 1

competition
action
motion
section
fiction
position
completion
question
injection
invention
mention

Emile codes for Premium Resources:
Learn: M3Spr07L
Pract: M3Spr07P
Snake: M3Spr07S
Frog: M3Spr07F
Anag: M3Spr07A
Sail: M3Spr07Sa
Feast: M3Spr07Fe

Spring - Week 8

ion (sion) 2

comprehension
expansion
tension
extension
division
decision
invasion
confusion
collision
explosion
revision

Emile codes for Premium Resources:
Learn: M3Spr08L
Pract: M3Spr08P
Snake: M3Spr08S
Frog: M3Spr08F
Anag: M3Spr08A
Sail: M3Spr08Sa
Feast: M3Spr08Fe

Spring - Week 9

ion (ation) 3

information
admiration
adoration
application
consideration
expectation
hesitation
station
pronunciation
sensation
toleration
explanation

Emile codes for Premium Resources:
Learn: M3Spr09L
Pract: M3Spr09P
Snake: M3Spr09S
Frog: M3Spr09F
Anag: M3Spr09A
Sail: M3Spr09Sa
Feast: M3Spr09Fe

BATTLE – Spr Wks 1-4 & 7-9

Spring - Week 10

ion (ation & ssion) 4

limitation
observation
preparation
admission
discussion
expression
possession
permission
mission
progression
confession

Emile codes for Premium Resources:
Learn: M3Spr10L
Pract: M3Spr10P
Snake: M3Spr10S
Frog: M3Spr10F
Anag: M3Spr10A
Sail: M3Spr10Sa
Feast: M3Spr10Fe

Spring - Week 11

ure (sure & ture)

nature
enclosure
pressure
temperature
picture
measure
leisure
treasure
adventure
pleasure
creature
furniture

Emile codes for Premium Resources:
Learn: M3Spr11L
Pract: M3Spr11P
Snake: M3Spr11S
Frog: M3Spr11F
Anag: M3Spr11A
Sail: M3Spr11Sa
Feast: M3Spr11Fe

Spring - Week 12

U sound spelt ou

young
touch
double
trouble
country
cousin
couple
courage
nourish
soup
group
route

Emile codes for Premium Resources:
Learn: M3Spr12L
Pract: M3Spr12P
Snake: M3Spr12S
Frog: M3Spr12F
Anag: M3Spr12A
Sail: M3Spr12Sa
Feast: M3Spr12Fe

BATTLE – Spr Wks 5-12

Spring - Optional 1

Over-

1. overcook
2. overeat
3. overheat
4. overjoyed
5. overrun
6. oversleep
7. overuse
8. overconfident
9. overcrowded
10. overgrown
11. overlook
12. overreact

Emile codes for Premium Resources:
Learn: M3Spr_O1L
Pract: M3Spr_O1P
Snake: M3Spr_O1S
Frog: M3Spr_O1F
Anag: M3Spr_O1A
Sail: M3Spr_O1Sa
Feast: M3Spr_O1Fe

Spring - Optional 2

Extra- & equ-

equal
equilateral
equidistant
equate
equivalent
extract
extra
extraneous
extravagant
extra-ordinary

Emile codes for Premium Resources:
Learn: M3Spr_O2L
Pract: M3Spr_O2P
Snake: M3Spr_O2S
Frog: M3Spr_O2F
Anag: M3Spr_O2A
Sail: M3Spr_O2Sa
Feast: M3Spr_O2Fe

Spring - Optional 3

Semi- & mid-

1. semicircle
2. semifinal
3. semidetached
4. semicolon
5. semiprecious
6. semiconscious
7. midnight
8. midpoint
9. midfield
10. midseason
11. midwinter
12. midstream

Emile codes for Premium Resources:
Learn: M3Spr_O3L
Pract: M3Spr_O3P
Snake: M3Spr_O3S
Frog: M3Spr_O3F
Anag: M3Spr_O3A
Sail: M3Spr_O3Sa
Feast: M3Spr_O3Fe

Year 3 - Summer Term

Summer - Week 1

Homophones 1

1. be/bee
2. blue/blew
3. night/knight
4. ark/arc
5. sight/site
6. bowled/bold
7. here/hear
8. quite/quiet
9. see/sea
10. bare/bear
11. one/won
12. sun/son
13. breath/breathe

Emile codes for Premium Resources:
Learn: M3Sum01L
Pract: M3Sum01P
Snake: M3Sum01S
Frog: M3Sum01F
Anag: M3Sum01A
Sail: M3Sum01Sa
Feast: M3Sum01Fe

Summer - Week 2

Homophones 2

1. grate/great
2. groan/grown
3. here/hear
4. heel/heal
5. knot/not
6. accept/except
7. affect/effect
8. ball/bawl
9. berry/bury
10. brake/break
11. fair/fare
12. herd/heard

Emile codes for Premium Resources:
Learn: M3Sum02L
Pract: M3Sum02P
Snake: M3Sum02S
Frog: M3Sum02F
Anag: M3Sum02A
Sail: M3Sum02Sa
Feast: M3Sum02Fe

