Which grades is this for?

Grades 1 to 8, roughly ages 6 to 14. Those are the same numbers in Canada, Years 2 to 9 in England and Wales, and in Ireland First to Sixth Class then First and Second Year. Scotland and Northern Ireland number differently again, so go by the age there. Picking a grade sets the starting difficulty and the Daily Five level; from the first few words the app re-aims at what your child actually spells, so a grade that is slightly off corrects itself rather than sticking.

Do you have a spelling list for my child's grade?

No, and we would rather say so than imply otherwise. There are no grade-levelled word lists here and nothing to print. What there is: a graded difficulty scale, every word read aloud, and practice that re-aims itself as your child answers. If you need this week's classroom list, your child's school is the right place to ask.

Does my child need an account?

No. The Daily Five and practice rounds both work without signing in, and a guest's progress stays in your own browser. An account exists only to carry a rating and streak between devices, and under-13s should not create one, which is what the privacy policy says too.

How long does it take?

About a minute. The Daily Five is five words a day, and everyone playing at the same level gets the same five. This page picks that level from the grade, so your child races the children on their level rather than the whole site. The daily habit is the part that actually moves spelling; practice rounds are unlimited if they want to keep going.

Free · No signup · 2nd grade · ages 7–8

2nd grade spelling practice, read aloud

Set for 2nd grade to start. Your child hears a real word spoken, then spells it with autocorrect switched off. About a minute a day.

Pick your child's grade

Start practising

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Every word read aloud
Autocorrect switched off
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How it works

Pick a grade

It sets where the words start: a difficulty, not a class list. One minute in, the app is going on what your child actually spells.

They hear the word

Spoken, the way a spelling bee pronouncer gives it, with the definition and a sentence available before they commit to an answer.

Misses come back

A word they get wrong returns a few days later, and keeps returning until they beat it. That gap is the part that makes it stick.

Which grade should I pick?

Pick the grade your child is in now. If they are comfortably ahead or finding spelling hard, pick the one that matches the words they can actually write. The app corrects a wrong guess within a round or two either way, so this is a starting line, not a verdict.

1st and 2nd gradeAges 6–8England & Wales Years 2–3 · Ireland 1st–2nd Class
Short, high-frequency words: the ones in every sentence a six-year-old writes. Opens the Starter Daily Five, the gentlest level on the site.
Set it to 1st grade Set it to 2nd grade
3rd and 4th gradeAges 8–10England & Wales Years 4–5 · Ireland 3rd–4th Class
Longer words and the first patterns worth knowing: silent letters, doubled consonants, the -ed and -ing endings. Opens the Learner Daily Five.
Set it to 3rd grade Set it to 4th grade
5th and 6th gradeAges 10–12England & Wales Years 6–7 · Ireland 5th–6th Class
The same Learner Daily Five, started harder. Practice opens around prefixes, suffixes and the borrowed spellings English never regularised.
Set it to 5th grade Set it to 6th grade
7th and 8th gradeAges 12–14England & Wales Years 8–9 · Ireland 1st–2nd Year
Where school spelling stops being about rules and starts being about vocabulary. Opens the standard Daily Five, the one most adults play.
Set it to 7th grade Set it to 8th grade

Grades here are US, which Canada shares. England and Wales count year groups one number higher, and Ireland counts classes, where a US grade is the same-numbered class right through primary. Scotland numbers P1–P7 then S1–S6, and Northern Ireland's year numbers run a year ahead of England's, so neither lines up with the table above; go by the age either way, and the level re-aims from your child's answers within a round or two regardless. Above 8th grade, spelling stops being taught as its own subject, so an older speller is better served by the free spelling test or by bee practice.

What picking a grade actually does

It chooses a starting point, and that is genuinely all. Every word here carries a difficulty on one continuous scale, and a grade maps onto a stretch of it: grades 1 and 2 open near the bottom, grades 7 and 8 nearer the middle. The same choice picks which Daily Five level the button sends you to.

From the first few answers, that starting point stops mattering. The app watches what your child spells and re-aims, so a grade you guessed at, or a child who is well ahead or behind their year, ends up in the right place within a round or two rather than being stuck where a form said they should be. The starting values are estimates, and they are meant to be corrected by evidence.

Why the word is spoken, not shown

Reading a word and recognising it is easy. Producing it from memory is the thing schools are actually testing, and it is a different skill, which is why a child can pass a Friday list and misspell the same word in a sentence on Monday.

So there is nothing to copy from: the word is read out, your child types it, and autocorrect, spell-check and autocomplete are all disabled in the field. The answer is theirs. They can replay the word as often as they like, slow it down, and ask for the definition and an example sentence first, the same allowances a real bee gives.

What this is not

There are no grade-levelled word lists, no printables, no worksheets, no lesson plans and no teacher dashboard. If you came here for this week's class list, this is not the page for it, and we would rather cost ourselves the click than waste your two minutes.

It is also not a phonics programme, not a reading-difficulty assessment, and not aligned to any published curriculum. What it is: a word read aloud, a typing field with no safety net, and a rating that moves when the spelling does.

For the parent, before you hand the phone over

Nothing needs an account. The Daily Five and practice both run as a guest, and a guest's progress stays in your own browser. If you do sign in, it is to carry a rating and a streak between devices, and under-13s should not be creating accounts here, which is what the privacy policy says as well.

No advertising is shown anywhere on the site, there is no chat, and there is no public leaderboard with anyone's name on it. A score is private unless you decide to share it. Headphones or a speaker help, since every word is spoken.

The word list is general-vocabulary English picked for spelling difficulty rather than for subject matter, and an automated screen sweeps it hourly and withdraws anything it flags. Words only go live once a person has approved them, and the screen has almost always read them first. A word put live inside that hour can still be served before it has, so this is a filter that works rather than a promise that nothing ever slips through.

Questions people ask

Which grades is this for?: Grades 1 to 8, roughly ages 6 to 14. Those are the same numbers in Canada, Years 2 to 9 in England and Wales, and in Ireland First to Sixth Class then First and Second Year. Scotland and Northern Ireland number differently again, so go by the age there. Picking a grade sets the starting difficulty and the Daily Five level; from the first few words the app re-aims at what your child actually spells, so a grade that is slightly off corrects itself rather than sticking.
Do you have a spelling list for my child's grade?: No, and we would rather say so than imply otherwise. There are no grade-levelled word lists here and nothing to print. What there is: a graded difficulty scale, every word read aloud, and practice that re-aims itself as your child answers. If you need this week's classroom list, your child's school is the right place to ask.
Does my child need an account?: No. The Daily Five and practice rounds both work without signing in, and a guest's progress stays in your own browser. An account exists only to carry a rating and streak between devices, and under-13s should not create one, which is what the privacy policy says too.
Is it safe for children to use?: The words are general-vocabulary English chosen for spelling difficulty rather than for subject matter, and an automated screen sweeps the list hourly and withdraws anything it flags. Words only go live once a person has approved them, and the screen has almost always read them first. A word put live inside that hour can still be served before it has, so this is a filter that works rather than a promise nothing ever slips through. The site carries no advertising, no chat and no public leaderboard with anyone's name on it. Results are private unless you choose to share a score card yourself.
How long does it take?: About a minute. The Daily Five is five words a day, and everyone playing at the same level gets the same five. This page picks that level from the grade, so your child races the children on their level rather than the whole site. The daily habit is the part that actually moves spelling; practice rounds are unlimited if they want to keep going.

Ready when you are.