248 FREE Spelling Worksheets

FREE Spelling Worksheets

Spelling is a very important part of ESL so there are 248 spelling worksheets posted here for you to use if your students need more spelling practice. There are also a number of PowerPoint presentations to help introduce, teach, and practice spelling. This is one such presentation and goes along with this spelling worksheet. You can use these two files in classes of pre-intermediate and intermediate learners to help them focus on spelling –ed words. If that is not quite what you are looking for, consider another free, printable worksheet to assist your students with spelling the words they are struggling with.
While the majority of ESL lessons should focus on oral communication, writing and spelling are also important aspects of language learning. Students may have great speaking skills but if business students send clients emails riddled with spelling errors, they are going to appear either careless or uneducated, both of which paint them in a negative light. Practice spelling with your students as part of vocabulary lessons. When introducing new vocabulary, be sure to teach not just its pronunciation and meaning but also spelling. Students will be able to practice spelling when completing writing exercises so tell students to pay special attention to it and assign a certain number of points to spelling when doing your grading.

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Cardinal Numbers Spelling Game

Cardinal Numbers Spelling Game

•, Spelling
This is fully animated spelling game with audio for very young students on cardinal numbers. Students are asked to listen to the word then click on the correct letters to spell the number correc ...
25 Views 36,523 BegElem
Media Matters Word Search

Media Matters Word Search

This word search puzzle includes TV and press vocabulary, hope you find it useful! List of words used in this word search: BAN, COMMUNAL, HEADLINE, TABLOID, COLUMNIST, ADVERTISEMENT, CORRESPONDEN ...
4 Views 15,026 AdvExam
Shapes Worksheet

Shapes Worksheet

•, Spelling
This worksheet is very useful for beginners to practice the given topic. You can ask your students to write the construction "this is a ..then about the shapes attributes. It is a great practice. ...
11 Views 35,252 Elem
Number Words to Spell

Number Words to Spell

•, Spelling
This worksheet is called 'Number Words to Spell' and it is also available for free at http://www.lauracandler.com/. This compact one-pager conveniently lists all numerals 1-20, 30-100, as well as ...
14 Views 29,007 BegElemPre-Int
Spelling Patterns Diagnostic Assessment

Spelling Patterns Diagnostic Assessment

• » Spelling
This comprehensive spelling patterns assessment includes all of the K-3 spelling patterns and a recording matrix for simple progress monitoring. Unlike qualitative spelling inventories, which use ...
6 Views 17,427 ElemPre-IntIntAdv
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Outlaw Words Spelling Assessment

Outlaw Words Spelling Assessment

• » Spelling
Students need to not only be able to read the high frequency Outlaw Words (sight words); they also need to be able to spell these phonetically irregular words. The Outlaw Words Spelling Assessment ...
4 Views 12,996 ElemPre-IntIntAdv
Food Spelling Worksheet

Food Spelling Worksheet

•, Spelling
This is a Spelling Challenge activity on food vocabulary. For each picture a number of similar words is provided, but only one is spelled correctly and matches the picture. Students must circle t ...
22 Views 18,108 ElemPre-Int
Alphabet Poster

Alphabet Poster

A funny alphabet for 4 - 7 year olds. It can be used as flashcards and you can teach pronunciation with any of the typical songs of the alphabet. It can be used as a poster for th ...
22 Views 21,371 Beg
Basic Food Wordsearch

Basic Food Wordsearch

•, Spelling
Very basic wordsearch with the names of basic food products. Aimed to begginer level students. Good as review of the material before a test. List of words used in this word search: MEAT, PEAS, BR ...
5 Views 8,981 Beg
Numbers Word Search

Numbers Word Search

•, Spelling
This word search exercise is very simple but it also contains those numbers that are especially difficult for children so it can be used as homework or class practice. List of words used in this ...
4 Views 12,238 BegElem
Spelling -ing Words PowerPoint [UPDATED]

Spelling -ing Words PowerPoint [UPDATED]

• » Spelling
This PPT clearly explains the 4 spelling rules for adding -ing to verbs and provides practice. While the narrative portions may be too advanced for beginners, the simple formulas and examples make ...
9 Views 18,919 ElemPre-IntIntAdv
Spelling -er/-est words PowerPoint

