CKLA Grade 1 Spelling Reference
Amplify CKLA Grade 1 • Skills Strand
Master Spelling Reference List
Curriculum spelling words, phonics patterns, and Tricky Words for Units 1–5
Units 1 & 2
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Unit 1: Review & Foundational Code
Kindergarten Review • Diagnostic Phase (No Formal Weekly Tests)
Core Practice Words
Short Vowels CVC /a, i, o, e, u/
1. cat 6. mop 2. tap 7. bed 3. pin 8. leg 4. rip 9. cup 5. hot 10. run
Blends & Digraphs ch, sh, th, ng
1. flag 6. desk 2. crab 7. chin 3. stop 8. shop 4. jump 9. ring 5. milk 10. that
Unit 1 Tricky Words Irregular
• a • one • the • was • all • to • from • I • of • you
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Unit 2: Gran
Short Vowels, Consonant Clusters & Double Letter Spellings
4 Weekly Lists
Week 1 (Lesson 6) Short 'i' & Blends
1. rip 5. clip 2. lip 6. slip 3. trip 7. flip 4. grip 8. ship
Tricky Word: the
Week 2 (Lesson 11) Short 'a' & Nasal -an
1. man 5. ran 2. can 6. fan 3. tan 7. van 4. pan 8. plan
Tricky Word: was
Week 3 (Lesson 16) Short 'e' & CVC Words
1. men 5. net 2. ten 6. wet 3. pen 7. pet 4. hen 8. leg
Tricky Word: of
Week 4 (Lesson 21) Short 'i' & Word Families
1. fit 5. pin 2. sit 6. win 3. hit 7. fin 4. bit 8. chin
Tricky Word: from
Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) • Grade 1 Skills Spelling Reference Guide • Units 1 & 2
Amplify CKLA Grade 1 • Skills Strand
Master Spelling Reference List
Curriculum spelling words, phonics patterns, and Tricky Words for Units 1–5
Units 3 & 4
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Unit 3: Fables
Separated Digraphs / Magic 'e' (Long Vowels: a_e, i_e, o_e, u_e)
4 Weekly Lists
Week 1 (Lesson 6) 'a_e' > /ae/
1. cake 5. lake 2. bake 6. late 3. take 7. gate 4. make 8. plate
Tricky Word: are
Week 2 (Lesson 11) 'i_e' > /ie/
1. like 5. lime 2. bike 6. smile 3. hike 7. ride 4. time 8. hide
Tricky Word: were
Week 3 (Lesson 16) 'o_e' > /oe/
1. home 5. nose 2. bone 6. vote 3. rope 7. stone 4. rose 8. spoke
Tricky Word: have
Week 4 (Lesson 21) 'u_e' & 'e_e'
1. cute 5. tube 2. mule 6. Pete 3. tune 7. eve 4. cube 8. these
Tricky Word: one
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Unit 4: The Green Fern Zoo
R-Controlled Vowels ('er', 'ar', 'or') & Past Tense Suffix '-ed'
4 Weekly Lists
Week 1 (Lesson 6) 'er' > /er/
1. her 5. term 2. fern 6. clerk 3. perk 7. verb 4. germ 8. stern
Tricky Word: today
Week 2 (Lesson 11) 'ar' > /ar/
1. car 5. yard 2. bar 6. dark 3. star 7. barn 4. park 8. farm
Tricky Word: word
Week 3 (Lesson 16) 'or' > /or/
1. for 5. short 2. fork 6. born 3. horn 7. torn 4. storm 8. worn
Tricky Word: work
Week 4 (Lesson 21) Suffix '-ed'
1. landed 5. jumped 2. acted 6. looked 3. smiled 7. yelled 4. waved 8. called
Tricky Word: tomorrow
Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) • Grade 1 Skills Spelling Reference Guide • Units 3 & 4
Amplify CKLA Grade 1 • Skills Strand
Master Spelling Reference List
Curriculum spelling words, phonics patterns, and Tricky Words for Units 1–5
Unit 5 & Bank
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Unit 5: Kate's Book
Vowel Digraphs & Diphthongs ('oa', 'ou'/'ow', 'oo', 'oi'/'oy')
5 Weekly Lists
Week 1 (L. 6) 'oa' > /oe/
1. boat 5. goal 2. coat 6. soap 3. road 7. foam 4. toad 8. float
Tricky: how
Week 2 (L. 11) 'ou' > /ow/
1. shout 5. count 2. out 6. sound 3. round 7. couch 4. cloud 8. mouth
Tricky: down
Week 3 (L. 16) 'oo' (book)
1. book 5. foot 2. look 6. hook 3. cook 7. wood 4. took 8. shook
Tricky: could
Week 4 (Lesson 21) 'oo' > /oo/ (moon)
1. moon 2. soon 3. food 4. spoon 5. roof 6. boot 7. tooth 8. pool
Tricky Word: would
Week 5 (Lesson 26) 'oi' & 'oy' > /oi/
1. coin 2. boil 3. join 4. point 5. oil 6. spoil 7. soil 8. voice
Tricky Word: should
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Cumulative Tricky Word Master Tracker (Units 1–5)
Irregular & non-decodable high-frequency words introduced across the units
Flashcard Reference
Unit 1 Review
- • a
- • the
- • all
- • from
- • of
- • one
- • was
- • to
- • I / you
Unit 2: Gran
- • the
- • was
- • of
- • from
- • he / she
- • we / be
- • they
- • are
Unit 3: Fables
- • are
- • were
- • have
- • one
- • once
- • said
- • says
- • there
Unit 4: Zoo
- • today
- • word
- • work
- • tomorrow
- • two
- • who
- • why / what
- • where / here
Unit 5: Kate
- • how
- • down
- • could
- • would
- • should
- • because
- • thought
- • picture
Instructional Tip for Teachers: In CKLA Grade 1, Tricky Words feature irregular spellings. Highlight the "tricky" grapheme on the board while practicing the regular decodable sounds!
Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) • Grade 1 Skills Spelling Reference Guide • Unit 5 & Tricky Words Bank