9 free spelling resources for Year 2, organised by topic with answer sheets, study guides and topic tests.
Spelling is pattern recognition. Lists here are grouped by pattern (digraphs, magic e, suffixes, silent letters) so students learn the rule, not just the words. Each list includes practice activities and a parent-led test.
Printable practice with an answer sheet.
In a consonant blend two letters sit side by side and you hear both sounds, like the b and l in black. Children circle the word that…
Some words end with two consonant sounds blended together, like hand, nest, jump and pink. Children circle the word with each ending…
When a silent e is added to the end of a short word, the vowel says its name: cap becomes cape, kit becomes kite and hop becomes hope.…
Ten tricky sight words that do not sound out the way they look: they, have, come, some, were, there, what, who, does and put. Children…
Find words that rhyme (cat, hat), spot the word that does not rhyme, and hear rhymes with different spellings (blue, shoe). Starts with…
Build words by joining a first sound to a word family (c + at = cat, sh + op = shop) and make new words by changing the first sound.…
Word lists with practice activities.
Ten words with the digraphs sh, ch and th, where two letters work together to make one sound. Your child traces the words, fills gaps in…
Ten words where a silent 'e' at the end makes the vowel say its name (cake, bike, hope). Your child traces the words, completes gap-fill…
Ten words with the long 'e' sound spelt ee or ea, such as tree and read. Your child traces the words, fills gaps in sentences, unscrambles…
Writing prompts include a model opening and clear success criteria rather than a single 'correct' answer, so parents and teachers can give useful feedback.
Yes. All passages are written by Success Tutoring and checked for age-appropriate vocabulary and sentence length.
