Year 2 Module 2 Week 5

Spelling
holiday party special
million possible pieces
travel possum painting
wombat history famous
clothes poultry oyster

1. List the spelling words in alphabetical order.

1. 6. 11.

2. 7. 12.

3. 8. 13.

4. 9. 14.

5. 10. 15.

2. Pick four unfamiliar words and look them up in the dictionary.

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Vocabulary Skills
1. Write eight words under each heading.

hearse chariot sinew vodka cocktail trunk

eardrum train coke waist ambulance stout

scooter pimple sedan buggy gin pelvis

muscle sherry carriage martini stomach brandy

Parts of your body

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Vehicles

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Drinks

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_______________ _______________ _______________ _______________

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Comprehension
Read the following passage below and answer the following questions.

How Big is the Sun?

The sun is a star and the Earth is one of its planets. To get an idea of the size of the sun, we
can imagine cutting it into a million pieces. One piece out of a million would still be bigger
than the Earth.

If a car could be driven on a flat road right round the Earth at 80 kilometres an hour without
stopping, it would take about 17 days to complete the trip. If it were possible to do the same
on the sun, it would take about 5 years.

Use a word from the story to fill each space.

a. The Earth is one of the sun’s _________________________.

b. The sun is more than a _________________________ times bigger than the Earth.

c. To travel around the _________________________ at 80 kilometres an hour would

take 5 years.

d. The sun is hotter than the _________________________.

e. Which word means the same as finish? _________________________

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Grammar

Capital Letters
Capital letters are used at the beginning of each sentence.
Capital letters are also used for the special names of people or places.
E.g. Jackson, America

1. Rewrite the following sentences using capital letters.

a. we all live in australia.

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b. my father’s name is cameron.

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c. i am going on a holiday to bali.

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d. bondi beach is well known to many

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e. my birthday is on september 10th

Proper Nouns
Proper nouns are the names of special days, months, people and places.
E.g. Sunday, September, Abbey, Australia

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2. Make a list of ten proper nouns used to name places in the area where you live.

a. _________________________ i. _________________________

b. _________________________ j. _________________________

c. _________________________

d. _________________________

Being Verbs
e. _________________________
A verb that does not show action are called being verbs.
E.g. am very happy that you won the prize.  ‘am’ is the being verb
f. I_________________________

g. _________________________

h. _________________________

3. Circle the being verbs in these sentences.

a. One of the Aboriginal symbols for possum is like a capital E.

b. That circle, with another circle inside it, is the symbol for a campsite.

c. The wombat was beside the emu in that painting.

d. Some of those cave paintings were over 20,000 years old.

e. This is an Aboriginal painting.

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f. I am sure those marks stand for footprints.

4. Choose a being or a having verb from the box to complete these sentences. The
first one has been done for you.

is has were have was are is

a. A painting called “kangaroo” _________________________ by a famous

Aboriginal artist.

b. Aboriginal people _________________________ a long history of creating art.

c. There _________________________ an Aboriginal dot painting at the exhibition

yesterday.

d. This bark from a gum tree _________________________ an aboriginal painting

on it.

e. That _________________________ a picture of the creation of a river.

f. _________________________ you there when he was painting the outside of

the didgeridoo?

g. The colours in his painting _________________________ all earth colours.

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5. In each line of words one of them names the other three. Write this group word in
the space.

a. shirts dresses shorts clothes __________________

b. snacks dinners meal suppers __________________

c. rugby cricket sport tennis __________________

d. sweet taste sour bitter __________________

e. wheat crop maize oats __________________

f. rubies diamonds pearls jewels __________________

g. ducks turkeys geese poultry __________________

h. package parcel mail letter __________________

i. anger feelings joy fear __________________

j. shellfish prawns lobster oysters __________________

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Writing

1. Write interesting sentences using the following sentence beginnings:

After the game ______________________________________________________________

Across the sea _______________________________________________________________

Suddenly ___________________________________________________________________

With great care ______________________________________________________________

Before the party _____________________________________________________________

2. Explain how your family helps you. Write about the things that people in your
family do for you. Try to give as much information as possible. Draw a picture of
your family helping you at the end.

What my family helps me with

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Explanation

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