THE SUPERKIDS READING PROGRAM

SECOND
GRADE

The
SuperkidsTake Off

UNIT
11
Word Work Book

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 t h e s u p e r k i d s r e a d i n g p r o g r a m

SECOND
GRADE

The
Superkids Take Off

by
pl e a sa n t t. row l a n d
va l e r i e t r i p p

illustrated by

norm bendell and Renée graef

Developed by

Row l a n d R ea di ng Fou n dat ion

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 When a base word has just one vowel followed by one consonant,
you double the consonant and add ing or ed.

hug hugging bat batted run running

When a base word ends in e, you drop the e and add ing or ed.
race raced joke joking tie tied

Add ing and ed endings to each base word.

ing ed
We do

1. smile

2. jog

I do

3. strum

4. bake

5. stop

6. decide

7. giggle

Unit 11 • Lesson 1
26 Structural Analysis and Spelling

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 Write spelling words to complete each sentence. Spelling List
We do sitting planning

1. We are to go planning
swimming sitting swimming
in the ocean. sitting

I do making writing
making
2. The children are
a sand castle. They are having fun and writing
writing giggling
giggling
.

jogged stopped
jogged

3. I around the block, stopped

stopped scrubbed scrubbed
then to rest for
a while.
agreed
smiled decided smiled
4. Cass she wanted to decided
agreed smiled

take a bike ride. Toc

that would be lots of fun.

Unit 11 • Lesson 1
Spelling 27

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 Write the correct words to complete each paragraph.

We do agreed planning smiled

1. We spent weeks the party.

Everyone it was the best party

they had ever been to. We .

I do jogged swimming sitting decided

2. Just on the couch all day is not healthy.

I have that I need to exercise more.

Yesterday I .

Today I will go .

scrubbed making

3. Why are you such a mess?

Have you the dishes?

writing stopped giggling

4. Tac was as she was

a note to her friend. She when the teacher came over.

Unit 11 • Lesson 2
28 Structural Analysis and Spelling

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 You usually add the ending ed to a verb to show that an action
happened in the past.
jump jumped open opened lift lifted
But some verbs change to show that an action happened in the past.
sit sat run ran fly flew

Write the correct verbs on the lines in each sentence.

We do
sit sat 1. Please in the chair that I in yesterday.

has had 2. I a cold last week. Now my friend one.

I do

go went 3. Jack already to the store. Can we now?

is was 4. Last month rainy. This month dry.

say said 5. I like what you . Please it again.

sing sang 6. I like to the song my mother to me.

tell told 7. Will you me the joke you just her?

dig dug 8. Here is the hole I . Can you a deeper one?

eat ate 9. I my sandwich. Now may I my chips?

blow blew 10. I up six balloons.

You can up the rest.

Unit 11 • Lesson 3
Grammar 29

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 Complete the definitions. Use the spelling words below.
planning swimming sitting making writing giggling
agreed smiled decided jogged stopped scrubbed
We do

1. creating something

2. felt or thought the same as someone else did

I do

3. made a choice

4. exercise you do in water

5. something you do in a chair

6. deciding things you will do

7. ran at a steady pace

8. rubbed something until it was clean

9. what you do with a pencil and paper

10. laughing softly

11. did not keep moving

12. made a happy face

Unit 11 • Lesson 4
30 Structural Analysis and Spelling

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 Answer the questions about the Reader stories on pages 52–59. Fill in the circle by the correct
answer for 1–4 and write the answer for 5. Look back at your Reader if you need help.

1. For the 100 Party, what do the Superkids decide to dress up as?
kids from one hundred years ago
people who will still be famous one hundred years from now
robots who live one hundred years in the future

2. W
 hy can’t the class have one hundred
ice-cream cones?
They might melt and make a mess.
Too much ice cream is not good for you.
It would cost too much money.

3. How does Alec help Alf?

Alec helps Alf decide who to dress up as for the party.
Alec designs a space-suit costume for Alf.
Alec helps Alf gather one hundred feathers to bring in.

4. Why does Doc think Cinderella is cool?

Cinderella is beautiful and wears pretty clothes.
Cinderella is smart and a great dancer.
Cinderella forgave her stepsisters who were mean to her.

