Two Pets
Mateo has a dog named Pepper. Pepper loves to run and fetch sticks.
Lena has a cat named Willow. Willow likes to nap in the sun.
Both pets like to be petted.
2nd grade English Language Arts practice sheet
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
Which word rhymes with “light”?
💡light- 🥧pie
- 🪁kite
- ⛵boat
🪁 kite
Hint: Rhyming words end with the same sound. Say them out loud: light… kite!
Question 2
Which letters are missing?
🐑sh__p- ee
- oa
- ai
ee
Hint: Say “sheep” slowly. The middle sound is spelled ee.
Question 3
Who is the main character in this story?
Priya and her dad went to the library on Saturday.
Priya picked a book about frogs.
She read it quietly in a cozy corner.
Then she borrowed the book to take home.
- 👧Priya
- 🐸a frog
- 🧑🏫a librarian
👧 Priya
Hint: The main character is who the story is mostly about.
Question 4
Put the two words together. What new word do you make?
sun + flower
- 🌻sunflower
- 🎒backpack
- ✈️airplane
🌻 sunflower
Hint: A compound word is two words stuck together: sun + flower = sunflower.
Question 5
A word doesn't make sense when you read it. What can you do?
🔁- skip every word after it
- reread the sentence and check
- close the book forever
reread the sentence and check
Hint: Ask: Does it look right? Sound right? Make sense? Then try again.
Question 6
Which word best joins the two ideas?
The plant was dry, Ana watered it.
- or
- but
- so
so
Hint: Use so when the second part happens because of the first part.
Question 7
She smiled ___ she won the game.
- or
- but
- because
because
Hint: Because gives the reason.
Question 8
Which sentence repeats an ending or middle consonant sound?
- The cat sat on the mat.
- The black duck stuck in the muck.
- A big red ball rolled by.
The black duck stuck in the muck.
Hint: Listen for repeated consonant sounds like ck.
Question 9
How are Pepper and Willow different?
- They are exactly alike.
- Pepper naps. Willow runs.
- Pepper likes to run. Willow likes to nap.
Pepper likes to run. Willow likes to nap.
Hint: Compare what each pet loves to do.
Question 10
On which page does the chapter “Rivers” begin?
Table of Contents Chapter Title Page 1 Maps 4 2 Weather 11 3 Rivers 16 4 Farms 21 5 Cities 29 - 29
- 4
- 16
16
Hint: Find the title in the middle column, then read the page number.
Answer key
- 1. 🪁 kite (Rhyme Time)
- 2. ee (Sound Detectives)
- 3. 👧 Priya (Story Builders)
- 4. 🌻 sunflower (Word Power)
- 5. reread the sentence and check (Book Explorers)
- 6. so (Joining Sentences)
- 7. because (Grammar Gears)
- 8. The black duck stuck in the muck. (Word Pictures)
- 9. Pepper likes to run. Willow likes to nap. (Reading Detectives)
- 10. 16 (Text Features)
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