Spelling List
Spelling List 1: Short 'a' Words
- Difficulty
- Getting started
- Time
- 10 min
- Questions
- 40 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
Free Spelling Lists Worksheets — New Zealand
21 free printable spelling lists worksheets from Year 1 to Year 7, with answer sheets. Weekly spelling words with practice activities.
- Spelling List
Spelling List 2: Short 'o' Words
- Difficulty
- Getting started
- Time
- 10 min
- Questions
- 40 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Spelling List
Spelling List 3: Short i Words
- Difficulty
- Getting started
- Time
- 10 min
- Questions
- 40 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
Level:
- Spelling List
Spelling List 1: sh, ch and th Words
- Difficulty
- Getting started
- Time
- 12 min
- Questions
- 40 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Spelling List
Spelling List 2: Magic 'e' Words
- Difficulty
- Level 1 · Easier
- Time
- 12 min
- Questions
- 40 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Spelling List
Spelling List 3: Long 'e' Words (ee and ea)
- Difficulty
- Level 1 · Easier
- Time
- 12 min
- Questions
- 40 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Spelling List
Spelling List 1: Adding -ing and -ed
- Difficulty
- Level 1 · Easier
- Time
- 15 min
- Questions
- 48 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Spelling List
Spelling List 2: Plurals with -s and -es
- Difficulty
- Level 1 · Easier
- Time
- 15 min
- Questions
- 48 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Spelling List
Spelling List 3: Vowel Teams oa, ai and ay
- Difficulty
- Level 1 · Easier
- Time
- 15 min
- Questions
- 48 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
Level:
- Spelling List
Spelling List 1: Silent Letters (kn, wr, mb)
- Difficulty
- Level 1 · Easier
- Time
- 15 min
- Questions
- 48 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Spelling List
Spelling List 2: Prefixes un-, re- and dis-
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 15 min
- Questions
- 48 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Spelling List
Spelling List 3: Changing y to i
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 15 min
- Questions
- 48 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Spelling List
Spelling List 1: Words Ending in -tion
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 20 min
- Questions
- 51 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Spelling List
Spelling List 2: Homophones
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 20 min
- Questions
- 51 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Spelling List
Spelling List 3: Soft c and Soft g
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 20 min
- Questions
- 51 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
Level:
- Spelling List
Spelling List 1: -able and -ible
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 20 min
- Questions
- 51 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Spelling List
Spelling List 2: Tricky 'ough' Words
- Difficulty
- Level 3 · Challenge
- Time
- 20 min
- Questions
- 51 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Spelling List
Spelling List 3: Words Ending in -sion
- Difficulty
- Level 3 · Challenge
- Time
- 20 min
- Questions
- 51 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Spelling List
Spelling List 1: Commonly Misspelt Words
- Difficulty
- Level 3 · Challenge
- Time
- 20 min
- Questions
- 51 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Spelling List
Spelling List 2: Easily Confused Words
- Difficulty
- Level 3 · Challenge
- Time
- 20 min
- Questions
- 51 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Spelling List
Spelling List 3: Words Ending in -ous and -ious
- Difficulty
- Level 3 · Challenge
- Time
- 20 min
- Questions
- 51 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
Common questions
Which year levels do these spelling lists worksheets cover?
Spelling Lists resources for New Zealand run from Year 1 to Year 7. Each year level has its own set, from an easier Level 1 to a challenging Level 3, so you can step back or move ahead as needed.
Are there answers?
Yes. Worksheets include answers, and open questions come with model answers and success criteria.
Are they free to print?
Yes. Every worksheet downloads instantly as a PDF with no sign-up, free for home, classroom and homeschool use.
How to use these resources
- Pair a reading comprehension with a writing prompt on a similar text type.
- Use the model answers and success criteria on the answer sheet to talk through what 'good' looks like.
- Keep spelling practice short and daily; test on Friday.
- Edit a piece of writing together using the grammar worksheet for the skill they're learning.