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Grade 2 Grammar Practice Reproducibles Practice

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Contents Unit 1 • Friends and Family Week 1 Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Friends Help Friends Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Sentence Capitalization/Punctuation. . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Week 2 Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Exclamations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Families Around the Sentence Capitalization/Punctuation. . . . . . . . . . . . 8 World Commands and Exclamations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Commands and Exclamations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Week 3 Subjects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Pets Are Our Friends Subjects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Letter Punctuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Subjects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Subjects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Week 4 Animals Need Our Care Predicates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Predicates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Commas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Predicates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Predicates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Week 5 Expanding and Combining Sentences . . . . . . . . . 21 Expanding and Combining Sentences . . . . . . . . . 22 Families Working Quotation Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Together Expanding and Combining Sentences . . . . . . . . . 24 Expanding and Combining Sentences . . . . . . . . . 25 iii

Contents Unit 2 • Animal Discoveries Week 1 Nouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Animals and Nature Nouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Commas in a Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Week 2 Nouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Animals in Stories Nouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Week 3 Singular and Plural Nouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Animal Habitats Singular and Plural Nouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Commas in a Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Week 4 Singular and Plural Nouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Baby Animals Singular and Plural Nouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Week 5 Kinds of Nouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Animals in Poems Kinds of Nouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Capital Letters/Abbreviations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Kinds of Nouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Kinds of Nouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 More Plural Nouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 More Plural Nouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Abbreviations/Commas in Addresses . . . . . . . . . . 43 More Plural Nouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 More Plural Nouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Possessive Nouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Possessive Nouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Apostrophes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Possessive Nouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Possessive Nouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 iv

Contents Unit 3 • Live and Learn Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Week 1 Action Verbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 The Earth’s Forces Action Verbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Abbreviations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Week 2 Action Verbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Look at the Sky Action Verbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Week 3 Present-Tense Verbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Ways People Help Present-Tense Verbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Commas in a Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Week 4 Present-Tense Verbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Weather Alert! Present-Tense Verbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Week 5 Past-Tense Verbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Express Yourself Future-Tense Verbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Letter Punctuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Past- and Future-Tense Verbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Past- and Future-Tense Verbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 The Verb Have . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 The Verb Have . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Book Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 The Verb Have . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 The Verb Have . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Combining and Rearranging Sentences. . . . . . . . 71 Combining and Rearranging Sentences. . . . . . . . 72 Sentence Punctuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Combining and Rearranging Sentences. . . . . . . . 74 Combining and Rearranging Sentences. . . . . . . . 75 v

Contents Unit 4 • Our Life/Our World Week 1 Linking Verbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Different Places Linking Verbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Capitalization of Proper Nouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Linking Verbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Linking Verbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Week 2 Helping Verbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Earth Changes Helping Verbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Quotation Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Helping Verbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Helping Verbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Week 3 Our Culture Makes Us Irregular Verbs go, do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Special Irregular Verbs go, do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Book Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Irregular Verbs go, do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Irregular Verbs go, do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Week 4 Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Folktales About Nature Irregular Verbs come, run, hide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Irregular Verbs come, run, hide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Letter Punctuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Irregular Verbs come, run, hide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Irregular Verbs come, run, hide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Week 5 Contractions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Poems About Nature Contractions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Apostrophes with Contractions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Contractions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Contractions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 vi

Contents Unit 5 • Let’s Make a Difference Week 1 Pronouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Being a Good Citizen Pronouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Quotation Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Pronouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Pronouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Week 2 Pronouns I and Me, We and Us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Cooperation Works! Pronouns I and Me, We and Us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Capitalizing the Pronoun I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Pronouns I and Me, We and Us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Pronouns I and Me, We and Us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Week 3 Possessive Pronouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Our Heroes Possessive Pronouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Capitalization of Proper Nouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Possessive Pronouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Possessive Pronouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Week 4 Contractions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Preserving Our Earth Contractions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Contractions/Possessive Pronouns . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Contractions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Contractions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Week 5 Pronoun-Verb Agreement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Right and Rules Pronoun-Verb Agreement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Book Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Pronoun-Verb Agreement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Pronoun-Verb Agreement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 vii

