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Unit 2 Week 1 Interactive Review
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Adding -s and -es
Spelling Words
monkeys
holidays
hobbies
teammates
friends
months
daisies
memories
plays
companies
delays
bunches
supplies
costumes
scratches
batteries
taxes
sandwiches
counties
donkeys
Naming Classes Write the list word that describes each group.
1. Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Labor Day
2. hiking, collecting stamps, reading
3. flower shop, bank, grocery store
4. AA, AAA, D, 9-volt
5. July, February, October
6. ham and cheese, hamburger, peanut butter
7. pencils, paper, ruler, markers
8. howler, capuchin, marmoset
9. bananas, grapes, bouquets of flowers
10. pitcher, catcher, shortstop
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11. people who know and like you
12. dramas acted on the stage
13. money paid to a government
14. actors’ clothing
15. long-eared relatives of the horse
16. things remembered
17. flowers with white or pink petals
18. areas into which a state is divided
19. marks or cuts made by sharp objects
20. makes late by slowing or stopping
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Word Meanings Write the list word beside the phrase that means the same.
Home Activity Your child learned to spell the plural forms of words by adding -s or -es. Write the
singular form of each word and have your child tell if and how it changes to form the plural.
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Unit 2 Week 1 Interactive Review
Common and Proper Nouns
Directions One of the underlined words in each sentence is a noun. Write the noun.
1. Women have played basketball for almost as long as men have.
2. One of the first games was played at Smith College in Massachusetts.
3. At first there were nine women on a side.
4. The court was divided into three zones.
5. Three players would play in each zone.
Directions Two nouns are underlined in each sentence. Write the noun that is the kind
named in ( ).
6. Senda Berenson, a physical education teacher, taught at Smith College. (common)
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7. The first college game was played at Smith College on March 21, 1893. (proper)
8. The first intercollegiate game for women was played in California. (common)
9. Stanford played Berkeley in the game then known as “basket ball.” (proper)
10.Stanford scored two baskets and won the game! (proper)
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Unit 2 Week 2 Interactive Review
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Irregular Plurals
Spelling Words
videos
leaves
radios
children
feet
cliffs
sheep
tornadoes
potatoes
men
cuffs
tomatoes
themselves
halves
beliefs
hoofs
lives
moose
patios
loaves
Context Clues Choose a list word to complete each sentence. Write the word.
1. A strong wind blew the _____ off of trees.
2. The weather service sent out a warning for _____.
3. People sat in basements and listened to _____.
4. _____ and their parents waited patiently.
5. The furniture on _____ had to be put away.
6. Most people thought _____ lucky.
7. Going to the basement was a safety tip that saved many _____.
8. Over a meal of meat and _____, people smiled.
9. They rolled up the _____ of their sleeves and went to work.
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Word Clues Write the list word that answers the clue.
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Watch the Ending Circle the correctly spelled list word.
15. patios
16. hoofs
17. cliffs
18. halfs
19. loafs
20. beliefs
patioes
hoofes
clives
halves
loaves
believs
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10. Your socks are filled with these.
11. We get wool from them.
12. A baker makes these.
13. A tasty red food with toes in them.
14. You watch these after an event happens.
Home Activity Your child learned irregular plural words. Have your child make flash cards with the
singular form of each list word on one side and the plural form on the other. Use the cards to quiz each
other.
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Unit 2 Week 2 Interactive Review
Regular Plural Nouns
Direction Write the two plural nouns in each sentence.
1. The cowboys of the Southwest were expert riders.
2. On horses or ponies, they were completely at home.
3. They worked on the big ranches, far from the cities.
4. Cowboys worked in many of the western and southwestern states.
5. They spent their days herding cows.
Directions Write each singular noun as a plural noun. Say the plural nouns.
6. trench
7. lady
8. road
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9. dress
10. puppy
11. branch
12. family
13. brother
14. farm
15. box
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Unit 2 Week 3 Interactive Review
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Words with ar, or
Spelling Words
morning
corner
partner
force
forest
story
storm
forward
garbage
argue
Florida
sharp
form
backyard
apartment
garden
alarm
start
sport
Arkansas
Tried and True Sayings Write the list word that correctly completes each saying.
1. Happiness begins right in your own _____.
2. He is as _____ as a tack.
3. She can’t see the _____ for the trees.
4. Sleep. Things will look better in the _____.
5. After a _____, a rainbow comes.
6. For every step _____, I take two steps back.
7. Let’s begin again to make a fresh _____.
8. _____, the Natural State!
9. _____, it’s the Sunshine State!
10. Thanks for being such a good _____.
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11. things thrown away
12. a home in a larger building
13. something’s shape
14. angle where two walls meet
15. sudden feeling of fear
16. to disagree
17. power or strength
18. co-worker or associate
19. a tale of an event
20. a plot for growing vegetables
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Word Meanings Write the list word that fits each definition.
