Complete Graded Spelling Lists for Years One to Six: British and World English (Kit's Graded Spelling Lists) [1 ed.] 1495263045, 9781495263040

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Complete Graded Spelling Lists for Years One to Six BRITISH and WORLD ENGLISH

KIT'S EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING

Copyright © 2014 Kit's Educational Publishing All rights reserved. ISBN-13: 978-1495263040 ISBN-10: 1495263045

CONTENTS Introduction

1

Year 1 Spelling lists

3

Year 1 Revision list

30

Year 2 Spelling lists

31

Year 2 Revision list

58

Year 3 Spelling lists

59

Year 3 Revision list

86

Year 4 Spelling lists

87

Year 4 Revision list

114

Year 5 Spelling lists

115

Year 5 Revision list

142

Year 6 Spelling lists

143

Year 6 Revision list

170

INTRODUCTION Speaking a language is an ability that is learnt naturally by children living in society. Writing a language, by contrast, requires determined effort. It does not come naturally, even to those who are surrounded by the written word. It must be actively taught and learned by means of an extended and repetitive process of trial and error. This is particularly so in the case of English, where so many words break the spelling conventions, such as they are. The ability to spell is clearly central to the ability to write a language; it is no less central to the ability to read. The art of reading effortlessly and with enjoyment is closely correlated with the ability to identify a written word quickly and accurately. Once again, this is particularly difficult in English, because of its unruly spelling. It is thus a great advantage, both to a child's writing and to his or her reading, to have acquired the art of spelling. As with anything that must be learned by trial and error, it helps to have resources to make the learning process systematic. This book is intended as such a resource. It is intended primarily for use by parents and teachers as a basic tool in the teaching and testing of spelling to a child. It may also be helpful those learning English later in life and/or as a second language. How is spelling best taught to a child? Any method of teaching must somehow accommodate the fact that so large a percentage of English words are irregular. Even the most basic 'rules' of English admit of exceptions - and this is particularly true of the simple and high frequency words that children must first master. Rather than teaching by way of rules and their exceptions, many educators now prefer to focus on 'common patterns' of spelling. Following this trend, these word lists are designed to reinforce the associations between words. Words are chosen for their relations to others on the list: the common pattern they share. A successful teaching strategy will exploit this fact, encouraging the child to recognize the connections between the listed words. Once the connections have been identified, any irregularities will appear in sharper focus.

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Kit's Graded Spelling Lists The words of the Complete Graded Spelling List books are thus ordered in spelling groups, which follow the developmental stages of learning: from simple short and long vowel sounds (pan, pane), through blended and doubled consonants {brand, barrow), unstressed syllables and less common phonetic patterns (mirror, monol ogue) and on to compounded prefixes and suffixes {appropriate, representation). The ordering principle for the words of a list is generally alphabetic, using the first and/or last letters of the word and/or the word's primary phonetic element. The many exceptions to this principle are made to accommodate words that vary from standard phonetic patterns. Exceptions are also introduced to add variety, for those who are following the lists in the order given. The extra words in each week are either less common words which follow the same spelling pattern or words which build on the listed words, principally by the addition of prefixes and/or suffixes. These extra words thus help to teach further spelling patterns and show how words within word family are related {festive/ festival/festivity and so on). The spelling of the words in this series follows that of the Oxford English Dictionaryr. The advantage of having a complete set of spelling lists for the primary school years is that one can pursue the program as best suits the abilities and interests of the child. Children's aptitudes vary greatly in this area as in others: some take to spelling very easily, while others find they need to concentrate on it more intensively to acquire the basic skills. This book provides one list per week for six years - with two weeks off per year! - but can be pursued at the level and pace that suits your child. The best advice that can be given to those with little experience of teaching spelling is that the process is most successful when it is interactive. If you are a parent using these lists to teach and test your child's spelling, try to find ways to personalize your teaching and to make it fun. For example, ask your child to make up silly sentences to include as many words on a spelling list as possible. Your child will be more likely to remember how to spell a word if he or she has made up his or her own rule for learning it. The books of exercises in this series - Complete Graded Spelling Lists with Spelling and Vocabulary Exercises - follow the same lists and so provide a useful foundation for your learning program.

