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Made at homeroomtools.comList 1: shWord boxWrite the missing letters. Then write the whole word.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.Spelling: missing lettersdishrushwishshipshutcashshellshopshedfishutedrucaopwiipfielldi

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List 1: sh 10

  • cash Starts with c, not k.
  • dish Rhymes with fish and wish. Only the first letter changes.
  • fish sh closes the word.
  • rush Short u, then sh.
  • shed Short e, as in bed and red.
  • shell sh at the start and a double l at the end.
  • ship sh opens the word. Swap the i for an o and you have shop.
  • shop Same frame as ship, with a short o in the middle.
  • shut Short u. Say shut and shot aloud, because they are easy to swap.
  • wish Starts with plain w, not wh.

List 2: ch 10

  • bench The n comes before ch, as in lunch.
  • chat ch, then the small word at.
  • chest ch at the start and the blend st at the end.
  • chin ch opens the word. Change the last letter and chin becomes chip.
  • chip Set it beside ship, from List 1. Only the first sound differs.
  • chop Short o, as in shop and hop.
  • lunch Listen for the n before ch. It is easy to leave out.
  • much Ends in ch with no t before it.
  • rich Short i, then ch.
  • such Rhymes with much, and is spelled the same way after the first letter.
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List 3: th 10

  • bath Short a, then th.
  • math Rhymes with bath and path.
  • moth Short o, then th.
  • path Starts with p and ends with th.
  • that th, then the small word at.
  • them Ends in m. Then ends in n, so say the last sound slowly.
  • then Short e. Than, with an a, is a different word.
  • thin th, then the small word in.
  • this th, then the small word is.
  • with th closes the word. A child who says wif will write an f.

List 4: wh and qu 10

  • quack Same frame as quick, with a short a.
  • quick qu at the start and ck at the end, which is the pattern of List 5.
  • quilt qu, short i, then the blend lt.
  • quit q and u go together and say kw.
  • quiz qu at the start and one z at the end.
  • wham A sound word with a short a: the door went wham.
  • what The a sounds like a short u, so watch for wut.
  • when Starts with wh. Went, from List 10, starts with plain w.
  • which wh at the start and ch at the end. Witch is another word.
  • whip wh, then short i and p.

List 5: ck 10

  • back Short a, then ck. Two letters, one sound.
  • duck Short u, then ck.
  • kick k at the start, ck at the end.
  • luck Rhymes with duck.
  • neck Short e, then ck. Never k alone.
  • pack Rhymes with back. Only the first letter changes.
  • pick Rhymes with kick. Starts with p.
  • rock Rhymes with sock.
  • sock Short o, then ck.
  • truck tr can sound like chr, so watch for chruck.

List 6: ff, ll, ss and zz 10

  • bell Short e and a double l.
  • buzz Double z. The only zz word in the list.
  • cliff The blend cl, short i, double f.
  • doll Double l after a short o.
  • dress dr can sound like jr, so watch for jress. Double s at the end.
  • hill Double l after the short i.
  • kiss Rhymes with miss. Starts with k.
  • miss Double s after the short i.
  • off Two f's. With one f it is of, which sounds like uv.
  • puff Short u and a double f.

List 7: blends with l 10

  • block bl at the start and ck at the end.
  • clap Starts with c, not k.
  • club cl, as in clap. Ends in b.
  • flag Say f and l one at a time before you write: f, l, a, g.
  • flat fl, then the small word at.
  • glad gl, then short a and d.
  • plan pl, then the small word an.
  • plum pl, then short u and m.
  • sled Take away the s and you have led.
  • slip Take away the s and you have lip.

List 8: blends with r 10

  • brick br at the start, ck at the end.
  • crab cr, not kr.
  • crib cr, as in crab. Short i.
  • drop dr, as in drum. Short o.
  • drum dr can sound like jr. Stretch the d before writing.
  • frog fr, short o, g.
  • grab b and d are easy to flip, so check the last letter.
  • grin gr, then the small word in.
  • trap Take away the t and you have rap.
  • trip tr can sound like chr. It is spelled with t.

