Grade 2 Word Power worksheet
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How to explain it
- A compound word is two words joined together: rain + bow = rainbow.
- Opposites mean very different things: hot and cold, win and lose.
- Say both small words to check a compound word makes sense.
Example: Put the two words together: sun + flower. What new word do you make? Join the two words with no space. sun + flower = sunflower. Answer: sunflower
Question 1
Put the two words together. What new word do you make?
rain + bow
- 🍿popcorn
- 🌈rainbow
- 🧁cupcake
🌈 rainbow
Hint: A compound word is two words stuck together: rain + bow = rainbow.
Question 2
One pig, two…
🐷 🐷- piges
- pig
- pigs
pigs
Hint: Most words just add -s: pigs.
Question 3
What is the opposite of “quiet”?
- big
- last
- loud
loud
Hint: Opposites mean very different things, like quiet and loud.
Question 4
One dress, two…
👗 👗- dresses
- dresss
- dress
dresses
Hint: Words ending in s, x, sh or ch add -es: dresses.
Question 5
What is the opposite of “wet”?
- full
- dry
- thin
dry
Hint: Opposites mean very different things, like wet and dry.
Question 6
What is the opposite of “slow”?
- cold
- dirty
- fast
fast
Hint: Opposites mean very different things, like slow and fast.
Question 7
One bus, two…
🚌 🚌- bus
- buses
- buss
buses
Hint: Words ending in s, x, sh or ch add -es: buses.
Question 8
One box, two…
📦 📦- boxs
- boxes
- box
boxes
Hint: Words ending in s, x, sh or ch add -es: boxes.
Question 9
What is the opposite of “push”?
- pull
- night
- day
pull
Hint: Opposites mean very different things, like push and pull.
Question 10
What is the opposite of “night”?
- hot
- day
- clean
day
Hint: Opposites mean very different things, like night and day.
Answer key
- 1. 🌈 rainbow
- 2. pigs
- 3. loud
- 4. dresses
- 5. dry
- 6. fast
- 7. buses
- 8. boxes
- 9. pull
- 10. day
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