Level 2 Spelling Lists
These UK English word lists are included by default in level 2 of our Squeebles Spelling Connect app and focus on words children would be learning in UK school year 2 (age 7).
Each word has an associated audio recording made by us, but you can record your own audio if you'd prefer your child to hear your voice, or if you want to add an explanation, or context.
Lists 36-43: High Frequency Words
These spelling lists contain over a hundred high frequency words, suitable for newly confident readers.
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High Frequency Words 1 (Colours) |
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green, red, yellow, blue, purple, brown, orange, pink, white, black |
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High Frequency Words 2 (Days of the Week) |
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Monday*, Tuesday*, Wednesday*, Thursday*, Friday*, Saturday*, Sunday*, week, weekend |
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High Frequency Words 3 (Months of the Year) |
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January*, February*, March*, April*, May*, June*, July*, August*, September*, October*, November*, December* |
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High Frequency Words 4 (Numbers) |
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one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty |
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High Frequency Words 5 |
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things, play, going, other, found, jumped, each, place, we're, there's, gone, eyes, gave |
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High Frequency Words 6 |
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morning, queen, window, rabbit, horse, giant, inside, pulled, really, better, wanted, after, water, these |
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High Frequency Words 7 |
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which, along, animals, shouted, everyone, around, night, garden, school, home, right, magic |
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High Frequency Words 8 |
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narrator, something, suddenly, another, before, clothes, please, friends, mother, coming, great, across |
Lists 44-66: Squeebles Phonics, Level 2
Level 2 introduces commonly used phonemes and graphemes: ch, sh, th (as in 'them') ng, th (as in thin), ai, ee, oa, oo (as in 'moon'), oo (as in 'look'), ar, or, ur, ow, oi, er, igh, ear, air, ure. These are followed by some short consolidation tests.
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Introducing 'ch' |
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chop, chin, chug, check, such, chip, chill, much, rich, chicken |
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Introducing 'sh' |
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ship, shop, shed, shell, fish, shock, cash, bash, hush, rush |
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Introducing 'th' - as in 'them' |
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them, then, that, this, with |
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Introducing 'ng' |
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ring, rang, hang, song, wing, rung, king, long, sing |
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Introducing 'th' - as in 'thin' |
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thin, moth, thick, path, bath, thing, thud |
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Introducing 'ai' |
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wait, hail, pain, aim, sail, main, tail, rain, bait |
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Introducing 'ee' |
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see, feel, weep, feet, jeep, seem, meet, week, deep, keep |
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Introducing 'oa' |
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coat, load, goat, loaf, road, soap, oak, toad, foal, boatman |
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Introducing 'oo' - as in 'moon' |
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moon, too, zoo, boot, hoof, zoom, cool, food, root, rooftop |
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Introducing 'oo' - as in 'look' |
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look, foot, cook, good, book, took, wood, wool, hook, hood |
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Introducing 'ar' |
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bar, car, bark, card, cart, hard, jar, park, market, farmyard |
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Introducing 'or' |
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for, fork, cord, cork, sort, born, worn, fort, torn, cornet |
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Introducing 'ur' |
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fur, burn, urn, curl, hurt, surf, turn, turnip, church |
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Introducing 'ow' |
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now, down, owl, cow, how, bow, row, town, towel |
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Introducing 'oi' |
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oil, boil, coin, join, soil, toil, quoit, poison |
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Introducing 'er' |
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hammer, letter, rocker, ladder, supper, dinner, boxer, better, summer, banner |
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Introducing 'igh' |
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high, sigh, light, might, night, right, sight, fight, tight, tonight |
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Introducing 'ear' |
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ear, dear, fear, hear, gear, near, tear, year, rear, beard |
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Introducing 'air' |
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air, fair, hair, lair, pair, chair, airless, unfair |
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Introducing 'ure' |
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sure, assure, insure, pure, cure, secure, manure, mature |
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Consolidation Test 1 |
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cheep, tooth, chain, sharp, torch, looking, sheet, harsh, waiter, poach |
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Consolidation Test 2 |
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thing, short, arch, shoal, north, thorn, sheep, powder, orchard, lightning |
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Consolidation Test 3 |
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shook, farmer, porch, teeth, singer, faith, shark, shorter, thicker, longer, higher |
Lists 67-72: Year 2 Exception Words
These spelling lists cover some common year 2 exception words (words that are spelled without using the "normal" spelling rules) that children in the UK will be introduced to, usually during year 2 (age 7).
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Yr 2 - Exception Words 1 |
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because, behind, child, climb, door, find, floor, kind, mind, poor, wild |
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Yr 2 - Exception Words 2 |
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both, cold, gold, hold, most, old, only, told |
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Yr 2 - Exception Words 3 |
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beautiful, break, even, every, everybody, great, pretty, steak |
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Yr 2 - Exception Words 4 |
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after, bath, class, fast, father, grass, last, pass, past, path, plant |
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Yr 2 - Exception Words 5 |
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could, eye, hour, improve, move, prove, should, sugar, sure, who, whole, would |
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Yr 2 - Exception Words 6 |
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again, any, busy, Christmas*, clothes, half, many, money, Mr*, Mrs*, parents, people, water |
Key:
- Asterisk (*) = this word must be spelled with case sensitivity taken into account
- Bold words have an audio definition given with the word. This is so, for example, homophones, such as 'wood' and 'would', can be differentiated.