Word study

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Pre-K skills

  1. E.5
    Put the sounds in order

Kindergarten skills

  1. G.4
    Identify the first, second, and last sound in a word
  2. G.5
    Put the sounds in order
  3. L.3
    Complete the short a word
  4. M.2
    Complete the short e word
  5. N.2
    Complete the short i words
  6. O.2
    Complete the short o word
  7. P.2
    Complete the short u word
  8. Q.1
    Complete the word with the right short vowel
  9. Q.2
    Spell the short vowel word
  10. S.2
    Complete the word with the right initial consonant blend
  11. S.5
    Complete the word with the right final consonant blend
  12. U.17
    Spell the sight word

First-grade skills

  1. D.2
    Identify each sound in a word
  2. D.3
    Put the sounds in order
  3. G.1
    Complete the word to match the picture: -ss, -ll, -ff, -zz, -ck
  4. G.3
    Complete the word with the right digraph
  5. G.4
    Spell the digraph word
  6. H.1
    Complete the word with the right initial consonant blend
  7. H.3
    Choose the picture that matches the word: ng, nk
  8. H.4
    Complete the word with the right final consonant blend
  9. H.6
    Fill in the missing consonant blend
  10. I.3
    Complete the short a word
  11. J.2
    Complete the short e word
  12. K.2
    Complete the short i words
  13. L.2
    Complete the short o word
  14. M.2
    Complete the short u word
  15. N.2
    Complete the word with the right short vowel
  16. N.3
    Spell the short vowel word
  17. P.2
    Complete the silent e words
  18. P.3
    Spell the silent e word
  19. Q.2
    Complete the vowel team words
  20. Q.3
    Complete the word with the right vowel team
  21. R.6
    Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words
  22. S.2
    Complete the word with the right r-controlled vowel: ar, er, ir, or, ur
  23. T.2
    Complete the word with the right diphthong: oi, oy, ou, ow
  24. U.1
    Put two syllables together to create a word: easier
  25. U.2
    Put two syllables together to create a word: harder
  26. U.3
    Complete the two-syllable words
  27. V.14
    Spell the sight word
  28. NN.1
    Use words with prefixes and suffixes
  29. NN.2
    Understand words with prefixes and suffixes
  30. AAA.1
    Match the contractions
  31. AAA.2
    Form pronoun-verb contractions
  32. AAA.3
    Form contractions with "not"

Second-grade skills

  1. D.1
    Complete the word with the correct digraph: ch, sh, th, ph, wh
  2. D.2
    Spell the digraph word: ch, sh, th, ph, wh
  3. E.1
    Complete the word with the correct initial consonant blend
  4. E.2
    Complete the word with the correct final consonant blend
  5. E.3
    Spell the word with a consonant blend
  6. E.4
    Complete the word with a three-letter consonant blend
  7. F.1
    Spell words with final consonant patterns: ng, nk
  8. F.2
    Spell words with qu and x
  9. F.3
    Spell words with ch, sh, th, ph, wh, ng, nk, qu, and x
  10. F.5
    Complete the words with silent letters
  11. G.2
    Spell the short a word
  12. G.3
    Spell the short e word
  13. G.4
    Spell the short i word
  14. G.5
    Spell the short o word
  15. G.6
    Spell the short u word
  16. H.2
    Complete the silent e words
  17. H.3
    Spell the silent e word
  18. I.2
    Complete the vowel team words
  19. I.3
    Complete the word with the correct vowel team
  20. K.2
    Spell the long a word: silent e, ai, ay
  21. K.3
    Spell the long e word: ee, ea
  22. K.4
    Spell the long i word: silent e, ie, y
  23. K.5
    Spell the long o word: silent e, oa, ow
  24. K.6
    Spell the long u word: silent e, ue, oo, ew
  25. L.2
    Complete the word with the correct r-controlled vowel: ar, er, ir, or, ur
  26. L.3
    Complete the word with the correct r-controlled vowel: er, ir, ur
  27. M.2
    Complete the word with the correct diphthong: oi, oy, ou, ow
  28. N.1
    Complete words with variant vowels
  29. O.4
    Spell the soft g or soft c word
  30. P.1
    Is the syllable open or closed?
  31. P.2
    Spell words with open and closed syllables
  32. Q.1
    Put two syllables together to create a word: easier
  33. Q.2
    Put two syllables together to create a word: harder
  34. Q.3
    Complete the two-syllable words
  35. R.1
    Complete the consonant-l-e words
  36. R.2
    Choose the correct spelling of the consonant-l-e word
  37. R.3
    Spell the consonant-l-e word
  38. S.3
    Spell the sight word
  39. MM.1
    Complete the word with the ending that you hear
  40. MM.2
    Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes
  41. MM.3
    Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis-
  42. MM.4
    Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis-
  43. MM.5
    Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less
  44. MM.6
    Prefixes and suffixes: review
  45. NN.1
    Form compound words with pictures
  46. NN.2
    Form compound words
  47. NN.3
    Form and use compound words
  48. QQ.1
    Homophones with pictures
  49. QQ.2
    Identify homophones
  50. QQ.3
    Use the correct homophone
  51. FFF.1
    Match the contractions
  52. FFF.2
    Form pronoun-verb contractions
  53. FFF.3
    Form contractions with "not"
  54. FFF.4
    Use pronoun-verb contractions
  55. FFF.5
    Use contractions with "not"