Spelling -er/-est words PowerPoint

This PPT clearly explains the 4 spelling rules for adding -er and -est to adjectives and adverbs and provides practice. While the narrative portions may be too advanced for beginners, the simple ...
29 Views 26,402 ElemPre-IntIntAdv
Spelling -er/-est words worksheet

Spelling -er/-est words worksheet

This worksheet clearly explains the 4 spelling rules for adding -er and -est to adjectives and adverbs and provides practice. While the narrative portions may be too advanced for beginners, the s ...
27 Views 38,326 ElemPre-IntIntAdv
Spelling -ing Words Worksheet

Spelling -ing Words Worksheet

•, Spelling
This worksheet clearly explains the 4 spelling rules for adding -ing to verbs and provides practice. While the narrative portions may be too advanced for beginners, the simple formulas and exampl ...
19 Views 57,535 ElemPre-IntInt
Spelling -ed Words PowerPoint

Spelling -ed Words PowerPoint

•, Spelling
This PPT clearly explains the 4 spelling rules for adding -ed to verbs and provides practice. While the narrative portions may be too advanced for beginners, the simple formulas and examples make ...
20 Views 22,226 ElemPre-IntInt
Spelling -ed Words Worksheet

Spelling -ed Words Worksheet

•, Spelling
This worksheet clearly explains the 4 spelling rules for adding -ed to verbs and provides practice. While the narrative portions may be too advanced for beginners, the simple formulas and example ...
19 Views 38,590 ElemPre-IntInt
Strine: Australian Slang Worksheet

Strine: Australian Slang Worksheet

Australian slang - STRINE worksheet. It's a worksheet where children try to discover which English word means the same as the word that is used in Australian slang. Fun and easy. In addition you c ...
16 Views 28,618 Pre-Int
Cardinal Numbers 1 - 100

Cardinal Numbers 1 - 100

•, Spelling
This worksheet is ideal to use when you wish to test your primary students if they know the spelling of numbers. It goes from number 1 to 100 and, as you can see, it is pretty simple to explain ho ...
31 Views 86,674 Beg
Spelling Checker (Homophones Worksheet)

Spelling Checker (Homophones Worksheet)

•Spelling,
It is a very funny activity which I used to finish the course. It is a poem with homophones and students need to find a correct variant understanding the meaning. It is better to complete this act ...
22 Views 33,886 Pre-IntInt
Diphthongs ee ea

Diphthongs ee ea

• » Spelling
Simple ws where the students have to fill in the brackets and label the pictures. I think this ws is a great warming up to get your students into diphthongs. I hope it's gonna be useful for some o ...
4 Views 8,202 Elem
What's The Weather Like?

What's The Weather Like?

Revises MONTHS OF THE YEAR (focuses on SPELLING), WEATHER, PERSONAL FEELINGS Can be used as a part of topic word dictations, at the stage of vocabulary elicitation, as a time filler, as an extra t ...
34 Views 19,678 BegElem
Short Vowel Sounds

Short Vowel Sounds

•Spelling,
A ws to get your youngsters into short vowel sounds. This time not only cvc words. Sts have to look and read the words from the box. Write them down and label the pictures. I hope it's useful for ...
11 Views 21,670 BegElem
Inventions Lesson Plan

Inventions Lesson Plan

Today we have a complete 6-page lesson plan about dreat kid inventors. The worksheet contains a reading piece, spelling practice activities, 'which word?' activities, quotations, and then a templa ...
20 Views 46,288 Pre-IntInt
We are Going to be Friends by Jack Johnson: Song Worksheet

We are Going to be Friends by Jack Johnson: Song Worksheet

Gap-fill activity with the lyrics of the song, explain the meaning of the words in the blanks, put the lines in order. This song is great for the first lesson of the year.
20 Views 21,137 Pre-Int
Challenges - Word and Number Puzzles

Challenges - Word and Number Puzzles

A range of activity cards/challenges are included here. They include maths english/literacy and science/topic work. I laminate these and put them up in my classroom for children to complete with d ...
14 Views 13,924 Beg

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