Reading Comprehension and Skills Booklet -Grade 2

Answer Key

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Name Beginning Clusters

Look at the words in the list below. Write the words that begin with qu, , and qu in the first

group. Look at the letters of the remaining words and label the second and third groups. Write the words that belong in each group.

sweater quick quail sweep squirm quite questionswing

quiet quarter squash squirrel sway swish squeaksquid

sweet swim squirt queen swallow square squawkquart

qu Sound

Think Ahead! Write a sentence that includes three of these words.

squash

squirrel

squirt

squirm

square

squeak

squid

squawk

sweater

sweet

swim

sweep

sway

swish

swallow

swing

quick

quiet

quarter

quail

queen

quite

question

quart

sw Sound squ Sound

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Look at the words in the list below. Sort the words that begin with str, thr, and str or thr into the
first two groups. Look at the letters of the remaining words and label a third group. Write the words that belong in each group.

trouble strange strike trend through strength trailthrone

thread throw straw throughout treat three tryoutstruggle

stream trio throat trash threw triangle streetstrawberry

str Sound thr Sound

Think Ahead! Write a sentence that includes three of these words.

trouble

trio

trend

trash

treat

triangle

trail

tryout

thread

throw

throughout

throat

through

three

threw

throne

strange

stream

strike

straw

strength

struggle

street

strawberry

tr Sound

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Name Beginning Clusters

fr, gr, and

Look at the words in the list below. Sort the words that begin with first two groups. Look at the letters of the remaining words and label a third group. fr or gr into the

Write the words that belong in each group.

proud grandfather friendship freckles grant problem frownfry

grade produce fright grasshopper grin preen grapefruit

grand fresh pretend prowl pride front promisegruff

fr Sound gr Sound

Think Ahead! Write a sentence that includes three of these words.

proud

produce

pretend

prowl

problem

preen

pride

promise

grandfather

grade

grand

grasshopper

grant

grin

grape

gruff

fresh

friendship

freckles

fright

front

frown

fry

fruit

pr Sound

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Name Beginning Clusters
br, cr, and
Look at the words in the list below. Sort the words that begin with first two groups. Look at the letters of the remaining words and label a third group. br or cr into the
Write the words that belong in each group.
dry drip branch brook crowd creep drillcraft
brown broom crash crop drove crow crownbrand
drift crew brass drink bread dream dresserbraid
br Sound cr Sound

Think Ahead! Write a sentence that includes three of these words.

dry

drip

drift

drink

drove

dream

drill

dresser

crew

crash

crop

crowd

creep

crow

craft

crown

brown

broom

branch

brook

brass

bread

brand

braid

dr Sound