Year 2

Autumn Term

Week Spelling Statutory requirements Rules and Guidance Examples Exception words 1 dge The dge sound spelt as

dge at the end of words

After short vowels -dge

Badge, badger, edge, hedge, ledge, sledge, bridge, ridge, lodger, budget, fudge, judge, nudge, trudge, sludge, smudge

Door Floor poor

2 dge: ge The dge sound spelt as ge at the end of words

After all other sounds -ge

Age, cage, page, sage, damage, change, bulge, village, strange

because

3 dge: g The dge sound spelt as g often before e,i,y

In other positions in words

Gem, giant, magic, giraffe, energy, ginger, general, genius, gentle, gym, danger, angel, giant, imagine, stranger,

Find Kind Mind behind

4 dge: j Never j at the end of words

Jacket, jar, jog, join, adjust, joke, juggle, enjoy, joint, jerseys, jumper, jockey, journey, jelly, injury, banjo, January

Child Wild

5 s: c The s sound is spelt c before e, i and y

Ice, cell, city, fancy, dice, nice, price, rice, slice, spice, twice, rejoice, cinema, circle, circuit, circular, circus, city, cease, cellar, cement, centre, century, certain, cycle, cyclone, cygnet, cymbals, face, palace, place, race, space, surface, trace, chance, dance, pencil, decide, recite

children

6 n: kn and gn The n sound spelt kn and less often gn at the beginning of words

The k and g at the beginning of words was sounded out

Knee, knuckle, kneel, knew, knickers, knight, knit, knives, knob, knock, knot, know, knife

climb

hundreds of years ago.

Gnarled, gnash, gnat, gnaw, gnomes, sign

7 r: wr The r sound spelt wr at the beginning of words

Wrap, wrapper, wreck, wrestle, wriggle, wrinkle, wrist, write, wrong, wriggly, wrinkly

most

8 l: le The l sound spelt -le at the end of words

This is the most common spelling for the l sound at the end of words

Bubble, scribble, cuddle, middle, muddle, puddle, paddle, riddle, saddle, juggle, smuggle, apple, battle, bottle, kettle, little, dazzle, drizzle, puzzle, bible, bundle, candle, dawdle, handle, needle, noodle, poodle, chuckle, prickle, tickle, uncle, angle, ankle, grumble, able, cable, fable, sable, table, sample, simple

only

9 l: el The l sound spelt -el at the end of words

After m,n,r,s,v,w and more often than not after s

Camel, tunnel, squirrel, travel, towel, tinsel, Marvel, excel, rebel, quarrel, angel, label, cancel

both

10 l: al and il The l sound spelt –al and -il at the end of words

Mostly adjectives end –al Very few end -il

Final, medical, magical, special, several, normal, natural, musical, initial Spoil, pencil, fossil, nostril

Old Cold Gold Hold told

11 igh: y The igh sound spelt as –y at the end of words

This is the most common spelling for this sound at the end of words

By, cry, dry, fly, my, sky, sty, sly, try, apply, deny, rely, reply, supply

Every everybody

12 Plural nouns y- ies

Adding –es to nouns ending in -y

Change y to an i and add ed

Armies, berries, babies, centuries, cities, countries, diaries, dictionaries, enemies, fairies,

even

factories, families, hobbies, injuries, jellies, ladies, libraries, lollies, lorries, memories, ponies, puppies

13 y- ies Adding –es to words ending in -y

Change y to an i and add es

Applies, bullies, cries, denies, fries, lies, relies, replies, qualities, satisfies, spies, supplies, tries, carries, hurries, marries, scurries, tidies, varies, worries

Great Christmas

14 Verbs past tense y- ied

Adding –ed to a root word ending in-y with a consonant before it.

