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Time4Learning S2
Spelling Words for 2nd Grade
Term | Definition |
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across | On the other side |
after | Opposite of before |
ago | Long time ____ |
alarm | It sounds to tell you to get up. |
always | Opposite of never |
a lot | Opposite of a little |
angry | Emotion of great displeasure |
animal | Another name for critter |
around | The round perimeter |
aunt | Your parent's sister |
away | Not near |
bait | What you catch fish with |
ball | A toy sphere |
balloon | Plastic filled with air or water |
band | A group of people playing instruments; something going around something |
bang | A loud noise |
barn | A house for animals |
bath | A pool of water for cleaning yourself |
bead | A small object for putting on a string |
beam | A ray of light; a support for a building |
bean | A seed that you can eat, usually green |
because | A reason |
bedroom | A room for sleeping |
been | Past tense of be |
before | Opposite of after |
believe | To think something is true |
bend | To take something strait and make it round |
best | The prime; opposite of the worst; good, better, ______ |
better | Good, _________, best |
between | In the middle |
blast | We have a ______; a very good time; to hit something |
blaze | What fire does |
blend | To mix up |
blimp | A flying form of transportation; the Good Year _______. |
blink | What we do with our eye; in the _______ of an eye |
blow | To move wind; ________ the man down |
boat | A water vehicle |
boot | Tall shoes that cowboys wear |
both | Not just one but _______ |
brag | To point out something good |
brand | To burn a mark on an animal |
bread | To make offspring |
brick | What the 3rd pig used to make his house strong |
bride | Not the groom but the _______ |
bright | A light that is too light |
bring | To take |
broom | Tool for sweeping |
brother | Not your sister your _______; a male sybling |
bunch | Several things |
busy | Doing something |
buy | To purchase |
call | Pick up the phone and ______ |
camp | To sleep outside |
cannot | Opposite of can |
carry | To pick up and move |
cash | Spending money |
caught | Past tense catch |
center | The middle |
charge | To give energy |
chess | A board game based on medieval royal court life |
chest | A box for keeping things; the top front of the torso |
chicken | A flying animal that we use for eggs, pets, and food |
child | A young person |
children | More than one young person |
choke | Cough |
chore | A little job around the house |
clapped | Past tense of clap |
clash | To not match |
clean | Opposite of dirty |
clear | To clean off |
click | A sound |
clock | Tells time |
cold | Opposite hot |
cookie | Small crunchy round desert |
could | Past tense of can |
count | 1, 2, 3, ... |
crank | What you do when you make ice cream |
crawl | Baby's first way of moving alone |
crook | A small space |
cross | Jesus died on a ______ |
crow | Black bird that eats corn |
dash | Another word for run |
dear | Term of endearment |
deep | __________ and wide |
deer | A small animal with hoofs and antlers |
desk | A work table |
die | To lose life |
dirt | Not a rock; not sand; but ______ |
dish | A plate or bowl used for eating |
dock | Where you park a boat |
doctor | Someone who helps you get well |
does | Present tense of do |
don't | Do + not |
downtown | The town center |
dream | Entertainment for while you sleep |
dress | To put on your clothes; something you wear to Mass |
drip | Drops of liquid falling |
drive | What you do with your car |
drop | To let go of something and watch it fall |
drove | Past tense of drive |
drum | Percussion instrument that Robbie plays |
duck | ________, _________, Goose; A water fowl |
dump | To take a bunch of stuff and put it in one place |
dust | To clean the _______ off; to ________ the living room |
dye | To change the colors of something; the stuff you do it with |
every | All |
everyone | All people |
everywhere | All places |
eye | The organ that allows you to see |
family | The people you are related to |
fast | Quick |
father | Not your mother but your _______ |
fed | Past tense of feed |
feed | To give people or animals food |
fight | To argue and/or wrestle |
finch | A small yellow bird |
first | The beginner |
fish | Swims and you can eat it |
five | 5 |
flake | Corn; manna; dander |
flap | Lift the _____ |
flash | |
flaw | An imperfection |
fleet | A group of ships |
flesh | Skin and muscle |
flight | To take _____; TO fly |
flop | To fall limp |
flung | Past tense of fling |
food | What you eat |
found | Opposite of lost |
friend | Someone you play with |
frog | Amphibian with smooth skin that hops and eats bugs |
front | Opposite of back |
glass | The breakable stuff windows are made of |
globe | A ball in the image of the earth |
gloss | shiny |
