There is a group of essential spelling words that every child should know.  These words are the most common ones that are used in our day to day life.  They may seem random but when thought about are logical.

List 1 contains 10 words

a     I      it     the      was      and      in     my    to     we

List 2 contains 20 words

at    had      of    that     up    but       he    on     then    went     for   is     she  there    when    got    me   so   they    you

List 3  contains 30 words

about   be    go    into  our   after   because  going   just   out   all  came     have      like         said  are  day   her   mum   some   as    down    his   not  were     back       get   home    one   with

List 4  contains 50 words


again    do   next  people  time   an   first  night  put   took  around  food   no  ran    two    big      from  now  saw   us  by  good   off   school   very   can    has   old    see    well        come     him    nly   started  what    could     house   or   their    will    dad   if    other    them    would   did   little    over   this     your

 List 5  contains 50 words
 

am    door   last    once   through     another   everyone   left    play  told    away     family    long     really    too  bed     five   looked    room  walked   been  found   made    something   want      before  friend   man still  way best  fun  more  thing   where  brother  heard    morning               think  which    called here  name    thought   who car   know    never    three     year

 List 6 contains 70 words


also   even   its   much  tell  always   every   it’s nice  ten  asked   eyes  I'll   opened    top     black  fell  I’m   outside   town  boy  felt    jump  place  tree  bus   find   knew  ready    turned  cat          four  later  ride  until coming  gave  life   right  wanted  cool   getting  live  run  water  dark       great  lot  say  while   decided   head  lunch   sister  why   dog   hit  make   sleep   woke     eat   how  minutes   suddenly   years   end    inside  most   take   yes

List 7 contains 60 words
 

any  each  ground  mother  stay  baby  ever  guard   myself  stop   bad  everything   hand    new    swimming  ball  face happened  parents  tea being   fast   happy   picked   than   bit    father  help   playing  tried  boat  few  hole   presents  under   bought   finally   hot   road       wait   camp   finished  hour side  window  game  let  small   won  died girl   look  sometimes work   doing     gone money  soon  world

Level 2 Essential Spelling Words

world  built egg  I’m  nearly shopping would  bunny  eight  interesting  New Zealand  shot   year       buy  ending  isn’t New Zealander  show  yes  cake  enough  I’ve  nine  showing  you  can’t  fall   jam  nothing  sick   your   care  families  jumped  older  since   catch  farm  jumping  oldest sing     caught  farmer keep  onto  sit  cent  fat  kept  six  cents fed  kind  opening  sky  child  feed
king   own sleeping  children  feet  kitten paper  smaller  Christmas  fight  knows  park smallest city  filled  lake  part  sorry  class  fire  large  party spring across  classes  fish  larger  past       stairs  aeroplane  clean  floor  largest  pet  star  afternoon  clothes  flower  leaf  picture  start       afraid  coat  fly  learn piece  starting ago colour   foot  learned  please stayed  air  cook  Friday    leave pleased staying  almost  corner  front leaving  pretty stick  along  couldn’t  full  leg  puss      
stopped  anything country  funny  lesson  pussy stopping  aren’t cousin ghost letter  rabbit    stories  ask  cow  giant  light  rain  story  ate  cry  God  liked  read stove aunt  crying goes  line  reading  street  auntie  cup  gold  lolly ready  such  aunty  cut grass looking  real summer               bang  dear  green  lost  red  sun  bat  decide  grow  love  rest  Sunday  bath  die  hair lump  ring  table  bear different  happen  magic  river  talk   beautiful  dig  happens  Maori  rode  teacher  began  digging  hard  map  round  telly  behind  dinner  hasn't  may  running  thank  between  direction  hat  meat  same  thanked  bike  dish  haven't  middle  sat  that's  bird  dishes  having  mind  Saturday  these  birthday  does  hear  miss  second  third  blue  doll  helping  Monday  send  Thursday  born  dress  high  moon  sent  till  both  dressed  hold  Mr  seven  tired  bread  dressing  holiday  Mrs  shed  today  bring  drink  horse  Ms  sheep  together  broke  during  hundred  music  ship  tomorrow  brought  early  hurt  naughty  shoe  toy  brown  eating  ice-cream  near  shop  train   







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