Term pack

Year 2 English

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Skills in this pack

Looking at a picture
Naming words
Action words
First describing words
Describing words
Nouns, verbs and adjectives
Past tense verbs
Verbs that add -ed
Action words today
Asking words
Telling and asking sentences
Joining words: and, but, or
A and an
This, that, these, those
Apostrophes
Punctuation and capital letters
Commas in a list
How it was done
Plural rules
Make a sentence

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Year 2 English · 1 of 20

Looking at a picture

Look at a picture and find the thing a question asks about.

Before you start

Here is a picture with four things in it. Find out what each one is called.

1. Sun
2. Cloud
3. Tree
4. House

Naming everything first is what makes the question easy afterwards.

1.Tap the one that grows in a garden.
Write the number of the part.
2.Tap the one that flies in the wind.
Write the number of the part.
3.Tap the one we drink from.
Write the number of the part.
4.Tap the one that brings us rain.
Write the number of the part.
5.Tap the one we read.
Write the number of the part.
6.Tap the house.
Write the number of the part.
7.Tap the one we sit on.
Write the number of the part.
8.Tap the ball.
Write the number of the part.

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Naming words

Find the word that names a person, an animal, a place or a thing.

1.Which word names a person?
- a) under
- b) green
- c) baker
- d) jump
2.Which word is a naming word?
- a) fast
- b) go
- c) ball
- d) eat
3.Write the naming word in this sentence: "The cat ran."
4.Sort each naming word.
Groups: Person · Animal · Thing
- cow
- chair
- ball
- duck
- doctor
- teacher
5.Tap the animal in this picture.
Write the number of the part.
6.Sort each word.
Groups: Naming word · Not a naming word
- river
- happy
- eat
- chair
7.Write the naming word in this sentence: "My book is new."
8.Which word names a place?
- a) park
- b) quickly
- c) clap
- d) happy

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Action words

Find the word that tells you what someone is doing.

1.Match each sentence to the missing action word.
- We ___ food.
- We ___ water.
- We ___ a song.
- We ___ a book.
- read
- eat
- drink
- sing
2.Which word is an action word?
- a) jump
- b) under
- c) chair
- d) red
3.Which word is an action word?
- a) swim
- b) milk
- c) tall
- d) door
4.Which part of the body do we use?
Groups: Legs · Hands
- run
- hold
- write
- clap
- kick
- walk
5.Sort each word.
Groups: Action word · Naming word
- bird
- eat
- sing
- cup
- tree
- swim
6.Which word is NOT an action word?
- a) sleep
- b) sing
- c) chair
- d) swim
7.In "The boy runs fast", which word is the action word?
- a) The
- b) fast
- c) runs
- d) boy
8.Write the action word in this sentence: "She opens the door."

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First describing words

Find the word that tells you more about a person, an animal or a thing.

1.Which word tells us the size of a thing?
- a) sing
- b) huge
- c) chair
- d) slowly
2.Sort each word.
Groups: Describing word · Naming word
- tall
- soft
- tree
- happy
- cat
- box
3.Tap the big ball.
Write the number of the part.
4.In "a big box", which word describes the box?
- a) box
- b) the
- c) big
- d) a
5.What does each word tell us?
Groups: Size · Colour
- big
- blue
- tiny
- red
6.Write the describing word in this sentence: "I have a new bag."
7.Tap the tall tree.
Write the number of the part.
8.Which word is a describing word?
- a) run
- b) happy
- c) under
- d) door

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Describing words

Find the word that tells you what someone or something is like.

Before you start

Four shapes, and each one has a describing word in its name. Find out how each shape is described.

1. A big square
2. A small square
3. A tall triangle
4. A short triangle

Take the describing word away and nobody knows which shape you mean.

1.Which word describes the ball? "I have a red ball."
- a) I
- b) ball
- c) red
- d) have
2.Sort each word by the job it does.
Groups: Naming word · Describing word
- soft
- river
- cat
- tiny
- table
- green
3.Which word describes the dog? "The big dog barked."
- a) dog
- b) big
- c) barked
- d) The
4.Which one is a describing word?
- a) chair
- b) run
- c) shiny
- d) jump
5.Match each describing word to the thing it fits.
- sour
- sweet
- salty
- spicy
- honey
- the sea
- a lemon
- a chilli
6.Put the words in order to make a sentence.
- bird.
- big
- I
- saw
- a
7.Write the describing word: "She wore a yellow hat."
8.Sort each describing word.
Groups: How it feels · How it tastes
- smooth
- sour
- rough
- sweet
- bitter
- soft

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Nouns, verbs and adjectives

Sort a word by the job it does in a sentence.

