Phonological Awareness • Generate Rhyme

Name

Words that rhyme end with the same sounds.

Say each picture name. Then draw two pictures of things whose
names rhyme with it.

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2.

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Teacher Directions: Read the box at the top of the page. Point to the pictures as you say cat,
bat, and hat. Emphasize the ending sounds in each word. Point out that all three words rhyme.

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 Phonemic Awareness • Phoneme Isolation

Name

Say each picture name. Circle the picture whose name has
the same middle sound as the first picture in the row.

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2.
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4.

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Teacher Directions: Model item 1. Say: /b/ /e/ /d/, stressing the vowel sound. Say pen, map, and
dog and compare vowel sounds. Say: The words bed and pen have the same middle sound: /e/. Map
and dog have different middle sounds: /a/ and /o/. Guide children to circle the picture of the pen.

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 Phonics • short e, o, u

Name

The letter e can stand for the sound you hear in bed. The letter
o can stand for the sound you hear in dog. The letter u can
stand for the sound you hear in bug.
bed dog bug

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A. Circle the word that names each picture.

1.  ball 2.  lock 3.  rug

bet sick rag

bell rock bug

4.  dock 5.  jog 6.  nut

sick fed cut

sock jet not

B. Read each word. Write a word from the box that rhymes.

tug beg bum dig hog

1. fog 2. egg

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 Phonics • short e, o, u

Name

A. Write e, o, or u to complete each picture name.

1. b d 2. r g

3. b x 4. p p

5. j t 6. gg
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B. Change one letter at a time to make a new word with the

short e, short o, or short i sound. The first one has been done
for you. Finish the second ladder.
1. Go from beg to pen 2. Go from bug to run

beg bug

peg

pen

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 Structural Analysis • Inflectional Endings

Name

You can add the ending -s to a noun to name more than one.
When a noun ends in -s, -ss, -sh, -ch, or -x, add -es to tell
about more than one.
rams glasses foxes
You can add -s or -es to a verb in the same way.
She sits on the chair. He fixes his hair.

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A. Add -s or -es to the underlined word. Write the new word.

1. Ann run fast.

2. My dog nap in the sun.

3. Dad rush to work.

4. Tom had two ax.

C. Use the words to complete the sentences.

eggs     
messes mugs matches

5. Mom put in the pan.

6. He can fill ten .

7. The pup gets in lots of .

8. The team won both .

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 High-Frequency Words

Name

Read and spell the words in the box. Then identify which word
completes the sentence.

could find funny green how

little one or see sounds

1. What you said was .

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2. Do you want a blue hat

a red hat?

3. That van loud.

4. There is only a bit there.

5. The bug is like the tree.

6. Do you the map?

7. Dad could not the lid for the box.

8. He has only blue pen.

9. You find my cat in there.

10. I see to help Mom.

Teacher Directions: Point to the word could. Use the Read/Spell/Write routine. Repeat for each
word in the box.

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 Spelling • Short e, o, u

Name

Fold back the paper 1. 1. went

along the dotted line.
Use the blanks to write 2. 2. tell
each word as it is read
aloud. When you finish 3. pet
3.
the test, unfold the
paper. Use the list at
4. 4. job
the right to correct any
spelling mistakes.
5. 5. fog

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6. 6. not

7. 7. tug

8. 8. hut

9. 9. tub

10. 10. bun

Review Words 11. 11. fix

12. 12. has

High-Frequency 13. 13. one

Words
14. 14. or

15. 15. see

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 Spelling • Short e, o, u

Name

went tell pet job fog

not tug hut tub bun

A. Look at the spelling words in the box. Match each spelling

word to a word below that has the same vowel sound.
Write the words on the lines.

nut red mop

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1. 5. 8.

2. 6. 9.

3. 7. 10.

4.

B. Read each group of words. Circle the words that have the
same vowel sound.

11. not job went

12. tug fog bun

13. hut tell pet

14. bun tell tub

15. fog not hut

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 Spelling • Short e, o, u

Name

net leg hog job bus

not top hut tub bun

A. Look at the spelling words in the box. Match each spelling

word to a word below that has the same vowel sound.

nut red mop

1. 5. 7.

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2. 6.   8.

3. 9.

4.  10.

B. Read each group of words. Circle the words that have the
same vowel sound.

11. bun leg net

12. job top leg

13. bus hog tub

14. hut bun leg

15. hog net job

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 Spelling • Short e, o, u

Name

went telling peppy sock foggy

crops tugged fluffy bathtub muffin

A. Look at the spelling words in the box. Match each spelling

word to a word below that has the same vowel sound.

nut red mop

1. 5. 8.
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2. 6.   9.

