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English Language Arts PracticeMS. NICOLE’S 2 ND GRADE CLASSROOM
Activity 1—Directions: Read the following passage and answer the questions at the end.
Hi! My name is Amber and today I am going to go to the park! My mom said if I got a 100% on my spelling test she would take me. Me and my mom will ride our bikes to the park after school so I can swing for a little while before supper. Do you like swinging?
Who is the story about?
What is the character doing?
Where is the character going?
When is the character going?
Why is the character going?
How is the character going?
RL.2.1 Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
Activity 2—Directions: Write the singular or plural noun next to each picture.
L.2.1.B Form and use frequently occurring irregular plural nouns (e.g., feet, children, teeth, mice, fish) and collective nouns (e.g., group)
_______________
_______________
_______________
______________________________
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Activity 3—Directions: Make each sentence past tense by replacing the irregular verb..
1. I will run to the playground.
1. I _______ to the playground.
2. I will tell my teacher the truth.
2. I _______ my teacher the truth.
3. For the play, we will stand on the stage.
3. For the play, we _______ on the stage.
4. We are going to read the book “Charlottes' Web”.
4. We _______ the book “Charlotte's Web”.
L.2.1.C Form and use regular and irregular verbs.
Activity 4—Directions: Draw a line from each sentence to the adjective that belongs with it.
1. The _______ mom jumped for joy when her son made a free throw.
2. The _______ girl started crying when she lost her doll.
3. The _______ children hiked up the mountain.
4. The _______ man yelled at the kids for running through his yard.
5. The _______ dog ran and licked the little boy on the face.
6. The _______ girl got upset when her friend got first place in the spelling bee.
L.2.1.E Use adjectives and adverbs and choose between them depending on what is modified.
Brown
Angry
Cheerful
Jealous
Adventurous
Emotional
Activity 5—Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct conjunction from the word bank below. Note: all words will be used only once.
1. I love carrots, ________ I hate broccoli.
2. She is small, _______ she is strong.
3. He was not paying attention, _______ he tripped over the step.
4. Let’s go to the store _______ buy some candy.
5. You can sign up to play either softball _______ soccer.
Can you think of any other conjunctions?
L.2.1.F Use conjunctions to form compound subjects and predicates.
Word Bank: and or yet so but
Activity 6—Directions: Circle the lowercase letters in red and circle the uppercase letters in blue.
L.2.1.K Print all upper- and lowercase letters accurately. By the end of grade two, produce some cursive uppercase and lowercase letters.
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FED
C B
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M
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Activity 7—Directions: Place the appropriate punctuation mark at the end of each sentence. Use a period (.), an exclamation mark (!), and aquestion mark (?). Below each sentence provided, write a sentence of your own using the same punctuation mark.
What are we having for supper tonight ____A sentence of your own:
We won our soccer game ____A sentence of your own:
My dog’s name is Pumpkin ____A sentence of your own:
L.2.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling as appropriate for Grade 2. when writing.
Activity 1 Answer Key—Directions: Read the following passage and answer the questions at the end.
Hi! My name is Amber and today I am going to go to the park! My mom said if I got a 100% on my spelling test she would take me. Me and my mom will ride our bikes to the park after school so I can swing for a little while before supper. Do you like swinging?
Who is the story about? Amber
What is the character doing? Talking about her plans
Where is the character going? The park
When is the character going? After school
Why is the character going? She got a 100% on her spelling test
How is the character going? Riding a bike
RL.2.1 Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
Activity 2 Answer Key—Directions: Write the singular or plural noun next to each picture.
L.2.1.B Form and use frequently occurring irregular plural nouns (e.g., feet, children, teeth, mice, fish) and collective nouns (e.g., group)
Tooth
Fish
Leaves
FishLeaf
Foot
Feet
Teeth
Activity 3 Answer Key—Directions: Change each sentence from future tense to past tense by replacing the irregular verb..
1. I will run to the playground.
1. I ran to the playground.
2. I will tell my teacher the truth.
2. I told my teacher the truth.
3. For the play, we will stand on the stage.
3. For the play, we stood on the stage.
4. We are going to read the book “Charlotte's Web”.
4. We read the book “Charlotte's Web”.
L.2.1.C Form and use regular and irregular verbs.
Activity 4 Answer Key—Directions: Draw a line from each sentence to the adjective that belongs with it.
1. The _______ mom jumped for joy when her son made a free throw.
2. The _______ girl started crying when she lost her doll.
3. The _______ children hiked up the mountain.
4. The _______ man yelled at the kids for running through his yard.
5. The _______ dog ran and licked the little boy on the face.
6. The _______ girl got upset when her friend got first place in the spelling bee.
L.2.1.E Use adjectives and adverbs and choose between them depending on what is modified.
Brown
Angry
Cheerful
Jealous
Adventurous
Emotional
Activity 5 Answer Key—Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct conjunction from the word bank below. Note: all words will be used only once.
1. I love carrots, but I hate broccoli.
2. She is small, yet she is strong.
3. He was not paying attention, so he tripped over the step.
4. Let’s go to the store and buy some candy.
5. You can sign up to play either softball or soccer.
Can you think of any other conjunctions?
A few others are despite, however, then, and although.
L.2.1.F Use conjunctions to form compound subjects and predicates.
Word Bank: and or yet so but
Activity 6 Answer Key—Directions: Circle the lowercase letters in red and circle the uppercase letters in blue.
L.2.1.K Print all upper- and lowercase letters accurately. By the end of grade two, produce some cursive uppercase and lowercase letters.
Y
HG
FED
C B
O
N
M
L
K
J
I
e
X
W
V
UT
c
S
R
Q
P
Zu d
ba
p
on
m
l
k j
i
h
g
f
zy
x
w
v A
t
s
r
q
Activity 7 Answer Key—Directions: Place the appropriate punctuation mark at the end of each sentence. Use a period (.), an exclamation mark (!), and aquestion mark (?). Below each sentence provided, write a sentence of your own using the same punctuation mark.
What are we having for supper tonight ?A sentence of your own:
We won our soccer game !A sentence of your own:
My dog’s name is Pumpkin .A sentence of your own:
L.2.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling as appropriate for Grade 2. when writing.
Standards Covered in this book:
RL.2.1 Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
L.2.1.B Form and use frequently occurring irregular plural nouns (e.g., feet, children, teeth, mice, fish) and collective nouns (e.g., group)
L.2.1.C Form and use regular and irregular verbs.
L.2.1.E Use adjectives and adverbs and choose between them depending on what is modified.
L.2.1.F Use conjunctions to form compound subjects and predicates.
L.2.1.K Print all upper- and lowercase letters accurately. By the end of grade two, produce some cursive uppercase and lowercase letters.
L.2.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling as appropriate for Grade 2. when writing.
