Below you’ll find our free, printable K12reader high school spelling words program that helps students master words that are most commonly misspelled. The program is designed for developing spelling proficiency for students in 9th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade and 12th grade. However, you may also find the program helpful for those in 8th grade.
The K12reader High School Spelling program is based on comprehensive research conducted originally by Thomas Clark Pollock and printed in The English Record ( English Record; v22 n1 p46-53 Fall 1971), with permission granted to K12reader by the New York State English Council. About the background research. Five major groups of errors were noted in the research: (1) misspelling of endings of words, (2) misspelling of vowels, (3) misspelling of homonyms or near homonyms, (4) misspelling of consonants and (5) misspelling of prefixes and combining forms. Master Spelling Words List Master High School Spelling List (36 weeks) The master list includes each week’s word list as well as an overview of the different areas covered by each week. Spelling Rules Handout Here’s a handy that students can use when they are studying. Student Materials – High School Spelling List Worksheets (PDF Format) Week 1 Spelling Words – Words Ending in -ant and -ent Week 2 Spelling Words – Vowel Concerns: I Week 3 Spelling Words –Consonants: Double or Single? Week 4 Spelling Words – Homophones: Alike but Different Week 5 Spelling Words – Vowel Concerns: O Week 6 Spelling Words – Ending Words with an S Week 7 Spelling Words – Vowels Concerns: Using O Week 8 Spelling Words – Consonants: Single or Double?