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Grade 2 Workbook
Written by Liane Onish Consulting Editor: Jill Swann
W orkman N ew
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P ublis h ing Y ork
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Contents Phonics.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Spelling and Vocabulary.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Language Arts.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Writing.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Cursive.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Math Skills.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
161
Addition and Subtraction. . . . . . . . . . . . .
177
Multiplication and Fractions. . . . . . . . . . .
201
Shapes and Measurement.. . . . . . . . . . . .
215
Time and Money. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
227
Social Studies.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Science.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 Answer Key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295 Brain Quest Extras.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 Brain Quest Second Grade Workbook
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Phonics
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Beginning Letters Say the word for each picture. What beginning sound do you hear? Write the letter.
Phonics Beginning consonants
d og
eaf
ap
ake
arrot
an
est
ix
ar
ear
ite
ie Brain Quest Second Grade Workbook
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Ending Letters Say the word for each picture. What ending sound do you hear? Write the letter.
Phonics
scar
fro
cu
doo
sea
ca
su
be
eigh
bu
Final consonants
These words end in ss or ll. What ending sound do you hear? Write the two letters.
be
dre
do
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Phonics
It Takes Two Say the word for each picture. What beginning sound do you hear? Find the correct blend in the box. Write it on the line.
bl
br
cl
cr
dr
fl
fr
gl
gr
pl
pr
sc
sl
sk
sm
sp
st
sw
tr
Consonant blends
p r
esent
apes
ippers
oon
amp
uck
Brain Box Blends are two consonants that go together. You can hear both letters in a blend. Example: plate The blend in this word is p-l. When you say plate, you can hear both the p and l sound.
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ing
ower
um
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ee
is
asses Phonics Consonant blends
ead
ool
oke
ab
ock
ale
og
ant
ock
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Shh! Sounds
ch
sh
th Complete each word with a digraph from the box. Draw a line from the word to its picture.
wh
Phonics
wh
eel
Digraphs
ark
ben
too
istle
Brain Box Digraphs are two consonants that are next to each other. Together, they make a new sound.
fi
Example: thirty The digraph in this word is t-h. When you say thirty you don’t hear the t and h sounds separately. You hear the new th sound.
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eese Brain Quest Second Grade Workbook
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It Takes Three Say the word for each picture. Complete each word with a consonant cluster from the box.
scr
squ
str
spr
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thr
Phonics
s t r
awberry
ee
eet
irrel
ub
inkler
ong
one
ay
are
ew
ead
Blends and consonant clusters
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Lost Letters
st
mp Complete each word with a consonant cluster from the box. Draw a line from the word to its picture. Phonics
ba
nk lt nd
n k
Consonant clusters
qui
ha
la
Brain Box A consonant cluster is a group of consonants that are next to each other in a word. Example: land The consonant cluster in this word is n-d.
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sku Brain Quest Second Grade Workbook
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rd
rk
Complete each word with a sk consonant cluster from the box. Draw a line from the word to its picture.
nt
pa
13
Phonics Consonant clusters
te
fo
ma
bi
boa
game
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Phonics
Kite and Circle Look at the c words in the Word Box. If the word has a hard c sound, like kite, write the word next to the kite. If the word has a soft c sound, like circle, write the word next to the circle.
Hard c and soft c
come
kite
come
cent
count
care
cellar
card
city
cereal
circle
Brain Box The letter c has two sounds: a hard c sound, as in cat, and a soft c sound, as in cell.
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Goose and Jacket Look at the g words in the Word Box. If the word has a hard g sound, like goose, write the word next to the goose. If the word has a soft g sound, like jacket, write the word next to the jacket.
Phonics
giraffe
Hard g and soft g
jacket
game
goat
giraffe
gem
give
giant
genius
grow
goose
Brain Box Brain Quest Second Grade Workbook
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The letter g has two sounds: a hard g, as in grape, and a soft g, as in gentle.
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Picture Cards Complete each word with a short vowel.
short a words
Phonics Short vowels
c
at
n
m
h
m
m
d
nt b
t
short e words d
sk
b
ll
sl
d
b
d
p
n
h
n
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short i words f
sh
w
g
f
ll
p
g
d
h
d
l
Phonics Short vowels
short o words d
ll
h
r
ck
f
x
n
t
p
t
p
s h o r t u wo r d s pl
m
m
d
c
p
b
s
s
n
f
n
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Short Vowel Sort Read the words in the Word Boxes. Write each word next to the picture that has the same short vowel sound.
Phonics Short vowels
hat
map
big
got
dad
box
red
hug
miss
let
short a words
hat
hat
short e words
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must
pet
mom
up
ran
ten
top
rush
him
fix
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short i words Phonics
milk
Short vowels
short o words
socks
short u words
umbrella
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Ray Takes the Train Write ai or ay to complete the long a words.
Ray wakes up to the sound of a bluej
a y
.
Phonics Words with the long a sound: ai, ay
He eats cereal on his breakfast tr
He takes the tr
.
n
to the beach.
At the beach, Ray puts shells in his p
Ray loves to pl
He watches a beautiful s
l.
in the water.
lboat
float by.
“Wow!” he says. “What a
great d
Brain Box
These letter combinations can make a long a sound: ai as in rain, and ay as in ray.
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