1.Sort each word by the job it does.
Groups: Noun · Verb
- city
- build
- apple
- eat
2.Sort each word by the job it does.
Groups: Noun · Verb · Adjective
- cold
- teacher
- read
- sing
- river
- tiny
3.Which word is an adjective?
- a) garden
- b) cloud
- c) gentle
- d) throw
4.Which word is a verb?
- a) yellow
- b) window
- c) laugh
- d) happiness
5.In 'The tall boy ran home', which word is an adjective?
- a) tall
- b) home
- c) boy
- d) ran
6.Sort each word by the job it does.
Groups: Noun · Verb · Adjective
- dog
- bright
- table
- jump
- run
- happy
7.Which word is a verb?
- a) write
- b) green
- c) soft
- d) chair
8.Which word is a noun?
- a) slowly
- b) school
- c) swim
- d) shiny

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Past tense verbs

Change a doing word into the past tense.

1.Today I go. Yesterday I ____
2.Today I walk. Yesterday I ____
3.Today I run. Yesterday I ____
4.Today I eat. Yesterday I ____
5.Today I play. Yesterday I ____
6.Today I cry. Yesterday I ____
7.Today I write. Yesterday I ____
8.Today I stop. Yesterday I ____

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Verbs that add -ed

Make the past tense of a regular verb and spell the ending correctly.

1.Today I close the gate. Yesterday I ____ the gate.
2.Match each verb to its past tense.
- paint
- smile
- hug
- fry
- hugged
- fried
- painted
- smiled
3.Which sentence is about the past?
- a) I will play in the park.
- b) I play in the park.
- c) I played in the park.
- d) I am playing in the park.
4.Today I carry it. Yesterday I ____ it.
5.Which is the past of "hurry"?
- a) hurryed
- b) hurried
- c) hurrying
- d) hurries
6.Put the cards in order to make a sentence.
- the
- painted
- We
- wall.
7.Does the last letter double before -ed?
Groups: Double the last letter · Just add -ed
- clap
- stop
- paint
- jump
- help
- hug
8.Today I help. Yesterday I ____

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Action words today

Add -s to an action word when one person or thing does it.

1.Add -s to this word: "jump"
2.Which word fits? "He ___ to the park."
- a) goes
- b) gos
- c) go
3.Which word fits? "The baby ___ at night."
- a) crys
- b) cry
- c) cries
4.Add -es to this word: "wash"
5.Sort each one by the action word that goes with it.
Groups: sing · sings
- the girl
- he
- they
- the boys
- we
- I
6.Which word fits? "The dogs ___ loudly."
- a) barks
- b) bark
- c) barking
7.Put the words in order to make a sentence.
- every
- day.
- The
- sings
- bird
8.Which sentence is right?
- a) My friend plays cricket.
- b) My friend play cricket.

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Asking words

Choose who, what or where to start a question.

1.Which word fits? "___ did you put it?"
- a) Where
- b) What
- c) Who
2.Which word fits? "___ do you live?"
- a) Where
- b) What
- c) Who
3.Which word fits? "___ is that boy?" "He is my brother."
- a) What
- b) Who
- c) Where
4.Which asking word is used for a person?
5.Which asking word is used for a place?
6.Match each question to its answer.
- Where do you sleep?
- Who cooks your food?
- What do you drink?
- In my bed.
- Milk.
- My father.
7.Match each question to its answer.
- Who is at the door?
- What is in the box?
- Where is my bag?
- My uncle.
- On the bed.
- A toy.
8.Put the words in order to make a question.
- cap?
- is
- my
- Where
- red

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Telling and asking sentences

Tell a statement from a question and give it the right end mark.

1.Which of these needs a question mark?
- a) I have a red ball
- b) Where is the red ball
- c) My ball is red
- d) The red ball is big
2.Which word starts a question?
- a) Here
- b) There
- c) Everywhere
- d) Where
3.Which of these is NOT a question word?
- a) When
- b) Because
- c) What
- d) Who
4.Is each sentence telling you something or asking you something?
Groups: Statement · Question
- Ducks can swim.
- Can ducks swim?
- Does she have a bicycle?
- She has a bicycle.
- This box is heavy.
- Is this box heavy?
5.Which sentence is a question?
- a) The bus is red.
- b) The bus stops here.
- c) The bus is late.
- d) Is the bus late?
6.Which one is written correctly?
- a) what is your name.
- b) What is your name.
- c) What is your name?
- d) what is your name?
7.Put the cards in order to make a question.
- Is
- door
- open?
- the
8.What is missing at the end of "The cat is asleep"?
- a) a question mark
- b) a capital letter
- c) a full stop
- d) nothing

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Joining words: and, but, or

Pick the joining word that does the job the sentence needs.

