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Contents
Unit 1 • Getting to Know Us
Week 1
At School Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Short a Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Week 2
Where I Live Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Short i Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Week 3
Our Pets Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
l-Blends Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Week 4
Let’s Be Friends Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Short o Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Week 5
Let’s Move Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
r-Blends and s-Blends Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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Unit 2 • Our Community
Week 1
Jobs Around Town Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Short e Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Week2
Buildings All Around Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Short u Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Week 3
A Community in Nature Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
End Blends Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Week 4
Let’s Help Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Consonant Digraphs

Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
th, sh, -ng Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Week 5
Map It! Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Consonant Digraphs Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
ch, -tch, wh, ph Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
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Unit 3 • Changes Over Time
Week 1
What Time is Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Long a: a_e Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Week 2
Watch it Grow Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Long i: i_e Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Week 3
Tales Over Time Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Soft c; Soft g, dge Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Week 4
Now and Then Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Long o: o_e; Long u: Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

u_e; Long e: e_e Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Week 5
From Farm to Table Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
/ u• / oo, u Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
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Unit 4 • Animals Everywhere
Week 1
Animal Features Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Long a: a, ai, ay Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Week 2
Animals Together Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Long e: e, ee, ea, ie Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Week 3
In the Wild Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Long o: o, oa, ow, oe Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Week 4
Insects Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Long i: i, y, igh, ie

Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Week 5
Working with Animals Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Long e: y, ey Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
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Unit 5 • Figure It Out
Week 1
See It, Sort It Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
/är/ ar Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Week 2
Up in the Sky Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
/ûr/ er, ir, ur, or Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Week 3
Great Inventions Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
/ôr/ or, ore, oar Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Week 4
Sounds All Around Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Diphthongs ou, ow
Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Week 5
Build It! Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Diphthongs oi, oy Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
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Unit 6 • Together We Can!
Week 1
Taking Action Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Variant Vowel /ü/ Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Week 2
My Team Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Variant Vowel /ô/ Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Week 3
Weather Together Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Silent Letters Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
wr, kn, gn Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Week 4
Sharing Traditions Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Three-Letter Blends Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Week 5
Celebrate America! Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
/âr/air, are, ear Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
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Spelling: Short a
Name
Fold back the

paper along the
dotted line. Use 1. 1. man
the blanks to
write each word 2. 2. can
as it is read
aloud. When you
finish the test, 3. 3. nap
unfold the paper.
Use the list 4. 4. tap
at the right
to correct
any spelling 5. 5. cat
mistakes.
6. 6. hat
High-Frequency
Words 7. 7. not
8. 8. does
Phonics/Spelling • Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 1 1

Spelling: Short a
Name
A. Read the words in the box. Say each word. Then

complete each word below to make a spelling word.
Use each word once.
man can nap tap

cat hat not does
1. m 5. c t
2. ot 6. h t
3. t p 7. na
4. c n 8. oes
B. Write your own sentence. Use two or more words Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
from the box. Check that your capital and lowercase

letters are clear.
2 Phonics/Spelling • Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 1

Spelling: Short a
Name
Read the spelling words in the box.
man can nap tap

cat hat not does
Find the spelling words in the puzzle. Draw a circle

around each word.
j n o t q e l x w
y i f b h c a n z
t a p v w f u g j
e y h m t x b l p
u g z d o e s q r
s c a t f g w i u
e n o n a p y s v
o g v w l t h a t
f d p o k r n i p
w u m a n d x f y

Spelling: Short a
Name
man can nap tap

cat hat not does
Look at the picture. Use a spelling word to complete

the sentence.
1. Do you see the ?
2. I like this .

3. He can .
4. She does nap.
5. The has a bag.

Spelling: Short a
Name
man can nap tap

cat hat not does
A. Mark an X on the line next to the word that is spelled

correctly.
1. acn can nac
2. noo nto not
3. tap atp pta
4. deos does dsoe

B. In each row put an X on the word that does not

belong. Then write the spelling word.
5. pan man do
6. nap is map
7. see pat cat

Spelling: Short i
Name
Fold back the

paper along the
dotted line. Use 1. 1. pin
the blanks to
write each word 2. 2. win
as it is read
aloud. When
you finish the 3. 3. hit
test, unfold the
paper. Use the 4. 4. sit
list at the right
to correct
any spelling 5. 5. miss
mistakes.
6. 6. kiss
High-Frequency
Words 7. 7. out

8. 8. up

Spelling: Short i
Name
Read the words in the box. Say each word.
pin win hit sit

miss kiss out up
Complete each spelling word with the letter i.
1. h t 4. s t
2. p n 5. w n
3. m ss 6. k ss
Complete each spelling word with the letter u.

7. p 8. o t

Spelling: Short i
Name
pin win hit sit

miss kiss out up
Write the spelling word that has 2 letters.
1.
Write the spelling words that have 3 letters.
2. 5.
3. 6.
4.
Write the spelling words that have 4 letters. Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
7. 8.

Spelling: Short i
Name
pin win hit sit miss

kiss nap can out up
A. Write the spelling word that names the picture.
1.
2.
B. Write the spelling word that completes the sentence.

3. I go .
4. He it up!
5. Can she ?

Spelling: Short i
Name
pin win hit sit miss

kiss nap can out up
Circle the word in each row that is spelled correctly.

1. nac can caa
2. upp upu up
3. naa nap npa
4. out tou uot
Write the spelling words that rhyme with fit.
5. 6.
Write the spelling words that rhyme with tin.
7. 8.
Write the spelling words that rhyme with hiss.
9. 10.

Spelling: l-Blends
Name
Fold back the

paper along the
dotted line. Use 1. 1. clip
the blanks to
write each word 2. 2. flip
as it is read
aloud. When you
finish the test, 3. 3. slip
unfold the
paper. Use the 4. 4. flag
list at the right
to correct
any spelling 5. 5. black
mistakes.
6. 6. plan
High-Frequency
Words 7. 7. be
8. 8. pull

Spelling: l-Blends
Name
clip flip slip flag

black plan be pull
Add the word parts together to make a spelling word.