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Kit's Graded Spelling Lists

YEAR 1 Lists 1-5 List 6 Lists 7-9 List 10 Lists 11-12 List 13 List 14 Lists 15-16 List 17 Lists 18-19 List 20 List 21 List 22 List 23 List 24 List 25 List 26 List 27 List 28 List 29 List 30 Lists 31-35 Lists 36-39 Lists 40-44 Lists 45-45 Lists 49-50

Three letter words Simple words with a More three letter words Simple words with e More three letter words Simple words with i\ o or u More simple words with o Words with oo or ee Words with ar More words with oo or ee Common words Words ending in ~ck Words ending in ~ckot ~ss Words ending in ~11 Words ending in ~//or ~ff Words starting with c/r~ or sh~ Words with sh Words with qu or th Words ending in ~/or ~ay Words with oy, aw or ew Words with ow Words ending in two consonants Words starting with two consonants Words with a long vowel sound More words ending in two consonants More words with a long vowel sound

3

Kit's Graded Spelling Lists

YEAR 1

LIST 1 A/ YEAR 1

bat cat fat hat mat pat rat sat bib nib rib bin fin pin tin win

LIST 2

yes bet get let met set big dig

yv

Pig wig bit fit hit fit pit sit

EXTRA WORDS

EXTRA WORDS

vat fib pats ribs wins

jet fig kit pigs fits

5

Kit's Graded Spelling Lists

YEAR 1

YEAR 1

LIST 3

dam ham jam ram cap

ban can fan man pan ran van net pet vet wet yet hop mop

gaP lap map nap sap tap tax wax his fix mix

pop top

EXTRA WORDS tan cop lop vans gets

LIST 4

v

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EXTRA WORDS rap maps waxes fixes mixes

Kit's Graded Spelling Lists

YEAR 1

LIST 5

YEAR 1

bug dug hug Jug mug rug bid did hid kid lid rid bun fun run sun

yv

LIST 6

am an as at add all and are arm art ago bar car far jar tar

EXTRA WORDS

EXTRA WORDS

lug tug gun nun pun

ark axe adding barring jarring

7

Kit's Graded Spelling Lists

YEAR 1

LIST 7

bag nag rag sag tag wag bob cob job mob rob sob bud mud suds bus

YEAR 1

LIST 8

bed fed led red wed beg leg

yv

peg cot dot got hot lot not pot rot

EXTRA WORDS

EXTRA WORDS

gag lag

keg jot

buses sagged bobbed

dotted wedding begging

yv 8

Kit's Graded Spelling Lists

YEAR 1

LIST 9

dim him dip hip Up pip np sip tip zip hem den hen men pen ten

YEAR 1

LIST 10

be he me we the by my eye eve bee fee see

yv

egg her were here

EXTRA WORDS

EXTRA WORDS

nm mp hemmed dipping zipping

eel ebb err eyes bees

yv 9

Kit's Graded Spelling Lists

YEAR 1

LIST 11

cab dab jab bad had lad mad pad sad gum hum sum but cut hut nut

v

YEAR 1

LIST 12

nod pod rod cog dog fog log log box fox cub hub rub tub

yv

cup pup

EXTRA WORDS

EXTRA WORDS

lab tab fad gut jut

cod bog hog boxes foxes

yv 10

Kit's Graded Spelling Lists

YEAR 1

LIST 13

YEAR 1

if

LIST 14

of off on or

in is

it

die lie

ox

g°

no so do

pie tie

hi ill inn

to too

up us due for nor

zoo does goes son won

yv

EXTRA WORDS

EXTRA WORDS

lies pies ties dying lying

into onto upon doing going

yv 11

Kit's Graded Spelling Lists

YEAR 1

:\yYEAR 1

LIST 15

deed feed need reed seed weed doom room loom moon noon soon boot hoot loot root

yv

LIST 16

seem deep keep peep seep weep feet meet food mood coop hoop loop good hood wood

EXTRA WORDS

EXTRA WORDS

heed toot needed doomed booted

deem teem seemed looped wooded

7V 12

Kit's Graded Spelling Lists

YEAR 1

LIST 17A/YEAR 1

LIST 18

card hard yard bark dark mark park farm harm warm barn yarn cart dart part tart

beef reef leek meek peek seek week feel heel peel reel book cook hook look

EXTRA WORDS

EXTRA WORDS

lard lark kart harder darker

reek keel nook feeling cooking

took

13

Kit's Graded Spelling Lists

YEAR 1 been keen seen deer jeer peer veer cool fool pool tool wool hoof roof door poor

