Grammar practice

STOP
NOUNS
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COMPOUND PUNCTUATION
WORDS

VERBS
ADJECTIVES
it’s = it is CONTRACTIONS
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Grammar Practice
Reading Nouns #1
Reading Nouns #2
Reading Adjectives
Reading Verbs #1
Reading Verbs #2
Contraction Action #1
Contraction Action #2
Compound Words 1
Compound Words 2
Compound Words 3
Urban & Rural
Punctuation: Bigfoot
Punctuation: The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Punctuation: The Sun and the Wind
Punctuation: The Peacock's Complaint
Punctuation: The Bear and the Bees
Punctuation: The Lost Kitten
Punctuation: Animal Friends
Spell It! #1
Spell It! #2
Spell It! #3

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2nd Grade

NOUNS
A noun is a person, place, or thing. There are many types of words printed in the sky area of this picture.
Find the nouns and write them in each step to get from the bottom to the top of the mountain!

   



 
 
 
    

 

  
  



 





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2nd Grade

NOUNS
A noun is a person, place, or thing. There are many types of words printed around the path below.
Find the nouns and write them in each step to get from the bottom to the top of the path!

  




  






   


  

 
 





  





 
 
 




 

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2nd Grade

ADJECTIVES
Words that describe things are called adjectives. Find all the adjectives on
the ground and write them on the kites! Use both spaces on the box kites.

pretty little the at orange what there his follow bird kite string white short when
bright tail long friend she sell ran hello tall small him move monster pink fuzzy
big yellow float sky sweet boring drop wind home cloud fluffy word cold soft it

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2nd Grade

VERBS
Verbs show action. Find all the words that are verbs and write them in the signs!

key
for
purple
wrote it
waved dirt
went truck plays
food
cat your dog
lime

helps road followed the

ran
toe honey

carry
heart
stop
green

watched
wait
walked
those twice

sign
later pretty flower drove

dances ant
hair

elbow

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2nd Grade

VERBS
Verbs show action. Find and circle all the verbs below.

 

 

 


 










 

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 Contraction Action
Write the two words that make up each contraction.
A contraction is a shortened form of two words. Some of the
letters in the second word are replaced by an apostrophe.

aren’t

couldn’t

didn’t

I’m

weren’t

she’s

what’s

it’s

they’re

haven’t

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 Contraction Attraction
Replace the highlighted words with a contraction from the
word box.

They’re I’m He’s didn’t It’s

We’ll couldn’t I’ve What’s She’d

( He is ) at baseball practice this afternoon.

( We will ) go to Jim’s birthday party on Saturday.

( She would ) like to learn to play the violin.

( It is ) very warm outside.

( I have ) read that book three times already!

( I am ) the tallest girl in my class.

Eve ( could not ) go to the beach today.

I ( did not ) know that Kelly has a twin sister!

( They are ) going to have a picnic.

( What is ) your favorite color?

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 Compound Words 1
Use a word from the word box below to make a
compound word. Use the pictures as clues.

cake paste robe paper berry ball plane

news + =

pan + =

bath + =

air + =

straw + =

tooth + =

basket + __________ =

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





 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Compound Words 3
Use a word from the word box below to make a
compound word. Use the pictures as clues.

ball flake fly fish book cup cage

gold + =

base + =

butter + __________ =

note + =

bird + =

snow + =

tea + =

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Studies
Civics
&
Government Urban & Rural
The picture on the left side shows an urban setting. The picture on the right
shows a rural setting. Write two sentences comparing and contrasting
these areas on the lines below.

Urban Rural

Differences

Similarities

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  

  

 

 

   

 

  

 

  

  

 
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 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

 

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 

 

 

 

 

 

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

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 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 
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  

  

 

 

   

 

     

 

 
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 

  

 

 

  

  

 

  

 

 

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 Spell It! 1
grade 2

1. meal _________________ 6. bite __________________

2. because _______________ 7. said __________________
3. says ___________________ 8. talk ___________________

4. were _________________ 9. heart __________________

5. tale ____________________ 10. book __________________

Write a sentence using each of these spelling words:

MEAL: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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BOOK: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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TALE: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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BITE: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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SAID: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Spell It!
grade 2

1. tape __________________ 6. around _________________

2. before _______________ 7. read __________________
3. meat ________________ 8. sale __________________

4. call _________________ 9. ground ___________________

5. after _________________ 10. yard _________________

Write a sentence using each of these spelling words:

YARD: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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MEAT: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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BEFORE: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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READ: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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AROUND: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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 Spell It! 3
grade 2

1. cloud __________________ 6. plain _________________

2. color _______________ 7. always __________________
3. yawn ________________ 8. wash __________________

4. clean _________________ 9. clear ___________________

5. dress _________________ 10. write _________________

Write a sentence using each of these spelling words:

CLOUD: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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DRESS: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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WRITE: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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CLEAR: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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ALWAYS: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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