spelling books (dictionaries) for everyday student...
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Words for Writers
Spelling books (dictionaries) for
everyday student writing.
Created By: Cathy Wachowiak
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I made this for my grade level, instead of buying books like this. This way they would be
customized for our students. For this reason, I’m offering it for free. These “dictionaries”
contain words students use in everyday writing, such as: family words, number words, color
words, school words, sports words, contractions, abbreviations, states, continents, and planets. However they also contain all of the spelling
words from the MMH 2nd Grade Treasures Reading series, 2nd grade sight word list my district uses, and the academic vocabulary that our district
uses for 2nd grade as well. The spelling and sight words are listed
alphabetically (along with other common words students use in their writing). All of the other
words are in category pages. You may use what works for you, and hopefully this will be a good
resource for your students.
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Tab le of Contents
Words A-Z
Homophone Word Sentences
Contractions
Abbreviations
Days of the Week
Months of the Year
Hol idays
Number Words
Fami ly Words
School Words
Sports Words
Color Words
States
Continents
Planets
Academic Vocabulary
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Aa able also arrive about although art above always as according am ask across America at act among *ate, eight action amount attention afraid an average after ancient awake afternoon and away again angry awhile against animal age another ago answer agree any ahead anyone air anything airplane apart alike appear alive apple all are almost area alone arm along army already around
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Bb baby been body build back before boil built bad began bones bulge bag begin book bump bake behind boot bun ball being *bored, board burst balloon believe born bus band below both business bank belt bottle busy barge beneath bottom but bark beside bought *buy, by, bye barn best box base better boy basic between bread basket beyond *break, brake bat big breakfast *be, bee bike breath beach bill bright *bear, bare bird bring *beat, beet birthday broil beautiful bit broke became *blew, blue brook because blood brought become blow bud bed boat bugle
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Cc
cabin century clown correct cage certain club cost cake chair clue cotton call chance coal could came change coast count camp charge coat country can chart cold course candy chase color cover canoe check column cow cap chest come crawl cape chicken comma crisp capital chief common crook captain child community cross car children company crow care chill compare crowd carry choose complete crown case church compound cry cat churn cone cube catch circus consider cup cattle city contain cure *caught, cot clean control current cause clear cool cut cave clerk copy *cent, sent *close, clothes corn center cloud corner
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Dd dance does danger dog dare doll dark dollar day done dead door deal double *dear, deer down debt dragon decided draw deep dream describe dress desert drier develop drink did drive difference drop different dry difficult duck dinner dude direction duke discover dune dish during distance dust divide doctor
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Ee
east ever each every ear everybody early everyone earth everything easy everywhere eat example edge except effect exciting egg excuse either exercise electric expect else experience empty experiment end explain energy express engine *eye, I English enjoy enough entire equal especially even evening
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Ff
face figure food
fact fill foot
*fair, fare fin *for, four
fall final force
familiar finally forest
family find forgot
famous fine form
far finger fort
farm finish forward
farther fire found
fast first fox
fat fishing free
fault fit fresh
favorite fix friend
fawn flag from
fear flat front
feed *flew, flu fruit
feel flight full
feet floor fume
fell flower fun
felt flute funny
fence fly further
few foam fuse
field fog future
fight follow ____________
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Gg
gem grass
game great
garden grew
gas ground
gave group
general grow
germ growl
get guess
gift guide
girl gym
give
glad
glass
glue
gnaw
go
goat
goes
going
gold
gone
good
got
government
grade
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Hh
had her hundred
*hair, hare *high, hi hungry
half hike hurry
ham hill hurt
hand him hut
happen hinge
happiest hire
happy his
hard history
has hit
hat hold
have home
hawk hook
hay hop
he hope
head horse
*hear, here hospital
*heard, herd hot
heart hours
heat house
heavy how
held however
hello howl
help huge
hen human