Home Activity Your child learned to distinguish words with ar and or. Have your child write list words
and highlight ar and or in contrasting colors.
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Unit 2 Week 3 Interactive Review
Irregular Plural Nouns
Directions Write the irregular plural noun in each sentence.
1.If we went back in time, our lives would be different.
2.Women would probably stay in their homes more.
3.Men might be out in the fields.
4.They would hitch their oxen to the wagons.
5.Their feet would be sore from heavy leather boots.
6.Guarding sheep and cows was an important job.
7.Wolves might grab a lamb for their suppers.
8.What would the children do?
9.They might look after the chickens and geese.
10.Maybe they would help the cats catch mice in the barns.
Directions If the noun is plural, write P. If it is singular, write its plural form. If the
noun could be either singular or plural, write S/P. Say the plural forms.
11.moose
12.calf
13.teeth
14.shelf
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15.wives
16.deer
17.ox
18.men
19.tooth
20.wife
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Unit 2 Week 4 Interactive Review
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Consonant Pairs ng, nk, ph, wh
Spelling Words
Thanksgiving
young
whisper
trunk
among
wheel
elephant
strong
think
nephew
white
blink
blank
belong
shrink
chunk
graph
whiskers
wharf
skunk
Antonyms Write the list word that has the opposite, or nearly the opposite, meaning
as the word.
1. old
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2. shout
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3. weak
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4. black
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5. grow
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Words in Context Write a list word from the box to complete each sentence.
11. Carl cut himself a large _____ of cheese.
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12. The _____ uses a bad smell to keep predators away.
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13. We eat a huge meal on _____ Day.
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14. The wagon has a loose _____.
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15. The zoo has monkeys and an _____.
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16. Zach is my brother’s son, or my _____.
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17. The bright light made me _____ my eyes.
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18. Write your answer on the _____ line.
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19. Those marbles _____ to me; they are mine.
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20. I made a _____ showing how I have grown.
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Synonyms Write the list word that has the same, or nearly the same, meaning as
the word.
6. beard
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7. box
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8. ponder
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9. dock
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10. with
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Home Activity Your child learned words with consonant pairs ng, nk, ph, and wh. Have your child
identify the consonant pair in each list word. Then help your child think of other words with these
spellings.
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Unit 2 Week 4 Interactive Review
Singular Possessive Nouns
Directions Write the possessive form of each underlined singular word.
1.city mail
2.mustang rider
3.winter storms
4.desert trails
5.trip dangers
6.Tschiffely plan
7.Ecuador forests
8.horse back
9.Trigger talents
10.movie plot Directions Write the singular possessive noun in ( ) that completes each sentence.
11. It’s fun to read about (history’s, histories) horses.
12. (Californias, California’s) mail was delivered by the Pony Express.
13. Both horse and rider were tired at (journeys, journey’s) end.
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14. Gato and Mancha were a Swiss (teachers, teacher’s) horses.
15. That (cowboys, cowboy’s) movies featured his horse, Trigger.
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Unit 2 Week 5 Interactive Review
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Words with ear, ir, our, ur
Spelling Words
return
turkey
journal
search
courage
heard
courtesy
curtain
surface
early
nourish
burrow
purpose
turtle
purse
hamburger
first
birthday
furniture
survey
Classifying Write the list word that fits each group.
1. chicken, pheasant, quail, _____
2. desks, tables, beds, sofas, _____
3. bedspread, screen, tablecloth, _____
4. measure, examine, map out, _____
5. lizard, snake, alligator, _____
6. nest, cave, den, _____
7. book, magazine, newspaper, _____
8. hot dog, chicken salad, barbecue, _____
9. bag, briefcase, pouch, _____
10. fourth, third, second, _____
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11. thradiby
12. nuterr
13. sharce
14. greacuo
15. radeh
16. restucoy
17. furcesa
18. raley
19. hournis
20. ropesup
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Word Scramble Unscramble each list word and write it on the line.
Home Activity Your child learned words spelled with ear, ir, our, and ur. Say each list word. Have your
child explain the word’s meaning and spell it aloud.
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Plural Possessive Nouns
Directions Write the possessive form of each underlined plural word.
1. senators duties
2. cities monuments
3. states rights
4. women votes
5. parks wildlife
6. wolves howls 7. sheep horns
8. families vacations 9. feet blisters
10. wives conversations
Directions Write the plural possessive noun in ( ) that completes each sentence.
11. Three (President’s, Presidents’) pets once got together for a meeting.
12. The (pets’, pet’s) idea was that they would run the country.
13. The (dog’s, dogs’) job would be homeland security.
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14. The Roosevelt (children’s, childrens’) guinea pigs would run the hospitals.
15. The white (mices’, mice’s) voices were so soft that no one heard them.
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