Spelling Worksheets

Spelling worksheets are an important part of any spelling program. Teachers and parents agree that students need to write their spelling words over, and over and over again. 

You'll find lots of great reproducibles here to add some pizzazz to your spelling program. The activities listed here are best for children in preschool through second grade. We have LOTS more worksheets for students in grades preK-2 and grades 6-9.

I've organized these--loosely--into three categories so that you'll quickly find what you need. Follow the link to go directly to each section, or take your time and scroll through the entire assortment. 

• Spelling lesson worksheets
• Spelling puzzle worksheets
• Seasonal spelling worksheets
• Spelling practice eBooks

Spelling Worksheets for Grades 3-5

Spelling Lessons and Practice

NEW! Compound Word Search - Students will put picture pairs together to form twenty compound words. For instance, a COW plus a BELL equals COWBELL. Some of the words aren't quite so obvious. Once students have formed all twenty compounds, they will need to locate each  word in the word search puzzle diagram. Double the puzzles, double the learning, double the fun!

Put Words In Alphabetical Order with this pair of engaging worksheets. The first list features 25 fun foods that must be alphabetized by their first and second letters. The second page requires students to look at the third and fourth letters in a list of five letter words that all begin with W. Challenging!

Creative Writing Worksheets - These fun pages incorporate spelling practice with almost any spelling words. Kids will design T-shirts, invent a video game, and write some awesome movie titles. Try some today!

Write it Right - Fun spelling practice worksheets for commonly misspelled words. Try this simple format, then use it for your own word list. 

Mystery In the Attic Spelling Worksheets:  Kids read a humorous story about a mysterious attic as they choose correctly/incorrectly spelled words. For grades 3 - 6.

Fifth Grade Spelling Words and Activities will provide excelling spelling practice with 240 grade-level words across 12 topical units. Lots of different activities are provided to make learning enjoyable. Learn more and download free sample pages here.

 Shoe Shenanigans - Great practice in identifying and correcting misspelled 5th grade spelling words in this story about shopping for shoes. For grades 4-6.  

 A Snowy Situation - Give students valuable spelling AND vocabulary practice with this engaging worksheet. For grades 4-6.  

Compound Confusions! - This woodpecker  introduces your students to a great compound word challenge! Great vocabulary and spelling practice. For grades 3-5.

Contraction Action Worksheets and Calendar Crossword : Fun practice on important skills. Best for grades 2-4.

Cast Your Vote - for this fun 3rd grade worksheet! Students will decide between doubling and not doubling the final consonant of words used in context. Spelling guidelines are included that you can review with your students. Best for grades 3-4. 

Elementary worksheets - Swap Sheets™ #1 and #2 - These flexible spelling pages are a brilliant way for students to practice writing their spelling words over and over -- without your instruction!  For grades 3- 5.

Fun classroom worksheets - Swap Sheets™ #3 and #4 - More pages that are fun and flexible. They'll save you a lot of time and can be used over and over throughout the year.  Great for grades 3 - 5.

Spelling Puzzles

Mystery Words - Students use spelling, phonics and logic skills to uncover two mystery words on this fun worksheet! Careful reading skills are also a must in these Grade 3 worksheets. 

NEW! Seek-a-Word Puzzles Free for Classroom Fun! This fun-filled shape holds 25 nouns from my list of third grade spelling words. How quickly can your active students find them all? This page works well at home, and with second and fourth graders, too!

NEW! Fourth Grade Find-A-Word Puzzles: Words from our 4th grade spelling word list are hidden in this fun "4" shape for students' FUN and LEARNING! This word search puzzle features words with silent letters. It's printable for your convenience. Don't miss the special twist!

Hideaways - One of our most challenging spelling worksheets for Grade 5! Students must carefully choose the correct letter in each clue to spell two hidden words.  It's a fun way to practice spelling and thinking skills!

Veggie Vowels - A fun format that focus on correct vowel spelling for fifteen popular, healthful foods. 

Number Spelling Scramble - Students will practice the correct spellings of some tricky number words with this fun page

Flexible Spelling Worksheets : "Intersecting Synonyms" and "Fish Net" Give your students fun spelling practice with these pages. Best for grades 4-6. 

Double Letter Animal Word Search:  Supply the missing pair of letters, then find each of the 40 animal names in the word search puzzle. Fun spelling practice for any age!

Wacky packages! - Find the spelling errors on these whimsical boxes.  For grades 4-6.  One of our most popular pages!

Printable spelling reproducibles - Mini word search puzzles: Students must spot the correct spelling of troublesome words.  For grades 3 - 5.

