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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Suffixes | "-ful" and "-less"

Enrich your vocabulary with a storm of new words. Read the meanings and write the synonyms using the suffixes "-ful" and "-less" and complete the sentences by adding appropriate suffixes to the words.

Solving the Homophone Crossword

Watch grade 2 kids read the clues and figure out the homophones that are pronounced the same but have different spellings and complete this impromptu homophone puzzle.

Drawing Antonyms

Add a spark of fun to your antonym learning with this grade 2 English worksheet pdf. Kids observe the illustration and read the word, write the opposite word or antonym for each and sketch the image as well.

Completing the Users and Tools Analogies | Cut and Glue

Stow this pdf for any day you need a quick, fun distraction. Get kids to snip the tool word cards and glue them beside the correct users to complete each user-tool analogy.

Matching the Meanings with Homographs

Read the meanings on either side and look for an apt homograph from the word box and write it in the space provided.

Finding the Root Words

Each word in the word box has an affix, identify the root word from it and scout the grid to find the word and circle it.

Identifying the Synonyms

Figure out the synonym of each given word, read the sentences and identify the two words that mean the same and underline them.

Matching Prefixes with Root Words and Meanings

Match each prefix to its meaning on one side and to the root word on the other. Make new words and comprehend the change in the meaning.

Sports | Word Search

Taking hints from the images of the sport-equipments, relate it to the sport. Spot the name of the sport in the grid and circle it.

ABC Order | Circling the First and Last Words

Choose the word that comes first when five words are arranged in ABC order in Part A, and circle the word that comes last in Part B.

Identifying the Homophones in the Poem

Read the poem "A Sailor's Sales Pitch", hunt for homophones or pairs of words that are pronounced the same and write them on the boat.

Affixes & Root Words Quiz

Choose an appropriate affix to form a new word, and find the suffix, root word, or prefix in the given words as instructed.

Abbreviations for the Days of the Week

Write the abbreviated or shortened form of each of the seven days of the week.

Making an Alliteration

Match the adjective to the noun it best describes and end up creating alliterations or words beginning with the same consonant sounds.

Compound Words | Chart

Get acquainted with a list of frequently used compound words or words formed by joining two or more words creating a new word.