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Spelling Skills Practice Worksheet

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Spelling Skills Practice Worksheet

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🔗 Part 1: Word Chains

Change one letter at a time to make a new word. Write the new word on each line.

1. Change catdog one step at a time:

cat → c__t → d__t → dog

2. Change shipshop by swapping one phoneme:

ship → sh___p

3. Make your own word chain! Start with bell and make 3 new words by changing one letter each time:

bell → _________ → _________ → _________

🔊 Part 2: Phoneme Blending & Segmenting

Blending: Read the sounds and write the whole word. Segmenting: Break the word into its sounds.

4. Blend these phonemes together and write the word:

a) /sh/ /o/ /p/ = _________

b) /n/ /igh/ /t/ = _________

c) /th/ /r/ /oa/ /t/ = _________

5. Segment these words into phonemes. Write each sound in a box:

rain → | ___ | ___ | ___ |

light → | ___ | ___ | ___ |

splash → | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ |

6. Which spelling pattern matches the long /oa/ sound? Tick all that apply:

oa (as in boat)

ow (as in snow)

oo (as in moon)

o_e (as in home)

⭐ Part 3: High-Frequency Irregular Words

These words are tricky — they don't follow regular patterns! Practise them carefully.

7. Circle the correct spelling for each high-frequency word:

a)

becaus   
because   
becuase

b)

frend   
freind   
friend

c)

people   
pepole   
peopel

8. Use three of these high-frequency words in sentences of your own:
(said, would, where, their, could, again)
9. Look, Cover, Write, Check! Practise the word "because":

Look: because    Cover & Write: _________    Check ✓ or ✗: _____

Try again: _________    Check ✓ or ✗: _____

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