Year 3 in England

2nd grade vocabulary

5 2nd grade vocabulary skills, each with a worked example, free practice that checks every answer, and a printable worksheet. Start with a mixed review, or jump to the skill you need.

Mixed review

Ten questions drawn from every skill below.

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Compound words

CCSS L.2.4.DEngland: Y2 Vocabulary (compound nouns)

Builds on: Sorting words into groups

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Shades of meaning

CCSS L.1.5.DCCSS L.2.5.BEngland: Y2 VocabularyEngland: Y3 Vocabulary

Example

Which word is the WEAKEST (least strong)? heartbroken, sad, upset

From weakest to strongest: upset → sad → heartbroken.
So the answer is: upset

Answer: upset

Builds on: Opposites

Leads to: Synonyms, Connotation and denotation, Literal or figurative? Phrases that don't mean what they say, How sure are they? wondered, suspected, believed, knew

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Prefixes un-, re- and pre- change the meaning

CCSS L.2.4.BEngland: Y2 VocabularyEngland: Y3 Spelling (prefixes)

Example

What does "replay" mean?

A prefix is added to the start of a root word and changes its meaning.
re + play
So the answer is: play again

Answer: play again

Builds on: The prefix un- (unhappy, unlock)

Leads to: Find the root word (unhelpful → help), Spell words with dis-, mis-, in- and re-, What does the prefix mean? (mis-, over-, non-, pre-, dis-), What does the suffix mean? (-less, -ful, -able, -er, -ness)

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Find the root word (unhelpful → help)

CCSS L.2.4.CEngland: Y2 VocabularyEngland: Y3 Vocabulary (word families)

Example

What is the root word in "painter"? Type it.

The root word is the main part of a word, before prefixes and suffixes are added.
So the answer is: paint

Answer: paint

Builds on: Prefixes un-, re- and pre- change the meaning, Suffixes -ment, -ness, -ful, -less, -ly

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Work out a new word from the sentence around it

CCSS L.2.4.AEngland: Y2 Reading (vocabulary)England: KS1 SATs Reading

Example

Use the clues in the sentence. The robot was able to hoist the heavy box high onto the shelf. What does "hoist" mean?

The other words in a sentence are clues to the meaning of a new word.
So the answer is: lift up

Answer: lift up

Builds on: Define a word: what group, and what makes it special?

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