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2nd Grade High-Frequency Words worksheets

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High-Frequency Words

Grade 2 Spelling Worksheet

NameDate

Write the missing letters.

  1. I … like some milk, please.

  2. … will we eat dinner?

  3. I ate the … apple.

  4. What a … flower.

  5. … is my hat?

  6. Mom … it was time for bed.

  7. I … the answer.

  8. We play outside … school.

  9. … time is it?

  10. Put the book over ….

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About this worksheet

High-frequency words are the words that come up again and again in reading and writing, such as said, they, because and people. Many of them do not spell the way they sound, so a child cannot always sound them out and has to remember them. Knowing them by sight makes reading faster and spelling steadier, because the same twenty or thirty words fill most of every page.

This worksheet gives ten sentences, each with one of these words missing, and the word is shown in letter boxes with the tricky letters left out. The child reads the sentence and writes the missing letters. Ask your child to look at the word, cover it, and write it from memory. Practice a few at a time each week, and say each word out loud when you write it.

What your child will learn

  • Spell common words that do not follow the sounds
  • Read the sentence to find the missing word
  • Write the missing letters in the boxes

Common Core standard: L.2.2.D

Worked example

The sentence is Mom ____ it was time for bed, and the boxes show s, two empty boxes and d. The word is said, so the empty boxes get a and i.

Common mistake

Spelling the word the way it sounds (sed for said, becuz for because).

Helpful hint

Read the sentence, think of the word, and picture how it looks.

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with high-frequency words?

Spelling the word the way it sounds (sed for said, becuz for because).

How can I help my child with high-frequency words?

Read the sentence, think of the word, and picture how it looks.

Are these 2nd grade spelling worksheets free to print?

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