Grade 2 Vocabulary Worksheets

Grade 2 Vocabulary Worksheets

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Long and Short Vowel Sounds Worksheet preview

Vocabulary · Grades 1–3

Long and Short Vowel Sounds Worksheet

A free printable vocabulary worksheet for grades 1-3 on long and short vowel sounds: a long vowel says its name (cake) while a short vowel makes a quick sound (cat). Students label eight words, then answer six short questions. A complete answer key is included.

Free Member · 3 pages · Answer Key

Rhyming Words Worksheet preview

Vocabulary · Grades 1–3

Rhyming Words Worksheet

A free printable vocabulary worksheet for grades 1-3 on rhyming words: two words rhyme when they end with the same sound, like cat and hat. Students decide whether eight word pairs rhyme, then write a rhyming word for six words. A complete answer key is included.

Free Member · 3 pages · Answer Key

Vowel Teams Worksheet preview

Vocabulary · Grades 1–4

Vowel Teams Worksheet

A printable phonics worksheet for grades 1-4 on vowel teams. Students learn that two vowels can work together to make one sound – like ai, ea, oa, and oo – then identify the vowel team in eight words and answer four short questions. A complete answer key is included.

Free Member · 3 pages · Answer Key

Phonics & Spelling

Consonant Blends Worksheet preview

Vocabulary · Grades 2–4

Consonant Blends Worksheet

A printable phonics worksheet for grades 2-4 on consonant blends. Students learn that a blend is two or three consonants where you hear each sound, then write the beginning blend in eight words. A complete answer key is included.

Full Member · 3 pages · Answer Key

Consonant Digraphs Worksheet preview

Vocabulary · Grades 2–4

Consonant Digraphs Worksheet

A printable phonics worksheet for grades 2-4 on consonant digraphs, two consonants that work together to make one sound. Students write the digraph they hear in eight words, then answer four short questions. A complete answer key is included.

Full Member · 3 pages · Answer Key

Diphthongs Worksheet preview

Vocabulary · Grades 2–4

Diphthongs Worksheet

A printable phonics worksheet for grades 2-4 on diphthongs, vowel sounds that glide from one sound to another in a single syllable. Students write the diphthong in eight words, then answer four short questions. A complete answer key is included.

Full Member · 3 pages · Answer Key

Doubling the Final Consonant Worksheet preview

Vocabulary · Grades 2–5

Doubling the Final Consonant Worksheet

A printable spelling worksheet for grades 2-5 on doubling the final consonant. Students learn to double the final consonant of a one-vowel, one-consonant word before adding -ing or -ed, then apply the rule to eight words and answer four short questions. A complete answer key is included.

Full Member · 3 pages · Answer Key

Hard and Soft C and G Worksheet preview

Vocabulary · Grades 2–4

Hard and Soft C and G Worksheet

A printable vocabulary worksheet for grades 2-4 on hard and soft c and g: a hard c sounds like /k/ and a hard g like /g/, while a soft c sounds like /s/ and a soft g like /j/. Students label the sound in eight words, then answer four questions. A complete answer key is included.

Full Member · 3 pages · Answer Key

Homophones Worksheet preview

Vocabulary · Grades 2–4

Homophones Worksheet

A printable vocabulary worksheet for grades 2-4 that helps students choose the correct homophone for the meaning of each sentence. Students complete 14 sentences across two sections, picking the correct word from a homophone pair shown in parentheses. A complete answer key is included.

Full Member · 2 pages · Answer Key

Magic E (Silent E) Worksheet preview

Vocabulary · Grades 1–4

Magic E (Silent E) Worksheet

A printable phonics worksheet for grades 1-4 on the magic e (silent e) rule. Students learn that a silent e at the end of a word makes the vowel before it say its long name, then add silent e to eight words and answer four short questions. A complete answer key is included.

Full Member · 3 pages · Answer Key

Onset and Rime Worksheet preview

Vocabulary · Grades 1–3

Onset and Rime Worksheet

A printable vocabulary worksheet for grades 1-3 on onset and rime. Students learn how the onset is the beginning sound and the rime is the vowel and the rest, match eight terms to clues, and answer four short questions. An illustration and complete answer key are included.

