2nd grade grammar

Example

Which word is an adjective (it describes a noun)? We climbed a steep hill.

1. An adjective describes a noun: what it is like, its size, shape or feeling.
2. So the answer is: steep

Answer: steep

Example

Write the past tense of "sell". (Today I sell. Yesterday I ___.)

1. Irregular verbs change their spelling in the past. "sell" becomes "sold".
2. So the answer is: sold

Answer: sold

Example

Choose the pronoun that fits. The tree is very old. ___ is two hundred years old.

1. A pronoun takes the place of a noun so we do not repeat it.
2. The noun is one thing or animal, so we use 'It'.
3. Put it back into the sentence and read it aloud: "The tree is very old. It is two hundred years old."
4. So the answer is: It

Answer: It

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Choose the collective noun. a ___ of puppies

1. Collective nouns are special words for a group of people, animals or things.
2. Put it back into the sentence and read it aloud: "a litter of puppies"
3. So the answer is: litter

Answer: litter

Example

What type of sentence is this? Put your coats on the hooks.

1. Statements tell, questions ask, commands instruct (often starting with a bossy verb), exclamations start with What or How and end with !
2. So the answer is: command

Answer: command

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Choose the correct -ing form of the verb. When the phone rang, I ___ (read).

1. The progressive form shows an action that is (or was) still going on.
2. It was going on at a time in the past: was/were + -ing.
3. Put it back into the sentence and read it aloud: "When the phone rang, I was reading."
4. So the answer is: was reading

Answer: was reading

Example

Type the plural of "man" (more than one).

1. "man" has an irregular plural.
2. So the answer is: men

Answer: men

Example

Which reflexive pronoun fits? I made this card all by ___.

1. A reflexive pronoun is used when someone does something to or for themselves.
2. Put it back into the sentence and read it aloud: "I made this card all by myself."
3. So the answer is: myself

Answer: myself

Example

Which word fits? Mia sang ___ at the concert.

1. Adjectives describe nouns. Adverbs (often ending in -ly) describe verbs.
2. Put it back into the sentence and read it aloud: "Mia sang beautifully at the concert."
3. So the answer is: beautifully

Answer: beautifully

Example

Choose the best joining word. My bike had a flat tyre, ___ Dad fixed it.

1. Joining words (conjunctions) link two ideas and show how they connect.
2. Put it back into the sentence and read it aloud: "My bike had a flat tyre, so Dad fixed it."
3. So the answer is: so

Answer: so

Example

Which part is the SUBJECT (who or what the sentence is about)? Grandma and Grandpa grow tomatoes.

1. The subject is who or what the sentence is about. The predicate tells what the subject does or is.
2. So the answer is: Grandma and Grandpa

Answer: Grandma and Grandpa

Example

Which is the question form of this statement? The baby is asleep.

1. Move the helping word (is, can, are, will, was, has) to the front and add a question mark.
2. So the answer is: Is the baby asleep?

Answer: Is the baby asleep?

Example

Read the question. Which group of words is a noun phrase that describes a thing?

1. A noun phrase is a group of words built around a noun, like 'the tiny green frog'.
2. So the answer is: the old wooden bridge

Answer: the old wooden bridge