Grade 2
Spelling Lesson & Worksheet Series
Lesson Activities Lesson 1: Writing, Fill in the blanks, Use in a sentence, word find, identify the word Lesson 2: Word Introduction, Crossword, Decoder Puzzle, Matching, Word Chop Lesson 3: Grouping words, Happy face, Circle spelling, Part Crossword, Word Shapes Lesson 4 Words: Vowels and Endings, Spiral, Order, Diamond Puzzle, Fill in
Lesson 5 Words: Vowels, Scrambler, and Shamrock Puzzle
Crossword
Lesson 6 Words: Long and Short
Vowels, Crossword Alphabetic order, Decoder, Blanks, Write a story
Presented by: Teachnology
Lesson One Grade Two Spelling
always before call fast made pull sit these use write around best cold first goes sleep read many Practice your spelling words three times each:
always _______________ ______________ __________ before ______________ _______________ __________ call ____________ _____________ ____________ fast _____________ ______________ ____________ made ______________ ______________ __________ pull ______________ ___________ _____________ sit ______________ _____________ ____________ these ____________ ____________ ____________ use _______________ _____________ _____________ write ____________ ____________ _______________ around _______________ _____________ ____________ cold _______________ _______________ __________ first _____________ ______________ ____________ goes ______________ _______________ ___________ best ___________ _________________ ____________
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Fill in the Blanks using Your Spelling Words
Number
Word With Blank(s)
Definition
1
p __ __ l
haul or drag
2
f i __ s __
an ordinal number
3
c __ __ d
more than cool
4
__ a l __
to phone or speak to
5
__ a d __
produced
6
m a __ __
several
7
f __ s __
quickly
8
__ e f o __ __
previous
9
__ __ a d
to understand a book
10
g __ __ s
rhymes with toes
11
__ __ w a y __
usually
12
s i __
opposite of stand
13
t h e __ __
not those
14
__ __ s t
rhymes with rest
15
__ l __ e p
an action at night
16
__ s e
rhymes with fuse
17
__ r __ t e
to use a pen or pencil
18
__ __ o u __ d
to go about in a circle
always before call fast made pull sit these use write around best cold first goes sleep read many
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Use your Spelling Words in a Sentence!
Words
Use this word in a sentence.
1. many 2. goes 3. cold 4. before 5. pull 6. always 7. call 8. around 9. fast 10. made 11. use 12. best 13. these 14. write 15. first 16. sit 17. sleep 18. read Draw a picture of your favorite sentence.
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R L C Q X G L Q H Y T Z G E S J M D M R A M J P F A S T T V S B E S T J E Z WL Y Q H V A Z H R V S K O T N P O L I WH C F S H S S A D T M Q D O I L E Y X G R E C K G U L R E S Z M A N Y A Z M F X D S E E L S Y A Y L WI R R M D T P V R E T L C L A U E G R E A D WH K I L WQ G R U A W U M S E L E K T H E A D L O M X S K T M V A X B V J T Z Y Y K U G O I J B Y WG B R Q U D M V S N Q N H Q T F V U M A D E R Q M N WO F N J D Z E J N U Z S T L P U L L L Y G Y P WL D T Z I G I A T E U N T T N F N Y H E F A P E G O U D Z X G E H G O E S D C S B E F O R E C I E I I T M I G T I E R H K V P I F J G I M Z Z H M E I M G R
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Spelling Practice
1
oandru
2
edar
3
erfboe
4
fats
5
these
6
use
7
edma
8
ist
9
anmy
10
pull
lpul
lulp
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clal
llac
alcl
12
cdlo
13
ogse
14
first
15
rtiwe
16
best
17
ylawas
18
sleep
6
onadur
rdae
around
edar
before
fast
ethse ues
seu
its
teshe
use mdae
dmea
tsi
myan
dolc
many
call locd
sgeo sitrf
rtwie sbet
goes
srtif
write tsbe
yaswla eplse
myan
ulpl
cold
oges isftr
fboere
saft
steeh
made
sit
read
efbeor
afts
nraudo
etirw
tesb always
eeslp
wsayal
