Week 3 of 36 · 8 words · ages 6–7

1st Grade spelling words, week 3: short i

Short i says its sound in the middle of the word, often with endings like ck, st or ll.
trick
A clever move that fools people, like in magic.
stick
A thin piece of wood that fell from a tree.
thick
Wide from one side to the other, not thin.
click
A short sharp sound, like a button makes.
twist
To turn something around and around.
spill
To let a drink tip out by accident.
picnic
A meal you eat outside on a blanket.
visit
To go and see someone or somewhere.

Ten minutes a day this week

Short and daily beats long and once. A word met on five separate days is remembered; a word met five times on Thursday night mostly is not.

  1. Monday

    Read the list together. Say each word, clap its syllables and find the pattern in it.

  2. Tuesday

    Look, say, cover, write, check — each word once from memory, then check the letters.

  3. Wednesday

    Use every word in a sentence, out loud or on paper, so each one means something.

  4. Thursday

    Practice test: a grown-up reads each word aloud. Circle the misses for tomorrow.

  5. Friday

    The test. One try per word, no letters given. The circled words go first.

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