Kindergarten Spelling practice, done properly
This page gives you 180 Australian Curriculum spelling questions for Kindergarten students across 15 tests: short vowel words, the first sight words, sh, ch, th and ck, double letters and adding s for more than one. Each question is heard first — the word, the word in a sentence, the word again — and then your child picks the right spelling from four. Every wrong spelling is one a five-year-old really writes, and each one says what went wrong. In the Australian Curriculum spelling sits inside English, so this practice also lifts Kindergarten English.
What Kindergarten Spelling covers
Short vowel words, first sight words, sh, ch, th and ck, double letters and adding s for more than one, matched to the Foundation Australian Curriculum scope:
Short a words (cat, map)
Short e and i words (bed, pin)
Short o and u words (dog, sun)
First sight words (the, is, and)
sh, ch and th words (ship, chip, this)
ck at the end (duck, sock)
Double letters (bell, kiss, off)
Adding s for more than one (cats, dogs)
Try real questions — easy and hard
Tests are graded from an easy confidence-builder (Test 1, free to try in full) up to genuine extension-level challenge questions by Test 15. Here's one of each:
Sample Question — from our free Test 1
I have lots of coloured _____.
A
pens
Correct. 'Pens' is spelt p-e-n-s.
B
penss
Incorrect. Add just one s for more than one.
C
penz
Incorrect. More than one pen: add an s, even when it sounds like z.
D
pense
Incorrect. Add just an s, with no e after it.
Sample Question — hardest tier (Test 15)
You did very _____!
A
whell
Incorrect. Well starts with just a w.
B
wll
Incorrect. Well needs an e in the middle.
C
well
Correct. 'Well' is spelt w-e-l-l.
D
wel
Incorrect. Well ends with two l letters.
Listen, then pick the spelling
A Kindergarten child cannot read the sentence yet, so they do not have to. Every question has a Read this to me button that says the word, says it inside a short sentence, and says it again — the way a teacher gives a spelling word. Your child then taps the one of four spellings that looks right. The four spellings are never read out: said aloud they would all sound the same, so the looking is the whole point.
Kindergarten Spelling, group by group
Every test takes words from all eight groups, so each paper covers the whole of Foundation spelling.
1. Short a words (cat, map)
30 words, each heard in a short sentence (AC9EFLY12, AC9EFLY13).
Words like cat, hat, ram, map, van, bag.
2. Short e and i words (bed, pin)
30 words, each heard in a short sentence (AC9EFLY12, AC9EFLY13).
Words like fig, bed, hen, big, red, pen.
3. Short o and u words (dog, sun)
30 words, each heard in a short sentence (AC9EFLY12, AC9EFLY13).
Words like sun, dog, cup, mum, rug, bus.
4. First sight words (the, is, and)
30 words, each heard in a short sentence (AC9EFLY14).
Words like is, the, to, and, my, he.
5. sh, ch and th words (ship, chip, this)
15 words, each heard in a short sentence (AC9EFLY11, AC9EFLY13).
Words like ship, shop, fish, this, dish, that.
6. ck at the end (duck, sock)
15 words, each heard in a short sentence (AC9EFLY13).
Words like duck, sock, rock, kick, neck, lock.
7. Double letters (bell, kiss, off)
15 words, each heard in a short sentence (AC9EFLY13).
Words like miss, bell, doll, kiss, puff, off.
8. Adding s for more than one (cats, dogs)
15 words, each heard in a short sentence (AC9EFLY15).
Words like pens, cats, dogs, cows, legs, hats.
Frequently asked questions
Is this Kindergarten Spelling practice free?
Yes — all 15 tests. Test 1 for Kindergarten Spelling needs no account at all, and Tests 2–15 are free too once a parent has signed in with a free account. No credit card and no subscription: Kindergarten is free with an account.
How many Kindergarten Spelling questions are there?
180 questions across 15 tests, graded from an easy confidence-builder through to extension-level challenge tests. Every question has all 4 answer options explained, not just the correct one.
Is this aligned with the Australian Curriculum?
Yes. Questions are written to match the Kindergarten Australian Curriculum scope, and pitched a step above it, so a confident child is stretched rather than repeating classwork.
What age or year level is this for?
This is built for Kindergarten students (typically 5-6 year olds) following the Australian Curriculum, in every state and territory.
Do wrong answers get explained too?
Yes — every single option (right and wrong) has its own explanation, so a wrong guess still teaches the underlying concept instead of just marking it incorrect.