KS/1 - Spelling
Aligned to the NSW Syllabus for The Australian curriculum (https://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/home)
- outcomes and content listed below
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Lego Spelling! - Australian Curriculum Lessons
Spooky Spelling
Spooky Spelling - ictgames
ABCya Submarine Must pop words
ABCya Submarine Spelling
PictureImage by Ruzaindo from Pixabay
Coconut Vowels
 Rapid River Spelling
Rapid River Spelling - ictgames
Look, Cover, Write Check
Look, Cover, Write Check - ictgames
The Dinosaur's Eggs - phonics ictgames
 Spelling Bees
Spelling Bees - arcademics
Forest Phonic Spelling
Forest Phonic Spelling - ictgames
Dinosaur Eggs
Dinosaur Eggs - high frequency words ictgames
 Spelling Training
Spelling Training - spellingtraining
Little Bird Spelling
Little Bird Spelling - ictgames
High Frequency Word Games and printables- roythezebra
Capital Letter Games and Printables - roythezebra
Singular and plural games - roythezebra
"Nessy" has lots of other fun reading/spelling clips
Kindy Spelling Resources - Education.com
Verb Vikings - spellingplay.co
Plural Pirates - spellingplay.co
Homophones and near-homophones KS1 | Y2 - Oak National Academy
1st Grade Spelling Resources - Education.com
Balloon Phonics: CVC Game - topmarks
2nd Grade Spelling Resources - Education.com
Violet's Vowel Suffix - spellingplay.co
Suffixes KS1 | Y2 English - Oak National Academy
Poop Deck Pirates - ictgames
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BBC Bitesize - video content not available in Australia - other activities work
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"-ough"
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When is "i" sound spelt with "y"?
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"-cious" and "-tious"
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When is "uh" sound spelt with "ou"?
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"-tion, -sion, -ssion"
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Which words end with -ture and -sure?
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"ch"
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Which words end with -sion"
Prefixes and suffixes - KS1 - BBC Bitesize
What are homophones? - BBC Bitesize
Syllables - BBC Bitesize
Phonics - digraphs and trigraphs - BBC Bitesize
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Lots of Activities from IXL
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 ES1
Reading Foundations: Reading Strategies; Vocabulary and Grammar
Yr1
Reading Foundations: Reading Strategies; Vocabulary and Grammar
Yr2
Reading Foundations: Reading Strategies; Writing Strategies; Vocabulary and Grammar
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 Syllabus Outcomes
 Syllabus Outcomes
​ENE-SPELL-01
applies phonological, orthographic and morphological generalisations and strategies to spell taught familiar and high-frequency words when creating texts
EN1-SPELL-01
applies phonological, orthographic and morphological generalisations and strategies when spelling words in a range of writing contexts
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Integrated spelling components
  • Combine phonological, phonic, orthographic and morphemic knowledge to spell taught high-frequency irregular words comprising up to 3 phonemes
Phonological component
  • Segment single-syllable words into phonemes as a strategy for spelling
  • Segment multisyllabic words into syllables and phonemes as a strategy for spelling
Orthographic component
  • Spell their own name
  • Know that the digraphs zz, ss, ll, ff and ck do not usually start a word in Standard Australian English
  • Know that words do not usually end with the letter v, and that ve is commonly used
  • Experiment with some vowel digraphs and split digraphs to spell taught high-frequency words and/or personally significant words
Morphological component
  • Add the plural-marking suffix (s) to base nouns that require no change when suffixed
  • Experiment with the tense-marking suffixes to spell familiar base verbs
  • Spell high-frequency compound words and homophones comprising taught graphemes
​Phonological component
  • Segment single-syllable words into phonemes as a strategy for spelling
  • Segment multisyllabic words into syllables and phonemes as a strategy for spelling
Orthographic component
  • Explain when to use double consonants to spell 2-syllable base words and apply this when spelling
  • Spell high-frequency base words with taught vowel graphs, digraphs, split digraphs, trigraphs and quadgraphs
  • Explain that the consonant trigraphs, –tch and –dge, can end a base word immediately following a short vowel and apply this when spelling
  • Spell taught high-frequency contractions
  • Use extended phonic code for taught consonant phonemes
Morphological component
  • Use spelling conventions when adding plural-marking suffixes
  • Use spelling conventions when adding tense-marking suffixes
  • Spell nouns ending in the suffix –er to indicate a person
  • Use the comparative and superlative suffixes –er and –est
  • Use the suffixes –ful, –y and –ly to spell taught high-frequency words
  • Use knowledge of morphemes to spell taught compound words and homophones with taught single-letter graphemes, digraphs, split digraphs, trigraphs and quadgraphs
  • Use common prefixes such as un–, re– and dis–
​source: ​English K–10 - Course overview | NSW Curriculum | NSW Education Standards Authority
updated Feb 2026
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