2nd Grade
Grammar
2nd Grade Reading
2nd Grade Writing
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Miscellaneous
100

What is an noun?


Give an example of a proper noun.

A person, place or thing


June, Monday, Massachusetts, John

100

What does the suffix -s mean?

more than one



100

What is a strategy that can help you remember how to spell would, could and should?

ould-  Oh U Lucky Duck!

100

Read these words:

baby     dark      bravely     daughter      dentist

Remember to use strategy when you are confused between b and d.

100

What are the 3 sounds the suffix -ed makes?

/d/   /t/    /id/

200

What is a prefix?

a word part that goes at the beginning of a word

200

What does the prefix re mean?

Again

200

Find the words spelled correctly


peeople           what              sed          went

people             whut              said         whent

                     what                             went

people                                 said         

200

What is an inference?

Making an inference means using context clues in a text and your background knowledge to figure out what is happening. 

200

What is a contraction?


Give me an example?

Contractions are words or phrases that have been shortened by "omitting" 1 or 2 letters. An apostrophe takes the place of the letters.


can't    can not

I'd     I would 

it's     it is 

I'm   I am

I'll    I will

can't     can not

you're   you are

don't  do not

300

What is a suffix?

A word part that goes at the end of a word

300

What does the suffix -ing mean?

happening right now

300

Edit this sentence for spelling, capitalization and punctuation.


whut  whoul you like to eat for dinner, kate

What would you like to eat for dinner, Kate?

300

Make an inference about the person's job.


You may want to have my phone number around just in case your house has a leaky pipe! My services come in handy when your house is having problems with the kitchen sink, faucet, or bath tub.




He or she is a plumber

300

Why should you make sure you look at the entire word when you are reading?

So many words look very similar and may only have one extra letter or one less letter.


Examples: bought brought

though through

desert   dessert

400

What is the past tense of hope?

hoped

400

What is a sentence?

It is a complete thought that gives enough information that you can picture it.

It has a capital letter at the beginning.

It has punctuation at the end.

400

Edit this sentence for spelling, capitalization and punctuation.


did you know that canada is about the same siz as the united states

Did you know that Canada is about the same size as the United States?


400

What is the main idea of a story or text?

The main idea is the most important concept or point that the author is trying to make.

400

Make an inference.


Jake almost wished that he hadn’t listened to the radio. He went to the closet and grabbed his umbrella even though he would feel silly carrying it to the bus stop on such a sunny morning. Why did he grab his umbrella?

He listened to the weather on the radio and the weather report said it was supposed to rain later.

500

What is a verb? Give two examples.

An action word!


run  jump    walk    dance    throw    

500

What is a strategy you can use to answer comprehension questions about a text?

Go back to the text and reread.

Go back into the text to find key details and the evidence.

500

Spell the homophone that means, "I went over  __________ to Connor's house to play video games" 

there 

500

Make an inference.


Harold grunted as he walked into the house. He carried four paper bags in his arms, each one filled to the brim. Suddenly, he tripped and one of the bags fell, spilling oranges, a loaf of bread, and two sticks of butter onto the door. “At least I didn’t drop the eggs!” he exclaimed.


Where did Harold go before he came home?

He went shopping at the grocery store.

500

Make an inference.


My teacher walked into class with her glasses on. It was unusual that she wore her glasses. Her eyes were pu?y and she talked quietly to the class. On her desk, she had a bag of cough drops and some tea with a bottle of honey next to it.


What is wrong with the teacher?

She is sick.

600

What are words that sounds the same but are spelled different?


Give me an example

homophones



to/too/two

their/they're/there

hear/here

grate/great

bare/bear


600

When you are done writing what must you ALWAYS do?

You need to go back to you writng and revise and edit.

1) Reread it and ask yourself "Does it make sense?"

2) Check for correct capitalization (beginning of sentence and proper nouns)

3) Check for punctuation.

4) Check your spelling

5) Ask yourself "Cam I add more and make it better?"

600

Edit this sentence for spelling, capitalization and punctuation


sawyer wanted to plai basketball after school but his mom said he had homwork to do

Sawyer wanted to play basketball after school but his mom said he had homework to do.

600

What is a prediction?

An educated or informed guess about what will happen next in the story. 

600

How can you remember how to spell the words where, there and here?



How can you remember which homophone means to hear a sound?


They all have "here" in them



You hear with your "ear"