1st Grade Spelling Bee Words

In proximity to : near

“standing by the window”

To start away from some point or place : depart

“It was getting late and I thought it was time to be moving.”

To cause to sit : place in or on a seat

Besides, also

“sell the house and furniture too”

An issue of water from the earth : a pool fed by a spring

Aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice) —often used in contexts that suggest someone's expressed beliefs about such matters are not backed with genuine concern or action

To join or unite so as to bring about an increase or improvement

“adds 60 acres to his land”

Used as an article before words beginning with a vowel sound

“I need an apple for lunch.”

One or another taken at random

“Ask any man you meet.”

To the same degree or amount

“as soft as silk”

On the way : along

“get away early”

Large or great in dimensions, bulk, or extent

“a big house”

Of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue

“a blue jacket”

One of the hard parts of the skeleton of a vertebrate

“cut costs to the bone”

A child whose gender identity is male

“Even though it made them uncomfortable to have their boy talked about all over town, secretly, Nick's mom and dad were pleased.”

A handy-sized unit of building or paving material typically being rectangular and about 2¹/₄ × 3³/₄ × 8 inches (57 × 95 × 203 millimeters) and made of moist clay hardened by heat

“he threw up a brick”

To convey, lead, carry, or cause to come along with one toward the place from which the action is being regarded

“brought a bottle of wine to the party”

To strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise

“clapped his friend on the shoulder”

A visible mass of particles of condensed vapor (such as water or ice) suspended in the atmosphere of a planet (such as the earth) or moon

“a cloud of blond hair”

A solid generated by rotating a right triangle about one of its legs

A pouched enlargement of the esophagus of many birds that serves as a receptacle for food and for its preliminary maceration

“the ice crop”

A percussion instrument consisting of a hollow shell or cylinder with a drumhead stretched over one or both ends that is beaten with the hands or with some implement (such as a stick or wire brush)

The part of an area that lies at the boundary

“the end of poetry is to be poetry”

Having a horizontal surface : flat

“even ground”

To move in or pass through the air with wings

“bees flying around the hive”

The sixth day of the week

A physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other

An opening in a wall or fence

To make a present of

“give a doll to a child”

A usually transparent or translucent material consisting typically of a mixture of silicates

Having everything desired or required : content and not wanting or needing to do anything further

“{ldquo}Do you want anything else to drink?{rdquo} {ldquo}No thanks, I'm good.{rdquo}”

To take or seize by or as if by a sudden motion or grasp

“grab up an ax”

Of the color green

Moodily cross : surly

past tense and past participle of have

The terminal part of the vertebrate forelimb when modified (as in humans) as a grasping organ : the body part at the end of the arm of a human, ape, or monkey

present tense third-person singular of have

To put out of sight : secrete

“hide a key under the doormat”

objective case of he

Of or relating to him or himself especially as possessor, agent, or object of an action

“his writings”

Of great size or area

“huge buildings”

To request the presence or participation of

“invited us to dinner”

The seventh month of the Gregorian calendar

The sixth month of the Gregorian calendar

Having a basis in or conforming to fact or reason : reasonable

“had just reason to believe he was in danger”

A group united by common traits or interests : category

“what kind of car do you drive”

A light frame covered with paper, cloth, or plastic, often provided with a stabilizing tail, and designed to be flown in the air at the end of a long string

A considerable inland body of standing water

The solid part of the surface of the earth

“the finest cheese in all the land”

Living comparatively recently : now deceased

“the late belligerents”

To cause to : make

“let me know”

A length of material used in measuring and leveling

“used a line to level the foundation”

A simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects)

“a guest list”

An individual human; especially : an adult male human

—used to indicate possibility or probability —sometimes used interchangeably with can —sometimes used where might would be expected

Objective case of i

Plural of man

The second day of the week

Greatest in quantity, extent, or degree

“the most ability”

Great in quantity, amount, extent, or degree

“there is much truth in what you say”

Be commanded or requested to

“you must stop”

A word or phrase that constitutes the distinctive designation of a person or thing

“The boy's name is Brad.”

