Spelling Test Buddy offers a comprehensive list of Second Grade Sight Words and Second Grade Spelling Words, all free.
Our Second Grade sight words and Second Grade spelling words are broken down into a scope and sequence across 36 weeks to take you from the first day of school, through the whole school year.
The curriculum progresses as follows:
- Week 1: Short vowel words (CVC patterns: cat, bed, pin)
- Week 2: Consonant blends (bl-, st-, gr-, etc.: block, stand, green)
- Week 3: Long vowel words with silent e (CVCe: bake, kite, rode)
- Week 4: Words with digraphs (ch, sh, th, wh: chair, shine, think)
- Week 5: Common sight words (said, because, there)
- Week 6: Words with r-controlled vowels (ar, or, er: car, fork, her)
- Week 7: Words with double consonants and short vowels (hopping, running)
- Week 8: Long vowel teams (ai, ee, oa, ea: rain, tree, boat, sea)
- Week 9: Words ending with -y as long e or long i (happy, cry)
- Week 10: Compound words (sunset, football, notebook)
- Week 11: Short and long oo sounds (book, moon)
- Week 12: Contractions (can’t, won’t, isn’t)
- Week 13: Words with silent letters (kn-, wr-, -mb: knee, write, comb)
- Week 14: Soft c and g sounds (cent, gentle)
- Week 15: Plural endings (-s, -es: dogs, boxes)
- Week 16: Review: Mixed short and long vowel patterns
- Week 17: Words with suffixes (-ful, -less, -ly: helpful, careless, quickly)
- Week 18: Words with prefixes (un-, re-, pre-: unlock, redo, preview)
- Week 19: Words with ow and ou sounds (cow, house)
- Week 20: Words with au, aw, and oi sounds (author, saw, coin)
- Week 21: Homophones (their/there/they’re, to/two/too)
- Week 22: Words with tricky vowel patterns (ough, igh: rough, light)
- Week 23: Words with -le endings (apple, handle)
- Week 24: Three-syllable words (discover, wonderful)
- Week 25: Review: R-controlled vowels
- Week 26: Words with wh- and qu- (whale, quick)
- Week 27: Words with ending blends (-nd, -lt, -st: hand, salt, best)
- Week 28: Words ending in -ed and -ing (jumped, running)
- Week 29: Words with tricky ei and ie patterns (receive, believe)
- Week 30: High-frequency words (again, friend, know)
- Week 31: Multisyllabic words (family, elephant)
- Week 32: Words with ck, tch, and dge endings (duck, match, bridge)
- Week 33: Review: Long vowel teams
- Week 34: Review: Common contractions and homophones
- Week 35: Challenge words: Multisyllabic or less common patterns (adventure, discovery)
- Week 36: Final review: Mixed words from the year
Each week contains at least 16 words and at least 3 bonus words.
These words align with the following standards:
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.2
- Next Generation Learning Standards: NGLS ELA.2.L.2
Generate custom spelling and phonics worksheets with these words
Do you want to generate worksheets for flash cards, sound sorts, pattern sorts, “Draw and Label” worksheets, “Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check” worksheets, “Trace, Copy, Cover, Write” worksheets, word hunt, cloze (fill in the blank), and more?
Simply find the word list you want to use below, then tap on “Generate Worksheet” to get started. This will take you to Worksheet Creator.
You then pick the worksheet template you want to use, edit your list of words, and generate your worksheet.
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Create an online spelling test that reads Second Grade spelling words out loud to my students
With Spelling Test Buddy, you can use any Second Grade list on this page to create an online test with spoken audio. The test reads the spelling word aloud and can play a sentence that demonstrates the word in context.
Students control the audio with simple play buttons, so they can repeat a word or sentence before entering their answer. That makes independent practice easier while keeping pronunciation consistent for the whole class. Choose a ready-made Second Grade list below or enter your own words and sentences. Teach Me, Digital Sorts, and spelling games provide additional focused practice.
