All Common Core: 2nd Grade English Language Arts Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Distinguish Long And Short Vowels For One Syllable Words: Ccss.Ela Literacy.Rf.2.3 A
Which word does not belong with the others?
Hint: Think of long and short vowels.
Take
Tad
Bake
Fate
Tad
Let's start by saying each of the answer choices out loud:
Take
Bake
Fate
Tad
Now, let's look at the vowels in each of the words.
Take
Bake
Fate
Tad
All of the vowels are the letter a, but do they all sound the same? No, they do not.
Take, bake, and fate all have a long vowel sound.
Tad has a short vowel sound. Since only one of the words has a short vowel sound, that is the word that does not belong with the others.
Example Question #2 : Distinguish Long And Short Vowels For One Syllable Words: Ccss.Ela Literacy.Rf.2.3 A
Which word does not belong with the others?
Hint: Think of long and short vowels.
Sit
Win
Fit
Bite
Bite
Let's start by saying each of the answer choices out loud:
Fit
Sit
Win
Bite
Now, let's look at the vowels in each of the words.
Fit
Sit
Win
Bite
All of the vowels are the letter a, but do they all sound the same? No, they do not.
Fit, sit, and win all have a short vowel sound.
Bite has a long vowel sound. Since only one of the words has a short vowel sound, that is the word that does not belong with the others.