ENGLISH GRAMMAR REVIEW FOR 2ND GRADE

ENGLISH GRAMMAR REVIEW

 Adverbs that tell How

- An adverb is a word that tells more about a verb in a sentence

Remember that a verb tells about an action

     Some adverbs tell how an action happened

Many adverbs end in –ly

Example

- Frank spoke slowly

John ran quickly

Multiple Choice

Malcolm and Jack run quickly up and down the soccer field.

• field
• quickly
• soccer

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Lily and Molly carefully knitted the sweater.

• carefully

• knitted

• sweater

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Jordan and Audrey pet the kittens softly.

• kittens
• pet
• softly

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Kate read her AR book silently.

• silently
• book
• read

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Matthew threw the football perfectly to Noah.

• perfectly
• football
• threw

Multiple Choice

What is the adverb in the sentence?

Lamarr ran quickly in the hallway.

• He

• ran

• quickly

Multiple Choice

Which adverb or adjective tells how?

• soon

• later

• always

• bravely

Multiple Choice

Which adverb best completes the sentence?

She ____ laid the baby in the crib.

**the adverb needs to tell how

• soon

• excitedly

• carefully

Multiple Choice

What is the adverb in the sentence?
The astronaut easily fixed the problem.

• fixed
• problem
• easily
• the

Multiple Choice

Why have you been so busy __________?

• late

• later

• latest

• lately

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The roast beef tastes ___________ today than yesterday.

• delicious

• deliciously

• more delicious

• more deliciously

 Indefinite Pronouns

- Some special pronouns, such as anyone, everyone, anything and everything do not name one special thing.

Example

- anyone means ‘any person’

everyone means ‘all people’

anything means ‘no special thing’

everything means ‘all things’

nothing means ‘no thing’

Multiple Choice

Can you talk to ........................ in this class?

• anything

• anyone

• no one

• nothing

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do you have ................. to eat?

• anything

• nothing

• no one

• anyone

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No, there is ...................... in this house. everybody is out.

• nothing

• no one

• anything

• nothing

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No, there is ........................ in my bag.

• no one

• anyone

• nothing

• anything

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Is there .............. in this house? I can's hear you.

• anything

• no one

• anyone

• nothing

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Do you know _______________ in Spain? I need a place to stay.

• anybody
• somebody
• nobody
• everything

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Don't bring ___________________ bacause I bought many things to eat and drink.

• something
• nothing
• anything
• somewhere

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____________ is more important than our families. We should be respectful to them. 

• nothing
• something
• nowhere
• somewhere

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I can't find my English homework ________________. I think I lost it. 

• somewhere
• nowhere
• anywhere
• everywhere

Multiple Choice

He didn't talk to ________________. His best friend told him that it is a secret.

• anybody
• somebody
• nobody
• everybody

Multiple Choice

Did you see _________________ around the house? I heard lots of noises!

• everything

• nothing

• anybody

• nobody

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Jane wants to have________________ to eat because he haven't eaten lunch today.

• something
• anything
• nothing
• everybody

1. Inflectional endings –ed, -ing

- Add –ed to an action word to tell what happened in the past.

- Add –ing to tell what is happening now

- Change some words before adding –ed or –ing 

Multiple Choice

Yesterday, my dog ______ (lick) my face.

• licked
• licking
• licks

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Yesterday, my teacher _______ (ask) me a question.

• asking
• asks
• asked

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Last month I ______ (watch) a movie.

• watched
• watching
• watches

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On Saturday, my mother _______ (cook) spaghetti.

• cooks
• cooked
• cooking

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Last night it ________ (rain).

• rains
• rained
• raining

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The day before yesterday, I ________ (play) with my toys.

• playing
• plays
• played

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My friend _________ (jump) over the wall.

• jumped
• jumps
• jumping

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Last week I ________ (kick) a ball.

• kicking
• kicks
• kicked

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Yesterday I ________ (bake) a cake.

• bakked
• baked
• baking

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Is she ________ aloud ?

• Scream

• Screamed

• Screaming

• Screams

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They ___ _________ exercise at the park.

• are done

• are doing

• Do

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What are they doing?

• Watching the fruits.

• Tauching the fruits.

• Buying the fruits.

• Talking with the fruits.

Multiple Choice

Are they _______ a mountain?

• climb

• climbed

• climbling

• climble

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She __ _____ on the street.

• are run

• is ran

• are running

• is running

Multiple Select

If the verb ends in IE we change it to YING.

Which verb are correct?

(there can be more htan one)

• To lie ---> lying

• To die ---> dying

• To tie ---> Tying

Multiple Choice

If a two-syllable verb ends in a consonant + vowel + consonant, we don't double the final consonant when the stress is on the first syllable.

Which verb is wrong?

• To happen ---> happenning

• To enter ---> entering

• To offer ---> offering

• To suffer ---> suffering

Multiple Choice

What is the cat doing?

• It am hiding

• It is hidding

• It is hiding

• It are hidding

Picnic fun 

        Jim and Mike had a picnic in the

summer. It was on a beautiful, simny day.

They worked together to plan their picnic. Jim

and Mike wanted it to be the best picnic ever.

First, they made a list of people to invite

to the picnic. They asked their friends and

their families.

Next, they picked a spot for the picnic.

Some good spots for a picnic are in a park,

next to a lake, in a forest, or at a beach. They

chose a park. They wanted to have lots of

space to eat and play.

Jim and Mike wanted to keep their picnic

safe. They cared about their friends. They got

a first-aid kit for cuts and scrapes. They wore

helmets when they rode their bikes.

Everyone had fun at the picnic. Jim and

Mike made a lot of good food. They all ate

sandwiches. They ate some other foods, too.

They ate watermelon, grapes, and oranges. The

fruit was like a rainbow. Everyone liked the food.

After lunch, everybody played games.

They played catch. The children had a fun

water fight. Some of them even played hide-

and-seek. Jim and Mike had lots of fun at

their picnic, and so did their friends. The boys

want to plan another picnic again very soon.

Multiple Select

A. Why did Jim and Mike have their picnic in the park?

• 1. The park had lots of space to eat and play

• 2. The lake and beach were closed

• 3. The forest was too far away

Multiple Select

You know Jim and Mike cared about their friends because they ________________

• .1. Liked to ride their bikes

• 2. Made a list of all their friends

• 3. Wanted to keep the picnic safe

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A. Why did Jim and Mike want to plan another picnic?

• 1. They had lots of fun at the picnic

• 2. They like to make a list of their friends

• 3. They did not enjoy the games they played

Multiple Select

A. What message does the author want to share in ‘Picnic Fun’?

• 1. Safety comes first

• 2. Good plans make a good picnic

• 3. It is fun to play catch with your friends

Open Ended

What clues in the story help you figure out the author’s message?