Grade 2 | ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
WEEK 3 • STUDENT TEXTBOOK • DAYS 11–15
Read each lesson with a parent or teacher and study the worked example. Then answer the questions for that day in the Week 3 Practice Workbook.
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Day 11: R-Controlled Vowels: ar and or
When the letter r comes right after a vowel, it changes the vowel’s sound. These are called r-controlled vowels.
The letters ar say the sound in car and park. The letters or say the sound in fork and storm. Read the vowel and the r together as one sound.
Worked example: Read the word harvest and find the r-controlled vowel.
- Split the word: har / vest.
- The first syllable has a followed by r.
- Read ar as one sound, as in car: har-vest.
Worked answer: The r-controlled vowel is ar, in the first syllable.
Day 12: R-Controlled Vowels: er, ir and ur
Three spellings often make the same sound: er as in her, ir as in bird, and ur as in turn.
Because they sound alike, you have to learn which spelling belongs in each word. Say the word, then picture how it looks. Many words that end with this sound use er, like water and sister.
Worked example: Which spelling of the sound is in the word thirsty?
- Say the word slowly: thir-sty.
- Look at the first syllable.
- The letters are i and r.
Worked answer: The spelling is ir.
Day 13: Irregular Plural Nouns
Most nouns add s or es to mean more than one: one cat, two cats; one box, two boxes.
Some nouns change in a different way. These are irregular plurals: one man, two men; one foot, two feet; one mouse, two mice; one child, many children. A few stay the same: one sheep, ten sheep.
Worked example: What is the plural of tooth?
- Tooth does not add s.
- The vowel sound changes from oo to ee.
- One tooth, two teeth.
Worked answer: teeth.
Day 14: Plot: Events in Order
The plot is what happens in a story. Events happen in an order: beginning, middle and end.
Words like first, next, then, after that and finally tell the order. When you retell a story, tell the events in the order they happened and use details from the text.
Worked example: Read: First, Omar planted a seed. Then he watered it every day. Finally, a sprout came up. What happened in the middle?
- Find the order words: first, then, finally.
- Then marks the middle event.
Worked answer: Omar watered the seed every day.
Day 15: Independent Check: R-Controlled Vowels, Plurals and Plot
Today you will read a new story and answer on your own.
Use what you learned: read r-controlled vowels, use irregular plurals, and tell events in order.
Worked example: What is the plural of man?
- Man does not add s.
- The vowel changes: man becomes men.
Worked answer: men.
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