How to spell accommodate
A Year 5 and 6 statutory spelling word, with the tricky part explained and a tip that makes it stick.
The answer
accommodate
A-C-C-O-M-M-O-D-A-T-E
The part to watch: a double c and a double m. The underlined letters are the ones most people get wrong.
The tricky part
Accommodate has two doubles: cc and mm. Most mistakes keep one and drop the other.
Accommodate is one of the words on the Year 5 and 6 list with a double letter at the start. Many long words begin ac, ag, ap, at, com, cor, im, oc, op, suf or sug with a doubled consonant. Most began as a prefix joined to a root, and the letter doubled where the two met.
Common mistakes with accommodate
- Wrong: accomodateRight: accommodate
- Wrong: acommodateRight: accommodate
- Wrong: acomodateRight: accommodate
A way to remember it
Accommodate is big enough to accommodate two c letters and two m letters.
Accommodate in syllables
ac · com · mo · date
Accommodate has 4 syllables. Say each one as you write it.
In a sentence
The hotel can accommodate two hundred guests.
Accommodate on the statutory list
Accommodate is on the Year 5 and 6 statutory word list in the national curriculum for England. Children are taught these words in Years 5 and 6, when they are 9 to 11.
Test yourself
A short spelling test that starts with accommodate, then nine more words from the Year 5 and 6 list, read aloud. It works in your browser.
More words with a double letter at the start
These words from the Year 5 and 6 list share the same pattern as accommodate.
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Questions parents ask
How do you spell accommodation?
Accommodation keeps both doubles, cc and mm, and drops the e of accommodate before -ion.
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