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Fall Spelling Words List

Fall spelling word practice in three levels: pick a list, press Start test and type what you hear.

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Level 1, List 1: short words

Words to learn. Read each word, cover it, write it, then check it.

  1. 1.nutOne nut rolled off the picnic table.
  2. 2.logA beetle crawled out of the hollow log.
  3. 3.mudTractor tires left ruts in the mud.
  4. 4.jamGrandpa spread plum jam on warm bread.
  5. 5.busMy bus number is taped inside my folder.
  6. 6.elmAn old elm shades the front gate.
  7. 7.ashThe ash tree dropped its leaves early.
  8. 8.dimThe light grows dim by five o'clock.
  9. 9.tugGive the stuck rake a gentle tug.
  10. 10.cartWe filled the cart with pumpkins.

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Level 1, List 1: short words 10

  • ash The ash tree dropped its leaves early.
  • bus My bus number is taped inside my folder.
  • cart We filled the cart with pumpkins.
  • dim The light grows dim by five o'clock.
  • elm An old elm shades the front gate.
  • jam Grandpa spread plum jam on warm bread.
  • log A beetle crawled out of the hollow log.
  • mud Tractor tires left ruts in the mud.
  • nut One nut rolled off the picnic table.
  • tug Give the stuck rake a gentle tug.

Level 1, List 2: long vowels and vowel teams 10

  • bale It took two of us to lift one bale.
  • beech We collected nuts under the beech tree.
  • geese A line of geese honked overhead.
  • hay We stacked hay in the loft until noon.
  • leaf A dry leaf landed in my hair.
  • oak Acorns fall from the big oak all month.
  • rake Lean the rake against the shed.
  • reap Farmers reap the grain when it is ripe.
  • roam Wild turkeys roam the edge of the field.
  • tree That tree turns orange before the others.

Level 1, List 3: two consonants together 10

  • birch Yellow birch leaves floated on the pond.
  • brown The cornstalks turned brown and dry.
  • crisp A crisp wind rattled the cornstalks.
  • frost Frost covered the grass before sunrise.
  • plum One ripe plum fell off the branch.
  • stack Help me stack the firewood by the door.
  • stem Hold the apple by its stem.
  • swirl Leaves swirl around the empty playground.
  • twig A twig snapped under my shoe.
  • whirl Dry leaves whirl across the parking lot.

Level 2, List 4: two syllables 10

  • bundle Tie the sticks into a bundle.
  • cider We drank warm cider after the hike.
  • gusty It was too gusty to fly a kite.
  • hazel Her new jacket is a hazel brown.
  • ladder He climbed the ladder to reach the apples.
  • leafy The leafy path is turning bare.
  • misty The valley looked misty at dawn.
  • rusty The rusty gate squeaked in the wind.
  • tumble Acorns tumble off the roof at night.
  • willow Yellow leaves fell from the willow.

Level 2, List 5: compound words 10

  • bonfire The whole town came to the bonfire.
  • chalkboard Today's date is on the chalkboard.
  • cornfield A path cuts through the cornfield.
  • hayloft The cats sleep up in the hayloft.
  • hillside The hillside is red and gold now.
  • notebook I pressed a leaf in my notebook.
  • schoolyard We swept acorns off the schoolyard steps.
  • sweatshirt Pull on a sweatshirt when the wind picks up.
  • treetop One last apple hung in the treetop.
  • woodpile A chipmunk lives in our woodpile.

Level 2, List 6: ed, ing and er 10

  • crackling The campfire was crackling and bright.
  • darker It gets darker earlier every week.
  • drifting A red leaf came drifting down.
  • earlier The sun sets earlier in the fall.
  • piled She piled the leaves by the curb.
  • raked We raked the yard before lunch.
  • ripened The pears ripened on the windowsill.
  • rustling We heard rustling in the dry corn.
  • scattered The wind scattered my homework pages.
  • shorter Recess feels shorter when it is cold.

Level 3, List 7: the calendar and school 10

  • assembly Friday's assembly honored the crossing guards.
  • autumnal The store window has an autumnal display.
  • classmates My classmates signed the card.
  • equinox The fall equinox comes in late September.
  • October We carve pumpkins near the end of October.
  • schedule My class schedule changed this week.
  • semester The fall semester ends in December.
  • September Our orchard opens to pickers each September.
  • sharpener My sharpener filled up with shavings.
  • temperature Check the temperature before you pick a jacket.

Level 3, List 8: animals and trees 10

  • deciduous Maples and birches are deciduous trees.
  • dormant The rose bush lies dormant until spring.
  • forage Deer forage for acorns under the oaks.
  • hibernate Our class drew animals that hibernate.
  • hickory Hickory nuts have very hard shells.
  • lichen Gray lichen covered the old stone wall.
  • monarch A monarch butterfly rested on the fence.
  • scurry Mice scurry into the barn at dusk.
  • stockpile Squirrels stockpile nuts for the cold months.
  • sycamore The sycamore has bark that peels off.

Level 3, List 9: colors and long words 10

  • amber The maple leaves glowed amber at sunset.
  • applesauce Grandma makes applesauce every fall.
  • auburn The hills turned auburn by late October.
  • bronze Oak leaves fade to bronze.
  • butternut We roasted butternut squash for dinner.
  • goldenrod Goldenrod turned the roadside yellow.
  • honeycomb The beekeeper lifted out a honeycomb.
  • russet A russet apple has rough brown skin.
  • sassafras A sassafras leaf can look like a mitten.
  • tawny The field of dry grass looked tawny.

How it works

Ninety fall words in three levels of three lists. Level 1 has short words such as nut, leaf and twig, Level 2 has bonfire, hayloft and rustling, and Level 3 has equinox, deciduous and sassafras.

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Three levels, from nut to sassafras

Level 1, about first grade, has short words (mud, elm), long vowels (rake, geese) and two consonants together (frost, twig). Level 2, about second to fourth grade, has two syllables (cider, willow), compound words (cornfield, chalkboard) and endings (raked, drifting). Level 3, fifth grade and up, has the calendar and school (semester, equinox), animals and trees (hibernate, sycamore) and colors (auburn, russet). The grades are only our suggestion.

Two months with a capital

September and October are in List 7. The Capitals count box starts checked, so october with a small o is marked wrong; uncheck it under Voice, speed and marking to let small letters pass.

  • Autumnal keeps the silent n of autumn and lets you hear it.
  • Deciduous has two u's: de-cid-u-ous.

Questions and answers

Do these work as September spelling words?

Yes. School words run through the levels: bus in List 1, notebook and chalkboard in List 5, and classmates, semester, schedule and the word September itself in List 7.

Which are the October spelling words?

List 7 has October and equinox, and the leaf words fit the month: rustling, crackling, auburn, russet and goldenrod. Pumpkins and costumes are on our Halloween list, which shares no word with this one.

Are these autumn spelling words too?

Yes, fall and autumn name the same season. Autumnal is in List 7; autumn itself is on our Halloween list, where its silent n is the lesson.

Is there a fall spelling word list 1st grade classes can use?

Level 1: thirty short words in Lists 1 to 3, such as nut, leaf and frost. The grade is only our suggestion, and Edit this list changes any word.

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