Dear Parents,

Our Spelling tests this year will be given bi-weekly, with a few exceptions, and will count as major test grades in English. Attached is a list of our Spelling words for the entire year. Reminders for Spelling tests will be included on the homework calendars each week, with the title of “List 1”, “List 2”, etc. noted at the top of each column. Each of these lists contains 23 words. In addition to these 23 words from our Spelling list, 5 “surprise” words will be added randomly each testing day. A list of these extra “surprise” words is attached. These additional words have been especially chosen because they are high frequency words for FAAM 2nd graders. Many/most of these words are ones that the children already know how to spell, but are worthy of repetition. Please review these “surprise” words with your child each week. Some words may be included on tests more than once; however, some may appear only once as a “surprise” word on a Spelling test. For the first week only, the “surprise” words will be identified, and listed on the column labeled “List 1.” After the first Spelling test, the students will need to be familiar with all of the “surprise words” to ensure they do well on that portion of their Spelling test each week. Note that there is a list of extra or “surprise” words that will be added second semester. In addition to the 28 words your child will spell each week, (23 from the basic bi-weekly list plus 5 surprise words), a fill in the blank vocabulary page will be included. After taking the Spelling test, the students will use their test as a word bank, and complete a sheet to check for understanding of word meanings.

Please remember that neatness counts on Spelling tests! A handwriting grade will be given on each test, with the grade notated on the test. Each 9 weeks, your child will be given a handwriting grade that will count as a minor grade in English. If your child’s teacher cannot read a word your child has written, the item will be marked wrong. For example, if the teacher cannot decipher an “a” from an “o” because of poor penmanship, the word will count as a misspelled word.

We are looking forward to a great year! Happy Spelling!

Second Grade Language Arts Teachers

2nd Grade Spelling Lists

List 1
pennies
inches
plants
families
bodies
glasses
wishes
pockets
lists
copies
parties
bunches
crashes
supplies
pencils
accidents
libraries
mysteries
carpenters
merchants
abilities
astonishes
because
*non-surprise “surprise words” for this week: J
what
were
friend
where
school / List 2
using
getting
easiest
swimming
heavier
greatest
pleased
emptied
leaving
worried
strangest
freezing
funniest
angrier
shopped
included
occurred
supplying
scarier
happiest
receiving
breathed
together
*Don’t forget to study your “surprise words!” / List 3
sunglasses
football
homework
haircut
popcorn
railroad
earring
snowstorm
scarecrow
blueberry
butterflies
lawnmower
sandbox
campground
toothbrush
thumbtack
earthquake
scrapbook
courthouse
whirlpool
gingerbread
masterpiece
October
*Don’t forget to study your “surprise words!” / List 4
athlete
establish
emphasis
hyphen
challenge
father
chapter
other
alphabet
watch
English
weather
catch
fashion
shrink
pitcher
flash
trophy
nephew
northern
photographer
penmanship
December
*Don’t forget to study your “surprise words!”
List 5
mislead
dishonest
unfortunate
recycle
unsuccessful
unhappy
recall
disappear
unload
mistake
misspell
dislike
replace
disagree
rewrite
unroll
unknown
react
discourage
uncomfortable
mispronounce
unnecessary
February
*Don’t forget to study your “surprise words!” / List 6
anxiously
thoughtfully
cautiously
neglectful
enviously
beautiful
safely
kindness
finally
spotless
worthless
illness
helpful
daily
suddenly
wireless
quietly
fairness
cheerful
painful
tardiness
breathless
April
*Don’t forget to study your “surprise words!” / List 7
wolves
knives
feet
men
children
women
sheep
heroes
scarves
mice
geese
cuffs
elves
banjos
halves
loaves
beliefs
tomatoes
potatoes
tornadoes
volcanoes
cacti
June
*Don’t forget to study your “surprise words!” / List 8
third
early
world
certain
dirty
herself
earth
word
perfect
verb
nerve
worm
thirsty
workout
earn
determine
commercial
whirlwind
worthwhile
virtual
circumference
numerals
July
*Don’t forget to study your “surprise words!”
List 9
prepaid
midnight
overflow
outdoors
outline
overgrown
prefix
Midwest
pretest
midpoint
outgoing
overtime
overdue
outside
outfield
precaution
prediction
midsection
overweight
prehistoric
precipitation
preliminary
Monday
*Don’t forget to study your “surprise words!” / List 10
dentist
editor
artist
hostess
actress
swimmer
seller
tutor
tourist
organist
lioness
shipper
chemist
investor
conductor
announcer
pharmacist
journalist
commuter
pianist
senator
pediatrician
Tuesday
*Don’t forget to study your “surprise words!” / List 11
monster
surprise
hundred
complete
control
sample
instant
inspect
pilgrim
contrast
explode
district
address
substance
children
merchant
purchase
embrace
curtsy
contract
Christmas
Congress
Wednesday
*Don’t forget to study your “surprise words!” / List 12
create
medium
piano
idea
radio
video
studio
violin
duo
patio
rodeo
pioneer
trio
stadium
audio
audience
radiate
cereal
Creole
recreation
geography
evaluate
Thursday
*Don’t forget to study your “surprise words!”
List 13
small
almost
always
because
straw
drawn
also
author
false
already
flaw
sausage
applause
walnut
lawn
awesome
altogether
laundry
awning
faucet
auditorium
astronaut
Saturday
*Don’t forget to study your “surprise words!” / List 14
thought
fought
bought
taught
talk
caught
walk
cough
daughter
chalk
ought
sought
brought
trough
stalk
sidewalk
distraught
afterthought
overwrought
beanstalk
alteration
haughtiness
Sunday
*Don’t forget to study your “surprise words!” / List 15
rocky
foolish
rainy
childhood
selfish
treatment
movement
sleepy
neighborhood
childish
parenthood
crunchy
bumpy
payment
shipment
assignment
livelihood
stylish
environment
guilty
tournament
likelihood
Alabama
*Don’t forget to study your “surprise words!” / List 16
another
above
upon
animal
paper
open
family
travel
afraid
nickel
sugar
circus
item
gallon
melon
character
cardinal
Oregon
particular
dinosaur
photograph
harmony
America
*Don’t forget to study your “surprise words!”
List 17
question
creature
furniture
division
collision
action
direction
culture
vacation
mansion
fiction
feature
sculpture
vision
celebration
fascination
legislature
manufacture
possession
declaration
temperature
departure
Forest Avenue
*Don’t forget to study your “surprise words!” / List 18
cloth
clothes
nature
natural
able
ability
mean
meant
deal
dealt
please
pleasant
sign
signal
signature
equal
equation
equator
major
majority
organize
organization
school
*Don’t forget to study your “surprise words!” / List 19
(end of year review of 30 selected “surprise words”)
Montgomery
Alabama
responsible
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
friend
because
people
beautiful
where
were
what
want

“SURPRISE” LIST FOR SPELLING TESTS

(4 words will be randomly chosen from this list and added to each Spelling test)

because

where

were

your

you’re

too

to

who

how

favorite

school

their

they’re

friend

was

want

what

beautiful

people

subject

new

knew

right

write

something

another

yellow

green

purple

orange

black

brown

white

blue

two

three

four

five

six

seven

eight

nine

ten

Alabama

2nd semester words

Montgomery

America

responsible

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday