scholastic success with vocabulary grade 2

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Days of the week
Day by Day
Write the correct day in each empty balloon.
How many days are in a week? ____ How many weeks are in a month? ____
How many months are in a year? ____
Friday Monday
Tuesday
Saturday
Sunday
Sunday
Tuesday
Tuesday
Thursday
Thursday
Thursday
Friday
W
ednesday
W
ednesday
Friday
Saturday
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Sunday, Wednesday;
Friday, Monday;
Wednesday, Tuesday;
Saturday, Thursday
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Months/holidays
Let’s Celebrate!
Use the grid to write the
month for each holiday.
Color your three
favorite holidays.
April
October
January
July
December
February
June
November
May
August
March
September
4
3
2
1
ABC
________________________
(B, 2)
________________________
(A, 4)
________________________
(A, 3)
________________________

(A, 2)
________________________
(B, 4)
________________________
(C, 2)
________________________
(B, 3)
________________________
(A, 3)
________________________
(A, 2)
________________________
(C, 4)
________________________
(B, 3)
________________________
(B, 1)
________________________
(B, 4)
________________________
(A, 1)
________________________
(C, 1)
________________________
(B, 4)
Flag Day
Christmas
New Year’s Day
Kwanzaa
Earth Day

St. Patrick’s Day
Memorial Day
Independence
Halloween
Presidents’ Day
Valentine’s Day
Labor Day
Columbus Day
Martin
Luther
King, Jr.
Day
Thanksgiving
Hanukkah
Day
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June, April, October,
January; December,
March, February, October;
January, May, February,
November; December,
July, September,
December
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Rhyming words
Just the Right Spot
The rows in each parking lot contain words that rhyme, going across.
Write the words in the empty spaces to show where the incoming cars
should park.

On another sheet of paper, create another rhyming grid. Use the words sky, hop, and sing.
seed
wet
knead
bake rake
fret
there
ground
tramp
hair
sound
lamp
would
date
flush
could
skate
slush
ate
brush
found
wear
camp
bead
let
shake
should
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seed

shake
wet
knead
bake
let
bead
rake
fret
there
ground
tramp
wear
found
camp
hair
sound
lamp
would
ate
brush
should
date
flush
could
skate
slush
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Antonyms
Dynamically Different
Antonyms are words with opposite meanings.

Write an antonym for each clue
to complete the crossword puzzle.
Use the words in the Word Bank
below to help you.
On another sheet of paper, draw a picture to show
the antonyms right and left.
.1.2.3
.4.5.6
.7
.8.9.01
.11
.21.31
.41.51
.61
Across
1.
smile
4. right
6. clean
9. sad
11. start
12. wide
14. rough
16. under
Down
2.
new
3. south
4. big
5. last

7. close
8. lost
10. down
13. forget
15. short
tall over smooth
left dirty across
first north happy
old open remember
stop frown narrow
little found
Word Bank
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frown
l o
left dirty
ii t o
trf happy
tstop c
e
ltu rn
enarrow
des
ms
e
smoo t h
ba
over l
rl

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Synonyms
Strikingly Similar
A synonym is a word that means the same or nearly the same as another word.
Circle every other letter. Write the circled letters in order on the line to name
the synonym for each word. The first one has been done for you.
Write the letters you did not circle in order on the blanks to complete
the sentence.
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ .
s s y t n a o r n t
y h m a s p a p r y
e s w a o y
r n d o s i t s h y
a s t m h a a l v l
e p t e h e e k
s b a i m g
e a m f e r a a n i i d
n s g e s t
begin
glad
tell
loud
little
look
large
fearful
group
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__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
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start
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happy, say, noisy, small,
peek, big, afraid, set;
Synonyms are words that
have the same meanings.
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Homophones
Some Similar Sounds
Homophones are words that sound alike but have
different spellings and different meanings.
Add or subtract letters to spell the homophone of the first word. Write the
homophone that fits the sentence. The first one has been done for you.
On another sheet of paper, write two sentences
with homophones not used in the sentences above.
1. deer – er + ar = _________ The _________ jumped the fence to safety.
2. two – w = _________ A duet is made of _________ singers.
3. sun – u + o = _________ The father took his _________ to the game.
4. scent – s = _________ The _________ of flowers filled the room.
5. chili – i + ly = _________ Wear a coat when it is _________.
6. their – ir + re = _________ Your books are _________ on the table.
7. know – k – w = _________ The sign says _________ swimming.

