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words by grade
Eight lists of ten words for each grade from 1st to 5th, built around one spelling pattern per list. Every list has a free five-page printable with an answer key, in color or ink saver, and each grade pack adds a score tracker and a certificate. The worksheet generator turns any list, including your own, into practice sheets.
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80 words · 8 lists
Focus: short vowels, digraphs, blends and silent e.
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80 words · 8 lists
Focus: vowel teams, r-controlled vowels, diphthongs and -ing/-ed endings.
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80 words · 8 lists
Focus: spelling rules for endings, plurals, contractions, homophones and affixes.
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80 words · 8 lists
Focus: multisyllable words, suffixes, prefixes, irregular plurals and commonly misspelled words.
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80 words · 8 lists
Focus: Greek and Latin roots, suffixes, tricky consonants and commonly confused words.
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A simple weekly routine
- Monday: read the list together and talk about the pattern.
- Tuesday: look, say, cover, write, check (page 2 of each printable).
- Wednesday: word scramble (page 3).
- Thursday: ABC order (page 4), then a practice test. Page 5 is the answer key.
- Friday: spelling test (make a test sheet in the generator), then record the score and stars on the tracker in the grade pack.
Common questions
Is there an official spelling list for each grade?
No. There is no national spelling list in the US; schools and curriculum publishers each choose their own words. These lists follow the spelling patterns most commonly taught at each grade, so they line up with typical phonics and spelling scope-and-sequences without copying any one program.
How many spelling words should a child learn each week?
Many classrooms use 8 to 12 words a week, which is why each list here has 10. Younger children or children who find spelling hard often do better with 5 or 6 words, mastered properly, than with a long list half-learned.
Why are the words grouped by pattern?
Because a pattern transfers. A child who learns why "hopping" doubles the p can spell "shopping" and "stopped" too. Lists of unrelated words have to be memorized one at a time.
