1st Grade Spelling Words
Our 1st grade spelling words are broken down into a convenient scope and sequence across 36 weeks to take you through the whole school year! As you can see by the scope and sequence sheet, we start off the program with a CVC words review (weeks 1-3), then moving on to CVCe words (weeks 4-6), word blends (weeks 7-9), open syllables (weeks 10-12), glued sounds (weeks 13-15), double consonants (weeks 16-18), long vowel teams (weeks 19-21), R-controlled vowels (weeks 22-24), diphthongs (weeks 25-27), final syllable -le (weeks 28-30), and suffixes and prefixes (weeks 31-36). In addition, we include bonus words and Dolch sight words on each weekly list. You’ll find each of the first grade spelling words lists below in individual, printable PDFs. Before you get started be sure to download the printable scope and sequence sheet.
First 9 Weeks (1-9) Printable Word Lists
Some of the CVC Review words for week 1 include: cat, tap, pit, bin, and sip. Sight words and bonus words for this week are: chap, sham, prim, trick, had, has.
Some of the CVC Review words for week 2 include: kid, lot, bed, fib, hut, and cut. Sight words and bonus words include: chick, tricky, sticky, bricks, and put.
Some of the CVC Review words for week 3 include: chat, much, pick, shop, and check. Sight words and bonus words for this week are: chatty, spat, traps, speck, and them.
Some of the CVCe Review words for week 4 include: cape, make, Pete, hike, and kite. Sight words and bonus words for this week are: prune, chimes, trace, space, and give.
Some of the CVCe Review words for week 5 are: rate, shake, theme, shine, choke, and chime. Sight words and bonus words for this week are: crimes, strange, shakes, stroke, every, and once.
Some of the CVCe Review words for week 6 are: cave, mane, dune, dime, poke, and life. Sight words and bonus words for this week are: stove, brave, troves, strive, and some.
Some of the Consonant R words for week 7 include: brag, trick, crane, frame, and prize. Sight words and bonus words for this week are: traps, bring, string, strap, thank, and after.
Some of the Consonant L words for week 8 include: flip, slap, black, plate, and glub. Sight words and bonus words for this week are: sloppy, slate, blazes, glue, and fly.
Some of the Blends words for week 9 include: stop, scam, scale, twine and swat. Sight words and bonus words for this week are: skinny, straps, range, twangs, and from.
Second Nine Weeks (10-18) Printable Word Lists
Some of the Open Syllable E words for week 10 are: me, fee, knee, he, we, and free. Sight words and bonus words for this week are: freedom, treetop, remake, walk, and could.
Some of the Open Syllable O words for week 11 are: no, go, so, polo, solo, and silo. Sight words and bonus words for this week are: donut, sofa, profess, and stop.
Some of the Open Syllable words for week 12 are: a, hi, spider, tiger, music, and item. Sight words and bonus words for this week are: trident, covert, super, and just.
Some of the Glued Sounds words for week 13 are: bang, ping, sang, ring, and rang. Sight words and bonus words for this week are: strong, orangutan, springing, an, and any.
Some of the Glued Sounds words for week 14 are: rung, sung, song, wrong, clung, and long. Sight words and bonus words for this week include: oblong, strong, belong, and open.
Some of the Glued Sounds words for week 15 include: pink, bonk, sink, junk, sank, and trunk. Sight words and bonus words for this week are: shrunk, stinky, monkey, and then.
Some of the Double L words for week 16 are: cell, well, fall, stall, shell, and fill. Sight words and bonus words are: uphill, refill, seashell, and going.
Some of the Double F words for week 17 include: huff, bluff, stuff, scruff, fluff, and gruff. Sight words and bonus words include: stuffing, scruffy, plaintiff, and as.
Some of the Double S words for week 18 are: kiss, hiss, pass, dress, boss, and floss. Sight words and bonus words for this week are: classmate, uncross, bossy, and old.
Third Nine Weeks (19-27) Printable Word Lists
Some of the Long EA/EE words for week 19 include: bee, tree, steep, preach, teach, and treat. Sight words and bonus words for this week are: teacher, freefall, sneakers, and by.
Some of the Long AI/AY words for week 20 include: paid, brain, play, braid, laid, and stay. Sight words and bonus words for this week are: live, trailer, stray, and chains.
Some of the Long OA/OE words for week 21 include: boat, float, coat, toe, doe, and goat. Sight words and bonus words for this week are: tiptoe, potatoes, and were.
Some of the R-Controlled AR words for week 22 include: car, far, tar, farm, park, and sharp. Sight words and bonus words for this week are: parchment, apartment, barks, and her.
Some of the R-Controlled OR words for week 23 include: nor, torn, short, north, corn and porch. Sight words and bonus words for this week include: storybook, forlorn, chores, and ask.
Some of the R-Controlled IR, UR, ER words for week 24 include: her, per, bird, stir, shirt, and churn. Sight words and bonus words for this week include: thirteen, blackbird, hurting, and round.
Some of the Diphthongs OY/OI words for week 25 include: toy, soil, boil, ploy, boy, and coil. Sight words and bonus words for this week include: toiling, recoil, and his.
Some of the Diphthongs AU/AW words for week 26 include: jaw, claw, slaw, taut, fawn, and haul. Sight words and bonus words for this week are: awful, August, crawdad, and how.
Some of the Diphthongs OU/OW words for week 27 include: pow, how, now, about, our, and out. Sight words and bonus words for this week are: astound, rebound, crown, and know.
Fourth Nine Weeks (28-36) Printable Word Lists
Some of the Final Syllable LE words for week 28 include: able, cable, title, noble, and bridle. Sight words and bonus words for this week are: unable, playable, unbridle, just, and good.
Some of the Final Syllable LE words for week 29 include: boggle, giggle, paddle, ripple, and puddle. Sight words and bonus words for this week are: wiggling, tattletale, unbottled, have, one, and every.
Some of the Final Closed Syllable LE words for week 30 include: mumble, rumble, dimple, purple, and candle. Sight words and bonus words for this week are: tumble, trundle, candlelight, ask, and help.
Some of the Suffix ED words for week 31 include: tricked, jumped, begged, shifted, played, and checked. Sight words and bonus words for this week are: fixed, grabbed, twisted, and again.
Some of the Suffix S/ES words for week 32 include: jumps, hops, checks, stops, foxes, and pushes. Sight words and bonus words for this week are: coaches, puppies, reties, and let.
Some of the Suffix ING words for week 33 include: running, tossing, hugging, singing, baking, and sticking. Sight words and bonus words for this week are: resting, scurrying, ringing, and of.
Some of the Prefix RE words for week 33 include: redo, remake, reset, remark, and return. Sight words and bonus words for this week are: retry, recreate, redoing, and when.
Some of the Prefix MIS words for week 35 include: mistake, misplace, misfire, misfit, and mistreat. Sight words and bonus words for this week are: misleading, mistrusted, misplacing, and over.
Some of the Prefix UN words for week 36 include: undo, under, untrue, untie, and unkind. Sight words and bonus words for this week are: untrustworthy, underground, unmistakeable, and take.