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Teacher Workbooks Language Arts Series

Phonics Assorted Skills

Volume 2

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Table of Contents

Phonics

Antonyms 1-5

ER, IR, and UR Sounds 6-7

H Sounds (CH, SH, TH, WH) 8-10

Hard or Soft C 11

Hard or Soft C or G 12

Hard or Soft G 13

Homophones 14-18

Silent Letters 19-21

Syllables 22-25

Synonyms 26-30

Name ______________________________________________________________________

Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________

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Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings. Match Column 1 with Column 2 to find antonyms.

Column 1 Column 2

1. happy hate

2. under close

3. right sad

4. give short

5. long sell

6. come over

7. like take

8. open go

9. buy last

10.first wrong

Write your own antonyms for these words.

his ____________ show ______________ yes ______________

little ___________ many ______________ clean _____________

Name ______________________________________________________________________

Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________


Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings. Match the two columns below to show opposite meanings.

Column 1 Column 2

1. found boy

2. laugh light

3. sleep pretend

4. play to

5. real work

6. girl cry

7. old off

8. on awake

9. from work

10. heavy new


up _______________ fat _________________ full ______________

low ______________ sit _________________ found ____________

Name ______________________________________________________________________

Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________


Antonyms are words that have the opposite meaning. Circle the word that has the opposite meaning of the underlined word.

1. Martha lost her new reading book. read misplaced found

2. Joseph went in the house to get a glass of water. through out enter

3. I saw many beautiful birds in the forest. few plenty lots

4. The class finished their work and went out to play. continue complete start

5. Matt felt rich because dad gave him ten dollars for his birthday. happy poor wealthy


sick ____________________ running _______________________

sleeping ________________ lock __________________________

Name ______________________________________________________________________

Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________


Antonyms are words that have the opposite meaning. Circle the word that is the opposite of the underlined word in the sentence.

1. The prize went to the runner who was the fastest. quickest slowest swiftest

2. I like to feel the smooth fur coat that my mom wears. rough soft silky

3. The balloon flew high above the trees when I let it go. low up way

4. At night, the stars twinkle brightly. evening day dark

5. The ice cream was so cold that I could hardly eat it. cool hot frozen


frozen _________________ slow _______________________

poor __________________ happy _____________________

Name ______________________________________________________________________

Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________


Match the two columns to find antonyms, words that have opposite meanings.

1. near bright

2. summer white

3. sad full

4. empty far

5. black weak

6. strong winter

7. dull happy

Write a story about the happy hippo and his friends. Use some of the antonyms.

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The End

Name ______________________________________________________________________

Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________


Answer the riddles below by using the words in and around the balloons.

shirt girl 1. Who is a person who cares

for the sick? _______________ father nurse bird

2. A sister is one of these.________ dinner

farmer 3. A person who works on a farm _______________________

turtle 4. A feathered animal_____________ purse

5. One of three daily meals _______________________

6. A cloth garment with collar and sleeves. ___________________

7. A reptile with a shell ___________

8. The male parent ________________________

9. Used to carry money and small objects ____________________________

Write a sentence about a reptile with a shell.

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Name ______________________________________________________________________

Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________


Complete the words below by using ir, er, ur.

1. f______n 2. sh______t

3. f______nish 4. squ______t

5. c______b 6. h______dle

7. s______vice 8. t______tle

9. f______tune 10. moth______

Write an asking sentence using some of the words above.

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Name ______________________________________________________________________

Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________


Complete the following words by adding ch or th.

1. ________eater 2. ________erry 3. ________ain

4. ________igh 5. ________ermos 6________imney

7. ________icken 8. ________irsty

9. ________eese 10. ________imble

Use the words above to complete the following sentences.

1. Mother used the _____________________to sew the clothes.

2. The class is going to the ______________________to see a movie.

3. I used the _________________________to keep the water cold.

4. Is anyone ___________________________after that long walk?

5. There was smoke coming from the ___________________________.

Name ______________________________________________________________________

Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________


Add ch, sh, th, wh to the following words to complete them.

1. ________irl 2. ________elf 3. ________orax

4. ________ange 5. ________oulder 6. ________ere

7. ________ousand 8. ________eetah 9. ________ower

10. ________ange

Complete the words in the sentences.

1. The ________eetah was pacing back and forth in the cage.

2. ________ere is my backpack, mom?

3. I have a ________ousand dollars in the bank!

4. John hurt his ________oulder when he jumped up to catch the ball.

5. Who will take their ________ower first tonight?

6. Dad went to ________ange his clothes after working in the yard.

Name ______________________________________________________________________

Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________


Add sh or wh to complete the following words.

1. _________ower

2. _________rimp

3. _________irl

4. _________ampoo

5. _________istle 6. _________ovel

7. _________ich 8. _________eat 9. _________ark

10. _________isk

Make your own sentences using four of the words above.