Try this sample test from the first Word List below.
Word Lists
| Week | Word lists | Words | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Week 1: Short Vowel Words (CVC patterns) | cat, hat, pen, hen, pig, dig, top, mop, sun, run, bad, dad, bet, net, log, dog, said, were, does | |
| 2 | Week 2: Consonant Blends (bl-, st-, gr-, etc.) | blend, stand, stick, grab, grass, clap, flip, glad, stop, plan, drip, flag, trap, print, sled, been, one, any | |
| 3 | Week 3: Long Vowel Words with Silent e (CVCe) | bake, cake, kite, bite, rode, code, hope, rope, made, fade, cute, flute, side, wide, note, vote, many, some, done | |
| 4 | Week 4: Words with Digraphs (ch, sh, th, wh) | chair, chat, shell, shine, thick, think, thumb, while, chase, cheat, share, shape, whip, white, ship, thing, gone, buy, build | |
| 5 | Week 5: Common Sight Words | said, there, where, because, friend, come, does, goes, again, could, should, would, been, every, many, through, could, would, should | |
| 6 | Week 6: R-Controlled Vowels (ar, or, er) | car, far, star, bar, horn, born, fork, storm, her, term, perch, serve, card, mark, corn, torn, thought, brought, bought | |
| 7 | Week 7: Words with Double Consonants and Short Vowels | hopping, running, sitting, cutting, humming, hitting, stopping, planning, spinning, gripping, slipping, stepping, swimming, tapping, trimming, snapping, write, wrong, wrist | |
| 8 | Week 8: Long Vowel Teams (ai, ee, oa, ea) | rain, train, sail, tail, tree, free, meet, sheep, boat, coat, float, goat, sea, bean, mean, leaf, climb, doubt, knee | |
| 9 | Week 9: Words Ending with -y as Long e or Long i | happy, funny, sunny, penny, bunny, candy, silly, jelly, cry, try, fry, dry, my, why, shy, sky, knife, know, thumb | |
| 10 | Week 10: Compound Words | sunset, football, notebook, bedroom, cupcake, rainbow, pancake, butterfly, classroom, playground, backyard, snowman, toothbrush, weekend, jellyfish, mailbox, calm, honest, hour | |
| 11 | Week 11: Short and Long oo Sounds | book, look, cook, foot, good, wood, hood, hook, moon, spoon, soon, noon, food, cool, pool, room, ghost, gnome, knight | |
| 12 | Week 12: Contractions | can't, won't, isn't, didn't, don't, I'm, you're, they're, we'll, she'll, it's, we're, I'll, couldn't, wouldn't, mouse, mice, child, children | |
| 13 | Week 13: Words with Silent Letters | knee, know, knife, knock, write, wrong, wrap, wreck, comb, thumb, climb, lamb, doubt, island, hour, half, foot, feet | |
| 14 | Week 14: Soft c and g Sounds | cent, city, circus, pencil, gentle, giant, gem, gym, face, lace, ice, race, cage, page, stage, tooth, teeth, goose, geese | |
| 15 | Week 15: Plural Endings (-s, -es) | cats, dogs, hats, beds, boxes, foxes, dishes, buses, glasses, dresses, apples, oranges, peaches, chairs, pens, books, women | |
| 16 | Week 16: Review: Mixed Short and Long Vowel Patterns | cat, hat, bake, cake, pin, kite, hop, hope, mop, rope, sun, cute, bed, fade, log, wide, enough, through, although | |
| 17 | Week 17: Words with Suffixes (-ful, -less, -ly) | helpful, careful, joyful, thankful, colorful, painless, careless, fearless, endless, worthless, quickly, slowly, kindly, softly, gladly, sadly, thought, rough, tough | |
| 18 | Week 18: Words with Prefixes (un-, re-, pre-) | unlock, unpack, unhappy, untie, redo, repaint, rebuild, refill, preview, prepare, prevent, preheat, uncover, recover, reread, restart, guess, sugar, color | |
