Spelling worksheets – free printable PDFs for grades 2

Adding endings 3 skills

The doubling rule A short-vowel word ending in one vowel and one consonant doubles that consonant before an ending that starts with a vowel, like -ing or -ed: run becomes running, hop becomes hopped. X never doubles: fix becomes fixed, box becomes boxing.
The drop-e rule A silent e usually steps aside before an ending that starts with a vowel: bake becomes baking, smile becomes smiled. It usually stays before an ending that starts with a consonant: hopeful.
The y-to-i rule When a word ends in a consonant plus y, the y changes to i before most endings: cry becomes cried, happy becomes happier. The one ending that never takes the swap is -ing: crying keeps its y.

Spelling words Each week has its own list, and most weeks share a secret: the words follow one spelling pattern. Find the pattern and half the list spells itself.

Commonly misspelled words Every famous misspelling has a trap: a double letter (really), a letter people double by mistake (until), or a silent sneak (friend). Know your word's trap and you own it.