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We will announce later when our first set of spelling words will be sent home.
How are spelling tests given in second grade?
Most test are given by students writing the word on as the teacher calls out the spelling word.
How are the words chosen that are in the sentence my child has to write on the test?
The curriculum prescribes the sentence that we ask students to write. Your child will NOT be able to prepare for the sentence at home. The sentence words are based on phonics and spelling patterns that we repeatedly work on in class during the weeks prior to each test. The best way for your child to prepare to write the sentence on the test is to pay attention and focus on the lessons in class.
The sentence is worth 10 points on each test. Capital letters, punctuation, and correct spelling of each word all are considered when grading the sentence.
Alphabetizing of Words on the Spelling Test:
Later in the year, students will be ask to alphabetize a few words on the back of the spelling test. The words will be written on the board and students will be asked to write the words in alphabetical order. This part of the test will also be included in your child's overall spelling test grade. Because the words will be spelled correctly on the board, students are expected to spell the words correctly on their papers.
Spelling Word Lists in Order - Dates will be posted the week before each test.
Unit 1, Lesson 11
Test Date - Tuesday, September 2
bandit, shelf, sprang, munch, picnic, think, wish, drift, box
Tricky word: she
Unit 1, Lesson 16
Test Date - September 8
smelling, mixing, snacking, buzzing, kissing, running, problem, until, hitting
Tricky word: how
Unit 1, Lesson 21
Test Date - Monday, September 15
sand, sang, sank, hunt, hung, hunk, thin, thing, think
Tricky word: should
Unit 2, Lesson 1
Test Date - Monday, September 22
yelled, yanked, slumped, limped, plopped, smiled, shrugged, liked, patted
Tricky word: you
Unit 2, Lesson 6
Test Date - Monday, September 29
smiling, racing, hoping, baking, inviting, confusing, tasting, competing, hopping
Please pay attention to the difference between the words "hoping" and "hopping."
Tricky word: were
Unit 2, Lesson 11
Test Date - Monday, October 27
it's, that's, she's, isn't, aren't, wasn't, I'll, you'll, she'll
Tricky word: their
Unit 3, Lesson 1
Test Date - Monday, November 3
sister, letter, expert, born, sports, short, mark, started, backyard
Tricky word: some
Unit 3, Lesson 6
Test Date - Monday, November 10
page, germ digit, gray, space, face, cell, center, carpet
Tricky word: are
Unit 3, Lesson 11
Test Date - Monday, November 17
knotted, knitting, knocked, quitting, quacked, whipped, whined, wringing, wronged
Tricky word: all
Unit 3, Lesson 16
Test Date - Monday, November 24
under, noise, open, brave, cute, minus, last, foe, robber, road
*There is not a "tricky word" this week.
Unit 4 - Lesson 1 - completed
hawk, yawn, crawl, vault, haunted, causes, oil, spoiled, coin, cowboy, enjoy, destroy, moon, spool, cartoon
Unit 4 - Lesson 6
Test Date - completed
stir, fur, nerve, car, bird, store, shirt, serve, turn, bar, girl, chore, purse, hurt
Tricky word: all (Yes, this is a repeat tricky word from Unit 3, Lesson 11. This is not a typo.)
Unit 4 - Lesson 11
Test Date - completed
below, elbow, snow, arrow, flowers, powder, meow, yellow, rainbow, sorrow, plow, growling, shower, chow
Tricky word: your
Unit 4 - Lesson 16
Test Date - completed
complete, meeting, pretend, meal, squeak, she, week, eve, creek, we, zero, fever, seal, wheat
Tricky word: people
Unit 5 - Lesson 1. (Students will begin to alphabetize words on the back of each spelling test in this unit.)
Test Date - complete
angry, chilly, daddy, empty, funny, grumpy, happy, jelly, mommy, neatly, pretty, quickly, slowly, ugly
Tricky word: alphabet
Unit 5 - Lesson 6
Test Date - complete
knight, might, high, right, frightened, light, bright, crying, pry, why, nearby, trying, sky, drying
Tricky word: kingdom
Unit 5 - Lesson 11
Test Date - Current
field, piece, shield, thief, kitties, achieve, relief, grief, yield, movie, niece, cookies, ladies, babies
Tricky word: water
Unit 5, Lesson 16
Test Date -
yelled, yarn, yellow, yes, myth, symbol, system, cry, frying, satisfy, yawn, sticky, lying, energy
Tricky word: edge
Unit 5, Lesson 21 Test Date -
turtle, bundle, pickle, shuffle, cattle, label, angel, gravel, jewel, fiction, education, inspection, motion, question
Tricky word: schwa
The schwa sound is similar to the short u sound as in the word "above." The "a" in "above" is not the "long a" sound as in "bake." It is not the "short a" sound as in "hat." The "a" in "above" sounds like "u-buv."
Unit 6, Lesson 1 (increase to 20 words per week) Test Date -
noise, night, kneel, wrinkle, ripple, ferret, whistle, window, western, jungle, jolly, ginger, gentle, margin, photo, dolphin, graph, finish, traffic
Tricky word: Britain
Unit 6, Lesson 6
Test Date -
after, barber, camera, difference, birthday, swirling, thirteen, chirping, burden, furnace, hamburger, turtle, marker, parcel, ramparts, safari, informer, organize, perform
Tricky word: war
Unit 6, Lesson 11
Test Date - Friday,
revenge, large, judge, fudge, nudge, huge, nation, attention, direction, fraction, locomotion, stations, option, action, change, range, cottage, addition, caption
Tricky word: Europe
TNReady List 1 (20 words, plus bonus word) Test Date:
The text says I know this because Clearly,
For example, In addition to Also,
First, Next, Last,
really about believe
Bonus word: confident
TN Ready List 2 (25 words, plus bonus word) Test Date:
The passage says As you can see, These are the reasons
I think In the beginning a lot
Finally, then because
does second probably every
Bonus word: persevere
SPECIAL SPELLING LIST - WRITING WORDS:
there, said, when, where, because, think, finally, however, first, next, then, clearly, why, how, believe, they, are
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