Spellings
Term 6
Year 2 Common Exception Word List
Spellings for checking on Friday 15th July
Mrs Kelleher's Group: _tion suffix
- station
- fiction
- emotion
- position
- action
- potion
- action
- location
Sir Linkalot:
- move
- one
Spellings for checking on Friday 8th July
Mrs Kelleher's Group:
Revision: Verbs ending in _ing and _ed
- walking
- riding (drop the e)
- waiting
- running (double the consonant)
- looked
- chatted (double the consonant)
- waved (drop the e)
Sir Linkalot:
is
his
this
Spellings for checking on Friday 17th June
Mrs Kelleher's Group:
The /or/ sound spelt with an 'a' before l and ll
- small
- stall
- chalk
- walk
- altogether
- always
Sir Linkalot:
- he
- she
- they
Term 5
Year 2 Common Exception Word List
Spellings for checking on Friday 27th May
Mrs Kelleher's Group:
The /l/ or /əl/ sound spelt _al and _el at the end of words
- animal
- mammal
- final
- several
- natural
- camel
- squirrel
- festival
- travel
Sir Linkalot:
11. full
12. half
Spellings for checking on Friday 20th May
Mrs Kelleher's Group:
The /l/ or /əl/ sound spelt –le at the end of words
Notice that the words with short vowel sounds directly before the consonant have a double consonant.
- bubble
- little
- puddle
- bottle
- apple
- riddle
- table (the 'a' is not a short vowel sound and we don't spell table as 'tabble'
- castle
- purple
Sir Linkalot
- eye
- very
- every
Spellings for checking on Friday 13th May
Mrs Kelleher's Group:
- the /s/ sound spelt as 'c' before e, i and y
- the /r/ sound spelt as 'wr' at the beginnings of words
- cycle
- city
- circle
- nice
- write
- wrist
- wrong
- wriggle
Sir Linkalot
- do
- don't
- done
Spellings for checking on Friday 6th May
Mrs Kelleher's Group: ge/dge endings + kn/gn as 'n'
- badge
- edge
- change
- large
- knowledge
- knock
- design
- gnawed
Sir Linkalot
1. both
2. call
Spellings for checking on Friday 29th April
Mrs Kelleher's Group: Prefixes: un/mis/dis
- unsafe
- uncertain
- unfold
- unhappy
- unlucky
- disappoint
- dislike
- misread
- misplace
Sir Linkalot
1. before
2. more
Note: Mrs Fordyce's Group have spellings checks as part of their Letters and Sounds sessions.
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Spellings for checking on Friday 22nd April
Mrs Kelleher's Group: Compound Words + their/there/they're (repeated from last week)
- there ('here' and 'there')
- their (their coats)
- they're (contraction - they are)
- sunflower
- rainbow
- football
- butterfly
- bookshelf
- raincoat
- shipwreck
Sir Linkalot
1. our
2. your
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Term 4
Note: Mrs Fordyce's Group have spellings checks as part of their Letters and Sounds sessions.
Spellings for checking on Friday 1st April
Mrs Kelleher's Group: Compound Words + their/there/they're (repeated from last week)
- there ('here' and 'there')
- their (their coats)
- they're (contraction - they are)
- sunflower
- rainbow
- football
- butterfly
- bookshelf
- raincoat
- shipwreck
Sir Linkalot
1. our
2. your
Spellings for checking on Friday 25th March
Mrs Kelleher's Group: Adding y suffix to nouns + their/there/they're
- there ('here' and 'there')
- their (their coats)
- they're (contraction - they are)
- stormy
- dirty
- sunny (short vowel 'u' so double the consonant)
- funny
- noisy (drop the 'e' in noise and + y)
Sir Linkalot
- were
- you
Spellings for checking on Friday 11th March
Mrs Kelleher's Group:_ment suffix and _en suffix
- treatment
- enjoyment
- equipment
- wooden
- hidden
- golden
- frozen
- tighten
Sir Linkalot
- thumb
- tie
Spellings for checking on Friday 4th March
Mrs Kelleher's Group:_ness and _ful suffixes
- fitness
- kindness
- happiness (note - "change the y to an i")
- darkness
- helpful
- thoughtful
Sir Linkalot:
- key
- out
- read
- school
Spellings for checking on Friday 25th February
Mrs Kelleher's Group: Plural s and es
- forks
- farmers
- boats
- foxes
- beaches
- dishes
- lunches
Sir Linkalot:
- hear
- head
- ice
Mrs Fordyce's Group
Sir Linkalot:
- hear
- head
- ice
Term 3
Spellings for checking on Friday 11th February
Please note: All children will have 2 extra spellings per week from the Sir Linkalot list. We will look at these in class.
This week's Sir Linkalot words are: he + her
Mrs Kelleher's Group: Revision of this term's suffixes
- colder
- hottest
- walked
- missed
- running
- quickly
- happily
Mrs Willis's Group
- lady
- grey
- dream
- chief
- could
- looked
Mrs Fordyce's Group (Tricky words):
- they
- said
- have
- the
- come
- when
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Spellings for 4th February
Mrs Kelleher's Group: _ly suffix
- brightly
- quickly
- happily
- easily
- incredibly
- gently
Mrs Willis's Group
- acorn
- sky
- chef
- could
- put
- very
Spellings for checking on Friday 28th January
ALL CHILDREN
Spellings from Sir Linkalot 'Key Keats' Level 1
- busy
- does
- goes
- door
- floor
- easy
- last
Spellings for checking on Friday 21st January
Mrs Kelleher's Group
Past tense: _ed suffix
- walked
- jumped
- asked
- liked
- clapped
- missed
Common Exception Words:
7. pass
8. plant
Mrs Willis's Group
- grow
- field
- bread
- weather
- I’m
- by
Mrs Fordyce's Group
1.
