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2nd grade · English Language Arts · Unit 7 of 12

Grammar Gears

Nouns, pronouns, verbs and more

What your child practices

Using the right form of the verb “to be”, choosing pronouns, comparing with -er and -est, and picking joining words like but, or and because.

Alabama Course of Study content standard: 2.7; 2.45 · nouns, pronouns and verbs in sentences

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. Nouns name people, places and things. Pronouns (he, she, they) take their place.
  2. Verbs show action. Use “is” for one and “are” for more than one.
  3. Adverbs, like loudly, tell how an action is done.

Example: Which word can take the place of “Leo and Zoe”? Leo and Zoe are two people. For more than one person, use “they”. Answer: they

Grammar Gears in Alabama

In the Alabama Course of Study, this is unit 7 of 12 in 2nd grade English Language Arts, after Joining Sentences and before Word Pictures.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    I wanted to play outside, ___ it was raining.

    • so
    • but
    • or

  2. Question 2

    Which word is a noun for an idea or feeling? kindness, table, puppy

    • kindness
    • table
    • puppy

  3. Question 3

    Which word names a feeling you cannot touch? joy, spoon, rock

    • joy
    • spoon
    • rock

  4. Question 4

    A ___ of wolves howled at the moon.

    • bouquet
    • pack
    • school

  5. Question 5

    A ___ of bees buzzed around the flowers.

    • school
    • swarm
    • pack

  6. Question 6

    Which word can take the place of “my brother and me”?

    • he
    • we
    • they

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