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Lesson Two Grade Two Spelling those very wish your because both does off right tell upon wash work been buy don’t found its sing their Answer the following questions: 1. What is the root word or basic word of: Does=_________ been= _____________ found=_________ 2. Which word means more than? ____________ 3. Which word answers a question? _______________ 4. What is the opposite of: On________ left _________ do_____________ only one___________ lost ______________ 5. What word is the same as: Dream about ___________ speak about ___________ Clean and bathe __________ vocal music ____________ 6. What words sound the same as or rhyme with: You’re___________ bean _______________ bye _________ It’s _____________ there _______________ 7. Which words have two syllables or beats: ____________ _____________ _____________ 8. Find a rhyming word for: Chose__________ berry __________ dish ____________ Light _____________ seen___________ bits ___________ Thing___________ sty _______________
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CROSSWORD CLUE (DEFINITIONS)
ACROSS
DOWN
1. on top of 4. past tense of be 6. not these but 7. opposite of lost 11. to dream about 12. belongs to you 14. to relate a story 16. to do something 17. to make music
2. a job or career 3. a reason 5. do not 8. not turned on 9. a direction 10. two of something 13. a lot 15. laundry
Secret Decoder Puzzle
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Use the letters in the lower row to figure out the secret code. For example a Q is really a D and an I is really an A Letter A Code I
B N
C F
D Q
E S
F B
G Z
Letter L Code O
M L
N U
O E
P V
Q G
R W
Letter S Code C
T P
U T
V J
W H
X X
Y D
H K
I Y
J A
K R
Z M
1. NSSU ________________ 2. QEU'P ________________ 3. EBB ________________ 4. PSOO ________________ 5. NEPK ________________ 6. QESC ________________ 7. WYZKP ________________ 8. CYUZ ________________ 9. BETUQ ________________ 10. HYCK ________________
11. TVEU ________________ 12. DETW ________________ 13. HEWR ________________ 14. NSFITCS ________________ 15. PKSYW ________________ 16. JSWD ________________ 17. YPC ________________ 18. HICK ________________ 19. PKECS ________________ 20. NTD ________________
Now make up a secret code message for your friend to read!
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Matching Exercise Answer
Definition(s)
______
1. those
A. to relate a story
______
2. very
B. not these but
______
3. wish
C. a lot
______
4. your
D. on top of
______
5. because
E. to make music
______
6. both
F. a reason
______
7. does
G. opposite of lost
______
8. off
H. two of something
______
9. right
I. not turned on
______
10. tell
J. to purchase
______
11. upon
K. laundry
______
12. wash
L. a direction
______
13. work
M. belongs to them
______
14. been
N. do not
______
15. buy
O. to do something
______
16. don't
P. belongs to you
______
17. found
Q. a job or career
______
18. its
R. past tense of be
______
19. sing
S. to dream about
______
20. their
T. belongs to it
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Word Chop
on
th
bo
sh
up
be
rig
't
don
ht
of
bu
wi
f
en
y
__________________________
_____________________
__________________________ __________________________
__________________________ __________________________
__________________________ __________________________ Place the two parts of the words together to make your spelling words.
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Lesson Three Grade Two Spelling Group One Words Giraffe lion bear raccoon kangaroo whale seal hyena puma leopard koala beaver opossum deer monkey Group Two Words Lizard frog toad gecko iguana snake salmon trout
What is the difference between the animals from Group One and Group Two? _________________________________________ _____________________________________ What is a cold blooded animal? ___________________________________ What is a warm blooded animal? _________________________________________ In which group do humans belong?
