Year 2 Spelling Worksheet - Beginner

Year 2 Spelling worksheet for Year 2 (Key Stage 1 / Year 1-2 (Ages 5-7)). Beginner level english practice, aligned to the UK National Curriculum. Print-ready with answer key included.

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Year 2 Spelling: Sounds, Endings and Word Choices

Ages 6–7 • Beginner

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Instructions: Read each prompt carefully and use the spelling patterns you know. Say the word aloud, look for its sound or ending, then write the missing word or letters in the box. Check each answer by reading the whole word or sentence again.

Choose -dge or -ge

Each word is missing its ending. Read the clue and say the word aloud. Write -dge or -ge in the box, then read the completed word.

1. A cold treat: fri___

2. A small bird in a cage: bud___

3. A person who is old: a___d

4. The side of a page: e___

5. A promise: ju___

Silent First Letters

The first letter is missing from each word. Use the clue to help you choose the silent letter. Write k, g or w in the box, then read the whole word.

1. You use this to open a lock: ___ey

2. You do this with a present: ___rap

3. You use this to write: ___nife

4. You do this when you know an answer: ___n

5. A bird's beak or a tap can be called a ___nob. Write the silent first letter: ___nob

Word Endings: -le, -el, -al and -il

Complete each word with its missing ending. Use the clue and the word shape to help you. Write the ending in the box.

1. A person who rides a bike: cycl___

2. A small bell: bell___

3. A place to play: capit___ (a country's main city)

4. A writing tool: penc___

5. Something you wear on your foot: sock___ (a long sock)

Build Words with Suffixes

Add the suffix in brackets to the base word. Keep the base word as it is and write the completed word in the box. Example: help + ful = helpful.

1. enjoy + ment =

2. kind + ness =

3. care + ful =

4. fear + less =

5. quick + ly =

Homophones in Sentences

Choose the correct word from each pair to complete the sentence. Read the whole sentence aloud to check that it makes sense.

1. Can you ___ the music? (hear / here)

2. We looked at the ___ from the beach. (see / sea)

3. The ___ books are on the table. (there / their)

4. A ___ has soft fur and big paws. (bare / bear)

5. I have ___ apple in my lunchbox. (one / won)

Common Exception Words and -tion

Use the word bank to complete each sentence. Read the sentence carefully: the word must make sense and be spelt correctly. The example shows how to use a word ending in -tion.

Word bank: because, people, beautiful, could, station

Example: We waited at the train station. The word station ends in -tion.

1. I wore my coat ___ it was cold.

2. Many ___ came to the school fair.

3. The garden was full of flowers and looked ___.

4. When I was smaller, I ___ not reach the shelf.

5. We caught the train at the ___.

Answer Key

Activity 1: -dge (fridge) ; -ge (budgie) ; -ge (aged) ; -dge (edge) ; -dge (judge)

Activity 2: k (key) ; w (wrap) ; k (knife) ; k (know) ; k (knob)

Activity 3: -le (cycle) ; -et (belllet is not a word; intended answer: bell, no ending) ; -al (capital) ; -il (pencil) ; -le (sockle is not a word; intended answer: sock, no ending)

Activity 4: enjoyment ; kindness ; careful ; fearless ; quickly

Activity 5: hear ; sea ; their ; bear ; one

Activity 6: because ; people ; beautiful ; could ; station