Write the spelling word on the line.
1. pl + an = 5. cl + ip =
2. sl + ip = 6. p + ull =
3. fl + ag = 7. fl + ip =
4. b + e = 8. bl + ack =

Spelling: l-Blends
Name
Read each word in the box. Say each word.
clip flip slip flag

black plan be pull
Use the clues to write a spelling word on the line.
1. starts like slim + ends like nip
2. starts like flat + ends like bag
3. starts like cliff + ends like lip
4. starts like flick + ends like sip

5. starts like blot + ends like sack
6. be 8. pull
7. plan

Spelling: l-Blends
Name
clip flip slip flag black

plan win sit be pull
The underlined word is spelled wrong.

Write the word correctly.
1. Max can sitt.
2. Tim has a blak cat.
3. We plann to have a pet.

4. Can a cat do a filp?
5. My little dog will winn!
6. Can a pig bee quick?

Spelling: l-Blends
Name
clip flip slip flag black

plan win sit be pull
A. Use the letters from the box below to complete a

spelling word. Circle the picture the word names.
bl cl fl pl sl
1. ag 2. ip
3. ack 4. ip
B. Circle the word that is spelled correctly.

5. paln plann plan 6. sit sitt

Spelling: Short o
Name
Fold back the

paper along the
dotted line. Use 1. 1. hop
the blanks to
write each word 2. 2. top
as it is read
aloud. When you
finish the test, 3. 3. log
unfold the
paper. Use the 4. 4. hog
list at the right
to correct
any spelling 5. 5. hot
mistakes.
6. 6. lot
High-Frequency
Words 7. 7. they

8. 8. too

Spelling: Short o
Name
hop top log hog

hot lot they too
Complete each spelling word with the letter o.
1. l g 4. h g
2. t p 5. h p
3. h t 6. l t
Complete the spelling word with the letter e.

7. th y
Complete the spelling word with the letter t.
8. oo

Spelling: Short o
Name
hop top log hog

hot lot they too

around each word.
m c v s t f b e x
y a p k q h o t z
l o g a h m c w j
d w h o p r i v b
w e k p a x l o t
b r a m k c i f s

g t h e y q v s y
l t g t o p l h s
e m x v k t o o b
h o g j t k w c h

Spelling: Short o
Name
hop top log hog hot

lot flip black they too
1. 2.
B. Circle the spelling word that completes the

sentence.
3. They hop to the (hot, top).

4. I like to go, (too, black)!
5. We play a (log, lot).
6. Can you do a (they, flip)?

Spelling: Short o
Name
hop top log hog hot

lot flip black they too
A. Mark an X on the line next to the word spelled

correctly.
1. otp top pto
2. gol glo log
3. toh oht hot
4. flip fip fipp

B. Use a letter from the box to complete a spelling
word.
h e t a
5. oo 6. th y

Spelling: r-Blends and s-Blends
Name
Fold back the

paper along the
dotted line. Use 1. 1. spill
the blanks to
write each word 2. 2. spin
as it is read
aloud. When you
finish the test, 3. 3. grab
unfold the paper.
Use the list 4. 4. grass
at the right
to correct
any spelling 5. 5. drop
mistakes.
6. 6. drip
High-Frequency
Words 7. 7. two
8. 8. move

Name
spill spin grab grass

drop drip two move
1.
2. 3.
4. 5.
6.
Write the spelling words that have 5 letters. Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
7. 8.

Name
spill spin grab grass

drop drip two move
Complete each spelling word with the letter s.
1. pin 2. pill
Complete each spelling word with the letter r.
3. d ip 4. d op
Complete each spelling word with the letter g.

5. rass 6. rab
7. m ve 8. tw

Name
spill spin grab grass drop

drip hop lot two move
Write the spelling word that names the picture.
1. 2.
3. 4. Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
5. 6.

Name
spill spin grab grass drop

drip hop lot two move
A. Circle the word in each row that is spelled correctly.
1. owt two wot
2. lot olt tol
3. vome moev move
B. Write the spelling words that begin with each

consonant blend.
4. sp
5. gr
6. dr

Spelling: Short e
Name
Fold back the

paper along
the dotted line. 1. 1. leg
Use the blanks
to write each 2. 2. beg
word as it is
read aloud.
When you finish 3. 3. men
the test, unfold
the paper. Use 4. 4. hen
the list at the
right to correct
any spelling 5. 5. head
mistakes.
6. 6. bread
High-Frequency
Words 7. 7. there

8. 8. again

Spelling: Short e
Name

Use each word once.
leg beg men hen

head bread there again
1. l 5. th re
2. ag n 6. en
3. br d 7. h d
4. he 8. eg
B. Write your own sentence. Use one or two words

from the box. Check that your sentence begins with a
capital letter.

Spelling: Short e
Name
leg beg men hen

A. Use the clues to write a spelling word on the line.
1. starts like miss + ends like ten
2. starts like look + ends like peg
3. starts like hat + ends like ten
4. starts like back + ends like peg

B. Write the spelling word on the line.
5. bread 6. head
7. again 8. there

Spelling: Short e
Name
leg beg men hen

Is the underlined word spelled correctly?

Use a pencil to fill in the circle in front of Yes or No.
If the word is spelled wrong, write the word correctly.
1. I can move my lag.
Correct? Yes No
2. The man has a hat on his hed.
Correct? Yes No
3. We hop to ther.
Correct? Yes No
4. I have a black hen.
Correct? Yes No
5. We have a lot of bred.
Correct? Yes No

Spelling: Short e
Name
leg beg men hen head

bread grass spin there again
Circle the spelling word in each row.

Then write the spelling word.
1. here spin down
2. mitt bag beg
3. flop pan again
4. men make tap
5. leg fix the Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
6. block bread have
7. grass good like
8. look play head

Spelling: Short u
Name
Fold back the

paper along
the dotted line. 1. 1. run
Use the blanks
to write each 2. 2. fun
word as it is
read aloud.
When you finish 3. 3. nut
the test, unfold
the paper. Use 4. 4. cut
the list at the
right to correct
any spelling 5. 5. bug
mistakes.
6. 6. rug
High-Frequency
Words 7. 7. could
8. 8. one

Spelling: Short u
Name
run fun nut cut

bug rug could one
Complete each spelling word with the letter u.
1. r g 4. f n
2. n t 5. c t
3. b g 6. r n
Complete the spelling word with the letter e.
7. on
Complete the spelling word with the letters ou.
8. c ld

Spelling: Short u
Name

Use each word once.
run fun nut cut

bug rug could one
1. c ld 5. b g
2. nu 6. r n
3. r g 7. ne
4. f 8. c

from the box. Check that there are spaces between
words.

