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Free Year 2 Spelling Worksheets

3 free spelling resources for Year 2: 3 worksheets. Answers included.

Spelling lists and patterns by year level. In Year 2, By Year 2, students add and subtract two-digit numbers, skip count, meet the 2, 5 and 10 times tables and work with halves and quarters.

Students will practise: adding -ing and -ed to base words; doubling the final consonant before a suffix (hop → hopped); dropping the silent e before -ing (bake → baking); writing words from dictation; making plurals by adding -s; adding -es after words ending in s, x, ch and sh; tracing and copying words; recognising vowel teams that make one long vowel sound.

Spelling Lists

Word lists with practice activities.

  • Spelling List

    Spelling List 1: Adding -ing and -ed

    Twelve verbs with the endings -ing and -ed, including words where the last letter is doubled (running, hopped) or the e is dropped…

    Difficulty
    Level 1 · Easier
    Time
    15 min
    Questions
    48 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Spelling List

    Spelling List 2: Plurals with -s and -es

    Twelve plural nouns that end in -s or -es. Your child learns when to add -es (after s, x, ch and sh sounds) and when a plain -s is enough,…

    Difficulty
    Level 1 · Easier
    Time
    15 min
    Questions
    48 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Spelling List

    Spelling List 3: Vowel Teams oa, ai and ay

    Twelve words with the vowel teams oa (boat), ai (rain) and ay (play). Your child learns that ai usually sits in the middle of a word and…

    Difficulty
    Level 1 · Easier
    Time
    15 min
    Questions
    48 questions
    Answers
    Answers included

Common questions

What do Year 2 students learn about spelling?

Spelling lists and patterns by year level. At Year 2, our resources focus on: adding -ing and -ed to base words; doubling the final consonant before a suffix (hop → hopped); dropping the silent e before -ing (bake → baking); writing words from dictation.

Where should we start?

Start with the Level 1 or Level 2 worksheet, then move up a level. Finish with the topic test if there is one.

Are answers included?

Yes — every worksheet has an answer sheet. Maths answer sheets show the working; English tasks include model answers or success criteria.

How to use these resources

  1. Pair a reading comprehension with a writing prompt on a similar text type.
  2. Use the model answers and success criteria on the answer sheet to talk through what 'good' looks like.
  3. Keep spelling practice short and daily; test on Friday.
  4. Edit a piece of writing together using the grammar worksheet for the skill they're learning.

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