2B TOTALLY LITERATE

PLAY ONWARDS V

OLUME

A Workbook for Reading Improvement Vocabulary Building Spelling Proficiency

Accompanying The Red Well-Read Reader

CELESTIAL BOUND With Heart n Mind Entwined

Published by Celestial Bound Greenville, South Carolina

To order: www.2btotalllyliterate.com

Play Onwards Volume 2 by McGann, Thomas Daniel. Copyright 1993-2010. ISBN 0-938761-14-7. All rights reserved. Except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review, no part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems without permission in writing from the publisher. This edition is a modification of same title 1993 by same publisher doing business as Word Play ink.

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How May this book best be used?

Does this book require the help of a parent or teacher? Yes. After students get the hang of doing the exercises, parents/teachers need to check their childrens work to make sure it is done properly. and that their children actually understand the vocabulary words that they covered. Students should be quizzed to see whether they can use these vocabulary words in sentences of their own making. Will any of the exercises be too hard for youngsters to do? No. The exercises remain easy throughout. Can this book be used at home as well as school? Yes. For what grade is this workbook geared? It may be used by first, second, third, and fourth gradersanyone who is just beginning to read. Also, it may be used in upper grades, including high school too. Students who can already read may use it to develop their vocabulary more fully. It builds all four vocabularies as it werereading listening speaking, and writing. What must be done to activate the text-to-speech function? Unlike most of the other Totally Literates other text-to-speech documents, the free software of http://naturalreaders.com should be downloaded and their miniboard placed on your computer screen. (Note: the Read Out Loud feature of this PDF file does not work adequately with this particular format.) Can the various pages of the exercises be printed out with this PDF document? Yes, the printing feature is enabled. Determine how many exercises you plan to cover and then print out the corresponding pages. How do I start off using this book? When beginning the first several lessons preview them with your children. Work along with your children as they do the first five or ten exercises. Soon your children will be able to work on their own.

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When should I start my children on this book? After your children have been drilled on the "Strategic Word-Attack Charts" (i.e. Phonics Charts), have gone over a number of Families of root-words in The Red Well-Read Reader, and have read perhaps ten or twenty stories thereinthey should then be sufficiently prepared to do these exercises herein. How many vocabulary words are taught in this workbook? Play Onwards, Volumes 1 and 2, covers approximately 95% of all the one-syllable (monosyllabic) word that are used in the common vernacular. The only words that are not covered extensively in these workbooks are jargons, i.e., those words unique to a particular trade, profession, or industry. Along with their companion Work Onwards, they cover nearly all of the many single-syllable words. And of these words numerous meanings, these three workbooks cover most of the primary and secondary meanings. How long should it take my child to finish this workbook? It depends on four factors: one, your child's innate drive and intelligence; two, the age and maturity of your child; three, your ability as a teacher to teach and to enkindle your child's inquisitive spirit; and, four, the time you are able to devote to this task. Depending on these various factors, you could complete all the exercises within one or two school years.

Technical Notes
1. 2. 3. For each letter of every blue vocabulary word there is one corresponding blank space. Some vocabulary words are frequently used more than once. For the plurals of some nouns and for past and progressive forms of some verbs, the appropriate ending follows the corresponding blank space in light grey, italicized font: examples, ed, ing, and es. And past tense of verbs are shown in the same waye.g. grabbed and whetted. 4. Italicized blue vocabulary words signify a pronunciation different from the other words in its grouping. The words highlighted in grey signify a homonym that should be pronounced the same as the other words in its grouping but will sound as an aberrant pronunciation. _______________ iv

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Play Onwards Vol. 1 EXERCISE 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. blab cab crab dab drab

Mother and I took a _ _ _ downtown. Don't _ _ _ _ the secret. Some people love to eat _ _ _ _ s. The painter _ _ _ bed the canvas with her brush. _ _ _ _ skies seemed to color the whole world gray. The truck driver slept in the _ _ _ of his truck, snoring. Joan likes a pancakes. Always _ _ _ _ _ _ of butter on each of her 30

_ bing, she never ever is satisfied.

lab 9.

jab

grab

gab _

Fab _ _.

