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Class 2 English

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  1. Reading foundations

 

  1. Syllables

  1. How many syllables does the word have?

  2. Sort by the number of syllables

  1. Rhyming

  1. Choose the picture that rhymes with the word

  2. Which word does not rhyme?

  3. Complete the rhyme

  4. Complete the poem with a word that rhymes

  5. Spell rhyming words to answer riddles

  1. Consonant blends and digraphs

  1. Complete the word with the correct initial consonant blend

  2. Complete the word with the correct final consonant blend

  3. Spell the word with a consonant blend

  4. Complete the word with the correct digraph: ch, sh, th

  5. Complete the word with the correct digraph: ph, qu, wh

  6. Spell the digraph word: ch, sh, th

  7. Spell the digraph word: ph, qu, wh

  8. Sort by initial consonant blend or digraph

  9. Complete the word with a three-letter consonant blend

  10. Complete the sentence with a three-letter consonant blend word

  11. Complete the words with silent letters

  1. Short vowels

  1. Complete the word with the correct short vowel

  2. Spell the short a word

  3. Spell the short e word

  4. Spell the short i word

  5. Spell the short o word

  6. Spell the short u word

  1. Short and long vowels

  1. Sort short and long vowel words

  2. Match the short a and long a words to pictures

  3. Match the short e and long e words to pictures

  4. Choose the short i or long i word that matches the picture

  5. Choose the short o or long o word that matches the picture

  6. Choose the short u or long u word that matches the picture

  7. Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words

  8. Is the syllable open or closed?

  9. Spell words with open and closed syllables

  10. Complete the sentence with the correct -ild, -ind, -old, -olt or -ost word

  1. Silent e

  1. Choose the silent e word that matches the picture

  2. Complete the silent e words

  3. Spell the silent e word

  1. Vowel digraphs

  1. Choose the picture that matches the vowel digraph word

  2. Complete the vowel digraph words

  3. Complete the word with the correct vowel digraph

  4. Choose the vowel digraph sentence that matches the picture

  1. Long vowels

  1. Choose the words with a given long vowel

  2. Spell the long a word: silent e, ai, ay

  3. Spell the long e word: ee, ea

  4. Spell the long i word: silent e, ie, y

  5. Spell the long o word: silent e, oa, ow

  6. Spell the long u word: silent e, ue, oo, ew

  1. Diphthongs: oi, oy, ou, ow

  1. Choose the diphthong word that matches the picture

  2. Complete the word with the correct diphthong: oi, oy, ou, ow

  3. Choose the diphthong sentence that matches the picture

  1. Variant vowels

  1. Complete words with variant vowels

  2. Which word has a different vowel sound?

  1. Soft g and c

  1. Sort soft and hard g words and soft and hard c words

  2. Pick the soft g or soft c word that matches the picture

  3. Choose the soft g or soft c sentence that matches the picture

  4. Spell the soft g or soft c word

  1. Two-syllable words

  1. Put two syllables together to create a word: easier

  2. Put two syllables together to create a word: harder

  3. Complete the two-syllable words

  4. Complete the sentence with a two-syllable word

  1. Consonant-l-e

  1. Complete the consonant-l-e words

  2. Choose the correct spelling of the consonant-l-e word

  3. Spell the consonant-l-e word

  1. Sight words

  1. Choose the sight word that you hear

  2. Complete the sentence with the correct sight word

  3. Spell the sight word

 

  1. Reading strategies

 

  1. Sequence

  1. Order events in a story

  1. Inference and analysis

  1. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters

  2. Analyse stories

  1. Theme

  1. Determine the themes of myths, fables and folktales

  1. Cause and effect

  1. Match each effect to its cause

  2. Match each cause to its effect

  1. Compare and contrast

  1. Compare and contrast in informational passages

  1. Informational texts

  1. Read and understand informational passages

 

  1. Writing strategies

 

  1. Organising writing

  1. Put the sentences in order

  1. Topic sentences

  1. Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs

  2. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs

  1. Linking words

  1. Use conjunctions

  2. Use subordinating conjunctions

  3. Identify time-order words

  4. Use time-order words

  1. Author's purpose

  1. Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose

  1. Opinion writing

  1. Complete the fact and opinion sentences

  2. Complete the opinion passage with an example

  3. Complete the opinion passage with a reason

  4. Complete the opinion-reason-example table

  1. Descriptive details

  1. Choose the sensory details that match the picture

  2. Add descriptive details to sentences

  3. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb

 