Contents Unit 6 • How on Earth? Week 1 Plant Myths and Facts Adjectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Adjectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Commas in a Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Adjectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Adjectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Week 2 Articles and This, That, These, and Those . . . . . 131 We Need Energy Articles and This, That, These, and Those . . . . . 132 Names and Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Articles and This, That, These, and Those . . . . . 134 Articles and This, That, These, and Those . . . . . 135 Week 3 Adjectives That Compare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Team Up to Explore Adjectives That Compare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Apostrophes with Possessive Nouns . . . . . . . . . 138 Adjectives That Compare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Adjectives That Compare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Week 4 Adverbs and Prepositional Phrases. . . . . . . . . . . 141 Money Matters Adverbs and Prepositional Phrases. . . . . . . . . . . 142 Capitalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Adverbs and Prepositional Phrases. . . . . . . . . . . 144 Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Adverbs and Prepositional Phrases. . . . . . . . . . . 145 Week 5 Adjectives and Adverbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 The World of Ideas Adjectives and Adverbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Sentence Punctuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Adjectives and Adverbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Adjectives and Adverbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 viii

Grammar: Sentences Name • A sentence is a group of words that tells a complete thought. • Every sentence begins with a capital letter. • A statement is a sentence that tells something. • A statement ends with a period. Max is my friend. He plays with me. Circle the sentence in each row. 1. My friend helps me. my friend helps me 2. Jake goes with me to the park Jake goes with me to the park. 3. we walk to school together We walk to school together. 4. Kara likes to dance. Kara likes to dance 5. I showed Kara how to sing I showed Kara how to sing. Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 6. I sing with my friend. i sing with my friend. Practice • Grade 2 • Unit 1 • Week 1 1

Grammar: Questions Name • A question is a sentence that asks something. It ends with a question mark. • A statement is a sentence that tells something. It ends with a period. I play tag. Will you play tag? Read the sentences. Circle each question. Underline each Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. statement. 1. Will Dad help you read the book? 2. Who are your friends? 3. I ate dinner at Lisa’s house. 4. Sam helped me rake the leaves. 5. I watched Seth’s game. 6. Will you go to the movies with me? 7. My friend takes care of me. 8. Sara shows Tad the new game. 9. Do you have homework tonight? 10. Friends help each other. 2 Practice • Grade 2 • Unit 1 • Week 1

Grammar: Capitalization/Punctuation Name • A “telling sentence,” or statement, ends with a period. • An “asking sentence,” or question, ends with a question mark. Beth likes to laugh. Do you like to laugh? Read the sentences. Write the sentences correctly on the lines. 1. Donny sits next to me 2. Will we have the same teacher 3. The boys help Ben rake the leaves Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 4. The friends walk to school 5. Will you help me Practice • Grade 2 • Unit 1 • Week 1 3

Grammar: Sentences Name • A sentence is a group of words that tells a complete thought. • A “telling sentence,” or statement, ends with a period. • An “asking sentence,” or question, ends with a question mark. Read the passage. Circle each mistake in capitalization and punctuation. Then rewrite the passage correctly on the lines below. Jesse and Nico are friends Nico has to clean his room. Jesse will help him The boys work fast as a team? what will the boys do now. they will play baseball in Nico’s yard Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 4 Practice • Grade 2 • Unit 1 • Week 1

Grammar: Sentences Name Add the correct end mark to each sentence. Write S next to each statement. Write Q next to each question. 1. Ryan reads a book 2. He goes to the library 3. Who can go with him 4. His friend Hanna helps 5. Is it good to have a friend 6. Will Hanna help Ryan 7. How long have they been friends 8. What else do they do together 9. They play tag together Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 10. Does that sound like fun Practice • Grade 2 • Unit 1 • Week 1 5