Spelling: Short u
Name
run fun nut cut bug

rug men head could one
1. 2.

sentence.
3. Look at my dog (run, nut)!

4. I see (cut, one) bug.
5. The cats nap on the (rug, could).
6. It is (head, fun) to play with you.

Spelling: Short u
Name
run fun nut cut bug

rug men head could one
Change one letter to make a spelling word with the

short u sound. Then write the word on the line.
1. not 4. ran
2. bag 5. fan
3. rag 6. cat
Circle the word in each line that is spelled correctly.

7. one oen eonn
8. cood coude could

9. meen min men
10. hed head haed

Spelling: End Blends
Name
Fold back the

paper along
the dotted line. 1. 1. lend
Use the blanks
to write each 2. 2. send
word as it is
read aloud.
When you finish 3. 3. fast
the test, unfold
the paper. Use 4. 4. past
the list at the
right to correct
any spelling 5. 5. sink
mistakes.
6. 6. wink
High-Frequency
Words 7. 7. of

8. 8. who

Name
lend send fast past

sink wink of who
1. starts like pen + ends like last
2. starts like look + ends like bend
3. starts like sad + ends like pink
4. starts like sun + ends like mend

5. starts like with + ends like pink
6. starts like fin + ends like last
7. of 8. who

Name
lend send fast past

sink wink of who
A. Write the spelling words that have the spelling

pattern.
nk 1. 2.
nd 3. 4.
st 5. 6.

B. Write the two spelling words that rhyme with each
of these words.
7. bend
8. pink

Name
lend send fast past sink

wink run bug of who
1.
2.
Write the spelling word that completes the sentence.

3. This cat can !
4. Can you ?
5. I can you a kiss.

Name
lend send fast past sink

wink run bug of who

1. ruun rin run
2. hwo who whoo
3. gub bug bugg
B. Add a part from the box below to make a spelling

word.
nk st nd

4. wi 5. si
6. fa 7. pa
8. le

Spelling: Digraphs th, sh, -ng
Name
Fold back the

paper along
the dotted line. 1. 1. fish
Use the blanks
to write each 2. 2. shop
word as it is
read aloud.
When you finish 3. 3. ship
the test, unfold
the paper. Use 4. 4. with
the list at the
right to correct
any spelling 5. 5. thing
mistakes.
6. 6. sang
High-Frequency
Words 7. 7. want
8. 8. call

Name
fish shop ship with

thing sang want call

1. ca + ll = 2. th + ing =
3. sa + ng = 4. sh + ip =
5. wi + th = 6. wa + nt =
7. sh + op = 8. fi + sh =

Name
fish shop ship with

thing sang want call
Complete each spelling word with the letter a.
1. c ll 2. s ng
3. w nt
Complete each spelling word with the letter i.
4. sh p 5. th ng
6. f sh 7. w th
Complete the spelling word with the letter o.
8. sh p

Name
fish shop ship with thing

sang fast wink want call

1. Do you want to help?
Correct? Yes No
2. What is this theng?
Correct? Yes No
3. I see a flag on the shipp.

Correct? Yes No
4. The little shop sells hats.
Correct? Yes No
5. Can you play wiht me?
Correct? Yes No

Name
fish shop ship with thing

sang fast wink want call
Look at each set of words. One word in each set is

spelled correctly. Use a pencil to fill in the circle in
front of that word.
1. thinng 2. shopp
thig shop
thing shope
3. wink 4. fish
wenk fissh
wingk fesh
5. shep 6. seng
shipp sang
ship sangg
7. watt
want
wunt

Spelling: Digraphs ch, -tch, wh, ph
Name
Fold back the

paper along
the dotted line. 1. 1. whip
Use the blanks
to write each 2. 2. whale
word as it is
read aloud.
When you finish 3. 3. catch
the test, unfold
the paper. Use 4. 4. match
the list at the
right to correct
any spelling 5. 5. chin
mistakes.
6. 6. graph
High-Frequency
Words 7. 7. many

8. 8. around

Name
whip whale catch match

chin graph many around
1. 2.
3.
4. 5.
6. 7.
8.

Name
whip whale catch match

chin graph many around
Find the spelling words in the puzzle.

Draw a circle around each word.
x b l e w h i p s
o g r a p h a p k
w h a l e v u o s
b m t a r o u n d
k i x m n e q r w
e m a t c h m j r

i p h n d j l l a
c e o c h i n x e
e y v m a n y k u
s o r c a t c h t

Name
A. Circle the word that is spelled correctly.

Then write the word.
wale whale
1.
chin tchin
2.
catch cach
3.
hwip whip
4.
B. Write the word from the box that is spelled correctly

to complete the sentence.
arund around
5. The bus went the block.

Name
whip whale catch match chin

graph shop with many around

Then write the spelling word.
1. then went with
2. wind whale drill
3. dish shop this
4. under patch many

5. whip when sing
6. shell graph grab
7. around all like
8. come catch school

Spelling: Long a: a_e
Name
Fold back the

paper along the
dotted line. Use 1. 1. make
the blanks to
write each word 2. 2. take
as it is read
aloud. When you
finish the test, 3. 3. came
unfold the
paper. Use the 4. 4. game
list at the right
to correct
any spelling 5. 5. gate
mistakes.
6. 6. late
High-Frequency
Words 7. 7. some
8. 8. today

Name
Read the words. Say each word.
make take came game

gate late some today
Complete each spelling word with the letters a and e.
1. l t 2. m k
3. c m 4. g t
5. t k 6. g m

7. s me
8. t day

Name
Read each word. Say each word.
make take came game

gate late some today
1. starts like cat + ends like name
2. starts like ten + ends like bake
3. starts like get + ends like date
4. starts like man + ends like lake

5. starts like gas + ends like same
6. starts like lid + ends like rate
7. today 8. some

Name
make take came game gate

late chin graph some today
A. Write a spelling word for each clue.
1. You play this with a pal.
2. You make this in math class.
3. This is by your lips.
B. Write a spelling word to complete the sentence.