  1. Vocabulary

 

  1. Prefixes and suffixes

  1. Complete the word with the ending that you hear

  2. Identify base words, prefixes and suffixes

  3. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re- or mis-

  4. Use the prefixes pre-, re- and mis-

  5. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less

  6. Prefixes and suffixes: review

  1. Compound words

  1. Form compound words

  2. Form and use compound words

  1. Categories

  1. Sort words into categories

  2. Which word is not like the others?

  1. Synonyms and antonyms

  1. Choose the synonym

  2. Find synonyms in context

  3. Choose the antonym

  4. Which sentence uses an antonym?

  5. Find antonyms in context

  6. Which sentence has the same meaning?

  1. Homophones

  1. Homophones with pictures

  2. Identify homophones

  3. Use the correct homophone

  1. Multiple-meaning words

  1. Multiple-meaning words with pictures

  1. Shades of meaning

  1. Find the words with related meanings

  2. Describe the difference between related words

  3. Order related words based on meaning

  1. Idioms

  1. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression

  1. Context clues

  1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word

  1. Reference skills

  1. Order alphabetically based on the first letter

  2. Order alphabetically based on the first two letters

  3. Order alphabetically based on the first three letters

  4. Use guide words

  5. Use dictionary entries

 

  1. Grammar and mechanics

 

  1. Sentences, fragments and run-ons

  1. Is the sentence a statement, question, command or exclamation?

  2. Identify the subject of a sentence

  3. Identify the predicate of a sentence

  4. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment?

  5. Is it a complete sentence or a run-on?

  6. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment or a run-on?

  7. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence

  1. Nouns

  1. Select the nouns

  2. Which word is a noun?

  3. Identify nouns

  4. Sort common and proper nouns

  5. Identify common and proper nouns

  6. Form regular plurals with -s and -es

  7. Use regular plurals with -s and -es

  8. Use singular and plural nouns

  9. Is the noun singular or plural?

  10. Form and use irregular plurals

  11. Identify plurals, singular possessives and plural possessives

  12. Form the singular or plural possessive

  13. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns

  1. Pronouns

  1. Identify personal pronouns

  2. Choose between subject and object personal pronouns

  3. Replace the singular noun with a personal pronoun

  4. Replace the plural noun with a personal pronoun

  5. Compound subjects and objects with 'I' and 'me'

  6. Choose the correct personal pronoun

  7. Identify possessive pronouns

  8. Use possessive pronouns

  9. Choose between personal and reflexive pronouns

  10. Use reflexive pronouns

  1. Verb types

  1. Use action verbs

  2. Identify action verbs

  3. Identify helping verbs

  1. Subject-verb agreement

  1. One or more than one?

  2. Use the correct subject or verb

  3. Pronoun-verb agreement

  1. Verb tense

  1. Which sentence is in the regular past tense?

  2. Identify verbs in the regular past tense

  3. Form and use the regular past tense

  4. Change the sentence to future tense

  5. Identify the irregular past tense I

  6. Identify the irregular past tense II

  7. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 1

  8. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 2

  9. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 3

  10. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 4

  11. Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures

  12. To be: use the correct present tense form

  13. To be: use the correct past tense form

  14. To be: use the correct form

  15. To have: use the correct form

  16. Place sentences with irregular verbs on a timeline

  17. Is the sentence in the past, present or future tense?

  1. Articles

  1. Use the correct article: a or an

  2. Identify articles

  1. Adjectives and adverbs

  1. Use sense words

  2. Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many?

  3. Identify the adjective that describes the noun

  4. Identify adjectives

  5. Identify comparative and superlative adjectives

  6. Does the adverb tell you how, when or where?

  7. Identify adverbs

  8. Choose between adjectives and adverbs

  9. Is the word an adjective or adverb?

  1. Prepositions

  1. Select the best preposition to match the picture

  2. Select the best preposition to complete the sentence

  1. Contractions

  1. Form pronoun-verb contractions

  2. Form contractions with 'not'

  3. Use pronoun-verb contractions

  4. Use contractions with 'not'

  5. Use contractions in a sentence

  1. Capitalisation

  1. Capitalising the names of people and pets

  2. Capitalising days, months and holidays

  3. Capitalising the names of places and geographic features

  4. Capitalising titles

  5. Greetings and closings of letters

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