Third-grade skills

  1. A.3
    Spell the long a word: silent e, ai, ay, ea, ey, eigh
  2. A.4
    Spell the long e word: silent e, ee, ea, ie
  3. A.5
    Spell the long i word: silent e, ie, y, igh, ind, ild
  4. A.6
    Spell the long o word: silent e, oa, ow, old, ost, olt
  5. A.7
    Spell the long u word: silent e, ue, oo, ew, ui
  6. B.2
    Spell the digraph word: ch, sh, th, ph, wh
  7. B.3
    Spell the digraph or trigraph word: mb, kn, dge, tch
  8. B.4
    Spell words with final consonant patterns: ng, nk
  9. B.5
    Spell words with qu and x
  10. B.6
    Spell words with blends and digraphs: review
  11. C.1
    Identify syllable types
  12. C.2
    Read multisyllabic words
  13. C.5
    Spell multisyllabic words
  14. D.1
    Spell words with r vowel patterns
  15. D.2
    Spell words with vowel diphthong patterns
  16. D.3
    Spell words with variant vowels: oo, ou, ow, ea
  17. E.1
    Select the letters that make a given sound
  18. E.2
    Spell the sight word: easier
  19. E.3
    Spell the sight word: harder
  20. DD.1
    Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes
  21. DD.2
    Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis-
  22. DD.3
    Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis-
  23. DD.4
    Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less
  24. DD.5
    Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness
  25. DD.6
    Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment
  26. DD.7
    Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review
  27. DD.8
    Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review
  28. DD.9
    Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning
  29. DD.10
    Sort words with shared suffixes by part of speech
  30. DD.11
    Word pattern analogies
  31. DD.12
    Word pattern sentences
  32. EE.1
    Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words
  33. EE.2
    Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  34. EE.3
    Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
  35. PP.5
    Form regular plurals with -s, -es, and -ies
  36. PP.6
    Use regular plurals with -s, -es, and -ies
  37. TT.3
    Form and use the regular past tense
  38. VV.9
    Spell adjectives that compare
  39. YY.1
    Pronoun-verb contractions
  40. YY.2
    Contractions with "not"

