5-letter words starting with I

Use this list of five-letter words that start with I to build a quick practice set. Ask your child to say each word out loud, clap the syllables, and try to spell it. Choose 5–10 words at a time to keep practice short and positive.

Idahogeographical name
State of the northwestern U.S. bordering on British Columbia, Canada; capital Boise area 83,557 square miles (217,248 square kilometers), population 1,567,582
3 syllablesGrade Grade 4
idiomnoun
An expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
2 syllables
imagenoun
An optical or other representation of a real object; a graphic; a picture.
Grade Grade 1Scrabble 8
inferverb
To derive as a conclusion from facts or premises
2 syllablesGrade Grade 4
inferverb
To derive as a conclusion from facts or premises
2 syllables
inferverb
To derive as a conclusion from facts or premises
2 syllablesGrade Grade 4
innernoun
An inner part.
Grade Grade 2Scrabble 5
inputnoun
Advice, opinion, comment
2 syllables
ironynoun
The use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
3 syllablesGrade Grade 5
ironynoun
The use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
3 syllablesGrade Grade 5
isaacnoun
A male given name of Hebrew origin meaning "he will laugh"; in the Bible, the son of Abraham and Sarah.
2 syllables