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Reading Eggspress Spelling Grade 1 Student Book
Copyright © Blake eLearning 2020
Blake Publishing
Locked Bag 2022
Glebe NSW 2037
AUSTRALIA
www.blake.com.au
Publisher: Katy Pike
Design and layout by the Modern Art Production Group
In this book
The Reading Eggspress Spelling program provides instruction on spelling rules,
strategies, and generalizations. Each lesson focuses on a core set of 20 words, plus 10
challenge words to extend students. The crafted word lists are based on the sound,
structure, and meaning of words. They support teaching of the following elements of the
State Standards:
English Language Arts Standards
• Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization,
punctuation, and spelling when writing. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.2
- Use conventional spelling for words with common spelling patterns and for frequently
occurring irregular words. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.2.D
- Spell untaught words phonetically, drawing on phonemic awareness and spelling
conventions. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.2.E
• Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and
phrases based on grade 1 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array
of strategies. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.4
- Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.4.A
- Use frequently occurring affixes as a clue to the meaning of a word.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.4.B
- Identify frequently occurring root words (e.g., look) and their inflectional forms
(e.g., looks, looked, looking). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.4.C
Aspects of spelling covered in this year
Aspect Areas covered Pages
Digraphs and a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e, u-e; ee, ea; ea 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17,
trigraphs exceptions; ar, er, ir, ur; ch, tch; oo, ou; 18, 19, 20, 26, 26, 29,
oa, ow; ay, ai; ou, ow; or, ore; oy, oi; air, 30, 33, 34, 37, 38,
ear, are; ew, ue; wh, ph; ie, igh; au, aw 41, 42, 47, 48, 49,
50, 55, 56, 57, 58,
61, 62, 65, 66
Endings double consonants; nk; plurals s es; ve; 9, 10, 15, 16, 21, 22,
er; et, it, ot; y; le; en, on 27, 28, 31, 32, 39,
40, 45, 46, 53, 54,
59, 60
Prefixes un 71, 72
Suffixes ing; ed; er, est 43, 44, 51, 52, 63, 64
Self-assessment –
Lesson Pages Date completed
‘With this list I feel …’
Self-assessment –
Lesson Pages Date completed
‘With this list I feel …’
s u
r o
Challenge words
4 Copy each challenge word. 5 Fill in the missing vowel.
cut y______t
yet ______dd
zip s______t
win z______p
yes w______n
set l______ts
end y______s
egg ______gg
add c______t
lots ______nd
m u
d o
SPELLING • GRADE 1 • TOPIC 1 3 © Blake eLearning
Short vowels 1.2
Challenge words
4 Copy each challenge word.
let rug bag
cut hum act
dot hid
hut ran
2 Sort.
o e i y
st hy nd
mo w fi
nd nd ld
SPELLING • GRADE 1 • TOPIC 1 5 © Blake eLearning
Long vowels 1.3
kind
wild
bind
post
rind
child
wind
mind
grind
blind
k 5 f
f r
b s
Challenge words
4 Copy each challenge word.
froze spade awake
theme blaze amaze
chose slime
spoke flake
e-e
i-e
o-e
6 Choose it. Circle and rewrite the correct word to complete the sentence.
I dug with a spade spayd .
The lake frose froze in winter.
He choze chose to eat an apple.
She was still awake awaik late at night.
SPELLING • GRADE 1 • TOPIC 1 8 © Blake eLearning
Word endings – double consonants 1.5
c d d
SPELLING • GRADE 1 • TOPIC 1 9 © Blake eLearning
Word endings – double consonants 1.5
Challenge words
4 Copy each challenge word.
drill bliss floss
skull cliff stiff
gruff bluff
fluff skill
5 Choose it. Circle and rewrite the correct word to complete the sentence.
Dad says ‘no’ but he likes to bluuf bluff .
b m
f r
Challenge words
4 Copy each challenge word.
sheep leash
peach asleep
east speed
agree three
repeat feast
h b h
SPELLING • GRADE 1 • TOPIC 1 13 © Blake eLearning
Vowel digraphs – ea exceptions 1.7
Challenge words
4 Copy each challenge word.
meadow weather
dreamt measure
steady treasure
feather heavens
leather jealous
5 Choose it. Circle and rewrite the correct word to complete the sentence.
6 Silly sentences. Use as many challenge words as possible to make a silly story.
b s d
w l
SPELLING • GRADE 1 • TOPIC 1 15 © Blake eLearning
nk sound 1.8
Challenge words
4 Copy each challenge word.
clink chink
prank oink
skunk chunk
think shrink
thank shrunk
c b a
ur ir
SPELLING • GRADE 1 • TOPIC 1 17 © Blake eLearning
Vowel digraphs – ar, er, ir, ur 1.9
Challenge words
4 Copy each challenge word.
garden smart
person third
Thursday start
thirty burst
first nurse
b p b w
Challenge words
4 Copy each challenge word.
speech stretch
switch march
sketch torch
stitch kitchen
scratch butcher
6 Choose it. Circle and rewrite the correct word to complete the sentence.
I always strech stretch before I run.
