Teacher Workbooks
Language Arts Series
Phonics
Assorted Skills
Volume 2
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Table of Contents
Phonics
Antonyms
ER, IR, and UR Sounds
H Sounds (CH, SH, TH, WH)
Hard or Soft C
Hard or Soft C or G
Hard or Soft G
Homophones
Silent Letters
Syllables
Synonyms
1-5
6-7
8-10
11
12
13
14-18
19-21
22-25
26-30
© 2006 Teachnology, Inc. iii Name ______________________________________________________________________ Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________ Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings. Match Column 1 with Column 2 to find antonyms. Column 1 Column 2 1. happy hate 2. under close 3. right sad 4. give short 5. long sell 6. come over 7. like take 8. open go 9. buy last 10.first wrong Write your own antonyms for these words. his ____________ show ______________ yes ______________ little ___________ many ______________ clean _____________
© 2006 Teachnology, Inc. 1 Name ______________________________________________________________________ Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________ Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings. Match the two columns below to show opposite meanings. Column 1 Column 2 1. found boy 2. laugh light 3. sleep pretend 4. play to 5. real work 6. girl cry 7. old off 8. on awake 9. from work 10. heavy new Write your own antonyms for these words. up _______________ fat _________________ full ______________ low ______________ sit _________________ found ____________
© 2006 Teachnology, Inc. 2 Name ______________________________________________________________________ Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________ Antonyms are words that have the opposite meaning. Circle the word that has the opposite meaning of the underlined word. 1. Martha lost her new reading book. read misplaced found 2. Joseph went in the house to get a glass of water. through out enter 3. I saw many beautiful birds in the forest. few plenty lots 4. The class finished their work and went out to play. continue complete start 5. Matt felt rich because dad gave him ten dollars for his birthday. happy poor wealthy Write your own antonyms for these words. sick ____________________ running _______________________ sleeping ________________ lock __________________________
© 2006 Teachnology, Inc. 3 Name ______________________________________________________________________ Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________ Antonyms are words that have the opposite meaning. Circle the word that is the opposite of the underlined word in the sentence. 1. The prize went to the runner who was the fastest. quickest slowest swiftest 2. I like to feel the smooth fur coat that my mom wears. rough soft silky 3. The balloon flew high above the trees when I let it go. low up way 4. At night, the stars twinkle brightly. evening day dark 5. The ice cream was so cold that I could hardly eat it. cool hot frozen Write your own antonyms for these words. frozen _________________ slow _______________________ poor __________________ happy _____________________
© 2006 Teachnology, Inc. 4 Name ______________________________________________________________________ Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________ Match the two columns to find antonyms, words that have opposite meanings. 1. near bright 2. summer white 3. sad full 4. empty far 5. black weak 6. strong winter 7. dull happy Write a story about the happy hippo and his friends. Use some of the antonyms. ___________________________________________ ______________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _______________________________________________ __________________________ _____________________________ The End
© 2006 Teachnology, Inc. 5 Name ______________________________________________________________________ Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________ Answer the riddles below by using the words in and around the balloons. shirt girl father 1. Who is a person who cares for the sick? _______________ nurse bird 2. A sister is one of these.________ dinner farmer turtle 3. A person who works on a farm _______________________ 4. A feathered animal_____________ purse 5. One of three daily meals _______________________ 6. A cloth garment with collar and sleeves. ___________________ 7. A reptile with a shell ___________ 8. The male parent ________________________ 9. Used to carry money and small objects ____________________________ Write a sentence about a reptile with a shell. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________
© 2006 Teachnology, Inc. 6 Name ______________________________________________________________________ Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________ Complete the words below by using ir, er, ur. 1. f______n 2. sh______t 3. f______nish 4. squ______t 5. c______b 6. h______dle 7. s______vice 8. t______tle 9. f______tune 10. moth______ Write an asking sentence using some of the words above. _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________
© 2006 Teachnology, Inc. 7 Name ______________________________________________________________________ Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________ Complete the following words by adding ch or th. 1. ________eater 2. ________erry 3. ________ain 4. ________igh 5. ________ermos 6________imney 7. ________icken 8. ________irsty 9. ________eese 10. ________imble Use the words above to complete the following sentences. 1. Mother used the _____________________to sew the clothes. 2. The class is going to the ______________________to see a movie. 3. I used the _________________________to keep the water cold. 4. Is anyone ___________________________after that long walk? 5. There was smoke coming from the ___________________________.