5. T he children plan to collect and bring in one hundred free things for the
party. What would you collect to bring in?

Unit 11 • Lesson 5
Comprehension 31

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 When a vowel is alone at the end of the first syllable of a word,
it is usually long. It is usually followed by a single consonant.
rô • bot mô • tel pû • pil

Read the words below with your class.

â ê î ô û
crazy equal final broken future
favor even tidy grocery human
later event pilot hotel museum
lazy fever silent motor music
paper secret tiny open student
table zebra title over tuba
Write the correct word on the lines from the list above. Listen carefully for the long
vowel in the first syllable.

We do 1. 2. 3. 4.

a e u i
I do 5. 6. 7. 8.

o e i u
9. 10. 11. 12.

u Unit 11 • Lesson 6
a o o
32 Phonics and Spelling

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 Write the spelling word that goes with each clue. Spelling List
We do

1. very small favor

2. opposite of hardworking lazy
I do later
3. something helpful you do for someone

equal
4. the name of a book
secret
5. the very last

final
6. a person, not an animal
title
7. someone who goes to school tiny

8. If you add one plus one, the is two.

broken
9. If something is , you need to fix it. total

10. Don’t tell a .

human
11. not now, but student

12. F our minus one is to three. 4-1-3

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Spelling 33

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 Look at the pink vowel in front of each item. Complete the sentences with the pink words
that have that long-vowel sound.
recently music lady open finer
flavor ocean cider fever tuba

We do

â 1. I bought a vanilla ice-cream cone from the

who works at the

snack bar. Vanilla is my favorite .

I do

ê 2. Many children have been sick with the flu .

Kelly had a of 102 degrees.

î 3. Nothing tastes than a

glass of on a fall day.

ô 4. When the public beach is ,

we can go and swim in the .

û 5. Making is so much fun!

My buddy plays the drums, and I play

the .

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34 Phonics and Spelling

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 Usually you make a word plural by adding s or es.
1 dog, 3 dogs 1 bench, 2 benches 1 dish, 8 dishes
But the plurals of some words are very different.
1 child, 3 children 1 mouse, 4 mice 1 leaf, 100 leaves
Put the correct word on the lines in each sentence.
We do man men

1. You’ll need two to lift the couch.

man men

One is not enough.

foot feet

2. A flamingo can stand on one for a long time.

foot feet

Most birds need to stand on two .

I do mouse mice

3. A big lives in that hole

mouse mice

with lots of baby .

tooth teeth

4. If you want your to be healthy,

tooth teeth

you must brush each .

Unit 11 • Lesson 8
Grammar 35

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 Complete each note from Ms. Blossom by writing the correct spelling word. The color of
the paper will help you find the correct words.

secret
favor broken
final
lazy total
title
later human
tiny
student equal

We do

kind an d do someone a
1. Be
today. 6. Write the
of your story on the cover.
2. If something is ,
and put
tell me so I can fix it. 7. Don’t be
.
I do
off work until
k hard to be a good
3. Wor 8. When you add numbers
, check
.
the .
4. Don’t tease any animal
or
9. The to success
.
in school is to try your best.
5. Correct every mistake 10. Treat everyone with
in your draft. respect.

Unit 11 • Lesson 9
36 Spelling

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 Answer the questions about the Reader stories on pages 62–69. Fill in the circle by the correct
answer for 1–4 and write the answer for 5. Look back at your Reader if you need help.

1. Why does Ettabetta copy Doc’s costume idea?

She has no costume of her own.
She wants to be Cinderella.
She thinks Doc will be glad she is the fairy godmother.

2. Why does it bug Doc when Ettabetta hangs a streamer of pine cones?
Doc knows Ettabetta is copying her just to annoy her.
Doc’s streamer of leaves does not look special anymore.
Doc wishes she had thought of collecting pine cones.

3. W
 hat is Alf and Alec’s problem on the day of
the party?
T he foil is falling off of their space-suit
costumes.
They trip and fall while they are pretending
to walk on the moon.
Their space-suit costumes make them hot
and sweaty.

4. What does Doc do when she feels upset about Ettabetta’s costume?
 he yells at her, and then calmly explains why she is upset.
S
She does not say anything and tries to forgive Ettabetta.
She yells at her and decides they can’t be friends anymore.

5. Tell about a time you copied someone. Explain why you did this.

Unit 11 • Lesson 10
Comprehension 37

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