Word lists for year 1

Study the word list: year 1

	book	He read the whole book in one day.
	bed	I’m tired so I’m going to bed.
	chair	Use this tape to bind round the broken chair leg.
	desk	Go to the information desk.
	key	I have misplaced my door key again.
	pen	Whose pen is this?
	boy	The new boy in school was named Luke.
	man	The man and women decided to elope.
	student	The student excelled in chemistry.
	dog	The Australian Dingo is a wild dog.
	cat	Stray cats are often very thin.
	horse	That horse has a very odd gait.
	donkey	A mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey.
	camel	We rode to the pyramids by camel.
	rooster
	teacher	The teacher gave me good advice.
	kerchief
	merchant	The Merchant of Venice is an Elizabethan play. *
	mosque	Muslims pray in a mosque.
	door	Walk in the door and across the floor.

* This sentence was added by a Spellzone user.

Use the list: year 1

Learn this spelling list using the ‘Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check‘ activity.

Spelling games using the word list: year 1

Test yourself using the ‘Listen and Spell‘ spelling test.

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When I went to the pediatrician for my son’s one-year-old checklist I was surprised by the question the doctor asked me.

I was prepared for the doctor to ask me how so many questions but you know what the main question was that I was surprised with? How many words does your one-year-old say?”

By the time your baby is 12 months old (one year old) he or she probably can say between one to three words. Before their 2nd birthday, they usually will say about 50 words.

Is your toddler talking enough?

What does enough mean? how many words should you teach a One Year Old?

Should you work on extra activities to teach your toddler to talk?

Language development is key during this year, but if you are asking what words should they know or what to focus on, this handy checklist will be your best friend!

Download the PDF below or folow along the guide.

Before we get into the actual list, let me explain a few things so that you don’t freak out if your child is not talking like your next-door neighbor’s daughter and you can have the right expectations.

Your toddler might not be saying much but he/she can definitely understand more than he/she can say.

You may also notice other types of communication such as pointing, signing, and cooing. These are all forms of communication and great milestones to saying complete words that will eventually turn into sentences.

If your child is doing great with signing, continue to encourage that along with the words to give him/her the tools to communicate with you.

How many words can a one year old understand?

One thing is to understand the words and another is to speak them.

At 12 months old your toddler can understand about 50 words but can only be able to say 2-3 words.

How many words should a 1 year-old say?

From your toddler’s first birthday until the second they will go from saying 2-3 words to saying about 50 words!

What is a late talker?

By the age of 20 months, children should have about 20 words, according to DeBlasio — 2 years old is a crucial time for language.

“By age 2, a child should have at least 50 words and be starting to put words together,” DeBlasio says. “Most kids will have a language explosion between 18-24 months, but generally, I worry if I’m not hearing about 20 words by the time a child reaches 20 months.”

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But it could be a lot difficult to know if they’re actually hitting the right milestones. The reason is, every kid develops at their own pace, and so the only way to help them pick up vocabulary words is to introduce words to them daily.

Most toddlers learn to say nouns, or names of people, places, and things first. Your toddler will also needs words for actions, locations, and descriptions (adjectives/adverbs) so that he can combine these to form phrases. Use everyday games and activities to encourage the following words.

Naming familiar objects – They will begin to be able to name some familiar objects between 12 and 18 months.

TEACH YOUR ONE YEAR OLD COMMON NOUNS

Teach words that they see and play with every day.

Make a habit of point to things daily and repeat them. It may sound silly, but to make anything impactful you have to do that. The more your child will hear the word, the quicker he will comprehend it, and be able to repeat with you.

For instance, say sit-sit when you want your kid to sit down. Similarly, while pointing toward pictures of a ball, say ball-ball.

Below is a video of the technique I used to encourage talking. We start with the first letter sound and encourage to repeat the rest of the word as I point the object.

