reading comprehension and skills grade 2

Reading Comprehension and Skills: Grade Table of Contents Long and Short Vowels Long a, e, and o Long i, u, and a Short a, e, and o Short i, u, and a Long or Short? R-Controlled Vowels ar, er, and ir 10 ur, ar, and (er) .11 or, (ur), and (ar) 12 Beginning Clusters bl, cl, and fl 13 gl, pl, and sl 14 sh, sk, and st 15 br, cr, and (dr) 16 fr, gr, and (pr) .17 str, thr, and (tr) 18 qu, (sw), and (squ) 19 ch, (sn), and (th) 20 Ending Clusters ck, sh, and st 21 ch, ck, and (sh) 22 nt, (nd), and (nk) 23 Synonyms Summer .24 My Best Friend 25 Eating Breakfast .26 Going to School .27 Flying a Kite 28 Our New Kittens 29 Aunt Jill’s Farm 30 Dad’s Computer .31 Jogging with Mom 32 Antonyms My Book 33 Seasons 34 Book Buddies 35 Pat’s Car 36 Lynn’s House .37 A Special Puppy 38 Opposite Day 39 Camping 40 Janelle’s Day 41 Comprehension Sequencing Picnic 42 Writing a Story 43 Getting Ready for School 44 Birthday Party 45 A Gift 46 Fruit Salad 47 Painting My Bedroom 48 Planting a Garden 49 Putting on a Play 50 A New School 51 Reading Fiction New Friends .52 Helping Grandma 53 A Big Surprise 54 Vanessa’s Special Treat 55 Sarah’s Bright Idea 56 Jared’s Good Idea 57 Monkey See, Monkey Do 58 Cat or Dog? 59 The Community Club 60 Grandpa’s New Job 61 New Introductions 62 Reading about Health Teeth 63 Sleep 64 Exercise .65 Talking It Out 66 Wash Your Hands .67 Colds 68 Food for Thought 69 Healthy Heart and Lungs 70 The Five Senses 71 Going to the Doctor 72 Reading about Science The Desert 73 The Beach 74 How Plants Grow .75 Animal Babies 76 Woodpeckers 77 Helpful Bugs 78 The Water Cycle 79 Weather 80 Whales 81 The Moon 82 Reading about Social Studies Types of Shelter 83 The Right to Vote 84 The U.S Government 85 Continents 86 The Liberty Bell 87 Coming to North America 88 Going West 89 Railroads 90 Cities and Towns 91 Building a Community 92 Fact or Opinion Brad and Amy 93 Making Baskets 94 Dogs and Cats 95 Winter Fun 96 My Funny Uncle 97 Drinking Water 98 I Like Math 99 Summer Swimming 100 Learning to Cook 101 Oranges 102 Bubbles 103 Answer Key 104 © 2009, Carson-Dellosa Publishing Company, Inc., Greensboro, North Carolina 27425 The purchase of this material entitles the buyer to reproduce worksheets and activities for classroom use only—not for commercial resale Reproduction of these materials for an entire school or district is prohibited No part of this book may be reproduced (except as noted above), stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means (mechanically, electronically, recording, etc.) without the prior written consent of Carson-Dellosa Publishing Co., Inc Printed in the USA • All rights reserved ISBN 978-1-60418-722-9 Ready-to-Use Ideas and Activities This book was developed to help students master the basic skills necessary to become competent readers The stronger their foundation in reading basics, the faster and easier children will be able to advance to more challenging texts Mastering the skills covered within the activity pages of this book is paramount for successful reading comprehension The activities at the beginning of the book aim to build and reinforce vocabulary, the foundation of reading comprehension These activities lead to practice with more advanced comprehension skills such as categorizing and using context to understand words Then, at the end of the book, students begin to practice answering comprehension questions about progressively longer stories All children learn at their own rate; therefore, use your judgment to introduce concepts to children when developmentally appropriate Hands-on Learning Hands-on learning reinforces the skills covered within the activity pages and improves students’ potential for comprehension One idea for a hands-on activity is to use the removable flash cards at the back of this book to play a game of bingo To this, make a copy of the bingo card on the next page for each student Write the flash card words on the board and have students choose 24 of the words and write them in the empty spaces of their bingo cards in any order When students have finished writing on their cards, gather the flash cards into a deck Call out the words one at a time Any