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Kindergarten Spelling Word Lists - Free Practice

219 spelling words across 17 lists

About Kindergarten Spelling Lists

Kindergarten spelling lists focus on essential sight words, basic phonics patterns, and simple vocabulary. These lists help young learners (ages 5-6) build foundational reading and spelling skills through high-frequency words and letter-sound relationships.

Dolch Pre-Primer Sight Words

40 words · Dolch Sight Words

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  1. yellow
  2. up
  3. three
  4. find
  5. big
  6. see
  7. down
  8. in
  9. where
  10. help
  11. it
  12. away
  13. said
  14. you
  15. here
  16. jump
  17. can
  18. red
  19. I
  20. me
  21. come
  22. play
  23. a
  24. blue
  25. little
  26. one
  27. look
  28. not
  29. my
  30. is
  31. funny
  32. go
  33. for
  34. we
  35. run
  36. to
  37. and
  38. two
  39. the
  40. make

Dolch Primer Sight Words

46 words · Dolch Sight Words

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  1. out
  2. this
  3. say
  4. at
  5. want
  6. be
  7. too
  8. black
  9. am
  10. ate
  11. please
  12. came
  13. did
  14. do
  15. ride
  16. ran
  17. there
  18. soon
  19. was
  20. she
  21. that
  22. four
  23. now
  24. all
  25. are
  26. pretty
  27. like
  28. on
  29. saw
  30. must
  31. but
  32. so
  33. brown
  34. have
  35. he
  36. they
  37. no
  38. went
  39. new
  40. get
  41. into
  42. under
  43. our
  44. eat
  45. good
  46. well

Fry Sight Words List 1 (Words 1–25)

25 words · Fry High-Frequency Words

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  1. his
  2. it
  3. was
  4. be
  5. and
  6. that
  7. at
  8. is
  9. the
  10. for
  11. are
  12. have
  13. you
  14. a
  15. this
  16. as
  17. in
  18. I
  19. on
  20. he
  21. they
  22. to
  23. with
  24. of
  25. from

Fry Sight Words List 2 (Words 26–50)

25 words · Fry High-Frequency Words

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  1. an
  2. which
  3. but
  4. all
  5. can
  6. we
  7. their
  8. had
  9. she
  10. said
  11. use
  12. by
  13. if
  14. were
  15. do
  16. not
  17. there
  18. words
  19. one
  20. each
  21. your
  22. what
  23. when
  24. how
  25. or

Fry Sight Words List 3 (Words 51–75)

25 words · Fry High-Frequency Words

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  1. him
  2. about
  3. them
  4. other
  5. out
  6. time
  7. has
  8. like
  9. look
  10. two
  11. these
  12. many
  13. up
  14. her
  15. then
  16. into
  17. more
  18. go
  19. make
  20. see
  21. some
  22. so
  23. would
  24. will
  25. write

Fry Sight Words List 4 (Words 76–100)

24 words · Fry High-Frequency Words

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  1. who
  2. part
  3. am
  4. find
  5. did
  6. people
  7. get
  8. been
  9. than
  10. water
  11. my
  12. no
  13. down
  14. number
  15. now
  16. way
  17. come
  18. long
  19. could
  20. day
  21. its
  22. first
  23. called
  24. may

Short A CVC Words

10 words · Short ‘a’ word families

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  1. cap
  2. bat
  3. dad
  4. sad
  5. wag
  6. bag
  7. nap
  8. tag
  9. cat
  10. fan

Short E CVC Words

10 words · Short ‘e’ CVC word families{index=9}

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  1. hen
  2. den
  3. beg
  4. peg
  5. web
  6. bed
  7. let
  8. yes
  9. met
  10. ten

Short I CVC Words

10 words · Short ‘i’ CVC word families{index=10}

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  1. pin
  2. fig
  3. sit
  4. lip
  5. six
  6. rib
  7. dig
  8. him
  9. mix
  10. win

Short O CVC Words

10 words · Short ‘o’ CVC word families{index=11}

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  1. mop
  2. hot
  3. fog
  4. rod
  5. log
  6. dog
  7. not
  8. pot
  9. fox
  10. box

Short U CVC Words

10 words · Short ‘u’ CVC word families{index=12}

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  1. run
  2. sun
  3. jug
  4. fun
  5. hug
  6. gum
  7. tub
  8. cup
  9. bus
  10. mud

Color Words

10 words · Texas Essential Knowledge

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  1. blue
  2. black
  3. red
  4. purple
  5. yellow
  6. brown
  7. pink
  8. orange
  9. green
  10. white

Number Words (Zero to Ten)

11 words · Counting and number vocabulary

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  1. eight
  2. two
  3. four
  4. zero
  5. six
  6. one
  7. five
  8. nine
  9. ten
  10. three
  11. seven

Shape Words

7 words · Common shapes

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  1. circle
  2. oval
  3. square
  4. star
  5. rectangle
  6. triangle
  7. heart

Positional Words

10 words · Position and direction words

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  1. above
  2. after
  3. up
  4. before
  5. under
  6. down
  7. in
  8. out
  9. over
  10. below

Opposites (Basic Adjectives)

10 words · Common antonym pairs taught in early grades

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  1. cold
  2. big
  3. down (meaning below)
  4. up (meaning above)
  5. hot
  6. little
  7. sad
  8. slow
  9. happy
  10. fast

Kindergarten Math Vocabulary (Common Core)

10 words · Granite School District – CCSS Math Terms{index=18...

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  1. and (plus)
  2. shape
  3. minus
  4. size
  5. more
  6. less
  7. count
  8. number
  9. equal
  10. add

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ABC OrderAlphabetical sorting
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HandwritingTrace and write
LCWCLook, cover, write, check
MatchingMatch words to definitions
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