Grammar: Commands and Exclamations Name • A sentence has a subject and an action word. • A command is a sentence that tells someone to do something. • A command ends with a period. • The subject of a command is the person to whom the speaker is talking. Listen to your mother. Play with your sister. Underline each command. Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 1. My family eats dinner. 2. Set the table. 3. Use your napkin. 4. Grandma made tacos. 5. Give your sister the meat. 6. This tastes good. 6 Practice • Grade 2 • Unit 1 • Week 2

Grammar: Exclamations Name • An exclamation is a sentence that shows strong feeling. • An exclamation begins with a capital letter and ends with an exclamation point. Maria can really dance! Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. A. Circle each exclamation. 1. Jane’s family plays in the snow. 2. Look out for that snowball! 3. I want to make a snowman! 4. Dad puts on a hat. 5. I love when it snows! 6. This snowman looks great! 7. It’s too cold outside! 8. Let’s sit by the fire. B. Write a new exclamation on the lines below. 9. Practice • Grade 2 • Unit 1 • Week 2 7

Grammar: Sentence Capitalization/Punctuation Name • Begin each sentence with a capital letter. • End each command with a period. • End an exclamation with an exclamation point. Get ready. We don’t want to be late! Read the sentences. Write the commands and exclamations correctly on the lines. 1. i can’t wait for the Chinese festival 2. come to the party with my family 3. nana’s moon cakes are my favorite 4. sit next to me Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 5. Lee’s dragon mask is cool 6. Lee loves a parade 8 Practice • Grade 2 • Unit 1 • Week 2

Grammar: Exclamations and Commands Name • Begin every sentence with a capital letter. • An exclamation ends with an exclamation point. • A command ends with a period. Read the passage. Circle the mistakes in capitalization and punctuation. Then rewrite the passage correctly on the lines below. let’s visit Marco’s house? his family is so much fun! shake his grandfather’s hand. Say hello to him. I love his stories about Brazil. Let’s listen? Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Practice • Grade 2 • Unit 1 • Week 2 9

Grammar: Commands and Exclamations Name Circle “command” or “exclamation” for each sentence. 1. Have fun at the party. exclamation command 2. It is Jen’s birthday! exclamation command 3. My family will surprise her! exclamation command 4. Do not tell Jen. exclamation command 5. Come to my house at noon. command exclamation Rewrite the following sentences with correct capitalization Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and punctuation. 6. pick up another cake 7. do not be late, Tad 10 Practice • Grade 2 • Unit 1 • Week 2

Grammar: Subjects Name • A subject tells who or what the sentence is about. • The subject is often at the beginning of a sentence. The cat is white. Jake likes cats. subject subject Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. A. Underline the subject in each sentence. 1. Sam likes birds. 2. Cats are my favorite animals. 3. Maria has a pet lizard. 4. The shelter has many dogs. 5. Serena wants a bunny. 6. Jim throws a ball to his dog. B. Write two more sentences about pets. Circle each subject. 7. 8. Practice • Grade 2 • Unit 1 • Week 3 11

Grammar: Subjects Name • A subject tells who or what the sentence is about. • A group of words without a subject is not a complete sentence. Incomplete sentence: owns a bunny. Complete sentence: Cal owns a bunny. A. Add a subject to each incomplete sentence. Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 1. buys a pet. 2. thinks pets are great. 3. is a good dog. 4. wants to play with the dog. 5. would like to have a turtle. 6. does not like turtles. B. Write two complete sentences below. Circle each subject. 7. 8. 12 Practice • Grade 2 • Unit 1 • Week 3

Grammar: Letter Punctuation Name • Begin the greeting and closing of a letter with a capital letter. • Use a comma after the greeting in a letter. • Use a comma after the closing in a letter. Dear Dad, Love, Raj Rewrite this letter on the lines below. Add punctuation and capitalization. dear Mom and Dad Thank you for our new cat. She is a great friend. love Mona Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Practice • Grade 2 • Unit 1 • Week 3 13