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I i Jj Kk ice jaw *knew, new
idea jay knee
if job knife
imagine join *knot, not
important joy *know, no
in judge keep
inch jump kept
include just key
indeed kids
industry kind
information king
insect kitchen
inside kitten
instead known
interest
into
iron
is
island
it
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L l lady lie
laid life
lake light
lamb like
land line
language liquid
large list
last listen
late little
laugh live
launch lock
law lodge
lay long
lead look
leaf lost
learn lot
least loud
leave love
left low
leg lunch
length
less
let
letter
level
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Mm machine men mountain
mad mental mouse
*made, maid merry mouth
*mail, male met move
main method mow
major middle much
make might mule
man mile music
many milk must
map million my
mark mind
market mine
mass minute
master miss
matching mix
material modern
matter moist
may moment
maybe money
me month
mean moon
meant more
measure morning
*meat, meet most
member motion
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Nn Oo
nail note o'clock
name nothing *oar, or
narrow notice object
nation noun ocean
natural now of
nature number off
near nut office
necessary often
neck oh
need oil
neither old
nest on
never once
*new, knew only
next onto
nice open
*night, knight opposite
nine order
*no, know original
noise other
none *our, hour
nor out
north over
nose own
*not, knot oxygen
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Pp
page phrase possible
paid pick post
paint picnic pot
*pair, pear picture power
pan *piece, peace practice
paper pig present
paragraph pipe president
park place pressure
part *plain, plane pretty
particular plan prize
party planet probably
pass plant problem
past played process
path please produce
pattern pocket product
*pause, paws poem proper
pay point protect
peanut poke proud
penny police provide
people pony public
perch poor pulled
perhaps popular pure
period population purpose
person port push
pet position put
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Qq Rr
queen rabbit represent run questions race rest quickly radio result quiet rain return quite raise rich
rake ride ran *right, write range ring rare rip rat rise rate river rather *road, rode raw roar reach rock read rocket ready room real root really rope reason rose receive round record row region royal regular rubber remember rude report rule
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Ss
sad sell sigh sold safe send sight solid said sense sign solution *sail, sale *sent, cent, scent similar solve salt sentence simple *some, sum same separate since something sand set sing sometimes sang several single song sat *sew, so sir soon saw shape sit soot say share size sorry scale shark skin sort scare sharp skirt sound science she sky south scientist sheep sled soy scrape sheet sleep space scream ship slide speak screen shoe slips special sea, see shook slow speech season short small speed seat shot smoke spell section should snow spend seek show soap spent seem sick soft spoke *seen, scene side soil sport
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Ss
sport stove surface
spot straight surprise
sprain strange swim
spread strap symbol
spring stream system
spruce street
stage strength
*stair, stare strict
stand string
star stripe
start strong
state struck
station study
stay subject
steam such
steer sudden
step sugar
stick suit
still summer
stir sun, son
stone supper
stood supply
stop support
store suppose
storm sure
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Tt
table thin total *tail, tale thing touch take think toward talk this town tall those toy task though track teacher thought trade teaching *threw, through train team throw travel teeth thumb tree television tie trick tell time tried temperature tiny trip term tire trouble test *to, too, two truck than toast true thank today try that toe tub the together tube *their, there told tug them tomorrow tune then tonight turn these took turtle they top type thick tore __________
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Uu Vv
under vacation
understand valley
unit value
United States variety
unless various
until verb
up very
upon village
us visit
use voice
usually vowel
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Ww
wag when word
wagon *which, witch work
*wait, weight while world
walk who wren
wall *whole, hole wrist
want whose wrong
*war, wore why wrote
warm wide
was wild
wash will
watch win
water wind
*way, weigh window
we winter
*wear, where wire
*weather, whether wish
*week, weak wishbone
well with
went without
were woke
west woman
wet *won, one
what wonder
wheat *wood, would
wheel wool
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* Homophones- which word to use *
We ate eight pieces of bacon.
I walked on the beach in bare feet. The bear chased them in the woods.
I don’t want to be by the bee.
Our team beat theirs. A beet is a reddish-purple vegetable.
The wind blew his blue hat off.