List 9: blends with s 10

  • skin sk, as in skip, then the small word in.
  • skip Before i, this blend is spelled sk, not sc.
  • snap Take away the s and you have nap.
  • snug sn, short u, g.
  • spin sp, then the small word in.
  • spot The letters of stop in another order.
  • stem st, short e, m.
  • step Same frame as stop, with a short e.
  • stop st, then short o and p. Spot, in this list, uses the same 4 letters.
  • swim sw, short i, m.

List 10: blends at the end 10

  • best st sits at the end here, not at the start.
  • desk sk at the end. Watch for the letters flipped to deks.
  • hand The small word and, with h in front.
  • jump The m before p is easy to miss, so watch for jup.
  • lamp mp at the end, as in jump.
  • milk l before k. Say mil, then k.
  • nest Rhymes with best. Starts with n.
  • pond Say the n before the d.
  • tent t at both ends, with en in between.
  • went Drop the n and it turns into wet.

List 11: ng and nk 10

  • bank The n sounds like ng before k, but you write only n and k.
  • king Starts with k, not c.
  • long Short o, then ng.
  • pink No g in an nk word: p, i, n, k.
  • ring ng is one sound, made at the back of the mouth.
  • sing Rhymes with ring and king.
  • sink Swap the first letter of pink.
  • song Rhymes with long.
  • thank th, then ank.
  • think Differs from thank by one vowel.

List 12: long vowel at the end 10

  • be b, then e. The insect is a bee, with two.
  • fly fl, then y. The y says long i at the end of a short word.
  • go One o says its name at the end.
  • he One e says its name at the end of a short word.
  • my m, then y. The y says long i at the end of a short word.
  • no The opposite of yes. Know, with k and w, means to be sure.
  • she sh, then e.
  • so s, then o. Sew, with e and w, is done with a needle.
  • try tr, then y. The y says long i, as it does in my.
  • we w, then e. Wee, with two, means tiny.

List 13: learn by heart, 1 10

  • are a, r and a silent e. Not the single letter r.
  • do Sounds like doo, spelled with one o.
  • have The a stays short even with an e on the end.
  • of Sounds like uv. With two f's it is off, from List 6.
  • said Sounds like sed, but the middle is ai.
  • the th, then e, even when it sounds like thuh.
  • they Ends in ey, not ay. It starts like the.
  • to One o. Too means also, and two is the number.
  • was Sounds like wuz. The middle letter is a and the last is s.
  • you y, then ou. Not the single letter u.

List 14: a with silent e 10

  • cake c at the start, k near the end.
  • came Starts with c, as in cake.
  • game Rhymes with name and came.
  • gave Long a. Compare have, from List 13, where the a stays short.
  • lake With ck and no e it would be lack.
  • late Rhymes with gate and plate.
  • made Take away the e and you have mad.
  • make The e at the end is silent. It makes the a say its name.
  • name a, one consonant, silent e.
  • take Rhymes with make. k alone after the long a, not ck.

List 15: i with silent e 10

  • bike Rhymes with like.
  • five The number 5. Ends in ve, as gave does.
  • kite Take away the e and you have kit.
  • like i, k, silent e. Watch for lik.
  • line l, i, n, silent e.
  • nine The number 9. The second n comes before the silent e.
  • ride Take away the e and you have rid.
  • side Rhymes with ride and hide.
  • smile The blend sm, then ile.
  • time i, m, silent e. Rhymes with lime.

List 16: o with silent e 10

  • bone o, n, silent e.
  • home o, m, silent e. Watch for hom.
  • hope Take away the e and you have hop.
  • joke k alone after the long o, not ck.
  • nose The s sounds like z.
  • note Take away the e and you have not.
  • rope Rhymes with hope.
  • stone The blend st, then o, n, silent e.
  • those th, then ose. The s sounds like z, as in nose.
  • woke Rhymes with joke.

List 17: u and e with silent e 10

  • cube Take away the e and you have cub.
  • cute Take away the e and you have cut.
  • flute The blend fl, then ute. After l the u sounds like oo.
  • huge The g is soft, like j, because an e follows it.
  • mule Here the u says its full name, yoo.
  • mute The u says its full name, yoo, as in mule.
  • rude After r the u sounds like oo, as in rule.
  • rule After r the u sounds like oo.
  • these The one word in the list with e, a consonant, then silent e.
  • use Only 3 letters. The s sounds like z in I use it.

