Second grade spelling words typically include a mix of sight words, phonics- based words, compound words, and words that focus on common spelling patterns for that grade level. Here are some examples of second grade spelling words from various lists:
Examples of Second Grade Spelling Words
- Short vowel words: bats, ran, flat, grab, can, sat, plan
- Compound words: airplane, backyard, classroom, notebook, popcorn
- Sight words: after, again, animal, because, before, different, father, house, light, mother, school, together, world, year
- Words with short vowel sounds: wet, went, end, left, pen, sent, yes, rest, legs
- Words with long vowel sounds and common vowel patterns: cube, mule, dune, include, city, river, sea, wash
- Irregular plural nouns: foot, feet, mouse, mice, child, children, tooth, teeth
- Words with silent consonants: write, knock, wrist, thumb, knee, knight, wrestle, plumber
Sample Weekly Spelling Units (from a typical curriculum)
- Unit 2, Week 1: clap, trick, spin, stems, back, body, eat, how, into, these, those, way
- Unit 3, Week 1: blame, scrape, exhale, update, live, feel, drink, water, three, cold, turn, form
- Unit 4, Week 1: aid, spray, panic, event, about, don’t, door, important, should, want, where, work
Sight Words for Second Grade
Common sight words for second graders include: after, again, along, always, animal, answer, around, away, because, before, between, change, different, even, every, example, father, follow, give, great, group, heard, high, house, kind, large, learn, letter, light, little, mean, might, mother, move, much, never, picture, place, point, read, school, sentence, study, though, thought, three, together, while, world, year. These words and types of words are typically taught through spelling lessons, activities, and games to help children improve their spelling, reading, and writing skills in the second grade.
