2nd Grade Reading & Writing Worksheets

Vowel teams, prefixes, compound words, irregular verbs, passages and opinions. · RF.2 / L.2 / RL.2 / W.2

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Vowel Teams — free printable 2nd Grade reading & writing worksheet for ages 7-8 (Common Core RF.2.3.B)

RF.2.3.B

Reading & Writing

Prefixes: un-, re-, pre- — free printable 2nd Grade reading & writing worksheet for ages 7-8 (Common Core L.2.4.B)

L.2.4.B

Prefixes: un-, re-, pre-

Reading & Writing

Suffixes: -ful, -less, -ly — free printable 2nd Grade reading & writing worksheet for ages 7-8 (Common Core L.2.4.B)

L.2.4.B

Suffixes: -ful, -less, -ly

Reading & Writing

Synonyms and Antonyms — free printable 2nd Grade reading & writing worksheet for ages 7-8 (Common Core L.2.5.B)

L.2.5.B

Synonyms and Antonyms

Reading & Writing

Contractions — free printable 2nd Grade reading & writing worksheet for ages 7-8 (Common Core L.2.2.C)

L.2.2.C

Reading & Writing

The Lost Kitten — free printable 2nd Grade reading & writing worksheet for ages 7-8 (Common Core RL.2.1, RL.2.3)

RL.2.1, RL.2.3

The Lost Kitten

Reading & Writing

Why Bees Are Important — free printable 2nd Grade reading & writing worksheet for ages 7-8 (Common Core RI.2.1, RI.2.3)

RI.2.1, RI.2.3

Why Bees Are Important

Reading & Writing

Main Idea and Details — free printable 2nd Grade reading & writing worksheet for ages 7-8 (Common Core RI.2.2)

RI.2.2

Main Idea and Details

Reading & Writing

Compare and Contrast — free printable 2nd Grade reading & writing worksheet for ages 7-8 (Common Core RI.2.9, RL.2.9)

RI.2.9, RL.2.9

Compare and Contrast

Reading & Writing

Fact or Opinion? — free printable 2nd Grade reading & writing worksheet for ages 7-8 (Common Core RI.2.8)

RI.2.8

Fact or Opinion?

Reading & Writing

Story Map — free printable 2nd Grade reading & writing worksheet for ages 7-8 (Common Core RL.2.2)

RL.2.2

Reading & Writing

R-Controlled Vowels — free printable 2nd Grade reading & writing worksheet for ages 7-8 (Common Core RF.2.3)

RF.2.3

R-Controlled Vowels

Reading & Writing

Compound Words — free printable 2nd Grade reading & writing worksheet for ages 7-8 (Common Core L.2.4.D)

L.2.4.D

Reading & Writing

Irregular Plural Nouns — free printable 2nd Grade reading & writing worksheet for ages 7-8 (Common Core L.2.1.B)

L.2.1.B

Irregular Plural Nouns

Reading & Writing

Irregular Past Tense Verbs — free printable 2nd Grade reading & writing worksheet for ages 7-8 (Common Core L.2.1.D)

L.2.1.D

Irregular Past Tense Verbs

Reading & Writing

Adjective or Adverb? — free printable 2nd Grade reading & writing worksheet for ages 7-8 (Common Core L.2.1.E)

L.2.1.E

Adjective or Adverb?

Reading & Writing

The Big Storm — free printable 2nd Grade reading & writing worksheet for ages 7-8 (Common Core RL.2.1)

RL.2.1

Reading & Writing

How a Seed Grows — free printable 2nd Grade reading & writing worksheet for ages 7-8 (Common Core RI.2.3)

RI.2.3

How a Seed Grows

Reading & Writing

Cause and Effect — free printable 2nd Grade reading & writing worksheet for ages 7-8 (Common Core RI.2.3)

RI.2.3

Cause and Effect

Reading & Writing

Sentence or Fragment? — free printable 2nd Grade reading & writing worksheet for ages 7-8 (Common Core L.2.1.F)

L.2.1.F

Sentence or Fragment?

Reading & Writing

Opinion Writing Planner — free printable 2nd Grade reading & writing worksheet for ages 7-8 (Common Core W.2.1)

W.2.1

Opinion Writing Planner

Reading & Writing

Long Vowel Spelling Patterns — free printable 2nd Grade reading & writing worksheet for ages 7-8 (Common Core RF.2.3b)

RF.2.3b

Long Vowel Spelling Patterns

Long vowels

Diphthongs: oi, oy, ou, ow — free printable 2nd Grade reading & writing worksheet for ages 7-8 (Common Core RF.2.3b)

RF.2.3b

Diphthongs: oi, oy, ou, ow

Vowel teams

Suffixes: -er and -est — free printable 2nd Grade reading & writing worksheet for ages 7-8 (Common Core L.2.1e)

