Class 2 · English

Simple words and spelling

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The key ideas of this chapter, answered through the six guiding questions. Read them with your textbook.

🧠 Concept map: Simple words and spelling

1What am I looking at?

Answer: Spelling common words correctly.

2What are its main parts or ideas?

Answer: Word families (-at, -an, -ing), sight words (the, said, was), opposites.

3How does it work?

Answer: Say, look, cover, write and check each word.

4Why is it important?

Answer: Correct spelling makes writing easy to read.

5What happens if something changes?

Answer: Changing the first letter of a word family makes new words: cat, hat, mat.

6What should I remember for the exam?

Answer: Dictation, word families and fill in the missing letters.

📗 Full lesson: Vocabulary and word families

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🖼️ 2D concept map

Tap a word to see what it means.

Word family wheel that spins to make new words

ℹ️ Simple illustrations.

🎯 Learning outcomes

Learn and use new everyday words about family, school, food and animals
Group words into families such as -at, -an and -ig
Use opposites and naming, action and describing words simply

Before you start: Phonics and blending.

📖 Explanation

Vocabulary means the words we know. We learn words by listening, reading and talking: mother, father, grandmother, teacher, desk, chalk, roti, mango.

Word families share a pattern: cat, bat, mat (-at); fan, man, can (-an); big, pig, wig (-ig). Knowing one helps us read many.

Some words name things (naming words: dog, school), some show action (action words: run, eat) and some describe (describing words: big, red, happy). Opposites have opposite meanings: big–small, hot–cold, up–down.

🇮🇳 Example from India

At a mela, children name what they see: a big balloon, a red bangle, a happy clown, a toy train going fast.

⚠️ Common mistake

✗ A long word is always harder than a short one
✓ Many long words are easy when we know their parts, like 'butterfly' (butter + fly) and 'classroom' (class + room).

🧪 Try this activity

Make a word wall in class with pictures. Each day add three new words and use each in a sentence.

✍️ Question bank with answers

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Multiple choice 1 mark · easy

Which word belongs to the -an family?

Answer

D. fan
Fan ends with -an.
Multiple choice 1 mark · easy

What is the opposite of 'hot'?

Answer

C. cold
Hot and cold are opposites.
Multiple choice 1 mark · easy

Which is an action word?

Answer

A. jump
Jump tells what someone does.
Very short answer 1 mark · easy

Write the opposite of 'up'.

Answer

down
Very short answer 1 mark · easy

Name two things in your classroom.

Answer

desk, board, chalk, bag or any two correct words
Short answer 2 marks · medium

Write two words in the -ig family and use one in a sentence.
Marking points
- big, pig, dig, wig
- A correct sentence such as 'The pig is pink.'
Long answer 4 marks · hard

Write five words about your family and make a sentence with three of them.
Marking points
- Five family words
- A sentence using three of them correctly
Application 2 marks · medium

You see a tall tree and a short plant. Which describing words will you use?
Answer
- tall
- short
Diagram / label 2 marks · medium

Draw and label three fruits with a describing word each.

Answer

Three fruits labelled, such as 'yellow banana', 'round orange', 'sweet mango'

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