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Free 2nd Grade Adjectives & Adverbs Worksheets

9 free adjectives & adverbs resources for 2nd Grade: 9 worksheets. Answers included.

Describing words and how they build detail. 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; linking adjectives to the five senses; finding adjectives in sentences; choosing adjectives that fit a noun; describing with more than one sense.

Recommended learning path

  1. 1Describing Words: Adjectives
  2. 2Adjectives for the Five Senses
  3. 3How Did They Do It? Adverbs with -ly
  4. 42nd Grade Comparing Adjectives: -er, -est, More and Most Worksheet — Level 1
  5. 52nd Grade Making Adverbs: quick → quickly Worksheet — Level 1
  6. 62nd Grade Comparing Adjectives: -er, -est, More and Most Worksheet — Level 2
  7. 72nd Grade Making Adverbs: quick → quickly Worksheet — Level 2
  8. 82nd Grade Comparing Adjectives: -er, -est, More and Most Worksheet — Level 3
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Worksheets

Printable practice with an answer sheet.

  • Worksheet

    Describing Words: Adjectives

    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…

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

    Adjectives for the Five Senses

    Children use their five senses to find describing words: words for how things look, sound, feel, taste and smell. They match adjectives to…

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

    How Did They Do It? Adverbs with -ly

    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…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    15 min
    Questions
    22 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    2nd Grade Comparing Adjectives: -er, -est, More and Most Worksheet — Level 1

    Use adjectives to compare: add -er and -est, follow the spelling rules, use more and most with long adjectives, and learn good, better,…

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

    2nd Grade Making Adverbs: quick → quickly Worksheet — Level 1

    Turn adjectives into adverbs that describe how something is done: add -ly, change y to i (happily), -le to -ly (gently), and learn good →…

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

    2nd Grade Comparing Adjectives: -er, -est, More and Most Worksheet — Level 2

    Use adjectives to compare: add -er and -est, follow the spelling rules, use more and most with long adjectives, and learn good, better,…

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

    2nd Grade Making Adverbs: quick → quickly Worksheet — Level 2

    Turn adjectives into adverbs that describe how something is done: add -ly, change y to i (happily), -le to -ly (gently), and learn good →…

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

    2nd Grade Comparing Adjectives: -er, -est, More and Most Worksheet — Level 3

    Use adjectives to compare: add -er and -est, follow the spelling rules, use more and most with long adjectives, and learn good, better,…

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

    2nd Grade Making Adverbs: quick → quickly Worksheet — Level 3

    Turn adjectives into adverbs that describe how something is done: add -ly, change y to i (happily), -le to -ly (gently), and learn good →…

    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 adjectives & adverbs?

Describing words and how they build detail. 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.

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. Do one grammar worksheet, then find the same feature in a book you're reading.
  2. Use the quiz at the end of a year level to check what's stuck.
  3. Apply the skill: edit a piece of your own writing for that feature.

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