1st
Quarter Spelling Lists
Spelling
List 1
1. a
lot
2. accept – to receive something
3. except – to leave out something
4. again
5. allowed – to be permitted
6. aloud – out loud
7. are
8. our – belonging to us
9. ate – past tense of EAT
10. eight – 8
11. to
12. too- synonym for “also”
13. too- extremely (too tall, too much, too short)
14. two – 2
15. your – belongs to you
16. you’re – you are
17. their- belongs to them
18. they’re – they are
19. there – location (opposite of HERE)
Spelling
List 2
1. bare
– no coverings (no furniture, clothing, or decorations)
2. bear – animal
3. base – a plate in baseball
4. bass – (sounds like BASE) low or deep sound in music
5. bass – (rhymes with CLASS) fish
6. be
7. bee – insect
8. beat – (NOUN) a steady sound
9. beat – (VERB) to hit something
10. been – past tense of BE
11. beet – a plant or type of vegetable
12. beautiful
13. because
Spelling
List 3
1. before
2. beginning
3. believe
4. berry – small fruit
5. bury – to dig a hole and cover something with dirt
6. blew – past tense of BLOW
7. blue – color
8. board – a piece of wood; flat piece of material
9. bored – not interested
10. brake – (VERB) to stop
11. break – (VERB) to shatter or mess up
12. break – (NOUN) to take a rest
13. brakes – (NOUN)part of a car that helps you stop
Spelling
List 4
1. breath
– (NOUN - BRETH) the air from your mouth
2. breathe – (VERB - BREETHE) to inhale & exhale
3. buy – to purchase
4. by – beside; next to
5. bye -- goodbye
6. cannot
7. capital – uppercase letter; state capital
8. capitol – a government building
9. catch – to grab and hold something
10. caught – past tense of CATCH
11. cot – a small fold-up bed
Spelling
List 5
1. cent – penny or coin
2. scent – an odor or smell
3. sent – past tense of SEND
4. cents – more than one penny
5. scents – odors or smells
6. sense – a certain feeling (see, hear, taste); to think
intelligently
7. since – from a certain time (“Ever since that
day…”);
8. since -- because (“Since you did that, you lose recess.”)
9. chews – to crunch between your teeth
10. choose – (sounds like CHEWS) – to make a decision;
select something
11. chose – (CHOZE) past tense of CHOOSE
Spelling
List 6
1. close
– (CLOZE) – to shut
2. close – near or next to
3. clothes – what you wear
4. cloths – pieces of cloth or material
5. coarse – rough
6. course – a pathway; “of course”
7. could
8. couldn’t
9. creek – a small stream of water
10. creak – a squeaky noise
Spelling
List 7
1. dear
– very special or loved
2. deer – animal
3. desert – (DEZ’ ert) hot, dry area
4. desert – (de ZERT’) to abandon or leave behind
5. dessert – (de ZERT’) sweet food eaten after a
meal
6. dew – drops of water; condensation
7. due – when something must be turned in
8. do – to DO something
9. die – to stop living
10. dye – to change the color permanently
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