Mother washes our clothes with

10. They _ _ unimportant. 11.

_ bed about this and that, all very _ _. _ _.

The boxer's best punch is the _ _

12. A scientist works in a 13. _ _ _ _

the handle and pull open the gate.

Play Onwards Vol. 1 stab scab 14. The thief was _ tab nab _ slab Arab _ bed stealing a watch. _ _ _ _ _ _ _. _ of the

15. Your cut will heal and form a 16. The workers cut out a large concrete road. 17. John paid the _ _

_ , but Joe left the tip. _ _ _ _ at the

18. Even though you're unsure, take a answer. 19. _ _ _

_ bed in the heart, the soldier quickly died. _ _ _ s on them.

20. All the index cards have 21. The _ _ _ lickety-split. 22. Although the smaller. _ _ _

rode his camel through the desert _ said "X-LARGE," the skirt looked

EXERCISE 2 1. 2. 3. 4.

back black clack flack jack _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. _. _ _ _ _ of

Ted fell and broke his The opposite of front is

All that could be heard was the their voices. "Jocko, you must spare." _ _ _ _

up your car to put on the

Play Onwards Vol. 1 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. For making such a bad mistake he took a lot of The opposite of white is Go _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. _ _ _ _ _.

_ , start again.

_ up what you say with proof. _ _ _ ed on the west by the Rocky

Denver is _ Mountains.

10. The _ _ _ _ , or knave, appears on 4 playing cards one of each suit. 11. With snow melting, the grew louder. _ _ _ _ _ ing of car chains

knack crack slack shack 12. _ _ _ _

quack

_ , said the duck. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ing. _ _ _ _.

13. It sounded like a whip

14. The rope is too loose, take out the 15. Winter surely is a 16. He had a house. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

season for the golf shop.

for fixing anything in the _ _ _ _ _ of dawn.

17. The rooster will crow at the 18. The _ _ _ _ might blow it down. _

looked as though a strong wind

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19. He said he was a doctor, but everyone knew he was really a _ _ _ _ _. 20. The painter put putty in the holes. 21. A fault is a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ s and nail

in the earth.

hack

lack

pack

sack

rack

thwack

whack

22. The training is hard and they say they can barely _ _ _ _ it, yet they won't quit. 23. Susan 24. A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ed two points from getting an "A." of gum costs 45. _ _ _ _. _ _ _ _.

25. The clothes are hung on a

26. Ned and Sue raked the leaves onto a burlap 27. An ice _ bleeding. 28. _ _ _ _ _ _ _

was placed on his nose to stop the

the balls and we'll play a game of pool. _ _ _ " for the

29. She says that she's merely a " _ newspaper.

30. In olden days criminals were often stretched on the _ _ _ _.

Play Onwards Vol. 1 31. Bill _ _ problem. 32. Rome was ruins. _ _ _ _ ed his brains trying to solve the _ _ ed by the Goths and left in

33. Since her baby's death, Mrs. George has been _ _ _ _ ed with grief. 34. They used machetes to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ down the vines. _ _ _. _ of wolves.

35. A cabby is sometimes called a 36. The sheep were attacked by a 37. She was given a misbehaving. 38. It was a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

on her bottom for

as though from a paddle.

wrack

smack

snack

stack

tack

track

39. Black smoke was billowing out of the smoke _ _ _ _ _ s. 40. There are two _ secretary's desk. _ _ _ _ s of paper on the,

41. As the wind shifted the sailboat had to change her _ _ _ _. 42. For lunch all they ate was a light _ _ _ _ _ _. _ _ _.

43. Failing several times, she chose a different 44. The seamstress will _ _ _ _

up the hem of your pants.

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45. The police hideout. 46. Please _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ed the kidnappers to their

this message on the bulletin board. _ _ ed together by a series of

47. The islands are bridges.

48. She jumped into her daddy's arms and gave him a big _ _ _ _ _ on the lips. 49. Four times around the 50. High seas have _ _ Straits of Magellan. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is a mile.