© 2006 Teachnology, Inc. 8 Name ______________________________________________________________________ Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________ Add ch, sh, th, wh to the following words to complete them. 1. ________irl 2. ________elf 3. ________orax 4. ________ange 5. ________oulder 6. ________ere 7. ________ousand 8. ________eetah 9. ________ower 10. ________ange Complete the words in the sentences. 1. The ________eetah was pacing back and forth in the cage. 2. ________ere is my backpack, mom? 3. I have a ________ousand dollars in the bank! 4. John hurt his ________oulder when he jumped up to catch the ball. 5. Who will take their ________ower first tonight? 6. Dad went to ________ange his clothes after working in the yard.
© 2006 Teachnology, Inc. 9 Name ______________________________________________________________________ Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________ Add sh or wh to complete the following words. 1. _________ower 2. _________rimp 3. _________irl 4. _________ampoo 5. _________istle 6. _________ovel 7. _________ich 8. _________eat 9. _________ark 10. _________isk Make your own sentences using four of the words above. 1. ______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 2. ______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 3. ______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 4. ______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________
© 2006 Teachnology, Inc. 10 Name ______________________________________________________________________ Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________ Usually, a c sound is hard or soft depending on the vowel that follows it. The general rule is: When c meets a, o, or u, its sound is hard. When c meets e, I, or y, its sound is soft. Write the words in the correct boxes. Listen for soft c (s) and hard c (k). Soft C Sound cuddle . 1. __________________ 2. __________________ census 3. __________________ 4. __________________ cycle 5. __________________ curly circle Hard C Sound cave 1. ______________________ entrance 2. ______________________ 3. ______________________ comedy 4. ______________________ calculate 5. ______________________ center
© 2006 Teachnology, Inc. 11 Name ______________________________________________________________________ Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________ Usually, a c or g sound is hard or soft depending on the vowel that follows it. The general rule is: When c or g meets a, o, or u, its sound is hard. When c or g meets e, i, or y, its sound is soft. Circle soft or hard to describe the word in each sentence. 1. The class went to the gym for exercise and enjoyment. hard soft 2. We saw goats at the farm and fed them some milk. hard soft 3. Lucy looked at the colt as it ran through the field. hard soft 4. I was in the circle trying to catch the ball. hard soft 5. The play was a great success and the children were happy. hard soft 6. Everyone gathered together for Easter dinner. hard soft 7. Joshua’s gerbil got out of the cage. hard soft 8. Who is a good citizen in this classroom? hard soft 9. The puppy cuddled up on the sofa and went to sleep. hard soft 10. Some animals make their homes in caves. hard soft
© 2006 Teachnology, Inc. 12 Name ______________________________________________________________________ Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________ Usually, a g sound is hard or soft depending on the vowel that follows it. The general rule is: When g meets a, o, or u, its sound is hard. When g meets e, i, or y, its sound is soft. Write the words from the butterfly in the correct columns. Listen for soft g (j) and hard g (g). gather ginger energy gerbil goddess gossip gutter gypsy goat fringe Soft Sound Hard Sound 1. ____________________ 1. ____________________ 2. ____________________ 2. ____________________ 3. ____________________ 3. ____________________ 4. ____________________ 4. ____________________ 5. ____________________ 5. ____________________
© 2006 Teachnology, Inc. 13 Name ______________________________________________________________________ Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________ Homophones are words that sound alike but are different in spelling and meaning. Find the homophones below by matching the two columns. 1. blue knight 2. chew see 3. rain toad 4. to threw 5. night blew 6. through two 7. maid reign 8. sea soar 9. sore choose 10.towed made Write your own homophones for these words. here _________________________ know __________________ right _________________________ aisle ___________________ Use one of these words in a sentence. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________
© 2006 Teachnology, Inc. 14 Name ______________________________________________________________________ Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________ Homophones are words that sound alike but are different in spelling and meaning. Find the homophones below by matching the two columns. Column 1 Column 2 1. flew way 2. so not 3. knot might 4. through stair 5. role oh 6. clothes flu 7. weigh threw 8. owe sew 9. stare roll 10.mite close Write your own homophones for these words. toe _______________________ hare ________________________ flea _______________________ break _______________________ Write a sentence using one or more of your words. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________
