57 free grammar resources for 2nd Grade: 56 worksheets, 1 test. Answers included.
Parts of speech, sentence structure and punctuation. In 2nd Grade, By 2nd grade, students add and subtract two-digit numbers, skip count, meet the 2, 5 and 10 times tables and work with halves and quarters.
Students will practice: identifying adjectives; finding the adjective in a sentence; choosing adjectives that make sense; using adjectives in descriptive writing; using an exclamation point to show strong feeling; using a comma between the day and the year in a date; using commas in a series; using an apostrophe in a contraction.
Printable practice with an answer sheet.
Children learn that an adjective is a describing word that tells us more about a noun: its size, color, shape, feel or taste. They pick…
Students practice three punctuation skills: exclamation points to show strong feeling, commas in dates (July 4, 1776) and in a series of…
Children learn that we add -ed to many verbs to show something has already happened. They change today-verbs into yesterday-verbs, pick…
Children learn that a pronoun takes the place of a noun so we do not repeat the same words. They swap nouns for he, she, it, they and we,…
Children learn that a complete sentence needs a "who or what" (the subject) and a "what happens" (the verb), and that it makes sense on…
Children use their five senses to find describing words: words for how things look, sound, feel, taste and smell. They match adjectives to…
A 2nd grade worksheet on possessive nouns. Students learn to add an apostrophe and s ('s) to show that one person or animal owns something…
Children build sentences that tell the reader who, what, where and when. They work out which question each part of a sentence answers, put…
Children learn when to write a and when to write an. We use an before a word that starts with a vowel sound (an apple, an egg) and a…
A 2nd grade worksheet on the commas in a friendly letter. Students find the commas in a short model letter, then learn to put a comma…
A first look at adverbs: words that tell us how something is done. Children find -ly adverbs in sentences, make adverbs by adding -ly to…
Children work with verbs that tell what happens now. They decide when a verb needs -s (she runs, they run), add -es to verbs ending in sh,…
Children put sentences in the right order to tell how something happens, then use time words such as first, next, then and finally to link…
Choose the sentence that uses capital letters correctly: names, days of the week, months and the word I always start with a capital…
Choose the collective noun that names a group: a flock of sheep, a swarm of bees, a pod of dolphins, a gaggle of geese and more. Starts…
Use adjectives to compare: add -er and -est, follow the spelling rules, use more and most with long adjectives, and learn good, better,…
Choose the joining word (conjunction) that makes sense: and, but, so, because, or — and, at the advanced level, although, unless, until,…
Join two words into a contraction with an apostrophe, and split contractions back into their two words. Starts with the most common words…
Turn adjectives into adverbs that describe how something is done: add -ly, change y to i (happily), -le to -ly (gently), and learn good →…
Change verbs into the past tense: add -ed, drop the e, double the last letter, change y to i, and learn the irregular past tense verbs.…
Write the plural of each noun using the spelling rules (-s, -es, -ies, -ves) and learn the irregular plurals. Starts with the most common…
Choose the preposition that fits: in, on and at for places and times, and for, since and during for how long and when. Starts with the…
Choose the pronoun that can replace the words in bold: he, she, it, they, we for the subject and him, her, it, them, us for the object.…
Sort nouns into common nouns (dog, park) and proper nouns (Mia, Monday, June), and find the proper noun in a sentence. Starts with the…
Choose the verb that agrees with the subject: is or are, was or were, has or have, and tricky subjects like 'the box of pencils' and…
Choose a or an by listening to the first sound of the next word: an before a vowel sound (an apple, an hour), a before a consonant sound…
Decide whether a sentence is in the past, present or future tense, and choose the verb that matches a time word like yesterday, now or…
Choose the sentence that uses capital letters correctly: names, days of the week, months and the word I always start with a capital…
Choose the collective noun that names a group: a flock of sheep, a swarm of bees, a pod of dolphins, a gaggle of geese and more.…
Use adjectives to compare: add -er and -est, follow the spelling rules, use more and most with long adjectives, and learn good, better,…
Choose the joining word (conjunction) that makes sense: and, but, so, because, or — and, at the advanced level, although, unless, until,…
Join two words into a contraction with an apostrophe, and split contractions back into their two words. Expected-level practice with the…
Turn adjectives into adverbs that describe how something is done: add -ly, change y to i (happily), -le to -ly (gently), and learn good →…
Change verbs into the past tense: add -ed, drop the e, double the last letter, change y to i, and learn the irregular past tense verbs.…
Write the plural of each noun using the spelling rules (-s, -es, -ies, -ves) and learn the irregular plurals. Expected-level practice with…
Choose the preposition that fits: in, on and at for places and times, and for, since and during for how long and when. Expected-level…
Choose the pronoun that can replace the words in bold: he, she, it, they, we for the subject and him, her, it, them, us for the object.…
Sort nouns into common nouns (dog, park) and proper nouns (Mia, Monday, June), and find the proper noun in a sentence. Expected-level…
Choose the verb that agrees with the subject: is or are, was or were, has or have, and tricky subjects like 'the box of pencils' and…
Choose a or an by listening to the first sound of the next word: an before a vowel sound (an apple, an hour), a before a consonant sound…
Decide whether a sentence is in the past, present or future tense, and choose the verb that matches a time word like yesterday, now or…
Choose the sentence that uses capital letters correctly: names, days of the week, months and the word I always start with a capital…
Choose the collective noun that names a group: a flock of sheep, a swarm of bees, a pod of dolphins, a gaggle of geese and more. A…
Use adjectives to compare: add -er and -est, follow the spelling rules, use more and most with long adjectives, and learn good, better,…
Choose the joining word (conjunction) that makes sense: and, but, so, because, or — and, at the advanced level, although, unless, until,…
Join two words into a contraction with an apostrophe, and split contractions back into their two words. A challenge set with trickier and…
Turn adjectives into adverbs that describe how something is done: add -ly, change y to i (happily), -le to -ly (gently), and learn good →…
Change verbs into the past tense: add -ed, drop the e, double the last letter, change y to i, and learn the irregular past tense verbs. A…
Write the plural of each noun using the spelling rules (-s, -es, -ies, -ves) and learn the irregular plurals. A challenge set with…
Choose the preposition that fits: in, on and at for places and times, and for, since and during for how long and when. A challenge set…
Choose the pronoun that can replace the words in bold: he, she, it, they, we for the subject and him, her, it, them, us for the object. A…
Sort nouns into common nouns (dog, park) and proper nouns (Mia, Monday, June), and find the proper noun in a sentence. A challenge set…
Choose the verb that agrees with the subject: is or are, was or were, has or have, and tricky subjects like 'the box of pencils' and…
Choose a or an by listening to the first sound of the next word: an before a vowel sound (an apple, an hour), a before a consonant sound…
Decide whether a sentence is in the past, present or future tense, and choose the verb that matches a time word like yesterday, now or…
Short, focused tasks for home practice.
Some of the most common verbs do not take -ed in the past: go becomes went, see becomes saw, eat becomes ate. Children match the present…
Quick checks for understanding.
A quick ten-question check of the grammar and punctuation covered in 2nd grade: nouns, verbs, adjectives, past tense, capital letters,…
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Parts of speech, sentence structure and punctuation. At 2nd Grade, our resources focus on: identifying adjectives; finding the adjective in a sentence; choosing adjectives that make sense; using adjectives in descriptive writing.
Start with the Level 1 or Level 2 worksheet, then move up a level. Finish with the topic test if there is one.
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