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2nd Grade Grammar Resources

101 2nd grade grammar resources: 58 worksheets, 23 activities, 10 videos and more. How teachers use these

2nd Grade Grammar Resources

101 2nd grade grammar resources: 58 worksheets, 23 activities, 10 videos and more. How teachers use these

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Worksheet2nd GradeCorrecting Sentences Worksheet

A 2nd grade correcting sentences worksheet where students rewrite six sentences to fix capital letters, commas, apostrophes, and end marks. Includes an answer key for quick, no-prep proofreading practice.

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Worksheet2nd GradeEditing Sentences Worksheet

This editing sentences worksheet gives 2nd graders eight sentences to rewrite with the correct capital letters and end marks. Includes a complete answer key—perfect for quick, no-prep proofreading practice at home or school.

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Worksheet2nd GradeWriting Complete Sentences about an Image Worksheet

This Writing Complete Sentences About an Image Worksheet gives 2nd graders four picture prompts to practice building sentences with a subject and predicate. Includes sample answers — great for no-prep grammar and writing practice.

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Worksheet2nd GradeFixing Sentences Worksheet

This Fixing Sentences Worksheet gives 2nd graders eight sentences to rewrite with the correct capital letters and end marks. Includes a complete answer key — perfect for no-prep grammar and editing practice.

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Worksheet2nd GradeCreating Plural Nouns Worksheet

The Creating Plural Nouns Worksheet gives 2nd graders two-part practice turning singular nouns into plurals with the -s and -es rules. Includes a complete answer key for quick, no-prep grammar practice at home or school.

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Worksheet2nd GradeCorrecting Capitalization Worksheet

This Correcting Capitalization Worksheet gives 2nd graders six sentences to fix, rewriting each one with capital letters for names, places, months, and sentence beginnings. Answer key included for quick, no-prep grammar practice.

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Worksheet2nd GradeCorrecting Punctuation Worksheet

This Correcting Punctuation Worksheet helps 2nd graders rewrite eight sentences with correct capital letters, commas, and apostrophes. Includes an answer key for quick, no-prep editing practice.

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Worksheet2nd GradeFinding Nouns Worksheet

This finding nouns worksheet asks 2nd graders to circle nine nouns inside a short story, then sort each one under Person, Place, or Thing. Answer key included for quick, no-prep grammar practice.

Bundle
Bundle2nd GradeScience Songs (MP3 Album)

Using the Science Songs (MP3 Album), students learn about different science concepts while listening to these upbeat and catchy songs.

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Worksheet2nd GradeSorting Nouns Worksheet

Students sort twenty-four nouns into person, place, thing, and animal categories on this 2nd grade sorting nouns worksheet. Includes a complete answer key for fast, no-prep grammar practice.

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Worksheet2nd GradeCapitalization and End Punctuation Worksheet

This capitalization and end punctuation worksheet gives 2nd graders practice choosing end marks and rewriting sentences with correct capital letters. Includes an answer key to build careful, confident writers.

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Worksheet2nd GradeAdding Adjectives Worksheet

This Adding Adjectives Worksheet gives 2nd grade students fun practice finding, choosing, and writing describing words in sentences. An answer key is included, so learning to use adjectives feels clear and rewarding.

Flash Cards
Flash Cards2nd GradeContractions Flash Cards

These contractions flash cards help kindergarten to 4th grade students see how two words join to make a contraction, with 24 fold-over cards and a practice page. Answer key included.

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Worksheet2nd GradeAdjectives Puppy Story Worksheet

This Adjectives Puppy Story Worksheet has 2nd graders read a short story about a puppy, circle all 8 adjectives, then match each one to the noun it describes. Answer key included for fast, no-prep grammar practice.

Flash Cards
Flash Cards2nd GradeAdjective Flash Cards

These adjective flash cards help kindergarten through 4th grade children describe 18 bright pictures with fold-over word cards and model sentences. A practice page and answer key are included.

Video
Video2nd GradeNoun Song (Lyric Music Video)

Using the Noun Song (Lyric Music Video), students will be able to define, give examples and use adjectives in their own writing using the catchy and memorable lyrics.

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Worksheet2nd GradeAdjectives Pictures Worksheet

This Adjectives Pictures Worksheet asks 2nd graders to choose the adjective that fits each picture, then write two describing words of their own. Answer key included, so grading takes seconds.

Game
Game2nd GradeCorrecting Sentences Game

A 2nd grade correcting sentences game: kids fix silly sentences at Lexy’s Sentence Snack Stand by choosing the word that needs a capital letter, the right end mark, and the commas and apostrophes. Play online on any phone, tablet, Chromebook or computer.

Flash Cards
Flash Cards2nd GradePrefix Flash Cards

These prefix flash cards help kindergarten to 4th grade students learn 24 common prefixes, their meanings and an example word for each. Fold-over cards, a practice page and an answer key are included.

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Activity2nd GradeNoun, Adjective, and Verb Activity

A noun, adjective, and verb activity for 1st to 3rd grade: sort 24 popcorn word cards into three buckets, then practice in sentences. Answer key included for easy checking.

From our teachers' playbook

Nouns, verbs and a capital time

What do 2nd graders learn about grammar?

Second grade grammar gives kids names for the parts of their sentences. They find nouns and verbs, add adjectives and adverbs to describe things, and learn irregular plurals like mouse → mice and irregular past-tense verbs like sit → sat. They capitalize holidays, product names and places, and use apostrophes in contractions and possessives. Most of all, they practice editing: reading a sentence, spotting what's wrong and fixing it. The click moment comes when a child corrects "I seen it" to "I saw it" in their own writing.

Our favorite ways to teach 2nd grade grammar

Grammar sticks when kids use it in real sentences. These moves keep it practical and playful.

Edit with me

Project a sentence with three mistakes and edit it together, thinking aloud: "Hmm, does a name need a capital?" Then kids edit their own sentence with a partner. Watching you catch mistakes shows them what good editors look for.

Why it works: showing first, practicing together, then letting kids try alone is the "gradual release" model teachers have relied on for decades (Pearson and Gallagher, 1983).

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Make it more than one

Give kids picture cards and have them build the plural with letter tiles: cat to cats, box to boxes, mouse to mice. Sorting the cards into "add s," "add es" and "brand new word" piles makes the rules visible.

Why it works: the U.S. Department of Education's guide for teaching elementary math recommends moving from hands-on objects to drawings to numbers.

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Action verb flash

Flash an action verb card and kids act it out, then use it in a sentence in the past tense. "Jump" becomes "I jumped." It's quick retrieval practice that gets wiggles out at the same time.

Why it works: pulling an answer out of memory makes it stick far better than rereading it, one of the strongest findings in learning research (Dunlosky and colleagues, 2013).

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Questions parents and teachers ask us

What grammar do 2nd graders learn?

Second graders learn nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs, irregular plural nouns and irregular past-tense verbs. They also practice capitalization, end punctuation, and apostrophes in contractions and possessives.

How do I teach nouns and verbs to a 2nd grader?

Nouns are people, places and things you can point to. Verbs are actions you can do. Have your child point to nouns around the room and act out verbs. Then find both in a favorite book.

What are irregular plural nouns?

They're nouns that don't just add -s. Examples are child to children, foot to feet, tooth to teeth and mouse to mice. Second graders practice the most common ones.

How can I help my child edit their writing?

Use a simple checklist: capital at the start, end mark, spaces between words, and does it make sense? Have your child read their writing aloud, which helps them hear mistakes.