08 March 2019
The spellings this week are all contracted words. The first four contracted words start with I.
The second four all have the apostrophe used to replace the o in not.
| I am I’m |
| I will I’ll |
| I would I’d |
| I have I’ve |
| could not couldn’t |
| would not wouldn’t |
| should not shouldn’t |
01 March 2019
The spellings this week are all contracted words. They all have the apostrophe in the same place: instead of the o in not.
When writing these contracted words, children should leave the letters either side of the apostrophe unjoined but there shouldn’t be a big space between the letters.
| do not don’t |
| can not can’t |
| will not won’t |
| did not didn’t |
| have not haven’t |
| has not hasn’t |
| does not doesn’t |
| must not mustn’t |
08 February 2019
The spellings this week are all words which have an a which makes an o sound (as in ‘hot’). This is a common spelling after w or qu.
| want |
| watch |
| wander |
| squash |
| wand |
| wasp |
| quality |
| swallow |
02 February 2019
We are looking at the suffixes -er and -est again this week. This time you need to drop the e from the root word before adding the suffix.
| nice nicer nicest |
| large larger largest |
| wise wiser wisest |
| strange stranger strangest |
| close closer closest |
| brave braver bravest |
| cute cuter cutest |
25 January 2019
This week, we’re learning about another of our key spelling rules: drop the e for ing.
All of the words in the list are verbs. Before adding the suffix -ing to the verb, you need to drop (remove) the e.
| to have having |
| to hike hiking |
| to write writing |
| to use using |
| to make making |
| to like liking |
| to give giving |
| to excite exciting |
18 January 2019
This week, the words are all adjectives and require you to double up for a short vowel sound when adding the suffixes -er (comparative) and -est (superlative).
| fat fatter fattest |
| thin thinner thinnest |
| big bigger biggest |
| sad sadder saddest |
| hot hotter hottest |
| bad badder baddest |
11 January 2019
The spellings this week are all verbs which need to double up for a short vowel when adding the suffix ed or ing. The words in the first column are all in the infinitive (eg. to pat). The words in the second column with the suffixes are the words which will be tested.
| to pat patted |
| to hop hopped |
| to drop dropped |
| to trap trapped |
| to hum humming |
| to slip slipping |
| to clap clapping |
| to grin grinning |
14 December 2018
The spellings this week are to look at and begin to practise the Year 2 common exception word list.
Your child may be a confident speller. If this is the case, they should pick out the words that they struggle to spell and practise these. If your child finds spelling more difficult and needs to learn a lot of the words, they are split into sets in the homework book. You could work on a set of words every couple of weeks alongside the other weekly spelling lists to slowly build their confidence.
07 December 2018
This week, the phoneme we’re learning about is u which, in these spellings, is spelled with an o.
| other |
| love |
| worry |
| money |
| mother |
| brother |
| nothing |
| Monday |
30 November 2018
This week the phoneme we’re learning about is aw which is spelled with an a before an l or an ll.
| all |
| also |
| fall |
| walk |
| talk |
| always |
| although |
| altogether |