1.Match each joining word to the job it does.
- and
- but
- or
- gives you a choice
- adds one thing to another
- shows a difference
2.What does each sentence do?
Groups: Adds · Shows a difference · Gives a choice
- Sit here or there.
- She is small but strong.
- Bring a hat and a bag.
- I like milk but not tea.
- We can walk or run.
- I have a cat and a dog.
3.Which word gives you a choice?
- a) the
- b) or
- c) and
- d) but
4.I washed my hands ____ ate my food.
- a) if
- b) and
- c) but
- d) or
5.Write the missing word. Pick one: juice ____ water?
6.It was raining, ____ we went out anyway.
- a) if
- b) but
- c) or
- d) so
7.Which word adds one thing to another?
- a) or
- b) not
- c) and
- d) but
8.Put the cards in order to make a question.
- or
- Would
- you
- milk
- juice?
- like

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A and an

Choose 'a' or 'an' before a naming word.

1.Most words that begin with which letters take "an"?
- a) p, q, r
- b) m, n, s
- c) b, c, d
- d) a, e, i, o, u
2.Write "a" or "an" before the word ink pot.
3.Does the word take "a" or "an"?
Groups: a · an
- ant
- umbrella
- hat
- fish
4.Write "a" or "an" before the word egg.
5.Write "a" or "an" before the word ball.
6.Which one is correct?
- a) a umbrella
- b) an umbrella
7.Does the word take "a" or "an"?
Groups: a · an
- orange
- cat
- pen
- egg
- book
- apple
8.Which one is correct?
- a) an dog
- b) a dog

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This, that, these, those

Point at things with the right word for one or many, near or far.

1.Match each one to its pointing word.
- One, near me
- One, far away
- Many, near me
- Many, far away
- this
- these
- that
- those
2.Which sentence is correct?
- a) Those is my house.
- b) That is my house.
3.One book is near you. Which word do you use?
- a) that
- b) those
- c) these
- d) this
4.One pen is near you. Write "this" or "that".
5.One tree is far away. Which word do you use?
- a) this
- b) those
- c) these
- d) that
6.Is the thing near you or far away?
Groups: Near me · Far away
- these books
- those trees
- that tree
- this book
7.Many balls are far away. Write "these" or "those".
8.Two cats are near you. Which word do you use?
- a) those
- b) these
- c) that
- d) this

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Apostrophes

Use an apostrophe for a missing letter and for belonging.

1.Write "do not" as one shortened word, with an apostrophe.
2.The toys belong to the children. Which is correct?
- a) the childrens' toys
- b) the childrens toys
- c) the children's toys
- d) the childrens's toys
3.Match each pair of words to its shortened form.
- they are
- it is
- we have
- I am
- did not
- you will
- I'm
- it's
- we've
- you'll
- didn't
- they're
4.Sort each one by the job the apostrophe is doing.
Groups: Missing letters · Shows belonging
- Ravi's bag
- we'll
- it's
- don't
- the girl's shoes
- my aunt's house
5.Write "is not" as one shortened word, with an apostrophe.
6.The bags belong to the two boys. Which is correct?
- a) the boys's bags
- b) the boys bag's
- c) the boys' bags
- d) the boy's bags
7.Which sentence uses the apostrophe correctly?
- a) The dog wagged its tail.
- b) The dogs' wagged its tail.
- c) The dog wagged it's tail.
- d) The dog's wagged it's tail.
8.The names belong to the two girls. Which is correct?
- a) the girls names'
- b) the girl's names
- c) the girls's names
- d) the girls' names

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Punctuation and capital letters

Punctuate a sentence with capital letters, end marks, commas and speech marks.

1.Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
- a) where is my bag?
- b) Where is my bag
- c) where is my bag
- d) Where is my bag?
2.What is the name of the mark that ends a question? Write two words.
3.Sort each word by whether it needs a capital letter wherever it appears in a sentence.
Groups: Needs a capital letter · Does not need a capital letter
- teacher
- india
- monday
- table
- december
- pencil
4.Sort each line by the mark it needs at the end.
Groups: Full stop · Question mark
- We finished our homework
- How old is your brother
- Why is the gate locked
- Please sit down
- Who left this note
- The sun set behind the hill
5.Match each mark to the job it does.
- Full stop
- Question mark
- Exclamation mark
- Comma
- Apostrophe
- Speech marks
- shows a missing letter or belonging
- shows a strong feeling
- enclose the exact words somebody said
- separates parts of a sentence
- ends a statement
- ends a question
6.Which sentence uses its comma correctly?
- a) Before we left, we locked the door.
- b) Before we, left we locked the door.
- c) Before we left we, locked the door.
- d) Before, we left we locked the door.
7.Which sentence sets out the speech correctly?
- a) "I am ready" said Meera.
- b) "I am ready," said Meera.
- c) I am ready, said Meera.
- d) "I am ready," Said Meera.
8.Which line needs a question mark?
- a) What time does the bell ring
- b) Close the door quietly
- c) The bell rang loudly
- d) I like mangoes

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Commas in a list

Use commas to separate the things in a list, and to mark off the person you are speaking to.

