2nd Grade Language Arts Worksheets

Head toward an exemplary start walking through our printable 2nd grade language arts worksheets with answer keys. Whether it is exercises in parts of speech, such as collective nouns, adverbs, or English grammar topics like expanding sentences, contracting words, or vocabulary builders such as prefixes, suffixes, compound words, or demonstrating an understanding of key details in a text, or writing explanatory pieces, our pdfs have them all and much more for your kids. Catapult learning to new heights with our free grade 2 English worksheets.

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Choosing the Correct Digraph

Get to the heart of each picture, identify the digraph that lies in its name, look for the digraph among the options, and answer by checking it.

R-Family Blends

Take notice of each r-family consonant blend and give the pictures a quick glance. Circle the pictures whose names contain the given blend.

Writing Consonant Blends and Matching

Check out the pictures and look for their names. Use the given consonant blends to complete the words and match each word to the correct picture.

Connecting Pictures to Beginning Sounds

Say the name of each picture aloud, zero in on its beginning sound, and connect the picture to the letter that represents its beginning sound.

Completing Sentences with Digraph “ai”

Write the name of the picture in the given space to complete each sentence. Be sure the word you use contains the digraph “ai”.

Coloring and Writing Diphthongs

Pronounce the name of each picture and identify the diphthong in it. Color the correct diphthong and write the word in the space given.

Completing Sentences - R-Controlled Vowels

Peruse each sentence and complete it by finding which word with an r-controlled vowel from the word bank best fits in.

Writing Long A Words with AI

Read each picture to write its long-a name, spelled with an "ai". Before you answer, draw on the example and explanation given.

Writing Long E Names for Pictures

Identify the long-e name of each picture given and fill in the blanks using “ee” or “ea” to correctly name the picture.

Sorting Long I Words | Cut and Glue

Get used to different ways of spelling the long i by cutting and gluing these words under "ie", "igh", or "y" as appropriate.

Scouting Long O Words in Sentences

Discover and highlight examples of the long o in a bunch of sentences. While some sentences have only one instance, most have two.

Fluency Passage - R-Controlled Vowels

Seek out words with r-controlled vowels as you read a story with the title "Flurry’s Dinner Party", 3 r-controlled vowels in itself.

Roll and Read Long O Words

Work with a partner and have fun reading as many long “o” words as you hit upon while rolling the dice in this frenetic long-o activity.

Sorting Words with the Long U

Spot the long-u words spelled with “ue”, “oo”, ew”, or “u_e”. Sort by gathering and writing four words under each spelling.

Reading, Writing & Matching

Read each short-a word by putting together the letters in the stars, write the word in the space, and then match it to a picture.

Mastering the Short E Sound

Explore the countless instances of the short “e” words packed into this passage rightly titled "Ned’s Pet", formed with two short-e words.