First Grade spelling words
16 weeks of first grade words, ten per week. Practise each list free online — your child hears the word, sees it flash, then writes it from memory — or print the cards.
Week 1· Barnyard Buddies
- cat
- dog
- sun
- hat
- bed
- pig
- hen
- cup
- bug
- mop
Week 2· Run, Jump, Play!
- run
- fun
- big
- red
- wet
- fit
- hop
- top
- mad
- sad
Week 3· The Fish and Chip Shop
- ship
- chip
- shop
- chin
- shed
- chop
- fish
- dish
- much
- such
Week 4· The Moth on the Path
- thin
- that
- this
- then
- path
- math
- with
- bath
- them
- moth
Week 5· The Singing King
- ring
- king
- sing
- wing
- song
- long
- sang
- rang
- hang
- gang
Week 6· The Clock Block Carnival
- black
- clock
- flag
- clap
- plum
- slip
- glad
- block
- click
- flip
Week 7· Stop, Spin, Swim!
- stop
- step
- stamp
- spin
- swim
- snap
- skip
- smell
- sled
- slam
Week 8· The Bike Ride Home
- cake
- bike
- game
- home
- rope
- cute
- tape
- note
- pine
- cube
Week 9· The Rainy Train
- rain
- wait
- tail
- chain
- paint
- gain
- train
- brain
- stain
Week 10· Goats on a Boat
- boat
- road
- coat
- soap
- toad
- goat
- coach
- float
- roast
- toast
Week 11· The Sleepy Green Forest
- tree
- see
- feet
- need
- week
- seed
- deep
- keep
- green
- sleep
Week 12· Bright Lights at Night
- light
- night
- right
- might
- fight
- sight
- tight
- bright
- flight
- fright
Week 13· A Day to Play
- play
- stay
- gray
- tray
- clay
- pray
- spray
- stray
- away
- today
Week 14· What Would They Say?
- they
- said
- have
- were
- what
- when
- where
- which
- would
- could
Week 15· Water and Other Things
- about
- other
- again
- every
- first
- water
- those
- things
- because
- different
Week 16· A Happy Family Morning
- people
- little
- friend
- happy
- school
- really
- before
- family
- morning
- together
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