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Second Grade Sight Words and Second Grade Spelling Words
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Our Second Grade sight words and Second Grade spelling words are broken down into a scope and sequence across 36 weeks to take you from the first day of school, through the whole school year.
The curriculum progresses as follows:
- Week 1: Short vowel words (CVC patterns: cat, bed, pin)
- Week 2: Consonant blends (bl-, st-, gr-, etc.: block, stand, green)
- Week 3: Long vowel words with silent e (CVCe: bake, kite, rode)
- Week 4: Words with digraphs (ch, sh, th, wh: chair, shine, think)
- Week 5: Common sight words (said, because, there)
- Week 6: Words with r-controlled vowels (ar, or, er: car, fork, her)
- Week 7: Words with double consonants and short vowels (hopping, running)
- Week 8: Long vowel teams (ai, ee, oa, ea: rain, tree, boat, sea)
- Week 9: Words ending with -y as long e or long i (happy, cry)
- Week 10: Compound words (sunset, football, notebook)
- Week 11: Short and long oo sounds (book, moon)
- Week 12: Contractions (can’t, won’t, isn’t)
- Week 13: Words with silent letters (kn-, wr-, -mb: knee, write, comb)
- Week 14: Soft c and g sounds (cent, gentle)
- Week 15: Plural endings (-s, -es: dogs, boxes)
- Week 16: Review: Mixed short and long vowel patterns
- Week 17: Words with suffixes (-ful, -less, -ly: helpful, careless, quickly)
- Week 18: Words with prefixes (un-, re-, pre-: unlock, redo, preview)
- Week 19: Words with ow and ou sounds (cow, house)
- Week 20: Words with au, aw, and oi sounds (author, saw, coin)
- Week 21: Homophones (their/there/they’re, to/two/too)
- Week 22: Words with tricky vowel patterns (ough, igh: rough, light)
- Week 23: Words with -le endings (apple, handle)
- Week 24: Three-syllable words (discover, wonderful)
- Week 25: Review: R-controlled vowels
- Week 26: Words with wh- and qu- (whale, quick)
- Week 27: Words with ending blends (-nd, -lt, -st: hand, salt, best)
- Week 28: Words ending in -ed and -ing (jumped, running)
- Week 29: Words with tricky ei and ie patterns (receive, believe)
- Week 30: High-frequency words (again, friend, know)
- Week 31: Multisyllabic words (family, elephant)
- Week 32: Words with ck, tch, and dge endings (duck, match, bridge)
- Week 33: Review: Long vowel teams
- Week 34: Review: Common contractions and homophones
- Week 35: Challenge words: Multisyllabic or less common patterns (adventure, discovery)
- Week 36: Final review: Mixed words from the year
Each week contains at least 16 words and at least 3 bonus words.
These words align with the following standards:
- CCSS Standard: Reading: Foundational Skills, RF.3
- NGLS Standard: Reading: Foundational Skills, RF.3
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Online spelling tests for Second Grade sight words and Second Grade spelling words
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You can see a sample for each word list by tapping on “Sample spelling test” below.
Word Lists
| Week | Word lists | Words | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Week 1: Short Vowel Words (CVC patterns) | cat, hat, pen, hen, pig, dig, top, mop, sun, run, bad, dad, bet, net, log, dog, said, were, does | |
| 2 | Week 2: Consonant Blends (bl-, st-, gr-, etc.) | blend, stand, stick, grab, grass, clap, flip, glad, stop, plan, drip, flag, trap, print, sled, been, one, any | |
| 3 | Week 3: Long Vowel Words with Silent e (CVCe) | bake, cake, kite, bite, rode, code, hope, rope, made, fade, cute, flute, side, wide, note, vote, many, some, done | |
| 4 | Week 4: Words with Digraphs (ch, sh, th, wh) | chair, chat, shell, shine, thick, think, thumb, while, chase, cheat, share, shape, whip, white, ship, thing, gone, buy, build | |
| 5 | Week 5: Common Sight Words | said, there, where, because, friend, come, does, goes, again, could, should, would, been, every, many, through, could, would, should | |
| 6 | Week 6: R-Controlled Vowels (ar, or, er) | car, far, star, bar, horn, born, fork, storm, her, term, perch, serve, card, mark, corn, torn, thought, brought, bought | |
| 7 | Week 7: Words with Double Consonants and Short Vowels | hopping, running, sitting, cutting, humming, hitting, stopping, planning, spinning, gripping, slipping, stepping, swimming, tapping, trimming, snapping, write, wrong, wrist | |
| 8 | Week 8: Long Vowel Teams (ai, ee, oa, ea) | rain, train, sail, tail, tree, free, meet, sheep, boat, coat, float, goat, sea, bean, mean, leaf, climb, doubt, knee | |
| 9 | Week 9: Words Ending with -y as Long e or Long i | happy, funny, sunny, penny, bunny, candy, silly, jelly, cry, try, fry, dry, my, why, shy, sky, knife, know, thumb | |
| 10 | Week 10: Compound Words | sunset, football, notebook, bedroom, cupcake, rainbow, pancake, butterfly, classroom, playground, backyard, snowman, toothbrush, weekend, jellyfish, mailbox, calm, honest, hour | |
