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Literacy · 2nd Grade
Contractions
Two words squashed into one.
How to use it
Point at the rule before they write, not after you mark it.
Free · print-ready PDF · US Letter and A4
- Grade
- 2nd Grade
- Ages
- 7–8
- Subject
- Literacy
- Pages
- 1
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Making PluralsMost words just take s.Compound WordsTwo whole words joined to make a third.Adding -ed and -ingSometimes you just add it.The Prefixes un- and re-A prefix goes on the front and changes the meaning without changing the spelling of the root.Vowel TeamsTwo vowels walking together usually make one long sound — and it is normally the first vowel's name.Bossy RWhen r follows a vowel it takes over.Silent EAn e on the end says nothing itself, but it reaches back over one consonant and makes the vowel say its name.Blends & DigraphsTwo-letter starts and the sh/ch/th/wh sounds, with an example each.Parts of SpeechNouns, verbs, adjectives and pronouns explained in kid language.Punctuation MarksSix marks with what each one tells your voice to do.Common and Proper NounsWhich nouns get a capital letter, and which never do.