© 2006 Teachnology, Inc. 15 Name ______________________________________________________________________ Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________ Homophones are words that sound alike but are different in spelling and meaning. Find the homophones below by matching the two columns. Column 1 Column 2 1. steak pain 2. eight sense 3. main stake 4. flour aunt 5. sum horse 6. pane mane 7. ant some 8. tense ate 9. hoarse flower 10.cents tents
© 2006 Teachnology, Inc. 16 Name ______________________________________________________________________ Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________ Homophones are words that sound alike but are different in spelling and meaning. Find the homophones below by circling the word that completes the sentence. 1. Santa rides on his ________________________ when he comes at Christmas. sleigh slay 2. The ____________________of 8 + 8 is 16. sum some 3. A basement can also be called a ____________________________. seller cellar 4. Sarah’s blue ____________________________are faded from washing them. genes jeans 5. When you exercise, you help to develop your _________________________. muscles mussels Write your own sentences by choosing homophones from the sentences. 1. ______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 2. ______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 3. ______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________
© 2006 Teachnology, Inc. 17 Name ______________________________________________________________________ Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________ Homophones are words that sound alike but are different in spelling and meaning. Find the homophones below by circling the word that completes the sentence. 1. Mom’s frying pan is made of _____________________________. metal medal 2. Jane and Susie’s wear clothes that are the same _____________________. sighs size 3. Harold _________________________________ his hand to answer the question. razed raised 4. I _______________________ money to Jack for the hot dog. owe oh 5. Mr. Fox is our ____________________________________ at school. principle principal Use some of the homophones in the sentences to write your own sentences. 1. ______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 2. ______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 3. ______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________
© 2006 Teachnology, Inc. 18 Name ______________________________________________________________________ Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________ Sometimes the letters l, k, w, h, t, b and gh are silent. Add the silent letters to complete these words. 1. _____rap 2. hi_____ 3. dum_____ 4. wa____k 5. _____nob 6. _____onest 7. _____rong 8. g_____ost 9. crum_____ 10. swi_____ch See if you can finish each word. 1. lam_____ 2. bri_____t 3. ki_____chen 4. _____nock 5. la_____ch 6. ca_____f Write two sentences using some of the words above. 1. ______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 2. ______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________
© 2006 Teachnology, Inc. 19 Name ______________________________________________________________________ Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________ Circle the silent letters in each word. Use some of the words to tell a story about the picture. Add some ducks and frogs to the picture. through laugh clothes sleigh yacht lamb climb neighbors debt buffet thumb straight ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________
© 2006 Teachnology, Inc. 20 Name ______________________________________________________________________ Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________ Circle the silent letters in each word. Then write a story about the Happy Tree. Use some of the words with silent letters. Add some other things around the tree. raspberry heir honest answer listen cupboard Wednesday island autumn doubt depot knee salmon knowledge gourmet THE HAPPY TREE ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________
© 2006 Teachnology, Inc. 21 Name ______________________________________________________________________ Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________ Write the number of syllables that you hear in each word. Follow the directions on this page. 1. furious _____________ 2. heart ___________________ Write a sentence using the word furious. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 3. mailbox ___________ 4. penny __________________ Write an asking sentence using the word penny. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 5. watermelon ________ 6. foggy ___________________ Write an exclamatory sentence using the word watermelon. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 7. independent ________ 7. chair ___________________ Write a sentence about a broken chair. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 8. camera ____________ 9. professor ________________ 10. beginning _________