Grammar: Subjects Name • The subject of a sentence is who or what the sentence is about. • Every sentence has a subject, and the subject agrees with the verb. • Begin the greeting and closing in a letter with a capital letter. • Use commas after the greeting and closing in a letter. Rewrite the letter correctly on the lines below. Make sure every sentence has a subject. dear Mr. Diaz Welcome home from your trip. had a great time with Fluffy. is now a good friend. hope to play with your dog again soon. your friend Manny Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 14 Practice • Grade 2 • Unit 1 • Week 3

Grammar: Subjects Name Circle the correct answer. 1. Circle the answer that has the subject underlined correctly. A. Jacob has a pet frog. C. Jacob has a pet frog. B. Jacob has a pet frog. D. Jacob has a pet frog. 2. Circle the answer that shows a complete sentence. A. The pet is. C. My friend. B. The pet is my friend. D. Is my friend. 3. What word is the subject of this sentence? Cats are very smart animals. A. Cats C. smart B. are D. animals 4. What is the subject of this sentence? Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. The dog goes for a walk. A. walk C. goes B. for D. The dog Practice • Grade 2 • Unit 1 • Week 3 15

Grammar: Predicates Name • Every sentence has a subject and a predicate. • The subject tells who or what the sentence is about. • A predicate tells what the subject does or is. • In many sentences, the word order is subject + predicate + other words. Les feeds the fish. predicate A. Draw a line from each subject on the left to its predicate on the right. 1. The fish barks at the children. 2. Mom and Dad feed the animals. 3. The dog swims in the fish tank. 4. The children buy pet food. Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. B. Draw a circle around the predicate. 5. Jake rides his horse every day. 6. Samantha feeds her lizard. 16 Practice • Grade 2 • Unit 1 • Week 4

Grammar: Predicates Name • A predicate tells what the subject of a sentence does or is. • A predicate is often at the end of a sentence. • You can correct an incomplete sentence by adding a predicate. Incomplete sentence: Carly Complete sentence: Carly walks her dog. A. Circle the letter next to the predicate that completes each sentence. 1. People A. animals. B. care for animals. 2. Pets Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. A. and children. B. need food and water. 3. Carla A. cares for her cat. B. in her backpack. 4. Cats A. are furry. B. and dogs. 5. Maria’s hamster A. brown fur. B. runs on a wheel. Practice • Grade 2 • Unit 1 • Week 4 17

Grammar: Commas Name • Use a comma after sequence words such as first, next, last, and finally. • Do not use a comma after then. First, Donna walked her dog. Last, she fed the dog. Read each sentence. Write the correct sentence on the line. If there’s no error, write the sentence. 1. First Ben and his parents went to the pet store. 2. Next they looked at the fish and the lizards. 3. Then Ben saw a special clownfish. Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 4. Last his parents talked to the shop owner. 5. Finally Ben named the fish Goldie. 18 Practice • Grade 2 • Unit 1 • Week 4

Grammar: Predicates Name • A predicate tells what the subject of a sentence does or is. • A comma comes after a sequence word that begins a sentence. Draw a line below each predicate in the paragraph. Then circle each mistake. Finally, rewrite the paragraph correctly on the lines. Annie takes good care of her kitten named Silky. First she fills the Silky’s water dish. Next she puts food in her food dish. Then Annie likes to brush Silky’s fur. Finally she throws Silky a ball of yarn. Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Practice • Grade 2 • Unit 1 • Week 4 19