yv

EXTRA WORDS moor fooled peered woolly poorly

YEAR 1

LIST 19

LIST 20

you your our out any many put has was said this that have give live love

AyEXTRA WORDS

yv 14

outing giving living loving putting

Kit's Graded Spelling Lists

YEAR 1

LIST 21

back pack rack sack deck neck peck kick lick pick sick tick wick dock lock sock

YEAR 1

yv

LIST 22

mock rock buck duck luck suck tuck less mess kiss miss boss loss moss toss fuss

EXTRA WORDS

EXTRA WORDS

tack nick cock packing ticking

muck hiss lucky messy

yv 15

fussy

Kit's Graded Spelling Lists

YEAR 1

LIST 23A AYEAR 1

bin

ball call fall hall mall tall wall bell fell sell tell well yell doll roll toll EXTRA WORDS

pall dell loll poll tolled

LIST 24

fill gill hill kill mifi pill sill will dull gull bull full pull cuff puff

\r yv 16

EXTRA WORDS

cull hull lull huff muff

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Kit's Graded Spelling Lists

YEAR 1

LIST 25a

rYEAR 1

chap chat chin chip chop chug rich much such she shy shed shin ship shop shot

LIST 26

ash cash dash lash sash dish fish wish bush push shoe shut shall shell shook shoot

EXTRA WORDS ■N/5EXTRA WORDS

gash mash gosh lashes pushes

chum sham shun chugging shopping

17

Kit's Graded Spelling Lists

YEAR 1

rx/'YEAR 1

LIST 27

quit quiz queen queer quack quick than then them thin thus bath path with both moth

LIST 28

sky fly

yv

spy cry dry fry try bay day hay lay may pay ray say way

EXTRA WORDS

EXTRA WORDS

thud thug thee bathing quizzing

cries flies spies days ways

yv 18

Kit's Graded Spelling Lists

YEAR 1

LIST 297\f-YEAR 1

boy coy

joy toy dew few new sew jaw law paw raw saw dawn lawn yawn

yv

LIST 30

owe own bow low mow row tow owl bow cow how now row gown down town

EXTRA WORDS

EXTRA WORDS

pew news hawk fawn pawn

sow vow wow lower rower

19

Kit's Graded Spelling Lists

YEAR 1

LIST 31

\rYEAR 1

ant pant band hand land sand bank dank lank rank sank tank camp damp lamp ramp

LIST 32

end bend lend mend send tend belt felt melt best nest pest rest test vest west

/V EXTRA WORDS

EXTRA WORDS

yank rant tanker handy sandy

pelt jest zest sender tender

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Kit's Graded Spelling Lists

YEAR 1

AYYEAR 1

LIST 33

king ring sing wing ink link mink pink sink wink hint mint risk fist list mist

yv

LIST 34

old bold cold fold gold hold sold told gong long song loft soft pomp romp tongs

EXTRA WORDS

EXTRA WORDS

kink rink tint inky misty

colder folder longer olden golden

21

Kit's Graded Spelling Lists

YEAR 1

LIST 35a

fund hung lung rung sung bulb gulf bulk hulk bunk dunk junk sunk gulp pulp hunt

rYEAR 1

yv

LIST 36

crab grab glad drag flag clam slam pram tram plan clap flap slap snap trap flat

EXTRA WORDS

EXTRA WORDS

sulk hunk punt runt sunken

brag bran clan slammed snapped

yv 22

Kit's Graded Spelling Lists

YEAR 1

LIST 37AAYEAR 1

bled fled bred stem step prod frog from flop crop drop stop plot slot spot trot

EXTRA WORDS sled sped clod clog blot

LIST 38

slid twig slim skim trim swim skin spin grin twin skip clip slip drip grip trip

A A EXTRA WORDS skid grid brim

yx 23

gnm prim

Kit's Graded Spelling Lists

YEAR 1

a r YEAR 1

LIST 39

crib flip snip spit grit club snub plug slug drum glum plum slum swum spun stun

EXTRA WORDS

yv.

