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. Rhyming

1
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

5
Spell rhyming words to answer riddles

B. Syllables

1
How many syllables does the word have?

2
Sort by the number of syllables

C. Phoneme manipulation

1
Change the sound in a word

2
Delete the sound in a word

D. Consonant digraphs, trigraphs, and silent letters

1
Read words with digraphs and trigraphs

2
Complete the word with the correct digraph: ch, sh, th, ph, wh

3
Spell the digraph word: ch, sh, th, ph, wh

4
Spell words with qu and x

5
Spell words with ch, sh, th, ph, wh, ng, nk, qu, and x

6
Spell the trigraph word: -dge, -tch

7
Complete the words with silent letters

E. Consonant digraphs and blends

1
Sort by initial consonant blend or digraph

2
Read words with blends

3
Complete the word with the correct initial consonant blend

4
Complete the word with the correct final consonant blend

5
Spell words with final consonant patterns: ng, nk

6
Spell the word with a consonant blend

7
Complete the word with a three-letter consonant blend

8
Complete the sentence with a three-letter consonant blend word

F. Short vowels

1
Complete the word with the correct short vowel

2
Change one letter to make a new word

3
Spell the short a word

4
Spell the short e word

5
Spell the short i word

6
Spell the short o word

7
Spell the short u word

G. Silent e

1
Choose the silent e word that matches the picture

2
Complete the silent e words

3
Spell the silent e word

4
Choose the silent e sentence that matches the picture

H. Vowel teams

1
Choose the picture that matches the vowel team word

2
Complete the vowel team words

3
Complete the word with the correct vowel team

4
Choose the vowel team sentence that matches the picture

I. Short and long vowel patterns

1
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

4
Choose the short i or long i word that matches the picture

5
Choose the short o or long o word that matches the picture

6
Choose the short u or long u word that matches the picture

7
Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words

J. Long vowel patterns

1
Choose the words with a given long vowel

2
Spell the long a word: silent e, ai, ay

3
Spell the long e word: ee, ea

4
Spell the long i word: silent e, ie, y

5
Spell the long o word: silent e, oa, ow

6
Spell the long u word: silent e, ue, oo, ew

7
Complete the sentence with the correct closed vowel exception word

K. R-controlled vowels

1
Choose the r-control word that matches the picture

2
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

4
Choose the r-control sentence that matches the picture

L. Diphthongs: oi, oy, ou, ow

1
Choose the diphthong word that matches the picture

2
Complete the word with the correct diphthong: oi, oy, ou, ow

3
Choose the diphthong sentence that matches the picture

M. Variant vowels

1
Complete words with variant vowels

2
Which word has a different vowel sound?

N. 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

O. Open and closed syllables

1
Is the syllable open or closed?

2
Segment two-syllable words: open and closed syllables

3
Read two-syllable words: open and closed syllables

4
Spell words with open syllables

5
Spell words with open and closed syllables

P. Advanced syllables

1
Segment two-syllable words: silent e, vowel team, r-controlled

2
Read two-syllable words: silent e, vowel team, r-controlled

3
Segment consonant-l-e words

4
Read consonant-l-e words

5
Complete the consonant-l-e words

6
Choose the correct spelling of the consonant-l-e word

7
Spell the consonant-l-e word

Q. Multisyllabic words

1
Read two-syllable words

2
Complete the two-syllable words

3
Put two syllables together to create a word: easier

4
Put two syllables together to create a word: harder

5
Complete the sentence with a two-syllable word: easier

6
Complete the sentence with a two-syllable word: harder

R. Affixed words

1
Segment and read words with prefixes or suffixes

2
Complete the sentence with the affixed word

S. High-frequency and irregular words

1
Read sight words

2
Complete the sentence with the correct sight word

3
Spell the sight word

T. Decodable texts

1
Read short vowel stories

2
Read silent e stories

3
Read long vowel stories: long a, e, o

4
Read long vowel stories: long i, u

5
Read long vowel stories

6
Read r-controlled stories

7
Read variant vowel and diphthong stories

Reading strategies

U. Main idea

1
Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages
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Coming soon: Identify the main idea and supporting detail of a passage

