Grammar Picnic
Daily grammar practice
Grade 2 daily grammar
36 weeks · 22 sentences a week
Monday to Thursday, four sentences: two Fix it sentences (capital letters, end marks, commas in a series), then two on the week's topic. Friday, six: the week reviewed. The weeks run through Grade 2’s topics in Common Core order, with the earlier grades’ topics spread through the year for review.
This week · Week 9
Possessives with 's
- Week 1Irregular pluralsLook at the plural noun. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right. The womans do not read the teacher's letters.
- Week 2Subject-verb agreementLook at the verb. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right. Is the plums sweet?
- Week 3Irregular past tenseChoose the right word. The cats ____ on the sofas.
- Week 4Do, does, didMake it say no. The boy cried.
- Week 5AdverbsUse the word in parentheses to tell how. The lion yawned ____ (sleepy).
- Week 6He or him, they or themChoose the right pronoun. ____ will read a story.
- Week 7Active and passiveStart with the thing that gets the action. The keepers washed the elephants.
- Week 8Pronouns: he, she, it, they and One word insteadWrite the sentence again. Use he, she, it or they for the squirrel. The squirrel hid nuts.
- Week 9Possessives with 'sWrite the word in ( ) to show who owns it. The ____ (spider) web was sticky.
- Week 10His, her, its, theirLook at the pronouns. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right. The boys did not beat there drums.
- Week 11Reflexive pronounsFix the sentence, or write OK if it is right. Did Dad hurt herself on Sunday?
- Week 12Past, present, future and Regular past tense: -edWrite the verb in ( ) so it fits the time word. Tomorrow, Mom ____ (pour) juice.
- Week 13Irregular past tenseChoose the right word. The drivers ____ the buses on Friday.
- Week 14Describing wordsAdd "long" and "pink" to describe "worm". The worm will crawl.
- Week 15AdverbsUse the word in parentheses to tell how. The penguins play ____ (quiet) in the snow.
- Week 16And, but, so, becauseJoin the two sentences with "and". Dad wiped the boots. Grandma wiped the windows.
- Week 17Combining sentencesJoin the two sentences into one with and. Check the verb. The chef bakes the cakes. The baker bakes the cakes.
- Week 18a or anSort the nouns: a or an? Write a or an before each one. insect ant menu sofa author apple plane ropeaan
- Week 19Possessives with 's and Contractions: don't, she'sLook at the apostrophe. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right. The scouts tent was small.
- Week 20Prepositions of placeChoose the right little word. Will Grandpa skate ____ the icy pond?
- Week 21Irregular pluralsChoose the right word. Will the ____ sleep in the farmer's barn?
- Week 22In, on, at for timeChoose in, on, or at. The nurse weighed the boys ____ Thursday.
- Week 23Irregular past tenseChoose the right word. The farmer ____ a truck.
- Week 24Statements and questions and Commands and exclamationsMake it a yes-or-no question. The goose flies.
- Week 25Adverbs and Looks, feels, soundsUse the word in parentheses to tell how. I hold the knives ____ (careful).
- Week 26Nouns and verbsFind all the nouns in the sentence. Dad pushes a swing.
- Week 27Active and passive and Same meaningStart with the one doing the action. The flutes are played by the girl.
- Week 28Who, what, where, when, why, howAsk a question about the marked words. The girls will see the camels.
- Week 29Needed words and extra words and What comes after the verbFind the extra words. The sentence still works without them. The boy writes a letter well.
- Week 30Subject-verb agreementLook at the verb. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right. Were the lion strong?
- Week 31Collective nounsChoose the word for the group. A ____ of sharks ate the fish.
- Week 32Do, does, didChoose the right word. The girl did not ____ the heavy boxes.
- Week 33Irregular past tenseLook at the past tense verb. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right. The player weared the uniform.
- Week 34He or him, they or themChoose the right pronoun. Did ____ catch the fish?
- Week 35AdverbsUse the word in parentheses to tell how. The penguin will swim ____ (good) in the pool.
- Week 36Pronouns: he, she, it, theyChoose the pronoun that fits the blank. The rabbit ran. ____ hopped.
Every day’s first two sentences come from Capital letters, End marks and Commas in a series.