Change y to an i and add ed

Applied, bullied, cried, denied, fried, lied, relied, replied, qualified, satisfied, spied, supplied, tried, carried, hurried, married, scurried, tidied, varied, worried

Break steak

Year 2

Spring Term

Week Spelling Statutory requirements Rules and Guidance Examples Exception words 1 Comparative

y- ier Adding –er to a root word ending with a –y with a consonant before it

Change y to an i and add -er

Angrier, busier, clumsier, chillier, cosier, crazier, dirtier, dustier, funnier, happier, healthier, heavier, hungrier, lazier, lonelier, lovelier, luckier, merrier, nastier, noisier, prettier, rustier, sillier, tidier

pretty

2 Superlative y- iest

Adding –est to a root word ending in a –y with a consonant before it

Change y to an i and add -est

Angriest, busiest, clumsiest, chilliest, cosiest, craziest, dirtiest, dustiest, funniest, happiest, healthiest, heaviest, hungriest, laziest, loneliest, loveliest, luckiest,

beautiful

merriest, nastiest, noisiest, prettiest, rustiest, silliest, tidiest

3 y- ing Adding –ing to a root word ending in a –y with a consonant before it

Just add -ing do not change the –y because it would be ii Only words with ii are skiing, taxiing

Crying, drying, frying, prying, trying, applying, carrying, denying, hurrying, marrying, replying, relying, scurrying, supplying, tidying, varying

after

4 Verbs e- ing

Adding –ing to a root word ending in an –e with a consonant before it

Take off the e and add -ing

Closing, driving, hoping, joking, liking, lining, making, naming, poking, saving, scraping, shaking, sliding, smiling, taking, timing, tuning, using, waving, bouncing, dancing, wriggling, writing

Fast Last past

5 Verbs e- ed

Adding –ed to a root word ending in an –e with a consonant before it

Take off the e and add -ed

Amazed, closed, named, saved, smiled, used, wave, baked, hoped, joked, liked, shaped, smoked, hated, grumbled, surprised

father

6 Comparative and Superlative e- er and est

Adding –er and -est to a root word ending in a –e with a consonant before it

Take off the e and add –er and -est

Closer, nicer, driver, hoper, joker, liker, liner, maker, poker, saver, scraper, shaker, slider, taker, timer, tuner, user, waver Closest, nicest

Class Grass pass

7 e- y Adding –y to a root word ending in an –e with a consonant before it

Take off the e and add –y Exceptions: Jokey, smiley

Smoky, wavy, shaky, shiny plant

8 Doubling consonants -ing

Adding –ing to words of one syllable ending in a single consonant letter after a single vowel letter.

The last consonant letter of the root word is doubled to keep the short vowel sound

Patting, clapping, cutting, digging, dragging, dropping, flapping, getting, grabbing, hopping, hugging, humming, letting, planning, running, shopping, skipping, spinning,

Path bath

stepping, wetting, winning, slipping, stopping

9 Past tense Doubling Consonants -ed

Adding –ed to words of one syllable ending in a single consonant letter after a single vowel letter.

The last consonant letter of the root word is doubled to keep the short vowel sound

Chatted, chopped, clapped, dragged, dripped, dropped, fitted, grabbed, hopped, hugged, patted, planned, popped, rubbed, skipped, slapped, slipped, stepped, stopped, trapped wrapped

hour

10 Comparative Doubling consonants -er

Adding –er to words of one syllable ending in a single consonant letter after a single vowel letter.

The last consonant letter of the root word is doubled to keep the short vowel sound

Fatter, planner, winner, spinner, skipper, swimmer, beginner, thinner, fitted, robber, shopper, chopper, hopper, runner, drummer, rubber, cutter, bigger, hotter

Move Prove improve

11 Doubling consonants -est

Adding –est to words of one syllable ending in a single consonant letter after a single vowel letter.

The last consonant letter of the root word is doubled to keep the short vowel sound

Biggest, thinnest, fattest, fittest, hottest

sure

12 Doubling consonants -y

Adding –y to words of one syllable ending in a single consonant letter after a single vowel letter.

