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Grade 2 Language Revision

Quarter 4 2013-2014

Linking Verbs: Am, Is, Are, Was, and Were • A linking verb shows what something is or was.

Use am, is, and are to tell about now. Use am and is to tell about one thing. Use are to tell about more than one

thing. Use was and were to tell about the past. Use was to tell about one thing. Use were to tell about more than one

thing.

Examples: I am an inventor. She is an inventor. We are inventors. He was an inventor. They were inventors.

Write is, am or are to complete each sentence.

1. The monkeys _____________ eating bananas.

2. That house _____________ small.

3. My sled _____________ so much fun!

4. I _____________ watching the birds.

5. A bear _____________ lost.

6. He _____________ a king.

7. Some animals _____________ in the forest.

8. I _____________ in the park.

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Grade 2 Quarter 4

Write was or were to complete each sentence.

1. The clown _____________ funny.

2. The book _____________ on the floor.

3. Some dogs _____________ hungry.

4. My hat _____________ old.

5. A ball _____________ in the box.

6. His hands _____________ clean.

7. My feet _____________ tired.

8. The lights _____________ on.

9. The kitten _____________ small.

10. Boris _____________ angry.

Underline the correct verb to complete each sentence.

1.The storm ( is / are ) over.

2.The children ( is / are ) outside playing.

3.The winds ( is / are ) gone now.

4.Many branches ( is / are ) broken.

5.The birdbath ( is / are ) full of rainwater.

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Write one sentence using each of the following words.

is: _______________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _______________________________________________________________

am: _______________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _______________________________________________________________

are: _______________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _______________________________________________________________

was: _______________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _______________________________________________________________

were: _______________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _______________________________________________________________

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Grade 2 Quarter 4

Adjectives The adjective is a word that tells how something looks. Adjectives can tell size, color, shape, or how many. They can also tell how things feel and sound.

• Some adjectives name colors. Examples: red apple

black dog

• Some adjectives name shapes. Examples: round rug

square frame

• Some adjectives describe size. Examples: big bone

small bone

• Some adjectives tell what kind. Examples: bright moon

happy children

• Some adjectives tell how many. Examples: one boy

two chairs

• Some adjectives tell how things feel. Examples: howling wind loud voice

• Some adjectives tell how things sound. Examples: slippery floor fluffy feather

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Underline the adjective in each sentence.

1. Four turtles climbed on the log.

2. There is a red squirrel in our garden.

3. We sat beneath a big umbrella.

4. Sara picked up sixteen rocks.

5. Have you seen my yellow shirt?

6. The jacket I bought has bright pockets.

7. Ibrahim fell on the slippery floor.

8. My dad bought me a fluffy teddy bear.

9. Jenna and Kenzy live in the biggest house on the block.

10. Huge trees grow along the street.

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Pick the two best “adjective choices” to complete each sentence. Make sure each sentence makes sense!

1. Adjective choices: wet, green, floppy, many The dog had a ___________________ nose and_________________ ears.

2. Adjective choices: tall, cold, spicy, yellow The sunflowers in my backyard are ___________________ and

___________________.

3. Adjective choices: five, delicious, shiny, busy I found a _________________ coin lying outside on the

_________________ sidewalk!

4. Adjective choices: blue, striped, sharp, frozen The ___________________ tiger had ___________________ teeth.

5. Adjective choices: dull, sandy, hot, cheesy We all ate the ___________________, ___________________ pizza.

6. Adjective choices: healthy, warm, toasty, many

The refrigerator was packed with ___________________

___________________ foods.

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Rewrite the sentence correctly put commas in the underlined verbs.

1. The cat leaps jumps and dashes in the garden. _______________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _______________________________________________________________

2. Would you like to read watch television or go to bed?

_______________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _______________________________________________________________

Commas

A comma (,) tells the reader to pause for just a moment, but is not a complete stop.

• A series of nouns is three or more nouns that appear together in a sentence.

• Use a comma after each noun in the series except for the last noun. Example: Sparky, Spike, Rover, and Leo are dogs.

• A series of verbs is three or more verbs that appear together in a sentence.

• Use a comma after each verb in a series except the last verb. Example: Hamster run, leaps, and waves.

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Grade 2 Quarter 4

Rewrite the sentence correctly put commas in the underlined nouns.

1. Pugs beagles and terriers are all small dog breeds.

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2. Jenna Jude Tamara and Haya will go swimming on Friday night. _______________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _______________________________________________________________

3. Would you rather have pizza hamburgers or hot dogs for dinner?

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4. The paper scissors and pencils belong in the top drawer?

_______________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _______________________________________________________________

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Grade 2 Quarter 4

Read and answer the questions below.

1. The word summer is a

ⓐ day

ⓑ month

ⓒ season

Seagulls

My family goes to a beach in Florida every summer. We

enjoy going to the beach. I like swimming in the ocean, walking

on the beach, and playing in the sand. My favorite thing to do at

the beach is feed the seagulls.

Seagulls are pretty white birds with long legs. They are

interesting birds and live near the ocean. They are always flying

around the beach. They catch small fish in the ocean to eat.

They like to eat what the people on the beach feed them, too. I

usually take small pieces of bread with me in a bag. At the

beach we go to, the seagulls will fly right up to you and eat the

bread from your hand. They do not seem to be afraid of people.

The next time you visit the beach, take some bread with

you. I am sure you will enjoy spending time with the seagulls.

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2. Write the word beach in a sentence of your own.

3. Where does the family in the story go to the beach?

ⓐ Florida

ⓑ Jeddah

ⓒ California

4. What is a seagull?

ⓐ shells

ⓑ white bird

ⓒ fish

5. Name one thing from the passage you can do at the beach.

6. Why should you take bread to the beach?

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Grade 2 Quarter 4

Light: The Color Spectrum

Did you know you can mix colors? If two people sing different songs at once, you hear a new sound. If you see two colors at once, you see a new color.

If you mix all the colors, you’ll see white. Sunlight has many waves at the same time. The waves are mixed, so our eyes can’t tell the colors apart. We see all these colors together as white.

You can “unmix” them with a prism. While white sunlight goes through a prism, it becomes a rainbow. The colors get “unmixed”! With a prism, we can see each color in the sun’s white light.

Look at the picture. This shows how a prism divides the colors into waves. See how the waves on top are wider than the waves on the bottom? Each different wave is a different color.

The main colors we see are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. Color the boxes. Aren’t rainbows pretty?

7. What do you need to take with you if you were going swimming at the beach?

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Read and answer the questions below.

1. The word divides means...

ⓐ to put together. ⓑ to separate equally. ⓒ to mix.

2. What happens if you shine sunlight through a prism?

ⓐ a rainbow ⓑ a sandstorm ⓒ a hurricane

3. What color do we see when all the colors are together?

ⓐ red ⓑ black ⓒ white

4. What color has the shortest waves?

ⓐ orange ⓑ blue ⓒ violet

5. What are the main colors of the rainbow?

ⓐ red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet

ⓑ black, blue, green, purple, pink, yellow

ⓒ white, yellow, pink, purple, green, red

6. What would you get if you mixed blue and yellow together?