v

grub stub smug flit slit

bake cake fake lake make take wake base case vase bike hike like bite kite site

EXTRA WORDS

rake sake mite alike awake

24

LIST 40

Kit's Graded Spelling Lists

YEAR 1

LIST 41

YEAR 1

LIST 41

ate date fate gate hate late mate rate ode code rode home dome cope hope rope

fade made wade came fame game lame name same tame dine fine line mine pine vine

EXTRA WORDS

EXTRA WORDS

mode lope fateful hateful hopeful

jade dame fading saving mining

25

Kit's Graded Spelling Lists

YEAR 1

LIST 43 AAYEAR 1

LIST 44

ape cape gape tape cave gave pave rave save wave file mile pile tile dive hive

safe life wife cane lane mane pane sane vane rise wise hide ride side tide wide

EXTRA WORDS

EXTRA WORDS

vile nape nave diner diver

wane rider wider wisely safely

26

Kit's Graded Spelling Lists

YEAR 1

LIST 45

act fact pact tact bang fang gang hang rang sang tang held desk help yelp left

YEAR 1

yv

LIST 46

bent dent lent rent sent tent went helm kept wept next text gift lift sift film

EXTRA WORDS

EXTRA WORDS

pang weld deft helpful tactful

vent rift kiln dented lifted

27

Kit's Graded Spelling Lists

YEAR 1

LIST 47A/.YEAR 1

bond fond pond bolt jolt cost lost dusk husk tusk bust dust gust just must rust

limp hilt kilt tilt wilt milk silk golf wolf bump dump hump jump lump pump rump

yv

LIST 48

EXTRA WORDS

EXTRA WORDS

musk rusk font fondly costly

gilt hit silt silky jumpy

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Kit's Graded Spelling Lists

YEAR 1

LIST 49A/YEAR 1

bale gale male pale sale tale joke poke woke dose hose nose pose rose note vote

pipe ripe wipe lime mime time robe hole mole pole role sole bone cone lone tone

EXTRA WORDS

yv

LIST 50

"A/ EXTRA WORDS

dale vale yoke dote woken

lobe dime dole timing wiping

29

Kit's Graded Spelling Lists

YEAR 1 rib fox ago rag dim hat gum sun zoo keep yard live lock hoot deer roll hill thus shoe own lamp tow gong rose slam drum swim mile wave kite gift gust wolf

REVISION LIST get pod far lot jam bee mop mix due so harm put reef duck full chat sash dry dew gown rank pink soft fold stem vote wish game bath desk wept bump mole rich

30

dig mug sob

Peg egg hut ill die wood roof took neck less fall soon shop quiz ray dawn jaw quick list gulp rest felt lake vine glad trip help queen spot wipe

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Kit's Graded Spelling Lists

YEAR 2 Lists 1-2 Lists 3-5 List 6 List 7 List 8 List 9 List 10 List 11 List 12 List 13 List 14 List 15 Lists 16-17 Lists 18-19 List 20 List 21 List 22 List 23 Lists 24-28 Lists 29-30 List 31 List 32 List 33 List 34 Lists 35-36 Lists 37-37 List 39 List 40 List 41 List 42 List 43 List 44 List 45 List 46 List 47 List 48 Lists 49-50

Common words Words with a long vowel sound Words starting with wh~ Words starting with th~, words with soft^Words with a soft c Words ending in ~ss Words ending in ~/7or ~// Words with ai Words with ai or oi Words ending in ~/or ~ye Words with ea Words with oa Words ending in ~ck Words with ee Words with aw or ew Words with ow Words with ow or oo Words with oo Words with a long vowel sound More words with a long vowel sound Words with it or or Words with or Words with ur Words with erot ou More words with ea Words starting with sh~ Words ending in ~sh Words ending in ~sh ot~th Words with th Words starting with ch~ Words with ch Words ending in ~ch Words ending in ~ce Words with soft c or hard ch Words ending in ~aor~o Words with middle th More common words

