Reading Comprehension and Skills Booklet -Grade 2

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1
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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Name Beginning Clusters


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
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