Essential Spelling Lists

Essential List One

a I it the was

and   in   my   to   we

Essential List Two

at   but   for   got   up

had   he   is   me   went

of   on   she   so   when

that   then   there   they   you

Essential List Three

about after all are as back

be because came day down get

go going have her his home

into just like mum not one

our out said some were with

Essential List Four

again an around big by can come could dad did

do first food from good has him house if little

next night no now off old only or other over

people put ran saw school see started their them this

time took two us very well what will would your

Essential List Five

an another away bed been before best brother called car

door everyone family five found friend fun heard here know

last left long looked made man more morning name never

once play really room something still thing think thought three

through told too walked want way where which who year

Essential List Six                 

also always asked black boy bus cat coming minutes most much nice opened outside

cool dark decided dog eat end even every place ready ride right run say

eyes fell felt find four gave getting great sister sleep suddenly take tell ten

head hit how inside its it’s I’ll I’m top town tree turned until wanted

jump knew later life live lot lunch make water while why window woke yes

Essential List Seven

any baby bad ball being bit boat bought camp dead died doing

each ever everything face fast father few finally finished game girl gone

ground guard hand happened happy help hole hot hour let look many

money mother myself new parents picked playing presents road side small sometimes

soon say stop swimming tea than tried under wait won work world

Commonly Misspelled Words – List One

a aeroplane allowed arrived	b beautiful believe board boat bought broke brother buy	c cannot caught clothes comin course	d decided didn’t different disappeared doesn’t	e everyone everything everywhere	f favourite finally frightened front
g guard	h happened hiding hospital hungry hurt	i inside		l later lot	m met minute myself
n nearly nice noise	o opened outside	p passed piece police present	r ready really remembered running	s scared someone spare started stopped straight suddenly swimming	t things threw tired turned
u upstairs usually	w we’re whole without	y you’re

Commonly Misspelled words – List Two

a absence acquire address advertise advice (noun) advise (verb) among apparent argument athlete awful	b balance becoming before benefit breathe brilliant	c calendar careful category ceiling certain chief citizen competition convenience criticise	d decide definite deposit describe desperate develop difference discipline does during	e easily eight either equipped exaggerate excellent except exercise expect experience experiment explanation	f fascinating fundamental
g generally grammar guarantee guidance	h happiness heroes	i identity imaginary imitation incidentally intelligent interesting interfere interpretation invitation irrelevant irritable island	j jealous judgment	l laboratory length lesson library licence (noun) license (verb) loneliness losing lying	m marriage mathematics medicine miniature minute mysterious
n naturally neighbour neither	o official often omission operate optimism original ought	p paid parallel particularly peculiar perceive perform permanent persevere personally persuade	p picture planning pleasant political possess possible practical prejudice presence privilege	p probably professional promise proof psychology	q quantity quarter quiet quit quite realise recognise recommend reference repetition restaurant rhythm ridiculous
s sacrifice safety scissors secretary shining similar sincerely soldier speech stopping strength studying succeed surely	t temperature temporary through thorough toward tries twelfth	u unusual using usually	v village	w welcome whether writing