SPELLING

In our spelling program, Fundations, we focus on understanding patterns rather than just a spelling list. This will help the students spell unkown words by using their understanding of the rules and guidelines of the English language.

Some words are "tricky" because they cannot be spelled phonetically. We will add a few "trick words" each unit. Please quiz your students at home. They can spell these orally, write them in a sentence, write them in the dirt, or the air! Be sure to have them spell the word orally as well. This helps commit words to memory!

We will try to keep the most current trick words listed in the sentence journal for easy access.

If your child masters our current unit words, you can move on to the next unit words.

Review Trick Words (first grade):

  • they

  • one

  • said

  • your

  • you

  • was

  • where

  • from

  • do

  • does

  • here

  • their

  • there

  • should

  • would

  • nothing

  • because

Unit 2 Trick Words:

  • shall

  • full

  • pull

  • both

  • talk

  • walk


Unit 3 Trick Words:

  • done

  • goes

  • pretty


Unit 4 Trick Words:

  • again

  • please

  • animal

  • sure

  • use

  • used


Unit 5 Trick Words:

  • against

  • knew

  • know

  • always

  • often

  • once

Unit 6 Trick Words:

  • only

  • house

  • move

  • right

  • place

  • together

Unit 7 Trick Words:

  • eight

  • large

  • change

  • city

  • every

  • family

  • night

  • carry

  • something

2nd grade trick word list.docx

grade 2 trick words

Here you can find the list of all trick words that we will study in second grade.

On your paper copy, you can highlight the words as your child masters them, or as they come up with each unit.

Feel free to study ahead if you would like. :)