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Kit's Graded Spelling Lists

YEAR 2

LIST 1

one two three four five six seven eight nine could would should their talk walk want

YEAR 2

LIST 2

also after even ever never very only over often under unless until hello know knew maybe

yv

EXTRA WORDS

EXTRA WORDS

sixty seventy eighty wouldn't shouldn't

every everyday everyone evenly overly

yv 33

Kit's Graded Spelling Lists

YEAR 2

YEAR 2

LIST 3

foe toe woe come some done none gone bore core more sore tore wore lose move

yv.

LIST 4

bare care dare fare hare mare rare mere fire hire tire wire cure lure pure sure

EXTRA WORDS

EXTRA WORDS

doe ore pore boring losing

dire mire wares purely surely

34

Kit's Graded Spelling Lists

YEAR 2

LIST 5

YEAR 2

use fuse muse cube tube rude duke rule fume dune tune cute blue clue glue true

EXTRA WORDS

LIST 6

who whom why what when where which whim whip whir whale wheel while white whisk whole

\ r EXTRA WORDS whoa whizz whipped whirred wheeled

nude lute mute cue hue

35

Kit's Graded Spelling Lists

YEAR 2

LIST 7

YEAR 2

LIST 8

they there these those thank thing think thick age cage page rage wage huge gel gem

ace face lace pace race place space grace ice dice mice nice rice slice spice price

EXTRA WORDS

EXTRA WORDS

gist gene ageing raging waging

lice brace trace racing slicing

yv 36

Kit’s Graded Spelling Lists

YEAR 2

LIST 9

bass mass pass class glass brass grass bless dress press chess bliss floss gloss cross across

YEAR 2

yv

LIST 10

staff cliff stiff stuff small stall smell spell swell skiU spill drill frill grill still skull

EXTRA WORDS

EXTRA WORDS

lass crass gross tresses glasses

sniff bluff gruff dwell troll

/V 37

Kit's Graded Spelling Lists

YEAR 2

TN/*YEAR 2

LIST 11

fail hail jail mail nail pail rail sail tail aim gain main pain rain bait wait

EXTRA WORDS

LIST 12

aid laid maid paid raid air fair hair pair oil boil coil foil soil coin join

AY EXTRA WORDS lair toil void airy hairy

ail maim lain waiter sailor

38

Kit's Graded Spelling Lists

YEAR 2

LIST 13

YEAR 2

bye dye key buy

LIST 14

clay piay fray pray tray stay sway grey prey

ear eat pea sea tea flea plea bead lead read beat feat heat meat neat seat

EXTRA WORDS

EXTRA WORDS

rye sty bray slay ploy

pleas leader neater reheat reread

guy sly

pry

yv 39

Kit's Graded Spelling Lists

YEAR 2

LIST 15A

AYEAR 2

oar roar soar load road toad loaf soak foam roam loan moan soap boat coat goat

EXTRA WORDS

LIST 16

hack lack shack black smack snack crack track stack chick click flick brick prick trick stick

v

EXTRA WORDS slack slick blacken slacken chicken

oaf oak oats boar moat

40

Kit's Graded Spelling Lists

YEAR 2

LIST 17

check fleck speck chock shock block clock flock frock stock o'clock chuck cluck pluck truck stuck

YEAR 2

yv

LIST 18

flee glee free tree sleek creek green preen sleep creep steep sweep fleet sleet greet sweet

EXTRA WORDS

EXTRA WORDS

smock unblock unstuck checking shocking

twee tweet asleep fleeing sweeping

yv 41

Kit's Graded Spelling Lists

YEAR 2

LIST 19AAYEAR 2

bleed speed breed creed freed greed steed tweed steel sneer steer sleeve breeze freeze sneeze wheeze

yv

awe claw draw flaw shawl crawl trawl drawn prawn blew flew brew crew drew grew stew

EXTRA WORDS

EXTRA WORDS

greedy breezy steering freezing sneezing

slew brawl drawl flawed brewed

42

ti ^

LIST 20

Kit's Graded Spelling Lists

YEAR 2

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