Into Reading Spelling Lists
Spelling: List 1.1
1. past 6. blade 11. drain 16. gray
2. magic 7. quake 12. stain 17. delay
3. glass 8. amaze 13. jail 18. maybe
4. raft 9. sale 14. raisin 19. crayon
5. fact 10. stale 15. detail 20. mayor
Pattern: Short a; Long a (a_e, ai, ay)
Spelling: List 1.2
1. kept 6. steam 11. speed 16. yield
2. speck 7. beast 12. greed 17. field
3. fresh 8. cheap 13. freedom 18. chief
4. shelf 9. least 14. beetle 19. thief
5. member 10. eager 15. cheese 20. belief
Pattern: Short e; Long e (ea, ee, ie)
Spelling: List 1.3
1. skill 6. inch 11. wise 16. tight
2. brick 7. crime 12. shine 17. might
3. chill 8. alive 13. strike 18. light
4. ditch 9. decide 14. sigh 19. flight
5. wind 10. life 15. thigh 20. tonight
Pattern: Short i; Long i (i_e, igh)
Spelling: List 2.1
1. block 6. coast 11. throw 16. wrote
2. shock 7. boast 12. shown 17. slope
3. solve 8. roam 13. known 18. globe
4. stock 9. throat 14. fellow 19. quote
5. online 10. oatmeal 15. growing 20. remote
Pattern: Short o; Long o (oa, ow, o_e)
Spelling: List 2.2
1. to 6. there 11. wait 16. peek
2. two 7. their 12. weight 17. heard
3. too 8. they’re 13. heal 18. herd
4. your 9. ate 14. heel 19. witch
5. you’re 10. eight 15. peak 20. which
Pattern: Homophones
Spelling: List 2.3
1. bunch 6. fruit 11. amuse 16. knew
2. crumb 7. suit 12. huge 17. argue
3. struck 8. cruise 13. crew 18. blue
4. under 9. perfume 14. view 19. rescue
5. juice 10. use 15. flew 20. clue
Pattern: Short u; Long u sounds (ui, u_e, ew, ue)
Spelling: List 3.1
1. looking 6. cookie 11. mood 16. youth
2. cookbook 7. took 12. school 17. soup
3. crooked 8. choose 13. gloomy 18. wound
4. hooked 9. shampoo 14. loose 19. group
5. woods 10. foolish 15. you 20. through
Pattern: Words with short and long /oo/ (short oo, long oo & ou)
Spelling: List 3.2
1. south 6. howl 11. cause 16. crawling
2. proud 7. frown 12. naughty 17. false
3. amount 8. allowed 13. hawk 18. halted
4. mountain 9. pause 14. claw 19. salty
5. towel 10. fault 15. dawn 20. calmly
Pattern: Words with sounds /ow/ (ou, ow) & /ô/ (au, aw, al)
Spelling: List 3.3
1. party 6. large 11. unfair 16. declare
2. scarf 7. hairy 12. upstairs 17. compare
3. sharp 8. dairy 13. airport 18. prepare
4. alarm 9. fairy 14. stare 19. barely
5. hardly 10. repair 15. square 20. careless
Pattern: Words with r-controlled ar; air, are
Spelling: List 4.1
1. thirst 6. dirty 11. survive 16. correct
2. thirty 7. purple 12. surprise 17. forgive
3. birthday 8. current 13. turkey 18. storm
4. first 9. return 14. record 19. order
5. thirteen 10. urgent 15. sword 20. corner
Pattern: Words with r-controlled: ir, ur; or
Spelling: List 4.2
1. dishes 6. leaves 11. teeth 16. moose
2. boxes 7. lives 12. women 17. sheep
3. lunches 8. wolves 13. people 18. trout
4. wishes 9. calves 14. children 19. salmon
5. dresses 10. knives 15. geese 20. series
Pattern: Words with regular and irregular plurals
Spelling: List 4.3
1. slammed 6. hoped 11. spinning 16. dancing
2. dimmed 7. dared 12. winning 17. taking
3. stopped 8. traced 13. bragging 18. racing
4. skipped 9. noticed 14. snapping 19. shining
5. dripped 10. handled 15. begging 20. writing
Pattern: Adding -ed & -ing (double consonant & e-drop)
Spelling: List 5.1
1. wiped 6. shipped 11. emptied 16. hurrying
2. pleased 7. mapped 12. carried 17. playing
3. smiling 8. putting 13. replied 18. enjoying
4. hiking 9. tripped 14. studied 19. studying
5. pasted 10. grinning 15. tried 20. trying
Pattern: Adding -ed & -ing (double consonant, e-drop, y->i, keep y)
Spelling: List 5.2
1. fifty 6. injury 11. valley 16. collie
2. steady 7. company 12. hockey 17. movie
3. hungry 8. monkey 13. honey 18. goalie
4. daily 9. turkey 14. chimney 19. calorie
5. plenty 10. alley 15. cookie 20. prairie
Pattern: Final long /e/: y, ey, ie
Spelling: List 5.3
1. copied 6. hobbies 11. easier 16. tiniest
2. pitied 7. ladies 12. busier 17. laziest
3. spied 8. families 13. noisier 18. happiest
4. implied 9. butterflies 14. friendlier 19. prettiest
5. worried 10. memories 15. scarier 20. funniest
Pattern: Change y to i and add: -ed, -es, -er, -est
Spelling: List 6.1
1. liquid 6. pocket 11. rustic 16. anchor
2. question 7. backward 12. traffic 17. stomach