Summer - Week 3

-ian

1. optician
2. beautician
3. physician
4. tactician
5. technician
6. musician
7. electrician
8. magician
9. politician
10. mathematician
11. pedestrian
12. guardian

Emile codes for Premium Resources:
Learn: M3Sum03L
Pract: M3Sum03P
Snake: M3Sum03S
Frog: M3Sum03F
Anag: M3Sum03A
Sail: M3Sum03Sa
Feast: M3Sum03Fe

BATTLE – Spr Wks 8-12 Sum Wks 1-3

Summer - Week 4

-er

1. runner
2. jumper
3. speaker
4. listener
5. writer
6. reader
7. teacher
8. learner
9. baker
10. farmer
11. builder
12. painter
13. gardener

Emile codes for Premium Resources:
Learn: M3Sum04L
Pract: M3Sum04P
Snake: M3Sum04S
Frog: M3Sum04F
Anag: M3Sum04A
Sail: M3Sum04Sa
Feast: M3Sum04Fe

Summer - Week 5

-ant

assistant
tolerant
important
relevant
pleasant
significant
observant
expectant
hesitant

Emile codes for Premium Resources:
Learn: M3Sum05L
Pract: M3Sum05P
Snake: M3Sum05S
Frog: M3Sum05F
Anag: M3Sum05A
Sail: M3Sum05Sa
Feast: M3Sum05Fe

Summer - Week 6

-ent

obedient
accident
different
resident
recent
excellent
independent
parents
frequent
innocent

Emile codes for Premium Resources:
Learn: M3Sum06L
Pract: M3Sum06P
Snake: M3Sum06S
Frog: M3Sum06F
Anag: M3Sum06A
Sail: M3Sum06Sa
Feast: M3Sum06Fe

BATTLE – Spr Wks 7 & 8, Sum Wks 1-6

Summer - Week 7

-ist

1. chemist
2. artist
3. pianist
4. dentist
5. guitarist
6. florist
7. cartoonist
8. journalist
9. tourist
10. physicist
11. novelist

Emile codes for Premium Resources:
Learn: M3Sum07L
Pract: M3Sum07P
Snake: M3Sum07S
Frog: M3Sum07F
Anag: M3Sum07A
Sail: M3Sum07Sa
Feast: M3Sum07Fe

Summer - Week 8

-il

1. pencil
2. fossil
3. nostril
4. civil
5. lentil
6. pupil
7. April
8. evil
9. devil
10. peril
11. tranquil

Emile codes for Premium Resources:
Learn: M3Sum08L
Pract: M3Sum08P
Snake: M3Sum08S
Frog: M3Sum08F
Anag: M3Sum08A
Sail: M3Sum08Sa
Feast: M3Sum08Fe

Summer - Week 9

-el

1. camel
2. tunnel
3. squirrel
4. travel
5. towel
6. tinsel
7. cruel
8. fuel
9. model
10. chapel
11. angel
12. cancel

Emile codes for Premium Resources:
Learn: M3Sum09L
Pract: M3Sum09P
Snake: M3Sum09S
Frog: M3Sum09F
Anag: M3Sum09A
Sail: M3Sum09Sa
Feast: M3Sum09Fe

BATTLE – Sum Wks 1-4 & 7-9

Summer - Week 10

-al

1. metal
2. pedal
3. capital
4. hospital
5. animal
6. natural
7. actual
8. central
9. final
10. normal
11. local
12. total

Emile codes for Premium Resources:
Learn: M3Sum10L
Pract: M3Sum10P
Snake: M3Sum10S
Frog: M3Sum10F
Anag: M3Sum10A
Sail: M3Sum10Sa
Feast: M3Sum10Fe

Summer - Week 11

-le

1. table
2. apple
3. bottle
4. little
5. middle
6. wiggle
7. giggle
8. paddle
9. rubble
10. multiple
11. riddle
12. able

Emile codes for Premium Resources:
Learn: M3Sum11L
Pract: M3Sum11P
Snake: M3Sum11S
Frog: M3Sum11F
Anag: M3Sum11A
Sail: M3Sum11Sa
Feast: M3Sum11Fe

Summer - Week 12

le+y

simply
gently
terribly
possibly
horribly
probably
nobly
humbly
subtly
visibly
adorably
applicably

Emile codes for Premium Resources:
Learn: M3Sum12L
Pract: M3Sum12P
Snake: M3Sum12S
Frog: M3Sum12F
Anag: M3Sum12A
Sail: M3Sum12Sa
Feast: M3Sum12Fe

BATTLE – Sum Wks 5-12

Summer - Optional 1

-or

1. actor
2. inventor
3. creator
4. governor
5. visitor
6. conductor
7. calculator
8. instructor
9. inspector
10. director
11. translator
12. generator

Emile codes for Premium Resources:
Learn: M3Sum_O1L
Pract: M3Sum_O1P
Snake: M3Sum_O1S
Frog: M3Sum_O1F
Anag: M3Sum_O1A
Sail: M3Sum_O1Sa
Feast: M3Sum_O1Fe

