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Spelling patterns: silent letters w and k
All these words have a silent letter at the beginning. This means that you write the letter when you spell the words, but you don’t make the sound of that letter when you say it out loud. Can you find each of these words in the wordsearch below?
Square words wordsearch
Can you find all these Goldilocks-themed words in the wordsearch?
Y2 spelling: high frequency words
High frequency words are used a great deal in written texts. Children will find that they will use them a lot when they are writing, which is why it is really important to learn the correct spellings! These sentences contain Year 2 high frequency words. Read each sentence out to your child and ask them to write it down. Check through to see if they have spelled the words correctly. If they have got any wrong, get them to write the correct spelling in the left-column. They then need to look carefully at the word, cover it with their hand and write it again from memory in the right column. They can then uncover the original word and check if they have got it right.
Year 2 English Challenge Pack
Challenging reading comprehensions and activities for Year 2 readers and writers, designed to stretch your child and offer them the opportunity to explore their year-group topics in greater depth.
KS1 English SATs practice paper E
Look through our new-style KS1 SATs practice papers to familiarise your child with the new Y2 assessments format. Written by primary-school teachers exclusively for TheSchoolRun subscribers.
KS1 English SATs practice paper D
KS1 SATs practice papers for English, written in the style of the new-curriculum tests and available exclusively to TheSchoolRun subscribers.
KS1 English SATs practice paper C
The Year 2 assessments will follow a new-curriculum format. TheSchoolRun's practice papers, available exclusively to subscribers, are presented in the new format to offer at-home practice opportunities for children at the end of KS1.
KS1 English SATs practice paper B
New-style practice SATs papers, available exclusively to TheSchoolRun subscribers to help children practise reading comprehension, spelling and grammar in the run-up to the May Y2 assessments.
Spelling patterns: words ending in -il
All of these words end in -il but the letters have been jumbled up. Can you unjumble them to make the correct words?
Spelling patterns: words ending -ey
In these words the /ee/ sound is written with the grapheme ‘ey’. Look through this nonsense passage and underline the ‘ey’ words. Then write each word out three times to help you learn them
Spelling patterns: the suffix -less
When the suffix -less is added to the end of adjectives the new word indicates the absence of the root word. For example, a person without hope is hopeless. Fill the correct word in these sentences.
Spelling patterns: ‘wa’ or ‘qua’ words
When the graphemes ‘w’ or ‘qu’ are followed by the single vowel ‘a’, it usually represents the /o/ sound as in swan. For each of these words, add an ‘a’ to complete the word. Say the
word out loud. Can you hear how the ‘a’ makes an /o/ sound? Then have a go at the wordsearch.
Spelling patterns: ‘or’ representing the /er/ sound
The letter ‘w’ followed by the ‘or’ grapheme makes the /er/ sound as in worm. Can you work out where these words should go in these sentences?
Decoding puzzle: words containing ‘o’ sounding like /u/
This list of words include an ‘o’, pronounced as the short vowel sound /u/. Look at the clues on the right and enter the words into the boxes on the left. Use the code numbers above each letter to work out the mystery word at the bottom of the sheet.
Adding -ies to form the plural
In these nouns the final -y is preceded by a consonant. When the singular word is made plural (when there is more than one) the -y is made into an i and -es is added. Can you complete these sentences?
Spelling words list
Get weekly spelling practice organised with our printable spelling lists, blank and ready to be filled with your child's assigned words. Attach the list to the fridge for quick revision sessions before the weekly spelling test.
Look, Cover, Write and Check spelling words list
A blank Look, Cover, Write and Check spelling words list to download and print to help your child practise their weekly spelling words and prepare for tests.
Year 2 spelling tests pack
Help your child brush up their spelling skills at the end of KS1 with our pack of practice 'tests', designed to help them revise common Y2 spelling patterns and high frequency and exception words.
Top 100 high-frequency words
Children learn to read and spell high-frequency words, the most common words in English-language texts, throughout primary school. Download a list of the top 100 high-frequency words to use for at-home spelling practice and revision.
Spelling patterns: words ending -tion
Cut out these words. Where should they go in the sentences below?
Spelling patterns: words ending -el and -al
Cut out the words and definitions. Can you match them up?
Spelling patterns: words ending -dge
Cut out these words. Where should they go in the sentences below?
Spelling patterns: silent letters w and k
All these words have a silent letter at the beginning. This means that you write the letter when you spell the words, but you don’t make the sound of that letter when you say it out loud. Can you find each of these words in the wordsearch below?