4. I will go to school .
5. I will the bus.
6. I will not be .

Name
make take came game gate

late chin graph some today
1. soom som some
2. cin chin cinh
3. today toda tody
4. graf grap graph
Write the spelling words that rhyme with date.
5. 6.
Write the spelling words that rhyme with same.
7. 8.
Write the spelling words that rhyme with wake.
9. 10.

Spelling: Long i: i_e
Name
Fold back the

paper along the
dotted line. Use 1. 1. like
the blanks to
write each word 2. 2. spike
as it is read
aloud. When you
finish the test, 3. 3. ride
unfold the
paper. Use the 4. 4. hide
list at the right
to correct
any spelling 5. 5. bike
mistakes.
6. 6. mine
High-Frequency
Words 7. 7. water

8. 8. should

Name
like spike ride hide

bike mine water should
1. 2.
3. 4.
5.
6. 7.
8.

Name
like spike ride hide

bike mine water should

around each word.
f x u j s p i k e
q b i k e m g w s
u j c z o h i d e
w a t e r v a q y
g z u x m i n e j
n v q y f l i k e

j t m p b n e u g
f s h o u l d q v
r i d e d c a p r
p l c g v q b f y

Name
A. Circle the word that is spelled correctly.

bik bike
1.
water watre
2.
like lik
3.
rid ride
4.
B. Write the word that is spelled correctly to complete

the sentence.
should shoud
5. We help make lunch.

Name
like spike ride hide bike

mine make came water should

1. wave water latch
2. hike bake bike
3. like line lick
4. should shut shed

5. cake came same
6. spine pick spike
7. mine mix nine
8. hid hide tide

Spelling: Soft c; Soft g, dge
Name
Fold back the

paper along the
dotted line. Use 1. 1. rice
the blanks to
write each word 2. 2. nice
as it is read
aloud. When you
finish the test, 3. 3. page
unfold the
paper. Use the 4. 4. age
list at the right
to correct
any spelling 5. 5. wedge
mistakes.
6. 6. ledge
High-Frequency
Words 7. 7. from
8. 8. once

Name
A. Read the words in the box. Say each word.

Then complete each word to make a spelling word.
Use each word once.
rice nice page age

wedge ledge from once
1. fr 2. ri e
3. we e 4. a e
5. n ce 6. le e
7. pa e 8. nce

letters are clear.

Name
rice nice page age

wedge ledge from once
1. starts like pale + ends like cage
2. starts like rake + ends like mice
3. starts like leg + ends like hedge
4. starts like nine + ends like price

B. Write your own sentence. Use two or more words

capital letter.

Name
rice nice page age wedge

ledge like ride from once
Circle the spelling word that completes the sentence.

Write it on the line.
1. This tale is .
nice rice
2. I see a cat on this .

age page
3. The cat can !

like ride
4. He takes some cake his bag.

once from
5. He stops to eat a of cake.

wedge ledge

Name
rice nice page age wedge

ledge like ride from once

spelled correctly. Use a pencil to fill in the circle in
front of that word.
1. agg 2. fom
age fomr
aeg from
3. rice 4. wedge
ric wegde
ris wedj
5. lik 6. niec
like nise
liek nice
7. lege 8. once
ledge onse
ledj onec

Spelling: Long o: o_e; Long u: u_e; Long e: e_e
Name
Fold back the

paper along the
dotted line. Use 1. 1. hope
the blanks to
write each word 2. 2. nose
as it is read
aloud. When you
finish the test, 3. 3. note
unfold the
paper. Use the 4. 4. rope
list at the right
to correct
any spelling 5. 5. cute
mistakes.
6. 6. cube
High-Frequency
Words 7. 7. ago

8. 8. people

Name
hope nose note rope

cute cube ago people
Complete each spelling word with the letters o and e.
1. n s 2. r p
3. h p 4. n t
Complete each spelling word with the letters u and e.
5. c b 6. c t
7. ago 8. people

Name
hope nose note rope

cute cube ago people

1. c + ube = 2. h + ope =
3. a + go = 4. n + ote =
5. r + ope = 6. c + ute =
7. peo + ple = 8. n + ose =

Name
Pick the word that is spelled correctly. Write the word

to complete the sentence.
1. The are glad.

people peeple
2. The chick is .
cuet cute
3. Use to tie things.

rope ropp
4. I you will get a bike!

hoope hope
5. The cat is .
neic nice

Name
hope nose note rope cute

cube nice ledge ago people
A. Pick a vowel from the box to make a spelling word.

a e i o u
1. h pe
2. c be
3. n ce

4. go
5. l dge
B. Circle the two words that are correct.
Then write the words.
noss peple nose peopel people
6. 7.

Spelling: /u∙/ oo, u
Name
Fold back the

paper along the
dotted line. Use 1. 1. book
the blanks to
write each word 2. 2. look
as it is read
aloud. When you
finish the test, 3. 3. cook
unfold the
paper. Use the 4. 4. took
list at the right
to correct
any spelling 5. 5. hood
mistakes.
6. 6. wood
High-Frequency
Words 7. 7. buy
8. 8. done

Name
book look cook took

hood wood buy done
Write oo to make a spelling word.
1. h d 2. w d
3. l k 4. b k
5. t k 6. c k
Write o to make a spelling word.
7. d ne

Write y to make a spelling word.
8. bu

Name
book look cook took

hood wood buy done
1. starts like lake + ends like nook
2. starts like wedge + ends like good
3. starts like bike + ends like hook
4. starts like hole + ends like stood


letters are clear.

Name
book look cook took hood

wood nose cute buy done
Is the underlined word spelled correctly? Fill in the

circle Yes or No. If the word is spelled wrong, write the
word correctly.
1. Lok at all the hens!
Correct? Yes No
2. The little chicks are cuet.
Correct? Yes No
3. We buy eggs from the man.

