5th Grade Spelling Worksheets: Word Sorts

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Made at homeroomtools.comWord boxSort the words of the word box. Write each word under its heading.Spelling: sort by listList 1: ending tionList 2: ending sionList 3: ending tureversionpopulationdecorationcreatureconversationvacationexpansiondimensionarchitectureextensionculturecelebrationillusionfeaturefurniture
Made at homeroomtools.comSort the words of the word box. Write each word under its heading.Spelling: sort by listAnswer keyList 1: ending tionList 2: ending sionList 3: ending turedecorationvacationpopulationcelebrationconversationversiondimensionexpansionextensionillusionfeaturefurniturearchitecturecreatureculture
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List 1: ending tion 10

  • celebration Celebrate drops its e before ion. The first sound is s, spelled c.
  • conversation Converse drops its e and adds ation. The middle is ver, with er.
  • decoration Decorate drops its e before ion. The middle is cor, with o.
  • education Educate drops its e before ion. The d sounds like j, and no j is written.
  • imagination Imagine drops its e and adds ation. One m and one g.
  • information Inform adds ation: an a comes before tion.
  • migration Migrate drops its e before ion.
  • operation Operate drops its e before ion. One p.
  • population Populate drops its e before ion. The u after the second p is easy to miss.
  • vacation One c: va, ca, tion.

List 2: ending sion 10

  • conclusion Conclude changes its d to s before ion.
  • decision Decide changes its d to s before ion. The s sounds like zh.
  • dimension The word ends in sion, after n. One m.
  • expansion Expand changes its d to s before ion.
  • extension Extend changes its d to s before ion.
  • illusion Double l, then sion with a zh sound.
  • mansion The word ends in sion, after n: man, sion.
  • permission Permit changes its t to double s before ion.
  • tension Tense drops its e before ion, and the s stays.
  • version The word ends in sion, after r.
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List 3: ending ture 10

  • agriculture Agri plus culture.
  • architecture The ch says k: ar, chi, tec, ture.
  • creature Create drops its e before ure. The ea says long e.
  • culture The ending sounds like cher and is spelled ture, after cul.
  • departure Depart plus ure: the t of depart starts the ending.
  • feature The ea says long e, then ture.
  • furniture The ending sounds like cher and is spelled ture. The middle is ni.
  • mixture Mix plus ture.
  • moisture Moist plus ure: the t of moist starts the ending.
  • signature Sign is inside it, and here the g is heard: sig, na, ture.

List 4: ending sure 10

  • closure Close drops its e before ure.
  • composure Compose drops its e before ure.
  • enclosure Enclose drops its e before ure.
  • ensure En plus sure. The s says sh.
  • exposure Expose drops its e before ure.
  • measure The ea says short e. The ending is sure, with a zh sound.
  • pleasure Please drops its last e before ure. The ea says short e here.
  • pressure Press plus ure: the double s says sh.
  • treasure It rhymes with measure: ea, then sure.
  • unsure Un plus sure. The s says sh.

List 5: ending able 10

  • affordable Afford plus able: double f.
  • available Avail plus able: ai, then one l.
  • believable Believe drops its last e before able: i before e.
  • breakable Break plus able: the ea says long a.
  • enjoyable Enjoy plus able: the y stays.
  • reasonable Reason plus able: the whole word stays.
  • reliable Rely changes its y to i before able.
  • suitable Suit plus able: the ui says oo.
  • valuable Value drops its e before able. Both a's are written.
  • vegetable The second e is hardly heard: veg, e, ta, ble.

List 6: ending ible 10

  • convertible Convert plus ible.
  • credible Cred plus ible. Incredible is the same word with in at the front.
  • digestible Digest plus ible.
  • divisible Divide changes to divis before ible.
  • flexible Flex plus ible.
  • incredible In, cred, ible: take ible off and no whole word is left.
  • responsible Response drops its e before ible.
  • sensible Sense drops its e before ible.
  • tangible The g is soft, said j, before ible.
  • visible Take ible off and no whole word is left: vis.

