Guides
Spelling Guides That Answer the Question You Searched
Each guide answers first, then shows how to practice it in ten minutes.
At homeHow to Practice Spelling Words at HomePractice a little every day instead of a lot the night before.
Activities12 Fun Ways to Practice Spelling WordsThe fun ways that actually work all have one thing in common: the child spells the word from memory, not from a copy.
OnlineSpelling Games for Kids Online, Free: What to Look ForA good free spelling game makes spelling the gameplay, not a quiz before the fun part.
TestsSpelling Test Practice: A 4-Day Plan That WorksThe best spelling test practice is taking practice tests: hear the word, write it from memory, check it right away.
MethodLook, Say, Cover, Write, Check: How to Do It RightLook at the word and spot the tricky part.
PatternsSilent E Words: List and Rule for KidsA silent e at the end of a word makes the vowel before it say its name: cap becomes cape, kit becomes kite, hop becomes hope.
PatternsWord Families: List, Examples and ActivitiesA word family is a group of words that share the same ending chunk, like -at in cat, hat, mat, sat.
TrickyCommonly Misspelled Words (and a Trick for Each)The most commonly misspelled words are ones with a hidden or odd vowel: because, friend, separate, definitely, necessary, Wednesday.
TrickyHomophones for Kids: List, Examples and TricksHomophones are words that sound the same but are spelled differently and mean different things: there/their/they're, to/too/two, hear/here, write/right.
2nd gradeSpelling Activities for 2nd Grade (That Kids Like)Second grade spelling is about vowel teams (ai, ay, ee, ea, oa, ow), bossy r (ar, or, er, ir, ur) and adding -ed and -ing.
Take the cove with you
The Spellcove app has everything you can play here, plus the parts that need a real app: every word read aloud so kids can practice alone, offline play for car rides, a parent view of which words have stuck, and the full treasure collection.
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