1st Grade Spelling Word List
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.
1st Grade Spelling Word List
a
are
bag
bed
bike
bone
bun
can
cone
did
drive
find
for
funny
green
he
his
hot
in
job
let
log
map
mop
nest
on
pay
plan
red
rule
saw
sit
some
tag
that
this
top
up
were
win
all
as
bake
bee
bill
box
bus
cap
cub
dig
dry
first
four
game
had
hen
hit
how
into
jump
lid
lot
may
more
no
one
pen
play
ride
run
say
six
spot
tap
the
three
tree
was
what
with
am
at
band
bell
bit
boy
but
car
cut
dip
eat
fit
frog
get
hand
her
hog
hug
is
kid
like
make
meet
my
nose
or
pet
pop
rip
sad
see
sleep
stone
tell
then
time
try
water
when
yellow
an
ate
bat
best
black
brown
by
cat
dad
do
feet
five
from
girl
has
hid
hop
I
it
land
lip
man
men
name
not
over
pig
rag
rose
sand
she
slide
stop
test
they
tip
tub
way
wig
you
and
bad
be
big
blue
bug
came
come
day
down
fill
fog
fun
go
have
hill
hope
if
jet
late
little
many
mom
need
of
part
pin
ran
rug
sat
side
so
sun
than
thin
to
two
we
will
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: In addition to the parental tips above, use these words for spelling games, worksheets and other activities.
More Important First Grade Spelling Words
You'll find additional words for your first graders at these links:
- Short vowel words
- Long vowel words
- Nouns, verbs, colors and numbers
- First grade sight words
- Second grade spelling words
1st grade sight words - These 40 Dolch words are the most important words for first graders to read instantly and spell easily. We also have the complete Dolch Word list for preprimer through 3rd grade levels. Find two sets of flash cards for first grade sight words here.
First Grade Vocabulary Words 1st graders will enjoy this great list of 175 words! Find them first in alphabetical order, then secondly, see 100 of the words in 9 popular categories including sports, people, animals, the outdoors, compound words and more! Use these words to build vocabulary skills in ESL students and every other student, too!
1st Grade Spelling Games & Worksheets
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!
Why not try a game of Sight Word Bingo from my other website? Give early readers opportunities to identify some basic sight words, some of which are on the spelling list above.
What would you like to ask a frog? What if one of your toys came to life? What would you say to someone who is sad to make them feel better? A total of 12 age-appropriate 1st grade writing prompts.
Why Use Spelling Games & Worksheets with Early Learners?
There are at least TWO main reasons:
1) Young ones need a lot of repetition. We know that most kids need many exposures to important information before they retain it and are able to repeat it. So don't make all of that repetition be in the form of writing words over and over, or orally spelling words again and again.
2) Children respond best to fun, friendly formats. Sprinkle in some fun worksheets and many different types of games, such as the ones I've written for you here. Give positive comments, encouraging kids to stay in the game, or stay on the page even if their work is not perfect.
Word Puzzles
Let's Play! Kids can try their skills at unscrambling ten simple, well-known toys. While they're playing around with the letters, they'll get in a little bit of spelling practice, too!
Down on the Farm - A simple list of ten common sights on a farm. Let your child try to solve them alone, or work together. Great for family time or in the classroom.
Scrambled Animals Crossword - Unscramble the names of 15 well-known animals and write them correctly into the puzzle. It's more fun than a barrel of monkeys!
Ann Richmond Fisher is a longtime published educational writer, a former classroom teacher and a former homeschool teacher. Ann's spelling bee resources, graded spelling word lists, spelling games, worksheets, and other language arts resources have become respected around the globe since she launched Spelling-Words-Well in 2010.
Ann is also the creator of www.word-game-world.com.
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