Full Member · 3 pages · Answer Key

Open and Closed Syllables Worksheet preview

Vocabulary · Grades 2–5

Open and Closed Syllables Worksheet

A printable phonics worksheet for grades 2-5 on open and closed syllables. Students learn that a closed syllable ends in a consonant with a short vowel and an open syllable ends in a vowel with a long vowel, then classify eight words and answer four short questions. A complete answer key is included.

Full Member · 3 pages · Answer Key

R-Controlled Vowels Worksheet preview

Vocabulary · Grades 2–4

R-Controlled Vowels Worksheet

A printable vocabulary worksheet for grades 2-4 on r-controlled vowels: when the bossy R changes the vowel sound, as in car, her, bird, corn, and fur. Students find the ar, er, ir, or, or ur pattern in eight words, then write their own. A complete answer key is included.

Full Member · 3 pages · Answer Key

Soft and Hard C and G Worksheet preview

Vocabulary · Grades 2–5

Soft and Hard C and G Worksheet

A printable vocabulary worksheet for grades 2-5 on soft and hard c and g. Students learn that c and g each have a soft and a hard sound, classify the sound in eight words, and answer four short questions. A picture and complete answer key are included.

Full Member · 3 pages · Answer Key

The Vowel Digraph OO Worksheet preview

Vocabulary · Grades 1–4

The Vowel Digraph OO Worksheet

A printable vocabulary worksheet for grades 1-4 on the vowel digraph oo. Students learn the two sounds of oo – long like moon and short like book – sort eight words by sound, and answer four short questions. A picture and complete answer key are included.

Full Member · 3 pages · Answer Key

Trigraphs Worksheet preview

Vocabulary · Grades 1–3

Trigraphs Worksheet

A printable phonics worksheet for grades 1-3 on trigraphs. Students learn that three letters can make one sound – igh for long i, dge for /j/, and tch for /ch/ – then find the trigraph in eight words and answer four short questions. A complete answer key is included.

Full Member · 3 pages · Answer Key

Vowel Teams Worksheet preview

Vocabulary · Grades 1–4

Vowel Teams Worksheet

A printable phonics worksheet for grades 1-4 on vowel teams. Students learn that two vowels can work together to make one sound – like ai, ea, oa, and oo – then identify the vowel team in eight words and answer four short questions. A complete answer key is included.

Free Member · 3 pages · Answer Key

Y as a Vowel Worksheet preview

Vocabulary · Grades 1–4

Y as a Vowel Worksheet

A printable phonics worksheet for grades 1-4 on y as a vowel. Students learn that y is a consonant at the start of a word but acts as a vowel elsewhere – long i, long e, or short i – then decide the sound y makes in eight words and answer four short questions. A complete answer key is included.

Full Member · 3 pages · Answer Key

Word Meaning

Antonyms Worksheet preview

Vocabulary · Grades 2–4

Antonyms Worksheet

A printable vocabulary worksheet for grades 2-4 that helps students recognize and produce antonyms. Students write an antonym for ten target words and then choose the correct antonym from a three-word set in six more items. A complete answer key with sample antonyms is included.

Free Member · 2 pages · Answer Key

Synonyms Worksheet preview

Vocabulary · Grades 2–4

Synonyms Worksheet

A printable vocabulary worksheet for grades 2-4 that helps students recognize and produce synonyms. Students write a synonym for ten target words and then choose the correct synonym from a three-word set in six more items. A complete answer key with sample synonyms is included.

Free Member · 2 pages · Answer Key

Word Associations Worksheet preview

Vocabulary · Grades 2–4

Word Associations Worksheet

A printable vocabulary worksheet for grades 2-4 on word associations: words that naturally go together because they are related, like rain and umbrella. Students choose the best match for eight words, then supply their own. A complete answer key is included.

Full Member · 3 pages · Answer Key

Word Categories Worksheet preview

Vocabulary · Grades 2–4

Word Categories Worksheet

A printable vocabulary worksheet for grades 2-4 on word categories: a category is a group of words that share something in common. Students name the category for eight word groups, then find the word that does not belong in six groups. A complete answer key is included.

Full Member · 3 pages · Answer Key

Word Parts

Compound Words Worksheet preview

Vocabulary · Grades 2–4

Compound Words Worksheet

A printable vocabulary worksheet for grades 2-4 that helps students recognize and build compound words. Students join 12 small-word pairs into a compound word and then pull the compound word out of 8 short sentences. A complete answer key is included.

