Year 2 · Writing
Build words with suffixes and place apostrophes in contractions.
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Use the sentence to choose the spelling that fits its meaning.
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Spell longer words by adding –ment, –ness, –ful, –less and –ly. A free Year 2 spelling game with a printable game and worksheet.
Play Suffixes: –ment, –ness, –ful, –less, –lyMatch words like do not and don’t. A free Year 2 spelling game about contractions and apostrophes, with a printable game and worksheet.
Play Contractions with apostrophesUse a short shared task after playing.
Year 2 spelling includes suffixes, contractions and a widening range of spelling patterns. The existing suffix game lets children build words with endings such as ment, ness, ful, less and ly. Read the completed word and discuss its meaning, rather than learning an ending as a string of letters without a purpose. Some roots change when an ending is added; use the examples in the game’s guide.
A contraction joins a shortened form using an apostrophe where letters have been omitted. Say the full form and the shortened form together: do not becomes don’t. Ask which letters disappeared. Afterwards, find contractions in a familiar dialogue and write an example in a sentence. This collection offers selected patterns; homophones, exception words and other endings remain part of wider teaching.
Compare help, helpful and helpless. Say what each word could mean in a short sentence, then identify the ending that changed the meaning. For contractions, write do not beside don’t and point to the letters the apostrophe replaces.
The reading and writing connections use the Year 2 programme of study. This collection offers selected practice rather than the complete programme. Read the official English programme of study.
No. These games focus on contractions. Apostrophes can also mark possession, which should be discussed separately.
Start with a skill the child is learning at school. Use the game as a short practice opportunity, then return to a real book, a useful piece of writing or a conversation. Follow the teacher’s sequence where it differs.