Necessary duty : obligation

“no need to apologize”

Having recently come into existence : recent, modern

“I saw their new baby for the first time.”

To notice or observe with care

“… instructors had noted that he did not perform well under pressure.”

The 11th month of the Gregorian calendar

The 10th month of the Gregorian calendar

From a place or position; specifically : away from land

Dating from the remote past : ancient

“old traditions”

One of the leaves of a publication or manuscript; also : a single side of one of these leaves

Physical environment : space

A drawing or diagram drawn on a plane: such as

To put or set in the ground for growth

“plant seeds”

To engage in sport or recreation : frolic

“the outfielders were playing deep”

Feeling or showing pride: such as

To place in a specified position or relationship : lay

“put the book on the table”

A large stout cord of strands of fibers or wire twisted or braided together

A prescribed guide for conduct or action

Resembling in every relevant respect

To deliver from sin

To express in words : state

A large seagoing vessel

“when their ship comes in they'll be able to live in better style”

To cause or permit to be seen : exhibit

“showed pictures of the baby”

The right or left part of the wall or trunk of the body

“a pain in the side”

The integument of an animal (such as a fur-bearing mammal or a bird) separated from the body usually with its hair or feathers

Having comparatively little size or slight dimensions

“a small voice”

To name the letters of in order; also : to write or print the letters of in order

Devoid of or abstaining from motion

The basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed

An indefinite or specified amount of money

“reached the sum of human happiness”

The luminous celestial body around which the earth and other planets revolve, from which they receive heat and light, which is composed mainly of hydrogen and helium, and which has a mean distance from earth of about 93,000,000 miles (150,000,000 kilometers), a linear diameter of 864,000 miles (1,390,000 kilometers), and a mass 332,000 times greater than earth

“played in the sun all day”

The first day of the week : the Christian analogue of the Jewish Sabbath

To relate in detail : narrate

“told the whole story to us”

At that time

To make an attempt

“you can do it if you try”

Any of various usually cylindrical structures or devices: such as

A pleasing succession of musical tones : melody

objective case of we

To be needy or destitute

“never wants for friends”

For what cause, reason, or purpose

“why did you do it?”

—used to express futurity

Characterized by wisdom : marked by deep understanding, keen discernment, and a capacity for sound judgment

To perform work or fulfill duties regularly for wages or salary

“works in publishing”

—used as a function word to express assent or agreement

The mixture of invisible odorless tasteless gases (such as nitrogen and oxygen) that surrounds the earth

“an air of luxury”

In a circle or in circumference

“The wheel goes around.”

To call on for an answer

“She asked him about his trip.”

Marked by majestic dignity or grandeur

“her august lineage”

The part of a lower animal (such as a quadruped) corresponding to the human back

“riding on the back of an elephant”

Bicycle

“They watch a middle-aged man pedal by on his bike, the carrier filled to the brim with its own pile of collectables.”

The piece of wood on which the neck of a person condemned to be beheaded is laid for execution

“put her neck on the block”

Brushwood

A breadlike food made from a dough or batter that is usually fried or baked in small flat shapes and is often unleavened

“a fish cake”

Past tense of come

Chatter, prattle

The regular solid of six equal square sides

“an ice cube”

Marked by desire to investigate and learn

“They were curious as to who won the game.”

Clever or shrewd often in an underhanded manner

“" … he's a true patriot and statesman … and a most particular cute lawyer."”

The 12th month of the Gregorian calendar

Any of the Arabic numerals 1 to 9 and usually the symbol 0

To make known or visible : expose

“discovering himself … as her adoring and magnanimous lover”

To investigate, study, or analyze : look into

“explore the relationship between social class and learning ability”

A number that is one more than four

“the five of clubs”

Iris

A center of activity, attraction, or attention

“the focus of the meeting was drug abuse”

To go, proceed, or come after

“followed the guide”

past tense and past participle of find

Any of various largely aquatic leaping anuran amphibians (such as ranids) that have slender bodies with smooth moist skin and strong long hind legs with webbed feet

“had a frog in his throat”

—used as a function word to indicate a starting point of a physical movement or a starting point in measuring or reckoning or in a statement of limits

Moving from one place to another; traveling

“I am going to the store.”