Free Member · 2 pages · Answer Key

Contractions Worksheet preview

Vocabulary · Grades 2–4

Contractions Worksheet

A printable vocabulary worksheet for grades 2-4 on contractions: a contraction shortens two words into one, with an apostrophe standing for the missing letters. Students write the contraction for eight word pairs, then expand six contractions back to two words. A complete answer key is included.

Full Member · 3 pages · Answer Key

Inflectional Endings Worksheet preview

Vocabulary · Grades 2–4

Inflectional Endings Worksheet

A free printable vocabulary worksheet for grades 2-4 on inflectional endings: the endings -s, -es, -ed, and -ing change how many or when but not a word's main meaning. Students add endings to eight base words, then explain what six endings do. A complete answer key is included.

Free Member · 3 pages · Answer Key

Syllables Worksheet preview

Vocabulary · Grades 1–3

Syllables Worksheet

A printable vocabulary worksheet for grades 1-3 on syllables: a syllable is a beat in a word, and each one has a single vowel sound. Students count the syllables in eight words, then answer six short questions. A complete answer key is included.

Full Member · 3 pages · Answer Key

Word Play

100th Day of School Word Search Worksheet preview

Vocabulary · Grades 2–3

100th Day of School Word Search Worksheet

A printable 100th Day of School word search for grades 2 and 3. Students find 10 words hidden across and down, then use them to finish sentences about the hundredth day.

Full Member · 3 pages · Answer Key

Fall Word Search Worksheet preview

Vocabulary · Grades 1–2

Fall Word Search Worksheet

A printable fall word search for grades 1 and 2. Students find eight fall words hidden across and down, then write the missing letter in each word.

Full Member · 3 pages · Answer Key

Rhyming Words Worksheet preview

Vocabulary · Grades 1–3

Rhyming Words Worksheet

A free printable vocabulary worksheet for grades 1-3 on rhyming words: two words rhyme when they end with the same sound, like cat and hat. Students decide whether eight word pairs rhyme, then write a rhyming word for six words. A complete answer key is included.

Free Member · 3 pages · Answer Key

Thanksgiving Picture Word Search Worksheet preview

Vocabulary · Grades 1–2

Thanksgiving Picture Word Search Worksheet

A printable Thanksgiving picture word search for grades 1 and 2. Students find eight Thanksgiving words hidden across and down, with pictures as clues, then write the missing letter in each word.

Full Member · 3 pages · Answer Key

Valentine's Day Picture Word Search Worksheet preview

Vocabulary · Grades 1–2

Valentine's Day Picture Word Search Worksheet

A free printable Valentine's Day picture word search for grades 1 and 2. Students find eight words hidden across and down, with pictures as clues, then write the missing letter in each word.

Public · 3 pages · Answer Key

Winter Picture Word Search Worksheet preview

Vocabulary · Grades 1–2

Winter Picture Word Search Worksheet

A printable winter picture word search for grades 1 and 2. Students find eight winter words hidden across and down, with pictures as clues, then write the missing letter in each word.

Full Member · 3 pages · Answer Key

Word Study

Long and Short Vowel Sounds Worksheet preview

Vocabulary · Grades 1–3

Long and Short Vowel Sounds Worksheet

A free printable vocabulary worksheet for grades 1-3 on long and short vowel sounds: a long vowel says its name (cake) while a short vowel makes a quick sound (cat). Students label eight words, then answer six short questions. A complete answer key is included.

Free Member · 3 pages · Answer Key

Plural Spelling Rules Worksheet preview

Vocabulary · Grades 2–4

Plural Spelling Rules Worksheet

A printable vocabulary worksheet for grades 2-4 on plural spelling rules: add -s to most words, add -es after s/x/ch/sh, change y to ies, and learn irregular plurals. Students spell eight plurals, then name the rule for six. A complete answer key is included.

Full Member · 3 pages · Answer Key

Spelling Patterns Worksheet preview

Vocabulary · Grades 2–4

Spelling Patterns Worksheet

A printable vocabulary worksheet for grades 2-4 on spelling patterns: silent e (makes a vowel long), double consonants before -ing or -ed, ck after a short vowel, and igh for the long-i sound. Students name the pattern in eight words, then apply the rules. A complete answer key is included.

Full Member · 3 pages · Answer Key

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