How to spell stomach
A Year 5 and 6 statutory spelling word, with the tricky part explained and a tip that makes it stick.
The answer
stomach
S-T-O-M-A-C-H
The part to watch: it ends -ach, with ch saying k. The underlined letters are the ones most people get wrong.
The tricky part
Stomach ends -ach, where ch says k. There is no e at the end, even though stomach ache has one in ache.
Stomach is one of the words on the Year 5 and 6 list with no single spelling rule. These words follow no single rule. Look, say, cover, write and check them a few times a week until they stick.
Common mistakes with stomach
- Wrong: stomacheRight: stomach
- Wrong: stumachRight: stomach
- Wrong: stomacRight: stomach
A way to remember it
Stomach ends with "ach", and a stomach ache adds another word with its own e.
Stomach in syllables
stom · ach
Stomach has 2 syllables. Say each one as you write it.
In a sentence
My stomach rumbled before lunch.
Stomach on the statutory list
Stomach 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 stomach, then nine more words from the Year 5 and 6 list, read aloud. It works in your browser.
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Questions parents ask
What is the plural of stomach?
Stomachs. The ch says k, so it takes just s, not -es.
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