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The Power of Words: Building Vocabulary for 6-Year-Old ESL Learners

Written by Venkadesh Narayanan, IRAS (Retd) | Jun 25, 2025 7:26:32 AM

At the age of six, children are in a crucial phase of language development where their ability to understand and use new words expands rapidly. A strong vocabulary forms the foundation for reading comprehension, effective communication, and academic success. In our “English as a Second Language (ESL) for Grade-2 Students” program at Fhyzics Academy, we focus on introducing words that are age-appropriate, frequently used in daily contexts, and engaging for young learners. These 500 carefully selected words help students become confident speakers and readers, making language learning both fun and functional.  

Top 500 Vocabulary Words for Grade-2 Students 



Apple 
ant 
ask 
arm 
air 
all 
always 
away 
animal 
answer 

B
ball
bat
big
blue
book
baby
boy
bus
bag
back

C
cat
car
cup
cold
cow
come
cake
clean
cry
cut

D
dog
doll
day
dance
door
down
dry
duck
dark
dish

E
eat
egg
ear
end
even
enjoy
eye
elephant
eight
easy

F
fish
fan
fire
full
five
fast
feet
face
far
fun

G
goat
girl
game
go
green
give
great
good
grass
gate

H
hat
hand
happy
house
hill
help
hot
hair
home
horse

I
ice
in
if
idea
inside
ink
into
it
its
is

J
jump
juice
jam
job
jelly
joy
join
just
jellyfish
jacket

K
kite
king
key
kid
kind
keep
kick
kitten
knock
kitchen

L
lamp
leg
love
long
leaf
look
laugh
lion
light
land

M
man
milk
mouse
moon
make
many
more
must
mud
move

N
nose
night
new
name
now
nest
net
need
nice
never

O
owl
open
old
on
off
out
orange
over
only
once

P
pen
pig
pan
park
play
push
pull
put
please
paint

Q
queen
quick
quiet
question
quilt
quack
quiz
quite
quarter
queue

R
red
run
rabbit
read
rain
ride
ring
rope
rice
road

S
sun
sit
see
smile
sad
sleep
small
stop
star
shoe

T
ten
top
toy
train
two
time
tree
try
talk
teeth

U
up
under
us
use
umbrella
uncle
until
useful
upset
uniform

V
van
very
voice
visit
vest
vote
village
vacuum
violin
volcano

W
walk
wall
warm
water
win
white
wind
want
work
wait

X
x-ray
xylophone
xenops
box
fox
mix
six
fix
next
text

Y
yes
you
your
yellow
yard
yarn
yet
yesterday
young
yawn

Z
zoo
zip
zero
zebra
zigzag

Additional Words by Themes
Nature & Animals
tree
grass
river
bird
leaf
flower
sky
cloud
snow
sun

Body Parts
head
hand
leg
foot
ear
nose
mouth
eye
finger
toe

Action Words
run
jump
swim
read
write
eat
drink
sing
dance

climb

School & Study
book
pen
pencil
bag
board
desk
chair
bell
chalk
school
green
pink

purple
orange
white
black
brown

Numbers & Counting
one
two
three
four
five
six
seven
eight
nine
ten

Common Opposites
big – small
hot – cold
fast – slow
up – down
happy – sad
light – dark
long – short
near – far
open – closed
old – new

Food & Drinks
rice
bread
milk
apple
banana
juice
water
cake
egg
meat

Family & People
father
mother
sister
brother
baby
friend
teacher
uncle
aunt
grandma

Clothes
shirt
pants
shoes
socks
coat
dress
hat
gloves
sweater
shorts

Other Thematic Vocabulary
ladder
shadow
bottle
sponge
butter
pancake
cereal
sandwich
cheese
corn
doctor
nurse
police
farmer
pilot
driver
actor
dancer
singer
artist
kitchen
bathroom
toothpaste
toothbrush
shampoo
bucket
tap
road
traffic
street
sign
signal
bridge
tunnel
car
bike
truck
clock
time
minute
hour
day
week
month
year
today
tomorrow
buy
sell

open
close
give
take
show
hide
laugh
cry
morning
afternoon
evening
night
sunrise
sunset
moonlight
starry
cloudy
windy
balloon
birthday
party
present
gift
cake
candles
sing
clap
hug
inside
outside
behind
beside
between
around
above
below
near
far
tired
hungry
thirsty
angry
excited
scared
bored
sleepy
proud
brave
soft
hard
noisy
quiet
dirty
clean
sweet
sour
sharp
dull
think
guess
dream
draw
color
build
break
help
learn
teach
begin
finish
remember
forget
believe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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