3. 7. 10.

4.

B. Read each group of words. Circle the words that have the
same vowel sound.

11. bathtub went fluffy

12. crops sock peppy

13. muffin foggy tugged

14. tugged went telling

15. went sock foggy

Grade 2 • Unit 1 • Week 2 25B

 Handwriting • Letter and Word Spacing

Name

These words are just right.

I like to write.
The letters are not too close.
The letters are not too far apart.

Writing is fun.

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There is a pencil space between words.

Write the words.

great brother

some yard

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 Handwriting • Letter and Word Spacing

Name

Write the sentences.

You can write a

whole sentence.
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We like to read
your stories.

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 Grammar • Commands

Name

• A sentence has a subject and an action word.

• A command is a sentence that tells someone to do
something.
• A command ends with a period.
• The subject of a command is the person to whom the speaker
is talking.
Listen to your mother. Play with your sister.

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Underline each command.

1. My family eats dinner.

2. Set the table.

3. Use your napkin.

4. Grandma made tacos.

5. Give your sister the meat.

6. This tastes good.

Use the sentences as a model. Write directions that explain

how to complete a task. Be sure to use commands in your
instructions.

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 Grammar • Exclamations

Name

• An exclamation is a sentence that shows strong feeling.

• An exclamation begins with a capital letter and ends with an
exclamation point.
Maria can really dance!

A. Circle each exclamation.

1. Jane’s family plays in the snow.

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2. We can throw snowballs!

3. I want to make a snowman!

4. Dad puts on a hat.

5. It’s too cold outside!

6. Let’s sit by the fire.

B. Write a new exclamation on the line below.

7.

Connect to
Community
Explain ways to help the community when there is bad
weather.

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 Grammar • Sentence Capitalization/Punctuation

Name

• Begin each sentence with a capital letter.

• End each command with a period.
• End an exclamation with an exclamation point.
Get ready. We don’t want to be late!

Read the sentences. Write the commands and exclamations

correctly on the lines.

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1. i can’t wait for the Chinese festival

2. come to the party with my family

3. nana’s moon cakes are my favorite

4. sit next to me

5. Lee’s dragon mask is cool

6. Lee loves a parade

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 Grammar • Exclamations and Commands

Name

• Begin each sentence with a capital letter.

• An exclamation ends with an exclamation point.
• A command ends with a period.

Read the passage. Circle the mistakes in capitalization

and punctuation. Then rewrite the passage correctly on
the lines below.
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let’s visit Marco’s house? his family is so much fun! shake

his grandfather’s hand. Say hello to him. I love his stories
about Brazil. Let’s listen?

Writing/Spelling Look back through your notebook for commands

Connection
and exclamations you have used. Check that you
used periods and exclamation points correctly. Fix
any mistakes you find.

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 Grammar • Exclamations and Commands

Name

Circle “command” or “exclamation” for

each sentence.

1. Have fun at the party.

command exclamation

2. It is Jen’s birthday!

command exclamation

3. My family will surprise her!

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command exclamation

4. Do not tell Jen.

command exclamation

5. Come to my house at noon.

command exclamation

Rewrite the following sentences with correct capitalization

and punctuation.

6. pick up another cake

7. Tad did a great job

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 Vocabulary • Context Clues

Name

Look at this example of context clues. The underlined words

explain what polite means.
He was polite because he knew good manners were important.

Read each sentence. Then circle the meaning of the word in bold
print that makes sense. Underline the context clues.

1. “A snake will eat my bird!” shrieked Kim loudly.

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yelled whispered

2. Jeff was stumped by his pet problem and didn’t know how to
solve it.

made happy confused

3. He wanted a pet that was different and unique.

the same not like others

4. What kind of pet wouldn’t disturb or upset Kim?

bother enjoy

5. He was so thrilled to have a pet of his own that he shouted for joy.

angry excited

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 Vocabulary Strategy • Inflectional Endings

Name

To figure out new words, look at word parts. A root word may
have the ending -s, -es, -ed, or -ing. The endings -s, -es, and -ing
mean the action is happening now. The ending -ed means the
action happened in the past.

Write the meaning of each underlined word. Circle whether the

action is happening now or in the past.

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1. “Will you help me fix my bike?” Squirrel asked.

Meaning:
now past

2. “I’d like to help, but I am too busy cooking soup,” said Fox.

Meaning:
now past

3. “I’m too busy right now washing clothes.”

Meaning:
now past

4. Squirrel explained the problem.

Meaning:
now past

5. Rabbit looked over the bike.

Meaning:
now past
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