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Where Is Dev's Cap? A Parrot Play

Read a short play about a talking parrot, then decode words with the prefixes un-, re-, mis-, dis- and the suffixes -ful, -less, -ly, -er. 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, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

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What students practice

Students decode words with the prefixes un-, re-, mis- and dis-.
Students find the base word in words with the suffixes -ful, -less, -ly and -er.
Students tell a real prefix from letters that only look like one, as in unplug and uncle.

How to use

Have students read the play aloud in parts. Before they answer, have them cover the prefix or suffix with a finger and read the base word.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

RF.2.3.d

Decode words that have common prefixes and suffixes.

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Where Is Dev's Cap? A Parrot Play

Read a short play and decode words with prefixes and suffixes.

Read the play

Read the play with a partner. The numbers show each line. Look for words with a prefix at the start or a suffix at the end.

Characters: Dev, his sister Rosa, Dad, and Kiwi, a green parrot

Where Is Dev's Cap?

1DEV: (sadly) Oh no! I misplaced my baseball cap. Coach says every player must wear one, and my game starts soon!

2ROSA: Let's recheck your room. Did you look under your bed?

3DEV: I looked there twice. My room was untidy, so I cleaned it. Now it is spotless, but there is no cap.

4KIWI: (loudly) Unzip the bag! Unzip the bag!

5DEV: Not now, Kiwi. I can't play with you today.

6ROSA: (softly) Wait! Kiwi only says words she hears. Who said that?

7DAD: (calling from the kitchen) I did! This morning, I told Dev to unzip his blue bag and repack it for the game.

8DEV: (unzips the bag and peeks inside) My cap! It was under my glove the whole time.

9ROSA: (smiling brightly) Kiwi, you are a useful bird.

10KIWI: (in a cheerful voice) Useful bird! Useful bird!

11DEV: Thank you, Kiwi! I am so thankful. After my game, I will bring you a fresh grape.

In line 6, Rosa speaks softly. What does softly mean?

A. softer than before
B. soft one more time
C. in a soft way
D. not soft at all

In line 7, Dad tells Dev to repack his bag. What does repack mean?

A. pack it wrongly
B. pack it again
C. pack it before
D. not pack it

Find the prefix

A prefix is a word part added to the start of a base word, like un in unhook. Cover the prefix to find the base word.

Some words start with the letters un but have no prefix. Circle each word where un- is a prefix added to a base word.

unpackunderunpluguncleuntilunbutton

Which word has the prefix mis- added to a base word?

A. missing
B. mister
C. mistletoe
D. misplaced

Sort the words by their prefix.

unsurerecheckdisobeymisspellrewritedisagreeunfairmismatch

un-	re-	mis-	dis-

Work with suffixes

A suffix is a word part added to the end of a base word, like ful in hopeful.

Each word from the play has a suffix. Cover the suffix and write the base word.

1. player →
2. useful →
3. sadly →
4. cheerful →
5. brightly →

Finish each word with a prefix or suffix from the word bank. Use each one once.

Word bank: ful · un · ly · less

1. Before Dev cleaned, his room was tidy.
2. After he cleaned, his room was spot .
3. Kiwi squawked loud , "Unzip the bag!"
4. Dev was thank that Kiwi helped him.