_ ed many ships in the

flak 51. A _ _ _

yak

claque

plaque

is a long-horned, hairy ox. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ causes tooth decay.

52. Dentists tell us

53. Every soldier wore a

jacket. _ _ king on the

54. Mother said, "Sue, you've been phone for nearly an hour!" 55. The _ _ _ _ Honest Abe Lincoln. _ _

at the foot of the statue read

56. Most TV shows wouldn't seem so funny if it weren't for the _ _ _ _ _ _ that applauds on cue.

Play Onwards Vol. 1 EXERCISE 3 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. tract pact fact act tact

Two plus two is not an opinion, but a _ _ _ _. A bill becomes law by an _ _ _ of Congress. _ _ _ _.

The world leaders are hoping to sign a peace Always _ _ _ _ _ _ nicely.

as though you are seen by angles.

_ is knowing what words to say, and how to say them _ _ _ _ _ s of

Alaska consists of large wilderness.

He _ _ _ ed as our friend, but Stalin was in _ _ _ _ our arch enemy.

EXERCISE 4 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

ad

brad _ _ _

dad _

clad _

sad

cad

plaid

Jay was heavily overcoat. He felt very Iron- _ _

with two sweaters and an _ _ _ left home.

_ _ _

when his

_ ed tanks rolled into position. _ _ _ s to nail up the molding

The carpenter used _ strips. Only a _ _ _ _

would treat a lady so badly. _ in the newspaper to sell her jewelry.

She placed an

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7. A striped blouse and a together. _ _ _ _ _ skirt, don't go

had 8. 9.

lad

gad

glad

fad

mad

bad

bade _ _.

Wearing unmatched knee-high socks is the latest _

"Gee _ _ _ s ! What big teeth you have, Grandmother!" said Little Red Ridinghood. _ _ _ ." a $3 bill. _ _ _ _ _ _. _. him _ _ _ _ checks. _ to see

10. The F.B.I. arrested her for writing 11. After a week of rain everyone was sunshine. _ _

12. The old man called the boy " _ 13. The fibber said he once 14. 15. 16. _ _

People get angry, dogs get She kissed him and goodbye.. _ _ _

A cold made Susie feel

tad

grad

pad _

shad _ _

scad _

add he can catch. _ _ _.

17. The fisherman sells all the

18. The helicopter is about to land on the landing 19. The salesman was fired for _ _ _

_ ding his expense account. _ _ _ s of fun.

20. They went to the party and had

Play Onwards Vol. 1 21. _ _ _ 4 to 4, and what do you get? _ _ _ _.

22. Finally he became a high school 23. Joe asked for a _ _ _

more potatoes.

EXERCISE 5 1. 2. 3.

badge _ _

fadge _ _

cadge _ _ shaped like a star.

The sheriff wore a A _ _ _ _

is what the Irish call a potato pie. _ _ ing he wouldn't eat,

If it weren't for _ _ for he wouldn't work! staff gaff

EXERCISE 6 1. 2.

chaff

staph

The landscaping company has a _ _ _ _ _ of two gardeners and two grounds keepers and one truck driver. St. Patrick is often depicted with a his hand. _ _ _ _ _ in

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3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. In threshing oats, the seeds are separated from the _ _ _ _ _. A _ _ _ it on deck. _ was put into the shark's mouth to hoist

Although he volunteered for Ranger Training, he couldn't take the _ _ _ _ and so he quit. The _ _ _ _ of the gambler is to let you win at first.

Because of the general's death, the flag was flown at half- _ _ _ _ _ . Many of the chickens had _ _ _ _ _ infections.

laugh

half

calf

graph

9.

There is often much

_ _ _

_ _ _

_ _

_ ter at their parties.

10. From a look at the _ the city has grown. 11. They ate only _ _

_ , it is easy to see that

a sandwich each. _ _ _ _.

12. While running Laura got a cramp in her right 13. After a couple months the from its mother. _ _ _ _

was separated

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