Spellings for checking on Friday 14th January
Mrs Kelleher's Group
Suffixes: _er _est
- colder
2. coldest
3. funnier
4. funniest
5. hotter
6. hottest
Common Exception Words:
7. class
8. grass
Mrs Willis's Group
- nice
- giant
- gold
- music
- old
- here
Mrs Fordyce's Group
1. spot
2. step
3. from
4. are
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Term 2
Spellings for checking on Friday 10th December
Mrs Kelleher's Group (Revision of some of this term's words)
- uniform
- although
- behind
- eight
- could
- friends
- different
Mrs Willis's Group
- author
- sprawl
- screw
- statue
- people
- saw
Mrs Edwards' Group
Spellings for checking on Friday 3rd December
Mrs Kelleher's Group (Alternative spellings for /oo/
- new
- uniform
- amuse
- blue
Tricky Words - Revision
- again
- don't
Mrs Willis's Group
- time
- made
- came
- make
- just
- it’s
Mrs Edwards' Group
Spellings for checking on Friday 27th November
Mrs Kelleher's Group (Alternative spellings for /oa/
- roasted
- globe
- window
- clothes
- although (Note - 'ough')
Tricky Words - Revision ('ough' = only use good hands)
- through
- thought
Mrs Willis's Group
- game
- complete
- flume
- shine
- one
- from
Mrs Edwards' Group
- are
- pure
- herb
- lair
- rear
Spellings for checking on Friday 19th November
Mrs Kelleher's Group (Alternative spellings for /igh/
- knight
- behind
- why
- tried
Tricky Words
- some
- come
- were
- where
- who
Mrs Willis's Group
- toes
- haunted
- turkey
- jockey
- out
- children
Mrs Edwards' Group
- tonight
- airport
- sure
- all
- they
Spellings for checking on Friday 12th November
Mrs Kelleher's Group (Alternative spellings for /ai/
- train
- eight
- delay
- grey
- date
Tricky Words
- said
- have
- like
Mrs Willis's Group (oe, ou, ey)
1. hero
2. goes
3. about
4. key
5. said
6. like
Mrs Edwards' Group
1
Sir Linkalot
We will start using the Sir Linkalot spellings app in class during Week 1. For Week 2, I will post some instructions on here for you to access the Sir Linkalot app at home and correspond with the words we are learning in class. These Sir Linkalot words will be taught to the class as a whole and not within Letters and Sounds groups. The Sir Linkalot words will not be incorporated into our weekly Spellings Checks this term.
Spellings for checking on Friday 5th November
Mrs Kelleher's Group
(Alternative Pronunciations: a, y, ch, ou)
- fast
- happy
- school
- could
Tricky Words
- because
- different
- friends
Mrs Willis's Group
- wheel
- dolphin
- nephew
- launch
- when
- what
Mrs Edwards' Group
- hear
- pair
- sure
- tear
- pure
Term 1
Spellings for checking on Friday 15th October
Mrs Kelleher's Group
(Alternative Pronunciations: ow, ie, ea + tricky words)
- window
- shield
- instead
Tricky Words:
- where
- again
- through (this one is tricky - I will teach the children to the mnemonic 'only use good hands' to remember the 'ough')
Mrs Willis's Group
- blue
- rescue
- claw
- straw
- there
- little
Mrs Edwards' Group
tear
hair
sure
beard
they
Spellings for checking on THURSDAY 7th October
(It's 'Hello Yellow Day' on Friday 8th so we'll check spellings on Thursday.)
Mrs Kelleher's Group (Alternative pronunciations: i, o, c, g, u)
- remind
- both
- danger
- ice
- unicorn
Tricky Words:
- when
- what
Mrs Willis's Group
- royal
- enjoy
- chirp
- third
- come
- were
Mrs Edwards' Group
- surf
- cow
- coin
- you
Spellings for checking on Friday 1st October
Mrs Kelleher's Group (Split Digraphs: a_e, e_e, i_e, o_e, u_e)
- shake
- these
- shine
- alone
- June
Tricky Words:
- some
- come
Mrs Willis's Group
- loud
- cried
- leaf
- cream
- like
- some
Mrs Edwards' Group
- book
- zoo
- park
- torn
- tonight
- no
Spellings for checking on Friday 24th September
Mrs Kelleher's Group (wh, ew, oe, au, ey)
- which
- nephew
- goes
- launch
- trolley
Tricky Words:
- said
- have
Mrs Willis's Group
- sandpit
- windmill
- spray
- tray
- said
- have
Mrs Edwards' Group
- goat
- light
- main
- feet
- was
Spellings for checking on Friday 17th September
Mrs Kelleher's Group (ue, oy, aw, ir)
- rescue
- enjoy
- drawer
- thirteen
Tricky Words:
- called
- asked
Mrs Willis's Group
- damp
- mend
- chimp
- pond
so
do
Mrs Edwards' Group
- fish
- chop
- that
- ring