2nd Grade Spelling Words
Second grade spelling expands into vowel teams (ai, oa, ee), r-controlled vowels, and multi-syllable words. The lists below follow the standard 2nd grade progression. Every list works with our free audio spelling test — hear the word, type it, get graded.
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Long A: ai, ay
raintrainbrainchainpaintdayplaystayawaygray
Long E: ee, ea
seetreegreensleepthreereadeatseatteamclean
Long I: igh, y
nightlightrighthighflytryskywhymyby
Long O: oa, ow
boatcoatroadtoadsoapsnowgrowslowshowlow
R-Controlled: ar, or
carstarparkdarkhardcornhornbornforkshort
R-Controlled: er, ir, ur
herfernbirdgirldirtturnburnhurtsurffur
Diphthongs: ou, ow, oi
housemouseoutaboutcloudcownowdowncoinjoin
Consonant Digraphs+
whipwhenwhalecatchmatchwatchphonephasegraphdolphin
Two-Syllable Words
babycityfunnymanyveryopenpaperlatersevengiven
Common Sight Words
wouldcouldshouldtheretheirwherewerebeenbecauseagain