Grammar practice

STOP
NOUNS
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COMPOUND PUNCTUATION
WORDS

VERBS
ADJECTIVES
it’s = it is CONTRACTIONS
 Table of Contents
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
Reading 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!

inside over cloud white now

snow
saw bird
away ice
bear hills
say from mountain the squirrel
winter
in road
Finish!
when they sunny
rabbit to rock
rain sky
purple
flower
on summer

Start

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 2nd Grade
Reading 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!

flew umpire what

Good

of another dot pretty

job!

ribbon

have
woman mailperson
a bug green
go
cup
city lake bike
cat
for at
walk when

greet red

at the
every onto

leaf

jog
where
apple why
bird run
hey started
duck

Start here!
candle over

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 2nd Grade
Reading 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
Reading 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
Reading VERBS
Verbs show action. Find and circle all the verbs below.

start run

bee nice

feet eat

carry
rides fly
apple

pie
go
brick

flower
bird
stop
sleep
float cloud

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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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 Compound Words 2
Use a word from the word box below to make a
compound word. Use the pictures as clues.

fish line fly fruit man line fire flower

sun + __________ =

snow + =

camp + =

fire + =

jelly + =

grape + =

sky + =

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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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Social
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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d
Read the story and fill in the proper punctuation.

Bigfoot I think it is Bigfoot yelled

Matt and his brother David David They got their flashlights

were going on a camping trip in and went outside to investigate

the Sierra Mountains Everything was quiet and still

You set up the tent said Matt The next morning when they

and I will gather the firewood left the tent they suddenly froze

Later that night they woke In the mud surrounding their tent

to the sound of foot steps What were the most

is that asked David gigantic foot prints

The sound grew louder Do you they had ever seen

think it is a bear asked Matt The End

 An Aesop’s Fable

d
d
Fill in the periods at the end of each sentence.

The Boy Who Cried Wolf laughed The naughty boy played this

There once was a boy who kept joke over and over until the villagers

sheep not far from the village He tired of him

would often become bored and to One day while the boy was

amuse himself he would call out, watching the sheep, a wolf did come

“Wolf! Wolf,” although there was no into the fold The boy cried and

wolf around cried, “Wolf! Wolf!”

The villagers would stop what No one came The wolf

they were doing and run to save the had a feast of sheep

sheep from the wolf’s jaw Once they that day

arrived at the pasture, the boy just The End

 An Aesop’s Fable

d
d
Fill in the periods at the end of each sentence.

The Sun and the Wind tighter the man held his coat against

The wind and the sun argued one him The wind blew until he was

day over which one was the stronger exhausted, but he could not remove

Spotting a man man traveling on the the coat from the man’s back

road, they made a challenge to see It was now the sun’s turn He

which one could take the coat from gently sent his beams upon the

the man’s back the quickest traveler The sun did very little, but

The wind began He blew strong quietly shone upon his head and back

gusts of air, so strong that the man until the man became so warm that

could barely walk against them But the he took off his coat

man clutched his coat tight against and headed for

him The wind blew harder and longer, the nearest shade

and the harder the wind blew, the The End

 An Aesop’s Fable

d
d
Fill in the missing quotation marks.

The Peacock’s Complaint one has it’s special gift. You have

A peacock was very unhappy with such beauty, the nightingale has

his ugly voice, and he spent most of his song, the owl has his eyes, and

his days complaining about it. the eagle his strength. Even if you

It is true that you cannot had a eloquent voice, you would still

sing, said the fox, But look how complain about another thing.

beautiful you are!

The End
Oh, but what good is all this

beauty, moaned the disheartened

bird, with such an unpleasant voice!

Listen, said the fox, Each

 An Aesop’s Fable

d
d
Fill in the periods at the end of each sentence.

The Bear and the Bees rage He swatted at the log with his

A bear came across a log where a big claws, determined to destroy the

swarm of bees had nested to make nest of bees inside This only alerted

their honey As he snooped around, a the bees and quick as a wink, the

single little bee flew out of the log entire swarm of bees flew out of the

to protect the swarm Knowing that log and began to sting the bear from

the bear would eat all the honey, the head to heel The bear saved himself

little bee stung him sharply on the by running to and diving

nose and flew back into the log into the nearest pond

This flew the bear into an angry The End

 d
d
story and fill in the
Read the story the proper
proper punctuation.

The Lost Kitten went straight to her mother May

One cold and rainy day Polly I please keep him she asked

was walking home from school Yes said her mother But you

Suddenly she heard a loud and must promise to take care of him

mournful cry Meow meow meow and feed him every day

She looked under a bush and Polly poured some warm milk

saw a little wet orange kitten into a bowl and put a soft pillow

Who do you belong to she in a basket for his bed

asked She picked up the kitten I will name you Fletcher

and snuggled him under her coat she said happily

When she got home Polly The End

 d
d
Read the story and fill in the proper punctuation.

Animal Friends castle window and watched the

Once upon a time long ago deer and rabbits and birds play

there was a princess who lived in They looked so happy One day

a castle high up on a mountain she had an idea She called to

The castle was surrounded by them Will you play with me

forests lakes and rivers No one Every day after that she

ever came to the castle went outside and played with her

The princess was very lonely new animal friends

I wish I had a friend she said I and wasnt lonely

wish I had someone to play with any more

Every day she looked out her The End

 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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 2
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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