Second grade language arts skills

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Reading foundations Foundations

Reading strategies Reading

Writing strategies Writing

Vocabulary Vocab

Grammar and mechanics Grammar

Reading foundations

A. Syllables

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How many syllables does the word have?

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Sort by the number of syllables

B. Rhyming

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Choose the picture that rhymes with the word

2
Which word does not rhyme?

3
Complete the rhyme

4
Complete the poem with a word that rhymes

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Spell rhyming words to answer riddles

C. Phoneme manipulation

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Change the sound in a word

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Delete the sound in a word

D. Consonant digraphs and trigraphs

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New! Read words with digraphs and trigraphs

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Complete the word with the correct digraph: ch, sh, th, ph, wh

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Spell the digraph word: ch, sh, th, ph, wh

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New! Spell the trigraph word: -dge, -tch

E. Consonant digraphs and blends

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New! Read words with blends

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Complete the word with the correct initial consonant blend

2
Complete the word with the correct final consonant blend

3
Spell the word with a consonant blend

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Complete the word with a three-letter consonant blend

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Complete the sentence with a three-letter consonant blend word

F. Digraphs, blends, and silent letters

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Spell words with final consonant patterns: ng, nk

2
Spell words with qu and x

3
Spell words with ch, sh, th, ph, wh, ng, nk, qu, and x

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Sort by initial consonant blend or digraph

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Complete the words with silent letters

G. Short vowels

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Complete the word with the correct short vowel

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Spell the short a word

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Spell the short e word

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Spell the short i word

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Spell the short o word

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Spell the short u word

H. Silent e

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Choose the silent e word that matches the picture

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Complete the silent e words

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Spell the silent e word

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Choose the silent e sentence that matches the picture

I. Vowel teams

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Choose the picture that matches the vowel team word

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Complete the vowel team words

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Complete the word with the correct vowel team

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Choose the vowel team sentence that matches the picture

J. Short and long vowel patterns

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Sort short and long vowel words

2
Match the short a and long a words to pictures

3
Match the short e and long e words to pictures

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Choose the short i or long i word that matches the picture

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Choose the short o or long o word that matches the picture

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Choose the short u or long u word that matches the picture

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Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words

K. Long vowel patterns

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Choose the words with a given long vowel

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Spell the long a word: silent e, ai, ay

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Spell the long e word: ee, ea

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Spell the long i word: silent e, ie, y

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Spell the long o word: silent e, oa, ow

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Spell the long u word: silent e, ue, oo, ew

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Complete the sentence with the correct closed vowel exception word

L. R-controlled vowels

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Choose the r-control word that matches the picture

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Complete the word with the correct r-controlled vowel: ar, er, ir, or, ur

3
Complete the word with the correct r-controlled vowel: er, ir, ur

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Choose the r-control sentence that matches the picture

M. Diphthongs: oi, oy, ou, ow

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Choose the diphthong word that matches the picture

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Complete the word with the correct diphthong: oi, oy, ou, ow

3
Choose the diphthong sentence that matches the picture

N. Variant vowels

1
Complete words with variant vowels

2
Which word has a different vowel sound?

O. Soft g and c

1
Sort soft and hard g words and soft and hard c words

2
Pick the soft g or soft c word that matches the picture

3
Choose the soft g or soft c sentence that matches the picture

4
Spell the soft g or soft c word

P. Syllable types

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Is the syllable open or closed?

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New! Segment two-syllable words: open and closed syllables

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New! Read two-syllable words: open and closed syllables

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New! Spell words with open syllables

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Spell words with open and closed syllables

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New! Segment two-syllable words: silent e, vowel team, r-controlled

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New! Read two-syllable words: silent e, vowel team, r-controlled

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New! Read consonant-l-e words

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Complete the consonant-l-e words

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Choose the correct spelling of the consonant-l-e word

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Spell the consonant-l-e word

Q. Two-syllable words

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New! Read two-syllable words

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New! Segment and read words with prefixes or suffixes

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Complete the two-syllable words

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Put two syllables together to create a word: easier

3
Put two syllables together to create a word: harder

4
Complete the sentence with a two-syllable word: easier

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New! Complete the sentence with a two-syllable word: harder

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New! Complete the sentence with the affixed word

R. Sight words

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Read sight words

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Complete the sentence with the correct sight word

3
Spell the sight word

S. Decodable texts

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Read silent e stories

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New! Read long vowel stories: long a, e, o

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New! Read long vowel stories: long i, u

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Read long vowel stories

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New! Read r-controlled stories

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New! Read variant vowel and diphthong stories

Reading strategies

T. Sequence

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Order events in a story

U. Inference and theme

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Which book title goes with the picture?

