Spellings Year 2

Summer 1

Week 2

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These are the Year 2 common exception words.Our children are expected to be able to read and spell these words by the end of Year 2.

Spellings for week 2

behind both break busy child children

Use look, say, cover, write, check to practise learning these spelling words

Spelling word Attempt 1 Attempt 2 Attempt 3 Attempt 4

behind

both

break

busy

child

children

Use this week’s spelling words to complete these sentences.

1. I am trying to stay _ _ _ _ at home during lockdown.2. I am looking forward to seeing the other ___________ in my class.3. I played hide and seek with my sister and I hid _____________ the sofa.4. We should all take a ___________ from watching TV and go and read a book.5. My dad offered me cereal or toast for breakfast, I said I’d have ____________,

please.6. I saw a __________ playing on her swing in her garden.

Challenge task

Can you write a short story using all of your spelling words for this week?

behind both break busy child children

Try this strategy to practise your spellings

Can you find the spelling words?

The Apostrophe for Possession

LO: Use apostrophes accurately Task 1

Task 2

Task 3Read the short story carefully, can you spot all the possessive apostrophes? Which of the apostrophes are for contractions?

Task 4

1. Choose an alien2. Give it a name3. Write a sentence about it using a

possessive apostrophe4. Ask someone to guess which one

you’re thinking of

For example,

I can see Zob’s pointed red horns.

Assessment task