student who has a word that you call out should make an X through the word on her card to cross it out The student who crosses out five words in a row first (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally) wins the game by calling out, “Bingo!” To extend the game, you can continue playing until a student crosses out all of the words on his bingo card Comprehension Checks and Discussion In addition to the activities in this book, you can support reading comprehension growth when you read stories in the classroom After a story—or part of a story—is read, ask your students questions to ensure and enhance reading comprehension The first type of question you might ask is a factual question A factual question includes question words such as who, what, when, where, how, and why For example, How old is the character?, Where does the character live?, What time was it when…?, or any other question that has a clear answer You might also ask open-ended questions These types of questions not have a clear answer They are based on opinions about the story, not on facts For example, an open-ended question might be, Why you think the character acted as he did?, How you think the character felt about her actions or the actions of others?, What you think the character will next?, or What other ways could this story have ended? CD-104304 • © Carson-Dellosa FREE Vocabulary Bingo CD-104304 • © Carson-Dellosa Long and Short Vowels Name Long a, e, and o Look at the list of words below Sort the words into three groups Each group should have words with the same vowel sound day week speech meet case stale phone vote toe gale make seek Long a Sound Think Ahead! Long e Sound feet haste stone poke teeth grow Long o Sound   List another word for each group   snake neat fame treat snow bone   CD-104304 • © Carson-Dellosa Long and Short Vowels Name Long i, u, and a Look at the list of words below Sort the words into three groups Each group should have words with the same vowel sound blue cute game rice mule trade shade late strike fright tape bike Long i Sound Think Ahead! ice age glue huge pride due mine clue knight skate rule page Long u Sound Long a Sound List another word for each group CD-104304 ã â Carson-Dellosa   Long and Short Vowels Name Short a, e, and o Look at the list of words below Sort the words into three groups Each group should have words with the same vowel sound bad yell black moth lamp pest hat block floss clam toss stock Short a Sound Think Ahead! hot wet flock stem spell leg Short e Sound Short o Sound  List another word for each group   bed plan nest jog stack nap   CD-104304 ã â Carson-Dellosa Long and Short Vowels Name Short i, u, and a Look at the list of words below Sort the words into three groups Each group should have words with the same vowel sound dust quick trip quack thumb fist drip hand sack stuff dish fact Short i Sound Think Ahead! map rap club lip cab must truck bun win pass lunch clip Short u Sound Short a Sound  List another word for each group   CD-104304 • © Carson-Dellosa   Long and Short Vowels Name Long or Short? Look at the list of words below Sort the words into two groups Each group should have words with either short or long vowel sounds gate pack rug egg throat mist cake frog time own man rate goat wheel bin gum cue nest Long Vowel Sounds Think Ahead! wheat sock true thumb peg fine Short Vowel Sounds  List another word for each group   CD-104304 • © Carson-Dellosa Answer Key Fact or Opinion Name Read the story Fact or Opinion Name Read the story Summer Swimming Learning to Cook Swimming is a great way to cool off in the summer The pool feels wonderful after being in the hot sun I like to take a picnic to the pool I daydream and write in my journal When I get too hot, I jump back in the water Sometimes, my brother and his friends come along They like to stay in the pool all day When I am not looking, they splash me with cold water! You would think it is cold too after being in the sun My brother is helping me learn to cook He is an excellent cook Last night, we made noodles with tomatoes for dinner We also made a spinach salad We were going to make a pie, but we were out of ice cream Pie without ice cream on the