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Grade 2 Spelling word listSee vowel word list for vowel spelling wordsShort vowel /e/ with ea spelling Short vowel /i/ with y spelling Short vowel /u/ with o_e spellingheadsymbolsomebreadoxygencomedeathgymdone stealthmysterygloveinsteadphysicalbecome wealthysyrupundonesteadylyricincomehealthymythwelcomeCommon initial triple blends: spr, scr, str, spl, squspringsplashsprinklespritesplicesprawlingsprangsplitscrimping sprucesplatscrabblescreamsquashscribblescramsquealscrapingscreechsqueaksplashingscreensquatpresplitscrollsquidsquanderscrapsquaresquigglestrongsquawksquabblingstridespritely scramblingstreamspreadingsquishinessstringsprayingrestringing strobescramblerespraying Diagraphs with blends shr, thrshrubshrimpthreatenshrugshrinkthrivingshredthreatshruggingshroudthrivethreadbarethreethrobthroughoutthreadthrumshrubberythroughshroudedthreateningSoft c – c which makes a /s/ sound. c makes a /s/ sound before vowels e, i, y centreceivereceiptcityceilingpercentagereciterecedetranslucent decentpercentincentivecyclecyclicbicycleSoft g and hard g – SOMETIMES when g is followed by vowels e, y, i it makes a /j/ sounds. It does not have a “friend letter” like c does (letter k) to make the hard sound so it can say either the hard or soft sound (soft – gentle, gym, aging: hard – get, given, muggy)getgymgivinggypsygivegiggiddygendergillsgenttogethergeriatricgiftgemgingeringestedCommon spelling for common irregular plural nouns using ves to replace f at the end (elf-elves, half-halves, leaf-leaves, calf-calves, life-lives, shelf-shelves, roof-rooves) NOT an always rule (reef-reefs, giraffe-giraffes, cuff-cuffs)elf-elvesself-selveshalf-halvesleaf-leavescalf-calveslife-livesroof-roovesshelf-shelvesThe -ve rule: no word derived from English ends in v. It is always followed by the letter e. (have, native, give, dove, octave)haveabovetalkativegiveoctavecaptivedoveoliveexpensivelovenativecohesivegivemotivecombativeshovepensiveinformativelivebelovedapprehensive/s/ sound at the end when it is not a plural or simple verb with the following rulesdouble s after a short vowel or a making /ar/ (floss, brass, progress)se, ce after a long vowel and/or vowel diagraph (house, mice)flosspricegrassesbrasstwiceconcisegrassmooseenforcehouseexcuseprecisely mousechoiceimpressivemicevoicedepressingsuffix ingsuffix ed, understanding that it can make a /t/, /d/ or /?d/ sound.suffix er (teach in conjunction with comparatives/noun descriptors and discuss comparative er words where er is added to an adjective (better, nicer, quieter) and noun er words including words where er is added to a verb to describe ‘what’ someone ‘is’ according to their actions (teacher, writer, singer)use the following rules to spell words ending with above suffixes:double the consonant after a short vowel (sitting, digger, nodded)on words that end with e, remove the e before adding the suffix (racer, driving, traced)sittingdancednicerdriverdiggingpasteddampercamperstandingclosedcoolerrapperspeedingpatted betterdipperexcludingwantedsimplerteachersubtractingelevatedquieterinformerexploringexcavatedstrongercomforterformulatingrefrigeratedbrighterwhisperer Suffix ly (teach with adverbs)firstlysuddenlyimportantlystronglyhopefullygenerallysimplysecondlyconsistentlyloudlythoroughlyconfidentlycalmlycarefullyresponsiblyneatlyhelpfullyflamboyantly Suffix le. Know that:single consonants double after a short vowel before le (shuffle, wriggle, apple, paddle)single consonants stay single after long vowels (beetle, stable, bible, enable)ck is used after a short vowel before le (tickle, buckle, freckle)c is used before le after a long vowel (treacle, cycle)k is used after a consonant before le (tinkle, sprinkle, ankle)shufflebiblecyclewriggleenabletinkleappletricklesprinklepaddlebuckleanklebeetlefreckleresponsiblestabletreacleincredibleUse the following rules to spell words ending with ly, er, edwords that end with y, change the y to i before adding suffix (happily, angrier, carried)carry-carriedangry-angriermerry-merrilyhurry-hurrieddirty-dirtiereasy-easilyworry-worriedsilly-silliernoisy-noisilymarry-marriedfunny-funniercosy-cosilyscurry-scurriedchoppy-choppier cheeky-cheekilyfancy-fancied muddy-muddierhappy-happilyPrefixes re, unretryunwantedrespectfullyredounsortedresponsibleundounsteadyuncertainty undonereportedunfortunatereplyrespondingrecyclable resortunthoughtfulunreciprocatedRead and spell simple homophones and relate to meaning pair – pear plain – plane right – write meet – meat buy – bysail – sale here – hear eye – I tail – tale hour – ourbe – bee sea – see knows – noseknow – no steel – steal mail – male been – bean to – two ................
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