Fourth-grade skills

  1. Y.1
    Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes
  2. Y.2
    Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis-
  3. Y.3
    Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis-
  4. Y.4
    Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less
  5. Y.5
    Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness
  6. Y.6
    Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment
  7. Y.7
    Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review
  8. Y.8
    Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review
  9. Y.9
    Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning
  10. Y.10
    Sort words with shared suffixes by part of speech
  11. Y.11
    Word pattern analogies
  12. Y.12
    Word pattern sentences
  13. Z.1
    Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots
  14. Z.2
    Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words
  15. Z.3
    Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  16. Z.4
    Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  17. Z.5
    Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
  18. Z.6
    Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings
  19. DD.1
    Homophones with pictures
  20. DD.2
    Identify homophones
  21. DD.3
    Use the correct homophone
  22. KK.5
    Form regular plurals with -s, -es, and -ies
  23. KK.6
    Use regular plurals with -s, -es, and -ies
  24. KK.7
    Form regular plurals with -s, -es, -ies, and -ves
  25. KK.8
    Use regular plurals with -s, -es, -ies, and -ves
  26. KK.10
    Form and use irregular plurals
  27. OO.3
    Form and use the regular past tense
  28. QQ.11
    Spell adjectives that compare
  29. TT.1
    Pronoun-verb contractions
  30. TT.2
    Contractions with "not"

Fifth-grade skills

  1. Y.1
    Words with pre-
  2. Y.2
    Words with re-
  3. Y.3
    Words with sub-
  4. Y.4
    Words with mis-
  5. Y.5
    Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non-
  6. Y.6
    Words with -ful
  7. Y.7
    Words with -less
  8. Y.8
    Words with -able and -ible
  9. Y.9
    Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning
  10. Y.10
    Sort words with shared suffixes by part of speech
  11. Y.11
    Word pattern analogies
  12. Y.12
    Word pattern sentences
  13. Z.1
    Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots
  14. Z.2
    Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words
  15. Z.3
    Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  16. Z.4
    Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  17. Z.5
    Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  18. Z.6
    Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
  19. Z.7
    Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings
  20. CC.1
    Analogies
  21. DD.1
    Homophones with pictures
  22. DD.2
    Use the correct homophone
  23. KK.3
    Form plurals of nouns ending in f, fe, o, and y
  24. KK.4
    Form and use plurals of nouns ending in f, fe, o, and y
  25. KK.5
    Form plurals: review
  26. KK.6
    Form and use plurals: review
  27. OO.2
    Form and use the regular past tense
  28. PP.8
    Spell adjectives that compare
  29. SS.1
    Pronoun-verb contractions
  30. SS.2
    Contractions with "not"

Sixth-grade skills

  1. U.1
    Words with pre-
  2. U.2
    Words with re-
  3. U.3
    Words with sub-
  4. U.4
    Words with mis-
  5. U.5
    Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non-
  6. U.6
    Words with -ful
  7. U.7
    Words with -less
  8. U.8
    Words with -able and -ible
  9. V.1
    Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words
  10. V.2
    Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  11. V.3
    Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  12. V.4
    Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  13. V.5
    Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
  14. X.1
    Use the correct homophone
  15. AA.1
    Analogies
  16. AA.2
    Analogies: challenge
  17. FF.2
    Form plurals of nouns ending in f, fe, o, and y
  18. FF.3
    Form and use plurals of nouns ending in f, fe, o, and y
  19. FF.4
    Form plurals: review
  20. FF.5
    Form and use plurals: review
  21. LL.7
    Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives
  22. LL.9
    Form and use comparative and superlative adverbs
  23. PP.1
    Pronoun-verb contractions
  24. PP.2
    Contractions with "not"

Seventh-grade skills

  1. U.1
    Words with pre-
  2. U.2
    Words with re-
  3. U.3
    Words with sub-
  4. U.4
    Words with mis-
  5. U.5
    Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non-
  6. U.6
    Words with -ful
  7. U.7
    Words with -less
  8. U.8
    Words with -able and -ible
  9. V.1
    Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words
  10. V.2
    Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  11. V.3
    Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  12. V.4
    Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
  13. X.1
    Use the correct homophone
  14. Z.1
    Analogies
  15. Z.2
    Analogies: challenge
  16. BB.1
    Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures
  17. FF.1
    Form and use plurals: review
  18. FF.2
    Form and use plurals of compound nouns
  19. LL.6
    Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives
  20. LL.8
    Form and use comparative and superlative adverbs