1.This sentence has lost its commas: "The kit had scissors tape and pins." Which word does the first comma go straight after?
2.Where does the first comma go in "We packed mangoes bread and juice"?
- a) after bread
- b) after mangoes
- c) after packed
- d) after We
3.Which sentence needs no commas at all?
- a) Come here Nita.
- b) I like mangoes bananas and grapes.
- c) I like mangoes and grapes.
- d) I like mangoes bananas grapes and figs.
4.Sort each sentence by the job its comma is doing.
Groups: Separating a list · Naming the person spoken to
- She packed shoes, socks and a cap.
- We need bread, milk and eggs.
- The shed held nails, screws and a hammer.
- Please pass the salt, Arun.
- Well done, Kabir.
- Come inside, Meera.
5.Put the cards in order to make one sentence with a list in it.
- and a sharpener.
- I need
- a pencil,
- a ruler
6.Sort each sentence by whether its list needs commas in it.
Groups: Needs commas · Needs no commas
- We saw camels and deer at the park.
- She packed a towel and a hat.
- She packed a towel a hat and a water bottle.
- The soup had onions and pepper in it.
- The soup had onions carrots beans and pepper in it.
- We saw camels elephants and deer at the park.
7.How many things are being listed in "The box held nails, screws, string and glue"?
- a) five
- b) four
- c) two
- d) three
8.Pair each job a comma does with a sentence that shows it.
- separating the things in a list
- marking off the person you are speaking to
- after yes or no at the start
- separating two describing words
- We need rice, oil and salt.
- Sit down, Arun.
- Yes, I have finished.
- It was a cold, windy day.

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How it was done

Find and use adverbs that tell you how an action was done.

1.Make an adverb from the word given: The wheel turned ____ (easy) once it was oiled.
2.Make an adverb from the word given: The team played ____ (brave) until the last minute.
3.Sort each word by the job it does.
Groups: Describes a noun · Tells how an action is done
- brave
- quiet
- neatly
- neat
- quietly
- bravely
4.Which sentence tells you how the work was done?
- a) He finished the work yesterday.
- b) He finished the work here.
- c) He finished the work twice.
- d) He finished the work neatly.
5.How do you usually make an adverb from an adjective?
- a) add -er
- b) add -ing
- c) add -ful
- d) add -ly
6.Pair each sentence with the adverb that finishes it sensibly.
- The long queue moved forward
- She solved the puzzle in one minute
- He whispered so nobody would hear
- The choir sang without one mistake
- softly
- slowly
- perfectly
- quickly
7.Which sentence has an adverb telling you how?
- a) Loud music is playing.
- b) She has a loud voice.
- c) She spoke loudly.
- d) The room was loud.
8.Which of these is an adverb?
- a) kind
- b) kinder
- c) kindness
- d) kindly

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Plural rules

Make the plural of a noun using the -s, -es, -ies and -ves rules, and know the words that follow none of them.

1.Pair each noun with its plural.
- leaf
- knife
- wolf
- shelf
- loaf
- leaves
- knives
- wolves
- loaves
- shelves
2.Sort each noun by what happens to the y at its end.
Groups: y becomes ies · y stays and -s is added
- story
- boy
- city
- day
- baby
- key
3.Write the plural of "bench".
4.Write the plural of "thief".
5.Write the plural of "glass".
6.Write the plural of "potato".
7.Which sentence is correct?
- a) Three child were waiting.
- b) Three childs were waiting.
- c) Three childrens were waiting.
- d) Three children were waiting.
8.Which nouns need -es rather than just -s?
- a) ones ending in a vowel
- b) ones with two syllables
- c) ones ending in s, x, ch, sh or z
- d) ones ending in a consonant

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Make a sentence

Put jumbled words in order to make a sentence that starts and ends properly.

1.Put the words in order to make a sentence.
- has
- dogs.
- two
- She
2.Put the words in order to make a sentence.
- in
- fly
- sky.
- Birds
- the
3.Put the words in order to make a sentence.
- in
- We
- park.
- play
- the
4.What is missing? "The boy ran fast"
- a) A full stop
- b) Nothing
- c) A capital letter
5.Put the words in order to make a sentence.
- apples.
- like
- red
- I
6.Put the words in order to make a sentence.
- sun
- The
- is
- hot.
- very
7.Put the words in order to make a sentence.
- is
- cat
- The
- black.
8.Put the words in order to make a sentence.
- I
- can
- high.
- jump

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Answer keys — Year 2 English

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