Correct? Yes No
4. Dad will cook eggs at home.
Correct? Yes No
5. When will they be donne?
Correct? Yes No

Name
book look cook took hood

wood nose cute buy done
1. byu buye buy

2. nos nose noes
3. done don donn
4. cuett cute ceut
B. Write the spelling words that rhyme with good.
5. 6.
Write the spelling words that rhyme with hook.
7. 8.
9. 10.

Spelling: Long a: a, ai, ay
Name
Fold back the

paper along the
dotted line. Use 1. 1. mail
the blanks to
write each word 2. 2. chain
as it is read
aloud. When you
finish the test, 3. 3. play
unfold the paper.
Use the list 4. 4. rain
at the right
to correct
any spelling 5. 5. way
mistakes.
6. 6. day
High-Frequency
Words 7. 7. our

8. 8. carry

Name

Complete each word below to make a spelling word.
mail chain play rain

way day our carry
1. r n 5. car
2. w 6. d
3. ch n 7. m l
4. pl 8. ou

from the box. Check that there are spaces between
words.

Name
mail chain play rain

way day our carry

g k w n c o u r
r d a s h e p f
d a y i a m m l
a e c c i g a o

k f r a n i i r
d i m r o p l a
l o n r e h t i
p l a y q r a n

Name
mail chain play rain way

day took hood our carry
Circle the spelling word that completes the sentence.

Write it on the line.
1. A note came in the .

whale mail make
2. It will today.
again rain took
3. I pull my over my head.

could many hood
4. He can the little log.

every very carry
5. The two whales in the water.

play day away

Name
mail chain play rain way

day took hood our carry
Look at each set of words. One word in each set

is spelled correctly. Use a pencil to fill in the circle
in front of that word.
1. hode 2. play
hood plai
hud pley
3. mail 4. tokk
mayl toke
maill took

5. rainn 6. chain
rain chane
rayn chaynn
7. carry
cary
cairy

Spelling: Long e: e, ee, ea, ie
Name
Fold back the

paper along the
dotted line. Use 1. 1. me
the blanks to
write each word 2. 2. feed
as it is read
aloud. When you
finish the test, 3. 3. seat
unfold the paper.
Use the list 4. 4. we
at the right
to correct
any spelling 5. 5. keep
mistakes.
6. 6. beak
High-Frequency
Words 7. 7. other
8. 8. because

Name
me feed seat we
keep beak other because

1. w + e = 2. o + ther =
3. s + eat = 4. m + e =
5. f + eed = 6. b + eak =
7. k + eep = 8. be + cause =

Name
me feed seat we
keep beak other because
1. 2.
3. 4.
5. 6.

7.
8.

Name
A. Circle the word that is spelled correctly. Then write

the word.
feed fead
1.
rain rayn
2.
plai play
3.
beak beek

4.

becose because
5. The animal sits in the shade

it is very hot!

Name
me feed seat we keep

beak play rain other because
A. Mark an X on the line next to the word that is

spelled correctly.
1. we wie wea
2. fead fede feed
3. keap keep kepp
4. beke beek beak

5. pan see me
6. seat eat slip
7. way play who

Spelling: Long o: o, oa, ow, oe
Name
Fold back the

paper along the
dotted line. Use 1. 1. low
the blanks to
write each word 2. 2. boat
as it is read
aloud. When you
finish the test, 3. 3. no
unfold the paper.
Use the list 4. 4. row
at the right
to correct
any spelling 5. 5. oat
mistakes.
6. 6. toe
High-Frequency
Words 7. 7. over

8. 8. more

Name

low boat no row

oat toe over more
1. ver 5. l
2. b t 6. ro
3. t 7. ore
4. o t 8. n

letters are clear.

Name
low boat no row

oat toe over more

o v e r f t s j
o v s o o l o w
i e c w m l g b
r b o a t o n o

i e r o n q w o
m o r e t e y a
o n c f o r o t
c v d w e x b a

Name
low boat no row oat

toe we keep over more

1. What do you keep in a box?
Correct? Yes No
2. I can ro the boat.
Correct? Yes No
3. The animals jump over the fence.

Correct? Yes No
4. Feed the dog mor food.
Correct? Yes No
5. The whale is next to the bote!
Correct? Yes No

Name
low boat no row oat

toe we keep over more

1. kepe keepe keep
2. over ovur ovr
3. wie we wea
4. moore more mor
B. Write the spelling words that rhyme with grow.
5. 6.

7. 8.
C. Write the spelling words that rhyme with note.
9. 10.

Spelling: Long i: i, y, igh, ie
Name
Fold back the

paper along the
dotted line. Use 1. 1. find
the blanks to
write each word 2. 2. night
as it is read
aloud. When you
finish the test, 3. 3. by
unfold the paper.
Use the list 4. 4. kind
at the right
to correct
any spelling 5. 5. right
mistakes.
6. 6. pie
High-Frequency
Words 7. 7. caught
8. 8. listen

Name
find night by kind

right pie caught listen
A. Add the word parts together to make a spelling

word. Write the spelling word on the line.
1. b + y = 2. p + ie =
3. k + ind = 4. n + ight =
5. f + ind = 6. r + ight =
B. Circle the spelling word in each sentence.

7. I will listen to the bug buzz.

8. Have you caught a bug?

Name
find night by kind

right pie caught listen
A. Read the spelling words in the box. Write spelling

words that have the same spelling pattern as sight.
1. 2.
B. Write the spelling words that rhyme with each

of these words.
my mind
3. 5.
4. 6.
C. Write the spelling words.

caught listen

Name

1. What kind of bug is this?
Correct? Yes No
2. You can see these bugs at night.

Correct? Yes No
3. Bees fly bi the plant.

