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  • Checked October 2026

Father's Day Spelling Words

Words for the third Sunday in June, from dad and hug to gratitude and father-in-law, in three levels.

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List 1: Father's Day in ten words

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  1. 1.fatherMy father fixed the chain on my bike.
  2. 2.grandpaGrandpa tells the same joke every year.
  3. 3.thankI want to thank him for his patience.
  4. 4.fishingWe went fishing before the sun was up.
  5. 5.dadMy dad packs the best lunches.
  6. 6.JuneFather's Day comes in June.
  7. 7.SundayFather's Day always falls on a Sunday.
  8. 8.familyThe whole family signed one giant poster.
  9. 9.cardI hid the card under his coffee cup.
  10. 10.hugA hug costs nothing and means a lot.

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List 1: Father's Day in ten words 10

  • card I hid the card under his coffee cup.
  • dad My dad packs the best lunches.
  • family The whole family signed one giant poster.
  • father My father fixed the chain on my bike.
  • fishing We went fishing before the sun was up.
  • grandpa Grandpa tells the same joke every year.
  • hug A hug costs nothing and means a lot.
  • June Father's Day comes in June.
  • Sunday Father's Day always falls on a Sunday.
  • thank I want to thank him for his patience.

Level 1, List 2: short words 10

  • best He says my pancakes are the best.
  • fun It is fun to build things with him.
  • grin His grin showed up before he said a word.
  • help I help him wash the truck on Saturdays.
  • lap The cat prefers his lap to mine.
  • pal My uncle calls every kid his pal.
  • play We play catch until supper.
  • ride He gave me a ride on the tractor.
  • tall I feel tall when I sit on his shoulders.
  • tie He wore the tie I picked out.

Level 1, List 3: things to do together 10

  • camp We camp by the lake each summer.
  • climb We climb the hill behind our house.
  • cook On Sunday we cook breakfast for him.
  • draw Draw a picture of something you do together.
  • game Our chess game lasted past bedtime.
  • paint We will paint the fence green this weekend.
  • race I race him to the mailbox and back.
  • sing We sing loudly in the car.
  • swim He taught me to swim in the town pool.
  • walk We walk the dog around the block together.

Level 2, List 4: family words 10

  • brother My big brother is a father now.
  • children The children made breakfast all by themselves.
  • cousin My cousin made a card for her dad too.
  • grandfather My grandfather keeps bees behind his house.
  • grandson He showed his grandson how to bait a hook.
  • husband My aunt and her husband raised four kids.
  • nephew He took his nephew to the ball game.
  • relative Any relative who cares for you can be honored.
  • stepfather Her stepfather coaches the soccer team.
  • uncle An uncle can be like a second dad.

Level 2, List 5: compound words 10

  • armchair He dozed off in the armchair after lunch.
  • basketball He never misses my basketball games.
  • bookshelf We built a bookshelf from old boards.
  • cookout We planned a cookout for the afternoon.
  • driveway We chalked a giant heart on the driveway.
  • fatherhood Fatherhood began for him on my birthday.
  • handmade A handmade gift means more than a bought one.
  • storybook He reads one storybook every night.
  • sunglasses He lost his sunglasses in the lake.
  • workshop His workshop smells like fresh sawdust.

Level 3, List 6: words for a card 10

  • adventurous My adventurous grandpa tried the zip line first.
  • affectionate He is affectionate even when he is tired.
  • considerate A considerate person holds the door.
  • encouraging His encouraging words got me up the hill.
  • generous He is generous with his time.
  • hilarious His dance moves are hilarious.
  • patient He stays patient when I spill things.
  • reliable A reliable dad shows up every time.
  • thoughtful It was thoughtful of him to wait.
  • trustworthy A trustworthy person keeps a secret.

Level 3, List 7: the day 10

  • appreciate I appreciate every ride to practice.
  • celebration Our celebration was pancakes and a long walk.
  • father-in-law Mom sent a card to her father-in-law.
  • gratitude I wrote my gratitude inside the card.
  • influence A kind adult has a lasting influence.
  • inspiration His hard work is my inspiration.
  • memories Old photos bring back happy memories.
  • occasion He saves that shirt for a special occasion.
  • paternal My paternal grandmother is my father's mother.
  • role model A coach can be a role model too.

How it works

These Father's Day lists reach past father and dad to grandpa, stepfather, uncle and father-in-law, so every child has someone to spell for. List 6 is ten words to write in a card, from patient to trustworthy.

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What the seven lists hold

List 1 is the day in ten words: father, grandpa, thank, fishing, June. Level 1, for kindergarten and 1st grade, has short words (tie, grin, pal) and things to do together (camp, swim). Level 2, for 2nd to 4th grade, has family words (stepfather, nephew) and compound words (workshop, cookout). Level 3, for 5th grade and up, has words for a card (generous, hilarious) and the day itself (appreciate, gratitude). Start wherever the speller is comfortable.

Two capitals, two hyphens, one space

June and Sunday are marked wrong in lower case while Capitals count is checked; uncheck it under More options. Father-in-law needs both hyphens and role model its space: without them the results say the letters are right and to check the spaces and hyphens.

  • Paternal comes from the Latin pater, father.
  • The plural of father-in-law is fathers-in-law: the s goes on father.

Questions and answers

Is it Father's Day or Fathers' Day?

Father's Day, with the apostrophe before the s. Federal law spells it that way and sets it on the third Sunday in June, and the American Heritage Dictionary enters the same spelling.

Which Father's Day words can a kindergartner spell?

Start with Level 1: tie, help, play, grin and pal in List 2, then camp, swim, cook and walk in List 3. Dad, hug and card from List 1 are short enough too.

How do you spell grandpa?

G-r-a-n-d-p-a, one word. Speech often drops the d, but the spelling keeps it. The American Heritage Dictionary marks grandpa as informal for grandfather, which is in List 4.

Which Father's Day words sound like another word?

Three: Sunday (sundae), climb (clime) and handmade (handmaid). Type the other spelling and the results say it sounds the same and show the sentence.

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