Cat and Dog Day
Jay has a cat named Mochi. Mochi likes to sit by the window and watch birds.
Ana has a dog named Biscuit. Biscuit likes to dig in the garden.
Both animals love treats.
Grade 2 English Language Arts practice sheet
Ontario Curriculum · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
Which word rhymes with “dog”?
🐶dog- 🎩hat
- 🐸frog
- 🎈balloon
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🐸 frog
Hint: Rhyming words end with the same sound. Say them out loud: dog… frog!
Question 2
Which letters are missing?
📬m__l- ee
- oa
- ai
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ai
Hint: Say “mail” slowly. The middle sound is spelled ai.
Question 3
What is the opposite of “happy”?
- sad
- slow
- big
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sad
Hint: Opposites mean very different things, like happy and sad.
Question 4
A ___ of cows stood in the field.
- school
- herd
- swarm
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herd
Hint: A group of cows is called a herd.
Question 5
Which sentence is written the right way?
- Do you like apples
- Do you like apples?
- do you like apples?
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Do you like apples?
Hint: A sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a . or ? or !
Question 6
Which end mark goes with: What a lovely surprise
- an exclamation mark
- a period
- a question mark
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an exclamation mark
Hint: A strong feeling ends with an exclamation mark.
Question 7
Which sentence has commas in the right places?
- I packed, socks, shoes, a hat and gloves.
- I packed socks, shoes, a hat and gloves.
- I packed socks shoes a hat, and gloves.
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I packed socks, shoes, a hat and gloves.
Hint: Put a comma after each item except the last.
Question 8
Complete the simile: as sweet as ___
- a rock
- a lemon
- honey
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honey
Hint: Pick something that tastes very sweet.
Question 9
Who is the main character in this story?
Lena had a loose tooth.
She wiggled it with her tongue all day.
At dinner, the tooth came out in her apple!
Lena put it under her pillow and smiled.
- 🦷a dentist
- 🐒a monkey
- 👧Lena
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👧 Lena
Hint: The main character is who the story is mostly about.
Question 10
How are Mochi and Biscuit different?
- Mochi watches birds. Biscuit digs.
- Mochi digs. Biscuit watches birds.
- They do the same things.
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Mochi watches birds. Biscuit digs.
Hint: Compare what each animal likes to do.
Answer key
- 1. 🐸 frog (Rhyme Time)
- 2. ai (Sound Detectives)
- 3. sad (Word Power)
- 4. herd (Grammar Gears)
- 5. Do you like apples? (Super Sentences)
- 6. an exclamation mark (Build Sentences)
- 7. I packed socks, shoes, a hat and gloves. (Punctuation Power)
- 8. honey (Word Pictures)
- 9. 👧 Lena (Story Builders)
- 10. Mochi watches birds. Biscuit digs. (Reading Detectives)
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