NOTE:  Traditional weekly spelling tests will NOT be given as research shows they are not effective. Traditional spelling tests are often a measure of memorization skills, rather than true mastery.  Instead, emphasis will be placed on understanding and using spelling patterns and sight words.

Here are the words for the Grade 2 spelling units.  At this stage, students are gradually moving from invented spelling (or “kid writing” as I call it in the classroom) to conventional spelling.  Our goal by the end of the year is to know how to spell these common sight words correctly, in preparation for Grade 3!

Unit 1:  on, not, but, at, had, in, did, get, red, hot
THEME WORDS:  nice, friend

Unit 2:  as, has, fox, box, mix, egg, jam, pet, nap, big
THEME WORDS:  fruit, vegetable

Unit 3:  his, is, an, and, can, all, call, land, hand, small
THEME WORDS:  pink, shirt 

Unit 4:  up, it, him, I, for, or, four, we, man, men
THEME WORDS:  woman, women

Unit 5:  add, ask, came, name, ride, bone, save, kite, cute, mine
THEME WORDS:  ate, plate

Unit 6:  be, see, got, she, sheep, shop, queen, been, bee, he
THEME WORDS:  green, tree

Unit 7:  no, go, going, most, kind, find, gave, so, do, doing
THEME WORDS:  spring, everything 

Unit 8:  the, that, them, day, may, made, was, of, if, a
THEME WORDS:  Earth, recycle

Unit 9:  some, come, home, fun, funny, run, running, ran, us, use
THEME WORDS:  coming, using 

Unit 10:  place, make, making, help, here, want, nice, to, two, into
THEME WORDS:  take, taking 

Unit 11:  send, pick, end, bath, fast, last, both, must, just, black
THEME WORDS:  ending, sending    

Unit 12:  candy, went, sent, take, like, puppy, time, didn’t, by, my
THEME WORDS:  candies, puppies 

Unit 13:  less, tell, well, will, still, off, letter, little, silly, happy
THEME WORDS:  littlest, happiest 

Unit 14:  boat, coat, float, long, along, belong, paw, fawn, tall, wall
THEME WORDS:  belonging, wrong

Unit 15:  way, away, today, chain, wait, chase, play, played, rain, paint
THEME WORDS:  say, said

Unit 16:  too, good, book, shook, school, when, what, took, who, soon
THEME WORDS:  where, why 

Unit 17:  now, down, how, out, shout, about, our, house, slow, show
THEME WORDS:  hour, mouse 

Unit 18:  her, girl, turn, hurt, first, were, card, part, start, are
THEME WORDS:  bird, heart 

Unit 19:  more, store, stand, star, blew, flew, new, stone, sting, ring
THEME WORDS:  string, bring

Unit 20:  have, give, love, from, live, friend, much, such, old, told
THEME WORDS:  hold, touch