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Words
Name
Words to Know
Knowing how to read and write these words can make you
a better reader and writer.
Word Bank
Final Blends
Some consonant blends are at the ends of words. Spelling Words
You can spell these words by listening for the sound
of each letter in a blend. Basic
next
end long stamp
end
u Write each basic Spelling Word in the correct box.
camp
Words with nd Words with mp sank
sing
drink
hunt
stand
long
Words with nk Words with ng stamp
pond
bring
Review
globe
Words with xt Words with nt swim
stove
just
Final Blends
The word last has the CVCC short vowel pattern. It ends with a
consonant blend. In a consonant blend, each letter keeps its own
sound, and you say the sounds closely together. In words like
ring and rink, the consonants blend together to make new sounds.
1. I my by the sink.
3. Jan to her
lesson.
Final Blends
Some consonant blends are at the ends of words. You Spelling Words
can spell these words by listening for the sound of
each letter in a blend. Basic
next
drink sing pond
end
u Read each clue. Unscramble the word. Write the
camp
Spelling Word correctly on the line.
sank
1. Fish swim in this dpno sing
2. Do this to songs isng drink
hunt
3. Not short lngo
stand
4. Put this on a letter psmta long
5. Do this with a tent acmp stamp
pond
6. Did not swim ksna
bring
7. Do not sit nsatd
Review
8. Do this from a cup irnkd
globe
9. Stop dne swim
u Choose other Spelling Words. Make up stage
a clue for each one. Scramble the letters. must
Ask a partner to write the words correctly.
Phonics Review
• The word test has the CVCC short vowel pattern. It ends with a
consonant blend. Each letter keeps its own sound. In words like ring
and rink, the consonants blend together to make new sounds.
• If a word has two vowels with two consonants between them, you
can divide the word into syllables between the consonants. Blend
the syllables to read the word: con/test = contest.
u Write the Power Word from Big Red Lollipop that best fits each item.
u Add un– or re– to each word. Then write the meaning of the new
word on the line.
1. sure:
2. true:
3. read:
4. tell:
5. lucky:
6. write:
u Choose two of the words you made above. Use each in a sentence to
show the correct meaning.
Point of View
Point of view describes the way something happens in a story.
If a story is told from first-person point of view, a character in the
story is the narrator. A story told from third-person point of view
has an outside narrator.
or different as before? What words did you circle that show Rubina is
telling the story?
Context Clues
When you come to a word you do not know, use context
clues to figure out what it means. Look around the word you
do not know for clues about what it means.
u Read each sentence. Circle the clues in the sentence that help
you know the meaning of the underlined word. Use the pictures
for help, too! Then circle the meaning.
excited tired
cage hole
long round
field barn
sure worried
Grade 2 70 Module 3 • Week 1
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Speaking and
Listening
Name
Social Communication
During a social situation, people use communication to exchange
ideas with others. Formal language is used when following the
rules of English. Informal language is a style of speaking used
with friends and family.
Words to Know
u Write the word that best completes each sentence.
Not all words will be used.
full
u Write each basic Spelling Word in the correct box.
dress
Words with ll Words with ss
mess
add
hill
pull
spill
class
doll
kiss
fell
Words with dd Words with ff off
Review
drink
stamp
swim
place
u Read the question and look at the picture. Write the word that
names the picture.
full
u Write the Spelling Word that best
dress
completes each sentence.
mess
1. Jen has a red . add
2. Bob will on the rope. hill
pull
3. Do not make a .
spill
4. We in math. class
1. You don’t need to practice if you want to play the flute well.
YES NO
2. You may argue with someone if they blamed you for doing
something wrong.
YES NO
3. “Thank you” are respectful words that you can say to someone.
YES NO
Central Idea
The topic of a text is the person or thing that text is mostly about.
The central idea is the most important idea about the topic.
Readers can use supporting evidence, or details, to help figure
out the central idea.
Phonics Review
• In words that end with double final consonants, the two
consonants stand for one sound. Add ed or ing to show when
an action happens—spell, spelled, spelling.
• If a word has a long vowel VCe pattern, drop the final e and
then add ed or ing—hike, hiked, hiking.
• If a word has a short vowel CVC pattern, double the final
consonant and then add ed or ing—jog, jogged, jogging.
Add –ed to the end of a verb to tell about an action in the past.
Add –ing to the end of a verb to tell about an action that is
happening in the present or that may happen in the future.
1. cook
2. bake
3. help
4. shape
5. wait
1. booming 2. persuade
3. skill 4. threatening
Text Organization
Text organization is the way a text is arranged to help readers
understand the information. Most texts that tell about a person’s
life are arranged in chronological order. This is the order in which
events happened.
these events connected? How are the events organized, and why
do you think the author organized the events this way?
of the story. How does the way the text is organized support
the author’s purpose for writing it?
Words to Know
Word Bank
u Read the clues. Write the word from the Word Bank that
goes with each clue.
1. A man
3. A pale color
4. Like a rat
6. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
7. A wife
u Write a sentence for each word you did not write yet.
Consonant Digraphs
You can spell the /sh/ sound with sh, as in push. Spelling Words
You can spell the /th/ sound with th, as in thin.
You can spell the /ch/ sound with ch, as in chest. Basic
You can spell the /hw/ sound with wh, as in white. dish
than
u Write each basic Spelling Word in the correct box.
chest
Words with sh Words with th
such
thin
push
shine
chase
white
while
Words with ch Words with wh
these
flash
Review
dress
add
off
fell
Consonant Digraphs
The word chop begins with the consonant digraph ch. In a digraph,
two letters together stand for one sound. Sometimes, three letters
together stand for one sound, like the letters tch in match.
Consonant Digraphs
You can spell the /sh/ sound with sh, as in dish. Spelling Words
You can spell the /th/ sound with th, as in than.
You can spell the /ch/ sound with ch, as in chase. Basic
You can spell the /hw/ sound with wh, as in while. dish
than
u Write the missing letters in each Spelling Word.
Then write the Spelling Word on the line. chest
such
1. fla 2. ile thin
push
shine
3. ase 4. pu chase
white
while
5. su 6. an these
flash
Review
7. ese 8. ite
dress
add
off
9. ine 10. est
fell
u Write the Power Word from Pepita and the Bully that best fits
each item.
Theme
Theme is the moral, or lesson, that readers learn from the story.
Use these steps to find the theme: Think about the story’s topic.
Look for the lesson a character learns. Use clues to figure out
the message. Say the theme in your own words.
Phonics Review
The word shop begins with the consonant digraph sh. In a
digraph, two letters together stand for one sound.
Word Bank
1. delighted
2. pleased
Word Bank
u Complete each sentence with the best word from the box.
3. When I meet someone for the first time, I greet them with a
big .
I .