3. equal 8. buckle 13. public 18. echo
4. earthquake 9. knock 14. ceramic 19. monarch
5. quart 10. attack 15. electric 20. chemical
Pattern: Sounds for /k/: qu, ck, ic, ch
Spelling: List 6.2
1. lodge 6. grudge 11. merge 16. lettuce
2. judge 7. strange 12. package 17. office
3. bridge 8. garage 13. image 18. science
4. badge 9. damage 14. once 19. distance
5. budget 10. usage 15. twice 20. notice
Pattern: Sounds for /j/ dge, ge and /s/ ce
Spelling: List 6.3
1. refresh 6. reread 11. unload 16. dislike
2. replace 7. retell 12. uneven 17. disagree
3. rebuild 8. unused 13. unhappy 18. disrespect
4. restart 9. unpaid 14. undecided 19. distrust
5. reconnect 10. untrue 15. disobey 20. disloyal
Pattern: Prefixes: re, un, dis
Spelling: List 7.1
1. colorful 6. endless 11. weakness 16. pavement
2. truthful 7. spotless 12. eagerness 17. movement
3. cheerful 8. breathless 13. dampness 18. statement
4. graceful 9. scoreless 14. closeness 19. treatment
5. delightful 10. effortless 15. clumsiness 20. enjoyment
Pattern: Suffixes: ful, less, ness, ment
Spelling: List 7.2
1. enter 6. temper 11. favor 16. collar
2. banner 7. sweater 12. doctor 17. beggar
3. bother 8. motor 13. actor 18. polar
4. fever 9. mirror 14. traitor 19. cellar
5. finger 10. labor 15. sugar 20. calendar
Pattern: Schwa sounds + r (er, or, ar)
Spelling: List 7.3
1. battle 6. people 11. barrel 16. metal
2. simple 7. bicycle 12. model 17. total
3. eagle 8. quarrel 13. marvel 18. loyal
4. trouble 9. towel 14. channel 19. final
5. gentle 10. nickel 15. sandal 20. pedal
Pattern: Schwa sounds + L sounds (le, el, al)
Spelling: List 8.1
1. effort 6. borrow 11. plastic 16. canyon
2. attend 7. soccer 12. danger 17. factor
3. pattern 8. written 13. seldom 18. engine
4. support 9. collect 14. survive 19. picture
5. pepper 10. million 15. perfect 20. admire
Pattern: Words with VCCV Syllable Division: VC/CV
Spelling: List 8.2
1. secret 6. degree 11. rocket 16. rather
2. migrate 7. supreme 12. chicken 17. gather
3. apron 8. respect 13. bucket 18. brother
4. decline 9. program 14. bushel 19. jacket
5. declare 10. reflex 15. packet 20. whiskers
Pattern: Words with VCCV Syllable Division: V/CCV & VCC/V
Spelling: List 8.3
1. athlete 6. transform 11. monster 16. subtract
2. sandwich 7. reckless 12. dolphin 17. instead
3. bankrupt 8. partner 13. conflict 18. complete
4. kingdom 9. curtsy 14. control 19. farther
5. pumpkin 10. handsome 15. explain 20. surprise
Pattern: Words with VCCCV Syllable Division: vcc/cv & vc/ccv
Spelling: List 9.1
1. half 6. wreath 11. listen 16. knuckle
2. comb 7. calm 12. fetch 17. plumber
3. honor 8. answer 13. yolk 18. limb
4. fasten 9. handsome 14. climb 19. folktale
5. kneel 10. wrinkle 15. honest 20. gnarled
Pattern: Silent Letters
Spelling: List 9.2
1. event 6. pretend 11. planet 16. closet
2. humor 7. siren 12. figure 17. cabin
3. music 8. polite 13. punish 18. lemon
4. relief 9. decode 14. habit 19. talent
5. detail 10. student 15. seven 20. never
Pattern: Words with VCV Syllable Division: V/CV & VC/V
V/CV has a single long vowel; VC/V has a short vowel and consonant
Spelling: List 9.3
1. idea 6. cereal 11. believe 16. beast
2. usual 7. meteor 12. breath 17. shoe
3. liar 8. prior 13. said 18. sequel
4. poem 9. actual 14. weight 19. fruit
5. quiet 10. cruel 15. detail 20. chief
Pattern: Words with VV: two sounds & one sound
Spelling: List 10.1
1. narrow 6. dentist 11. final 16. finish
2. hollow 7. shelter 12. famous 17. robin
3. dinner 8. corner 13. recent 18. value
4. summer 9. silver 14. minus 19. present
5. tunnel 10. standard 15. broken 20. shiver
Pattern: Review with vc/cv doubles, vc/cv, v/cv, & vc/c
Spelling: List 10.2
1. library 6. history 11. victory 16. together
2. another 7. however 12. imagine 17. memory
3. hospital 8. several 13. camera 18. favorite
4. example 9. vacation 14. potato 19. continue
5. deliver 10. important 15. remember 20. president
Pattern: Multisyllabic words with vc/v, v/cv, vc/cv, v/ccv
Spelling: List 10.3
1. meant 6. wonder 11. type 16. laughter
2. women 7. style 12. sweat 17. build
3. routine 8. against 13. ceiling 18. guess
4. receive 9. league 14. pleasant 19. guard
5. either 10. disguise 15. magazine 20. guide
Pattern: Unusual spelling patters