| 19 | Week 19: Words with ow and ou Sounds | cow, now, how, town, down, brown, cloud, house, mouse, shout, about, out, mouth, found, crowd, loud, father, mother, answer | |
| 20 | Week 20: Words with au, aw, and oi Sounds | author, autumn, haunt, sauce, fault, draw, lawn, straw, crawl, coin, join, boil, point, spoil, moist, soil, busy, early, every | |
| 21 | Week 21: Homophones | their, there, they're, to, two, too, hear, here, see, sea, meet, meat, flower, flour, sun, son, backpack, sunflower, basketball | |
| 22 | Week 22: Words with Tricky Vowel Patterns (ough, igh) | rough, tough, enough, cough, though, thought, light, night, bright, sight, fight, high, might, fright, bought, sought, playground, pancake, mailbox | |
| 23 | Week 23: Words with -le Endings | apple, table, handle, candle, purple, maple, staple, noodle, riddle, saddle, jungle, giggle, people, bubble, simple, ripple, lighthouse, rainbow, sandcastle | |
| 24 | Week 24: Three-Syllable Words | elephant, family, holiday, together, another, yesterday, discovery, important, adventure, wonderful, remember, butterfly, celebrate, incredible, February, December, snowflake, butterfly, grasshopper | |
| 25 | Week 25: Review: R-Controlled Vowels | car, star, far, fork, storm, corn, born, her, term, perch, card, mark, turn, burn, dirt, bird, rabbit, ladder, mitten | |
| 26 | Week 26: Words with wh- and qu | whale, what, when, where, whip, white, while, wheel, quick, quiz, quilt, quack, queen, quiet, quote, quarrel, bubble, puzzle, funny | |
| 27 | Week 27: Words with Ending Blends (-nd, -lt, -st) | hand, sand, land, band, cold, hold, salt, melt, fast, last, past, blast, trust, chest, nest, west, happy, coffee, berry | |
| 28 | Week 28: Words Ending in -ed and -ing | jumped, played, stopped, looked, running, sitting, talking, eating, hugged, danced, cleaned, worked, laughing, crying, skipping, reading, jelly, sudden, pretty | |
| 29 | Week 29: Words with Tricky ei and ie Patterns | receive, believe, friend, field, piece, chief, thief, ceiling, achieve, deceive, relief, shield, niece, weight, height, either, turtle, candle, handle | |
| 30 | Week 30: High-Frequency Words | again, friend, know, always, often, together, every, does, goes, listen, busy, answer, pretty, laugh, happy, family, angle, uncle, pebble | |
| 31 | Week 31: Multisyllabic Words | family, animal, example, idea, beautiful, favorite, vacation, different, library, Saturday, history, surprise, remember, tomorrow, January, together, pickle, jungle, beetle | |
| 32 | Week 32: Words with ck, tch, and dge Endings | back, neck, stick, block, match, watch, catch, stitch, edge, bridge, judge, badge, fudge, patch, latch, hatch, middle, settle, marvel | |
| 33 | Week 33: Review: Long Vowel Teams | rain, train, sail, tail, tree, free, meet, sheep, boat, coat, float, goat, sea, bean, mean, leaf, wharf, choir, chef | |
| 34 | Week 34: Review: Contractions and Homophones | can't, won't, isn't, don't, they're, there, their, it's, hear, here, see, sea, two, too, to, you're, chalet, yacht, unique | |
| 35 | Week 35: Challenge Words | adventure, discovery, elephant, important, together, incredible, wonderful, remember, celebrate, butterfly, February, December, yesterday, tomorrow, library, surprise, idea, answer, cousin | |
| 36 | Week 36: Final Review: Mixed Words | apple, running, believe, queen, favorite, sunset, family, ocean, writing, pancake, laugh, friend, animal, rainbow, quickly, thoughtful, island, rhythm, denim |