Set 1
10 wordsOpens the free app with these words filled in. Change any word to match your child’s list.
Set 2
10 wordsOpens the free app with these words filled in. Change any word to match your child’s list.
Set 3
10 wordsOpens the free app with these words filled in. Change any word to match your child’s list.
How the letters sound
Afrikaans is mostly spelt the way it sounds, which makes it a kind first spelling language. A few letters sound different from English. v sounds like an f, so vis sounds like “fis”. w sounds like a soft v, so wit sounds like “vit”. g is a rough sound in the throat, like the ch in the Scottish word loch.
The short a in kat sounds close to the u in the English word cut. The d at the end of hond and bed sounds like a t, but it is still written with a d.
Five minutes a day
At this age, little and often works best. Do four or five words at a time. Let your child hear the word, say it back, and then type it. If the first sound is right, say so: that is real progress in Grade 1.
Got this week’s list from school?
Type it in once. The app reads every word out loud and marks your child’s spelling. Free, no sign-up.
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