2
Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales

V. Setting and character

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Choose the picture that matches the setting or character

2
Use actions and dialogue to understand characters

W. Topic and purpose

1
Identify the purpose of a text

2
Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages

X. Cause and effect

1
Match each effect to its cause

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Match each cause to its effect

Y. Compare and contrast

1
Compare and contrast in informational passages

Z. Text features

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Use text features

AA. Read-along literary texts

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Read along with realistic fiction

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Read along with fantasy

3
Read along with historical fiction

BB. Read-alone literary texts

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Read animal fantasy

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Read realistic fiction

3
Read science fiction

CC. Read-along informational texts

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Read along about science and nature

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Read along about famous people

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Read along about art, music, and traditions

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Read along about business and technology

DD. Read-alone informational texts

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Read about animals

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Read about sports and hobbies

3
Read about famous places

4
Read about famous people

Writing strategies

EE. Organizing writing

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Put the sentences in order

FF. Topic sentences

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Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence

2
Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs

3
Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs

GG. Linking words

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Use conjunctions

2
Use subordinating conjunctions

3
Identify time-order words

4
Use time-order words

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Use linking words to complete a passage

HH. Author's purpose

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Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose

II. Opinion writing

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Complete the fact and opinion sentences

2
Complete the opinion passage with an example

3
Complete the opinion passage with a reason

4
Complete the opinion-reason-example table

JJ. Descriptive details

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Choose the sensory details that match the picture

2
Add descriptive details to sentences

3
Revise the sentence using a stronger verb

4
Insert dialogue into a story

KK. Sentence variety

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Combine sentences: subjects

2
Combine sentences: predicates

3
Combine sentences: subjects and predicates

4
Rewrite sentences using introductory elements

Vocabulary

LL. Prefixes and suffixes

1
Complete the word with the ending that you hear

2
Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes

3
Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis-

4
Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis-

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Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less

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Prefixes and suffixes: review

MM. Compound words

1
Form compound words with pictures

2
Form compound words

3
Form and use compound words

NN. Categories

1
Sort words into categories

2
Which word is not like the others?

OO. Synonyms and antonyms

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Choose the synonym

2
Find synonyms in context

3
Choose the antonym

4
Which sentence uses an antonym?

5
Find antonyms in context

6
Which sentence has the same meaning?

PP. Homophones and homonyms

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Homophones with pictures

2
Identify homophones

3
Use the correct homophone

4
Multiple-meaning words with pictures

QQ. Shades of meaning

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Shades of meaning with pictures

2
Find the words with related meanings

3
Describe the difference between related words

4
Order related words based on meaning

RR. Idioms

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Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression

SS. Context clues

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Use context to identify the meaning of a word

TT. Reference skills

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Order alphabetically based on the first letter

2
Order alphabetically based on the first two letters

3
Order alphabetically based on the first three letters

4
Use guide words

5
Use dictionary entries

Grammar and mechanics

UU. Spelling

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Spell words with suffixes: drop e

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Spell words with suffixes: double the consonant

3
Spell words with suffixes: change y to i

4
Spell words with suffixes: review

VV. Sentences, fragments, and run-ons

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Is the sentence a statement, question, command, or exclamation?

2
Identify the subject of a sentence

3
Identify the predicate of a sentence

4
Is it a complete sentence or a fragment?

5
Is it a complete sentence or a run-on?

6
Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on?

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Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence

WW. Nouns

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Select the nouns

2
Which word is a noun?

3
Identify nouns

4
Sort common and proper nouns

5
Identify common and proper nouns

6
Form regular plurals with -s and -es

7
Use regular plurals with -s and -es

8
Use singular and plural nouns

9
Is the noun singular or plural?

10
Form and use irregular plurals

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Identify plurals, singular possessives, and plural possessives

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Form the singular or plural possessive

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Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns

XX. Pronouns

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Identify personal pronouns

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Choose between subject and object personal pronouns

3
Replace the singular noun with a personal pronoun

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Replace the plural noun with a personal pronoun

5
Compound subjects and objects with "I" and "me"

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Choose the correct personal pronoun

7
Identify possessive pronouns

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Use possessive pronouns

9
Choose between personal and reflexive pronouns

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Use reflexive pronouns

YY. Verb types

1
Use action verbs

2
Identify action verbs

3
Identify helping verbs

ZZ. Subject-verb agreement

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One or more than one?

2
Use the correct subject or verb

3
Pronoun-verb agreement

AAA. Verb tense

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Which sentence is in the regular past tense?

2
Identify verbs in the regular past tense

3
Form and use the regular past tense

4
Place sentences on a timeline

5
Change the sentence to future tense

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Identify the irregular past tense I

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Identify the irregular past tense II

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Form and use the irregular past tense: set 1

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Form and use the irregular past tense: set 2

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Form and use the irregular past tense: set 3

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Form and use the irregular past tense: set 4

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Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures

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To be: use the correct present tense form

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To be: use the correct past tense form

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To be: use the correct form

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To have: use the correct form

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Place sentences with irregular verbs on a timeline

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Is the sentence in the past, present, or future tense?

BBB. Articles

1
Use the correct article: a or an

2
Identify articles

CCC. Adjectives and adverbs

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Use sense words

2
Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many?

3
Identify the adjective that describes the noun

4
Identify adjectives

5
Identify comparative and superlative adjectives

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Does the adverb tell you how, when, or where?

7
Identify adverbs

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Choose between adjectives and adverbs

9
Is the word an adjective or adverb?

DDD. Prepositions

1
Select the best preposition to match the picture

2
Select the best preposition to complete the sentence

EEE. Contractions

1
Match the contractions

2
Form pronoun-verb contractions

3
Form contractions with "not"

4
Use pronoun-verb contractions

5
Use contractions with "not"

6
Use contractions in a sentence

FFF. Punctuation

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Commas with a series

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Commas with dates

3
Commas with the names of places

4
Commas: review

GGG. Capitalization

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Capitalizing the names of people and pets

2
Capitalizing days, months, and holidays

3
Capitalizing the names of places and geographic features

4
Capitalization: review

5
Capitalizing titles

6
Greetings and closings of letters

HHH. Abbreviations

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Abbreviate days of the week

2
Abbreviate months of the year