Language Arts Spelling and Vocabulary Websites for Kids and High School Students

Spelling and Vocabulary Websites for Kids and High School Students

Here are more than 50 free websites and games to help kids and teens increase their vocabulary and improve their spelling skills.  Many of the sites have interactive spelling games and vocabulary games.  There are also websites with expert advice and strategies for teachers and parents who help kids learn spelling and vocabulary.
 
 
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300 Most Frequently Used Words Game

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Author/Host of Website

Diana Dell/Quia.com
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Elementary (K-5)
Practice spelling the 300 most frequently used words. The 300 words in this game make up 65% of written material.
 
 
3000 Most Commonly Used Words

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Author/Host of Website

Paul and Bernice Noll
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
Here are the 3000 most commonly used words in the English language in order of frequency of use. View them in groups of 100.
 
 
AAASpell.com

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Author/Host of Website

J. Banfill
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Elementary and Middle (K-8)
This site provides typical spelling lists for grades 1-8, as well as a review of the alphabet. A very useful tool is that it enables a teacher or student...
 
 
ABC Order and More!

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Author/Host of Website

Greg Nussbaum/MrNussbaum.com
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site has content for Parents
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Elementary (K-5)
Pick a category to play an interactive game that helps improve your vocabulary skills. ABC order games give you 10 words to put in order. Synonym games...
 
 
AIDtoCHILDREN.com

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Author/Host of Website

Aidtochildren.com
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site: Select the appropriate meaning. For every correct answer we will donate .25 cents to children in need. All of the money raised by...
 
 
Alien Scavenger Hunt

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Author/Host of Website

Game Goo/Houghton Mifflin
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Early Elementary (K-2)
In the Alien Scavenger Hunt game, kids catch letter bugs to create words they hear. The letters do not have to be caught in order. Good for...
 
 
Alien Scavenger Hunt II

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Author/Host of Website

Game Goo/Houghton Mifflin
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Early Elementary (K-2)
In the Alien Scavenger Hunt II game, kids listen to a word, then vacuum up the missing sounds to spell the word. Letter sounds do not have to...
 
 
BIGbot

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Author/Host of Website

Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle and High (6-12)
From site: Feed the BIGbots! These word-automated machines have quite an appetite, so come prepared with a voracious vocabulary! Good hand and eye coordination is a definite plus!...
 
 
Boggle

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Author/Host of Website

Hasbro Toys
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site: Play with your words. Spell words by clicking adjoining letters. Each word must be a minimum of three letters. You have three minutes...
 
 
Fearless Frieda

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Author/Host of Website

Game Goo/Houghton Mifflin
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Elementary (K-5)
Help Fearless Frieda with her surfing acrobatics by spelling words correctly.  This game requires some keyboard skills.
 
 
Free Rice Vocabulary

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Author/Host of Website

FreeRice
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
Free Rice combines two goals: improving English vocabulary for everyone ending world hunger by providing rice to hungry people ...
 
 
FunnelBrain Vocabulary

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Author/Host of Website

FunnelBrain, LLC
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
High (9-12)
From site:  FunnelBrain is an academic question-and-answer site that provides an environment for team-based learning and multimedia flashcards.
 
 
Greek and Latin Roots

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Author/Host of Website

Ashburnham Westminister Regional School District
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
Greek and Latin Roots provides the base, origin and meaning of Greek and Latin root, prefixes and suffixes. List is in alphabetical order by base word. ...
 
 
Harcourt Word Builder

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Author/Host of Website

Harcourt School Publishers
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Elementary and Middle (K-8)
Here are spelling word games that correspond to Harcourt's spelling units for grades 1-6.
 
 
Hard Spell

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Author/Host of Website

BBC.co.uk
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle and High (6-12)
Hard Spell Game gives you two or three hard to spell words and you must identify the correctly spelled one, or the incorrectly spelled one, depending on the round. It...
 
 
 
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