Grade 2 | ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
WEEK 8 • PRACTICE WORKBOOK • DAYS 36–40
Read the matching lesson in the Week 8 Student Textbook first. Write each answer on the line below its question. Day 40 is answered on your own.
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Day 36: Homophones
- Spelling: Listen as your teacher reads three words. Write each word.
Word 1: ______________________
Word 2: ______________________
Word 3: ______________________
- Choose the right word: The ___ is shining. (sun, son)
Answer: _________________________________________________
- Write the homophone of hear that means in this place.
Answer: _________________________________________________
- Two and too sound the same. Explain why the spelling still matters, using a sentence for each word.
Answer: _________________________________________________
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Day 37: Synonyms and Antonyms
- Spelling: Listen as your teacher reads three words. Write each word.
Word 1: ______________________
Word 2: ______________________
Word 3: ______________________
- Write a synonym for happy.
Answer: _________________________________________________
- Write an antonym for empty.
Answer: _________________________________________________
- Fast and quick are synonyms. Fast and slow are antonyms. Explain the difference between synonyms and antonyms.
Answer: _________________________________________________
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Day 38: Poetry: Rhyme Scheme and Kinds of Poems
Two poems
Rhymed verse, Morning in the Garden: The garden wakes at break of day, / The bees fly out to work and play. / A robin hops along the wall, / And sings a song to greet us all. Haiku, Rain on the Roof: Soft rain on the roof / Little drops tap a slow song / The garden drinks deep
- Spelling: Listen as your teacher reads three words. Write each word.
Word 1: ______________________
Word 2: ______________________
Word 3: ______________________
- Which two words rhyme at the ends of the first two lines?
Answer: _________________________________________________
- What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
Answer: _________________________________________________
- Count the syllables in each line of Rain on the Roof. Then explain how a haiku is different from the rhymed verse Morning in the Garden.
Answer: _________________________________________________
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Day 39: Fact or Opinion?
Sentences
1. Honeybees make honey. 2. Honey is the best food in the world. 3. Alabama is a state in the United States. 4. Summer is the most fun season.
- Spelling: Listen as your teacher reads three words. Write each word.
Word 1: ______________________
Word 2: ______________________
Word 3: ______________________
- Which two sentences are facts?
Answer: _________________________________________________
- Which words in sentence 4 show that it is an opinion?
Answer: _________________________________________________
- Explain how you could prove that sentence 3 is a fact.
Answer: _________________________________________________
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Day 40: Independent Check: Word Meanings, Poems and Facts
Poem: Winter Evening
Snow on the hill, / The air is still. / Two birds take flight / Into the light.
Answer on your own. An adult may read the questions aloud but should not give the answers.
- Spelling: Listen as your teacher reads three words. Write each word.
Word 1: ______________________
Word 2: ______________________
Word 3: ______________________
- Write a homophone of two.
Answer: _________________________________________________
- What is the rhyme scheme of Winter Evening?
Answer: _________________________________________________
- Is this a fact or an opinion: Snow is the prettiest weather. Explain how you know.
Answer: _________________________________________________
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