This Grade 2 reading programme for South Africa builds fluent reading through blends, vowel teams, vocabulary and comprehension — CAPS-aligned and step by step.
Grow from blends and vowel teams to building bigger words, then read a whole passage and put a story in order.
- 1Consonant Blends0/4
- 2Vowel Teams & Word Parts0/5
- 3Sight Words & Reading0/4
- 4Word Skills0/5
- 5Vowel Teams0/7
- 6Diphthongs & Bigger Words0/7
- 7Word Study & Sight Words0/7
- 8Reading Comprehension0/7
Consonant Blends
Read words that begin with two consonants run together
Consonant Blends: br, cr, gr, tr
brick, crab, grass, tree
Recap: Consonant Blends
Review before your first test.
Stage Test: Consonant Blends
Pass this test to unlock the next stage.
Stage Test · Pass 70%
Vowel Teams & Word Parts
Vowel teams, compound words and prefixes
Vowel Teams: ai, ea, oa
rain, read, boat
Compound Words
sun + flower = sunflower
Prefixes: un-, re-, pre-
undo, redo, preview
Recap: Vowel Teams & Word Parts
Review before the test.
Stage Test: Vowel Teams & Word Parts
Pass this test to unlock the next stage.
Stage Test · Pass 70%
Sight Words & Reading
Grade 2 sight words and reading a real passage
Sight Words: Grade 2 Set
because, before, could, would, should, every, always
Reading a Passage
A 6–8 sentence passage with comprehension questions
Recap: Sight Words & Reading
Review before the test.
Stage Test: Sight Words & Reading
Pass this test to unlock the next stage.
Stage Test · Pass 70%
Word Skills
Suffixes, vocabulary in context and story sequencing
Suffixes: -ing, -ed, -er, -est
running, jumped, faster, biggest
Vocabulary in Context
Pick the meaning from context
Story Sequence
Put the story events in the right order
Recap: Word Skills
Review before the final test.
Stage Test: Word Skills
Pass this test to finish the path.
Stage Test · Pass 70%
Vowel Teams
Two vowels that team up, then read a vowel-team story
Vowel Teams: Match the Picture
Two vowels that work together to make one sound
Build It: rain (ai)
Blend r-a-i-n to build the word
Build It: boat (oa)
Blend b-o-a-t to build the word
Read: Down by the Sea
Read a story full of vowel teams
Read & Answer: Down by the Sea
Answer questions about the story
Recap: Vowel Teams
Two vowels can make one sound.
Stage Test: Vowel Teams
Pass this test to unlock the next stage.
Stage Test · Pass 70%
Diphthongs & Bigger Words
Tricky vowel sounds and joining words together
Sounds: oi, oy, ow, ou
Match each word to its picture
Build It: coin (oi)
Blend c-o-i-n to build the word
Compound Words
Join two small words to make a big one
Read: The Boy and the Owl
Read a story with tricky vowel sounds
Read & Answer: The Boy and the Owl
Answer questions about the story
Recap: Diphthongs & Bigger Words
Tricky vowel sounds and compound words.
Stage Test: Diphthongs & Bigger Words
Pass this test to unlock the next stage.
Stage Test · Pass 70%
Word Study & Sight Words
Prefixes, suffixes and more everyday words
Sight Words: Set A
about, around, again, many, other
Sight Words: Set B
their, people, water, first, different
Suffixes: root + ending
See how endings change a word
Prefixes: what they mean
A prefix changes the meaning of a word
Read: A New Town
Read a passage using your new words
Recap: Word Study & Sight Words
Prefixes, suffixes and new sight words.
Stage Test: Word Study & Sight Words
Pass this test to unlock the next stage.
Stage Test · Pass 70%
Reading Comprehension
Read longer stories and answer questions about them
Read: The Lost Puppy
Read a longer story on your own
Read & Answer: The Lost Puppy
Answer questions about the story
Read: A Trip to the Farm
Read about a day on the farm
Read & Answer: A Trip to the Farm
Answer questions about the farm trip
Story Sequence
Put the story events in the right order
Recap: Reading Comprehension
Good readers think about the story.
Stage Test: Reading Comprehension
Pass this test to finish the path.
Stage Test · Pass 70%Reading Books
Grade-appropriate readers that put your child's new skills to work — real books to read, with a quick check at the end of each one.
The Brave Little Crab
A crab with a big dream.
Level 1 · Blends
The Rain Game
What can you play on a rainy day?
Level 2 · Vowel teams
Zola's Garden
Watch a seed become supper.
Level 3 · Longer sentences
The Moonlight Owl
A night adventure with oo and ow.
Level 4 · Vowel digraphs
The Lost Puppy
Can Sipho find the puppy's home?
Level 5 · Story reading
The Kite That Could
Up, up and away!
Level 6 · Fluency
The Talking Drum
Music tells a story.
Level 7 · Rich vocabulary
The Great Shoe Swap
A mixed-up morning at school.
Level 8 · Comprehension
The White Kite Night
Silent e takes flight after dark.
Level 9 · Silent e
The Train in the Rain
Vowel teams ai and ea on the rails.
Level 10 · Vowel teams
Roy's Coin
Oi and oy — a shiny choice.
Level 11 · Diphthongs oi/oy
Stars of the Farm
R-vowels ar and or down on the farm.
Level 12 · R-vowels ar/or
The Sunflower and the Raindrop
Compound words grow tall.
Level 13 · Compound words
The Unlucky Pancake
Prefixes and suffixes in the kitchen.
Level 14 · Prefixes & suffixes
The Beach Clean Team
Small hands, big difference.
Level 15 · Fluency
Grandpa's Lantern
A story passed down like a light.
Level 16 · Comprehension
The Loud Cloud
ou and ow words rumble by.
Level 17 · ou/ow words
Paul's Big Yawn
aw and au words at dawn.
Level 18 · aw/au words
The Gentle Giant
Soft c and soft g at the circus.
Level 19 · Soft c and g
The Bridge Match
-tch and -dge endings win the day.
Level 20 · -tch/-dge endings
Don't Worry, Naledi
Contractions make talking quick.
Level 21 · Contractions
The Tallest Tree
Comparing words: big, bigger, biggest!
Level 22 · Comparing words
My Day at the Taxi Rank
First, next, then, last — a recount!
Level 23 · Story sequencing
The Table Mountain Trip
A revision story full of new sounds.
Level 24 · Revision story