How to spell correspond
A Year 5 and 6 statutory spelling word, with the tricky part explained and a tip that makes it stick.
The answer
correspond
C-O-R-R-E-S-P-O-N-D
The part to watch: a double r, then respond. The underlined letters are the ones most people get wrong.
The tricky part
Correspond is cor + respond. The double r comes from the prefix meeting respond.
Correspond 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 correspond
- Wrong: corespondRight: correspond
- Wrong: correpondRight: correspond
A way to remember it
When you correspond with a pen pal, you respond to each other: cor + respond.
Correspond in syllables
cor · re · spond
Correspond has 3 syllables. Say each one as you write it.
In a sentence
I correspond with a pen pal who lives in France.
Correspond on the statutory list
Correspond 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 correspond, 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 correspond.
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Questions parents ask
How do you spell correspondence?
Correspondence is correspond + ence. It ends -ence, not -ance.
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