GRADE 2 ACTIVITIES


2.1b. Use Irregular Plural Nouns

Children, People
Write ten sentences with the irregular nouns children and people.
Feet, Teeth
Write eight sentences with the irregular nouns feet and teeth.
Men, Women
Write eight sentences with the irregular nouns men and women.
The Day the Island Breathed (Fiction)
Proofread a passage correcting ten irregular plural tense words.

2.1c. Use Reflexive Pronouns

Myself, Yourself
Write nine sentences with the reflexive pronouns myself and yourself.
Themselves, Ourselves, Itself, Herself.
Write ten sentences with the reflexive pronouns themselves, ourselves, itself, and herself.

2.1d. Use the Past Tense of Frequently Occurring Irregular Verbs

Built, Broke
Write nine sentences using the irregular past tense verbs built and broke.
Came, Went, Did
Write nine sentences using the irregular past tense verbs came, went, and did.
Icarus's Flight (Mythology)
Proofread a passage correcting eleven words that are not in their irregular past tense form.
Knew, Made, Became
Write nine sentences using the irregular past tense verbs knew, made, and became.
Write seven sentences using the irregular past tense verbs sat and hid.
Wrote, Spoke
Write nine sentences using the irregular past tense verbs wrote and spoke.

2.1e. Use Adjectives and Adverbs

Adjectives and Adverbs
Write ten sentences using adjectives and adverbs.
Adjectives to Adverbs — Consonant Ending and "y" Ending
Write ten sentences using adjectives and adverbs that end with consonants or "y."
Adjectives to Adverbs Ending in "le" and "e"
Write eight sentences using adjectives and adverbs that end with "le" and "e."
The Crocodile and The Monkey (Mythology)
Proofread a passage correcting ten mixed up adjectives and adverbs.

2.2a. Capitalize Holidays, Product Names, and Geographic Names

Capitalize Holidays, Product Names, and Geographic Names
Write ten sentences using the correct capitalization of holidays, product names and geographic names.
Unique Holidays (Non-fiction)
Proofread a passage correcting words that are not correctly capitalized.

2.2c. Use an Apostrophe to Form Contractions

Brer Rabbit & the Briar Patch (Mythology)
Proofread a passage correcting seven words that need contractions.
Can't, Won't
Write nine sentences using the contractions can't and won't.
Haven't, Don't
Write eight sentences using the contractions haven't and don't.
I'm, You're, Let's
Write eight sentences using the contractions I'm, you're, and let's.
I've, That's, It's
Write nine sentences using the contractions I've, that's, and it's.

CCSS Grade 2 Summative Assessments

1. Why Sun and Moon Live in the Sky
Proofread a passage correcting eight errors with irregular plural nouns and verbs. This passage covers Common Core concepts 2.1b and 2.1d.
2. Why Sun and Moon Live in the Sky
Proofread a passage correcting seven errors with reflexive pronouns, adjectives, and adverbs. This passage covers Common Core concepts 2.1c and 2.1e.