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Grade 2 English Language Arts Week 7 | Student Textbook

Grade 2 | ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

WEEK 7 • STUDENT TEXTBOOK • DAYS 31–35

Read each lesson with a parent or teacher and study the worked example. Then answer the questions for that day in the Week 7 Practice Workbook.

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Day 31: Adding Suffixes: Drop e, Change y to i

A suffix is a word part added to the end of a word, such as -ing, -ed, -er or -es. When a word ends in a silent e and the suffix starts with a vowel, drop the e: hope + ing = hoping.

When a word ends in a consonant and y, change the y to i before adding -ed, -er or -es: cry + ed = cried. Keep the y when you add -ing, so the word does not have two i’s together: cry + ing = crying.

Worked example: Add -ing to make. Write the new word.

  1. Make ends in a silent e.
  2. The suffix -ing starts with a vowel.
  3. Drop the e and add -ing.

Worked answer: making

Day 32: Prefixes: un-, re- and pre-

A prefix is a word part added to the beginning of a word. It changes the meaning of the word.

The prefix un- means not or the opposite of: unkind means not kind. The prefix re- means again: retell means tell again. The prefix pre- means before: preview means view before.

Worked example: Add re- to paint. Write the new word and tell what it means.

  1. re- means again.
  2. re + paint = repaint.

Worked answer: repaint, which means to paint again.

Day 33: Contractions

A contraction is two words joined into one shorter word. An apostrophe takes the place of the letter or letters that are left out.

do not becomes don’t. I am becomes I’m. we will becomes we’ll. it is becomes it’s. can not becomes can’t.

Worked example: Write the contraction for is not.

  1. Join is and not.
  2. Leave out the o in not.
  3. Put an apostrophe where the o was.

Worked answer: isn’t

Day 34: Cause and Effect

A cause is why something happens. An effect is what happens.

Clue words such as because, so and since often connect a cause and an effect. Ask: What happened? That is the effect. Why did it happen? That is the cause.

Worked example: Read: It rained all afternoon, so the picnic was moved inside. What is the cause?

  1. What happened? The picnic was moved inside. That is the effect.
  2. Why? It rained all afternoon.

Worked answer: The cause is that it rained all afternoon.

Day 35: Independent Check: Word Parts, Contractions and Cause and Effect

Today you will answer on your own.

Use what you learned this week: suffixes and prefixes, contractions, and cause and effect.

Worked example: Add -ed to hope. Write the new word.

  1. Hope ends in a silent e.
  2. Drop the e and add -ed.

Worked answer: hoped

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