again
The word again has two written chunks, a and gain. Its second vowel may sound different in different voices, but it is always spelled with ai: a-g-a-i-n.
2nd Grade · High-Frequency Words
2nd Grade High-Frequency Words — Set 1
2nd Grade High-Frequency Words — Set 1 connects any with many, could with would, and there with their while using silent letters and useful chunks in longer words.
Word list
All 12 words in this list
2nd Grade · High-Frequency Words
- again
- any
- many
- could
- there
- every
- people
- know
- their
- first
- would
- going
12 words
What to notice when spelling these words
Use shared letter sequences
The words any and many share the ending any, even though its vowel does not have the usual short-a sound. The words could and would share ould: the l is silent, but it stays between u and d in both spellings. Learning each shared sequence once helps hold two words together.
The words there and their sound alike in many voices and both begin with th, so sound alone cannot choose the spelling. Their notes connect each written form with its meaning and show the different letters that follow th.
Keep longer words in useful chunks
Several words can be spelled in parts without losing their letter order. In going, keep the base word go and add ing. The words again, every, and people also have useful written chunks, while their notes mark letters that may be easy to miss. In first, the r-controlled vowel is spelled ir. These known structures leave only a few specific details to secure.
Notes for particular words
every
Keep every in the spelling chunks ev-er-y. The middle e may be hard to hear when the word is spoken quickly, but it remains in the written word.
people
The word people begins with p-e-o and ends with the stable spelling p-l-e. Hold the two chunks peo and ple to keep all six letters in order.
know
The word know begins with the silent letter k. After kn, use ow for the long o sound: k-n-o-w.
there
Use there for a place or position. It begins with th and ends with the letters e-r-e.
In a sentence: Put the book over there.
their
Use their when something belongs to them. After th, spell the vowel part e-i-r: t-h-e-i-r.
In a sentence: The children packed their lunches.