How to spell accompany
A Year 5 and 6 statutory spelling word, with the tricky part explained and a tip that makes it stick.
The answer
accompany
A-C-C-O-M-P-A-N-Y
The part to watch: a double c, then company. The underlined letters are the ones most people get wrong.
The tricky part
Accompany starts with a double c. The rest of the word is company, spelt exactly as usual.
Accompany 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 accompany
- Wrong: acompanyRight: accompany
- Wrong: accompenyRight: accompany
A way to remember it
When you accompany someone, you keep them company: ac + company.
Accompany in syllables
ac · com · pa · ny
Accompany has 4 syllables. Say each one as you write it.
In a sentence
Will you accompany me to the shop?
Accompany on the statutory list
Accompany 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 accompany, 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 accompany.
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Questions parents ask
How do you spell accompanied?
The y of accompany changes to i before -ed or -es: accompanied, accompanies. Before -ing it stays: accompanying.
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