Welcome to Second Grade!

This is a great link your child can go to in order to practice their spelling words. It has a practice test and games for each story.  http://www.spellingcity.com/duckb/    

 

Unit  1

drum        rock        list        desk

job        sad        chop     dust

sack        tag        rib        mess

      pocket        engine        lettuce

Unit 2

tune        page      nose        space

size        fine        mice        late

cube        blaze        home        vote      

  erase        confuse        spice

Unit 3

stop        strap        nest        hand

brave        ask        clip        stream

mask        twin        breeze        state

   browse        skeleton        straight

Unit 4

talked        talking        dropped        dropping

excited        exciting        lifted        lifting

hugged        hugging        smiled        smiling

  dragging        danced        amazed

Unit 5

bunch        that        wish        patch

when        what        math        them

shape        whale        itch        chase

  whiskers        shrimp        switch

Unit 6  Review

drum   rock  list   desk  job   sad  chop  dust

                 sack  tag   rib   mess   tune   page nose  space  size        

             fine   mice  late cube  blaze  home  vote  stop strap

         nest  hand     brave   ask   clip  stream   mask   twin  

     breeze state  talked   talking  dropped dropping  

                  excited    exciting  lifted lifting   hugged hugging smiled 

                   smiling  bunch  that  wish patch  when  what  math them

shape  whale  itch  chase

 Unit 7

    part            hard        born        horse

before        more        smart       farm

porch          corn         chore    score

    cardinal    therefore    morning

 Unit 8

 I'll           wasn't        it's        he's  

I'm             didn't      who's        she's

we'll        isn't        hasn't    hadn't

 wouldn't    shouldn't    where's

 Unit 9

her         person        nurse    dirt

turn        birth        serve    curb

curl        skirt        purse     turtle    

    hamburger    surface    perfect

 Unit 10

note            notes        lunch        lunches

story        stories        tune        tunes

switch          switches        baby   babies   

    crumbs    supplies    holidays

 Unit 11

tail        main        wait        say

away        play        raise        brain

paint        stay        today        tray

      holiday    daily    raisin

Unit 12    Review

part            hard        born        horse

before        more        smart       farm

porch          corn         chore    score

I'll           wasn't        it's        he's  

I'm             didn't      who's        she's

we'll        isn't        hasn't    hadn't

her         person        nurse    dirt

turn        birth        serve    curb

curl           skirt        purse     turtle    

         note          notes        lunch        lunches

story        stories        tune        tunes

switch          switches        baby   babies 

tail        main        wait        say

away        play        raise        brain

paint        stay        today        tray

 Unit 13

        read        feel        easy        deep

seat        party        wheel        leave

windy        sleep        teeth        team

    wreath    season    eagle

Unit 14

goat        hold        show        most

bowl        float        toast        ago

open        told        toad        slow

      almost    throat    hollow

Unit 15

   basketball    someone    weekend    something

birthday    riverbank    bathtub    backyard

driveway    bedtime    raindrop    mailbox  

    grandparent    rattlesnake    earthquake

Unit 16

find        child        sky        bright

wild        fly        right        flight

spider        cry        blind        myself

 frighten    arrival      identify

 Unit 17

sooner    soonest    hotter    hottest

busier    busiest    happier    happiest

smaller    smallest    fatter    fattest

   angrier    angriest    straighter    straightest

 Unit 18  Review

sooner    soonest    hotter    hottest

busier    busiest    happier    happiest

smaller    smallest    fatter    fattest

find        child        sky        bright

wild        fly        right        flight

spider        cry        blind        myself

basketball    someone    weekend    something

birthday    riverbank    bathtub    backyard

driveway    bedtime    raindrop    mailbox 

goat        hold        show        most

bowl        float        toast        ago

open        told        toad        slow

read        feel        easy        deep

seat        party        wheel        leave

windy        sleep        teeth        team

Unit 19

ankle        title        apple        cable

purple        able        bugle        bundle

bubble        giggle        sparkle        tickle

   mumble    scramble    twinkle

 Unit 20

      put        cook        stood        full

wood        July        shook        push

pull        brook        hook        hood  

    pudding    cushion    footprint

 Unit 21

around        about        gown        sound

flower        howl        ground        pound

crown        south        mouse        downtown

    mountain    boundary    drowsy    

Unit 22

joy        noise        royal        moist

broil        cowboy        spoil        joint

foil        enjoy        destroy        loyal

   employee    corduroy    turquoise   

Unit 23

too        new        fruit        blue

true        cool        suit        spoon

clue        juice        drew        flew

     cruise    nephew    shampoo

Unit 24 Review

too        new        fruit        blue

true        cool        suit        spoon

clue        juice        drew        flew

joy        noise        royal        moist

broil        cowboy        spoil        joint

foil        enjoy        destroy        loyal

around        about        gown        sound

flower        howl        ground        pound

crown        south        mouse        downtown

put        cook        stood        full

wood        July        shook        push

pull        brook        hook        hood  

ankle        title        apple        cable

purple        able        bugle        bundle

bubble        giggle        sparkle        tickle

 Unit 25

cheerful        visitor        slowly        weekly

teacher        helper        hardly        graceful

yearly        quickly        fighter        sailor

   gardener    competitor    extremely

    Unit 26

unsafe        preheat        rerun        disappear

unlock        retie        rewind        unpack

unplug        regroup        preschool        disagree

  prehistoric    unfortunate    reunion

 Unit 27

        knee        wrong

write        climb        wrap        wren

gnat        lamb        comb        knob

  knuckle    wrestle    plumber

Unit 28

phone        enough        stuff        laugh

puff        giraffe        graph        tough

photo        rough        cough        cliff

dolphin    physical    autograph

 