List 7: ending ant 10

  • abundant The ending is ant, after d.
  • brilliant Double l, then i, then ant.
  • contestant Contest plus ant.
  • distant The ending is ant. Distance keeps the same a.
  • elephant The ph says f: el, e, phant.
  • fragrant Two r's, one on each side of the g.
  • immigrant Double m: im, mi, grant.
  • instant The ending is ant. Instance keeps the same a.
  • merchant The ending is ant, after ch.
  • pleasant Please drops its last e before ant. The ea says short e here.

List 8: ending ent 10

  • confident The ending is ent. Confidant, with ant, is another word.
  • different Differ plus ent: double f, and the first e is easy to drop.
  • frequent The ending is ent, after qu.
  • innocent Double n, then a c that says s.
  • opponent Double p: op, po, nent.
  • patient The ti says sh: pa, tient.
  • permanent An a in the middle and an e at the end: per, ma, nent.
  • resident Reside drops its e before ent.
  • student Study loses its y before ent.
  • urgent Urge drops its e before ent. The g stays soft.

List 9: ending ance 10

  • acceptance Accept plus ance: double c.
  • appearance Appear plus ance: double p.
  • appliance Apply changes its y to i before ance.
  • disturbance Disturb plus ance.
  • entrance Enter loses its second e before ance.
  • importance Import plus ance. Important keeps the same a.
  • instance The ending is ance. Instant keeps the same a.
  • maintenance Maintain changes its second ai to e: main, te, nance.
  • performance Perform plus ance.
  • substance The ending is ance, after subst.

List 10: ending ence 10

  • absence Absent changes its t to ce. One s before the ending.
  • audience The ending is ence, after audi.
  • conference Confer plus ence.
  • consequence The ending is ence, after qu.
  • convenience The ending is ence, after ni.
  • evidence Evident changes its t to ce.
  • excellence Excel doubles its l before ence.
  • independence Independent changes its t to ce. There is no a in the word.
  • influence The ending is ence, after flu.
  • patience The ti says sh, as in patient.

List 11: ending ar 10

  • calendar The vowels run a, e, a, and the ending is ar.
  • caterpillar Double l, then ar: cat, er, pil, lar.
  • circular Circle changes its le to ul before ar.
  • familiar Family changes its y to i before ar.
  • grammar Double m, then ar.
  • particular The ending is ar: par, tic, u, lar.
  • popular The ending is ar: pop, u, lar.
  • regular The ending is ar: reg, u, lar.
  • similar The ending is ar: sim, i, lar.
  • vinegar The ending is ar: vin, e, gar.

List 12: ending or 10

  • ancestor The c says s: an, ces, tor.
  • calculator Calculate drops its e before or.
  • conductor Conduct plus or.
  • director Direct plus or.
  • editor Edit plus or.
  • governor Govern plus or. The n is easy to miss.
  • inventor Invent plus or.
  • narrator Narrate drops its e before or. Double r comes first.
  • professor One f and a double s, then or.
  • visitor Visit plus or.

List 13: root graph 10

  • autograph Auto plus graph.
  • biography Bio plus graph plus y.
  • calligraphy Double l: calli plus graph plus y.
  • geography Geo plus graph plus y.
  • graphic Graph plus ic.
  • graphite Graph plus ite. The i is long, with a silent e.
  • paragraph Para plus graph. The ph says f.
  • photograph Photo plus graph: ph comes twice.
  • pictograph Picto plus graph.
  • telegraph Tele plus graph.

List 14: root meter, metr 10

  • barometer Baro plus meter.
  • centimeter Centi plus meter. The c says s.
  • diameter Dia plus meter.
  • geometry Geo plus metr plus y: no e between t and r.
  • kilometer Kilo plus meter.
  • millimeter Double l: milli plus meter.
  • perimeter Peri plus meter.
  • speedometer Speed, then o, then meter.
  • symmetry Double m: sym plus metr plus y.
  • thermometer Thermo plus meter.