1. ______________________________________________________________

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2. ______________________________________________________________

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3. ______________________________________________________________

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4. ______________________________________________________________

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Name ______________________________________________________________________

Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________


Usually, a c sound is hard or soft depending on the vowel that follows it. The general rule is: When c meets a, o, or u, its sound is hard. When c meets e, I, or y, its sound is soft. Write the words in the correct boxes. Listen for soft c (s) and hard c (k).

Soft C Sound cuddle .

1. __________________

2. __________________ census

3. __________________

4. __________________ cycle

5. __________________ curly

circle

Hard C Sound cave

1. ______________________

entrance 2. ______________________

3. ______________________ comedy

4. ______________________

calculate 5. ______________________

center

Name ______________________________________________________________________

Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________


Usually, a c or g sound is hard or soft depending on the vowel that follows it. The general rule is: When c or g meets a, o, or u, its sound is hard. When c or g meets e, i, or y, its sound is soft. Circle soft or hard to describe the word in each sentence.

1. The class went to the gym for exercise and enjoyment. hard soft

2. We saw goats at the farm and fed them some milk. hard soft

3. Lucy looked at the colt as it ran through the field. hard soft

4. I was in the circle trying to catch the ball. hard soft

5. The play was a great success and the children were happy. hard soft

6. Everyone gathered together for Easter dinner. hard soft

7. Joshua’s gerbil got out of the cage. hard soft

8. Who is a good citizen in this classroom? hard soft

9. The puppy cuddled up on the sofa and went to sleep. hard soft

10. Some animals make their homes in caves. hard soft

Name ______________________________________________________________________

Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________


Usually, a g sound is hard or soft depending on the vowel that follows it. The general rule is: When g meets a, o, or u, its sound is hard. When g meets e, i, or y, its sound is soft. Write the words from the butterfly in the correct columns. Listen for soft g (j) and hard g (g).

gather

ginger energy

gerbil goddess

gossip

gutter goat

gypsy fringe

Soft Sound Hard Sound

1. ____________________ 1. ____________________

2. ____________________ 2. ____________________

3. ____________________ 3. ____________________

4. ____________________ 4. ____________________

5. ____________________ 5. ____________________

Name ______________________________________________________________________

Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________


Homophones are words that sound alike but are different in spelling and meaning. Find the homophones below by matching the two columns.

1. blue knight

2. chew see

3. rain toad

4. to threw

5. night blew

6. through two

7. maid reign

8. sea soar

9. sore choose

10.towed made

Write your own homophones for these words.

here _________________________ know __________________

right _________________________ aisle ___________________

Use one of these words in a sentence.

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Name ______________________________________________________________________

Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________



Column 1 Column 2

1. flew way

2. so not

3. knot might

4. through stair

5. role oh

6. clothes flu

7. weigh threw

8. owe sew

9. stare roll

10.mite close

Write your own homophones for these words.

toe _______________________ hare ________________________

flea _______________________ break _______________________

Write a sentence using one or more of your words.

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Name ______________________________________________________________________

Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________



Column 1 Column 2

1. steak pain

2. eight sense

3. main stake

4. flour aunt

5. sum horse

6. pane mane

7. ant some

8. tense ate

9. hoarse flower

10.cents tents

Name ______________________________________________________________________

Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________


Homophones are words that sound alike but are different in spelling and meaning. Find the homophones below by circling the word that completes the sentence.

1. Santa rides on his ________________________ when he comes at Christmas. sleigh slay

2. The ____________________of 8 + 8 is 16. sum some

3. A basement can also be called a ____________________________. seller cellar

4. Sarah’s blue ____________________________are faded from washing them. genes jeans

5. When you exercise, you help to develop your _________________________. muscles mussels

Write your own sentences by choosing homophones from the sentences.

1. ______________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

2. ______________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

3. ______________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

Name ______________________________________________________________________

Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________


Homophones are words that sound alike but are different in spelling and meaning. Find the homophones below by circling the word that completes the sentence.

1. Mom’s frying pan is made of _____________________________. metal medal

2. Jane and Susie’s wear clothes that are the same _____________________. sighs size

3. Harold _________________________________ his hand to answer the question. razed raised

4. I _______________________ money to Jack for the hot dog. owe oh

5. Mr. Fox is our ____________________________________ at school. principle principal

Use some of the homophones in the sentences to write your own sentences.

1. ______________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

2. ______________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

3. ______________________________________________________________

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Name ______________________________________________________________________

Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________


Sometimes the letters l, k, w, h, t, b and gh are silent. Add the silent letters to complete these words.

1. _____rap 2. hi_____ 3. dum_____

4. wa____k 5. _____nob 6. _____onest

7. _____rong 8. g_____ost 9. crum_____

10. swi_____ch

See if you can finish each word.