The last consonant letter of the root word is doubled to keep the short vowel sound

Runny, funny, sunny sugar

Year 2

Summer Term

Week Spelling Statutory requirements Rules and Guidance Examples Exception words 1 or- a The or sound spelt a

before l and ll All, ball, call, walk, talk, always,

small, tall, wall, stalk, almighty, eye

almost, alone, along, already, also, altogether, always

2 u: o The u sound spelt o Other, mother, brother, nothing, Monday, monkey

Could Should would

3 Plural -ey

The y sound spelt -ey The plural of these words is formed by the addition of -s

Trolleys, turkeys, valleys, donkeys, jerseys, jockeys, journeys, keys, monkeys, chimneys, abbeys

who

4 o: a The short o sound spelt a after w and qu

The most common spelling for the short o sound after w and qu is a

Wad, wallet, wand, wander, want, was, wash, wasp, watch, swab, swallow, swamp, swan, swap, swat, squabble, quality, quantity, quarter, squash, qualified

whole

5 er: or The er sound spelt or There are not many of these words

Word, work, worm, world, worth, earthworm

Any many

6 or: ar The or sound spelt ar after w

There are not many of these words

War, warm, towards clothes

7 Suffixes -ment

Suffix -ment If a suffix starts with a consonant letter, it is added straight on to most root words without any change to the last letter of the word. Exceptions:

1. argument 2. Root words

ending in –y with a consonant

achievement, advertisement, amusement, arrangement, employment, environment, excitement, government, management, movement, ornament, replacement, statement

busy

before it but only if the root word has more than one syllable

3. Root words ending in –e with an l before it changes to -ly

8 Suffixes -ness and ful

Suffixes –ness and ful If a suffix starts with a consonant letter, it is added straight on to most root words without any change to the last letter of the word.

Braveness, childishness, darkness, fairness, foolishness, kindness, lateness, suddenness, willingness Emptiness, happiness, heaviness, hungriness, laziness, loneliness, tidiness Boastful, careful, faithful, forgetful, handful, grateful, harmful, hateful, helpful, hopeful, mouthful, painful, playful, powerful, spiteful, thankful, useful, beautiful, delightful, doubtful, fanciful, pitiful, plentiful, resentful, respectful, sorrowful, successful, thoughtful, truthful, wonderful

people

9 Suffixes -less and -ly

Suffixes –less and -ly If a suffix starts with a consonant letter, it is added straight on to most root words without any change to the last letter of the

Ageless, careless, endless, fearless, helpless, homeless, hopeless, lifeless, painless, powerless, seedless, shameless, smokeless, speechless, thankless, timeless, useless, colourless, thoughtless

water

word. Blindly, bravely, correctly, fairly, hardly, kindly, lively, lonely, loudly, proudly, sadly, shyly, slightly, slowly, suddenly, sweetly

10 Contractions Contractions In contractions, the apostrophe shows where a letter or letters would go if the words were written in full. (can’t =can not) It’s = it is It’s = it was It’s is never used for the possessive

Aren’t, can’t, couldn’t, didn’t, don’t, hasn’t, hadn’t, haven’t, he’s, he’ll, he’d, I’d, I’m, I’ve, I’ll, isn’t, it’s, let’s, mightn’t, mustn’t, shan’t, she’d, she’s, she’ll, shouldn’t, that’s, there’s, they’ve, we’d, we’ve, we’re, they’d, they’ll, they’re, weren’t, what’ll, what’re, what’s, what’ve, where’s, who’d, who’ll, who’re, who’s, who’ve, won’t, wouldn’t, you’d, you’ll, you’re, you’ve

again

11 Apostrophes for possession

The possessive apostrophe Singular nouns

Simon’s coat Sarah’s jumper The boy’s toy The girl’s friend The dog’s bone The computer’s mouse The car’s engine The man’s boat The woman’s bike

half

12 -tion Words ending in -tion Action, addition, addiction, competition, condition, devotion, education, fiction, fraction, information, investigation, multiplication, prediction, question, reaction, reflection, relation, station, affection, caution, celebration, circulation,

money

composition, conversation, conservation, description, direction, examination, exhibition, indigestion, precaution, prescription, promotion, protection, quotation, sensation, separation, subtraction, ventilation, vibration, refraction, transaction

13 Homophones Homophones It is important to know the difference in meaning between homophones

There/their Here/hear Sea/see Bare/bear Son/sun To/two/too Be/bee Blue/blew Night/knight Air/heir Eye/I Brake/break Buy/by Dear/deer Fir/fur Flour/flower Hair/hare Hole/whole Know/no Some/sum

Mr Mrs

14 Near homophones

Near homophones There/they’re Quite/quiet One/won

parents