The place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows

“the arctic habitat of the Inuit”

To give assistance or support to (someone) : to provide (someone) with something that is useful or necessary in achieving an end

“How can I help you?”

Of or relating to her or herself especially as possessor, agent, or object of an action

“her research”

In or at this place —often used interjectionally especially in answering a roll call

One's place of residence : domicile

“has been away from home for two weeks”

A building that serves as living quarters for one or a few families : home

“invited them to her house for dinner”

In what manner or way

“How did you two meet each other?”

To refuse to take notice of

As a substitute or equivalent

“was going to write but called instead”

To be aware of the truth or factuality of : be convinced or certain of

“knows how to write”

Exceeding most other things of like kind especially in quantity or size : big

“a large number of complaints”

A lateral outgrowth from a plant stem that is typically a flattened expanded variably shaped greenish organ, constitutes a unit of the foliage, and functions primarily in food manufacture by photosynthesis

To be alive : have the life of an animal or plant

“one of the greatest writers who ever lived”

past tense and past participle of make:1

A border region : frontier; especially : a district originally set up to defend a boundary —usually used in plural

Any of various units of distance: such as

A female parent

“She's the mother of three small children.”

The part of the face that bears the nostrils and covers the anterior part of the nasal cavity; broadly : this part together with the nasal cavity

A distinction of word form to denote reference to one or more than one

“A subject and its verb should agree in number.”

To conform one's action or practice to (something, such as a law, rite, or condition) : comply with

“failed to observe the law and as a consequence had to pay a fine”

—used as a function word to indicate a point of reckoning

Unquestionably the best : peerless

“is convinced that his team is the only one”

Having no enclosing or confining barrier : accessible on all or nearly all sides

“cattle grazing on an open range”

Of a kind to be expected in the normal order of events : routine, usual

“an ordinary day”

Of or relating to us or ourselves or ourself especially as possessors or possessor, agents or agent, or objects or object of an action

“our actions”

Across a barrier or intervening space; especially : across the goal line in football

The most important essential in a discussion or matter

“missed the whole point of the joke”

To declare or indicate in advance

A question raised for inquiry, consideration, or solution

To exert force upon so as to cause or tend to cause motion toward the force

A subject or aspect in dispute or open for discussion : issue

To sit and travel on the back of an animal that one directs

“rode on a wave of popularity”

Righteous, upright

Having every part of the surface or circumference equidistant from the center

The seventh day of the week

The ninth month of the Gregorian calendar

—used in auxiliary function to express condition

To move or proceed with leaps and bounds or with a skip

A vehicle usually on runners for transportation especially on snow or ice

To have, produce, or exhibit a smile

A light meal : food eaten between regular meals; also : food suitable for snacking

Being an unknown, undetermined, or unspecified unit or thing

“some person knocked”

A particular auditory impression : tone

“a peculiar r-sound”

To close by filling or obstructing

“easy to stop a bullet along a lonely … road”

A state of contemplation : reverie

Of a kind or character to be indicated or suggested

“a bag such as a doctor carries”

Happening or coming unexpectedly

“a sudden shower”

To propel oneself in water by natural means (such as movements of the limbs, fins, or tail)

To seize or capture physically

“took them as prisoners”

To express gratitude to —used in the phrase thank you usually without a subject to politely express gratitude or sometimes to emphasize a preceding statement especially by implying that it is not subject to question —used in such phrases as thank God, thank goodness usually without a subject to express gratitude or more often only the speaker's or writer's pleasure or satisfaction in something

“thanked her for the present”

The person, thing, or idea indicated, mentioned, or understood from the situation

“that is my father”

They —used as the object of a verb or preposition to designate a group of people or things

