This 1st grade spelling word list is an all-purpose list, made of a combination of long vowel words, short vowel words, first grade sight words, and more -- all in one 200-word list.
a | all | am | an | and |
are | as | at | ate | bad |
bag | bake | band | bat | be |
bed | bee | bell | best | big |
bike | bill | bit | black | blue |
bone | box | boy | brown | bug |
bun | bus | but | by | came |
can | cap | car | cat | come |
cone | cub | cut | dad | day |
did | dig | dip | do | down |
drive | dry | eat | feet | fill |
find | first | fit | five | fog |
for | four | frog | from | fun |
funny | game | get | girl | go |
green | had | hand | has | have |
he | hen | her | hid | hill |
his | hit | hog | hop | hope |
hot | how | hug | I | if |
in | into | is | it | jet |
job | jump | kid | land | late |
let | lid | like | lip | little |
log | lot | make | man | many |
map | may | meet | men | mom |
mop | more | my | name | need |
nest | no | nose | not | of |
on | one | or | over | part |
pay | pen | pet | pig | pin |
plan | play | pop | rag | ran |
red | ride | rip | rose | rug |
rule | run | sad | sand | sat |
saw | say | see | she | side |
sit | six | sleep | slide | so |
some | spot | stone | stop | sun |
tag | tap | tell | test | than |
that | the | then | they | thin |
this | three | time | tip | to |
top | tree | try | tub | two |
up | was | water | way | we |
were | what | when | wig | will |
win | with | yellow | you | zip |
Parents: Practice these words in spare moments with your child. When you see these words on packages and signs, draw her attention to them. Make flashcards to practice both reading and spelling skills.
Teachers: Use these words for spelling games, worksheets and other activities.
You'll find additional words for your first graders at these links:
Free Phonics Worksheets - These free 1st grade phonics worksheets will grab your students' attention and provide important practice with phonics skills.
Sight Word Games - See our entire collection for one that's exactly right for your group!
Letter
Lane
- A phomenic awareness board game that features beginning consonant
sounds for the letters b,d,f and m. No reading is necessary.
Picture This Phonic Game
- We think your early learners will enjoy this activity featuring short
vowel words. Which player can cover the most pictures?
First grade
learning
activities
- Learning to spell was never so much fun! No paper and pencil required
for these simple ways to sound out words and practice spelling around
the house or at school. Practice the words in our 1st grade spelling word list in lots of different ways!
Young Spellers Spelling Bee Word List for Grades 1 & 2
AnyWord Spelling Practice Series Worksheets, games & prompts that work with almost ANY spelling words!
Fun Spelling Worksheets for Grades 1/2 50 All-new reproducible pages for early learners!