Write your name on the board. I’m bored. There’s nothing to do.
I brake to stop my bike, so it doesn’t break.
I would like to buy a new book. We walked by the park. I wave bye to my friend when we leave.
She caught the baseball. He slept on a cot.
A penny is one cent. I sent her a letter in the mail. I love the scent of cookies baking. Yum!
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Please close the window. Fold your clothes and put them away.
I started my letter, Dear Mom and Dad. The deer ran through the woods.
I use my eyes to see.
We paid the fare to get into the fair .
The kite flew high in the air. They were sick with the flu for two days.
These four packages are for you.
The hair on the hare was brown.
We hear kids laughing over here.
She heard them talking. A herd is a group of animals.
The girl came over to say hi . The airplane was high in the sky.
There was a hole in the balloon. The man ate the whole pizza.
The class knew the answer. She is new to school.
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The knight rode on his horse to the castle. It was a dark and starry night.
My shoelace has a knot in it. Please do not go in there.
They don’t know what to do. No, you can’t go.
We made an art project. The maid cleaned the house.
My penpal sent me a letter in the mai l . A male is a man or boy.
Dad grilled the meat. Will you meet me at my house?
He won one game.
Use the oar, or we will sink.
We have an hour to get to our house.
I need to find a pair of socks to wear. A pear is a type of fruit.
Please pause the movie for me. My dog hurt one of her paws.
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She had a piece of pie. We want peace, not fighting.
May I have a plain piece of paper? The buffalo roamed on the plains. The plane flew me to Florida.
I use my right hand to write.
We rode our bikes down the road.
There is a sale at my favorite store. The sai l on the boat made it go fast.
That is my favorite scene from the movie. I have seen it before.
I see the sea.
Watch out for the stairs. It is not polite to stare at people.
They don’t know how to sew a button. I love you so much.
I want some candy. The sum of 3 and 2 is 5.
That is his son. The sun is very bright today.
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The monkey’s tai l is long. A tale is another name for a story.
I went to their house. We will go there later. They’re coming with us.
He threw the ball. We went through the tunnel.
She wants to go too. We bought two popsicles.
Please wait for me on the corner. The weight of the bag of apples was 1 pound.
Many battles were fought in the war. Mom wore her pink skirt.
I know which way to go. Please weigh the sack of potatoes.
I’m feeling very weak. It has been a week since I’ve seen you.
I don’t know what to wear today. Where are they going?
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What is the weather like today? I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.
Which way do we go? The witch rode her broom.
Knock on wood for good luck. Would you like to come with us?
I found your book. You’re coming to the movies, right?
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Contractions are not – aren’t let us – let’s
cannot – can’t she is – she’s
could not – couldn’t she will – she’ll
could have – could’ve should not - shouldn’t
did not – didn’t should have - should’ve
do not – don’t they are – they’re
does not – doesn’t they have – they’ve
had not – hadn’t they will – they’ll
has not – hasn’t we would – we’d
have not – haven’t we are – we’re
he is – he’s we will – we’ll
he will – he’ll were not - weren’t
I am – I’m was not – wasn’t
I have – I’ve will not – won’t
is not – isn’t would have – would’ve
it is – it’s would not – wouldn’t
I will – I’ll you are – you’re
I would – I’d you have – you’ve
it will – it’ll you will – you’ll
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Abbreviations Mr. (Mister) Mrs. (Misses) Jr. (Junior)
Capt. (Captain) Dr. (Doctor) St. (Street) Rd. (Road) in. (inches)
cm (centimeters) ft. (feet/foot) lbs. (pounds) oz. (ounces) hr. (hour)
min. (minute) pg. (page)
Days of the Week Sunday (Sun.) Monday (Mon.) Tuesday (Tues.) Wednesday (Wed.) Thursday (Thurs.)
Friday (Fri.) Saturday (Sat.)
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Months of the Year 1 January (Jan.) 7 July 2 February (Feb.) 8 August (Aug.) 3 March (Mar.) 9 September (Sept.) 4 April (Apr.) 10 October (Oct.) 5 May 11 November (Nov.) 6 June 12 December (Dec.)