Eighth-grade skills

  1. V.1
    Words with pre-
  2. V.2
    Words with re-
  3. V.3
    Words with sub-
  4. V.4
    Words with mis-
  5. V.5
    Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non-
  6. V.6
    Words with -ful
  7. V.7
    Words with -less
  8. V.8
    Words with -able and -ible
  9. W.1
    Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words
  10. W.2
    Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  11. W.3
    Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  12. W.4
    Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
  13. Z.1
    Use the correct homophone
  14. AA.1
    Analogies
  15. AA.2
    Analogies: challenge
  16. CC.1
    Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures
  17. GG.1
    Form and use plurals: review
  18. GG.2
    Form and use plurals of compound nouns
  19. MM.6
    Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives
  20. MM.8
    Form and use comparative and superlative adverbs
  21. MM.9
    Well, better, best, badly, worse, and worst

Ninth-grade skills

  1. S.1
    Word pattern analogies
  2. S.2
    Word pattern sentences
  3. S.3
    Words with pre-
  4. S.4
    Words with re-
  5. S.5
    Words with sub-
  6. S.6
    Words with mis-
  7. S.7
    Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non-
  8. S.8
    Words with -ful
  9. S.9
    Words with -less
  10. S.10
    Words with -able and -ible
  11. T.1
    Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots
  12. T.2
    Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words
  13. T.3
    Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  14. T.4
    Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  15. T.5
    Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
  16. U.1
    Use the correct homophone
  17. U.2
    Identify and correct errors with homophones
  18. V.1
    Use etymologies to determine the meanings of words
  19. X.1
    Analogies
  20. X.2
    Analogies: challenge
  21. CC.1
    Form and use plurals: review
  22. CC.2
    Form and use plurals of compound nouns
  23. HH.2
    Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives
  24. HH.4
    Form and use comparative and superlative adverbs
  25. HH.5
    Well, better, best, badly, worse, and worst

Tenth-grade skills

  1. R.1
    Word pattern analogies
  2. R.2
    Word pattern sentences
  3. R.3
    Words with pre-
  4. R.4
    Words with re-
  5. R.5
    Words with sub-
  6. R.6
    Words with mis-
  7. R.7
    Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non-
  8. R.8
    Words with -ful
  9. R.9
    Words with -less
  10. R.10
    Words with -able and -ible
  11. S.1
    Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots
  12. S.2
    Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words
  13. S.3
    Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  14. S.4
    Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  15. S.5
    Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
  16. T.1
    Use the correct homophone
  17. T.2
    Identify and correct errors with homophones
  18. U.1
    Use etymologies to determine the meanings of words
  19. W.1
    Analogies
  20. W.2
    Analogies: challenge
  21. BB.1
    Form and use plurals: review
  22. BB.2
    Form and use plurals of compound nouns
  23. GG.2
    Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives
  24. GG.4
    Form and use comparative and superlative adverbs
  25. GG.5
    Well, better, best, badly, worse, and worst

Eleventh-grade skills

  1. P.1
    Prefixes
  2. P.2
    Suffixes
  3. P.3
    Word pattern analogies
  4. P.4
    Word pattern sentences
  5. Q.1
    Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots
  6. Q.2
    Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words
  7. Q.3
    Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  8. Q.4
    Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  9. Q.5
    Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
  10. R.1
    Use the correct homophone
  11. R.2
    Identify and correct errors with homophones
  12. S.1
    Use etymologies to determine the meanings of words
  13. U.1
    Analogies
  14. U.2
    Analogies: challenge
  15. CC.2
    Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives
  16. CC.4
    Form and use comparative and superlative adverbs
  17. CC.5
    Well, better, best, badly, worse, and worst

Twelfth-grade skills

  1. P.1
    Prefixes
  2. P.2
    Suffixes
  3. P.3
    Word pattern analogies
  4. P.4
    Word pattern sentences
  5. Q.1
    Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots
  6. Q.2
    Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words
  7. Q.3
    Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  8. Q.4
    Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  9. Q.5
    Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
  10. R.1
    Use the correct homophone
  11. R.2
    Identify and correct errors with homophones
  12. S.1
    Use etymologies to determine the meanings of words
  13. U.1
    Analogies
  14. U.2
    Analogies: challenge
  15. CC.2
    Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives
  16. CC.4
    Form and use comparative and superlative adverbs
  17. CC.5
    Well, better, best, badly, worse, and worst