Year 1 Spelling Worksheet - Beginner

Year 1 Spelling worksheet for Year 1 (Key Stage 1 / Year 1-2 (Ages 5-7)). Beginner level english practice, aligned to the UK National Curriculum. Print-ready with answer key included.

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Year 1 Spelling: Word Wizards

Ages 5–6 | Beginner

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Instructions: Read each instruction carefully and try your best. Say each word aloud, listen for its sounds and check your spelling. Use the examples to help you.

Days of the Week

The days of the week always begin with a capital letter. Use the word bank to complete each sentence. Read the days aloud as you write them.

Word bank: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

1. The day after Monday is ___.

2. The day before Friday is ___.

3. The day between Friday and Sunday is ___.

4. The first day of the week is ___.

5. The day after Sunday is ___.

Add -s or -es

Most words add -s to name more than one. Words ending in ch, sh, s, x or z usually add -es. Example: cat → cats; dish → dishes. Write the whole new word in each box.

1. Add -s: one cat, two ___.

2. Add -s: one book, three ___.

3. Add -es: one dish, two ___.

4. Add -es: one box, two ___.

5. Add -es: one lunch, two ___.

Add a Suffix

Add the suffix shown to make a new word. For these words, do not change the spelling of the root word. Example: look + ing = looking. Say the new word aloud to check it.

1. jump + ing = ___.

2. help + ed = ___.

3. quick + er = ___.

4. neat + est = ___.

5. look + ing = ___.

Add the Prefix un-

The prefix un- can mean “not” or the opposite. Add un- to the beginning of each word. Example: kind → unkind.

1. un- + happy = ___.

2. un- + kind = ___.

3. un- + help = ___.

4. un- + fair = ___.

5. un- + well = ___.

Common Exception Words

These common words do not always sound the way you might expect. Read the word bank, then choose the word that makes each sentence complete. Remember to use the word only once.

Word bank: said, they, there, friend, school

1. My ___ came to play.

2. We go to ___ to learn.

3. Mum ___ it was time to go.

4. Put the book over ___.

5. ___ are playing outside.

Answer Key

Activity 1: Tuesday ; Thursday ; Saturday ; Monday ; Monday

Activity 2: cats ; books ; dishes ; boxes ; lunches

Activity 3: jumping ; helped ; quicker ; neatest ; looking

Activity 4: unhappy ; unkind ; unhelp ; unfair ; unwell

Activity 5: friend ; school ; said ; there ; they