It Pay$ to $ Spell!: Combine math skills and spelling practice in these fun pages that you can use with any spelling words throughout the year. Students in grades 3-5 will enjoy these!

Spelling crossword puzzle - This puzzle provides a fun way to practice spelling those tricky plural nouns. For grades 3-5.

Fill-in Crossword Puzzles: Practice tricky word endings in two fun puzzles. I've used important words from the fourth grade spelling word list.  For grades 3-5.

Homonym Pairs - Or is it pears? This fun page requires students to select the correct homonym in ten sentences. Then they'll find their answers in a pear-shaped maze!  For grades 3-5.

Find the Right Words: Students identify correctly spelled words in a list and then find them in a fun word search puzzle. Based on our fifth grade spelling word list; suitable for grades 4-6.

Silent Letter Search: Word search fun! Students must add the correct silent letters and then locate the completed words in the puzzle. Grades 4-6.

Can You Spell Well?: If students correctly identify the misspelled words, they'll shade the page to reveal in interesting word. For grades 3 - 5.

Seasonal Spelling Worksheets

Back to School Worksheets - These all-purpose spelling practice pages are especially good for the first week of school, or anytime you need some extra spelling resources. Three different pages with three different formats: Find the Misspellings, Word Search, and Cryptograms.

Try this Halloween Word Scramble! It's great for fall spelling practice. This fun page is illustrated with jack-o-lanterns and friendly ghosts. Use it in the classroom or save it for your Halloween party. 

 Letter to Santa - Find all the mistakes in Bobby's heartfelt letter to Santa Claus in this free Christmas worksheet.

Spelling Practice eBooks

Check out our AnyWord Book Series! Three eBooks of fun worksheets, games and partner activities that you can use with Any Spelling Words!

Be sure to check out our collection of Fun Spelling Worksheets for grades 1 and 2. 

You'll find lots of all-new pages, not on the website, to help boost your first and second graders' spelling and phonics skills!

Here's a peek at a few spelling worksheets from our other collections...

From our preK-grade 2 worksheets

First Grade Worksheets : A special collection for first graders, but some can work with kids a bit older and younger. Try them all! Grades K-2.

People puzzler page: Students complete word spellings of Dolch nouns. Great practice for students in grades 1-2.

2nd Grade Worksheets : A new collection for second graders. Some pages will benefit kids a bit older or younger, so be sure to check them out! For grades 1-3.

From our Grades 6-9 assortment:

Proceed with Caution! - Students need great spelling skills AND they need to carefully read and follow directions to successfully complete this fun page!

 So N "ICE" to Know You!:  All the answers on this vocab page contain the letters ICE. 

Easy Crossword Puzzles for Kids

Try several from my brand new collection! Here are two of my favorites.

Find the Misspellings Crossword  Kids love to find mistakes! To complete this page, they'll need to find one misspelled word in each sentence and write it correctly in the puzzle.

Scrambled Animals Crossword - Unscramble the names of 15 well-known animals and write them correctly into the puzzle. It's more fun than a barrel of monkeys!

Ann Richmond Fisher is a longtime published educational writer, a former classroom teacher and a former homeschool teacher. Ann's spelling bee resources, graded spelling word lists, spelling games, worksheets, and other language arts resources have become respected around the globe since she launched Spelling-Words-Well in 2010.

Ann is also the creator of www.word-game-world.com.

Visit my YouTube Channel for fun spelling practice videos!

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Crossword Puzzles for Kids eBook: 20 new puzzles for grades 3-5.  Most clues written for differentiation. Learn more!

Sixth Grade Word Lists & Activities: 240 Superb words and lots of learning activities! No printer needed. Also available for fifth grade.  Learn more>>

AnyWord Spelling Practice Series Worksheets, Games and Prompts that work with almost ANY spelling words!

Fun Spelling Worksheets for Grades 1 and 2    50 All-new reproducible pages for early learners!

Gigantic Spelling Bee Word Lists with definitions, sentences and languages

Spelling Bee Toolboxes for Grades 3/5 and 6/8   All the resources you need for a successful bee! 

Monumental Spelling Bee Word Lists for grades 3/4, 5/6 and 7/8 with definitions, sentences and languages

Mammoth Spelling Bee Word Lists  for grades 3/4, 5/6 and 7/8  with sentences, definitions, and languages

Young Spellers Spelling Bee Word List for Grades 1 & 2 only 

100 Difficult Spelling Bee Words with Definitions, Sentences and Pronunciations, Volumes 1 and 2

600 Spelling Bee Words & Sentences for Gr 3/5 & 6/8 Extra words & sentences at two levels

101 Word Play Puzzlers   Discover the FUN of letters & words as you solve each unique puzzle. Great vocabulary & spelling practice!