| 11 | Week 11: Short and Long oo Sounds | book, look, cook, foot, good, wood, hood, hook, moon, spoon, soon, noon, food, cool, pool, room, ghost, gnome, knight | |
| 12 | Week 12: Contractions | can't, won't, isn't, didn't, don't, I'm, you're, they're, we'll, she'll, it's, we're, I'll, couldn't, wouldn't, mouse, mice, child, children | |
| 13 | Week 13: Words with Silent Letters | knee, know, knife, knock, write, wrong, wrap, wreck, comb, thumb, climb, lamb, doubt, island, hour, half, foot, feet | |
| 14 | Week 14: Soft c and g Sounds | cent, city, circus, pencil, gentle, giant, gem, gym, face, lace, ice, race, cage, page, stage, tooth, teeth, goose, geese | |
| 15 | Week 15: Plural Endings (-s, -es) | cats, dogs, hats, beds, boxes, foxes, dishes, buses, glasses, dresses, apples, oranges, peaches, chairs, pens, books, women | |
| 16 | Week 16: Review: Mixed Short and Long Vowel Patterns | cat, hat, bake, cake, pin, kite, hop, hope, mop, rope, sun, cute, bed, fade, log, wide, enough, through, although | |
| 17 | Week 17: Words with Suffixes (-ful, -less, -ly) | helpful, careful, joyful, thankful, colorful, painless, careless, fearless, endless, worthless, quickly, slowly, kindly, softly, gladly, sadly, thought, rough, tough | |
| 18 | Week 18: Words with Prefixes (un-, re-, pre-) | unlock, unpack, unhappy, untie, redo, repaint, rebuild, refill, preview, prepare, prevent, preheat, uncover, recover, reread, restart, guess, sugar, color | |
| 19 | Week 19: Words with ow and ou Sounds | cow, now, how, town, down, brown, cloud, house, mouse, shout, about, out, mouth, found, crowd, loud, father, mother, answer | |
| 20 | Week 20: Words with au, aw, and oi Sounds | author, autumn, haunt, sauce, fault, draw, lawn, straw, crawl, coin, join, boil, point, spoil, moist, soil, busy, early, every | |
| 21 | Week 21: Homophones | their, there, they're, to, two, too, hear, here, see, sea, meet, meat, flower, flour, sun, son, backpack, sunflower, basketball | |
| 22 | Week 22: Words with Tricky Vowel Patterns (ough, igh) | rough, tough, enough, cough, though, thought, light, night, bright, sight, fight, high, might, fright, bought, sought, playground, pancake, mailbox | |
| 23 | Week 23: Words with -le Endings | apple, table, handle, candle, purple, maple, staple, noodle, riddle, saddle, jungle, giggle, people, bubble, simple, ripple, lighthouse, rainbow, sandcastle | |
| 24 | Week 24: Three-Syllable Words | elephant, family, holiday, together, another, yesterday, discovery, important, adventure, wonderful, remember, butterfly, celebrate, incredible, February, December, snowflake, butterfly, grasshopper | |
| 25 | Week 25: Review: R-Controlled Vowels | car, star, far, fork, storm, corn, born, her, term, perch, card, mark, turn, burn, dirt, bird, rabbit, ladder, mitten | |
| 26 | Week 26: Words with wh- and qu | whale, what, when, where, whip, white, while, wheel, quick, quiz, quilt, quack, queen, quiet, quote, quarrel, bubble, puzzle, funny | |
| 27 | Week 27: Words with Ending Blends (-nd, -lt, -st) | hand, sand, land, band, cold, hold, salt, melt, fast, last, past, blast, trust, chest, nest, west, happy, coffee, berry | |
| 28 | Week 28: Words Ending in -ed and -ing | jumped, played, stopped, looked, running, sitting, talking, eating, hugged, danced, cleaned, worked, laughing, crying, skipping, reading, jelly, sudden, pretty | |
| 29 | Week 29: Words with Tricky ei and ie Patterns | receive, believe, friend, field, piece, chief, thief, ceiling, achieve, deceive, relief, shield, niece, weight, height, either, turtle, candle, handle | |
| 30 | Week 30: High-Frequency Words | again, friend, know, always, often, together, every, does, goes, listen, busy, answer, pretty, laugh, happy, family, angle, uncle, pebble | |
| 31 | Week 31: Multisyllabic Words | family, animal, example, idea, beautiful, favorite, vacation, different, library, Saturday, history, surprise, remember, tomorrow, January, together, pickle, jungle, beetle | |
| 32 | Week 32: Words with ck, tch, and dge Endings | back, neck, stick, block, match, watch, catch, stitch, edge, bridge, judge, badge, fudge, patch, latch, hatch, middle, settle, marvel | |
| 33 | Week 33: Review: Long Vowel Teams | rain, train, sail, tail, tree, free, meet, sheep, boat, coat, float, goat, sea, bean, mean, leaf, wharf, choir, chef | |
| 34 | Week 34: Review: Contractions and Homophones | can't, won't, isn't, don't, they're, there, their, it's, hear, here, see, sea, two, too, to, you're, chalet, yacht, unique | |
| 35 | Week 35: Challenge Words | adventure, discovery, elephant, important, together, incredible, wonderful, remember, celebrate, butterfly, February, December, yesterday, tomorrow, library, surprise, idea, answer, cousin | |
| 36 | Week 36: Final Review: Mixed Words | apple, running, believe, queen, favorite, sunset, family, ocean, writing, pancake, laugh, friend, animal, rainbow, quickly, thoughtful, island, rhythm, denim |