Free Online Spelling Training & Games For Grades 1, 2, 3 And 4

You can share this spelling list by copying the following address and pasting it in your class's website, or in your Google Classroom. Close Continue YesNo YesNo YesNo Easy Online Spelling Practice and Games Type your words here or pick one of the predefined lists, then choose an activity: Spelling test, practice, or one of the games. Choose a word list:    --- GENERAL THEMES LISTS --- --> First words Colors Numbers Human Body At school Nature Occupations Days of the Week Transportation Food Furniture Birthday Musical Instruments September Halloween Thanksgiving Christmas Winter Science Day Sports Valentine's Day Earth Day Weather Hygiene Spring Math Insects Fruits Vegetables Computers Art Summer Transportation Solar System/Planets Community Workers 4th of July Money Character Themes Shapes School Subjects St. Patrick's Day          --- 1ST GRADE LISTS --- Initial Consonants- b Initial Consonants- c Initial Consonants- d Initial Consonants- f Initial Consonants- h Initial Consonants- l Initial Consonants- m Initial Consonants- p Initial Consonants- r Initial Consonants- s Initial Consonants- t Initial Consonants- w Word Families- ab Word Families- ag Word Families- ap Word Families- ip Word Families- op Word Families- ot Word Families- ug Short Vowels- a Short Vowels- e Short Vowels- i Short Vowels- o Short Vowels- u Word Families -ack Word Families -all Word Families -est Word Families -ick Word Families -ill Word Families -ock Word Families -uck Word Families -ump          --- 2ND GRADE LISTS --- Consonant Blends- bl-, cl- Consonant Blends- fl-, gl- Consonant Blends- pl-, sl- Consonant Blends- br-, cr- Consonant Blends- dr-, fr- Consonant Blends- gr-, tr- Cons. Digraphs- ch-, sh- Cons. Digraphs- th-, wh- Blends- -ft Blends- -mp Blends- -nd Blends- -nt Blends- -ng Blends- -sh Long Vowel Pattern aCe Long Vowel Pattern iCe Long Vowel Pattern oCe Long Vowel Pattern uCe ar Patterns are Patterns er Patterns ear Patterns ir Patterns or Patterns ore Patterns ur Patterns Abstract vowels oy/oi Abstract vowels aw          --- 3RD GRADE LISTS --- Long Vowel Patterns ai Long Vowel Patterns ay Long Vowel Patterns ee Long Vowel Patterns ea ea as a short e Long Vowel Patterns ie Long Vowel Patterns igh Long Vowel Patterns y Long Vowel Patterns iCC Long Vowel Patterns oa Long Vowel Patterns oCC Long Vowel Patterns ow Long Vowel Patterns ew Digraph qu- Triple Letter Blend scr- Triple Letter Blend shr- Tpl. Letter Blend spl/spr Triple Letter Blend squ- Triple Letter Blend str- Triple Letter Blend thr- Final Cons.sound like k- Final Cons.sound like k- Final Cons.sound like k- Final digraph -ch Final digraph -tch Final digraph -ge Final digraph -dge Silent Consonant kn- Silent Consonant wr- Silent Consonant -mb          --- 4TH GRADE LISTS --- Short a Long a (aCe) Long a (ai) Long a (y) Short e Short e (ea) Long e (ee) Long e (ea) Short i Long i (iCe) Long i (igh) Long i (iCC) Short o Long o (oCe) Short u Long u (uCe) Double Consonant w. ed/ing e-drop Final k sound -ic Final k sound -ck Compound Words Hyphenated Comp.Words Contractions Homophones Stage 1 Homophones Stage 2 Homophones Stage 3 Plural, add -s Plural, add -es Plural, y to i, add es Freq. Misspelled Words          --- 5TH GRADE LISTS --- Initial au- Initial app- Initial acc- Initial qui- Final -ugh or -ught Final -ally Final -ious (1) Final -ious (2) Double Cons. nn Double Cons. ff Double Cons. dd Double Cons. ss Double Double Cons. ss sounds as sh ici Sounds as isi ici sounds as ishi Hard State Names               --- SPECIAL --- 100 High Frequency Words UK Common Exception Words          --- IRREGULAR VERBS LISTS--- Irregular Verbs (a-b) Irregular Verbs (b-d) Irregular Verbs (e-g) Irregular Verbs (g-k) Irregular Verbs (l-p) Irregular Verbs (r-s) Irregular Verbs (s-t) Irregular Verbs (t-w) Irregular Verbs (Identical verbs)       --- INSPIRATIONAL SONGS --- Stand by me / Ben. E. King (easy) Stand by me / Ben. E. King (harder) What a wonderful world / Armstrong (easy) What a wonderful world / Armstrong (harder) Wind beneath my wings / Bette Midler One moment in time / W. Houston (easy) One moment in time / W. Houston (harder) You raise me up / Josh Groban Heal the world / Michael Jackson Firework / Katy Perry Let it go (Disney) / Idina Menzel You've got a friend / Carole King In my life / The Beatles Halleluja / Leonard Cohen Greatest love of all / Whitney Houston True colors / Cyndi Lauper Show Images Useful examples Words ending with "ame" Words ending with "ing", 7 letters max Words ending with "ake", 5 letters max Words ending with "aught" Words ending with "ies" Words beginning with "wh", 5 letters max Words beginning with "thr" Words beginning with "kni" Words beginnig with "ch" Words including the letters "ough" Words including the letters "ddl" 12 letter words Words with 14 letters or more The word begins with the letters: ends with the letters: includes the letters: Number of letters equals to equals or greater than equals or smaller than