1. lam_____ 2. bri_____t

3. ki_____chen 4. _____nock

5. la_____ch 6. ca_____f

Write two sentences using some of the words above.

1. ______________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

2. ______________________________________________________________

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Name ______________________________________________________________________

Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________


Circle the silent letters in each word. Use some of the words to tell a story about the picture. Add some ducks and frogs to the picture.

through

laugh

clothes yacht lamb

climb neighbors

sleigh debt buffet thumb

straight

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Name ______________________________________________________________________

Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________


Circle the silent letters in each word. Then write a story about the Happy Tree. Use some of the words with silent letters. Add some other things around the tree.

raspberry heir cupboard knee

honest Wednesday salmon

answer island autumn knowledge

listen doubt depot gourmet

THE HAPPY TREE

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Name ______________________________________________________________________

Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________


Write the number of syllables that you hear in each word. Follow the directions on this page.

1. furious _____________ 2. heart ___________________

Write a sentence using the word furious.

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3. mailbox ___________ 4. penny __________________

Write an asking sentence using the word penny.

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5. watermelon ________ 6. foggy ___________________

Write an exclamatory sentence using the word watermelon.

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7. independent ________ 7. chair ___________________

Write a sentence about a broken chair.

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8. camera ____________ 9. professor ________________

10. beginning _________

Name ______________________________________________________________________

Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________


Write the number of syllables that each word contains. Divide into its syllables.

Number of syllables Divide into syllables

1. heart ________________ ___________________________

2. publish ________________ ___________________________

3. dollar ________________ ___________________________

4. banana ________________ ___________________________

5. drum ________________ ___________________________

6. watermelon ________________ ___________________________

7. foggy ________________ ___________________________

8. laser ________________ ___________________________

9. mailbox ________________ ___________________________

10. camera ________________ ___________________________

Name ______________________________________________________________________

Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________


Circle the word in each row that is correctly divided into syllables.

1. fan tas tic fant as tic fa ntas tic

2. fab le fa ble fabl e

3. abs en t abs ent ab sent

4. ad ven ture adven ture ad vent ure

5. cro co dile croco dile croc o dile

6. app le ap ple a pple

7. comp an ion com pani on com pan ion

8. pum pkin pump kin pum p kin

9. num ber nu m ber numb er

10. turt le tu rtle tur tle

Name ______________________________________________________________________

Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________


Name ______________________________________________________________________

Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________


Synonyms are words that have the same meaning. Choose the correct synonyms from the words below and write them next to the words in the column.

1. unhappy_________________________________________________

2. enjoy____________________________________________________

3. car______________________________________________________

4. talk_____________________________________________________

5. hear_____________________________________________________

6. nap______________________________________________________

7. close_____________________________________________________

8. alike_____________________________________________________

9. pail______________________________________________________

10. quick____________________________________________________

speak listen automobile rest

shut look sad like

fast bucket

Name ______________________________________________________________________

Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________


Synonyms are words that have the same meaning or almost the same meaning. Circle the word that has almost the same meaning as the underlined word in each sentence.

1. Please throw the ball to Jack.

toss bat slam

2. The children enjoyed the day at the park.

wanted needed liked

3. Can Mary see through her dark glasses?

view push look

4. The wind blew the candle’s flame out.

burn match fire

5. Buster the dog stole the cat’s food.

ate took shoved

Name ______________________________________________________________________

Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________


Synonyms are words that have the same meaning or almost the same meaning. Circle the word that has almost the same meaning as the underlined word in each sentence.

1. I am the fastest runner in my class.

best quickest first

2. After chores were completed, the children went out to play.

papers lessons work

3. Rachel couldn’t go to school because she was sick.

ill bad tired

4. Please let me have the game!

choose allow watch

5. Your jokes make me laugh.

yell bubble giggle

Name ______________________________________________________________________

Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________


Match the two columns to find synonyms. Remember: Synonyms are words that have the same meaning.

1. present work

2. small pick

3. pieces gift

4. choose quickest

5. friend parts

6. pan little

7. silent ill

8. chores pal

9. sick quiet

10.fastest parts

Write your own synonyms for the words below.

big ___________________________ short ______________________

dirt ___________________________ weak ______________________

Name ______________________________________________________________________

Date ________________________________________________________ Grade _________


Synonyms are words that have the same or almost the same meaning. Draw a line from Set 1 to Set 2 and find the synonyms.

Set 1 Set 2

1. hugh 1. father

2. talked 2. shut

3. bucket 3. enormous

4. little 4. breeze

5. dad 5. glad

6. yelled 6. pail

7. close 7. small

8. hunt 8. spoke

9. wind 9. glad

10. happy 10. shouted

Write synonyms for these words.

automobile __________________ unhappy ______________

throw ______________ flame _______________

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