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Grade 2 English Language Arts Week 13 | Student Textbook

Grade 2 | ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

WEEK 13 • STUDENT TEXTBOOK • DAYS 61–65

Read each lesson with a parent or teacher and study the worked example. Then answer the questions for that day in the Week 13 Practice Workbook.

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Day 61: Silent Letters: kn and wr

Some words have a letter you can see but cannot hear. It is called a silent letter. In kn at the start of a word, the k is silent: knee, knot, knock. In wr at the start of a word, the w is silent: write, wrap, wrong.

Silent letters help you tell words apart. Know and no sound the same, but know has a silent k. Write and right sound the same, but write has a silent w. Remember which spelling goes with which meaning.

Worked example: Which letter is silent in write?

  1. Say the word: /rīt/.
  2. You hear r, long i and t, but no w.

Worked answer: The w.

Day 62: Silent Letters: mb, gn and gh

In mb at the end of a word, the b is silent: lamb, comb, thumb. In gn, the g is silent: gnat, sign. In igh, the gh is silent and the i says its long sound: light, night, high.

When you meet a new word with one of these letter pairs, try reading it without the silent letter. Then check that it makes sense.

Worked example: Which letters are silent in light?

  1. Say the word: /līt/.
  2. You hear l, long i and t. You do not hear g or h.

Worked answer: The g and the h.

Day 63: Similes and Common Sayings

A simile compares two different things using the word like or as. The cat was as quiet as a mouse tells us the cat made almost no sound.

A saying is a group of words that means something different from what the words say. It’s raining cats and dogs means it is raining very hard. Use the rest of the sentence to work out what a saying means.

Worked example: What two things does this simile compare? The snow was as white as milk.

  1. Find the word as.
  2. The snow is compared to milk.

Worked answer: Snow and milk.

Day 64: Setting and Predictions

The setting is where and when a story happens. Writers show the setting with clues: the place, the time of day, the weather and the season. Look for these clues as evidence.

A prediction is a smart guess about what will happen next. Use clues from the story and what you already know. As you read on, check whether your prediction was right, and change it if the story shows something new.

Worked example: Read this: The streetlights came on, and frost covered the car windows. When does this take place?

  1. Streetlights come on when it gets dark.
  2. Frost forms when it is very cold.

Worked answer: On a cold evening, probably in winter.

Day 65: Independent Check: Silent Letters, Similes and Setting

Today you will answer on your own.

Use what you learned this week: silent letters, similes and sayings, setting clues and predictions.

Worked example: Which letter is silent in comb?

  1. Say the word: /kōm/.
  2. You do not hear the b at the end.

Worked answer: The b.

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