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Features

  • Split a word into its two syllables and write each one
  • Sort words: does the first part end with a vowel (ro-bot) or a consonant (rab-bit)?
  • Draw lines to put first and second parts together, then write the word
  • Match un- and re- words to what they mean
  • Write each word's prefix or suffix and its base word
  • Every word split into syllables by hand
  • Words in Andika, a clear reading font
  • Answer keys included

Skills Covered

  • Split two-syllable words
  • Read open syllables with long vowels
  • Put syllables together into words
  • Know that un- means not and re- means again
  • Find a base word inside a longer word
  • Read words with -ful, -less, -ly, -ness and -er

How to Use This Pack

Eight pages on longer words second graders decode. Children split two-syllable words into syllables, sort words by whether the first syllable ends with its vowel (ro-bot, where the o says its name) or a consonant (rab-bit), draw lines to join first and second parts and write the word, match words with un- and re- to what they mean, and write the prefix or suffix and the base word of words like unpack, helpful and kindness.

In the Classroom

Clap a word first, then look for the vowels: each syllable has one vowel sound. When a syllable ends with its vowel, the vowel is usually long, as in ro-bot and ti-ger. For prefixes and suffixes, cover the part with a finger to find the base word.

At Home

Clap the syllables of foods at dinner (pan-cake, pea-nut). Add un- or re- to a word together: pack, unpack, repack.

Tips for Success

  • Every syllable has one vowel sound
  • A syllable ending in a vowel often has a long vowel
  • un- means not or the opposite
  • re- means again
  • Check the answer key for each word

Two-Syllable Words and Word Parts

2nd Grade

Worksheets on reading two-syllable words with long vowels, such as robot, tulip and rainbow, and words with the prefixes un- and re- and the suffixes -ful, -less, -ly, -ness and -er. Children split words into syllables, sort them by their first syllable, put parts together, match prefix words to their meanings and find the base word.

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What’s Included

  • 1 split the syllables page
  • 1 long or short first syllable sort
  • 2 put the parts together pages
  • 2 prefix meaning pages
  • 1 prefix table
  • 1 suffix table
  • 8 answer key pages
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