Common Core: Language
2.L.5b
Distinguish shades of meaning among closely related verbs (e.g., toss, throw, hurl) and closely related adjectives (e.g., thin, slender, skinny, scrawny).
October 1, 20182.L.6
Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to describe (e.g., When other kids are happy that makes me happy).
October 1, 20182.L.2e
Consult reference materials, including beginning dictionaries, as needed to check and correct spellings.
October 1, 20182.L.3
Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
October 1, 20182.L.4
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 2 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.
October 1, 20182.L.4b
Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known prefix is added to a known word (e.g., happy/unhappy, tell/retell).
October 1, 20182.L.4c
Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g., addition, additional).
October 1, 20182.L.1b
Form and use frequently occurring irregular plural nouns (e.g., feet, children, teeth, mice, fish).
October 1, 20182.L.4d
Use knowledge of the meaning of individual words to predict the meaning of compound words (e.g., birdhouse, lighthouse, housefly; bookshelf, notebook, bookmark).
October 1, 2018