Unit 29

talk        because        August        caught

draw        walk        chalk        auto

taught        thaw        fault        launch

  applause    audience    awkward

 

Unit 30 Review

talk        because        August        caught

draw        walk        chalk        auto

               taught        thaw        fault        launch                  

phone        enough        stuff        laugh

puff        giraffe        graph        tough

photo        rough        cough        cliff

knock        sign        knee        wrong

write        climb        wrap        wren

gnat        lamb        comb        knob

unsafe        preheat        rerun        disappear

unlock        retie        rewind        unpack

       unplug        regroup        preschool        disagree

cheerful        visitor        slowly        weekly

teacher        helper        hardly        graceful

yearly        quickly        fighter        sailor

Unit 31

we've        I've        don't        can't

he'd        you're        won't        they're

I'd        they'd        she'd        we're

  could've    would've    should've

Unit 32

tried        trying        planned        planning

liked        liking        hiked        hiking

cried        crying        skipped        skipping

  danced    replied    replying

 Unit 33

mixture        nation        section        future

picture        action        caution            station

fixture        motion        nature        feature

  furniture    adventure    tuition

 Unit 34

   kindness    careless    goodness    useless

fearless    darkness    sadness    sickness

helpless    thankless    fitness    weakness

  awareness    eagerness    wireless

  Unit 35

midair        misplace        mislead        midway

         midday        midweek        misbehave        midyear

         mismatch        misdeed        mistake        misprint

midstream    midnight    misbehavior

Unit 36 Review  

midair        misplace        mislead        midway

         midday        midweek        misbehave        midyear

         mismatch        misdeed        mistake        misprint

kindness    careless    goodness    useless

fearless    darkness    sadness    sickness

helpless    thankless    fitness    weakness

mixture        nation        section        future

picture        action        caution            station

fixture        motion        nature        feature

tried        trying        planned        planning

liked        liking        hiked        hiking

cried        crying        skipped        skipping

we've        I've        don't        can't

he'd        you're        won't        they're

I'd        they'd        she'd        we've

Unit 1: 

Iris and Walter

 1.    beautiful- pretty-pleasing to look at

 2.    country- nation-a large group of people that share the same government.

 3.    friend- playmate- a child that plays with other children

 4.     someone- a person

 5.    somewhere- a place not here

 6.    ladder- set of steps with two side pieces and rungs for climbing

 7.    front- facing forward

 8.    meadow- piece of grassy land

 9.    amazing- wonderful or surprising

10.    roller-skate-to move on roller skates, which are skates with wheels

 

Exploring Space with an Astronaut

 1.    astronaut- a space shutter rider

 2.    experiment- to test something

 3.    everywhere- all around

 4.    gravity - the pull of the Earth

 5.    live- to be alive

 6.    machines- things with moving parts

 7.    move- go from place to place

 8.     telescope- a lens to see things far away

 9.    woman- a lady

10.    work- a job

11.     world- the Earth

 

Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night

 1.    bear- a forest animal

 2.    build- put together

 3.    couldn't- could not

 4.    drooled- dribbled

 5.    father- dad

 6.    love- to care a lot

 7.    mother- mom

 8.    shivered- shook

 9.    snuggled- hugged

10.   straight- in a line

 

A Walk in the Desert

 1.    The animals look for shade in the sun.

 2.    It is cooler early in the morning.

 3.    The coyote closes his eyes and rests in the shade near a cactus.

 4.    The sky is full of pretty colors.

 5.    The desert heat is harsh at noon in this climate.

 6.    It is hard to find water in the desert.

 7.    It will get warm as the sun gets higher in the sky.

 

The Strongest One

 1.    My sister, relatives, and I often go on hikes to look for birds.

 2.    We never go hiking in a dangerous place.

 3.  Even though my sister is older, I can hike faster than she can!

  4.    Sometimes we pick up pieces of trash on the trail.

 5.    Once when we were gone all day, we saw how a beaver gnaws on wood.

 6.    My sister and I like hiking together.

 7.     It is very fun to go bird watching!

 8.    After I learn new things, I will become a narrator and tell stories.

Unit 2:

Tara and Tyree, Fearless Friends

1.    I once helped save a hurt seal.

2.    My sister heard the seal crying out.

3.    My family and I rode on a rescue boat.

4.    We held the net so it would not break.

5.    The seal slipped over the side of the boat.

6.    We had to listen to know what to do next.

7.    We put a bandage on its neck like a collar.

8.    Dad had to pull the seal from the water.

9.    We all felt brave.

 

Ronald Morgan Goes to Bat

 1.    great- huge and important

 2.    second- after first

 3.    you're-  you are

 4.    laugh- chuckle loudly

 5.    worst- most awful

 6.    either- one or the other

 7.    certainly- surely

 8.    clutched- grabbed rightly

 9.    terrific- wonderful

10.    spirit- state of mind

 

Turtle's Race with Beaver

 1.    word- group of letters with meaning

 2.    dam- where beavers make a lodge

 3.    halfway- in the middle

 4.    above- over

 5.    toward- going to

 6.    whole- complete

 7.    buried- under the ground

 8.    enough- no more needed

 9.    ago- a long time before now

10.    challenge- a dare

 

The Bremen Town Musicians

1.    probably- likely

2.    people- man, woman, boy, girl

3.    scared- afraid

4.    sign- words on a wall

5.    pleasant- nice

6.    shall- will

7.    bought- paid for

 

A Turkey for Thanksgiving

 1.    everybody- all of us

 2.    hooves- horse's feet

 3.    Thanksgiving- a special day

 4.    behind- in back of

 5.    minute- sixty seconds

 6.    promise- say you will do something

 7.    riverbank- a shore

 8.    brought- carried to a place

 9.    Bill was sorry he missed dinner.

10.    Grandma opened the door and waved.