Printable Spelling Words by Grade

Every set comes with these five sheets

These are the sheets for 3rd Grade, Set 1: R-controlled vowels. Each of the 26 sets has its own, made from that set’s words.

Spelling lists by grade

Pick a set to see its words and download its sheets.

2nd Grade Spelling Words

6 sets · 85 wordsAll 2nd grade sets →

• Set 1Blends, digraphs and long ablack, clock, truck, spring, thing, crash, brush…→
• Set 2Long e, long i and long obirthday, green, sheep, dream, clean, three, teeth…→
• Set 3Tricky everyday wordssnow, grow, because, before, found, about, would…→
• Set 4Silent e wordscake, bike, home, cube, kite, rose, cute…→
• Set 5Endings -ing and -edjumping, planting, needed, planted, asking, asked, helping…→
• Set 6Words that end in yhappy, funny, penny, story, baby, puppy, candy…→

3rd Grade Spelling Words

5 sets · 75 wordsAll 3rd grade sets →

• Set 1R-controlled vowelsbird, third, world, turn, hurt, corner, morning…→
• Set 2Suffixes -ed and -ingstopped, running, hoping, planned, shining, clapped, smiling…→
• Set 3Pluralsleaves, wolves, boxes, brushes, babies, cities, berries…→
• Set 4Compound wordsoutside, someone, everything, sidewalk, playground, afternoon, sometimes…→
• Set 5Frequently misspelledfriend, favorite, February, different, important, believe, enough…→

4th Grade Spelling Words

5 sets · 75 wordsAll 4th grade sets →

• Set 1Suffixes -tion and -sionaction, station, motion, vacation, division, mission, question…→
• Set 2Prefixesunhappy, replay, preview, disagree, mistake, rewrite, unable…→
• Set 3Tricky vowel patternscaught, thought, brought, weigh, eight, height, eighth…→
• Set 4Homophonesthere, their, your, you're, principal, principle, weather…→
• Set 5Academic vocabularydescribe, decide, measure, address, calendar, remember, sentence…→

5th Grade Spelling Words

5 sets · 75 wordsAll 5th grade sets →

• Set 1Greek and Latin rootstelephone, transport, dictionary, microscope, biography, telescope, photograph…→
• Set 2Suffixes -able and -iblecomfortable, valuable, possible, terrible, responsible, enjoyable, reasonable…→
• Set 3Silent lettersknuckle, wrestle, thumb, design, knowledge, knight, wrist…→
• Set 4Words with -ough and -aughalthough, thorough, drought, daughter, naughty, cough, rough…→
• Set 5Commonly misspelled wordsnecessary, separate, embarrass, rhythm, definitely, beginning, believe…→

6th Grade Spelling Words

5 sets · 75 wordsAll 6th grade sets →

• Set 1Greek and Latin rootsdemocracy, telegraph, chronology, benefactor, hydrate, biography, geology…→
• Set 2Suffixes -ent, -ant, -ence, -anceconfident, brilliant, difference, importance, independent, different, pleasant…→
• Set 3Commonly confused wordsaffect, effect, accept, except, principle, principal, their…→
• Set 4Words with double consonantsaccommodate, occasion, embarrass, committee, possess, success, address…→
• Set 5Commonly misspelled wordsconscience, privilege, maintenance, recommend, separate, February, rhythm…→

One set, one week

A simple routine that uses all five sheets. Move the days around to suit your class or your homeschool week.

1. MondayWord ListRead the words together. Talk through each meaning and sentence.
2. TuesdayPracticeLook, cover, write and check each word, twice.
3. WednesdayFill in the BlankUse every word in a sentence that needs it.
4. ThursdayWord Search or FlashcardsA lighter day: find the words, or quiz a partner with the cards.
5. FridayTestRead the words aloud from the word list. Students write them on the test paper.

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