Grade 2 | ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
WEEK 14 • STUDENT TEXTBOOK • DAYS 66–70
Read each lesson with a parent or teacher and study the worked example. Then answer the questions for that day in the Week 14 Practice Workbook.
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Day 66: Syllable Types: Closed and Open
Every syllable has one vowel sound. A closed syllable ends with a consonant, and its vowel is usually short: rab in rabbit, nap in napkin. An open syllable ends with a vowel, and its vowel is usually long: ro in robot, mu in music.
To read a long word, find the vowels. When one consonant stands between two vowels, try splitting before the consonant first, to make an open syllable: ti-ger. If that does not make a real word, split after the consonant: cab-in.
Worked example: Split hotel into syllables.
- Find the vowels: o and e.
- One consonant, t, stands between them.
- Try an open first syllable: ho-tel. It makes a real word.
Worked answer: ho-tel
Day 67: More Syllable Types
A silent e syllable has a vowel, a consonant and a silent e: the cake in cupcake. A vowel team syllable has two vowels that make one sound: the rain in raincoat. An r-controlled syllable has a vowel followed by r: the gar in garden.
A consonant-le syllable comes at the end of a word: the ble in table, the dle in candle. The consonant joins with le, so count back three letters to split: ta-ble, can-dle.
Worked example: Split puzzle into syllables.
- The word ends with consonant-le: zle.
- Count back three letters and split: puz-zle.
Worked answer: puz-zle
Day 68: Tricky High-Frequency Words
Some words we read and write often have one part that does not follow the usual rules. In said, the ai says /e/. In was, the a says /u/. In could, would and should, the l is silent.
Learn the regular parts by sound and the tricky part by heart. Say the word, spell it aloud, and point to the tricky part. Practice these words until you can read and write them quickly.
Worked example: In the word was, which letter does not make its usual sound?
- Say the word: /wuz/.
- The a sounds like /u/, not /a/ as in cat.
Worked answer: The a.
Day 69: Compare Two Stories
Story elements are the characters, the setting, the problem and the solution. You can compare two stories by looking at each element in both.
When you compare, tell how the stories are alike. When you contrast, tell how they are different. Words such as both, also, but and instead help a reader follow your thinking.
Worked example: Story 1 happens at a lake. Story 2 happens at a lake too. Are the settings alike or different?
- Both stories happen at a lake.
- Things that are the same are alike.
Worked answer: Alike.
Day 70: Independent Check: Syllables, Tricky Words and Comparing
Today you will answer on your own.
Use what you learned this week: syllable types, tricky high-frequency words, and comparing story elements.
Worked example: Split velvet into syllables.
- Find the vowels: e and e.
- Two consonants, l and v, stand between them. Split between them.
Worked answer: vel-vet
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