Skip to content
LessonPrint

Tricky Words to Spell is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on spelling the Grade 2 words that cannot be sounded out, aligned to Common Core standard L.2.2. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.

Next set

One paper per student

12345678910111213141516171819202122232425

All 25 sets ask different questions.

Tricky Words to Spell

L.2.2

NameDate

Choose the word from the box that makes sense.

1.Close your ___ and count to ten.

Choose: eyes · iys · ise

2.___ your dog like bones?

Choose: Does · Dus · Doze

3.The funny joke made me ___.

Choose: laugh · laf · laff

4.Lots of ___ came to the fair.

Choose: people · peeple · pepul

5.She ___ not find her other shoe.

Choose: could · cood · culd

6.Can you read the story ___?

Choose: again · agen · agane

7.Please be ___ in the library.

Choose: quiet · quite · qwiet

8.We ___ late for school yesterday.

Choose: were · wer · whir

LessonPrint · L.2.2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Tricky Words to Spell

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.eyes
  2. 2.Does
  3. 3.laugh
  4. 4.people
  5. 5.could
  6. 6.again
  7. 7.quiet
  8. 8.were

Questions about Tricky Words to Spell

What does the Tricky Words to Spell worksheet cover?

It practices spelling the Grade 2 words that cannot be sounded out — 8 questions for Grade 2, all on Common Core L.2.2: Capitalize proper nouns, use apostrophes and commas, and spell patterns you have been taught. The instruction to students is “Choose the word from the box that makes sense”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Tricky Words to Spell practice?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.2 — L.2.2, under Language for Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Tricky Words to Spell is written for Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on L.2.2, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Tricky Words to Spell come with an answer key?

Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Tricky Words to Spell can I print?

25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Tricky Words to Spell free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Tricky Words to Spell, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

More practice for L.2.2

Capitalize proper nouns, use apostrophes and commas, and spell patterns you have been taught.

All Grade 2 worksheets

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.2.2 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.