2nd Grade · Reading
2nd Grade Reading Worksheets
In the early grades, reading is about cracking the code. Children connect letters to sounds, blend sounds into words, read common sight words such as the, said and was by heart, and move from decodable sentences to short books. Alongside phonics, they answer questions about stories, learn new words from context, and write sentences with capitals and end marks. In second grade, children decode vowel teams such as ai, ee and oa, read two-syllable words, retell stories and their lessons, and use nouns, verbs and adjectives in writing. Each second grade reading worksheet is a free printable PDF in US Letter or A4, many with an answer key for grown-ups and a low-ink version.
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One clap or two claps?
English · K–2 · Cut and sort · 2 pages
Olly's rainy day
English · 1–2 · Reading · 1 page
Story path adventure: stretch
English · 1–2 · Board game · 2 pages
How bees make honey: warm-up
English · Grade 2 · Reading · 1 page
Label the parts of a book
English · Grade 2 · Worksheet · 1 page
Star color by number: rhyming words
English · Grade 2 · Coloring · 1 page
Busy beavers
English · 2–3 · Reading · 1 page
Describing words crossword
English · Grade 2 · Puzzle · 1 page
Punctuation marks: fill in the blanks
English · Grade 2 · Reading · 1 page
Trace magic e: long vowels
English · Grade 2 · Tracing · 1 page
Contractions comic strip: 3 panels
English · Grade 2 · Worksheet · 1 page
Plurals: more than one word scramble
English · Grade 2 · Puzzle · 1 page
Guides for grown-ups
- What are sight words, and how do you teach them so they stick?A guide for parents and teachers · 7 min read
- How to teach your child to read at home, step by stepA guide for parents · 8 min read