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Important update from TheSchoolRun
For the past 13 years, TheSchoolRun has been run by a small team of mums working from home, dedicated to providing quality educational resources to primary school parents. Unfortunately, rising supplier costs and falling revenue have made it impossible for us to continue operating, and we’ve had to make the difficult decision to close. The good news: We’ve arranged for another educational provider to take over many of our resources. These will be hosted on a new portal, where the content will be updated and expanded to support your child’s learning.
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Year 2 Spelling worksheets
Free worksheets: Spelling, KS1, Y2
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Spelling patterns: silent letters w and k
A Year 2 English wordsearch created by a teacher, which focuses on the silent letters w and k. Examples and answers are included.
Square words wordsearch
Can you find all these Goldilocks-themed words in the wordsearch?
Y2 spelling: high frequency words
A list of high frequency words created by an experienced teacher and based on the National Curriculum. Children will need to learn these in Year 2 spelling.
Look, Cover, Write and Check spelling words
A blank Look, Cover, Write and Check spelling words list for kids to download and print to practise their weekly spelling words and prepare for tests.
Key Stage 1 - 2023 English SATs Papers
Help your child prepare for the English KS1 SATs, taken at the end of Year 2, with some at-home practice. These complete Y2 SATs past papers from 2023 are the official Department for Education papers used in schools.
Spelling list for Year 2
Here is a list of words that cover the spelling rules children are expected to learn by the end of Year 2. How many can you spell?
Year 2 common exception words flashcards
In exception words, the English spelling code works in an unusual / uncommon way. Use these flashcards to help your child practise writing these Y2 common exception words.
Letter arrow cards
Free letter arrow cards created by an experienced educator to help children practise putting sounds together and forming some words.
Year 2 English Challenge Pack
Challenging reading comprehensions and activities for Year 2 readers and writers, designed to stretch your child and offer them the opportunity to explore their year-group topics in greater depth.
KS1 English SATs practice paper E
Look through our new-style KS1 SATs practice papers to familiarise your child with the new Y2 assessments format. Written by primary-school teachers exclusively for TheSchoolRun subscribers.
KS1 English SATs practice paper D
KS1 SATs practice papers for English, written in the style of the new-curriculum tests and available exclusively to TheSchoolRun subscribers.
KS1 English SATs practice paper C
The Year 2 assessments will follow a new-curriculum format. TheSchoolRun's practice papers, available exclusively to subscribers, are presented in the new format to offer at-home practice opportunities for children at the end of KS1.
KS1 English SATs practice paper B
New-style practice SATs papers, available exclusively to TheSchoolRun subscribers to help children practise reading comprehension, spelling and grammar in the run-up to the May Y2 assessments.
Spelling patterns: words ending in -il
All of these words end in -il but the letters have been jumbled up. Can you unjumble them to make the correct words?
Spelling patterns: words ending -ey
In these words the /ee/ sound is written with the grapheme ‘ey’. Look through this nonsense passage and underline the ‘ey’ words. Then write each word out three times to help you learn them
Spelling patterns: the suffix -less
When the suffix -less is added to the end of adjectives the new word indicates the absence of the root word. For example, a person without hope is hopeless. Fill the correct word in these sentences.
Spelling patterns: ‘wa’ or ‘qua’ words
When the graphemes ‘w’ or ‘qu’ are followed by the single vowel ‘a’, it usually represents the /o/ sound as in swan. For each of these words, add an ‘a’ to complete the word. Say the
word out loud. Can you hear how the ‘a’ makes an /o/ sound? Then have a go at the wordsearch.
word out loud. Can you hear how the ‘a’ makes an /o/ sound? Then have a go at the wordsearch.
Spelling patterns: ‘or’ representing the /er/ sound
The letter ‘w’ followed by the ‘or’ grapheme makes the /er/ sound as in worm. Can you work out where these words should go in these sentences?
Decoding puzzle: words containing ‘o’ sounding like /u/
This list of words include an ‘o’, pronounced as the short vowel sound /u/. Look at the clues on the right and enter the words into the boxes on the left. Use the code numbers above each letter to work out the mystery word at the bottom of the sheet.
Adding -ies to form the plural
In these nouns the final -y is preceded by a consonant. When the singular word is made plural (when there is more than one) the -y is made into an i and -es is added. Can you complete these sentences?
Spelling words list
Get weekly spelling practice organised with our printable spelling lists, blank and ready to be filled with your child's assigned words. Attach the list to the fridge for quick revision sessions before the weekly spelling test.
Look, Cover, Write and Check spelling words
A blank Look, Cover, Write and Check spelling words list for kids to download and print to practise their weekly spelling words and prepare for tests.
Year 2 spelling tests pack
Help your child brush up their spelling skills at the end of KS1 with our pack of practice 'tests', designed to help them revise common Y2 spelling patterns and high frequency and exception words.
First 100 high-frequency words list
Children learn to read and spell high-frequency words, the most common words in English-language texts, throughout primary school. Download a list of the first 100 high-frequency words to use for at-home spelling practice and revision.