Spelling Star Strategies
Learn and practice effective spelling strategies for Grade 1 students, focusing on sounding out, word families, and visual memory.
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Spelling Star Strategies
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Hello, Spelling Stars! This worksheet will help you practice different ways to spell words. Read the directions carefully for each section.
Sound It Out!
When you sound out a word, you listen to each sound and write the letter that makes that sound. Try to sound out these words.
1. What letters make the sounds in the word 'cat'? C _ _
2. Sound out the word 'dog'. D _ _
Word Families
Words in the same family often rhyme and have the same ending. Complete the words in each family.
1. -at family: h _ _ , m _ _ , s _ _
2. -en family: p _ _ , h _ _ , t _ _
3. -ig family: p _ _ , d _ _ , b _ _
Picture Power
Sometimes seeing a picture can help you remember how to spell a word. Which word matches the picture?
1. Which word is 'sun'?
son
sun
san
sune
2. Which word is 'tree'?
tre
tree
trie
trey
Write It Three Ways
Practice writing each word three times. This helps your brain remember the spelling!
1. the:
2. and:
3. is:
Spelling Rule Check
Read each sentence. Is the spelling strategy true or false?
1. It helps to clap out the syllables in a long word.
True
False
2. You should only look at the first letter to spell a word.
True
False