Grammar: Predicates Name A. Underline the predicate in each sentence. 1. Animals need food, water, and care. 2. Adam’s fish swim in the tank. 3. Erin’s parrot flies around its cage. 4. Tonya and Tory put food in the bird feeder. 5. Ryan feeds the ducks in the pond. 6. Vets care for sick animals. B. Rewrite these sentences, inserting a comma after the introductory word. 7. First we went to the animal shelter. 8. Finally I saw a dog named Maggie. Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 20 Practice • Grade 2 • Unit 1 • Week 4

Grammar: Expanding and Combining Sentences Name • When you expand a sentence, you add more details to the subject or predicate. The boy helps. The young boy helps. The man rakes. The man rakes leaves. A. Add details to the subjects of these sentences. Write the new sentences on the lines. 1. The boys worked in the garden. 2. The gardener gave them some seeds. 3. The seeds were in bags. Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. B. Add details to the predicates of these sentences. Write the new sentences on the lines. 4. The boys planted. 5. The gardener smiled. Practice • Grade 2 • Unit 1 • Week 5 21

Grammar: Expanding and Combining Sentences Name • When two sentences have the same subject, you can use the word and to combine the predicates. Anna swept the floor. Anna fed the cat. Anna swept the floor and fed the cat. • When two sentences have the same predicate, you can use the word and to combine the subjects. Anna liked to help. Terry liked to help. Anna and Terry liked to help. Use and to combine each pair of sentences. Write the new sentence. 1. Paula cleaned the kitchen. Randy cleaned the kitchen. 2. Chelsea asked for help. Joe asked for help. Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 3. Carl fed the cat. Carl fed the dog. 4. Jim swept the steps. Jim washed the car. 22 Practice • Grade 2 • Unit 1 • Week 5

Grammar: Quotation Marks Name • Use quotation marks at the beginning and at the end of the exact words a person says. • The punctuation at the end of the speaker’s words is also included inside the quotation marks. “Why don’t you help Dad?” Mom asked. “I like to help,” Jenny said. Write each sentence. Add quotation marks, where needed. 1. I am making some cookies, Dad said. 2. I’d like to help you, Sarah said. Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 3. Dad said, Your job can be mixing the flour. 4. Sarah said, What else can I do to help? 5. You can help me eat the cookies, Dad said. Practice • Grade 2 • Unit 1 • Week 5 23

Grammar: Expanding and Combining Sentences Name • When you expand a sentence, you add more details to the subject or predicate. • When two sentences have the same subject, you can use the word and to combine the predicates. • When two sentences have the same predicate, you can use the word and to combine the subject. • Use quotation marks at the beginning and at the end of the exact words a person says. The punctuation at the end of the speaker’s words is also included inside the quotation marks. Read the paragraphs. Combine sentences and add quotation Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. marks, where possible. Then rewrite correctly on the lines. Molly cleans her bedroom. Molly cleans the kitchen. When she is done, she makes tacos. Molly’s dad eats the tacos. Her sister eats the tacos. They say, These are the best tacos in the world! Molly smiles. Molly says, Thank you. 24 Practice • Grade 2 • Unit 1 • Week 5

Grammar: Expanding and Combining Sentences Name Circle the parts of the sentences that can be combined with the word and. Combine the sentences. Write the new sentence on the line. 1. Paul’s father is a firefighter. Paul’s uncle is a firefighter. 2. Paul visited the fire station. Ellen visited the fire station. 3. Firefighters work in the daytime. Firefighters work at night. Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 4. They clean the hoses. They clean the fire trucks. 5. Ellen asked questions. Ellen listened to the answers. 6. Paul listened too. Paul learned a lot. Practice • Grade 2 • Unit 1 • Week 5 25

Grammar: Nouns Name • A noun is a word that names something. • Some nouns name people. Our teacher has a cat. A. Circle the nouns that name people in each sentence. Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 1. The boy walks his dog. 2. His mother holds the leash. 3. My sister saw an owl. 4. The family visits the park. 5. A farmer cares for his horse. 6. A baby smiles at the cat. B. Write two sentences about people. Circle each noun that names a person. 7. 8. 26 Practice • Grade 2 • Unit 2 • Week 1