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Saving and Opening Lists
To save your list, type its title in one of the following rows, and click the "Save" button. To open a saved list, click the "Open List" button next to the relevant title. Please note: The lists are saved locally on your computer, in the browser's "cookie" file. Thus, if you erase the browser's history, the lists might get erased too. You can backup your lists.
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Online Spelling Test Practice Your Words Game: Reading with Spaceships Game: Reading with Balloons Game: Spelling Sharks Game: Amazing Roller Coaster Game: Dragon Adventure Smiley-Man (Former: Hangman) Word Search Puzzle Flying Flash Cards Game: Jungle Speller Game: A Journey to the Everest Game: Yosemite Park Defender Please note:You are now seeing the compact mobile version.If you browse from a computer (desktop, laptop or Chromebook) you will see the full version with many more features and activities!

This website offers easy interactive spelling practice for kids in early elementary years (grades 1, 2, 3 and 4). Just type, listen and learn English - learning spelling can be as simple as that!

In this page you set up which words to test students on. The next page - after you hit the “Online Spelling Test” button - lets the kids tackle the spelling test and check their performance.

This free spelling website acts like an online computer program, in which you can create your own spelling lists, and have word games with your own words. All the games and the other educational interactive activities on this website are totally free!

The Word's Pronunciation

You can also use this website to learn how to pronounce English words. Each word is pronounced slowly and clearly, stressing and emphasizing each syllable and consonant. This makes it great for ESL students and special education students as well, helping to discover new English words and their correct pronunciation.

The Spelling Games & Activities

Online Spelling Test

This is a simple test in which you hear the words of your list in random order, and type them inside the text boxes. Do your best to spell them correctly. At the end, you can press the "Check" button to see how well you have done. If you made a mistake, you can click a mistaken word to see its correct form. You can also ask to repeat the test with only the mistaken words.

Practice Your Words

This online practice will guide you step by step until you know how to write each word correctly just by hearing it. It consists of three phases: in the first phase, the letters to type are highlighted on the keyboard. in the second phase the word will still be presented, and you will copy it. In the third phase, you will type it from solely hearing it.

Reading With Spaceships & Reading With Balloons

These are two similar games, one in is more action themed, and the other is calmer. They practice reading the words and matching them to the words you hear. It's an easy reading activity, best for kids in 1st grade and 2nd grade.

Spelling Sharks

This is an action online spelling game. When you type correctly the words you hear, you can eliminate the sharks that are threatening the goldfish. The typing is under time pressure, yet you can press the "clue" button to have the word flashed on the screen. This activity can be challenging, and is more suitable for kids in 3rd grade and 4th grade.

Hangman

This is a classic hangman game, using your own words. It's unique because you can actually hear the hidden words.

Word Search Puzzle

Immediately create a challenging online word search puzzle from your own list of words. After every word you find, you will hear it pronounced. The puzzles are dynamically created, and can sometimes be challenging even for kids in 5th grade and 6th grade.

The Spelling Lists

The lists are arranged in stages that coordinate to the children's development through spelling patterns, also called features. The beginning lists for first graders allow the kids to approach the words one sound at a time (i.e. initial consonants), to then building more of a sight word vocabulary (i.e. word families). Moving on from there, learners in second grade are able to chunk parts of words and process them more fluently when they read (i.e. consonant blends). Third graders continue the fluency of reading while they explore the meanings of words (i.e. silent consonants), while fourth graders can handle more complex spelling patterns (i.e. double consonant with e-drop). Of course, a student may overlap in stages, for instance, a second grader may still need some work on a few "first grade" features, or may dabble in some third grade features. They are merely an average "snapshot" for students in elementary school. In addition to the lists for each grade level, there are many "themed" lists for students of all ages to enjoy (themes such as September, Halloween, Winter, Earth Day, Science Day etc.) Spelling and studying words ultimately promotes a greater interest in reading and writing. When a child has word understanding and vocabulary knowledge, all aspects of Language Arts are enhanced.

Instructions

Which English words would you like to study? Type them into the empty spaces above. Once you do, you can click on the “Listen” button to hear how the word you typed is pronounced. Sometimes there is more than one way to pronounce a word - for example, “read” sounds different in the past: “I read this book yesterday” to the way it sounds in the future: “I will read this book tomorrow”. In this case you can hit the “Alternate” button to switch between the different pronunciations and choose the right one. You can also choose from the word lists we've prepared already in the drop-down menu. When you have finished adding words, choose an activity from one of the green buttons. The spelling list will appear for the students. They should read it carefully and, when ready, start the activity. When finished, the students will have the option to restart the activity or to exit to the main menu. In most cases, they will also get the option to repeat the activity with only the words they had trouble with.

Happy learning!

Comments & Feedback

Do you have a word you would like to add to those already recorded? Teachers and parents are welcome to send their word requests to my email at [email protected] and I’ll be happy to work on it. You can also contact me with questions, comments and suggestions.