List 18: learn by heart, 2 10

  • come Rhymes with some, and is spelled the same way after the first letter.
  • does do, from List 13, plus es. Sounds like duz.
  • one The number 1. Sounds like wun, with no w in it.
  • some Sounds like sum. o, m, silent e.
  • there A place word. It has here inside it.
  • two The number 2. The w is silent.
  • were Sounds like wur. Where, with an h, asks about a place.
  • where A question about a place. It also has here inside it.
  • who wh, then o. Sounds like hoo.
  • your you, from List 13, plus r.

List 19: endings ed and ing 10

  • asked ask plus ed. Watch for askt.
  • fishing fish, from List 1, plus ing. Nothing else changes.
  • going go, from List 12, plus ing.
  • helped The ending sounds like t and is spelled ed.
  • jumped jump, from List 10, plus ed. It sounds like jumpt.
  • jumping jump plus ing.
  • landed After d, the ed ending says id, as in wanted.
  • singing ing twice: sing, from List 11, plus ing.
  • telling tell already ends in a double l. Just add ing.
  • wanted After t, the ed ending says id.

List 20: compound words 10

  • backpack back plus pack, both from List 5.
  • bathtub bath, from List 3, plus tub.
  • bedtime bed plus time, from List 15.
  • cupcake cup plus cake, from List 14.
  • hilltop hill keeps its double l: hill plus top.
  • himself him plus self. The l comes before the f.
  • inside in plus side, from List 15.
  • pancake pan plus cake.
  • sandbox sand plus box.
  • sunset sun plus set. Spell each small word in turn.

How this list was compiled: Words chosen and hints written by the Homeroom Tools editor. The grade is our suggestion: the United States has no national curriculum (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_curriculum, read 2026-09-20), so no national list sets a grade's spelling words there. Spellings are American, and every word has an entry page at https://en.wiktionary.org/ (all 200 checked on 2026-09-20). The rule that a silent e keeps a g soft, as it does in huge, was read at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_e, and the sounds of wh in who and of n before k at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_orthography, both on 2026-09-18. Maths as the Commonwealth form of math was read at https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/maths on the same day. Licence: own work

How it works

Each of these 1st grade spelling worksheets prints a list of 10 words. The pattern letters are left out: ship without its sh. The 200 words sit in 20 lists, from sh and ch to silent e and compound words.

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First grade spelling worksheets, one list to a page

The page opens on List 1 (ship, shop, fish and 7 more) as Missing letters. At Small (10 mm) it fills 1 Letter or A4 page. Under More options, Word list holds the ch words; set Letter height to Medium (14 mm) for bigger letters on 2 pages. Add an answer key as the last page adds 1 page.

The printable 1st grade spelling words, list by list

Lists 1 to 11 pair consonant teams and blends with short vowels. Lists 14 to 17 bring in silent e. Lists 13 and 18 hold 20 words that break the patterns, such as was and does. The spelling lists, at the foot of this page, give every word a hint. In jump the m is easy to miss: watch for jup.

  • To trace the words, set What goes on the sheet to Trace and write. It prints no answer key.
  • With the Name and Date line on, most lists take 2 pages on Letter and 1 on A4.
  • For Lists 13 and 18, set What goes on the sheet to Write a sentence. It prints a ruled line for each word.

Questions and answers

Which words belong on first grade spelling words worksheets?

Words a child can sound out by pattern, plus 20 common ones to learn whole, such as said. The United States has no national curriculum, so no national list sets spelling words by grade. The grade here is our suggestion.

Can I make 1st grade spelling words worksheets from my own list?

Yes. Type up to 20 words of up to 16 characters in the box marked Your spelling words, and they replace our list. A typed word loses about 1 letter in 3, and Shuffle the words picks other letters.

Do these work as English spelling worksheets for grade 1 outside the United States?

Yes. Spelling is American, and of the 200 words only math changes: most Commonwealth countries write maths. For grade 1 spelling words worksheets with maths, type List 3 with maths in its place, and choose A4 under Paper.

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Press Print worksheet and choose Save as PDF in your browser's print window. Name the file, for example spelling worksheets grade 1, list 4. Share link puts typed words into the link itself, so keep student names out of it.

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