Second Grade Spelling

Quarter 3

Your child will be asked to write two sentences as a part of the language arts/spelling grade. Following the list of words are the guidelines of the sentences they will be asked to write. Each sentence must contain a minimum of five words. You may choose to practice writing sentences with your child as a way to help them be prepared for the assessment. Students will be able to utilize resources to check all sentences.

Week 1: Comparative Endings

busier / busiest / fatter
fattest / happier / happiest
hotter / hottest / smaller
smallest / sooner / soonest
angrier / angriest / straighter

* Write a sentence containing a contraction.

* Write an imperative sentence.

Week 2: Consonant + le

able / ankle / apple
bubble / bugle / bundle
cable / giggle / purple
sparkle / tickle / title
mumble / scramble / twinkle

* Write a declarative sentence.

* Write an interrogative sentence starting with Who.

Week 3: Vowel Diagraph oo/u

brook / cook / full
hood / hook / July
pull / push / put
shook / stood / wood
pudding / cushion / footprint

* Write a sentence containing the name of a month.

* Write a sentence containing a collective noun.

Week 4: Vowel Diagraph ow/ou

about / around / crown
downtown / flower / gown
ground / howl / mountain
pound / south / found
mouse / boundary / drowsy

* Write a declarative sentence containing a contraction.

* Write an interrogative sentence starting with Where.

Week 5: Vowel Diagraph oi/oy

broil / cowboy / joy
enjoy / noise / joint
destroy / loyal / moist
foil / royal / spoil
employee / corduroy / turquoise

* Write a sentence with an irregular plural noun.

* Write a sentence about a day of the week.

Week 6: Vowel Diagraph oo/ue/ew

blue / clue / cool
drew / flew / fruit
juice / new / spoon
suit / too / true
nephew / cruise / shampoo

* Write a sentence containing a collective noun.

* Write an interrogative sentence starting with How.

Week 7: Suffixes

cheerful / fighter / slowly
graceful / quickly / sailor
hardly / teacher / weekly
yearly / visitor / helper
competitor / gardener / extremely

* Write an interrogative sentence containing a compound word.

* Write a sentence with an irregular plural noun.

Week 8: Prefixes

disagree / unplug / unlock
preheat / unsafe / preschool
unpack / retie / regroup
disappear / rewind / rerun
reunion / prehistoric / unfortunate

* Write a sentence containing a past tense verb.

* Write a declarative sentence that contains two singular nouns.

Week 9: Silent Consonants

climb / comb / gnat
knee / knob / knock
lamb / sign / wrap
wren / write / wrong
knuckle / wrestle / plumber

* Write a sentence that contains a month of the year.

* Write a sentence containing a word with a suffix.