Holidays New Year’s Day Rosh Hashanah Martin Luther King Jr. Yom Kippur Groundhog’s Day Columbus Day Valentine’s Day Halloween Presidents’ Day Thanksgiving St. Patrick’s Day Hanukkah Easter Christmas Passover Kwanzaa Mother’s Day Memorial Day Father’s Day Independence Day Labor Day
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Number Words 1 one 30 thirty 2 two 40 forty 3 three 50 fifty 4 four 60 sixty 5 five 70 seventy 6 six 80 eighty 7 seven 90 ninety 8 eight 100 one hundred 9 nine 1,000 one thousand 10 ten 100,000 one hundred thousand 11 eleven 1,000,000 one million 12 twelve 1,000,000,000 one billlion 13 thirteen 0 zero 14 fourteen 15 fifteen 16 sixteen 17 seventeen 18 eighteen 19 nineteen 20 twenty
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Family Words Dad, Daddy, Father, Pa, Papa Mom, Mommy, Mother, Ma, Mama sister brother Grandma, Grandmother, Nana Grandpa, Grandfather, Papa Aunt Uncle Cousin
School Words teacher pencil reading principal crayons writing student paper math class glue science gym P.E. scissors social studies music computer library art sharpener office lunch stapler recess markers classroom books hallway learning
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Sports Words baseball – mitt, glove, bat, player, jersey,
homerun, ballpark football – helmet, touchdown, field goal,
stadium basketball – hoop, points, court hockey – puck, stick, net, goal, ice soccer – goalie, net, field
Color Words red
orange yyyeee lll lll ooowww green blue purple pink wwwhhh iii ttteee black brown gggrrraaayyy
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States Alabama Louisiana Ohio Alaska Maine Oklahoma Arizona Maryland Oregon Arkansas Massachusetts Pennsylvania California Michigan Rhode Island Colorado Minnesota South Carolina Connecticut Mississippi South Dakota Delaware Missouri Tennessee Florida Montana Texas Georgia Nebraska Utah Hawaii Nevada Vermont Idaho New Hampshire Virginia Illinois New Jersey Washington Indiana New Mexico West Virginia Iowa New York Wisconsin Kansas North Carolina Wyoming Kentucky North Dakota
Continents North America South America Asia Europe Austral ia Africa Antarctica
Planets Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
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Math 2D shapes line segment bar graph nickel $0.05 centimeter (cm.) number sentence chart number story cube numeral data odd numbers 1,3,5,7,9 difference - penny $0.01 digit polygon dime $0.10 pound (lb.) distance quarter $0.25 dollar $1.00 quarter 1/4 equation rhombus estimate rounding even numbers 0,2,4,6,8 solve Fahrenheit sum + foot (ft.) tallies fraction temperature greater than > third 1/3 half 1/2 trapezoid inch (in.) value less than < yard (yd.)
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Language Arts abbreviation noun accuracy organization adjective paragraph background knowledge persuasive capitalization plural compare predict complete sentence prewriting compound word pronoun comprehension proofread conclusion publish context clue punctuation contraction purpose contrast respond conventions root/base word draft sequence edit summarize fluency symbol glossary table of contents graphic organizer topic sentence index verb informative voice legend web narrative word choice
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Sc ience amphibian measure atmosphere meteorology cause mixture classify moon's phases compare/contrast non-living thing constellation nutrients crater observation cycle orbit differences planet earth plant effect property gas reptile gravity root liquid similarities living thing solid mammal star mass texture matter type
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Soc ia l Studies body of water monument capital mountain citizen Native American colonist natural resources colony needs consumer North America continent ocean council peninsula country pilgrim court plains desert responsibility election right explorer river globe rural goods services government settlement hill suburb history symbol island tribe lake urban landform vote law/rule wants map key White House
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Thank you for downloading this
book. I hope it can be of use for you and your class.
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