© 2006 Teachnology, Inc. 22 Name ______________________________________________________________________ Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________ Write the number of syllables that each word contains. Divide into its syllables. Number of syllables Divide into syllables 1. heart ________________ ___________________________ 2. publish ________________ ___________________________ 3. dollar ________________ ___________________________ 4. banana ________________ ___________________________ 5. drum ________________ ___________________________ 6. watermelon ________________ ___________________________ 7. foggy ________________ ___________________________ 8. laser ________________ ___________________________ 9. mailbox ________________ ___________________________ 10. camera ________________ ___________________________
© 2006 Teachnology, Inc. 23 Name ______________________________________________________________________ Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________ Circle the word in each row that is correctly divided into syllables. 1. fan tas tic fant as tic fa ntas tic 2. fab le fa ble fabl e 3. abs en t abs ent ab sent 4. ad ven ture adven ture ad vent ure 5. cro co dile croco dile croc o dile 6. app le ap ple a pple 7. comp an ion com pani on com pan ion 8. pum pkin pump kin pum p kin 9. num ber nu m ber numb er 10. turt le tu rtle tur tle
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Name ______________________________________________________________________ Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________ Synonyms are words that have the same meaning. Choose the correct synonyms from the words below and write them next to the words in the column. 1. unhappy_________________________________________________ 2. enjoy____________________________________________________ 3. car______________________________________________________ 4. talk_____________________________________________________ 5. hear_____________________________________________________ 6. nap______________________________________________________ 7. close_____________________________________________________ 8. alike_____________________________________________________ 9. pail______________________________________________________ 10. quick____________________________________________________ speak listen automobile rest shut look sad like fast bucket
© 2006 Teachnology, Inc. 26 Name ______________________________________________________________________ Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________ Synonyms are words that have the same meaning or almost the same meaning. Circle the word that has almost the same meaning as the underlined word in each sentence. 1. Please throw the ball to Jack. toss bat slam 2. The children enjoyed the day at the park. wanted needed liked 3. Can Mary see through her dark glasses? view push look 4. The wind blew the candle’s flame out. burn match fire 5. Buster the dog stole the cat’s food. ate took shoved
© 2006 Teachnology, Inc. 27 Name ______________________________________________________________________ Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________ Synonyms are words that have the same meaning or almost the same meaning. Circle the word that has almost the same meaning as the underlined word in each sentence. 1. I am the fastest runner in my class. best quickest first 2. After chores were completed, the children went out to play. papers lessons work 3. Rachel couldn’t go to school because she was sick. ill bad tired 4. Please let me have the game! choose allow watch 5. Your jokes make me laugh. yell bubble giggle
© 2006 Teachnology, Inc. 28 Name ______________________________________________________________________ Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________ Match the two columns to find synonyms. Remember: Synonyms are words that have the same meaning. 1. present work 2. small pick 3. pieces gift 4. choose quickest 5. friend parts 6. pan little 7. silent ill 8. chores pal 9. sick quiet 10.fastest parts Write your own synonyms for the words below. big ___________________________ short ______________________ dirt ___________________________ weak ______________________
© 2006 Teachnology, Inc. 29 Name ______________________________________________________________________ Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________ Synonyms are words that have the same or almost the same meaning. Draw a line from Set 1 to Set 2 and find the synonyms. Set 1 Set 2 1. hugh 1. father 2. talked 2. shut 3. bucket 3. enormous 4. little 4. breeze 5. dad 5. glad 6. yelled 6. pail 7. close 7. small 8. hunt 8. spoke 9. wind 9. glad 10. happy 10. shouted Write synonyms for these words. automobile __________________ unhappy ______________ throw ______________ flame _______________
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