Pre-K Spelling Words

How to practice spelling words

• Hear it, then spell it. Spelling from a word you hear is the real skill. In Owl Test Prep, Owl-y says each word and uses it in a sentence, and you type it.
• Short and often. Ten words a day beats fifty on Friday night. Owl-y keeps a streak so the habit sticks.
• Missed words come back. A word you miss comes back later that day, then again over the next week, until it sticks.
• Look at the tricky part. Most misses are one spot: a double letter, a silent letter, an ending. Say it slowly and find that spot.

Animals (8)

• cata small furry pet that says meow
• doga furry pet that barks and wags its tail
• piga pink farm animal that likes mud
• hena female chicken that lays eggs
• cowa big farm animal that gives milk
• buga small creature with six legs
• foxa wild animal with a bushy tail
• anta tiny insect that works hard in a group

Food (8)

• eggan oval thing that a bird lays
• jama sweet spread made from fruit
• hamsalty meat from a pig
• piea baked treat with a crust and filling
• nuta hard seed with a shell
• buna small round roll of bread
• yama sweet orange root vegetable
• milka white drink from cows

Sports (8)

• balla round toy you throw, kick, or hit
• bata wooden stick used to hit a ball
• runto move on your feet very fast
• kickto hit something with your foot
• goala point scored by getting the ball in a net
• teama group of players who play together
• swimto move through water using arms and legs
• neta mesh bag or fence to catch a ball

Space (8)

• moonthe round object that circles the earth
• stara bright light far away in the sky
• sunthe star that gives us light and heat
• orba round ball, like a planet
• dusttiny bits of dirt that float in air
• rocka hard piece of stone
• raya thin line of light
• gasair-like matter that spreads out

Ocean (8)

• fishan animal that swims and breathes in water
• craba sea animal with pincers and a hard shell
• clama sea animal that hides in a hard shell
• eela long fish that looks like a snake
• seala sea animal that swims and has flippers
• sandtiny grains of rock at the beach
• reefa line of rocks or coral under water
• gulla white bird that flies near the sea

Nature and weather (8)

• rainwater that falls from the clouds
• snowwhite flakes that fall in winter
• windmoving air that you can feel
• leafa flat green part of a plant
• treea tall plant with a trunk and branches
• skythe space above us that we see
• icefrozen water that is hard and cold
• hailsmall balls of ice that fall from clouds

Home and family (8)

• moma female parent who takes care of you
• dada male parent who takes care of you
• beda soft place where you sleep
• huga warm squeeze with your arms
• muga cup with a handle for hot drinks
• ruga soft mat on a floor
• cupa small container for drinking
• pota round pan for cooking food

School (8)

• pena tool for writing with ink
• mapa drawing that shows places
• deska table where you sit and work
• bookpages bound together with words to read
• baga sack to carry things in
• boxa square container with four sides
• pada stack of paper for writing or drawing
• bella sound that rings to start class

Music and art (8)

• druma round instrument you hit with sticks
• songwords and music that you sing
• playa story acted out on a stage
• artthings made to look at, like paintings
• humto sing with your mouth closed
• banda group of people who play music together
• mimean actor who tells a story with no words
• tapto hit lightly with your fingers

Body and health (8)

• arma part of your body that bends at the elbow
• lega part of your body used to walk
• eyethe part of your body you see with
• earthe part of your body you hear with
• lipthe soft edge of your mouth
• handthe part of your body at the end of your arm
• hipthe part of your body between your waist and leg
• chinthe part of your face below your mouth

Places and travel (8)

• hilla small high piece of land
• parka place outside with grass and swings
• farmland where crops and animals are raised
• zooa place where wild animals are kept to see
• towna small place where people live
• roada long path for cars to drive on
• citya very big town with many people
• yardthe grass space around a house

Science (8)

• laba room where scientists test things
• lenscurved glass that makes things look bigger
• seeda small part of a plant that grows
• dirtsoil that plants grow in
• mixto stir things together
• meltto turn from solid into liquid by heating
• fana machine that moves air to cool you
• rubto press and move your hand over something

People and feelings (8)

• sadfeeling unhappy or down
• gladhappy about something good
• madvery angry about something
• shyquiet and not sure around new people
• kindnice and caring to others
• chefa person who cooks food as a job
• veta doctor who helps sick animals
• cookto make food hot in a pan or oven

Adventure (8)

• elfa tiny magic person in old stories
• gema shiny jewel that is worth a lot
• cavea hollow place in a hill or mountain
• keya small metal tool that opens a lock
• forta strong building made to guard a place
• ringa circle of gold worn on a finger
• mista thin cloud of fog close to the ground
• tenta small shelter you sleep in outdoors

Tricky words (8)

• knowto have something in your mind
• kneethe joint in the middle of your leg
• comba tool with teeth for your hair
• twothe number after one
• wasa word that tells about the past
• youa word for the person being spoken to
• beara big furry animal that likes honey
• dolla toy shaped like a small person

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