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List 1: color words 6

  • black bl, then a, then ck. The two letters c and k make the one last sound.
  • blue bl, then ue with a silent e. Blew, with ew, is what the wind did.
  • green gr, then double e, then n.
  • pink The n is hard to hear before k, so it gets left out: pik.
  • red Three sounds and three letters: r, e, d. The short e is the one to listen for.
  • yellow Double l in the middle, and ow at the end saying the name of the letter o.

List 2: more color words 6

  • brown br, then ow, then n. Here ow says the sound in cow.
  • color Two o's: col, or. Colour, with our, is the standard spelling in Commonwealth countries.
  • gray gr, then ay. Grey, with ey, is the standard spelling in Commonwealth countries.
  • orange or, then ange. The g is soft and the e is silent.
  • purple ur says er, then ple. The last sound is spelled le, not ul.
  • white wh at the start and a silent e at the end. The h is the letter left out: wite.
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List 3: one to six 6

  • five f, i, v and a silent e. The i says its own name.
  • four f, then our. The number has a u. For, the little word, has none.
  • one It sounds like wun, but there is no w in it: o, n, e.
  • six Short i, then x. The one letter x makes two sounds, ks.
  • three th, then r, then double e. The r is the letter that gets left out.
  • two The w is silent. To and too sound the same and mean other things.

List 4: seven to ten and zero 6

  • eight The hardest number word. eigh says the name of the letter a, and the g and h are silent.
  • nine n, i, n and a silent e, built the same way as five.
  • number num, then ber. The end says er.
  • seven Two beats, sev and en, and both vowels are the letter e.
  • ten Three sounds and three letters: t, e, n.
  • zero z at the start and o at the end: z, e, r, o.

List 5: two-letter words 6

  • am Short a, then m. It goes with the word I: I am.
  • if Short i, then one f. The word off has two.
  • is The s says z, but the word is spelled with s.
  • it Short i, then t. Say the two sounds and write a letter for each.
  • on Short o, then n. On and in are easy to swap.
  • up Short u, then p. The tail of the p hangs below the line.

List 6: more two-letter words 6

  • at Short a, then t. Many words end with it: cat, hat, sat.
  • hi h, then i saying its own name. A short word for hello.
  • in Short i, then n. The i needs its dot.
  • or o, then r. The two letters say one sound, as in for.
  • ox Short o, then x. An ox is a strong farm animal.
  • us Short u, then one s. Bus is us with a b in front.

List 7: short a 6

  • bag b, a, g. The b has its round part on the right.
  • cat c, a, t. It starts with c, not k.
  • hat h, a, t. Change one letter of cat and you have it.
  • man m, a, n. More than one are men, with e.
  • map m, a, p. The p hangs below the line.
  • van v, a, n. The v is pointed at the bottom, not round like u.

List 8: short e 6

  • bed b at the start and d at the end. The two tall lines stand like the posts of a bed.
  • hen h, e, n. It rhymes with pen and ten.
  • pen p, e, n. Short e and short i are easy to mix up: pen, not pin.
  • pet p, e, t. Say each sound slowly and write a letter for each.
  • wet w, e, t. It rhymes with pet and net.
  • yes y, e, s. One s at the end.

List 9: short i 6

  • big b, i, g. With short a it is bag, so listen for the i.
  • did The same letter at both ends: d, i, d.
  • him h, i, m. The m has two humps and the n has one.
  • pig p, i, g. Both the p and the g hang below the line.
  • sit s, i, t. With an a it is sat, what you did before.
  • win w, i, n. Dot the i.

List 10: short o 6

  • box b, o, x. The x at the end says ks.
  • dog d, o, g. The d has its round part on the left, the other way from b.
  • hot h, o, t. With short a it is hat.
  • not n, o, t. A knot in a rope has a silent k. This word has none.
  • pot p, o, t. Read it backwards and it says top.
  • top t, o, p. Read it backwards and it says pot.

List 11: short u 6

  • bug b, u, g. Change the vowel and it is bag or big.
  • bus b, u, s. One s only.
  • cup c, u, p. Like cat, it starts with c.
  • mud m, u, d. The d at the end has its round part on the left.
  • run r, u, n. With an a it is ran, what you did before.
  • sun s, u, n. A son, with o, is a boy in a family.

List 12: b or d 6

  • bat It starts with b. The b has its tall line first and its round part on the right.
  • bib b at both ends. Both round parts are on the right.
  • bun It starts with b: the line first, then the round part.
  • den It starts with d. The d has its round part first, on the left, then the tall line.
  • dip d at the start and p at the end. The d reaches up and the p hangs down.
  • dot It starts with d. Write a c, then close it with a tall line.

