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Grade 1 Spelling Word Lists - Free Practice

316 spelling words across 20 lists

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Grade 1 spelling lists include vowel patterns, beginning phonics, and high-frequency words perfect for first graders (ages 6-7). Students practice short and long vowel sounds, word families, and essential sight words that appear frequently in early reading materials.

Dolch First Grade Sight Words – List A

24 words · Dolch Sight Words

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  1. give
  2. know
  3. fly
  4. after
  5. by
  6. from
  7. him
  8. let
  9. as
  10. an
  11. has
  12. had
  13. her
  14. could
  15. ask
  16. may
  17. every
  18. any
  19. his
  20. live
  21. how
  22. just
  23. going
  24. again

Dolch First Grade Sight Words – List B

23 words · Dolch Sight Words

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  1. old
  2. some
  3. were
  4. of
  5. them
  6. white
  7. who
  8. put
  9. will
  10. stop
  11. yes
  12. round
  13. once
  14. over
  15. what
  16. think
  17. open
  18. with
  19. when
  20. then
  21. take
  22. walk
  23. thank

Fry Sight Words List 5 (Words 101–125)

25 words · Fry High-Frequency Words

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  1. again
  2. away
  3. does
  4. came
  5. any
  6. big
  7. after
  8. America
  9. back
  10. also
  11. ask
  12. before
  13. another
  14. even
  15. end
  16. answer
  17. form
  18. because
  19. around
  20. animal
  21. different
  22. air
  23. boy
  24. change
  25. follow

Fry Sight Words List 6 (Words 126–150)

25 words · Fry High-Frequency Words

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  1. good
  2. help
  3. land
  4. just
  5. hand
  6. know
  7. means
  8. found
  9. letter
  10. kind
  11. home
  12. here
  13. man
  14. live
  15. little
  16. give
  17. house
  18. me
  19. mother
  20. most
  21. large
  22. men
  23. great
  24. line
  25. learn

Fry Sight Words List 7 (Words 151–175)

25 words · Fry High-Frequency Words

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  1. right
  2. page
  3. point
  4. old
  5. place
  6. our
  7. should
  8. set
  9. put
  10. say
  11. over
  12. only
  13. play
  14. off
  15. move
  16. picture
  17. new
  18. need
  19. must
  20. much
  21. show
  22. name
  23. read
  24. sentence
  25. same

Fry Sight Words List 8 (Words 176–200)

25 words · Fry High-Frequency Words

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  1. us
  2. take
  3. through
  4. sound
  5. small
  6. spell
  7. well
  8. why
  9. too
  10. three
  11. try
  12. where
  13. study
  14. still
  15. want
  16. think
  17. turn
  18. years
  19. things
  20. work
  21. such
  22. went
  23. very
  24. world
  25. tell

Long A (Silent E) Words

10 words · Common CVCe long ‘a’ pattern words

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  1. take
  2. cake
  3. name
  4. late
  5. same
  6. made
  7. game
  8. save
  9. lake
  10. gate

Long I (Silent E) Words

10 words · Common CVCe long ‘i’ pattern words

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  1. kite
  2. side
  3. ride
  4. bike
  5. line
  6. five
  7. hide
  8. time
  9. wise
  10. mile

Long O (Silent E) Words

10 words · Common CVCe long ‘o’ pattern words

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  1. home
  2. cone
  3. rope
  4. note
  5. joke
  6. pole
  7. woke
  8. nose
  9. those
  10. bone

Long U (Silent E) Words

10 words · Common CVCe long ‘u’ pattern words

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  1. cute
  2. cube
  3. mule
  4. use
  5. tube
  6. dude
  7. rule
  8. flute
  9. June
  10. tune

Beginning Digraphs (ch, sh, th, wh)

10 words · Basic digraph words

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  1. thin
  2. shop
  3. whale
  4. what
  5. that
  6. ship
  7. chat
  8. when
  9. then
  10. chip

L-Blends (bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl)

10 words · Common L-blend words

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  1. plug
  2. flip
  3. slip
  4. blue
  5. flag
  6. clap
  7. plan
  8. sled
  9. block
  10. glass

R-Blends (br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr, tr)

10 words · Common R-blend words

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  1. frog
  2. green
  3. crop
  4. press
  5. drum
  6. truck
  7. bring
  8. grab
  9. brick
  10. brush

S-Blends (sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, st, sw)

10 words · Common S-blend words

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  1. small
  2. scab
  3. skin
  4. stop
  5. swim
  6. skip
  7. spin
  8. smile
  9. snack
  10. stump

1st Grade Academic Vocabulary (Tier 2)

66 words · GreatSchools Curriculum

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  1. calm
  2. reminds
  3. suggestion
  4. problem
  5. searching
  6. nervous
  7. frustrated
  8. feast
  9. ordinary
  10. jealous
  11. report
  12. ignore
  13. squirm
  14. question
  15. directions
  16. observing
  17. uncomfortable
  18. embarrassed
  19. curve
  20. special
  21. leader
  22. worried
  23. huge
  24. nibbled
  25. grumpy
  26. instead
  27. notice
  28. decide
  29. mumble
  30. miserable
  31. focus
  32. exhausted
  33. rhyme
  34. list
  35. disappointed
  36. respect
  37. discover
  38. protect
  39. listen
  40. proud
  41. important
  42. annoy
  43. repeat
  44. spotless
  45. fair
  46. explore
  47. surprise
  48. invite
  49. note
  50. gigantic
  51. precious
  52. positive
  53. curious
  54. enormous
  55. negative
  56. comfortable
  57. warning
  58. stomped
  59. measuring
  60. investigate
  61. prefer
  62. lovely
  63. attention
  64. fascinating
  65. suddenly
  66. consequences

1st Grade Math Vocabulary (Common Core)

10 words · Granite School District – 1st Grade Math{index=30}...

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  1. graph
  2. circle
  3. subtract
  4. number
  5. add
  6. triangle
  7. cube
  8. equal
  9. sum
  10. digit

1st Grade Science Vocabulary

12 words · Academic science terms

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  1. air
  2. pull
  3. sun
  4. plant
  5. leaf
  6. weather
  7. cloud
  8. predict
  9. magnet
  10. observe
  11. habitat
  12. wind

Days of the Week

7 words · Standard calendar vocabulary

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  1. Thursday
  2. Sunday
  3. Tuesday
  4. Saturday
  5. Monday
  6. Wednesday
  7. Friday

Months of the Year

12 words · Standard calendar vocabulary

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  1. September
  2. August
  3. December
  4. April
  5. June
  6. May
  7. November
  8. March
  9. January
  10. February
  11. October
  12. July

Basic Contractions

10 words · Common English contractions

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  1. that's
  2. he's
  3. we'll
  4. it's
  5. I'm
  6. they're
  7. can't
  8. you're
  9. don't
  10. she's

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Word SearchHidden words in a letter grid
Spelling TestNumbered blank lines
FlashcardsCut-out study cards
Scrambled WordsUnscramble the letters
ABC OrderAlphabetical sorting
Fill in the BlankComplete the sentences
HandwritingTrace and write
LCWCLook, cover, write, check
MatchingMatch words to definitions
BingoClassroom bingo cards
CrosswordCrossword puzzle
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