Grades 1–3
Spelling Word Pyramids
Six pyramids for any spelling list: kids build each word one letter at a time.
Writing worksheet · Spelling and word sorts
Spot the Correct Spelling
Ten rows of often-misspelled words like because, friend and people: kids circle the correct spelling.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–4
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Spelling patterns, Word study, Spelling rules and generalizations, Self-checking spelling
What kids do
“Only one word in each row is spelled correctly. Circle it.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Write your three trickiest words from above.
Teacher tip
Have kids cover the choices and try to spell the word first, then check.
How to use it
- Read each word aloud and have kids repeat it before they write.
- Introduce the pattern with a short list on the board and underline it.
- Let early writers draw first, then talk, then write.
Watch for
Kids who memorize words without the pattern. Ask them to spell a new word with it.
Talk about it
- How can you check if a word is spelled right?
- What did you change when you reread your work?
Take it further
Have kids hunt for the pattern in a library book and list what they find.
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