English Vocabulary · Grade 2 Live Review Preview
2nd Grade Vocabulary Words
Second-grade vocabulary connects increasingly fluent reading with science, social studies, mathematics, and richer stories. Learners practise useful everyday and academic words while noticing vowel teams, syllables, word families, and words whose meaning depends on context.
This independently authored 300-word list is calibrated with the supplied district reading vocabulary and Flocabulary references. It does not repeat the Phonics/CVC or Grade 1 levels, and every definition, example, story, and question is newly written for this curriculum.
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| # | Word | Pattern / part of speech | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 281 | dinner | nounGrade 2 reading word | the main meal eaten later in the day | We made vegetable soup for dinner. |
| 282 | sail | verbGrade 2 reading word | to travel across water in a boat | The family will sail across the bay. |
| 283 | slide | verbGrade 2 reading word | to move smoothly along a surface | The penguin can slide across the ice. |
| 284 | street | nounGrade 2 reading word | a public road in a town or city | Look both ways before crossing the street. |
| 285 | shade | nounGrade 2 reading word | an area protected from direct sunlight | We ate lunch in the shade of an oak tree. |
| 286 | draw | verbGrade 2 reading word | to make a picture with lines | Draw a circle around the correct answer. |
| 287 | listen | verbGrade 2 reading word | to pay attention to sound | Please listen carefully to the instructions. |
| 288 | wheel | nounGrade 2 reading word | a round object that turns to help something move | One wheel on the wagon needed repair. |
| 289 | stole | verbGrade 2 reading word | took something that belonged to someone else | In the tale, a thief stole the golden key. |
| 290 | crawl | verbGrade 2 reading word | to move close to the ground on hands and knees or many legs | We watched a beetle crawl across the log. |
Vocabulary reading and practice
Page 29 vocabulary review
Review five selected words from page 29.
English reading
Reading passage is being prepared.
Translation
Vocabulary quiz
Complete 5 review questions for this page.
1. We made vegetable soup for ___.
Answer: dinner
2. The family will ___ across the bay.
Answer: sail
3. The penguin can ___ across the ice.
Answer: slide
4. Look both ways before crossing the ___.
Answer: street
5. We ate lunch in the ___ of an oak tree.
Answer: shade
Vocabulary chart page
This page focuses on the word chart. Reading passages appear once in each three-page group, while cloze quizzes remain in the established enhanced range for this level.
Sources and curriculum references
These references guide selection and calibration. Definitions, sample sentences, readings, questions, and teaching notes are independently written and reviewed.
- Geneva CUSD 304: National Vocabulary Grade 2
- Flocabulary: 2nd Grade Vocabulary Word List
- WikDict downloadable bilingual dictionaries
- Kaikki.org / Wiktextract machine-readable Wiktionary data
- Language-Learning-decks public flashcard datasets
- SBBIC English-to-Khmer Dictionary
- English–Khmer Dictionary Dataset (machine-generated Khmer fallback; human review required)
- PanLex meanings snapshot (direct CC0 gap candidates; human review required)
- Cambridge bilingual dictionaries (individual editorial sense checks)
- Collins English–Hindi Dictionary (individual editorial checks)
- Hindwi and Rekhta dictionaries (individual Hindi/Urdu checks)
- National Institute of Korean Language: Basic Korean Dictionary
- JMdict/EDRDG Japanese dictionary project
- CC-CEDICT Chinese dictionary project
- VDict Vietnamese Dictionary (individual editorial check)
- Google Translate (machine-assisted lesson-reading draft; fluent review required)
- Kuperman et al.: Age-of-acquisition ratings for 30,000 English words
English Vocabulary · Grade 2 Live Review Preview
2nd Grade Vocabulary Words
Second-grade vocabulary connects increasingly fluent reading with science, social studies, mathematics, and richer stories. Learners practise useful everyday and academic words while noticing vowel teams, syllables, word families, and words whose meaning depends on context.
This independently authored 300-word list is calibrated with the supplied district reading vocabulary and Flocabulary references. It does not repeat the Phonics/CVC or Grade 1 levels, and every definition, example, story, and question is newly written for this curriculum.
Open the basic text version — works without JavaScript and is suitable for printing.
Your private study tools
Track your learning with My Vocabulary
Use the three small controls beside any word. Your choices stay attached to your account and appear in your My Vocabulary record.
- Star a difficult word to practise it again.
- Check a word when you have learned it.
- Add a note with a memory clue, synonym, or reminder.
These controls work during your free visits and save privately on this browser. Sign in to move them into your account’s My Vocabulary record.
| # | Word | Pattern / part of speech | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 281 | dinner | nounGrade 2 reading word | the main meal eaten later in the day | We made vegetable soup for dinner. |
| 282 | sail | verbGrade 2 reading word | to travel across water in a boat | The family will sail across the bay. |
| 283 | slide | verbGrade 2 reading word | to move smoothly along a surface | The penguin can slide across the ice. |
| 284 | street | nounGrade 2 reading word | a public road in a town or city | Look both ways before crossing the street. |
| 285 | shade | nounGrade 2 reading word | an area protected from direct sunlight | We ate lunch in the shade of an oak tree. |
| 286 | draw | verbGrade 2 reading word | to make a picture with lines | Draw a circle around the correct answer. |
| 287 | listen | verbGrade 2 reading word | to pay attention to sound | Please listen carefully to the instructions. |
| 288 | wheel | nounGrade 2 reading word | a round object that turns to help something move | One wheel on the wagon needed repair. |
| 289 | stole | verbGrade 2 reading word | took something that belonged to someone else | In the tale, a thief stole the golden key. |
| 290 | crawl | verbGrade 2 reading word | to move close to the ground on hands and knees or many legs | We watched a beetle crawl across the log. |
Vocabulary reading and practice
Page 29 vocabulary review
Review five selected words from page 29.
English reading
Reading passage is being prepared.
Translation
Vocabulary quiz
Complete 5 review questions for this page.
1. We made vegetable soup for ___.
Answer: dinner
2. The family will ___ across the bay.
Answer: sail
3. The penguin can ___ across the ice.
Answer: slide
4. Look both ways before crossing the ___.
Answer: street
5. We ate lunch in the ___ of an oak tree.
Answer: shade
Vocabulary chart page
This page focuses on the word chart. Reading passages appear once in each three-page group, while cloze quizzes remain in the established enhanced range for this level.
Sources and curriculum references
These references guide selection and calibration. Definitions, sample sentences, readings, questions, and teaching notes are independently written and reviewed.
- Geneva CUSD 304: National Vocabulary Grade 2
- Flocabulary: 2nd Grade Vocabulary Word List
- WikDict downloadable bilingual dictionaries
- Kaikki.org / Wiktextract machine-readable Wiktionary data
- Language-Learning-decks public flashcard datasets
- SBBIC English-to-Khmer Dictionary
- English–Khmer Dictionary Dataset (machine-generated Khmer fallback; human review required)
- PanLex meanings snapshot (direct CC0 gap candidates; human review required)
- Cambridge bilingual dictionaries (individual editorial sense checks)
- Collins English–Hindi Dictionary (individual editorial checks)
- Hindwi and Rekhta dictionaries (individual Hindi/Urdu checks)
- National Institute of Korean Language: Basic Korean Dictionary
- JMdict/EDRDG Japanese dictionary project
- CC-CEDICT Chinese dictionary project
- VDict Vietnamese Dictionary (individual editorial check)
- Google Translate (machine-assisted lesson-reading draft; fluent review required)
- Kuperman et al.: Age-of-acquisition ratings for 30,000 English words