Draw your favorite animal from either group
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V E ZU C W L Y N X X I O X T G T V P T B B Q B E A R M F K K N C V H Y E N A Z X M G N J K P W G J H F E G I R A F F E I G U A N A P P K A N G A R O O L I C J S B E C P S O X U Z M N S E S T E L E O P A R D S E H D O V V S K K
Q N G V L C
P S G V I C
S E Z G
WC R S
R E M M G
A E B M V
U R U C
M C O D I H
D A S C L Q
X Q E WP O
S D K N E D C
E L I K O A L A B WL R P D P WG O G B O K E WT S E F R O G S N A K E C U Q O J H H H E D E R R B J X R T F K L I L U H Z M H S E X T P K S Y WH X S Z L V S Y C E N S P A N S R R G J X N D WB G P A L
B E A V E R K D U Q Z S P
C K S B
Y A S
V N L U J WA M X U D
R A H
U Y G
G WH A L E Y R I
WV S
S F T
WD A I M
WC N
D I R
T Y R
Q S P
K Y R
G S A L M O N Z O K S T G E B L J A
Use your spelling words to find all the animals
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nyhea
aehny
2
deer
3
aguani
4
arbe
5
iffraeg
6
masnlo
7
ogrf
8
koegc
9
onaoakrg
rgoaokna
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opossum
sopmuos
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leopard
oplaerd
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raccoon
oocrnca
13
esla
14
avreeb
15
paum
puma
mupa
pamu
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wehla
hwlea
whale
leawh
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lion
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koala
kalao
19
nkesa
snake
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ymknoe
rede
eynha
rdee
angiua
reab
deer uainag
bear
firgeaf
erfafgi
lsae
nilo
ceogk kangaroo smupoos
lodreap
aaoknorg moupsos
lrpdeao
nacoroc
seal
nilo
smalno
frog
gokec
erveab
giraffe
naosml
frgo
gecko
iguana
bear
salmon
rgfo
hyena
rooccan
asle abeevr
beaver
lion
lakao aksne
nekoym
akaol kasen
mokyne
monkey
Choose the best spelling word or words in each line! 14
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Animals
CROSSWORD CLUE (DEFINITIONS) ACROSS
DOWN
1.
can be black, brown or polar
2.
flat-tailed tree-cutting animal
4.
mountain lion
3.
mammal in the ocean
6.
scavenger animals with dark ringed eyes
5.
spotted cat from Africa
8.
flap their fins and love to play
7.
dog-like scavengers with a wild cry
9.
graceful animal from North America
10.
small insect-eating lizard
11.
African cats which live in a pride
13.
long legs and long neck
14.
long-tailed marsupial
18.
tree-climbing animal from Australia
20.
fish of the far northern rivers
12. slithering, venomous or constricting 15. relative to the ape and climbs trees 16. amphibian lives in ponds 17. lizard with frill from South America 19. hopping marsupial from Australia
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Fit the spelling word into the best shape!
Word List:
hyena kangaroo giraffe iguana opossum
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koala salmon
leopard raccoon gecko
Lesson Four Grade Two Spelling fed bread spend else bend trend lend help yelp yet went nest spell mess pest best quest west 1. What vowel sound do all the words have in the middle? _____ 2. Which word belongs to the –ed family? ________ 3. Which words belong to the –end family? _________ ___________ _______________ _____________ 4. Which words belong to the –est family? _________ ___________ ___________ _____________ ____________ 5. Which words belong to the –elp family? _________ __________ 6. Circle any words which contain the short e sound: Jet net
jest dog mouse found best guest
house sound sit pig head fed tread wed mend friend cent sky bye pie set press dress less 17
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Spiral Puzzle 1 5 8 6 4
2
7 3
CLUE (DEFINITION) :
1 past tense of feed 2 untidiness 3 a helper word 4 a hurt cry
5. a search or journey 6. another word for but 7. past tense of go 8. a direction
Use your spelling words to figure out the spiral fed bread spend else bend trend lend help yelp yet went nest spell mess pest best quest west
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Alphabetical Order 1 -----bend-----------------------------------------
else
