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Free 2nd Grade Punctuation Worksheets

9 free punctuation resources for 2nd Grade: 9 worksheets. Answers included.

Capital letters, periods, commas, apostrophes and quotation marks. 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: 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; adding 's to show that one person or thing owns something; telling a possessive apart from a plural; rewriting a phrase as a possessive; putting a comma after the greeting of a letter.

Recommended learning path

  1. 1Exclamation Points, Commas, and Contractions
  2. 2Apostrophes to Show Ownership (Singular Possessives)
  3. 3Commas in Letters: Greetings, Closings, and City and State
  4. 42nd Grade Capital Letters for Names, Days, Months and I Worksheet — Level 1
  5. 52nd Grade Contractions (don't, I'm, they'll) Worksheet — Level 1
  6. 62nd Grade Capital Letters for Names, Days, Months and I Worksheet — Level 2
  7. 72nd Grade Contractions (don't, I'm, they'll) Worksheet — Level 2
  8. 82nd Grade Capital Letters for Names, Days, Months and I Worksheet — Level 3
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Worksheets

Printable practice with an answer sheet.

  • Worksheet

    Exclamation Points, Commas, and Contractions

    Students practice three punctuation skills: exclamation points to show strong feeling, commas in dates (July 4, 1776) and in a series of…

    Difficulty
    Level 1 · Easier
    Time
    18 min
    Questions
    19 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Apostrophes to Show Ownership (Singular Possessives)

    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…

    Difficulty
    Level 1 · Easier
    Time
    15 min
    Questions
    19 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Commas in Letters: Greetings, Closings, and City and State

    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…

    Difficulty
    Level 1 · Easier
    Time
    20 min
    Questions
    17 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    2nd Grade Capital Letters for Names, Days, Months and I Worksheet — Level 1

    Choose the sentence that uses capital letters correctly: names, days of the week, months and the word I always start with a capital…

    Difficulty
    Level 1 · Easier
    Time
    10 min
    Questions
    8 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    2nd Grade Contractions (don't, I'm, they'll) Worksheet — Level 1

    Join two words into a contraction with an apostrophe, and split contractions back into their two words. Starts with the most common words…

    Difficulty
    Level 1 · Easier
    Time
    10 min
    Questions
    12 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    2nd Grade Capital Letters for Names, Days, Months and I Worksheet — Level 2

    Choose the sentence that uses capital letters correctly: names, days of the week, months and the word I always start with a capital…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    10 min
    Questions
    8 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    2nd Grade Contractions (don't, I'm, they'll) Worksheet — Level 2

    Join two words into a contraction with an apostrophe, and split contractions back into their two words. Expected-level practice with the…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    10 min
    Questions
    12 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    2nd Grade Capital Letters for Names, Days, Months and I Worksheet — Level 3

    Choose the sentence that uses capital letters correctly: names, days of the week, months and the word I always start with a capital…

    Difficulty
    Level 3 · Challenge
    Time
    10 min
    Questions
    8 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    2nd Grade Contractions (don't, I'm, they'll) Worksheet — Level 3

    Join two words into a contraction with an apostrophe, and split contractions back into their two words. A challenge set with trickier and…

    Difficulty
    Level 3 · Challenge
    Time
    10 min
    Questions
    12 questions
    Answers
    Answers included

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Common questions

What do 2nd Grade students learn about punctuation?

Capital letters, periods, commas, apostrophes and quotation marks. At 2nd Grade, our resources focus on: 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.

Where should we start?

Start with the Level 1 or Level 2 worksheet, then move up a level. Finish with the topic test if there is one.

Are answers included?

Yes — every worksheet has an answer sheet. Maths answer sheets show the working; English tasks include model answers or success criteria.

How to use these resources

  1. Pair a reading comprehension with a writing prompt on a similar text type.
  2. Use the model answers and success criteria on the answer sheet to talk through what 'good' looks like.
  3. Keep spelling practice short and daily; test on Friday.
  4. Edit a piece of writing together using the grammar worksheet for the skill they're learning.

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