Year 1 Spelling Stars
Year 1 | Ages 5–6 | Intermediate
Instructions: Read each instruction carefully and write your answers in the boxes. Say each word aloud and listen for its sounds as you spell it. Check that days of the week begin with a capital letter.
Days of the Week
Complete each spelling by filling in the missing letters. Read the finished word aloud. Remember that every day of the week starts with a capital letter.
1. M _ n d a y
2. T u e s _ a y
3. W e d n e s d _ y
4. T h u r s d a _
5. S a t u r d a y
6. S u n d a _
Add -s or -es
Write the new word made by adding -s or -es. Say the base word first, then say the new word. Add -es to the words that need it.
1. cat + s =
2. bus + es =
3. dog + s =
4. box + es =
5. dish + es =
Add a Suffix
Add the ending shown to make a new word. For this practice, do not change any letters in the base word. Read each finished word aloud.
1. help + ing =
2. jump + ed =
3. soft + er =
4. neat + est =
5. look + ing =
Add the Prefix un-
Add un- to the beginning of each word to make its opposite. Write the whole new word in the box.
1. kind →
2. safe →
3. fair →
4. pack →
5. help →
Common Exception Words
Choose the correct word from the word bank to complete each sentence. Use each word once. Read the whole sentence to check that it makes sense.
Word bank: said, was, they, come, friend
1. I ______ hello to Mum.
2. It ______ a sunny day.
3. ______ are playing in the garden.
4. Please ______ to my party.
5. Sam is my ______.
Spell the Common Exception Word
Read each sentence and write the missing word from the word bank. Use each word once. Look carefully at the spelling of these words.
Word bank: once, school, where, your, people
1. I went to the park ______.
2. We walk to ______ each morning.
3. ______ is my red book?
4. Is this ______ coat?
5. Many ______ came to the fete.
Activity 1: Monday ; Tuesday ; Wednesday ; Thursday ; Saturday ; Sunday
Activity 2: cats ; buses ; dogs ; boxes ; dishes
Activity 3: helping ; jumped ; softer ; neatest ; looking
Activity 4: unkind ; unsafe ; unfair ; unpack ; unhelp
Activity 5: said ; was ; they ; come ; friend
Activity 6: once ; school ; where ; your ; people
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