2 ----------------------------------------------------- trend 3 ----------------------------------------------------- spend 4 ----------------------------------------------------- pest 5 ----------------------------------------------------- yelp 6 ----------------------------------------------------- quest 7 ----------------------------------------------------- yet 8 ----------------------------------------------------- lend 9 ----------------------------------------------------- bread 10 ----------------------------------------------------- mess 11 ----------------------------------------------------- spell 12 ----------------------------------------------------- fed 13 ----------------------------------------------------- help 14 ----------------------------------------------------- went 15 ----------------------------------------------------- bend 16 ----------------------------------------------------- west 17 ----------------------------------------------------- best 18 ----------------------------------------------------- nest
Use the first letter and then the second letter to put the words on the right into alphabetical order. Use your alphabet to keep track abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
E
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J N N S Y S E M H M L Z S Q B O I Z O X T A F U G R K R S N G H WG W WX G D Q N V WF G O X U N H S X J WB E S T J K C F G S H B R E A D F N H C WWL C X A K P J A A F R L M Y U D E E J R Q L O D A E U P Q X Z B G Z E L R S Y Q I C U R X B D N S V U V V S P K L N J T T J J M B X E F G M WD Y F E A I K S D S S P E L L Z E S G L C Q D M U U R S G O T F T E F C T Y F WS E R R G P E S T T M Z L E N D N F A S Z J S B D Q A Z I J F F E O T O B S U I J B V P J Y P T K G U J O E P H E L P X F V I L F E D K O O V V Y E T M D Y E L P R J K E I F P X K A B E N D D L S C D L S T R E N D K X P X Q WB B P WE N T V V M L W
Find all your spelling words and make a list!
Fill in the Blanks
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Number
Word With Blank(s)
Definition
1
f e __
past tense of feed
2
h e __ __
to give assistance
3
__ e n __
to make into another shape
4
__ r e n __
a new idea
5
e l __ __
a helper word
6
w __ __ t
past tense of go
7
y __ t
another word for but
8
l __ __ d
to loan help or money
9
y __ l __
a hurt cry
10
m __ __ s
untidiness
11
n __ s __
a home for birds
12
p __ __ t
flies and mice
13
b __ e __ d
flour and yeast product
14
__ __ e s t
a search or journey
15
s p __ __ d
use money in a store
16
s __ __ l l
do this properly
17
b e __ __
always try to do this
18
__ e __ t
a direction
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Lesson Five Grade Two Spelling tree knead seat feed bead meat heal greet speed meet teeth teal meal heal greed steal feel treat speak breed What vowel sound is heard in these words? ____ 1.
Why do the words need two vowels together? __________________________________
2.
What is usually the rule when there are two vowels together: a)
Both are silent letters
b)
When two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking
c) 3.
The a always makes a sound
Which word has a silent letter at the beginning? ______________
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Word Scrambler 1.
tere ________________ 2. naked ________________ 3. tesa ________________ 4. defe ________________ 5. eadb ________________ 6. tmea ________________ 7. alhe ________________ 8. geert ________________ 9. esepd ________________ 10. emte ________________ 11. eehtt ________________ 12. etal ________________ 13. lema ________________ 14. lehe ________________ 15. gered ________________ 16. tlaes ________________ 17. feel ________________ 18. arett ________________ 19. sapke ________________ 20. rebde ________________
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T I
X T G
L
Z Z H X X B
T D H R B F
U WWWK U H M S
N S J Y K E B E Y
O T E E T H H Z S
H Q B O V A WE L
N G R E E D E M I Y
N E L A U N T J L H
K C P S L P A C P M
M E H E T E A L P U
B K I O P L T M N G
S E L Z F K V S P E
G B H L D K G G A B E A V D T R E E M M E A T G Z L R A L B M B D T Q K E L D E T A S X P G Z P E R H T A I WD A Q E H S M N B J K S A E A Q D L M E WB L N P L D WWD L H T P H T E O N F E E N Y P F A R V J T J Q A R O T N Y T A A N G H S N X V T X K C A P F Z S B Y P WD K G R E E T WC M W S P E E D P K A B E A D R K G Z WM T T K G C D M Q H E F H P B
Z H A
O F E E D C Y S L
O WS C R R C D R
F H V
O H I S H D WWG
Z E H D P K M J H
B H D J Y T G P T V E Y
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K R R G M E K O C
CROSSWORD CLUE (DEFINITIONS) ACROSS
DOWN
1. 4. 5. 8. 9. 13. 14. 17. 18. 20.
