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English · Grade 2

Sentences, Grammar and Editing

Grade 2 grammar and editing tools: collective nouns (a flock of birds) and irregular plurals (feet, mice), irregular past-tense verbs (ran, told) and reflexive pronouns (myself), adjectives versus adverbs, simple and compound sentences, capital letters for holidays, product names and places, commas in letters, and apostrophes in contractions and possessives. Children finish by editing a short letter.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 90 minutes
  • Grammar and editing check: 8 questions
  • Ways to answer: fill in the blanks, choose an answer, highlight a text, match pairs, sort into groups and arrange tiles
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What learners will discover

  • Use collective nouns and common irregular plural nouns (feet, children, teeth, mice, geese).
  • Use common irregular past-tense verbs (sat, hid, told, ran, ate, went) and reflexive pronouns (myself, ourselves).
  • Choose between adjectives and adverbs, and build and rearrange simple and compound sentences.
  • Capitalise holidays, product names and places; use commas in letter greetings and closings; use apostrophes in contractions and possessives.

Lessons

  1. Special nouns 4 steps2 practiceabout 22 min
  2. Past tense and -self words 4 steps2 practiceabout 22 min
  3. Adjectives, adverbs and sentences 4 steps2 practiceabout 22 min
  4. Capitals, commas and apostrophes 4 steps2 practiceabout 24 min
  5. Grammar and editing check 8 questions at the end

Keep exploring

Games to practice with

  • Memory LanternsFlip glowing lanterns to find pairs that belong together.
  • Word WorkshopBuild the word for each picture, one sound at a time.
  • Sentence TheatreYour words direct the show: change a word and the stage changes too.

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