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Spelling Practice by Skill

Browse by skill when you already know or recognize the spelling concept your child needs, from sound-spelling patterns and conventions to word parts and meaning-based choices. Every Skill page is grade-independent: it explains how the pattern works, gives examples and common mistakes, and links back to grade-level practice where it fits. If you want a sequenced grade-level path instead, browse by grade.

41 Skills across 12 families

Foundational sounds and spelling patterns

Short vowel sounds, consonant digraphs and blends, common spelling conventions, and silent e.

Short Vowels

Find focused practice for each of the five short vowel sounds. The Skill titles make it easy to go straight to short A, E, I, O, or U.

Consonant Digraphs

This family brings together the common SH, CH, TH, and WH consonant digraphs. Each destination focuses on one two-letter spelling.

Consonant Blends

Consonant blends can appear at either edge of a word while both consonant sounds remain present. Use Beginning Blends or Ending Blends according to where the blend appears.

Common Spelling Patterns

Find frequently used conventions that do not belong to one vowel or consonant family. The choices cover CK/TCH/DGE endings, silent letters, and soft C and G.

Silent E

These Skills focus on final silent e spellings for long vowel sounds. Choose the long A, I, O, or U destination that matches the concept you are looking for.

Vowel patterns

Vowel team spellings and vowel sounds shaped by a following r.

Vowel Teams

Explore common vowel-letter combinations for long vowels and other vowel sounds. Each Skill title identifies the spelling pair or vowel sound it covers.

R-Controlled Vowels

This family gathers vowel spellings whose sound is shaped by a following r. Go to AR, OR, or the combined ER/IR/UR Skill.

Longer words and word building

Syllables, word endings, prefixes, and Greek and Latin roots.

Multisyllabic Words

Use this destination when longer words and their syllable structure are the focus. The family leads to one comprehensive Multisyllabic Words Skill.

Word Building and Endings

These Skills cover ways that words change or combine through endings and word parts. Browse plurals, -ed and -ing, suffixes, compound words, or contractions.

Prefixes

Prefixes attach at the beginning of words or roots and contribute meaning. Choose the focused UN and RE Skill or the wider Common Prefixes collection.

Greek and Latin Roots

This family is for meaning-bearing Greek and Latin word parts found across related words. One Skill brings the root collection together.

Meaning and easily confused spellings

Homophones and other words that are easy to mix up by sound or meaning.

Homophones and Commonly Confused Words

Use this family when the intended meaning determines which easily confused spelling is correct. Choose Homophones for words that sound alike, or Commonly Confused Words for the broader set.