Correct? Yes No

4. The ant likes the pie.
Correct? Yes No
5. Can you fynd the black bug on the log?

Correct? Yes No

Name
find night by kind right

pie boat no cause listen
A. Choose a letter or spelling pattern from the box to

complete each spelling word. Then write the word.
y oa igh i ie
1. k nd
2. b
3. b t
4. n t
5. p
B. Circle the two spelling words that are correct.
lissen right ritte listen rigt

Spelling: Long e: y, ey
Name
Fold back the

paper along the
dotted line. Use 1. 1. key
the blanks to
write each word 2. 2. bumpy
as it is read
aloud. When you
finish the test, 3. 3. puppy
unfold the paper.
Use the list 4. 4. funny
at the right
to correct
any spelling 5. 5. penny
mistakes.
6. 6. sandy
High-Frequency
Words 7. 7. wash

8. 8. would

Name
Read the words. Say each word.
key bumpy puppy funny

penny sandy wash would
Complete each spelling word ending with the letter y.
1. pupp 2. funn
3. bump 4. sand
5. penn
Complete the spelling word ending with the letters ey.

6. k
Complete the spelling word ending with the letters sh.
7. wa
Complete the spelling word.
8. w d

Name
key bumpy puppy funny

penny sandy wash would

w j o e b t v p s
a i w o u l d u r
s v k l k d c p p
h q m o e e s p e

f u n n y d h y n
v m i w f m g a n
i p x n s a n d y
m y t w j h z b r
t s b u m p y x e

Name
key bumpy puppy funny penny

sandy my night wash would
1. 2.

3. The man does tricks.
4. The gives Pam a kiss.
5. He will the cup.

Name
key bumpy puppy funny penny

sandy my night wash would

spelled correctly.
Use a pencil to fill in the circle in front of that word.
1. night 2. penney
nite peny
nitte penny
3. sandey 4. kee
sandy kie
sandee key

5. funni 6. my
funny mai
funey mey
7. bumpee
bumpey
bumpy

Spelling: /är/ ar
Name
Fold back the

paper along the
dotted line. Use 1. 1. cart
the blanks to
write each word 2. 2. barn
as it is read
aloud. When you
finish the test, 3. 3. arm
unfold the
paper. Use the 4. 4. art
list at the right
to correct
any spelling 5. 5. yarn
mistakes.
6. 6. harm
High-Frequency
Words 7. 7. four
8. 8. none

Spelling: /är/ ar
Name
cart barn arm art

yarn harm four none
A. Write ar to make a spelling word.
1. t 2. b n
3. h m 4. y n
5. m 6. c t
B. Use a letter from the box to write a spelling word.

n f
7. no e 8. our

Spelling: /är/ ar
Name
cart barn arm art

yarn harm four none

around each word.
c u x s p j k i e
a k i y a g m s w
r t b a r b a r n
t j r s t v a r m
g z f m u y j m e
a q o f b a k u i
t j u x m r g t v
s h r u a n o n e
c r s w t c f r p
g h a r m b q y f

Spelling: /är/ ar
Name
cart barn arm art yarn

harm happy key four none
1. 2.

3. 4.
5. 6.

Spelling: /är/ ar
Name
Read the story.

Circle the 8 words that are not spelled correctly.
Then write the words correctly on the lines.
Kim and Clark made some arte. Kim sketched a
red barrn. Clark made a hapy dog.
“I found foure tacks. Let’s hang our art,” said Kim.
“Tacks will haerm the art. We should use yarnn,”
said Clark.
Clark reached his armm up to hang them.
Noen of their pals had seen
such great art.
“Nice job!” they said.
1. 2.
3. 4.
5. 6.
7. 8.

Spelling: /ûr/ er, ir, ur, or
Name
Fold back the

paper along the
dotted line. Use 1. 1. her
the blanks to
write each word 2. 2. bird
as it is read
aloud. When you
finish the test, 3. 3. fur
unfold the
paper. Use the 4. 4. fern
list at the right
to correct
any spelling 5. 5. dirt
mistakes.
6. 6. work
High-Frequency
Words 7. 7. climb

8. 8. through

Name
her bird fur fern

dirt work climb through
1. 2.
3. 4.
5. 6.

7.
8.

Name
her bird fur fern

dirt work climb through

1. b + ird =
2. h + er =
3. w + ork =
4. cl + imb =

5. f + ur =
6. f + ern =
7. d + irt =
8. thr + ough =

Name
Is the underlined word spelled correctly? Use a pencil

to fill in the circle in front of Yes or No. If the word is
spelled wrong, write the word correctly.
1. There is a rainbow over the barn.
Correct? Yes No
2. The farm wirk is done.

Correct? Yes No
3. Stars shine throuh the trees.

Correct? Yes No
4. The bird flies at night.

Correct? Yes No
5. A furn needs sun to grow.

Correct? Yes No

Name
her bird fur fern dirt

work barn arm climb through
A. Change one letter to write the spelling word

correctly. Write the spelling word on the line.
1. hir 2. fer
3. werk 4. durt
5. firn 6. burd
B. Circle the word that is spelled correctly. Write it on

the line.

7. arrm arme arm
8. through throuhg thrugh

Spelling: /ôr/ or, ore, oar
Name
Fold back the

paper along the
dotted line. Use 1. 1. born
the blanks to
write each word 2. 2. corn
as it is read
aloud. When you
finish the test, 3. 3. core
unfold the
paper. Use the 4. 4. more
list at the right
to correct
any spelling 5. 5. roar
mistakes.
6. 6. soar
High-Frequency
Words 7. 7. learn
8. 8. sure

Name
born corn core more

roar soar learn sure
Write the words that end with ore.
1. 2.
Write the words that end with oar.
3. 4.
Write the words that end with orn.

5. 6.
Write the word that ends with ure.
7.
Write the word that ends with earn.
8.

Name

born corn core more

roar soar learn sure
1. m e 5. b n
2. c e 6. r r
3. s e 7. c n
4. s r 8. earn

capital letter.

Name
born corn core more roar

soar her dirt learn sure
Read the clue. Write the spelling word in the puzzle.

Put one letter in each box.
4
1 3

ACROSS DOWN
1. This is the center of 1. You can eat this.
something. 2. You do this in school.
3. A plane can do this. 3. When you know
5. A tiger can do this. something, you feel
this way.
4. If it is not less, it might
be this.