List 13: little words 6

  • and a, n, d. The d at the end is the letter left off: an.
  • but b, u, t. One t.
  • can c, a, n. Short a, as in cat and cap.
  • for f, then or. The number four has a u. This little word has none.
  • had h, a, d. It ends in d, not t.
  • saw s, then aw. It is what your eyes did before.

List 14: more little words 6

  • get g, e, t. Short e. With an o it is got.
  • got g, o, t. Short o. With an e it is get.
  • has h, a, s. The s says z.
  • his h, i, s. It is the word is with an h in front.
  • let l, e, t. It rhymes with get and pet.
  • put p, u, t. In most accents the u says the sound in good, not the short u of cut.

List 15: little words again 6

  • ask a, s, k. The s comes before the k: not aks.
  • ate a, t and a silent e. It is what you did with your lunch.
  • how h, then ow. Here ow says the sound in cow.
  • its it plus s, with no apostrophe: the dog wagged its tail.
  • our o, u, r. It means belonging to us. An hour on the clock has a silent h.
  • yet y, e, t. It rhymes with get and let.

List 16: the all family 6

  • all a, then double l. The a says aw here.
  • ball b in front of all. The b has its round part on the right.
  • call c in front of all. It starts with c, not k.
  • fall f in front of all. Fall is also the American word for autumn.
  • tall t in front of all. Every letter but the a is a tall one.
  • wall w in front of all. Keep both l's: wal is the slip.

List 17: the ay family 6

  • day d, then ay. The two letters ay say the name of the letter a.
  • hay h, then ay. Hey, with e, is what you shout.
  • may m, then ay. With a capital M it is the month.
  • pay p, then ay. The p and the y both hang below the line.
  • say s, then ay. Said, for the past, is spelled with ai.
  • way w, then ay. To weigh, on a scale, is a much harder spelling.

List 18: double letters 6

  • add a, then double d. An ad, with one d, sells you something.
  • bee b, then double e. Be, with one e, is the little word.
  • egg e, then double g. Both g's hang below the line.
  • ill i, then double l. It means sick.
  • see s, then double e. The sea, with ea, is the salty water.
  • too t, then double o. It means also, or more than enough: too hot.

List 19: doing words 6

  • find f, i, n, d. The i says its own name here.
  • give g, i, v, e. The e is silent and the i stays short.
  • help h, e, l, p. The l is hard to hear, so it gets left out: hep.
  • tell t, e, then double l. Bell and well end the same way.
  • want w, a, n, t. The a does not say the short a of cat, so it comes out as wont.
  • will w, i, then double l.

List 20: where words 6

  • down d, then ow, then n. Here ow says the sound in cow, as it does in how.
  • from fr, then om. In American speech it sounds like frum, and that is the slip.
  • into in plus to, written as one word.
  • next n, e, x, t. The x says ks, and the t comes after it.
  • over o saying its own name, then ver.
  • under un, then der. The end says er, as in over.

List 21: family words 6

  • baby b, a, b, y. The y at the end says the name of the letter e.
  • dad The same letter at both ends: d, a, d.
  • family fam, i, ly. The middle i is quiet, so it gets left out: famly.
  • hug h, u, g. Short u in the middle.
  • love l, o, v and a silent e. It sounds like luv, but the vowel is spelled o.
  • mom The same letter at both ends: m, o, m. In the UK, Ireland and Australia the word is mum.

List 22: body words 6

  • arm ar, then m. The two letters ar say the name of the letter r.
  • ear e, a, r. Put an h in front and it is hear, what an ear does.
  • eye e, y, e. The same letter at both ends, like two eyes with a nose between them.
  • leg l, e, g. Short e, as in bed.
  • lip l, i, p. Short i, as in zip.
  • toe t, o and a silent e. To tow, with ow, is to pull a car.

List 23: animal words 6

  • ant a, n, t. The n is hard to hear before t, so it gets left out: at.
  • fox f, o, x. It ends like box.
  • goat g, then oa, then t. The two letters oa say the name of the letter o.
  • lion Two beats: li, on. The i says its own name.
  • owl ow, then l. The ow is the one in cow.
  • tiger ti, ger. The i says its own name and the end says er.

List 24: food words 6

  • jam j, a, m. It starts with j, not g.
  • nut n, u, t. Short u, as in cup.
  • pie p, i and a silent e. The i says its own name.
  • rice r, i, c, e. The c says s and the e is silent.
  • soup s, then ou, then p. Soap, with oa, is for washing.
  • water wa, ter. The a does not say short a here, and the end says er.

