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Grade 2 Spelling Worksheet
Circle the word that is divided into syllables the right way.
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Long words are easier to read when they are broken into syllables. Two patterns help a second grader decide where to break a word. When two consonants sit in the middle, as in rabbit and napkin, the break goes between them: rab-bit and nap-kin. Compound words break between the two small words: sun-set and pop-corn. When one consonant sits between two vowels, the break often comes before it, so the first vowel is long: ro-bot and ti-ger.
This worksheet shows ten words, each divided three ways with a hyphen, and the child circles the one that breaks the word between its syllables. Ask your child to say each choice in chunks and listen for the one that sounds like the real word.
Common Core standard: RF.2.3.C
The word is rabbit. The choices are ra-bbit, rab-bit and rabb-it. Rab-bit breaks between the two b's, so circle rab-bit.
Breaking a word after the first letter or in the middle of a vowel pair instead of between syllables.
Say each choice in two chunks. Which one sounds like the word?
Breaking a word after the first letter or in the middle of a vowel pair instead of between syllables.
Say each choice in two chunks. Which one sounds like the word?
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