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Kindergarten Spelling Words to Sound Out, Hear and Write

Spelling words for kindergarten to sound out: pick a list, press Start test, then type each word you hear.

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List 1: two-letter words

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

  1. 1.atLook at the big red bus.
  2. 2.anI ate an apple.
  3. 3.amI am five years old.
  4. 4.inThe cat is in the box.
  5. 5.itPut it on the shelf.
  6. 6.ifCall me if you need help.
  7. 7.isMy hat is red.
  8. 8.onThe cup is on the table.
  9. 9.upLook up at the sky.
  10. 10.usCome and sit with us.

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List 1: two-letter words 10

  • am I am five years old.
  • an I ate an apple.
  • at Look at the big red bus.
  • if Call me if you need help.
  • in The cat is in the box.
  • is My hat is red.
  • it Put it on the shelf.
  • on The cup is on the table.
  • up Look up at the sky.
  • us Come and sit with us.

List 2: short a, at and an 10

  • bat He hit the ball with a bat.
  • can I can tie my shoes.
  • cat The cat sat on my lap.
  • fan The fan keeps us cool.
  • hat I wear a hat in the sun.
  • man The man waved at us.
  • mat Wipe your feet on the mat.
  • pan Dad fried an egg in a pan.
  • ran The dog ran to the gate.
  • sat We sat on the rug.

List 3: short a, ap, ag, ad and am 10

  • bag Put your books in the bag.
  • cap He wore a red cap.
  • dad My dad reads to me at night.
  • ham I had ham and eggs.
  • jam I like jam on my toast.
  • mad He was mad that the game ended.
  • map We used a map to find the park.
  • nap The baby takes a nap after lunch.
  • sad She felt sad when her friend moved.
  • tag We played tag at recess.

List 4: short e, ed, en and et 10

  • bed I read a book in bed.
  • hen The hen laid an egg.
  • jet The jet flew over our house.
  • leg The bird stood on one leg.
  • net The ball went into the net.
  • pen Write your name with a pen.
  • pet My pet is a small fish.
  • red A stop sign is red.
  • ten I have ten toes.
  • wet My socks got wet in the rain.

List 5: more short e 10

  • beg The dog will beg for a treat.
  • fed I fed the cat this morning.
  • get Please get your coat.
  • let Please let me have a turn.
  • men Two men fixed the road.
  • set Set the cups on the table.
  • vet The vet looked at our sick dog.
  • web The spider spun a web.
  • yes She said yes to the plan.
  • yet Are we there yet?

List 6: short i, ig, in and id 10

  • big A whale is a very big animal.
  • did I did my best.
  • dig Dogs like to dig holes.
  • fin A shark has a fin on its back.
  • kid The new kid sat next to me.
  • lid Put the lid on the jar.
  • pig The pig rolled in the mud.
  • pin Pin the note to the board.
  • wig The clown wore a pink wig.
  • win I hope our team will win.

List 7: short i, it, ip and ix 10

  • fit These shoes do not fit me.
  • him I gave him my extra pencil.
  • hit I hit the ball over the fence.
  • kit The first aid kit is in the hall.
  • lip I bit my lip by mistake.
  • mix Mix the flour and the eggs.
  • sit Please sit on the rug.
  • six Three plus three is six.
  • tip The tip of my pencil broke.
  • zip Zip up your coat.

List 8: short o, og, op and ox 10

  • box The toys go in the box.
  • dog The dog wagged its tail.
  • fog We could not see in the fog.
  • fox The fox ran into the woods.
  • hog A hog is a big pig.
  • hop Can you hop on one foot?
  • log A frog sat on the log.
  • mop Mop up the spilled milk.
  • pop The balloon will pop if you squeeze it.
  • top I climbed to the top of the hill.

List 9: short o, ot and more 10

  • dot Put a dot over the letter i.
  • got I got a book from the library.
  • hot The soup is too hot to eat.
  • job My job is to feed the fish.
  • jog We jog around the field.
  • lot We have a lot of books.
  • mom My mom drives me to school.
  • nod Nod your head if you agree.
  • not I am not tired yet.
  • pot Fill the pot with water.

List 10: short u 10

  • bug A bug crawled up the wall.
  • bus The bus stops at our corner.
  • cub The bear cub stayed near its mother.
  • cup I drank a cup of milk.
  • fun We had fun at the park.
  • hug I gave my grandma a hug.
  • nut The squirrel hid a nut.
  • rug We sit on the rug for story time.
  • run I can run very fast.
  • sun The sun is hot and bright.

How it works

These kindergarten spelling words are 100 words of two or three letters in 10 lists: two-letter words first, then short a, e, i, o and u. Each sounds out letter by letter: no silent letters and no pairs like sh.

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How this kindergarten spelling words list is built

List 1 has ten two-letter words, from at to us. Lists 2 to 10 are three-letter words with a short vowel in the middle: two lists each for a, e, i and o, and one for u. Rhyming words sit side by side (cat, hat, bat, sat, mat), so a child changes one letter and keeps the rest. The grade is our suggestion: change any word under Edit this list.

Testing kinder spelling words when a child cannot type

Choose Test sheet and press Print. The child writes on the numbered lines while you read each word and sentence from the last page. On screen, the child hears each word, types it and presses Enter, or taps Next word. The results show each missed word beside what was typed.

  • Tap a finger per sound: s, u, n, three letters. The x in six, mix, box and fox holds two.
  • In is, the s sounds like z. In the other nine s words, like us and yes, it stays s.

Questions and answers

Are there pre k spelling words on this page?

List 1 is the closest: ten two-letter words such as at, in and up. A child who cannot yet say the sounds of a and t will get more from alphabet tracing worksheets than from a test.

How long is a kindergarten spelling list?

Ten words in every list here, and 10 lists, so one a week fills ten weeks. For a shorter list, open Edit this list and delete some lines. The test then reads only the words you kept.

Is this kindergarten list of words the same as a sight word list?

No. All 100 words here can be sounded out letter by letter. Sight words such as the and said break those rules and are learned whole. They start in List 21 of the 1st grade page.

Are these spelling words for 5 year olds?

Yes, once a child can say the sound of each letter. Every word has two or three letters and sounds out. If ten words a week is too many, take the five rhymes that open List 2 (cat, hat, bat, sat, mat) or List 9.

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