Year 2 spelling bookletKey Words

Look at the pattern in the bubble.Complete the phoneme boxes to write other words with this pattern.One has been done for you:

f old

Fill the gap!Use an -old word in each of the gaps to finish the sentence.

1.It was _________ out so I put on a hat and scarf.2.My mum’s ring is made from _________.3. You have to ________ the paper to make a plane.4.My gran ________ me a bedtime story.5.Can you ________ my bag while I take off my coat?6.Jack ________ Daisy the cow for a few beans.

Key WordsLook at the pattern in the bubble.Complete the phoneme boxes to write other words with this pattern.

-old

Answers: Bubble pictures: gold , cold , hold Fill the gap! cold , gold , fold , told , hold , sold

. ___

. __. __

One has been done for you:

be

h ind

Fill the gap!Use an -ind word in each of the gaps to finish the sentence.

1. If you help someone, it is very ________.2. Look on the map to ________ the treasure.3. The girl was trying to hide __________ a tree.4. Three ________ mice ran after the farmer’s wife.5. I sometimes __________ salt and pepper on to my food.6. The man had lots of things on his _______ to think

about.

Key words – practice 1

Words Tips to remember

-ind

Answers: Bubble pictures: find , kind , mind Fill the gap! kind , find , behind , blind , grind ,

mind

. ___

. __. __

floor , door , poor

- oor

find , kind , mind , behind

- ind

cold , gold , hold , fold

- old

child , wild , mild

- ild

climb climb the big ladder (b)because big elephants can’t always understand small elephants

every every time I see the word every it has two ‘e’s

Choose the best key word to spell in the gap:

1.Monkeys like to ___________ up trees.2.Some letters and a card came through the ________.3. P.E. is good ___________ it keeps you fit.4.Dad looked everywhere but he could not ________ his keys.5. I like _________ kind of chocolate bar!6.When she was a _________, my gran also came to this

school.7. The ring was made of solid _________.8. The man had lost his money and now he was ________.

Soft C patterns - 1Look at the pattern in the bubble.Complete the phoneme boxes to write other words with this pattern.One has been done for you:

Answers: climb , door , because , find , every , child , gold , poor

f ace

. ___

. . __ . ___ .

Fill the gap!Use an -ace word in each of the gaps to finish the sentence.

1.I won the sack ________ on sports’ day.

2.The moon is up in ___________.3. Please tie up your ________ on your shoes.4.At school we say _________ before lunch.5.Your eyes, nose and mouth are all on your ________ . 6.The park is a _________ where we play.

Soft C patterns - 2Look at the pattern in the bubble.Complete the phoneme boxes to write other words with this pattern.One has been done for you:

-ace

Answers: Bubble pictures: race , space , laces Fill the gap! race , space , laces , grace , face ,

place

mice . ___

. . __ . . ___Fill the gap!Use an -ice word in each of the gaps to finish the sentence.

1.The __________ of the bananas is 50p.

2. In China they eat lots of ______ . 3. To start the game, you need to roll the ________.4. This apple is crunchy. It tastes really _______ .5. Curry is a kind of ________ . 6.The ________ were all nibbling on the cheese.

Soft C patterns - 3Look at the pattern in the bubble.Complete the phoneme boxes to write other words with this pattern.One has been done for you:

po nce . . . _

-ice

Answers: Bubble pictures: dice , price , spice Fill the gap! price , rice , dice , nice , spice ,

mice

u

. . . . _ . . . _Fill the gap!Use a -ce word in each of the gaps to finish the sentence.

1. All around the garden there is a wooden ___________.

2. The king and queen’s son is the ___________. 3. You will __________ when you jump on a trampoline.4. I will put on some music and __________.5. The crisps cost ten _________.6. The cat was trying to _________ on the

mouse.

Key words – practice 2 Words Tips to rememberfloor , door , poor - oorfind , kind , mind , behind

- ind

cold , gold , hold , fold - old

Answers: Bubble pictures: fence , prince , dance Fill the gap! fence , prince , bounce , dance , pence ,

pounce

-ce

child , wild , mild - ildclimb climb the big ladder (b)because big elephants can’t always understand small

elephantsevery every time I see the word every it has two ‘e’s

most , both , only all these sound like they have the ‘oa’ digraph (moast , boath, oanly), but they only have the

letter ‘o’.

Choose the best key word to spell in the gap:1. I put ________ kind of sweet in the shop into my bag.2. You need to drink lots _____________ your brain needs water.3. I saw the cat _________ up the tree.4. I like _________ food, but I do not like sprouts!5. My nan and gramps __________ play with me.6. It was very __________ so I put on my thick coat.7. The glass bottle fell to the ________ and shattered.8. The spent my money and now I _______ have 10p left.

Soft C practiceRead these sentences. Ask a grown up to tick them when you are accurate.

1.The prince wanted to dance.2.Do not bounce the ball over the fence! 3. To start the game, roll the dice twice. 4. The fox tried to pounce on the mice.

Spell these words.

