2nd grade ending blends (st, nd, mp) worksheets
Second graders take the same three endings into longer words: contest, weekend, playground. The blend hides at the end of a second syllable now, so hearing it takes more care, and spelling it right is what keeps -nd and -nt from blurring in real writing.
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The kind of words you'll sort
Say each word. Listen to its ending, then write it under its blend.
midwestbeforehandlumpconquestfloristshrimpplaygrounddumphusbandhonestunderstandthump
Columns: -st and -nd and -mp. "honest" belongs under -st; "husband" belongs under -nd; "lump" belongs under -mp.
Every print pulls a fresh set of word lists at this level, so a make-up test or a second sibling never gets the same sheet.
What's on each sheet
- Sorting. Say each word. Listen to its ending, then write it under its blend. 21 words per page.
Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key on the last page.
How to teach this
Move from ear to pencil: after sorting, dictate three words (one per column) and check that both final consonants arrive in writing. Spelling slips like stap for stamp mean the middle of the blend needs ear-time, not more copying. A ten-second hunt for ending blends in any book keeps the pattern warm.
Watch for: An ending blend is not a digraph: in hand you hear both the n and the d, but in duck the ck makes a single sound. The sort goes by what you hear at the end, not by the vowel: lamp and jump land in the same column even though their middles sound nothing alike.
Common questions about ending blends (st, nd, mp)
- Why are the vowels so different inside one column?
- On purpose: nest, list, and dust share nothing but their ending. Keeping the vowels varied forces the sort to happen by ear at the end of the word, which is the skill, rather than by rhyme or by look-alike spelling.
- Why isn't stamp on this worksheet?
- Because stamp starts with st and ends with mp, so on a sorting page it has two defensible homes, and a sort question should have exactly one right answer. Words like stamp, stand, and stomp are great reading practice; they just make unfair sort items, so we leave them off.
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Aligned to Common Core RF.2.3. Reviewed by the One more sheet team. Content version 137, updated August 2026.
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