SPELLING WORDS

SPELLING WORDS2nd GradeDIRECTIONS: Using the dictionary, look up for the meaning of the words.Write them dowrr on another sheet of paper. Use each word in a sentence.CccolendarceilingcirclecomputerchoptercountrychoosecloudyChristmqscleoncouldcroyon

A Speciol HelperRead to Ji.nd out what happens tuhen arobot helps tuittt cttores.1 Carlos dashed into the house. "Mom!Dad! Marie! My robot works!"2 Everyone hurried outside. TheYclapped as Carlos demonstrated how therobot moved and stoPPed. Carlosbelieved he was the luckiest kid in thewhole world.3 After his family had gone back intothe house, Carlos patted the robot onthe back. "You're good at taking orders.Maybe you can help me with my chores."a Carlos went inside and came backwith two wastebaskets. He took one ofthem to the trash can and took off thecan's lid. "EmpW," Carlos said, pouringthe trash into the can. He put the lidback on.5 "Now it's your turn," Carlos said. Hegave the other wastebasket to the robot."Empty," he commanded. The robotturned the wastebasket over. All thetrash landed on the grass. Carlos pickedup the trash and stuffed it back into thewastebasket.6 "Let's try again," Carlos said. He putthe wastebasket into the robot's handsand turned it toward the trash can."Move," he ordered. The robot rolled tothe trash can. It stopped when Carlostold it to. "Empty," Carlos said. Therobot turned the wastebasket over. Thetrash landed on the lid of the trash can.t *Oh, no, I forgot about the lid,"Carlos moaned. "We've both $ot a lot tolearn, robot."illi

de,t)i,D{Write the words from the story that havethe meanings below.1. showed byexample2. commands3. small jobs(Par.2l(Par. 3)(Par. 3)Words with opposite meanings are calledanton1rms. Match each word from thefirst list with its antonym from thesecond list.4. moved a. fullb.6.Circle the correct word in ( ) and write itin the blank.1. Chris a beach ballb.c.to the lake. (tank, took)2. Nan lives in a3.emptyoutsidedown the street. (hose, house)we will see afull moon tonight. (Merry, MaYbe)Form the plural of eachadding s or es.4. grassstoppedinsideword below by7. dish1. Number the sentences to show theorder in which things happened.Write TWrite F2.3.Carlos showed his family whatthe robot could do.The robot dumped the trashon the ground-Carlos showed the robot howto empty the trash.The robot dumped the trashon the lid of the trash can.if the sentence is true.if the sentence is false.Carlos was excited because hisrobot followed orders.Carlos kept his robot's tricksa secret.4. Carlos had to be careful whenhe gave orders to the robot.5. The robot could not hear well.Words such as he, she, gou, it, use, andtheg are used in place of other words.Read these sentences. The robot uasmade oJ metal. lt had green eaes. Inthe second sentence, it is used in placeof. the robot.Read each set of sentences below. Fill ineach blank.6. Carlos yelled to his family. Hewanted them to see the robot.He stands for7. Marie liked the robot. She liked tosee Carlos having fun.5. hand- 8. back6. lid 9. ax- She stands forI

Surprise!What would Aou exqect to Jind tn asuttcase?1 "Carlos, would you get my suitcasewhen you get the fishing poles?" askedMarie. "I'm staYing over at Jane'stoni$ht."'? Carlos got the fishing Poles andMarie's suitcase. He gave the suitcase toMosh and said, "Would you take this toMarie while I take these poles out to thecar? Then look for something with a lidto put these worms in. We don't wantthem to crawl all over the car"'3 After Carlos put the poles in the car'he came back inside to help Mosh withthe worms. *OK," he said to the robot'"what did You find to Put the wonnsin?" Mosh didn't move. Carlos lookedaround., but he didn't see the wofinsanywhere.4 Just then a scream came fromMarie's room. "Carlos Gatza, get in herethis second!"5 Carlos's face turned pale' "Mosh, youdidn't put them in Marie's suitcase' didyou?" he gasped. Carlos hurried intoMarie's bedroom.6 Marie spoke angrily as she pointed toher suitcase- "This is the worst thingthat pile of bolts has ever done!"7 "I'm sorry," Carlos apologized' "Moshwas just tryrng to find something with alid on it."8 "Those worms have probably ruinedmy suitcase. What am I going to do?"Marie cried.e "Take my suitcase," Carlos offered."I'11 clean this one out. It will be as goodas new."10 Carlos took Marie's suitcase outsideand opened it uP. He was Putting theworms back into the can when Susancame by with her fishing pole. She gaveCarlos a stran$e look. "I've never seenanyone carry their worms in a suitcasebefore," she said with a chuckle.11 Carlos grumbled, "Mosh still has a lotto learn."22

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NameDo you like spiders? IWherever @ eight legslarge web. lt was readySpider Spinnerswatched one spin a web of silk this morning.went, her silk "dragline" followed. She spun ato catch insects.i1. ln the story, the word spider means:a. an animal with eight legsb. an animal with two legsc. an animal with four legs2. Another word for watched is:a. heardb. feltc. looked3. The opposite of went is:a. swamb. camec. walked4. A word in the story that sounds like ate5. The word her stands for:a. the spiderb. the toadc. the web6. A word in the story thata. toadb. morningc. eight*On the back of this paperknow about spiders.goes with evening and afternoon is:write five sentences. Tell everything you@ Frank Schaffer Publications, lnc. 13 FS-8472 Vocabulary Development

NameI'm Forever Blowing BubblesYou can't eat it, drink itorswallow it. You can chew it! lt's bubblegum. ltis made from the sap of special trees. lt's stronger and more rubberythan other kinds of gum. Could you smile if you blew a bubble?1. ln the story, the word blow means:a. fill with airb. fill with sandc. fill with water2. Another word for smile is:a. frownb. worryc. grin3. The opposite of stronger is:a. sometimesb. weakerc. maybeA word in the story that sounds like blue is:The word i! stands for:a. bubblegumb. rubberc. trees6. A word in the story that goes with bushes and llowers is:a. bubblegumb. treesc. swallow*On the back of this paper write a story about the biggest bubbleyou ever blew.@ Frank Schaffer Publicaliors, lnc. 11 FS-8472 Vocabulary DeveloPmen

Write the words fromthe meanings below.1. breathed inquickly2. said youwere sorrythe story that have(Par. 5)(Par. 7)Choose the correct word to fill in theUirnts for each pair of sentences.spoke second3. The alarm clock will ring anyWrite T if the sentence is true.Write F if the sentence is false.[.2.3.4.Mosh put the worms inMarie's suitcase.Marie was upset when she sawthe worms.Susan thought it was funny tosee the worms in the suitcase.What two things did Mosh do whileCarlos put the fishing poles in thecar?now.Tracy sits in thein the first row.seat4. Donna in a whisper.The wheel on Ann's bike has abroken5. Why do you think Marie called Mosh6.a pile of bolts?What do you think Carlos will doafter he cleans out the suitcase?, Ll l{IT3Words are sometimes easier to read ifthey are divided into parts calledsyllables. Some words have twoconsonants between two vowels. Thesewords can be divided into syllables'-between the consonants, as in exlpect.In each'word below, draw a line to dividethe word into syllables.1. welcome2. perhaps3. forgive4. awful5. temper6. blossom7. traf fic8. borrowWrite the best wordsentence below.to complete each7. The baby wasthrough the grass. (putting,finding, crawling)8. Jenny the can ofsoup. (opened, grumbled, stayed)9. Rose wore a blueblouse. (round, pale, plenty)23