L.2.1e

Suffixes: -er and -est

Suffixes

Homophones — free printable 2nd Grade reading & writing worksheet for ages 7-8 (Common Core L.2.4)

L.2.4

Homophones

Retell with Key Details — free printable 2nd Grade reading & writing worksheet for ages 7-8 (Common Core RL.2.2)

RL.2.2

Retell with Key Details

Retelling

Poem: Rhythm and Rhyme — free printable 2nd Grade reading & writing worksheet for ages 7-8 (Common Core RL.2.4)

RL.2.4

Poem: Rhythm and Rhyme

Poetry

Nouns: Common, Proper, Collective — free printable 2nd Grade reading & writing worksheet for ages 7-8 (Common Core L.2.1a)

L.2.1a

Nouns: Common, Proper, Collective

Nouns

Opinion Paragraph Planner — free printable 2nd Grade reading & writing worksheet for ages 7-8 (Common Core W.2.1)

W.2.1

Opinion Paragraph Planner

Opinion writing

Nonfiction Research Notes — free printable 2nd Grade reading & writing worksheet for ages 7-8 (Common Core W.2.7)

W.2.7

Nonfiction Research Notes

Research

Write a Short Story — free printable 2nd Grade reading & writing worksheet for ages 7-8 (Common Core W.2.3)

W.2.3

Write a Short Story

Narrative writing

About these 2nd grade reading & writing worksheets

These 2nd grade reading and writing worksheets cover the shift from learning to read to reading to learn: vowel teams, r-controlled vowels, prefixes and suffixes, compound words, synonyms and antonyms, contractions, irregular plurals and past-tense verbs, adjectives and adverbs, complete sentences, full passages with comprehension questions, main idea, cause and effect, compare and contrast, fact versus opinion, a story map and an opinion-writing planner.

Prefixes and suffixes are the highest-value sheets in the set. A child who knows that un- means not and -less means without can work out the meaning of words they have never seen, which is how vocabulary grows from second grade onwards — far faster than learning words one at a time.

What these 31 worksheets cover

Vowel teams: ai, ea, oa, ee and friends (RF.2.3.B)
Prefixes un-, re-, pre- and suffixes -ful, -less, -ly (L.2.4.B)
Synonyms and antonyms (L.2.5.B)
Contractions (L.2.2.C)
A fiction passage with comprehension questions (RL.2.1, RL.2.3)
A non-fiction passage about bees (RI.2.1, RI.2.3)
Main idea and supporting details (RI.2.2)
Comparing and contrasting two texts (RI.2.9, RL.2.9)
Distinguishing fact from opinion (RI.2.8)
Story mapping for planning writing (RL.2.2)
R-controlled vowels: ar, or, er, ir, ur (RF.2.3)
Compound words (L.2.4.D)
Irregular plural nouns and irregular past-tense verbs (L.2.1.B, L.2.1.D)
Choosing between an adjective and an adverb (L.2.1.E)
Complete sentences versus fragments (L.2.1.F)
Two more passages: "The Big Storm" (RL.2.1) and "How a Seed Grows" (RI.2.3)
Cause and effect (RI.2.3)
Planning an opinion piece with reasons (W.2.1)

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How to get the most out of them

1
Treat the prefix and suffix sheets as vocabulary tools, not spelling exercises. After finishing, ask your child to work out an unfamiliar word — "rebuild", "harmless" — using the parts. That transfer is the point.
2
Use "Story Map" before your child writes anything, not after they read. It works better as a planning frame for their own story than as a comprehension check.
3
"Fact or Opinion?" is worth doing slowly and out loud. It is the earliest critical-reading skill on the list and the one that most rewards discussion rather than filling in boxes.
4
For "Compare and Contrast", let them use both passages in this set — the kitten story and the bees article. Comparing a fiction and a non-fiction text is exactly what RI.2.9 asks for.

2nd Grade Reading & Writing Worksheets — questions parents ask

What should a 2nd grader be able to read and write?: Read grade-level text accurately and with expression, work out unfamiliar words using prefixes, suffixes and vowel patterns, identify the main idea and supporting details, and write a short narrative with a beginning, middle and end. This set covers each of those.
Which sheets help most with vocabulary?: "Prefixes: un-, re-, pre-", "Suffixes: -ful, -less, -ly" and "Synonyms and Antonyms". Word-part knowledge lets a child infer meanings independently, which grows vocabulary faster than memorising word lists.
Are the reading passages included, or do I need a book?: Included. "The Lost Kitten", "Why Bees Are Important", "The Big Storm" and "How a Seed Grows" are complete passages printed on the sheet with their questions underneath — nothing else is needed.
Can the worksheets and coloring pages be done online, without printing?: Yes. Every sheet can also be completed online: open it in the free MiniMinds studio and fill it in, write, draw or color on a tablet (iPad, Android, Chromebook), phone, laptop or desktop computer — with a finger, stylus or mouse, no app or account needed. Finished pages can be printed or saved as an image.

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