I wrote a speech speche about tigers.
2 More than one. Write the single word and the plural word.
Challenge words
3 Copy each challenge word.
bushes dresses
torches glasses
benches patches
gloves towers
coaches churches
4 Choose it. Circle and rewrite the word to complete the sentence.
I wore my glovs gloves .
The cat hid in the bushes bushs .
Mom wears glasses glases to read.
The towas towers were tall.
They used torchs torches to see in the dark.
Challenge words
4 Copy each challenge word.
cheeky awoke
sneaky crayon
kitten cabin
biscuit castle
kettle monkey
3 Rhyming words. Choose a list word that rhymes with the word.
zoo
book
bloom
food
good
SPELLING • GRADE 1 • TOPIC 2 25 © Blake eLearning
Vowel digraphs – oo and ou 1.13
Challenge words
4 Copy each challenge word.
swoop raccoon
group hooray
spoon balloon
goose bamboo
choose baboon
12
3 Name the picture. Use a list word.
g l t
s d a
SPELLING • GRADE 1 • TOPIC 2 27 © Blake eLearning
Word endings – ve 1.14
Challenge words
4 Copy each challenge word.
olive swerve
solve massive
shove believe
halve arrive
starve forgive
5 Choose it. Circle and rewrite the correct word to complete the sentence.
The new building is massive masiv .
I ate the oliv olive .
I will forgiv forgive my brother.
He will solv solve the crime.
We had to swerv swerve to miss the bird.
3 Correct it. Rewrite the misspelled word with the correct spelling.
We went sailing on the bote.
Mom tied a bo in my hair.
The bole was full of berries.
We had to roe the boat to shore.
The lights made the tree gloe.
SPELLING • GRADE 1 • TOPIC 2 29 © Blake eLearning
Vowel digraphs – oa and ow 1.15
Challenge words
4 Copy each challenge word.
blown boast
groan croak
grown roast
coast elbow
coach below
sist + er =
und + er =
wint + er =
wond + er =
m f
f w
SPELLING • GRADE 1 • TOPIC 2 31 © Blake eLearning
Word endings – er 1.16
Challenge words
4 Copy each challenge word.
cover swimmer
brother butter
monster ladder
letter winner
matter together
5 Choose it. Circle and rewrite the correct word to complete the sentence.
I cova cover my mouth if I sneeze.
Grandma sent me a letter leter .
He climbed up the lader ladder .
We go to school togetha together .
She likes butter butta on her bread.
She is a great swimer swimmer .
Challenge words
4 Copy each challenge word.
again stray
away faint
braid spray
waist sprain
today always
Challenge words
4 Copy each challenge word.
fleece prince
corner cattle
juice crunch
pencil chance
coming circus
6 Choose it. Circle and rewrite the word to complete the sentence.
The cattel cattle ate a lot of grass.
We got the fleece fleese from a sheep.
There is a chanse chance it will rain.
I will be coming comeing to your party!
o c
c c
Challenge words
4 Copy each challenge word.
mountain couch
growl frown
drown flour
crowd bound
found about
5 Choose it. Circle and rewrite the correct word to complete the sentence.
We made the cake with flower flour .
I found fonde her behind the chair.
The croud crowd cheered loudly.
I frowne frown when I am sad.
My dogs grole growl at strangers.
I read about aboot China.
The moundain mountain is high.
b r
h p
SPELLING • GRADE 1 • TOPIC 3 39 © Blake eLearning
Word endings – et, it, ot 1.20
Challenge words
4 Copy each challenge word.
tablet comet
target cricket
wallet velvet
trumpet violet
ferret toilet
Challenge words
4 Copy each challenge word.
adore border
sport force
storm airport
afford morning
corner enormous
p e
d f
Challenge words
4 Copy each challenge word.
blowing wondering
brushing gathering
tracking watering
watching smelling
covering scratching
6 Choose it. Circle and rewrite the correct word to complete the sentence.
She was smeling smelling the roses.
The wind was bloeing blowing strongly.
Mom was watering waterng the plants.
My sister was waching watching TV.
He was brushing brusing the dog.
