Essential Spelling Lists

My spelling programme is based on The Essential Spelling Lists which are the commonly used words. 

To meet the Writing Standard at the end of 3 years at school children should be able to correctly spell lists 1-4.
To meet the Writing Standard at the end of 4 years at school children should be able to correctly spell most words from lists 1-7.

Children are tested then given 6 words they spelt incorrectly per week.  We practise these in class daily and children are given the list for homework.  Children work through a Spelling Bingo grid to practise words.

Spelling List 1






a
I
it
the
was
and
in
my
to
we





Spelling List 2






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





Spelling List 3






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





Spelling List 4






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
what
come
him
only
started
well
could
house
or
their
will
dad
if
other
them
would
did
little
over
this
your






Spelling List 5

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

Spelling List 6

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

Spelling List 7

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

Spelling List 8
aloud
eight
interesting
read
stopped
animals
engine
January
remember
summer
August
escape
judge
round
sure
autumn
exercise
jumped
safety
surprise
better
February
light
sailor
then
book
film
marae
sat
these
calendar
first
men
Saturday
tired
caught
give
might
scissors
today
children
half
Mr / Mrs
sea
usually
destroy
hear
must
should
weekend
city
hoping
peace
since
writing
diary
hungry
piece
spring
yesterday

Spelling List 9

allowed
dictionary
friends
nearly
they’re
Atlantic
didn’t
front
New Zealand
threw
Auckland
different
fruit
Pacific
tomorrow
Australia
disappeared
grabbed
Police
video
awhile
doesn’t
Hamilton
present
wasn’t
believe
dollars
having
probably
watch
breakfast
don’t
holidays
quiet
we’re
brought
English
hopped
scared
weight
cannon
everybody
hospital
second
Wellington
caught
everyday
instead
sincerely
weren’t
centre
everywhere
language
someone
whole
chocolate
excited
lightning
special
won’t
clothes
favourite
luckily
stopped
wonderful
couldn’t
field
minute
straight
you’re

Spelling List 10

addition
country
fraction
landscape
promise
adventure
courage
garage
lawyer
protection
alphabet
cultivate
geography
manage
representative
Antarctica
decided
government
material
route
attack
defence
grammar
minister
secret
barrier
democracy
graph
ministry
senior
beautiful
disappear
honour
natural
separate
capital
edge
imagination
nature
separating
central
education
imagine
neighbour
stomach
climate
election
instruction
paragraph
subtraction
compare
encourage
journey
Parliament
technical
compete
enrichment
juice
passenger
technology
computer
environment
junior
path
vegetation
construction
experience
justice
position
wholesale

Extension List 1


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opportunity
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agreement
continent
horizon
opposition
serious
analysis
council
illustrate
organisation
settlement
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court
immediately
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similar
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criticise
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association
cultural
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atmosphere
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introduce
poverty
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ethnic
manageable
quality
thoughtful
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existence
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quantity
thoughtfulness
certificate
experiment
Maori
receipt
tough
circular
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moisture
receive
traffic
coalition
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motivation
recognise
trouble
compliment
foreign
navigate
reign
university
conclusion
forty
observation
responsibility
wealth



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