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Grade 2 Word Study Worksheet

A Grade 2 ELA worksheet focusing on word study, including identifying parts of speech, synonyms, antonyms, and using context clues.

Grade 2 ELA GrammarLanguage and VocabularyWord Study
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Includes

Fill in the BlanksMultiple ChoiceMatchingShort AnswerReading Comprehension

Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.1CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.4CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.5

Topics

ELAGrade 2Word StudyGrammarVocabulary
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Word Study Wonders

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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. Good luck!

Fill in the blank with the best word from the word bank.

happy
fast
soft

1. The kitten's fur was very  .

2. The rabbit ran very   across the field.

3. She felt   when she got a new toy.

Choose the word that means almost the same as the underlined word.

4. The little bird made a loud <span style="text-decoration: underline;">noise</span>.

a

quiet

b

sound

c

sleep

d

jump

5. The girl is very <span style="text-decoration: underline;">smart</span>.

a

silly

b

tall

c

clever

d

sad

Match each word on the left with its opposite word on the right.

6. Up

 

a. Small

7. Big

 

b. Cold

8. Hot

 

c. Down

Read the sentence and identify the underlined word as a Noun or a Verb.

9. The dog likes to <span style="text-decoration: underline;">play</span> in the park.

10. My mother baked a delicious <span style="text-decoration: underline;">cake</span>.

Read the short story below. Then answer the questions.

Lily loves to read books. Her favorite books are about animals. One day, she found a book about a silly monkey. The monkey loved to swing from tree to tree. He ate bananas all day long. Lily thought the monkey was very funny.

11. What is Lily's favorite kind of book?

12. What did the monkey like to eat?