Grammar: Nouns Name • A noun is a word that names a person, a place, or a thing. • Some nouns name places. • Some nouns name things. The beach is fun. Snow is cold. Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. A. Circle the nouns. Then underline the nouns that name a place or a thing. 1. Her grandmother lives in the desert. 2. My father showed me a lizard. 3. My sister puts food in a bowl. 4. His grandfather hiked up the trail. 5. Our teacher read about penguins. B. Write a sentence about a place or a thing. Circle the nouns in the sentence. 6. Practice • Grade 2 • Unit 2 • Week 1 27

Grammar: Commas in a Series Name • A series is a set of three or more words. • Use commas to separate three or more words in a series. • The word and or or comes before the last word in a series. Ducks eat fish, plants, and insects. Ducks can be white, black, or brown. A. Write the correct sentence on the line. Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 1. Ducks swim walk and fly. 2. They quack when they are hungry mad, or surprised. B. Write two sentences that contain a series. Be sure to add the commas in each series. 3. 4. 28 Practice • Grade 2 • Unit 2 • Week 1

Grammar: Nouns Name • A noun names a person, place, or thing. • A series is a set of three or more words. • Commas separate the words in a series. • The word and or or comes before the last word in a series. A. Read the passage. Insert commas where they are needed. Write the corrected passage on the lines. Birds make nests from sticks grass and straw. Some birds also use feathers mud and string. Nests keep birds safe from cold rain or wind. Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. B. Now find six nouns in the passage. Write them on the lines below. Practice • Grade 2 • Unit 2 • Week 1 29

Grammar: Nouns Name A. Underline the nouns in each sentence. 1. Animals live in many places. 2. The boys like to watch the squirrel. 3. The nuts fell on the ground. 4. The bird flew to a tree. 5. A rabbit lives near my house. B. Circle the nouns that name a person. 6. The vet cared for our rabbit. 7. The artist often paints ducks. 8. His brother is our coach. Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 30 Practice • Grade 2 • Unit 2 • Week 1

Grammar: Singular and Plural Nouns Name • A singular noun names one person, place, or thing. • A plural noun names more than one person, place, or thing. • Add -s to make the plural of most nouns. I see one bird. You see two birds. Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Make the underlined noun plural. Write it on the line provided. 1. The fox saw the grape in a tree. 2. The fox took the step to reach them. 3. The rabbit ate the carrot. 4. The farmer found the golden egg. 5. The bird flew over the house. 6. The cat was afraid of the dog. Practice • Grade 2 • Unit 2 • Week 2 31

Grammar: Singular and Plural Nouns Name • Add -s to make the plural of most nouns. • Add -es to form the plural of singular nouns that end in s, ch, sh, or x. wish wishes box boxes • To form the plural of nouns ending in a consonant and y, change the y to i and add -es. story stories Complete each sentence with the nouns in ( ). Write the nouns in their plural forms. 1. The shepherd boy made up many . (story) 2. He saw , dragons, and dogs in the sky. (fox) 3. One of his was to watch the sheep. (duty) 4. One of the sheep had several . (baby) Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 5. A wolf hid in the . (bush) 32 Practice • Grade 2 • Unit 2 • Week 2

Grammar: Commas in a Series Name • Use commas to separate three or more words in a series. • The words and or or come before the last word in a series. The shepherd boy saw horses, dragons, and dogs in the clouds. She can play games at the park, at school, or at home. Read each sentence. Write the correct sentence on the line. 1. I like to read about lions tigers and elephants. 2. Tom Jana, and Terry like animal fables. 3. The stories are about animals on farms, in zoos and in nature. Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 4. I can read stories at school, at home or on the bus. 5. There are books about horses cows, and goats. 6. Did Jack Ben or Sue read this story? Practice • Grade 2 • Unit 2 • Week 2 33

