2nd grade · Vocabulary
What a 2nd grade student learns in Vocabulary
Grade 2 vocabulary centers on using context, word parts (prefixes, roots, compounds), and reference tools to determine word meanings, while deepening understanding of word relationships, shades of meaning, and applying newly acquired words (including adjectives and adverbs) in speaking and writing.
The skills for the year
- 1Using sentence-level context clues to determine meanings of unknown or multiple-meaning words
- 2Identifying and applying common prefixes (un-, re-, pre-, dis-) to known base words
- 3Using known root words as clues to the meaning of related unknown words
- 4Predicting meanings of compound words from the meanings of their individual parts
- 5Consulting glossaries and beginning dictionaries (print and digital) to clarify word meanings
- 6Making real-life connections between words and their uses (e.g., spicy/juicy foods)
- 7Distinguishing shades of meaning among closely related verbs (toss/throw/hurl)
- 8Distinguishing shades of meaning among closely related adjectives (thin/slender/skinny/scrawny)
- 9Recognizing and using synonyms and antonyms for grade-appropriate words
- 10Understanding and using multiple-meaning words in context
- 11Identifying simple figurative language and word play (alliteration, rhymes) that affect meaning
- 12Acquiring and using grade-level academic and domain-specific words from texts and discussions
- 13Using newly learned adjectives and adverbs precisely to describe people, places, things, and actions
- 14Applying vocabulary strategies independently while reading grade 2 literary and informational texts
- 15Incorporating acquired words and phrases into oral responses and written sentences
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