The storm clouds were gathering gathring in the sky.
c
p b
h
c s
Challenge words
4 Copy each challenge word.
many empty
fairy angry
fancy dirty
ready clumsy
heavy family
5 Solve it. Read the clue and complete the sentence with a list word.
It is not light. It is _______________ .
I am not full. I am _______________ .
I am covered in mud. I am _______________ .
The people related to you are your _______________ .
If I have a lot of something, I have _______________ .
I’m a magical creature with wings. I am a _______________ .
6 Silly sentences. Use as many challenge words as possible to make a silly story.
Challenge words
4 Copy each challenge word.
annoy foyer
coy avoid
coil joint
destroy toil
loyal voice
T
O
I
L
6 Choose it. Circle and rewrite the correct word to complete the sentence.
The snake lay in a coyl coil in the sun.
We waited in the hotel foier foyer .
She had a sweet singing voice voyce .
The dog was very loyal loial .
My elbow joynt joint was sore.
I’ll leave early to avoid avoyd the rain.
SPELLING • GRADE 1 • TOPIC 3 48 © Blake eLearning
Trigraphs – air, ear, are 1.25
2 Complete the word. Fill in the letters to make the list word.
c___ y___ a__
n___ sh _ _ _ sm _ _ _
3 Label it.
p e
c h
4 Fill in the words.
She brushed her h__________ .
I h__________ with my ears.
I d__________ you to tell the truth.
My puppy is d__________ to me.
SPELLING • GRADE 1 • TOPIC 3 49 © Blake eLearning
Trigraphs – air, ear, are 1.25
Challenge words
5 Copy each challenge word.
beard weary
scared nearby
fairy square
upstairs nightmare
repair parent
wish + ed =
turn + ed =
look + ed =
SPELLING • GRADE 1 • TOPIC 3 51 © Blake eLearning
Suffixes – ed 1.26
Challenge words
4 Copy each challenge word.
called spilled
freed crouched
dressed grouped
fetched stitched
growled wondered
6 Choose it. Circle and rewrite the correct word to complete the sentence.
The dog grouled growled loudly at me.
She spilled spilet her drink everywhere.
I called kalled my grandma yesterday.
I croached crouched down low.
I wundered wondered what time we would arrive.
2 Label it.
b a
t k
Challenge words
4 Copy each challenge word.
castle freckle
tremble struggle
crumble circle
startle bicycle
sprinkle miracle
6 Silly sentence. Use as many challenge words as possible to make a silly story.
Challenge words
4 Copy each challenge word.
venue barbecue
nephew Tuesday
avenue rescue
pursue jewel
cashew argue
6 Choose it. Circle and rewrite the correct word to complete the sentence.
Challenge words
4 Copy each challenge word.
whisper nephew
dolphin orphan
phonics phew
alphabet wharf
elephant whether
lem + on =
op + en =
less + on =
chick + en =
b d
k o
SPELLING • GRADE 1 • TOPIC 4 59 © Blake eLearning
Word endings – en, on 1.30
Challenge words
4 Copy each challenge word.
person eleven
season onion
pardon poison
bacon carton
kitchen listen
6 Silly sentence. Use as many challenge words as possible to make a silly story.
Challenge words
4 Copy each challenge word.
tonight grief
bright believe
flight fright
slight delight
belief replies
5 Choose it. Circle and rewrite the correct word to complete the sentence.
est
Challenge words
4 Copy each challenge word.
quieter brightest
quietest younger
calmer youngest
calmest higher
brighter highest
6 Choose it. Circle and rewrite the correct word to complete the sentence.
paw
p h
s d
Challenge words
4 Copy each challenge word.
awful drawer
prawn laundry
saucer fawn
jigsaw August
scrawl author
Challenge words
4 Copy each challenge word.
footpath haircut
jellyfish birthday
sunflower someone
grandson butterfly
grandmother something
5 Silly sentence. Use as many challenge words as possible to make a silly story.
3 letters
4 letters
Challenge words
3 Copy each challenge word.
come once
some put
friend push
school pull
one full
4 Choose it. Circle and rewrite the correct word to complete the sentence.
I’ve been to Disneyland wonce once .
Dad gave me a push poosh on the swing.
nd–un–ki li–ke–un
le–ab–un nd–un–wi
ck–un–lo pa–ck–un
ug–pl–un ev–un–en
ti–un–dy sa–un–fe
Challenge words
4 Copy each challenge word.
unwrap unhappy
unfair unusual
uncover unclear
unlucky unhealthy
unafraid unfriendly
5 Silly sentence. Use as many challenge words as possible to make a silly story.