2nd Grade Spelling Words
Welcome to our 2nd Grade Spelling Words section! The spelling program consists of 31 weeks of structured lessons, each focusing on specific phonetic patterns, blends, or rules. The program begins with short and long vowels in Weeks 1-5, followed by blends and specific word endings in Weeks 6-10. Weeks 11-15 cover vowel combinations and homophones, while Weeks 16-17 deal with plurals and soft/hard sounds. Weeks 18-24 focus on different word patterns, such as -ar, -er, -ook, and -aw, as well as the use of ew, oo, ow, and ou. In Weeks 25-26, students learn about diphthongs and compound words, and in Weeks 27-28, they cover contractions and dge/ge words. The program concludes with lessons on base words, tense changes, and words with y in Weeks 29-31.
You’ll find printable lists below for each week. If you’re working on 2nd grade spelling words with your child at home, consider trying a few fun activities to reinforce learning. For example, you might try the following:
- Word Scramble: Rearrange the letters of each 2nd grade spelling word and have your child unscramble them.
- Word Hunt: Ask your child to find the spelling words in a magazine, book, or online. This will help your child to recognize the words and also reinforce their spelling skills.
- Flash Cards: This is always a great way to reinforce learning. If your child spelled the word correctly, put the card in a “correct” pile. If they spelled it incorrectly, put the card in an “incorrect” pile. Rinse and repeat!
First 9 Weeks (1-8) Printable Word Lists
The first 9 week spelling word lists include

Short a and short i words like, fix, rid, win, this, and cat

Short e, short o, short u words like plum, yes, jog, job, belt, melt

Long a and long i words like mine, ate, grape, size, can, and wipe

Long o and long u words like cube, rude, June, globe, woke, and home

Short vowels and long vowels words like cut, cute, cub, cube, fin, fine and rob

l blends, r blends, and s blends words like swim, test, frame, black, and just

-nd, -nk, -not, -mp, and -xt words like tent, junk, pond, stand, bring, and bump

-lol, -ss, -dd, and ff words like class, doll, add, spill, and stiff
Second 9 Weeks (9 - 16) Printable Word Lists

sh, th , ch, and wh words like push, while, shine, these, and thin

-ck, -k, and -ke words like smoke, black, trick, plunk, and ask

so and ay words like train, away, gray, wait, and plain

ee and ea words like sheep, please, wheel, three, each, and reach

oa and ow words like show, groan, soap, loaf, roast, and blow

igh, i, y, and i_e words like knife, climb, shy, high, write, and spy

homophones - words like mane, main, bee, be, meet, and meat

add -s or add -es words like wish, egg, dress, name, fox
Third 9 Weeks (17 - 24) Printable Word Lists

soft c, soft g, hard c, and hard g words like goal, gym, nice, crash, and cone

-ar, -ark, -ard, and -art words like dark, jar, yard, shark, star, and car

or and ore words like storm, north, thorn, forget, tore, and store

-er at the end and -er in the middle words like fern, over, herd, every, master, father, and herb

-ook, -ood, -oot, and -oof words like took, crook, hood, foot, and shook

ew and oo words like grew, threw, spoon, broom, and few

ow and ou words like mouse, flower, pound, gown, shower, and loud

aw, ai, and all words like salt, crawl, dawn, small, alter, and call
Fourth 9 Weeks (25 - 31) Printable Word Lists

oi and oy words like royal, spoil, droid, toy, and Troy

compound and non-compound words like pencil, someone, sunshine, sunny, maybe, and classroom

Contractions with not, is have, and oddballs words like you'll, we've, he'd, it's, and aren't

dge and ge words like stage, large, smudge, huge, urge, and ridge

base word, add -ed and -ing words like clap, clapped, clapping, stop, stopped, and stopping

base word past tense and present tense words like close, closed, closing, hope, hoped, and hoping

y (sounds like e) and y (sounds like i) words like apply, silly, carry, twenty, and butterfly