V. Inference and theme

1
Which book title goes with the picture?

2
Draw inferences from a text

3
Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales

W. Author's purpose

1
Identify the purpose of a text

2
Analyze persuasive passages

X. Setting and character

1
Choose the picture that matches the descriptive sentence

2
Choose the picture that matches the setting or character

3
Use actions and dialogue to understand characters

Y. Sequence

1
Order events in a story

2
Determine the order of events in informational texts

Z. Plot

1
Read alone and identify plot elements

AA. Cause and effect

1
Match each effect to its cause

2
Match each cause to its effect

BB. Compare and contrast

1
Compare and contrast in informational passages

CC. Text features

1
Use text features

DD. Read-along literary texts

1
Read along with realistic fiction

2
Read along with fantasy

3
Read along with historical fiction

EE. Read-alone literary texts

1
Read animal fantasy

2
Read realistic fiction

3
Read science fiction

FF. Read-along informational texts

1
Read along about science and nature

2
Read along about famous people

3
Read along about art, music, and traditions

4
Read along about business and technology

GG. Read-alone informational texts

1
Read about animals

2
Read about sports and hobbies

3
Read about famous places

4
Read about famous people

Writing strategies

HH. Organizing writing

1
Put the sentences in order

II. Topic sentences

1
Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence

2
Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs

3
Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs

JJ. Linking words

1
Use conjunctions

2
Use subordinating conjunctions

3
Identify time-order words

4
Use time-order words

5
Use linking words to complete a passage

KK. Author's purpose

1
Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose

LL. Opinion writing

1
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

MM. Descriptive details

1
Choose the sensory details that match the picture

2
Use sense words

3
Add descriptive details to sentences

4
Revise the sentence using a stronger verb

5
Insert dialogue into a story

NN. Sentence variety

1
Combine sentences: subjects

2
Combine sentences: predicates

3
Combine sentences: subjects and predicates

4
Rewrite sentences using introductory elements

Vocabulary

OO. 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-

5
Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less

6
Prefixes and suffixes: review

PP. Compound words

1
Form compound words with pictures

2
Form compound words

3
Form and use compound words

QQ. Categories

1
Sort words into categories

2
Which word is not like the others?

RR. Synonyms and antonyms

1
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?

SS. Homophones and homonyms

1
Homophones with pictures

2
Identify homophones

3
Use the correct homophone

4
Multiple-meaning words with pictures

TT. Shades of meaning

1
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

UU. Idioms

1
Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression

VV. Context clues

1
Use context to identify the meaning of a word

WW. Reference skills

1
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

XX. Spelling

1
Spell words with suffixes: drop e

2
Spell words with suffixes: double the consonant

3
Spell words with suffixes: change y to i

4
Spell words with suffixes: review

YY. Sentences, fragments, and run-ons

1
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?

7
Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence

ZZ. Nouns

1
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

11
Identify plurals, singular possessives, and plural possessives

12
Form the singular or plural possessive

13
Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns

AAA. Pronouns

1
Identify personal pronouns

2
Choose between subject and object personal pronouns

3
Replace the singular noun with a personal pronoun

4
Replace the plural noun with a personal pronoun

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

6
Choose the correct personal pronoun

7
Identify possessive pronouns

8
Use possessive pronouns

9
Choose between personal and reflexive pronouns

10
Use reflexive pronouns

BBB. Verb types

1
Use action verbs

2
Identify action verbs

3
Identify helping verbs

CCC. Subject-verb agreement

1
One or more than one?

2
Use the correct subject or verb

3
Pronoun-verb agreement

DDD. Verb tense

1
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

6
Identify the irregular past tense I

7
Identify the irregular past tense II

8
Form and use the irregular past tense: set 1

9
Form and use the irregular past tense: set 2

10
Form and use the irregular past tense: set 3

11
Form and use the irregular past tense: set 4

12
Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures

13
To be: use the correct present tense form

14
To be: use the correct past tense form

15
To be: use the correct form

16
To have: use the correct form

17
Place sentences with irregular verbs on a timeline

18
Is the sentence in the past, present, or future tense?

EEE. Articles

1
Use the correct article: a or an

2
Identify articles

FFF. Adjectives and adverbs

1
Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many?

2
Identify the adjective that describes the noun

3
Identify adjectives

4
Identify comparative and superlative adjectives

5
Does the adverb tell you how, when, or where?

6
Identify adverbs

7
Choose between adjectives and adverbs

8
Is the word an adjective or adverb?

GGG. Prepositions

1
Select the best preposition to match the picture

2
Select the best preposition to complete the sentence

HHH. 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

III. Punctuation

1
Commas with a series

2
Commas with dates

3
Commas with the names of places

4
Commas: review

JJJ. Capitalization

1
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

LLL. Abbreviations

1
Abbreviate days of the week

2
Abbreviate months of the year