Sight word worksheet · Spot the spelling

Spot the Right Spelling

Eight rows of three spellings. Circle the one that is right. Great for the words kids often misspell.

Download the PDF + answer key The 1st grade pack (PDF)

Grade level: 1st grade
Time: About 10 minutes
Topic: Spot the spelling
Answer key: Yes, page 2 of the PDF
Kids practice: Sight word recognition, Reading fluency, Spelling high-frequency words, Letter formation

What kids do

“Only one word in each row is spelled right. Circle it!”

Printed on the sheet:

Now write the hardest word in your best writing:

Teacher tip

Ask kids to circle the letter that is wrong in each misspelling.

How to use it

Play it again later in the week with a different partner. Repeat play builds speed.
Keep a sight word ring of flash cards so kids can check spellings.
Send a copy home so families can play too.

Watch for

Kids who read the words in order from memory. Point to words out of order to check.

Talk about it

Which words look alike? How do you tell them apart?
Which word was the hardest to read? Why?

Take it further

Ask kids to use two of the words in one sentence and draw it.

US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.

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