Ks1 Spelling worksheets
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Split digraphs revision (Phase 5 phonics)
A fun, teacher-created resource that helps children understand what a split digraph word is, which is often taught in Phase 5 phonics at primary school.
Words containing 'tch' (Phase 5 phonics)
The 'tch' grapheme is a trigraph (one sound made up of three letters) used to represent the /ch/ sound. Cut out these letters. How many words can you make containing 'tch'?
Rhyming words: creatures word puzzle
Practise your rhyming and spelling skills by thinking of names of animals that rhyme with each of these words. There could be more than one answer... how many can you identify?
Spelling patterns: silent letters w and k
A Year 2 English wordsearch created by a teacher, which focuses on the silent letters w and k. Examples and answers are included.
Y2 spelling: high frequency words
A list of high frequency words created by an experienced teacher and based on the National Curriculum. Children will need to learn these in Year 2 spelling.
Spelling rules: adding -ed and -ing
A worksheet explaining the spelling rule for adding 'ed' and 'ing' to verbs that have either a long or short vowel. Includes cards for your child to cut out and re-arrange to help with their spelling.
Homophones puzzle
Encourage your child to cut up the pairs of homophones and the mixed-up definitions and then work out which should go with which.
Changing verbs to add -ing and -ed
This worksheet explains the rules for changing the tense of verbs ending in 'e' and also those that end in 'hissing' and 'buzzing' sounds.
Tricky spellings practice
This worksheet goes through some tricky spellings and gives ideas on how to learn them. It encourages testing your child on these words within dictated sentences.
Spelling tricky words Y2
Use this worksheet to help your children think about the phonemes in words that are tricky to spell. They then need to practise writing the words unaided, sounding out each phoneme.
Spelling patterns: the prefix un-
A prefix is a string of letters that is added on to the start of a word. When you add the prefix ‘un-’ to a word, it gives the word the opposite meaning. Can you use this rule to change the meaning of words in these sentences?
Phase 1 high frequency words flashcards
During Years 1 and 2 your child will be expected to learn to read and spell high-frequency words as well as the days of the week, months of the year, numbers to twenty and colours. Help them practise at home with our colourful flashcards.