An object or entity not precisely designated or capable of being designated

“use this thing”

To form or have in the mind

Plural of that

The fifth day of the week

The measured or measurable period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues : duration

“time for reading”

A wheeled vehicle for moving heavy articles: such as

To cause to move around an axis or a center : make rotate or revolve

“turn a wheel”

To a high degree : exceedingly

“didn't hurt very much”

To move along on foot : advance by steps

“walked on a technicality”

Past tense of go

past tense second-person singular, past tense plural, and past subjunctive of be

Any of various very large, aquatic, marine mammals (order Cetacea) that have a torpedo-shaped body with a thick layer of blubber, paddle-shaped forelimbs but no hind limbs, a horizontally flattened tail, and nostrils that open externally at the top of the head; also : cetacean

At, in, or to what place

“where is the house”

Having the color of new snow or milk

“lips white with fear”

A natural movement of air of any velocity

“withstood the winds of popular opinion”

The period of about 3651/4 solar days required for one revolution of the earth around the sun

I am

A period or condition of freedom from storms, high winds, or rough activity of water

“a sailing ship motionless in the calm”

A man extremely fastidious in dress and manner : dandy

“The other girls in the program never go out, so I always find myself out with dudes from my program.”

Marked by impartiality and honesty : free from self-interest, prejudice, or favoritism

“a very fair person to do business with”

He is : he has

It is : it has

Something said or done to provoke laughter; especially : a brief oral narrative with a climactic humorous twist

Scabies of domestic animals

A handicraft establishment : atelier

To draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread

Can not

Bent or formed into a curve

Do not

An elaborate and usually abundant meal often accompanied by a ceremony or entertainment : banquet

A crowd or crowded condition : throng

Rhyming verse

She is : she has

We will : we shall

—used to say that something is not likely

You are

To bite gently

Stamp

They are

A long slender usually cylindrical object (such as a length of wood)

A primary or terminal shoot of a plant

“the leaders in his wrists moved like baling wire”

To pay attention to sound

“listen to music”

To utter words in a low confused indistinct manner : mutter

To promote or advance to a rank or position

“prefers sports to reading”

Common talk or an account spread by common talk : rumor

Hostile toward a rival or one believed to enjoy an advantage : envious

“His success made his old friends jealous.”

To cover or shield from exposure, injury, damage, or destruction : guard

To put in mind of something : cause to remember

The act of warning : the state of being warned

“he had warning of his illness”

Mentally troubled or concerned : feeling or showing concern or anxiety about what is happening or might happen

“worried parents”

Having no spot:

To take away by or as if by deducting

“subtract 5 from 9”

Completely or almost completely depleted of resources or contents

“… crops are grown in the resulting field for a year or a few years until the soil is exhausted, and then the field is abandoned …”

To examine in seeking something

“searched the north field”

Feeling discouragement, anger, and annoyance because of unresolved problems or unfulfilled goals, desires, or needs

“In fact Harry thought his behavior had been very good considering how frustrated and angry he felt at being stuck in Privet Drive this long …”

Delightful for beauty, harmony, or grace : attractive

“She looks lovely in that dress.”

Marked by extraordinarily great size, number, or degree

“an enormous sin”

Exceeding the usual or expected (as in size, force, or prominence)

Marked by denial, prohibition, or refusal; also : marked by absence, withholding, or removal of something positive

“received a negative answer”

Formally laid down or imposed : prescribed

“positive laws”

Of great value or high price

“precious jewels”

To choose or control with cautious restraint : regulate

“measure his acts”

To conform one's action or practice to (something, such as a law, rite, or condition) : comply with

“failed to observe the law and as a consequence had to pay a fine”

Guidance or supervision of action or conduct : management

“working under the direction of the doctor”

The act or process of suggesting

Feeling or showing a state of self-conscious confusion and distress

“I've never been so embarrassed in my life.”

A conclusion derived through logic : inference

“… we can deduce … many consequences each of which can be tested by experiment.”