Answers: every , because , climb , most , both , cold , floor , only

All these words contain a ‘soft c’ that makes an ‘s’ sound.Try to spell each word under the picture:

________ _________ _________

________ _________ _________

________ _________ _________

y – iesWords that end ‘-y’ when there is only one of them, drop the ‘y’ and

change to an ‘-ies’ ending when there is more than one.

Write the correct spelling for when there is more than one of these:

fly flies

Answers: race , space , laces , mice , dice , lice , dance , prince, bounce

spy

cry

reply

y – ies (2)The ‘y’ at the end of the word may make an ‘ee’ sound, but the rule is the same; for more than one it drops the ‘y’ and changes to ‘ies’

baby babies

puppy

city

party

Revision y – iesRead these sentences. Ask a grown up to tick them when you are accurate.

1. The spies tried to fly the plane but they crashed.2. There were gold crowns to put on at the party.3. An astronaut flies in a space rocket. 4. The babies tried to dance at the party.

Write the caption* to go with these pictures:

* Helpers will find the caption to read at the bottom of the sheet.

_____ _______ ______ __________ __________ ________

Please read it slowly so children can write each word on a line.

_____ _______ ______ _____ _______ __________ _____ _______

Contracted words (1):Contracted words are two words pushed together to make one word.The first word often stays the same when this happened, but letters are dropped out of the second word. This is shown with an apostrophe.

(1) Dropped ‘a’Example: I am – I’m (the apostrophe shows that the ‘a' has been dropped from ‘am’)

Task – Write these sentences again on the lines below but swap the underlined words for a contracted word. They all have an ‘a’ dropped from the second word.One has been done for you:

I think that you are very funny .

I think that you’re very funny.

I am seven years old.

______________________________________________

Today we are playing football.

Caption answers: The puppies were peeking over the fence. The spies took the gold and left the city.

______________________________________________

Monkeys are fun because they are cheeky.

______________________________________________

Contracted words (2):(2) Dropped ‘i’

Example: It is – It’s (the apostrophe shows that the ‘i' has been dropped from ‘is’)

Task – Write these sentences again on the lines below but swap the underlined words for a contracted word. They all have an ‘i’ dropped from the second word.One has been done for you:

Here is a cat in a box.

Here’s a cat in a box.

He is new in the class.

______________________________________________

She is doing her maths.

______________________________________________

Answers: I’m , we’re , they’re

He is wearing a scarf because it is cold.

______________________________________________

She is staying in because there is a storm.

______________________________________________

Contracted words (3):(3) Dropped ‘o’

Example: Do not – Don’t (the apostrophe shows that the ‘i' has been dropped from ‘is’)Task – Write these sentences again on the lines below but swap the underlined words for a contracted word. They all have an ‘i’ dropped from the second word.One has been done for you:

The girl did not like the food on her plate.

________________________________

It is not very nice outside today.

________________________________

He has not got any fish from the lake.

________________________________

Answers: He’s , She’s , He’s/it’s , She’s/there’s

The baby birds can not fly yet.

________________________________

The boy does not like eating sprouts.

________________________________

Contracted words practice:Write each sentence again but swap the underlined words for a contracted word.The first one has been done for you:

1. It is not raining today.It isn’t raining today.

2. The spies did not find any gold in the bag.______________________________________________________________________________________

3. I like lizards because they are very fast.

______________________________________________________________________________________

4. The babies are messy because there is a puddle they jump in._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. I am not ready because I can not find my keys.

______________________________________________________________________________________

Answers: didn’t , isn’t , hasn’t , can’t , doesn’t

6. It is hot and the man has not put a hat on.______________________________________________________________________________________

Key words (set 2)Complete the chains to learn the spelling patterns in these key words:

math pass past

________ ________ _________

________ ________ ________

_________ ________

Copy this sentence to learn words with the ‘ea’ irregular rule:A steak is great but it breaks the rules.

____________________________

Answers: didn’t , they’re , there’s , I’m/can’t , It’s/hasn’t

Answers- Chain 1: math , bath , path Chain 2: pass , grass , glass , class

j/g/-ge/-dgeWe always use j before the letters a, o and u. We often use it before e and i too, but not always.Spell these words all with a ‘j’ in them:

. . .

j words jam jar jump junk jug job jogFill the gap! Choose the best j word from the box for each gap:

1. I always like _____ and butter on my toast.2. We had to take all our old _______ to the dump.3. Being a teacher is a good _____.4. To keep fit I go for a _____ around the park.5. Can you put a _______ of water on the table?6. There is still some marmite in the _____.7. A kangaroo can ________ really high.

Soft g

j

Answers- Chain 1: math , bath , path Chain 2: pass , grass , glass , class

. . .

. . .

. . . .

Sometimes a ‘g’ can make the same sound as a ‘j’, if it goes before an e, y or i.

All these words have a soft g in them. Have a go at spelling them and using them in the sentence:

A ruby is a red ______ that costs lots of money.

. . .

The man pulled a rabbit out of a hat when he did his _______ trick.

. . . . .

The _______ was as tall as a tree.*Remember it’s bigger than an ant

. . . . .

The light needs _______ from the switch to turn on.

. . __ . .

-dgeAt the end of a word, -dge can make a ‘j’ sound.

