Spelling Year 2

Spelling Year 2 KS1. Support on spelling for kids with Super Brainy Beans. Primary homework help with worksheet downloads and online games.

Pick a level

If you find the spellings difficult in your year then try starting with spellings from the year below. It's ok to work lower than the year you are on and fill the gaps rather than struggling at your level without understanding the basics.

Learning spellings

The best way to remember your spellings is the look, say, cover, write, check method. Regularly practicing this way will improve your spellings.

Practice your spellings for four days then get someone to test you on the fifth day without looking at the words first.

Spell all 200 common words

Throughout Year 2 children are expected to learn how to spell the first 200 words which are commonly used in reading and writing.

Some of these do not follow the normal phonic rules and are known as 'tricky' words. Here there is no trick to learning to spell these words they just have to know.

Vowels & Consonants

There are five vowels in the alphabet.

a e i o u

All the rest of the letters of the alphabet are called consonants.

b c d f g h j k l m n p q s t v w x y z

Slient letters w

Silent w comes before r.

write wrong wrist wriggle

Slient letters k & g

Some words have silent letters. Words with silent k or g always have n flowing the silent letter.

know knock gnomes gnat

Words with j sound

Words with the j sound are spelt by added ge or dge.

bridge badge huge age

Spellzone games
Play games with words that end in dge.

Words ending with y

Words ending with y can make the sound igh.

fly shy terrify

Plurals - words ending with y

If a word ends in y there are two ways to spell it as a plural.

If the letter before the y is a vowel (a, e, i, o, u), just add s.

monkey > monkeys
holiday > holidays

If the letter before the y is a consonant (any other letter), change the y into ies.

fly + i + es = flies
baby + i + es = babies

Remember:
Change the y into i and add es.

Adding ed er & est to words ending y

If the word ends with y, change the y into i and add the ending.

reply + i + ed = replied
funny + i + er = funnier
dry + i + est = driest

Adding ing to words ending y

If the word ends with y just add ing.

cry > crying
stay > staying

Adding ing ed er est & y

If the word ends with a vowel + consonant then repeat the last letter then adding ing, ed, er, est or y.

trip + p + ing = tripping
hop + p + ed = hopping
pat + t + er = patter
sad + d + est = saddest
fun + n + y = funny

Words with ey

These words have the ee sound, spelt ey.

key donkey turkey

Suffixes ment ness & ful

Suffixes are groups of letters that can be added to a root word. Suffixes change the meaning of a word to make a new word.

enjoyment kindness playful

Suffixes less & ly

If the word end with y, change the y into i and add less or ly.

fearless hopeless
happy + i + ly = happily

Suffixes tion

action direction

Contractions 't

A contraction is when a word is made shorter by removing one or more letters. The letter is replaced with an apostrophe '.
can not > can't
did not > didn't
would not > wouldn't

Homophones

Homophones are words that sound the same but mean different things. It's important which spelling you should use.

new / knew
right / write
one / won

Homophones
Watch a video on homophones then take the quiz to test your knowlege.

Here are some common homophones.

Your coat is over there. (a place)
Their coat is by the door. (belonging to someone)
They're playing outside. (short for 'they are')

How to use their, they're and there
Watch a video on their, they're and there then take the quiz to test your knowlege.

Where are you going? (a place)
Were you at school today? (past tense of are)
We're going to the cinema. (short for 'we are')
I am going to wear my boots. (meaning to be dressed in something)

Your cat is outside. (belonging to someone)
You're my best friend. (short for 'you are')

I'm off to the seaside today. (to show direction)
I'm going too.(also)
That is too much ice cream! (more of something)
My brother is two today. (the number)

How to use to, too and two
Watch a video on to, too and two then take the quiz to test your knowlege.

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