2. 3. 6. 7. 10. 11. 12. 15. 16. 19.
to race or run quickly to make dough a lunch or supper a greenish blue color take good care of these say hello or welcome to have a sensation to be introduced a decoration protein such as beef
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to give food use your voice to talk the rear part of the foot to make better a special gift a trunk with leaves take something you do not own a type of animal to want something a piece of furniture
Lesson Six Grade Two Spelling
Spot comb tomb got roam moan stone broke spoke yolk soak joke mop bomb What vowel do these words have in common? ____________ 1. Is the o in got or spot long or short? _____________ 2. Is the o in roam or broke long or short? __________ 3. Which four words have a silent letter and what are they? ___________ ____________ ___________ ________ 4. Which two vowels go walking together to make a long vowel sound? _____________ 5. Do comb, bomb and tomb rhyme even though they are spelled the same at the end? _________________ 6. Find three rhyming words from your list above ____________ ___________________ _________________ 7. Give three more words which rhyme with spot: __________ __________________ ___________________ 8. Give three more rhyming words for stone: _____________ __________________ ____________________ 9. The yellow part of an egg is the ____________
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CROSSWORD CLUE (DEFINITIONS) ACROSS
DOWN
1. an unsafe weapon 4. a funny or witty saying 5. a stain or place to stand 8. a utensil with teeth to fix hair 9. to have talked 11. to cry out in pain
2. a cavern to bury ancient ancestors 3. a long stick with a string head 6. to break something 7. a small rock 10. to let something rest in water 12. to wander around
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Alphabetical Order
1
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yolk
2
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bomb
3
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spot
4
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stone
5
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joke
6
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soak
7
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mop
8
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tomb
9
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moan
10 -----------------------------------------------------
broke
11 -----------------------------------------------------
spoke
12 -----------------------------------------------------
roam
13 -----------------------------------------------------
got
14 -----------------------------------------------------
comb
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Secret Decoder Club A I
B N
C F
D Q
E S
F B
G Z
H K
I Y
J A
K R
L M N O L U
O E
P V
Q R S G W C
T P
U T
V W X J H X
1. CVERS ___spoke______ 2. FELN ________________ 3. WEIL ________________
11. NWERS ________________
4. LEV ________________ 5. CVEP ________________ 6. LEIU ________________
12. CPEUS ________________ 13. DEOR ________________
7. NELN ________________ 8. ZEP ________________
14. PELN ________________
9. AERS ________________ 10. CEIR ________________
Now use the decoder code to write your friend a secret message!
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Y Z D M
Fill in the Blanks
Number
30
Word With Blank(s)
Definition
1
__ o l __
the yellow part of the egg
2
t __ m __
a cavern to bury ancient ancestors
3
s __ o __ e
a small rock
4
__ p __ t
a stain or place to stand
5
__ p o __ e
to have talked
6
__ __ a k
to let something rest in water
7
__ o a __
to wander around
8
m __ p
a long stick with a string head
9
m o __ __
to cry out in pain
10 j __ __ e
a funny or witty saying
11 __ o t
to have received something
12 __ o m __
a utensil with teeth to fix hair
13 b __ __ k e
to break something
14 b __ m __
an unsafe weapon
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Write a story using any of your spelling words from all six lessons. It should capture your imagination and your audience’s attention. It can be fantasy, fiction, non-fiction, anything you like. If this page is not enough, then ask your teacher for more paper. Good Luck and good spelling! _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________
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