Spelling practice by year

Pick a key stage or year — KS1 and KS2, Years 1 to 6.

Years 1 and 2

Key Stage 1 spelling builds from phonics to the tricky common exception words children meet every day.

Years 3 to 6

Key Stage 2 spelling covers the statutory Year 3/4 and Year 5/6 word lists — and gets children SATs-ready.

Year 1 (KS1)

Year 1 spelling focuses on phonics and the first common exception words.

Year 2 (KS1)

Year 2 spelling adds more common exception words, suffixes and contractions.

Year 3 (KS2)

Year 3 spelling begins the statutory Year 3/4 word list.

Year 4 (KS2)

Year 4 spelling completes the statutory Year 3/4 word list.

Year 5 (KS2)

Year 5 spelling begins the statutory Year 5/6 word list.

Year 6 (KS2)

Year 6 spelling finishes the Year 5/6 list and prepares for the SATs spelling paper.

Ready to start spelling?

SpellBee is coming soon to the App Store — friendly, safe, ad-free spelling practice for KS1 and KS2.