Lesson 2
Exercise 1 • Listening for Sounds in Words
4Listen to each word your teacher says.
4Identify the short vowel sound.
4Mark the short vowel sound with a breve ( ˘ ).
1. a e �
i o u
2. �
a e i o u
3. �
a e i o u
4. a e i o �
u
5. a e i �
o u
6. a �
e i o u
7. a e i o �
u
8. a e �i o u
9. a e i �
o u
10. a �
e i o u
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Unit 13 • Lesson 2
Exercise 2 • Listening for Word Parts
4Listen to each word your teacher says.
4Write the word part that your teacher repeats.
1.
6.
sub
ob
2.
7.
fish
black
3.
8.
ject
top
4.
9.
drop
kick
5.
10.
net
lap
Exercise 3 • Build It
4Use the answers from Exercise 2, Listening for Word Parts.
4Combine word parts to create new words.
fishnet
blacktop
laptop
subject
dropkick
object
Answers will vary.
4Circle the compound words.
4Answer this question:
How do you know the words that you circled are compound words?
They are compound words because each syllable can
stand alone as a word with meaning.
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Exercise 4 • Sort It: Compound Words
4Decide whether the parts of each compound help with the meaning.
4Write the word in the correct column.
4The first two are done for you.
Compound Word
Example: downhill
Last Part Names
the Item
downhill
laptop
windfall
Example: laptop
1. windfall
2. fishnet
3. clamshell
fishnet
clamshell
hotshot
4. hotshot
5. spyglass
spyglass
smalltime
upscale
6. smalltime
7. upscale
8. gemstone
gemstone
makeshift
9. makeshift
10. dishcloth
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Not the Sum of
the Parts
dishcloth
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Exercise 5 • Find It: Compound Words
4Use your dictionary to find compound words with jump and compound words with back.
4Write each word in the correct column.
Connected (Closed)
Example: jumpsuit
backache
backbite
backhand
backfire
background
backslide
backtrack
Hyphenated
Example: jump-start
jump-off
back-to-back
back-and-forth
Spaced Apart (Open)
Example: jump shot
jump rope
jump ball
jump seat
back down
back off
back talk
back burner
Answers will vary.
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Exercise 6 • Identify It: Past, Present, and Future
4Decide whether the underlined verb or verb phrase shows action in the past, present,
or future.
4Fill in the correct bubble.
4Do the first one with your teacher.
Past
1. They will adapt to their new school.
2. He assisted the small children at the bus stop.
3. I am attaching this lock to my bike.
4. They collect dozens of jackets for people.
5. Our campus expanded by more than 100 6. They will suspend bids on that project.
7. We are finishing our project this month.
8. They will be selecting a president this fall.
9. His lunch vanished in about six seconds.
10. We are visiting our granddad at his cabin.
Present
Future
students this month.
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Exercise 7 • Use the Clues: Vocabulary Strategies
4Read the sentence pairs.
4Circle the pronoun in the second sentence.
4Identify the noun that the pronoun is replacing in each sentence.
4Draw an arrow to show the link between the pronoun and the noun it replaced.
4Underline the noun that the pronoun is referring to.
1. Some inventions are made just for fun. Many of them have odd names.
2. Fads become the rage. People like them.
3. Meet Mr. Robinson. He has invented lots of nutty things. 4. In England, a man is making a small 3-wheeled bike. It is called the C5.
5. If you drive a C5 in traffic, you’ll find that it is too small. It’s too sluggish.
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