• Ball
• Book
• Train
• Bike
• Car
• Truck
• Boat
• Plane
• Baby
• Bowl
• Spoon
• Sock
• Shoe
• Shirt
• Pants
• Hat
• Star
• House
• Tree
• Bath
• Chair
• Table
• Bed
• Blanket
• Cookie
• Cracker
• Cheese
• Apple
• Banana
• Milk
• Juice
• Water

TEACH YOUR ONE YEAR OLD SOCIAL WORDS

• More
• please
• Thank you
• hi (or hello)
• bye-bye
• Again
• sorry
• Yes
• No

TEACH YOUR ONE YEAR OLD COLORS

from 12 months to about 16 months your toddler will be able to identify correctly primary colors. They might not be able to say them until after but you can start teaching colors and their names at one year old.

• Red
• Blue
• Yellow
• Green

TEACH YOUR ONE YEAR OLD ACTION WORDS

TEACH YOUR ONE YEAR OLD LOCATION WORDS (PREPOSITIONS)

• Up
• Down
• On
• Off

TEACH YOUR ONE YEAR OLD WORDS THAT DESCRIBE (Adjectives/Adverbs)

• Big
• Little
• Hot
• Cold
• Funny
• Dirty
• Clean
• Gentle
• Wet
• Soft
• Fast
• Slow

TEACH YOUR ONE YEAR OLD QUANTITY WORDS

As an early start to words you can also integrate sign language. Signs are easier to mimic and if you accompany them with the words you can reduce frustration during the toddler years.

• All
• None
• More
• Numbers (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

TEACH YOUR ONE YEAR OLD PRONOUNS

• Me
• Mine
• My
• I
• You

TEACH YOUR ONE YEAR OLD ANIMAL NAMES

Most one year olds can identify animals by their sounds (example “neigh”), continue to associate sounds with the name of each animal when playing or using a learning binder. This will encourage them to use the word and not just the sounds (example: Horse).

Children do well-imitating speech when it involves movement or actions. This is the best way to encourage speech. There’s actually a reason behind why children learn to make animal sounds earlier than saying actual words. It’s because it is really simple for kids to learn.

Here are a few animal names you can encourage learning. We do this teaching through our learning binder which combines animal sounds, names and interactive games.

• Dog
• Cat
• Fish
• Bird
• Duck
• Cow
• Horse
• Bunny
• Bear
• Pig
• Lion
• Elephant
• Giraffe
• Zebra
• Monkey
• Chicken
• Bee
• Frog

Print out the PDF Checklist!

If your toddler is not talking enough, and you are feeling they are not talking as expected, Try some of these speech games recommended by a speech pathology or you can use the learning binder to encourage speech with our interactive games. If you are concerned and think your child needs some speech therapy assistance, reach out to your pediatrician as they may be able to refer you to an early intervention speech program.

What’s next?

Wondering if your child is on track with all of his/her milestones? Do you know exactly what you should teach this year to give them a headstart when entering PreK? Find out more

New curriculum Year 1 Spellings words lists, worksheets and dictation sentences. Each file has a PDF version and an editable version. There are also 3 versions of the worksheets: 1) plain text (2) cursive, without lead-in strokes and (3) cursive, with lead-in strokes. You can find more resources like these on the Save Teachers Sundays website.

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Helping your child to spell when writing

 As well as learning their spelling words, your child will need to remember these spellings and attempt to spell other words when writing. When we can spell well, we can concentrate on what we want to write, rather than how to write it. We are also more likely to use interesting words when we can spell them.

Here are some strategies you can use to support your child:

 1. Encourage your child to ‘have a go’

Encourage your child to have a go at spelling a word. This will build confidence and practise spelling skills. Making mistakes is a natural part of learning, and if your child is comfortable knowing that they’re not going to get spellings right all the time, then they will be more likely to try out more adventurous words. Keep positive and upbeat.

2. Keep reinforcing phonics

Remind your child to use phonics as their first port of call for spelling a new word – even in Key Stage 2. Help them to really hear each individual sound in the word and choose a suitable spelling pattern.

3. Check your spelling

Remind children to read through their writing and check for spelling errors. They need to develop a feel for whether a word looks right. Help them to check words in a dictionary.

4. Encourage your child to read

When we read, we see words spelled correctly. The more we read, the more words we see.