Name
born corn core more roar

soar her dirt learn sure
Look at each set of words. One word in each set

is spelled correctly. Use a pencil to fill in the circle
in front of that word.
1. dert 2. sure
durt shur
dirt sur
3. hir 4. soer
her soor
hur soar
5. cor 6. more
core moor
cour mor
7. ruar 8. boarn
roar born
roer boern

Spelling: Diphthongs ou, ow
Name
Fold back the

paper along the
dotted line. Use 1. 1. cow
the blanks to
write each word 2. 2. town
as it is read
aloud. When you
finish the test, 3. 3. mouse
unfold the
paper. Use the 4. 4. how
list at the right
to correct
any spelling 5. 5. out
mistakes.
6. 6. mouth
High-Frequency
Words 7. 7. nothing

8. 8. early

Name
cow town mouse how

out mouth nothing early

1. ou + t =
2. tow + n =
3. mou + th =
4. ear + ly =
5. h + ow =
6. mou + se =
7. c + ow =
8. noth + ing =

Name
cow town mouse how

out mouth nothing early
Look at the spelling words in the box. Write the spelling

words that match each spelling pattern.
ow ou
1. 4.
2. 5.
3. 6.
Write the spelling word that ends with ly.

7.
Write the spelling word that ends with ing.
8.

Name
cow town mouse how out

mouth born roar nothing early
A. Write a spelling word for the clue.
1. Cats like to chase this small animal.
2. This farm animal grazes on grass.
3. A lion can make this sound.
B. Write a spelling word to complete the sentence.

4. The chick hatched of an egg.
5. It opened its and peeped.
6. can it be so loud?

Name
cow town mouse how out

mouth born roar nothing early
A. Change one letter in each word below to make a

spelling word. Write the spelling word on the line.
1. down 2. soar
3. horn 4. our
5. south 6. house
B. Look at the words you wrote above. Circle the words

that have the /ou/ sound as in how.

C. Write these spelling words in ABC order.
cow how roar nothing early town

Spelling: Diphthongs oi, oy
Name
Fold back the

paper along
the dotted line. 1. 1. spoil
Use the blanks
to write each 2. 2. coin
word as it is
read aloud.
When you finish 3. 3. join
the test, unfold
the paper. Use 4. 4. joy
the list at the
right to correct
any spelling 5. 5. toy
mistakes.
6. 6. boy
High-Frequency
Words 7. 7. build
8. 8. fall

Name
spoil coin join joy

toy boy build fall
1. 2.
3.
4. 5.
6.

7. 8.

Name

spoil coin join joy

toy boy build fall
1. j n 2. bui
3. c n 4. t
5. sp l 6. f ll
7. j 8. b

letters are clear.
9.

Name
A. Circle the spelling word that names the picture.

1. boy bow
2. moss mouse
3. coal coin
4. fall fowl

B. Write the word that is spelled correctly to complete
the sentence.
bilde build
5. They will a new house.

Name
spoil coin join joy toy

boy town mouse build fall
A. Mark an X on the line next to the word that is

spelled correctly.
1. coen coyn coin
2. joy jooy joi
3. town toun tawn
4. billd build biuld

5. head spoil broil
6. house rope mouse
7. late fall small

Spelling: Variant Vowel /ü/
Name
Fold back the

paper along the
dotted line. Use 1. 1. moon
the blanks to
write each word 2. 2. tune
as it is read
aloud. When you
finish the test, 3. 3. flew
unfold the paper.
Use the list 4. 4. blue
at the right
to correct
any spelling 5. 5. fruit
mistakes.
6. 6. soup
High-Frequency
Words 7. 7. enough

8. 8. door

Name
moon tune flew blue

fruit soup enough door
1. starts like blast + ends like due
2. starts like toy + ends like June
3. starts like frog + ends like suit
4. starts like make + ends like soon

5. starts like flag + ends like new
B. Write your own sentence. Use a word from the box.

Check that there are spaces between words.
6.

Name
moon tune flew blue

fruit soup enough door

around each word.
f r u i t p s x u
n w m g t b v m j
f t k i u s o u p
l r t m n n w u z
e m l b e h t d m
w k b l u e m o l
m v t g r m f o j

e n o u g h r r e
p r f c o m o o n
q r m f j z a d h

Name
moon tune flew blue fruit

soup toy coin enough door
1.
2.
3. We made for lunch.

4. Do we have for all of us?
5. We will eat , too.

Name
moon tune flew blue fruit

soup toy coin enough door
A. Mark an X on the line next to the word spelled

correctly.
1. fleu felew flew
2. toone tune tuun
3. blue bleu belu
4. enuff enough enogh

B. Use a letter from the box to finish writing a
spelling word.
t n d c
5. coi 6. oor

Spelling: Variant Vowel /ô/
Name
Fold back the

paper along
the dotted line. 1. 1. haul
Use the blanks
to write each 2. 2. cause
word as it is
read aloud.
When you finish 3. 3. saw
the test, unfold
the paper. Use 4. 4. claw
the list at the
right to correct
any spelling 5. 5. paw
mistakes.
6. 6. dawn
High-Frequency
Words 7. 7. love
8. 8. friend

Name
haul cause saw claw

paw dawn love friend
1. 2.
3. 4.
5. 6.
7. Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
8.

Name
haul cause saw claw

paw dawn love friend
A. Read the spelling words in the box. Fill in the blanks

below with spelling words that match each spelling
pattern.
aw au
1. 5.
2. 6.
3.
4.
B. Write the spelling word that begins with l.
7.
C. Write the spelling word that ends with nd.
8.
Name
haul cause saw claw paw

dawn moon soup love friend
Write a word from the box to complete the sentence.
1. The sun rises at .
2. Max gives me his .
3. I walk with my .
4. Who will the trash away?
5. I a pig at the farm.

