How to spell equipped
A Year 5 and 6 statutory spelling word, with the tricky part explained and a tip that makes it stick.
The answer
equipped
E-Q-U-I-P-P-E-D
The part to watch: equip doubles its p before -ed. The underlined letters are the ones most people get wrong.
The tricky part
Equip ends with one vowel and one consonant, i then p, and the beat falls on quip. So the p doubles before -ed, as in stop and stopped. People often write "equiped".
Equipped is one of the words on the Year 5 and 6 list with a suffix to watch. A suffix is an ending such as -ment, -tion or -ed. Sometimes the root word changes when you add it: a letter is dropped, doubled or swapped.
Common mistakes with equipped
- Wrong: equipedRight: equipped
A way to remember it
Like stop and stopped: equip and equipped.
Equipped in syllables
e · quipped
Equipped has 2 syllables. Say each one as you write it.
In a sentence
The explorers were equipped with maps and torches.
Equipped on the statutory list
Equipped is on the Year 5 and 6 statutory word list in the national curriculum for England, printed there as equip (-ped, -ment). Children are taught these words in Years 5 and 6, when they are 9 to 11.
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Test yourself
A short spelling test that starts with equipped, then nine more words from the Year 5 and 6 list, read aloud. It works in your browser.
More words with a suffix to watch
These words from the Year 5 and 6 list share the same pattern as equipped.
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Questions parents ask
Does well-equipped need a hyphen?
Yes, before a noun: "a well-equipped kitchen". After the noun it does not: "the kitchen is well equipped".
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