Grade 1 Irregular Spelling Words Worksheets

Related ELA Standard: RF.1.3.G

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Spelling is a critical skill. In many circumstances a spell checker is not available for us to use. A federal study recently published found that if a job application had a single spelling error four out of five employers discard it entirely. About half of the words in the English language follow a common regular pattern that can be decoded and sounded out. A very successful method for teaching spelling is to focus on high frequency words. Once you have those words out of the way, everything seems to fall into place.

Irregular Words Worksheets To Print:

Lucky Shot – Fill in the blanks. Use the Word Bank.

To Be Or Not To Be... – Trace the word, write the word, use it in a sentence. This process is very helpful to get students in the groove.

Super H – The horse gobbled up all the "H"s. See where they really belong and get it all sorted out.

Ken Has a Bad Day – Ken is having one heck of a day! See if you can help him turn his frown upside down!

Brush Before Bed – Trace, write, use it in a sentence, make your own sentence.

What Do You Think? – A slight bit of more creativity is needed here. Before you write anything make sure to think it through clearly.

Said – Remember to use different forms of the word. The dialogue form of this type of work makes it difficult to not read aloud.

Look at the People! – We really look closely at people. They will reveal themselves when their features are examined.

Sentence Circus – Sentences will vary with this one. Such as a circus rolls!

Word Search – Find eight words in this puzzle. Some students will find a ninth word, if they observant.

High | Right – Two words that are used a great deal at this level. Position skills become more critical later in the school year.

Should – Hint, the "r" has no part in this puzzle. That should help you work through this worksheet.

Going Along – This one is going along just fine. See if you can complete it quickly.

The Others – Other is all over the place. Review the use of this word with students before you start.

House and About – Careful on your word use here. Some slang may cloud students' judgement on word use here.

The Process Used When Trying to Spell a Word


You cannot just spell a word as it sounds. There are so many things that are included in spelling a word. In the English language, there are certain rules to spell a word. Every learner should learn these rules first before they start practicing spelling. Here are some of the rules of spellings that you should know:


Vowels and Syllables


Each and every word in the English language contains at least one vowel. The letter y also acts as a vowel sometimes. Whenever you are spelling a word, focus on the pronunciation and use the vowel according to the sound. Syllables also contain at least one vowel.


The Sound of C


The letter C can make two types of sounds in words. One is the sound of /s/ and other is the sound of /k/. The letter C would say the sound of /s/ whenever it is placed before i, e, or y. For example, cent, cycle, city, etc. On the other hand, it would say the sound of /k/ whenever it is placed before all the other letters excluding i, e, or y. For example, coin, clip, cat, cunning, etc.


The Sound of G


The letter G can also make two types of sounds in words. One sound is the /g/ and the second one is /j/. It would make the sound of /j/ when it comes before the letters e, i, or y. For example, giant, gym, gents, etc. The letter G would make the sound of /g/ when it comes before all the other letters. For example, gate, garden, glad, etc.


Capitalize Names


Another important rule for spelling is that you have to start all the naming words with capital letters. For example, Josh, London, Anny, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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