Second Grade Spelling

Quarter 2

This year, 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: Plurals –s, -es, -ies

babies / baby / lunch
lunches / note / notes
stories / story / bench
benches / tune / tunes
crumbs / supplies / holidays

* Write a sentence containing a singular noun.

* Write an exclamatory sentence.

Week 2:Long A

away / brain / say
paint / play / raise
paper / main / tail
today / tray / wait
holiday / daily / famous

* Write a sentence containing a contraction.

* Write an interrogative sentence starting with Who.

Week 3:Long E

seat / easy / feel
leave / party / read
even / sleep / team
teeth / wheel / remember
windy / season / eagle

* Write a declarative sentence.

* Write an interrogative sentence starting with What.

Week 4: Long O

ago / window / float
goat / hold / most
open / show / slow
hero / toast / notice
almost / throat / hollow

* Write an exclamatory sentence.

* Write a declarative sentence.

Week 5: Compound Words

backyard / basketball / bathtub
bedtime / birthday / driveway
mailbox / raindrop / riverbank
someone / something / weekend
grandparent / rattlesnake / earthquake

* Write a sentence containing a contraction.

* Write an imperative sentence.

Week 6: Long I

blind / bright / child
cry / find / flight
fly / myself / right
sky / spider / wild
frighten / arrival / identify

* Write an interrogative sentence starting with Do.

* Write a sentence containing a contraction.