goat | Cute medium size animal, good at climbing, good for milking |
goes | Present for go |
goose | Fr. Shelton's neighbor enemy |
grade | Something a student earns |
grand | Another word for large |
grandfather | Your parent's father |
grandmother | Your parent's mother |
grape | A small, round fruit that grows in clusters |
grass | Green blades that grow in a yard |
green | Mom's favorite color; the color of the trees |
grin | A half smile |
grind | To take something big and make it small |
grow | Something children and plants do |
happy | Opposite of mad |
heard | Past tense of hear |
hook | Shaped like a question mark, used to grab or hold; a pirate captains hand |
horse | Equine used for riding and packing |
house | A building where people live |
hush | To quiet |
jail | A house for prisoners |
jam | Preserved fruit |
jump | To hop up and down |
kick | To move something with your foot |
kind | Opposite of cruel |
kiss | To touch lips |
kitten | Baby cat |
lean | To prop up |
leave | To go away |
light | A bright illuminator |
limp | To walk unbalanced |
lion | A big golden cat with a main |
list | Multiple things on a paper |
live | |
loaf | |
lock | |
long | |
lost | |
loud | |
lump | |
lunch | |
lunchroom | |
made | |
many | |
maybe | |
meal | |
mean | |
mess | |
met | |
might | |
minus | |
mitt | |
mitten | |
mother | |
myself | |
night | |
nobody | No one |
notes | Things you write so you remember |
notebook | A book for notes |
number | 1, 57, 40.... |
our | Possessive pronoun for a us |
out | Get ____! Leave. |
outside | Not in the house but ______ |
owl | A nocturnal raptor |
pack | A group of wolves or dogs |
pail | A small bucket |
pain | To hurt |
parent | Your mom or dad |
park | To rest your car; a place to play |
path | What you walk on in the woods |
pen | A writing utensil that uses ink |
person | Someone |
piece | A bit of something |
pine | A kind of tree with needles |
planet | Earth, Mars, Jupiter.... |
plate | Flat and you eat off of it |
plot | A piece of land; a storyline |
plum | Dad's favorite fruit |
plus | The sign of addition |
pond | A small body of water |
pool | A small body of water for swimming |
prime | The number one; Optimus PPPPPPP |
prow | The portion of a ship's bow above water; The projecting front part of something such as a car or building. |
pull | To drag behind |
push | Opposite of pull |
rabbit | Small furry animal with long ear and hops |
raise | To lift up |
rake | What you do to leaves in the fall |
reach | To try to grab something from high |
read | To decipher groups of letter into words with meaning |
rest | To sleep or sit |
rich | Ultra sweet; has a lot of money |
right | Opposite left |
robin | Batman's assistant |
rock | A hard stone |
row | Things in a line such as vegetables |
rude | Impolite |
rust | Oxidized iron |
sack | Another word for bag |
said | Past tense of say |
sail | Part of a boat mad of cloth |
sailboat | A boat that uses wind to move |
sand | Ground up rock |
says | Present tense of say |
scale | Used to weigh things |
screw | A fastener that connects by drilling instead of driving |
sea | A salty body of water |
seal | |
seam | |
second | |
seem | |
send | |
sent | |
silly | |
seen | |
shame | |
shape | |
share | |
shark | |
sharp | |
sheep | |
shock | |
shook | |
shore | |
short | |
shut | |
sight | |
silly | |
sing | |
sister | |
slam | |
slant | |
sleek | |
sleep | |
sleet | |
slice | |
slick | |
slid | |
slide | |
slip | |
slot | |
smart | |
snack | |
sneer | |
soap | |
song | |
soon | |
sound | |
south | |
space | |
spark | |
space | |
speak | |
speech | |
speed | |
spin | |
spoke | |
spoon | |
spot | |
spy | |
stack | |
stain | |
stamp | |
state | |
steep | |
stick | |
stone | |
stood | |
store | |
straw | |
stuck | |
summer | |
swine | |
teach | |
tell | |
their | |
these | |
those | |
thrift | |
throb | |
tiger | |
tight | |
tip | |
toad | |
toast | |
tooth | |
town | |
trade | |
trail | |
tramp | |
tray | |
treat | |
tribe | |
trick | |
trim | |
trip | |
truth | |
ton | |
tow | |
tug | |
tune | |
twelve | |
twist | |
uncle | |
under | |
upon | |
use | |
vase | |
very | |
wait | |
warm | |
winter | |
was | |
wash | |
water | |
weak | |
week | |
went | |
were | |
whale | |
what | |
wheel | |
where | |
which | |
while | |
who | Question word for a person |
why | Something 4-year-old children want to know |
wide | Deep and ______ |
wind | Moving air |
wish | Something you do on a star |
wool | Sheep's hair |
work | To do something that isn't play |
would | Future tense of will |
yard | A measurement of 3 feet; The area around a house |
yellow | Primary color; one might call it mellow |
yesterday | The day before today |
yet | Something hasn't happened but will; not ____ |
your | Pronoun: belonging to you |
zebra | A black and white striped equine from Africa, but often found in zoos |