Grade 2 | ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
WEEK 1 • PRACTICE WORKBOOK • DAYS 1–5
Read the matching lesson in the Week 1 Student Textbook first. Write each answer on the line below its question. Day 5 is answered on your own.
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Day 1: Short Vowels in Two-Syllable Words
Word list
rabbit, sunset, picnic, muffin, tablet
- Split the word sunset into two syllables.
Answer: _________________________________________________
- Which word in the list names an animal?
Answer: _________________________________________________
- Why do we split picnic between the c and the n?
Answer: _________________________________________________
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Day 2: Silent e Makes the Vowel Say Its Name
Word pairs
tap / tape, pin / pine, cub / cube, not / note
- In the pair pin / pine, which word has the long i sound?
Answer: _________________________________________________
- Add a silent e to cub. What new word do you make?
Answer: _________________________________________________
- Why do tap and tape sound different even though they share three letters?
Answer: _________________________________________________
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Day 3: Characters and Setting
Story: Rain at the Garden
Nia and her grandfather walked to the garden early on Monday morning. Gray clouds hung low over the bean rows. “We should pick the beans before the rain,” Grandfather said. Nia filled her basket quickly. When the first drops fell, she laughed and ran for the shed with her basket held tight.
- Who are the characters in the story?
Answer: _________________________________________________
- Where and when does the story happen?
Answer: _________________________________________________
- Nia laughed and ran when the rain came. What does that tell you about how she felt?
Answer: _________________________________________________
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Day 4: Simple and Compound Sentences
Sentences
A. The bus was late. B. Mom made soup, and Dad baked bread. C. I wanted to play, but it was time to sleep.
- Which sentence is a simple sentence?
Answer: _________________________________________________
- What joining word is used in sentence C?
Answer: _________________________________________________
- Why does sentence C use but instead of and?
Answer: _________________________________________________
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Day 5: Independent Check: Story Reading and Sentences
Story: The Lost Mitten
On a snowy afternoon, Eli and his sister Ana built a fort behind their house. Eli lost his red mitten in the snow. Ana dug carefully with a stick until she found it, so Eli’s hand stayed warm.
Answer on your own. An adult may read the questions aloud but should not give the answers.
- Where and when does the story happen?
Answer: _________________________________________________
- Split the word mitten into syllables.
Answer: _________________________________________________
- Find the compound sentence in the story. What is its joining word, and why does it fit?
Answer: _________________________________________________
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