• These are words that second graders should learn by the end of their school year.  They are called trick words because they are difficult to decode.  Students will need to memorize these words because phonics rules do not apply to these words.  Tricky!
     
    Level 2 Fundations Trick Words

    when

    again

    away

    more

    even

    their

    animal

    here

    use

    water

    knew

    know

    which

    often

    house

    move

    right

    place

    together

    why

    large

    change

    city

    every

    family

    world

    answer

    eye

    carry

    something

    different

    picture

    learn

    earth

    great

    country

    America

    example

    thought

    school

    too

    son

    breakfast

    head

    ready

    mother

    father

    brother

    neighbor

    early

    ocean

    Monday

    Tuesday

    cousin

    lose

    dance

    beautiful

    Wednesday

    Thursday

    Saturday

    bought

    library

    piece

    January

    February 

    July

    enough

    special

    paste

    August

    December

    daughter

    laugh

    favorite

    sugar

    trouble

    couple

    young