Name
haul cause saw claw paw

dawn moon soup love friend

spelled correctly. Fill in the circle in front of that word.
1. sawe 2. soup
sau soop
saw sewp
3. cawse 4. doun
cause daun
cose dawn
5. lov 6. paw
love pau
luve pawe
7. houl 8. clauw
hawl claw
haul claugh

Spelling: Silent Letters wr, kn, gn
Name
Fold back the

paper along
the dotted line. 1. 1. gnat
Use the blanks
to write each 2. 2. gnu
word as it is
read aloud.
When you finish 3. 3. know
the test, unfold
the paper. Use 4. 4. knife
the list at the
right to correct
any spelling 5. 5. write
mistakes.
6. 6. wrong
High-Frequency
Words 7. 7. been

8. 8. their

Name
gnat gnu know knife

write wrong been their
Write gn to make a spelling word.
1. u 2. at
Write kn to make a spelling word.
3. ow 4. ife
Write wr to make a spelling word.

5. ong 6. ite
Write ei or ee to make a spelling word.
7. th r 8. b n

Name

gnat gnu know knife

write wrong been their
1. at 2. ow
3. ong 4. ife
5. b n 6. eir
7. ite 8. u

letters are clear.
9.

Name
gnat gnu know knife write

wrong cause dawn been their

1. It is cloudy at dawn.
Correct? Yes No
2. I knoe it will rain today.
Correct? Yes No
3. I stay inside and rite a story.

Correct? Yes No
4. I draw an animal called a gnu.
Correct? Yes No
5. It has bene a fun day!
Correct? Yes No

Name
gnat gnu know knife write

wrong cause dawn been their
A. Use the letters in the box to finish writing a spelling

word. Circle the picture that matches the word.
wr kn gn aw
1. at 2. ite
3. d n 4. ife
B. Circle the spelling word that is correct.

5. thair their thier
6. rwong wrong

Spelling: Three-Letter Blends
Name
Fold back the

paper along the
dotted line. Use 1. 1. strike
the blanks to
write each word 2. 2. spray
as it is read
aloud. When you
finish the test, 3. 3. splash
unfold the paper.
Use the list 4. 4. split
at the right
to correct
any spelling 5. 5. scrape
mistakes.
6. 6. three
High-Frequency
Words 7. 7. your
8. 8. heard

Name
strike spray splash split

scrape three your heard
A. Add the blends spl, scr, str, thr, or spr to make a

spelling word. Write the spelling word on the line.
1. + ash =
2. + ee =
3. + ape =
4. + ay =

5. + it =
6. + ike =
B. Write the spelling word that starts with the

same blend.
7. scratch 8. spread

Name
strike spray splash split

scrape three your heard
1.
2. 3.
4. 5.

6.
7.
8.

Name
strike spray splash split scrape

three know write your heard
1. 2.

sentence.
3. I (know, strike) Tim has a pet bird and a cat.

4. He has (split, three) cute pups, too!
5. They (heard, splash) when he gives them a bath.
6. Will (your, heard) mom let you have a pet?
C. Write a sentence using one of the spelling words.
7.

Name
strike spray splash split scrape

three know write your heard
1. rwite wirt write
2. yer your yur
3. heard haerd herad
B. Write the spelling word that starts with the three-

letter blend shown.
4. scr 5. str
6. thr 7. spr
8. spl 9. spl

Spelling: /âr/air, are, ear
Name
Fold back the

paper along the
dotted line. Use 1. 1. fair
the blanks to
write each word 2. 2. pair
as it is read
aloud. When you
finish the test, 3. 3. bear
unfold the paper.
Use the list 4. 4. wear
at the right
to correct
any spelling 5. 5. spare
mistakes.
6. 6. share
High-Frequency
Words 7. 7. favorite

8. 8. surprise

Name
fair pair bear wear

spare share favorite surprise
Write air to make a spelling word.
1. f 2. p
Write are to make a spelling word.
3. sp 4. sh
Write ear to make a spelling word.
5. b 6. w
Use a letter from the box to complete the spelling word.
e u a
7. f vorite 8. s rprise

Name
fair pair bear wear

spare share favorite surprise
A. Read the spelling words in the box. Write the

spelling words that match each spelling pattern.
air are
1. 3.
2. 4.
B. Read aloud the spelling words in the box. Write the

spelling words that rhyme with pear.

5. 6.
7. 8.
9. 10.

Name
fair pair bear wear spare

share three splash favorite surprise
Read the clue. Write the spelling word in the puzzle.

Put one letter in each box.
1 5
2 7
3
ACROSS DOWN
1. you do this with water 5. two of the same thing
2. what you like best 6. a big brown animal
3. you do this with a partner 7. 1 + 2
4. when you put something on

Name
fair pair bear wear spare

share three splash favorite surprise

1. favrit favurite favorite
2. three thre threa
3. surprize surprise serprise
4. splesh splash splach
Write the spelling words that end with air.
5. 6.
Write the spelling words that end with are.

7. 8.
Write the spelling words that end with ear.
9. 10.

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Phonics/Spelling • Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 1 1

A. Read the words in the box. Say each word. Then

man can nap tap

from the box. Check that your capital and lowercase

2 Phonics/Spelling • Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 1

Read the spelling words in the box.

man can nap tap

Find the spelling words in the puzzle. Draw a circle

Phonics/Spelling • Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 1 3

man can nap tap

Look at the picture. Use a spelling word to complete

1. Do you see the ?

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4. She does nap.

5. The has a bag.

4 Phonics/Spelling • Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 1

man can nap tap

A. Mark an X on the line next to the word that is spelled

1. acn can nac

2. noo nto not

3. tap atp pta

4. deos does dsoe

B. In each row put an X on the word that does not

7. see pat cat

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6 Phonics/Spelling • Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 2

Read the words in the box. Say each word.

pin win hit sit

Complete each spelling word with the letter i.

Complete each spelling word with the letter u.

Phonics/Spelling • Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 2 7

pin win hit sit

Write the spelling word that has 2 letters.

Write the spelling words that have 3 letters.

8 Phonics/Spelling • Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 2

pin win hit sit miss

A. Write the spelling word that names the picture.

B. Write the spelling word that completes the sentence.

Phonics/Spelling • Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 2 9

pin win hit sit miss

Circle the word in each row that is spelled correctly.

Write the spelling words that rhyme with tin.

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Write the spelling words that rhyme with hiss.

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clip flip slip flag

Add the word parts together to make a spelling word.

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12 Phonics/Spelling • Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 3

Read each word in the box. Say each word.