Primary 6 华文 听写 words
P6 词语 are PSLE vocabulary: 毅力, 挫折, 克服, 奉献. These carry 作文 marks at the highest value, and they are what 听写 practice should be spent on in the final primary year. Here are the words that matter most.
These are 词语 commonly tested at this level in Singapore, grouped for practice, with pinyin and English. Your child's actual 听写 list comes from their teacher — photograph it and Spell Buddy will build a practice session from it.
The 词语, by theme
Set A · PSLE essay vocabulary
12 词语
- 毅力yìlì · perseverance
- 挫折cuòzhé · setback
- 克服kèfú · to overcome
- 挑战tiǎozhàn · challenge
- 奋斗fèndòu · to strive
- 奉献fèngxiàn · to devote
- 恒心héngxīn · persistence
- 成就chéngjiù · achievement
- 梦想mèngxiǎng · dream
- 追求zhuīqiú · to pursue
- 牺牲xīshēng · sacrifice
- 荣耀róngyào · glory
Set B · Character and relationships
12 词语
- 谨慎jǐnshèn · cautious
- 果断guǒduàn · decisive
- 谦虚qiānxū · humble
- 宽容kuānróng · forgiving
- 感恩gǎn'ēn · grateful
- 谅解liàngjiě · to forgive and understand
- 信任xìnrèn · trust
- 友谊yǒuyì · friendship
- 陪伴péibàn · to accompany
- 守护shǒuhù · to protect
- 传承chuánchéng · to pass on
- 铭记míngjì · to keep in memory
At P6 every word should earn twice: once in 听写, once inside a composition. Abstract nouns about effort and character are the highest-yield words in the language.
How to practise in five minutes
- Listen twice, write once. Play the word, let your child repeat it, then write. Repeating before writing is the step most families skip, and it is the one that fixes careless mistakes.
- Check straight away. Correcting a wrong word within seconds is worth more than correcting it tomorrow, because the wrong version has not had time to settle.
- Revisit tomorrow, not tonight. A word remembered the next morning is remembered for the test. A word repeated ten times in one sitting is forgotten by Thursday.
For each word, write one sentence your child could actually use in a story. If the sentence is unusable, the word is not yet learned.
Questions parents ask
Which 词语 matter most for PSLE 作文?
Abstract nouns about effort and feeling: 毅力, 坚持, 挫折, 克服, 感恩. These lift a story's register far more than rare object nouns.
How long before PSLE should new 词语 stop?
About two weeks. New words learned in the final fortnight rarely survive the paper, so use the last stretch to reuse words already known in sentences.
My child's 听写 is good but 作文 vocabulary is basic. Why?
Because the words were learned for a test, not for use. The fix is one sentence per word, written by the child, not read from a book.
Does 听写 continue in secondary school?
Rarely as a test, but 华文 composition assumes the vocabulary. P6 is the last structured chance to build it, which is why it is worth finishing properly.
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