List 25: feeling words 6

  • fun f, u, n. One n. Funny doubles it.
  • happy Double p, then y saying the name of the letter e.
  • kind k, i, n, d. It starts with k, and the i says its own name.
  • mad m, a, d. Add a silent e and it is made.
  • sad s, a, d. Short a in the middle.
  • silly Double l, then y, the same ending as happy.

List 26: big and little words 6

  • fast f, a, s, t. Both end sounds are needed: fas is the slip.
  • little Double t, then le. The end sounds like ul but is spelled le.
  • old o, l, d. The o says its own name.
  • slow sl, then ow. Here ow says the name of the letter o.
  • small sm in front of all.
  • soft s, o, f, t. The f is easy to miss before t: sot.

List 27: outdoor words 6

  • grass gr, then a, then double s.
  • leaf l, then ea, then f. More than one are leaves.
  • plant pl, a, n, t. The n is hard to hear before t: plat.
  • sand s, a, n, d. The n is hard to hear before d: sad.
  • sea s, then ea. To see, with double e, is what eyes do.
  • seed s, then double e, then d.

List 28: shape words 6

  • circle Two c's: the first says s and the second says k, with ir between them.
  • oval o, val. The o says its own name. An oval is shaped like an egg.
  • rectangle rect, then angle, the same ending as triangle.
  • square s, then qu, then are. The q brings a u with it.
  • star st, then ar, as in car and far.
  • triangle tri, then angle. Tri means three: three sides and three corners.

List 29: school words 6

  • class cl, a, then double s.
  • crayon cray, on. ay in the middle, as in day.
  • paper pa, per. The a says its own name and the end says er.
  • school sch says sk, then double o and l. The h is the letter left out: scool.
  • story st, then or, then y. More than one are stories.
  • teacher Teach plus er. ea says the name of the letter e, and ch comes before the er.

List 30: clothes words 6

  • belt b, e, l, t. The l is hard to hear before t: bet.
  • boot b, then double o, then t.
  • cap c, a, p. Add a silent e and it is a cape.
  • mitten Double t in the middle: mit, ten.
  • shoe sh, then oe. Here oe says oo, not the long o it says in toe.
  • sock s, o, then ck. Two letters for the one last sound, as in black.

How this list was compiled: Our own list of 180 words, chosen and grouped for this page, with our own hints. Kindergarten 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 180 checked on 2026-09-20). Facts in the hints were read on 2026-09-19: grey and colour as the standard spellings in Commonwealth countries at https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/grey and https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/colour; mum for mom in the UK, Ireland and Australia at https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mum; how want, from, put and love are said at their https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ pages; c as s before e, sch as sk in school, x as ks in six and next, s as z in is, and ck at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_orthography. Lists hold 6 words so that a list traces on 1 page at Large. Licence: own work

How it works

These kindergarten spelling worksheets hold 180 words in 30 lists of 6: color and number words, two-letter words, short vowels, b or d, family, animals, shapes and school. Each list traces on 1 page at Large (19 mm).

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How the spelling worksheets for kindergarten print

The page opens on List 1 (red, blue, green, yellow, pink, black) as Trace and write at Large. A short word repeats along its row, so red is traced 3 times and yellow twice. Six words are the most that fit 1 page of Letter at this size, which is why a list holds 6. List 2 under Word list, in More options, brings up orange, purple and brown.

Missing letters and sorting by vowel

Missing letters blanks the letter a child tends to skip, such as the n in pink or the h in white. Sort by list on List 7 mixes 15 words from the short a, short e and short i lists to sort by vowel sound. Both fit 1 page.

  • Tick Add an empty row to write without help and each word gets a blank line. That makes 2 pages.
  • Colour, grey and mum are the British spellings. Type your list in the box and choose A4 under Paper.

Questions and answers

Where can I get a kindergarten spelling words pdf?

Press Print worksheet and pick Save as PDF where the print window lists printers. The file is the sheet on screen: 6 of our 180 words. All 30 lists sit under the tool to read, but do not print as one file.

Can I make kindergarten spelling words worksheets from my own list?

Yes. Type up to 20 words in the box, one per line, and they replace our list. At Large a list of 8 to 12 words traces on 2 pages. Share link keeps the typed words in the link, so leave children's names out.

Is there a worksheet for b and d?

List 12 holds bat, bib, bun, den, dot and dip. In Missing letters the b or d is the blank, so the child chooses one for every word. Under the tool, the hint for each word says which side the round part sits.

Which words go on these kindergarten word worksheets?

Of the 180, 147 have 2 to 4 letters. Lists 1 to 4 are color and number words, 5 to 18 short words by pattern, 19 to 30 everyday words by theme. The grade is our suggestion, not a school's list.

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