Being in a pitiable state of distress or unhappiness (as from want or shame)

“miserable refugees”

Extremely interesting or charming : captivating

“a fascinating documentary”

To observe or study by close examination and systematic inquiry

Causing discomfort or annoyance

“an uncomfortable chair”

Lodestone

Either continent (North America or South America) of the western hemisphere

Affording or enjoying contentment and security

“a comfortable income”

Defeated in expectation or hope

“apologized to their disappointed fans”

present tense third-person singular of do

The first month of the Gregorian calendar

A design or representation made by various means (such as painting, drawing, or photography)

Distinguished by some unusual quality

“a special friend”

The fourth day of the week

Another time : once more : anew

“It happened again.”

Partly or totally unlike in nature, form, or quality : dissimilar

“could hardly be more different”

Being each individual or part of a group without exception

“every few days”

The second month of the Gregorian calendar

To toss so as to cause to turn over in the air

“flip a coin”

Notably large in size : huge

“all creatures great and small”

Small in size or extent : tiny

“has little feet”

To say or state again

A relation or reference to a particular thing or situation

“remarks having respect to an earlier plan”

To move with a smooth sliding motion

To twist about like a worm : fidget

A polygon having three sides

The third day of the week, between Monday and Wednesday

“We have music class on Tuesday mornings.”

In opposition to : against

“had a fight with his brother”

Following in time or place : afterward, behind, later

“we arrived shortly after”

“They also liked it.”

Any of a kingdom (Animalia) of living things including many-celled organisms and often many of the single-celled ones (such as protozoans) that typically differ from plants in having cells without cellulose walls, in lacking chlorophyll and the capacity for photosynthesis, in requiring more complex food materials (such as proteins), in being organized to a greater degree of complexity, and in having the capacity for spontaneous movement and rapid motor responses to stimulation

“a political animal”

To disturb or irritate especially by repeated acts

“annoyed the neighbors with their loud arguments”

Different or distinct from the one first considered

“the same scene viewed from another angle”

Something spoken or written in reply to a question

“His answer surprised us.”

The fourth month of the Gregorian calendar

The act or state of applying the mind to something

“Our attention was on the game.”

For the reason that : since

“rested because he was tired”

In advance : ahead

“marching on before”

To make different in some particular : alter

“never bothered to change the will”

A small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off

“a bargaining chip”

Ring, halo

—used in auxiliary function in the past, in the past conditional, and as an alternative to can suggesting less force or certainty or as a polite form in the present

To make a final choice or judgment about

“decide what to do”

Like in quality, nature, or status

“provide equal employment opportunities”

The shape and structure of something as distinguished from its material

“the building's massive form”

A diagram (such as a series of one or more points, lines, line segments, curves, or areas) that represents the variation of a variable in comparison with that of one or more other variables

Marked by or indicative of significant worth or consequence : valuable in content or relationship

To gain knowledge or understanding of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience

A symbol usually written or printed representing a speech sound and constituting a unit of an alphabet

“the letter of the law”

Something intervening or intermediate

A hybrid between a horse and a donkey; especially : the offspring of a male donkey and a mare

Timid, apprehensive

“a nervous smile”

Warning or intimation of something : announcement

One time and no more

“rode a horse only once”

A piece used to fill a hole : stopper

To learn from what one has seen or found in writing or printing

“able to read his fortune”

A word, clause, or phrase or a group of clauses or phrases forming a syntactic unit which expresses an assertion, a question, a command, a wish, an exclamation, or the performance of an action, that in writing usually begins with a capital letter and concludes with appropriate end punctuation, and that in speaking is distinguished by characteristic patterns of stress, pitch, and pauses

An attack made without warning

Having little extent from one surface to its opposite

“thin attendance”

A number that is one more than 2

“the three of hearts”

By means of : by the agency of

“failed through ignorance”

To put into action or service : avail oneself of : employ

The state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness

—used as an interrogative expressing inquiry about the identity, nature, or value of an object or matter

At what time

“when will you return”

What or which person or persons

The earthly state of human existence