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Who Rang the Doorbell?

Read a short mystery about a doorbell that rings when no one is there, then use the two small words in compound words to work out their meanings.

Grade 2ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toL.2.4.d

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

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students name the two smaller words that make up a compound word.
Students use the meanings of the smaller words to predict what a compound word means.

How to use

Read the mystery together, then model how door plus bell helps you know what a doorbell is before students answer on their own.

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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Name Date

Who Rang the Doorbell?

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

Read the mystery

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

Who Rang the Doorbell?

1Ding-dong! The doorbell rang on a rainy afternoon. Bea pulled on her raincoat and opened the front door. Nobody was there.

2Bea looked down at the doormat. She saw small, muddy footprints. They were not shoe prints. They were paw prints! They led down the steps and toward the backyard.

3Bea followed the tracks past the mailbox and the birdbath. A flowerpot by the steps was tipped over, and dirt had spilled out.

4Then she heard a happy bark from the doghouse. Biscuit, her puppy, poked out his head. His nose and feet were muddy.

5Bea set the flowerpot under the doorbell. Biscuit hopped up on it and pressed the button with his nose. Ding-dong! "Mystery solved," Bea laughed. "Next time, Biscuit, just bark!"

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