1. ENDEAVOUR PRIMARY SCHOOL
ENGLISH SPELLING, 2011
PRIMARY 2
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Class: Pri 2
Additional Words: Theme on Beach
Week 2: 10 January 2011 (Monday)
Note: Learn only the words in bold.
Word Sentence
1. sandcastle The children built a sandcastle on the beach.
2. mat Mrs Ng sat on the mat and took out her
sandwich from the picnic basket.
3. swim They go for a swim at East Coast Park.
4. spade and David took a spade and bucket to the beach.
bucket
5. swimming You need to put on your swimming costume
costume before going into the pool.
6. goggles The goggles helped Tom to see clearly when he
was swimming.
7. sunny day As it was a sunny day, Janice put on her
sunglasses.
8. picnic My family went for a picnic at Sembawang Park
last Sunday.
9. lifeguard The lifeguard dived into the sea to save the
drowning boy.
10. seashells The girls are picking up seashells on the beach.
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2. Unit 1: The Underground Dance
Week 3 : 17 January 2011 (Monday)
Note: Learn only the words in bold.
Word Sentence
1. centipede A centipede has many legs.
2. earthworm An earthworm lives in the soil.
3. dance They dance joyfully at the party.
4. mole A mole usually lives under the ground.
5. drill You need to drill holes on the wall.
6. miner My father is a miner. He works in a coal mine
under the ground.
7. roots Be careful not to damage the roots when
repotting.
8. shoot A shoot has just grown out from the plant.
9. tunnel The train goes through the dark tunnel.
10. wriggly Look at this wriggly worm!
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3. Unit 2: Chicken Rice
Week 4 : 24 January 2011 (Monday)
Note: Learn only the words in bold.
Word Sentence
1. delicious The nasi lemak is delicious.
2. spicy My sister likes spicy food.
3. terrible The cough syrup tastes terrible.
4. tasty This bowl of noodles is tasty.
5. yummy My ice cream is yummy.
6. curry I like to eat roti prata with curry.
7. dish My mother cooked my favourite dish.
8. horrible The food from this stall tastes horrible.
9. vegetables We must eat two servings of vegetables
each day.
10. chicken rice My favourite food is chicken rice.
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4. Additional Words: Theme on Birthday Celebration
Week 5: 31 January 2011 (Monday)
Note: Learn only the words in bold.
Word Sentence
1. guests The guests were dancing at the party.
2. invitation Mary sent out invitation cards to invite all her
cards friends to her birthday party.
3. decorated The school hall was decorated with colourful
balloons on Rainbow Day.
4. balloons The children decorated the classroom with
balloons to give Mrs Tan a surprise on Teacher’s
Day.
5. streamers My father helped to hang colourful streamers
on the windows.
6. presents My friends gave me presents wrapped in
colourful paper.
7. excitement I opened my presents with great excitement.
8. birthday cake My mother baked me a delicious birthday
cake with pink icing.
9. candles I blew the candles on the cake after my friends
sang the birthday song.
10. surprise The surprise of my party was a clown. He did
some funny tricks that made everyone laugh.
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5. Unit 3: Bad Dreams
Week 6: 7 February 2011 (Monday)
Note: Learn only the words in bold.
Word Sentence
1. dream Michael had a bad dream last night.
2. idea Can you give me ideas on how to solve this
problem?
3. monster My little sister is afraid of the terrifying monster
with red blazing eyes.
4. squeeze The giant is trying to squeeze through the narrow
door.
5. protect John wears sunglasses to protect his eyes from
the glare of the sun.
6. crowded The shopping mall was crowded with shoppers
before Christmas.
7. comfortable I like to rest on the comfortable sofa.
8. together Tom and Paul played together during recess.
9. choose Our teacher allows us to choose our favourite
colour.
10. frightened Sue was frightened by the huge monster.
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6. Unit 4: A Butterfly Is Born
Week 7: 14 February 2011 (Monday)
Note: Learn only the words in bold.
Word Sentence
1. butterfly A butterfly had just laid its eggs on my
father’s plant.
2. branch A bird is perching on a tree branch.
3. caterpillar A caterpillar ate the leaves of my
grandmother’s rose plant.
4. nectar The bees were busy collecting nectar from
the flowers.
5. pupa There is a pupa hanging from a branch.
6. eggshell The eggshell cracked and out came the
larva.
7. squirm Bobby squirms when he is nervous.
8. crumpled Jenny crumpled a piece of paper and threw
it into the basket.
9. mosquito A mosquito bit me on my cheek.
10. insects There are many insects in my school garden.
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7. Additional Words: Theme on “At the Park”
Week 8: 21 February 2011 (Monday)
Note: Learn only the words in bold.
Word Sentence
1. benches A few senior citizens are sitting on the wooden
benches in the park.
2. was jogging My father was jogging along the pavement
when he saw an injured cat.
3. cyclist A cyclist should be careful while riding his
bicycle.
4. taking a stroll Our family is taking a stroll at the
neighbourhood garden.
5. walking the John is walking the dog in the park.
dog
6. fitness corner A group of people is exercising at the fitness
corner.
7. windy “It is a windy day. Shall we go and fly kites? ”
suggested Ali
8. flying a kite Sam is his flying kite in the open field.
9. litter bin Remember to keep the park clean by throwing
the rubbish into the litter bin.
10. enjoyable Rachel and her friends had an enjoyable
weekend.
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8. Unit 5: Billy McBrown
Week 9: 28 February 2011 (Monday)
Note: Learn only the words in bold.
Word Sentence
1. flippers Billy puts on the flippers and jumps into the pool.
2. frown The people in Billy’s town frown everyday.
3. jiggle The baby loves to jiggle to the music.
4. waddle Look! I can waddle like a duck.
5. laugh The pupils laugh loudly when Mr Lee tells them a
joke.
6. funny John loves to tell funny stories to his friends.
7. jelly My knees feel like jelly when I’m scared.
8. tricks The naughty boys played tricks on the girls.
9. people There were many people at the carnival.
10. clown Look at that clown! He has a big red nose.
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