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Koalas in the Treetops

Read a short article about koalas, then find prefixes and suffixes, match word meanings and sort words by their parts. Grade 2 phonics.

Grade 2ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toRF.2.3.d

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 2
Subject: ELA
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

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What students practice

Students decode words with common prefixes and suffixes in a short article.
Students name the prefix or suffix in a word and use it to tell what the word means.
Students sort words by whether they have a prefix, a suffix, or both.

How to use

Read the article together. Have students draw a box around each prefix and suffix they see before they answer the questions.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

RF.2.3.d

Decode words that have common prefixes and suffixes.

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Koalas in the Treetops

Read an article and decode words with prefixes and suffixes.

Read the article

Read the article. Look for words with a prefix at the start or a suffix at the end.

Koalas in the Treetops

1Koalas live in Australia. Many people call them koala bears, but koalas are not bears at all. Unlike bears, a koala mother carries her baby in a pouch on her belly.

2A baby koala is called a joey. A newborn joey is tiny, hairless, and unable to see. It crawls into its mother's pouch and disappears from view. It stays safe inside the pouch for many months while it grows.

3Koalas spend most of their lives high up in eucalyptus (yoo-kuh-LIP-tus) trees. They are skillful climbers. Sharp claws help them grip the bark and climb safely. Koalas eat eucalyptus leaves, and they get most of the water they need from those leaves.

4Eucalyptus leaves do not give koalas much energy. That is one reason koalas are so sleepy. They rest in the branches for most of the day. At night, they wake up and munch quietly on leaves.

In paragraph 2, a newborn joey is unable to see. What does unable mean?