Second Grade Sight Words Worksheets for 2nd Grade
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Skill: Reading, tracing and writing eight second grade sight words in sentences
Teaching tips and what to try next
Fits second graders who read most short words by sounding them out but still stall on words with odd spellings. If a word in Part 2 seems to fit two sentences, have your child read both sentences aloud with it and listen for the better match. Earlier word lists are in Sight Words Set 2: Trace and Fill In, and sound-alike spellings like their and there are in Homophones: There, Their, They're and More.
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About this worksheet
By second grade, children read many words by sound, but some common words still have tricky spellings. Words like because, would and their show up in almost every book, so knowing them by sight keeps reading smooth. Second graders are expected to recognize these grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words, and this second grade worksheet practices eight of them from the Dolch second grade list.
The words are always, because, would, their, which, before, write and both. In Part 1, children trace each word in large letters while saying it out loud. In Part 2, they read eight short sentences and write the missing word from the word bank on each line. Each word fits exactly one sentence, and a word that begins a sentence starts with a capital letter. Spelling the whole word from memory, rather than circling it, helps lock in the letters.
How to use it: read the word bank together first and talk about the tricky parts, such as the silent letters in would and write or the ei in their. In Part 2, ask your child to read each sentence with a quiet "blank," try a word, and then reread the full sentence to see if it sounds right. Cross words off the bank as they are used. Afterward, look for these words in a favorite book.
The answer key shows every traced word and the finished sentences. For earlier word lists, try our Sight Words Set 2: Trace and Fill In worksheet. To practice words that sound alike, try our Homophones: There, Their, They're and More worksheet.