I have provided three word lists on this page:
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2nd grade word list: All 2nd graders should be able to read and spell words on this list by the end of 2nd grade. (Which means that all entering 3rd graders should have mastery of them.) |
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3rd grade word list: All 3rd graders should be able to read and spell words on this list by the end of 3rd grade. These are the words we will be focusing on this year. |
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4th grade word list: If your child has demonstrated the ability to read and spell all of the words on the 3rd grade list already, challenge them to begin studying words on the 4th grade list. |
While I have provided just these three here, there are word lists available for grades 1-6. If you would like the list for another grade level, let me know and I can send home a copy of that list with your child.
Second Grade Word List
| GROUP 2A | GROUP 2B | GROUP 2C | GROUP 2D |
| saw | big | may | ran |
| home | where | let | five |
| soon | am | use | read |
| stand | ball | these | over |
| box | morning | right | such |
| upon | live | present | way |
| first | four | tell | too |
| came | last | next | shall |
| girl | color | please | own |
| house | away | leave | most |
| find | red | hand | sure |
| because | friend | more | thing |
| made | pretty | why | only |
| could | eat | better | near |
| book | want | under | than |
| look | year | while | open |
| mother | white | should | kind |
| run | got | never | must |
| school | play | each | high |
| people | found | best | far |
| night | left | another | both |
| into | men | seem | end |
| say | bring | tree | also |
| think | wish | name | until |
| back | black | dear | call |
Third Grade Word List
| GROUP 3A | GROUP 3B | GROUP 3C | GROUP 3D |
| ask | hat | off | fire |
| small | car | sister | ten |
| yellow | write | happy | order |
| show | try | once | part |
| goes | myself | didn't | early |
| clean | longer | set | fat |
| buy | those | round | third |
| thank | hold | dress | same |
| letter |
carry |
wash | hear |
| jump | eight | start | yesterday |
| help | sing | always | eyes |
| fly | warm | anything | door |
| don't | sit | around | clothes |
| fast | dog | close | though |
| cold | ride | walk | o'clock |
| today | hot | money | second |
| does | grow | turn | water |
| face | cut | might | town |
| green | seven | hard | took |
| every | woman | along | pair |
| brown | funny | bed | now |
| coat | yes | fine | keep |
| six | ate | sat | head |
| gave | stop | hope | food |
Fourth Grade Word List
| GROUP 4A | GROUP 4B | GROUP 4C | GROUP 4D |
| told | time | word | wear |
| Miss | yet | almost | Mr. |
| father | true | thought | side |
| children | above | send | poor |
| land | still | receive | lost |
| interest | meet | pay | outside |
| government | since | nothing | wind |
| feet | number | need | Mrs. |
| garden | state | mean | learn |
| done | matter | late | held |
| country | line | half | front |
| different | remember | fight | built |
| bad | large | enough | family |
| across | few | feel | began |
| yard | hit | during | air |
| winter | cover | gone | young |
| table | window | hundred | ago |
| story | even | week | world |
| sometimes | city | between | airplane |
| I'm | together | change | without |
| tried | sun | being | kill |
| horse | life | care | ready |
| something | street | answer | stay |
| brought | party | course | won't |
| shoes | suit | against | paper |