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Compound Words on Cleaning Day

Read a short story about cleaning day, then use the two small words in compound words like dustpan and armchair to find their meanings.

Grade 2ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toL.2.4.d

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1 Common Core standard
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10 questions
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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 2
Subject: ELA
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students use the meanings of two smaller words to predict the meaning of a compound word.
Students choose the compound word that matches a given meaning.
Students explain how the parts of a compound word tell what it means.

How to use

Read the story aloud together first. Before each question, have students say the two small words in the compound word and tell what each one means.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

L.2.4.d

Use the meanings of the individual words to predict the meaning of a compound word, such as birdhouse or bookshelf.

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Compound Words on Cleaning Day

Use the two small words to figure out what a compound word means.

Read the story

Read the story. Look for words made from two smaller words.

Cleaning Day

1Nia and Uncle Theo have a cleaning day every spring. This year, Uncle Theo handed Nia a broom and a dustpan. Nia swept the crumbs on the kitchen floor into a little pile. Then she pushed the pile onto the dustpan and dumped it in the wastebasket.

2Next, Nia carried the doormat to the porch. She shook it hard, and a cloud of dirt flew off. Uncle Theo moved the flowerpot away from the window and swept up some soil that had spilled out of it.

3In the living room, Nia found a lost sock under the armchair. She found two marbles behind the footstool. Uncle Theo wiped the dust off the lampshade, and the lamp seemed to glow a little brighter.

4Last, they washed the lunch dishes. Nia scrubbed each plate with a soapy dishcloth, and Uncle Theo dried them. Then Nia sat in the armchair and rested her feet on the footstool. "Housework is hard work," she said, "but now the whole place sparkles!"

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