8. hair – ir + re = _________ Brush your _________ before school.
9. wee – e = _________ He was a _________ little lad.
10. here – re + ar = _________ Listen closely to _________ the directions.
11. weight – eight + ait = _________ The rock’s _________ was great.
12. break – eak + ake = _________ It is time for a _________.
dear
deer
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2. to, two; 3. son, son;
4. cent, scent; 5. chilly,
chilly; 6. there, there;
7. no, no; 8. hare, hair;
9. we, wee; 10. hear, hear;
11. wait, weight;
12. brake, break
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Compound words
Side by Side
A compound word is a word made by joining two words together to make a new word.
Complete the crossword puzzle with the missing part of each
compound word. Use the Word Bank to help you.
Across
4.
_____tub
5. _____print
7. eye_____
8. air_____
9. tooth_____
12. sun_____

14. cup_____
15. foot_____
Down
1.
book_____
2. bee_____
3. under_____
4. _____time
6. sun_____
10. door_____
11. _____house
13. side_____
.1.2.3
.4.5
.6
.7.8.9
.01
.11 .21.31
.41
.51
Word Bank
walk finger
cake farm
lid knob
bath brush
ball plane
hive flower
down shelf
bed ground
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sh g
bat h f inger
fe e v o
lid plane brush
of nk
fw down w
cake o a
rr ball
mk
!
1. ___ ___ ___ ___
3. ___ ___ ___ ___
5. ___ ___ ___ ___
7. ___ ___ ___ ___
9. ___ ___ ___ ___
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Sound-effect words
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Quacking Fun
Some words let a reader “hear” what is happening.
For example: munch and quack
Write the word from the box that sounds like
what is happening in each picture. Then use the
code to answer the riddle below.
croak
snap
slam
fizz
growl

thud
squeak
roar
crack
buzz
2. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
4. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
6. ___ ___ ___ ___
8. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
10. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What do you call a bunch of ducks in a box?
___ ___ ___ x ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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























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1. fizz; 2. crack; 3. snap;
4. squeak; 5. roar; 6. thud;
7. slam; 8. croak; 9. buzz;
10. growl;
a box of quackers!
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Homonyms
Homonyms are words that have more than one meaning. .
Write the word from a star that can be used in both blanks
in each sentence. The first one has been done for you.
1. The ____________ of the team won the medal with a gold ____________.
2. It was a ____________ to five when I spent my last ____________.
3. We found a ____________ of ribbon while playing in the ____________.
4. Juan threw the ____________ pillow ____________ from the top bunk.
5. Amber wanted to ____________ before finishing the ____________ of
her homework.
6. The ____________ woman let me choose my favorite ____________
of ice cream.
7. Christy needs to ____________ her dog before they ride on the
____________.
8. Scott ate toast and ____________ during the traffic ____________.

quarter
jam
train
kind
star
down
yard
rest
On another sheet of paper, write a sentence that shows both meanings of the words spring,
orange, and light.
Which Star?
star
star
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2. quarter; 3. yard;
4. down; 5. rest;
6. kind; 7. train; 8. jam
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Elements of a story
Use the grid to complete each sentence.
1. The middle of the story usually has a
problem called the __________________.
2. Stories written in rhyme are called
__________________.
3. The __________________ tells where the
story takes place.
4. The __________________ writes the story.
5. Each story has a name or __________________.
6. The __________________ draws pictures to go with the story.

7. Some stories are make-believe or __________________.
8. People in the story are called __________________.
9. The __________________ happens near the end of the story and fixes
the problem.
10. The __________________ of a story is the lesson it teaches to the reader.
11. A story that really could happen is __________________.
12. Stories and poems are both kinds of __________________.
(A, 1)
(A, 6)
(B, 2)
(A, 3)
(B, 6)
(A, 2)
(A, 4)
(B, 5)
(B, 1)
(B, 3)
(A, 5)
AB
6
5
4
3
2
1
GRID
(B, 4)
There’s Nothing Like a Book!
solution
realistic

characters
author
fantasy
conflict
illustrator
title
literature
moral
setting
poetry
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1. conflict; 2. poetry;
3. setting; 4. author;
5. title; 6. illustrator;
7. fantasy; 8. characters;
9. solution; 10. moral;
11. realistic; 12. literature
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Using context clues
Search for Clues
One way to find out the meaning of a new word in a sentence is to use all the other
words to figure out what makes sense. This is called using context clues.
Use the meaning of the words in each sentence to choose the missing word
from the Word Bank. Write the word in the boxes. Then write the letters from
the shaded boxes in order on the line below to answer the question.
1. Take this medicine to your cough.
2. The of a quarter is 25 cents.
3. Nick wants to 10 pounds this year.
4. We must on a place to meet.

5. The team voted to a captain.
6. It is Mara’s to clean the table after lunch.
7. Let’s the candy bar into two pieces.
8. The balloon will if you stick a pin in it.
9. The shows how many books each student read.
What language has the most words? ___________________________
agree value burst
gain graph duty
cure split elect
Word Bank
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1. cure; 2. value; 3. gain;
4. agree; 5. elect; 6. duty;
7. split; 8. burst; 9. graph;
English
Name
Geometry vocabulary
All Shipshape
Unscramble each geometry word and write it on the line. Use the words in
the box to help you. Then color the box and the matching shape the color
listed below the line.
suqera
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red
_______________________
white
tigaelrn
________________________
black

anreclget
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blue
neco
________________________
green
addmoin
________________________
pink
becu
________________________
purple
xhanoge
________________________
yellow
lvoa
________________________
orange
lyncdrie
rcclie
________________________
brown
circle
square
rectangle
triangle
cylinder
cone
cube
diamond

oval
hexagon
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square, triangle, rectangle,
cone, diamond, cube,
hexagon, oval, cylinder,
circle