Dictation: short i words
Spelling · DictationKindergarten – Grade 1Free PDF
Free printable dictation sheet: listen, say, tap the sounds and write 6 words and a sentence (pig, sit, win…), then check against the fold-back answer strip.
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Part of these worksheet packsHearing every sound in a word (and spelling it) →Short i CVC words: complete unit →
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Watch the word “pig” come to life.
The same ZB style shapes as this sheet, as your child plays them in LetterSchool: three short games that teach where to start and which way to go.
- 1Tap the dots
- 2Trace the path
- 3Write it yourself
How to use this worksheet
- 1Dictation joins listening, sounds and handwriting: one of the best ways to practise spelling by sound.
- 2Say the word once, let your child repeat it and tap the sounds before writing.
- 3Check together with the strip; praise every right sound, not only whole words.
Sentences on this sheet
pigsitwinlipbighidThe pig is big.
Words children read are printed in school print (Zaner-Bloser style), with the same simple a and g they learn to write. Print on US Letter or A4; the PDF has no ads and no website headers.
