Spelling and ABC orderGrade 2
2nd grade spelling words
A spelling practice chart for second graders that draws words from a built-in list of 40 words. Each word gets a copy box, a second copy box and a cover-and-write box. Choose 5 to 20 words per sheet.
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Who the sheet suits
Second grade spelling moves from single sounds to patterns: two vowels sharing a sound, vowels changed by an r, and words that gain endings. This sheet gives each of those a place to be practiced. It prints a chart, and every row is one word with space to write it three times.
What prints
At the top is the title "2nd Grade Spelling Words" and a name and date line. The chart has four columns: Word, Write it, Write it again and Cover and write. The target word is printed in bold in the first column, and each row has a thin line below it. No answer key is made because the model word is on the page.
The 2nd grade list
The generator holds these 40 words:
rain, play, boat, snow, green, light, night, house, mouse, cloud, about, chair, march, storm, shark, bird, girl, turn, after, under, happy, funny, kitten, rabbit, jumped, running, stopped, bigger, biggest, friend, because, again, could, would, should, people, school, began, while, until
They sort into several families. Vowel teams include rain, boat, green, cloud and mouse. R-controlled words include bird, girl, turn, chair and shark. Endings appear in jumped, running, stopped, bigger and biggest, where children must notice a doubled consonant. Then come tricky high-frequency words such as friend, because, again, could, would and people.
Every print shuffles the list and takes the number you choose, so repeated prints cycle through different words.
The settings
- Sheet has "Practice: write each word three times" and a blank test paper.
- Words offers the five grade lists and "My own words". This page opens on the 2nd grade list.
- Number of words is anywhere from 5 to 20, with 12 as the starting value.
Worked example: sorting twelve words
Imagine the sheet comes back with rain, boat, bird, turn, jumped, running, friend, because, school, happy, light and funny.
- Before writing anything, sort them aloud: rain and boat (vowel teams), bird and turn (r-controlled), jumped and running (endings), and the rest as everyday words.
- Ask what is odd about running. The n doubles before ing, and the same happens with stopped.
- Write each word in the first two boxes, then cover and try again in the third.
- Mark any miss and rewrite it on the back of the page.
Talking about the pattern first gives the spelling a reason to stick.
Next steps
Friday is a good day for a quiz on a blank spelling test. Children who sail through can move up to the 3rd grade spelling words.