Answers: gem , magic , giant , energy

We use the -dge pattern after a short vowel (a,e,i,o,u) sound.Complete these chains using the pattern from the top word:

ridge budge edge

. . . _____ . . _____ . . _____

. . . _____ . . ____ . . ____

. . ____

-geAt the end of a word, -ge can make a ‘j’ sound.We use the -ge pattern after a consonant (not a vowel) or a long vowel (a,e,i,o,u) sound.

Answers: Chain 1: ridge , bridge , fridge Chain 2: budge , fudge , nudge Chain 3: edge , hedge , ledge , wedge

All these words have -ge at the end of them. Have a go at spelling them and using them in the sentence:

An elephant is a very _______ animal.

. __ __

If a rhino gets angry, it will ________ .

__ __ __

To do P.E. you will need to _______your clothes.

__ . . __

The giant was _______ . He was as tall as the trees.

. . __

-dge or -ge? Practice:Put a circle around the correct spelling of each word in the sentences:

1. There’s some cheese in the frige/fridge.2. There’s a birds’ nest in the hege/hedge.

Answers: large , charge , change , huge

3. A mouse isn’t a very large/lardge animal.4. My gran’s age/adge is 62.5. I really like eating sponge/spondge cake. 6. There is a brige/bridge over the river

Marden.7. I’ll have a wege/wedge of cheese on my cracker.8. My fringe/frindge is too long and needs a

cut. 9. Chocolate fuge/fudge cake is the best.10. A blue whale is huge/hudge.

j/g/-ge/-dgeLook at the ten pictures in the middle of this page.Write the word for each picture in the box with the correct spelling pattern. One has been done for you:

1. 2.

j words1. jug

________

g words________________

3. 4.

5. 6.

7. 8.

9. 10.

Contracted words revisited:The word ‘will’ can also be contracted by dropping the ‘wi’ part of the word. An apostrophe shows where the dropped letters went.

I will – I’ll (apostrophe where the ‘wi’ have been dropped)

Swap the underlined words in these sentences for a contracted word:

I will be 8 when I’m in year 3.I’ll be 8 when I’m in year 3.

j words1. jug

________

g words________________

Answers: j words: jug , jump , jog g words: gem , magic

-ge words: charge , large -dge words: hedge, fridge , fudge

I will have fish and chips for supper.

_________________________________________I think she will win the race.

_________________________________________We will have cake at our parties.

_________________________________________

If the fish eat too much, they will get fat.

_________________________________________

Key words (set 2)Copy these sentences to practise the patterns:

A steak is great but it breaks the rules.

____________________________

Cows do not move very fast. I can prove it.

____________________________

Answers: I’ll , she’ll , we’ll , they’ll

‘e adores u

What a beautiful dog!

____________________________

Chains

pass ________ ________ ________

past ________ _________ _________

-le/-el/-al/-il-le is the most common ending to make this sound.Often, but not always, we double the consonant that goes before this pattern.

l i tt le . . __ __ . . __ __

. . __ __ . . __ __ . . __ __

. . __ __ . . __ __ . . __ __

Here are some more -le words, They don’t have a double consonant before the ‘-le’ ending:

needle poodle table handlejumble freckle marble tackle

Choose the best one for each gap:

1.There were plates and cups set out on the _______.

2. Pull the ___________ on the door to go in.3. What a great ___________! You saved a goal.4. Everything was a mess. What a ___________!5. The girl had a _________ on her nose.6. A __________ is a dog with curly hair.7. I have a beautiful glass __________ that I play

with.

Answers: battle , middle , cuddle , puddle , juggle , puzzle , apple , bottle

8. You will need a ___________ and thread to mend the coat.

-le/-el/-al/-ilSome words end in -el to make the same sound as the -le ending.

You won’t see the ‘-el’ ending quite as much as ‘-le’.

Here are some examples of -el words:camel tunnel towel travel tinsellevel label angel jewel model

Put the correct word into the gap to make sense:

1.The gold ring had a shiny __________ in it. 2.It said £5 on the _________.3.A _________ has a hump on its back. 4.Mary had a visit from an _________ at

Christmas.5.We put shiny _________ on our tree at Christmas.6.The train had to go into a dark ________.

Answers: table , handle , tackle , jumble , freckle , poodle , marble , needle

7.You need a ________ to dry off after a bath.8.We _________ in our car to the beach every

summer. 9.I like to play with my ________ trains

on the track.10. The car was parked on the top

________.-le/-el/-al/-il

We don’t use -al at the end of many words but these words do all end with the -al pattern.

Spell these words that all end with the -al pattern.

-al

Answers: jewel , label , camel , angel , tinsel , tunnel , towel , travel , model , level

Answers: metal , medal , pedal , petal , animals , hospital

metal

. . . __ . . . __

. . . . __ .

. . . __

. . . . . . __

-le/-el/-al/-ilWe don’t see-il as an ending much but here are three words that do end with the -il pattern:

pencil fossil nostril

Put the correct -il word into each gap.

1. Your nose has two holes in it. Each hole is called a ___________.

2. You need a _____________ to draw in your book.

3. You can find old bones and ____________ deep in some mud.