Grammar: Singular and Plural Nouns Name • Add -s to make the plural of most nouns. • Add -es to form the plural of singular nouns that end in s, ch, sh, or x. • To form the plural of nouns ending in a consonant and y, change the y to i and add -es. • Use commas to separate three or more words in a series. Draw a line below each mistake in the paragraph. Then rewrite the paragraph correctly on the lines. A fox saw some berrys. They were high in a tree. He ran jumped and fell trying to get them. The branchs were too high. He told the other foxs, “They must taste bad.” Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 34 Practice • Grade 2 • Unit 2 • Week 2

Grammar: Singular and Plural Nouns Name Complete each sentence with the nouns in ( ). Write the nouns in their plural forms. 1. There are many about animals. (fable) 2. One of the is about an ant. (story) 3. The ant gathered of wheat. (grain) 4. He stored the food for his . (baby) 5. A grasshopper spent his playing. (day) 6. When winter came, the ant had food. (family) 7. The grasshopper begged for wheat, rice, or . (berry) 8. He had no food for his . (lunch) Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Practice • Grade 2 • Unit 2 • Week 2 35

Grammar: Kinds of Nouns Name • A common noun names any person, place, or thing. • A proper noun names a special person, place, or thing. • A proper noun begins with a capital letter. Polar bears live near the Arctic Circle. Bats sleep in caves all over the United States. A. Circle the proper nouns. Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 1. Many frogs live on the banks of the Mississippi River. 2. Beavers can be found in wetlands across North America. 3. Prairie dogs live in the grasslands of Montana. 4. Many different fish swim in the Atlantic Ocean. 5. Some alligators live in the Florida Everglades. B. Underline the common nouns in the sentences above. List them on the lines below. 36 Practice • Grade 2 • Unit 2 • Week 3

Grammar: Kinds of Nouns Name • A collective noun names a group of people, places, or things. a flock of sheep a herd of deer Circle the collective nouns. 1. The flock of geese flew overhead. 2. A herd of cows is grazing in the field. 3. Jack saw a school of fish in the river. 4. Mary fixed a basket for the litter of puppies. 5. A pack of wolves ran through the forest. 6. A swarm of bees buzzed near the fruit trees. Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Practice • Grade 2 • Unit 2 • Week 3 37

Grammar: Capital Letters Name • Some proper nouns name days of the week, months, and holidays. • The name of each day, month, or holiday begins with a capital letter. Sunday June Father’s Day • Abbreviations for the days of the week or the months of the year begin with a capital letter and end with a period. Monday Mon. December Dec. A. Choose the proper noun that names a day, month, or holiday. Write it correctly on the line below. 1. september 2. vote fall flag school president’s day 3. afternoon 4. summer Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. night labor day thursday fun B. Write the correct abbreviation for each proper noun. 5. February 6. Tuesday 7. Saturday 8. April 38 Practice • Grade 2 • Unit 2 • Week 3

Grammar: Kinds of Nouns Name • A common noun names a person, place, or thing. A proper noun names a particular person, place, or thing and begins with a capital letter. A collective noun names a group of people, places, or things. • The names of the days of the week, the months of the year, and holidays are proper nouns. • Use a comma between the day and the year. January 24, 2005 Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. A. Draw a line below each mistake. Then rewrite the letter. october 1 2006 Dear wendy, My class learned about sea turtles on monday. I would like to see pictures of sea turtles from florida. Please send them to me in idaho. Your friend, tony Practice • Grade 2 • Unit 2 • Week 3 39

Grammar: Kinds of Nouns Name Read the underlined word. Circle the word that shows what kind of noun it is. 1. The penguins came from Antarctica. common proper 2. Some birds were building nests. common proper 3. We saw a herd of elephants. proper collective 4. The pelicans came from Florida. common proper 5. The flock of sheep fed on grass. proper collective Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 6. Her birthday is in February. collective proper 40 Practice • Grade 2 • Unit 2 • Week 3