Additional Resources - Year 3-4 Word List

Batch 1

address
sadly
length
actually
material
answer
century
quarter
really
recent
sentence
eight

Emile codes for students:
Learn: 34WB1L
Pract: 34WB1P
Snake: 34WB1S
Frog: 34WB1F
Anag: 34WB1A
Sail: 34WB1Sa
Feast: 34WB1Fe

Batch 2

eighth
exercise
suddenly
surprise
although
women
woman
caught
often
actual
complete
perhaps

Emile codes for students:
Learn: 34WB2L
Pract: 34WB2P
Snake: 34WB2S
Frog: 34WB2F
Anag: 34WB2A
Sail: 34WB2Sa
Feast: 34WB2Fe

Batch 3

important
famous
bicycle
breath
medicine
mention
centre
certain
possess
circle
possession
decide

Emile codes for students:
Learn: 34WB3L
Pract: 34WB3P
Snake: 34WB3S
Frog: 34WB3F
Anag: 34WB3A
Sail: 34WB3Sa
Feast: 34WB3Fe

Batch 4

eighth
exercise
suddenly
surprise
although
women
woman
caught
often
actual
complete
perhaps

Emile codes for students:
Learn: 34WB4L
Pract: 34WB4P
Snake: 34WB4S
Frog: 34WB4F
Anag: 34WB4A
Sail: 34WB4Sa
Feast: 34WB4Fe

Batch 5

breathe
consider
difficult
early
experience
favourite
guard
guide
minute
strange
notice
opposite

Emile codes for students:
Learn: 34WB5L
Pract: 34WB5P
Snake: 34WB5S
Frog: 34WB5F
Anag: 34WB5A
Sail: 34WB5Sa
Feast: 34WB5Fe

Batch 6

particular
peculiar
popular
increase
promise
purpose
experiment
extreme
believe
remember
suppose
weight

Emile codes for students:
Learn: 34WB6L
Pract: 34WB6P
Snake: 34WB6S
Frog: 34WB6F
Anag: 34WB6A
Sail: 34WB6Sa
Feast: 34WB6Fe

Batch 7

straight
earth
learn
business
build
fruit
group
heard
heart
history
imagine
potatoes
continue

Emile codes for students:
Learn: 34WB7L
Pract: 34WB7P
Snake: 34WB7S
Frog: 34WB7F
Anag: 34WB7A
Sail: 34WB7Sa
Feast: 34WB7Fe

Batch 8

position
island
different
possible
special
accident
accidentally
occasionally
occasion
enough
though
thought
through

Emile codes for students:
Learn: 34WB8L
Pract: 34WB8P
Snake: 34WB8S
Frog: 34WB8F
Anag: 34WB8A
Sail: 34WB8Sa
Feast: 34WB8Fe

Batch 9

February
library
ordinary
probably
interest
naughty
disappear
arrive
knowledge
natural
regular
describe
calendar

Emile codes for students:
Learn: 34WB9L
Pract: 34WB9P
Snake: 34WB9S
Frog: 34WB9F
Anag: 34WB9A
Sail: 34WB9Sa
Feast: 34WB9Fe

Year 3 Commonly Misspelled Words

Batch 1

their
to
there
they
then
your
clothes
looked
people
pretty

Emile codes for students:
Learn: CMW1L
Pract: CMW1P
Snake: CMW1S
Frog: CMW1F
Anag: CMW1A
Sail: CMW1Sa
Feast: CMW1Fe

Batch 2

because
thought
and
beautiful
it’s
something
named
came
name
tried

Emile codes for students: Learn: CMW2L Pract: CMW2P Snake: CMW2S Frog: CMW2F Anag: CMW2A Sail: CMW2Sa Feast: CMW2Fe

Batch 3

swimming
first
were
than
two
let’s
mother
another
through
some

Emile codes for students:
Learn: CMW3L
Pract: CMW3P
Snake: CMW3S
Frog: CMW3F
Anag: CMW3A
Sail: CMW3Sa
Feast: CMW3Fe

Batch 4

woman
animals
started
that’s
would
said
wanted
bear
from
frightened

Emile codes for students:
Learn: CMW4L
Pract: CMW4P
Snake: CMW4S
Frog: CMW4F
Anag: CMW4A
Sail: CMW4Sa
Feast: CMW4Fe

Batch 5

cousin
alright
happened
didn’t
always
interesting
sometimes
friends
children
an

Emile codes for students:
Learn: CMW5L
Pract: CMW5P
Snake: CMW5S
Frog: CMW5F
Anag: CMW5A
Sail: CMW5Sa
Feast: CMW5Fe

Batch 6

until
our
asked
off
through
running
believe
little
things
him

Emile codes for students:
Learn: CMW6L
Pract: CMW6P
Snake: CMW6S
Frog: CMW6F
Anag: CMW6A
Sail: CMW6Sa
Feast: CMW6Fe