A Complete List Of Second Grade Spelling Words

This list of second grade words will help you create weekly spelling lists and fun activities for reading practice.

Second Grade Spelling Words

The transition from first grade to second grade requires a bit of review. As such, these words may overlap with first grade spelling word lists to a small degree.

Whether you use a spelling app for kids, or a good old pen and paper for practice, this list will help any second grader improve.

What Spelling Words Should A Second Grader Know?

These are the words most often found on second grade word lists. It’s a great way to help you lesson plan and make the most of your limited time for learning!

2nd Grade Spelling Words

1. after
2. again
3. always
4. air
5. also
6. animal
7. another
8. around
9. away
10. ask
11. bath
12. barn
13. back
14. before
15. because
16. been
17. best
18. better
19. between
20. bright
21. both
22. brother
23. call
24. cannot
25. child
26. clean
27. cold
28. clock
29. could
30. count
31. deep
32. does
33. don’t
34. dress
35. drive
36. drop
37. drum
38. each
39. eleven
40. even
41. every
42. family
43. feed
44. fight
45. found
46. friend
47. give
48. goes
49. great
50. happy
51. help
52. hours
53. its
54. jump
55. just
56. kiss
57. large
58. light
59. line
60. little
61. lunch
62. loud
63. most
64. might
65. made
66. must
67. night
68. nine
69. off
70. only
71. our
72. place
73. plus
74. pool
75. rabbit
76. read
77. rest
78. right
79. second
80. sight
81. sister
82. snack
83. speed
84. state
85. song
86. soon
87. stone
88. summer
89. their
90. them
91. there
92. thing
93. think
94. too
95. twelve
96. very
97. where
98. which
99. winter
100. your

Second Grade Sight Words To Read and Spell

Now that we got the spelling bee out of the way, let’s take a look at this great resource listing sight words for second grade. You will notice the obvious overlap between the two lists. These words are the ones most likely to be included in informational text for second graders.

2nd Grade Sight Words

• are
• easy
• listen
• second
• they
• enough
• thing
• above
• about
• another
• first
• again
• very
• with
• where
• were
• other
• those
• there
• their
• they’re
• your
• you’re
• wrong
• people
• question
• thought
• through
• whole
• eating
• young

Activities For Practice And Overall Word Knowledge

One of the best ways to help kids practice and learn these second grade words is to make learning fun!

Fun activities include using a set of words to play with sidewalk chalk outside or writing on them on the windows for practice.

I put together this comprehensive list of fun and effective ways to practice sight words to help you create a multisensory learning experience for your child.

For some children, even things like a word search puzzle or crossword puzzles help to commit the words to long-term memory and create an understanding of new words.

With activities like this, by the end of the year, your learner is sure to be ready for third grade!

More Reading And Spelling Resources

Looking for a first grade list of spelling words? This list has everything you need to get started.

Worried about your struggling reader? You are not alone.