side is not very tasty Our mother loved the meal We are even better cooks than she is! Decide whether each sentence is a fact (F) or an opinion (O) Decide whether each sentence is a fact (F) or an opinion (O) O O F F F O Swimming is a great way to cool off The pool feels wonderful I write in my journal I jump back in the water My brother and his friends come along You would think it is cold too O F F F O O My brother is an excellent cook We made noodles with tomatoes for dinner We also made a spinach salad We were out of ice cream Pie without ice cream is not very tasty We are better cooks than our mother Write a fact from the story Write a fact from the story Answers will vary Answers will vary Write an opinion from the story Write an opinion from the story Answers will vary Answers will vary 100 CD-104304 ã â Carson-Dellosa Fact or Opinion Name Read the story 101 CD-104304 • © Carson-Dellosa Fact or Opinion Name Read the story Oranges Bubbles Oranges are the best fruit They have a bumpy skin and a sweet taste You can eat them alone or make orange juice out of them Orange juice tastes better than lemonade with breakfast Lemonade is better for a snack Oranges are hard to peel Mom cuts my oranges into pieces for my lunch My friends ask if I will trade for either apples or bananas, but I always say no! My little dog is named Bubbles We call him that because he tries to eat the soap bubbles in the bath Bubbles gets a lot of baths because he loves to get dirty After a rain is the worst He rolls in the mud Then, he runs from us as we chase him It looks like he is laughing at us Mom gets so mad at him! It is hard to stay mad for long We just start filling up the tub again Decide whether each sentence is a fact (F) or an opinion (O) Decide whether each sentence is a fact (F) or an opinion (O) F F O O F F F F O F O F Oranges have a bumpy skin You can eat them alone or make juice Lemonade is better for a snack Oranges are hard to peel Mom cuts my oranges into pieces My friends ask if I will trade Write a fact from the story After a rain is the worst He runs from us as we chase him It is hard to stay mad for long We fill up the tub again Answers will vary Write an opinion from the story Write an opinion from the story Answers will vary 128 He tries to eat soap bubbles Write a fact from the story Answers will vary 102 My dog is named Bubbles Answers will vary CD-104304 ã â Carson-Dellosa CD-104304 ã â Carson-Dellosa 103 CD-104304 ã â Carson-Dellosa â Carson-Dellosa Signed   Date receives this award for Congratulations! © CD © CD © CD © CD cactus borrow banana actor © CD © CD © CD © CD carrot branch bicycle apply © CD © CD © CD © CD chat bubble blaze aquarium © CD © CD © CD © CD clerk business blouse artist © CD © CD © CD © CD feather either doorway coast © CD © CD © CD © CD flash enjoy drill crowd © CD © CD © CD © CD flight expect dust daydream © CD © CD © CD © CD forgive famous govern desk © CD © CD © CD © CD island history grape friendship © CD © CD © CD © CD jingle hound hammer fruit © CD © CD © CD © CD journal hungry harbor giant © CD © CD © CD © CD knight imagine hasty grand © CD © CD © CD © CD powerful narrow measure knowledge © CD © CD © CD © CD pretend neighbor middle ladder © CD © CD © CD proud only mountain © CD liberty © CD © CD © CD © CD prowl pleasure nail mask © CD © CD © CD © CD speech skill respect quart © CD © CD © CD © CD spend smooth result railroad © CD © CD © CD © CD spray snack season rainwater © CD © CD © CD © CD squeak special share remove © CD © CD © CD wheat useful thoughtful © CD stomach vacation thread © CD woodpecker © CD © CD © CD talent trash © CD © CD yank vegetable © CD © CD thick © CD © CD © CD © CD younger wagon umbrella thirsty ... str, thr, and (tr) 18 qu, (sw), and (squ) 19 ch, (sn), and (th) 20 Ending Clusters ck, sh, and st 21 ch, ck, and (sh) 22 nt, (nd), and (nk) 23 Synonyms Summer .24 My... Reading Comprehension and Skills: Grade Table of Contents Long and Short Vowels Long a, e, and o Long i, u, and a Short a, e, and o Short i, u, and a Long or... er, and ir 10 ur, ar, and (er) .11 or, (ur), and (ar) 12 Beginning Clusters bl, cl, and fl 13 gl, pl, and sl 14 sh, sk, and st 15 br, cr, and (dr) 16 fr, gr, and