Spelling Fun!

Learning to Spell Yahuah's Words

Grades 1-2

Welcome, Speller!

"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." - Psalm 119:105

Spelling helps us write Yahuah's words correctly! When we spell well, we can:

How to Learn Spelling Words:

  1. LOOK at the word carefully
  2. SAY the word out loud
  3. SPELL it letter by letter
  4. WRITE the word
  5. CHECK your spelling

1Short A Words

The letter A makes a short sound like in "apple" 🍎

-AT Family

cat bat hat mat rat sat

-AN Family

can man ran fan van tan
"In the beginning, Elohim created..." - Genesis 1:1
Can you find a short A sound in "began" or "man"?

Practice Writing!

Write each word 3 times:

cat:

man:

ran:

Fill in the Missing Letters

1. The __at sat on the mat. (c)

2. The m__n can run. (a)

3. She r__n to the van. (a)

4. Put on your h__ __. (a, t)

2Short E Words

The letter E makes a short sound like in "egg" 🥚

-ET Family

pet wet get set let net

-EN Family

hen men ten pen den

Spelling Rhyme!

🐔 The hen has ten eggs,
She sits in her den.
I write with my pen,
Again and again!

Write the Correct Word

Use: pet, wet, hen, ten, pen

1. I have a __________ dog.

2. The rain made me __________.

3. The __________ lays eggs.

4. I can count to __________.

5. Write with a __________.

3Short I Words

The letter I makes a short sound like in "igloo" 🏠

-IT Family

sit hit bit fit pit kit

-IG Family

big dig pig wig fig
"Be still, and know that I am Elohim." - Psalm 46:10
"Sit" has a short I sound! Can you sit still?

Word Scramble!

Unscramble these short I words:

1. tis = __________

2. gib = __________

3. gip = __________

4. tik = __________

Fill in the Blank

1. Please __________ down. (sit/set)

2. The __________ is in the mud. (pig/peg)

3. That is a __________ tree! (big/bag)

4. I can __________ a hole. (dig/dog)

4Short O Words

The letter O makes a short sound like in "octopus" 🐙

-OT Family

hot pot dot got lot not

-OG Family

dog log fog hog jog

Memory Verse with Short O

"Elohim is not a man, that He should lie." - Numbers 23:19

God and not have the short O sound!

Circle the Short O Words

Find and circle the words with short O:

dog   cat   hot   big   pot   run   fog   sun   log

Write a Sentence

Use "hot" and "pot" in a sentence:

5Short U Words

The letter U makes a short sound like in "umbrella" ☂️

-UN Family

run sun fun bun gun

-UG Family

bug rug mug hug dug jug
"The sun rises and the sun goes down." - Ecclesiastes 1:5
Sun has a short U sound! Yahuah made the sun to give us light.

Rhyming Fun!

Write a word that rhymes:

run → __________

bug → __________

cut → __________

Complete the Sentences

1. The __________ shines bright. (sun)

2. Give me a __________! (hug)

3. I like to __________. (run)

4. A little __________ crawled by. (bug)

6Beginning Blends

When two consonants work together at the start of a word, we call it a blend. You can hear BOTH sounds!

BL, CL, FL Blends

black blue clap clock flag fly

ST, SP, SN Blends

stop star spin spot snow snake
"He counts the number of the stars; He gives names to all of them." - Psalm 147:4
Stars starts with the ST blend!

Write the Beginning Blend

1. ____op (st)

2. ____ag (fl)

3. ____ap (cl)

4. ____ow (sn)

5. ____ue (bl)

6. ____ar (st)

7Ending Blends

Blends can also come at the END of words!

-ND, -NT, -NK Blends

hand sand went tent pink sink

-ST, -SK, -MP Blends

fast best desk mask jump camp

Add the Ending Blend!

Write ND, NT, NK, ST, or MP:

1. ha____ (hand)

2. we____ (went)

3. pi____ (pink)

4. fa____ (fast)

5. ju____ (jump)

Complete the Story

Fill in the blanks with ending blend words:

We __________ (went) to __________ (camp). It was __________ (best)! I __________ (jump) and __________ (run) with my friends.

8Digraphs: Two Letters, One Sound!

A digraph is two letters that make ONE new sound together.

SH - like "shhhh" 🤫

ship shop fish wish

CH - like a train 🚂

chip chop rich such

TH - tongue between teeth 👅

this that with path
"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." - Psalm 119:105
Path ends with TH! The starts with TH!

Sort the Words

Put each word in the right column: ship, chip, this, fish, chop, path

SH CH TH

9Sight Words

Sight words are words we need to memorize because they don't follow the usual rules!

the
and
said
was
you
are
they
have
come
from
were
what

Practice Writing Sight Words

the:

said:

they:

Many Scripture words are sight words! "The," "and," "they," "said" appear hundreds of times in the Bible.

Fill in the Sight Words

1. __________ sun is bright. (The)

2. Adam __________ Eve. (and)

3. Yahuah __________, "Let there be light." (said)

4. __________ walked with Elohim. (They)

10Review - Spelling Star!

"Study to show yourself approved unto Yahuah." - 2 Timothy 2:15

What We Learned:

Final Spelling Test!

Have someone read these words. Write them:

1. __________________ (cat)

2. __________________ (pet)

3. __________________ (big)

4. __________________ (hot)

5. __________________ (sun)

6. __________________ (stop)

7. __________________ (hand)

8. __________________ (ship)

9. __________________ (the)

10. _________________ (said)

🌟 You Are a Spelling Star! 🌟

Great job learning to spell!

Name: ________________________________

Date: ________________________________

Answer Key

Lesson 1: Short A

1. cat, 2. man, 3. ran, 4. hat

Lesson 2: Short E

1. pet, 2. wet, 3. hen, 4. ten, 5. pen

Lesson 3: Short I

Scramble: 1. sit, 2. big, 3. pig, 4. kit

Fill in: 1. sit, 2. pig, 3. big, 4. dig

Lesson 4: Short O

Circle: dog, hot, pot, fog, log

Lesson 5: Short U

Rhymes: fun/bun/gun; hug/mug/rug; but/nut/gut

Sentences: 1. sun, 2. hug, 3. run, 4. bug

Lesson 6: Beginning Blends

1. stop, 2. flag, 3. clap, 4. snow, 5. blue, 6. star

Lesson 7: Ending Blends

1. hand, 2. went, 3. pink, 4. fast, 5. jump

Lesson 8: Digraphs

SH: ship, fish | CH: chip, chop | TH: this, path

Lesson 9: Sight Words

1. The, 2. and, 3. said, 4. They