List 15: root phon 10

  • earphone Ear plus phone.
  • headphone Head plus phone.
  • megaphone Mega plus phone.
  • microphone Micro plus phone.
  • phoneme Phon plus eme: a silent e ends it.
  • phonics Phon plus ics. The ph says f.
  • saxophone An o joins the parts: sax, o, phone.
  • symphony Sym plus phon plus y: y, then m, at the start.
  • telephone Tele plus phone. The ph says f.
  • xylophone The x says z and the y says long i: xylo plus phone.

List 16: homophones 10

  • capital A capital city and a capital letter both end in al.
  • capitol A capitol is a building: it ends in ol.
  • council A council is a group that meets: it ends in cil.
  • counsel Counsel is advice: it ends in sel.
  • principal A principal leads a school: the last three letters are pal.
  • principle A principle is a rule: both end in le.
  • stationary Stationary means not moving: ary.
  • stationery Stationery is writing paper: er, as in paper.
  • weather Weather is rain, wind and sun. It has ea, and whether has none.
  • whether Whether means if: it starts with wh, as when and which do.

How this list was compiled: Our own selection and grouping of 160 English words for grade 5 spelling: sixteen lists of ten, one ending, root or set of sound-alike pairs to a list, with our own hints, misspellings and word parts. Every word was found in the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (https://www.ahdictionary.com/), read by script on 2026-10-01, one request at a time: 156 as headwords and 4 as forms printed in the entry of their base word (celebration, enjoyable, affordable, inventor); the meanings given for the ten homophones stand in those entries, and the three roots (graph, meter, phon) are given a Greek origin in its entries for -graph, -meter and -phone. The five homophone pairs have the same pronunciation in the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (https://github.com/cmusphinx/cmudict). Each misspelling was checked against the system word list and that dictionary and is in neither. Spellings are American. The grade is our suggestion. No published word list or spelling program was copied. Licence: own work

How it works

These 5th grade spelling worksheets open on a word sort: fifteen words to write under tion, sion and ture, such as education, decision and furniture. More lists pair endings that sound alike, three Greek roots and five sets of homophones.

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Choose which endings to sort

A sort takes five words from the list on show and five from each of the two after it. Under More options, Word list picks the start: List 5 sorts able, ible and ant. List 9 sorts ance, ence and ar. List 13 sorts three roots: graph, meter and phon.

Missing letters, list by list

Choose Missing letters under What goes on the sheet and on Lists 1 to 15 each word prints without its ending or root: the ant of pleasant, the ible of flexible, the meter of kilometer. One list of ten fills the page, under a box of its words.

  • Under the tool each word has a hint for the adult: permit turns its t into double s in permission.
  • Opens at Small, Name and Date line off: every sheet fits 1 page. At Medium with the line on, most take 2.

Questions and answers

What spelling words should a 5th grader know?

The grade is our suggestion, not a school's list. We chose endings that sound alike and are spelled two ways (tion and sion, able and ible, ant and ent, ance and ence, ar and or), three Greek roots, and five pairs of homophones.

Do the spelling worksheets for grade 5 come with an answer key?

Yes. The key prints as the last page, with each word under its ending. Trace and write and Write a sentence print none. To leave the key off, untick Add an answer key as the last page under More options.

Can I use my own 5th grade spelling list?

Yes. Type up to 20 words in Your spelling words, one to a line, and they replace ours on the missing letters, unscramble, ABC order and word shapes sheets. The sort needs our lists, so typed words print to trace there.

Which homophones are on the 5th grade lists?

List 16 holds five pairs: principal and principle, stationary and stationery, capital and capitol, weather and whether, council and counsel. The hint for each word says which meaning goes with which spelling.

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