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Writing Worksheets for 2nd Graders

5 strands5 ready to print212 worksheetsUS Letter or A4

Writing prompts, opinion writing, friendly letters, journal prompts, sentences, grammar, word choice, capitals and punctuation.

The writing year, in order

From writing whole pieces to sentences, grammar, word choice and conventions, in the order most second grade classes teach them. Each strand links to its worksheets.

  1. Writing pieces

    44 sheets ready

    Plan and write stories, informative pieces, opinions, letters and journal entries.

    Writing prompts

    Narrative, informative and opinion writing prompts with plan boxes, word banks and room to write, plus planners and a revise-and-edit page.

    15 worksheets

    Opinion writing

    An opinion writing chart and planner, fact or opinion practice, linking words, and opinion prompts kids care about.

    9 worksheets

    Friendly letter templates

    Printable friendly letter templates with the date, greeting, body, closing and signature, plus a chart, a label-the-parts page and comma practice.

    8 worksheets

    Journal prompts

    Twelve journal pages with friendly prompts about me, feelings, imagination and school, each with a full page of writing lines.

    12 worksheets

  2. Sentences

    46 sheets ready

    Expand, combine and rearrange sentences.

    Sentence writing

    Trace, build and fix simple sentences: capitals, finger spaces, end marks, question words, naming and action words, plurals and position words.

    46 worksheets

  3. Grammar

    76 sheets ready

    Use collective nouns, irregular plurals, reflexive pronouns, past tense and irregular verbs, adjectives and adverbs.

    Collective nouns

    A collective nouns chart plus fill in the blank, multiple choice, matching to pictures, sorts, riddles and writing, with answer keys.

    10 worksheets

    Irregular plural nouns

    A chart of irregular plurals plus practice writing, choosing, sorting, fixing and matching plurals like children, teeth, mice and leaves.

    9 worksheets

    Nouns

    Find nouns, sort them, tell common from proper, make plurals and possessives, and use pronouns, with answer keys.

    20 worksheets

    Verbs

    Find action verbs, sort nouns and verbs, use past, present and future, add -ed and -ing, match verbs to one or more, and choose verbs with just the right meaning.

    16 worksheets

    Adjectives

    Find describing words, describe pictures, sort words by the senses, match opposites, order words by strength and compare with -er and -est.

    13 worksheets

    Adverbs

    An adverbs chart plus circle the adverb, how, when and where sorts, adding -ly, choosing adverbs and writing sentences.

    8 worksheets

  4. Word choice

    20 sheets ready

    Choose the right homophone and use synonyms, antonyms and shades of meaning.

    Homophones

    A homophones chart plus choose, write, match and picture-clue pages and sentence writing, with answer keys.

    9 worksheets

    Synonyms and antonyms

    A chart plus matching, sorting, replacing words, writing antonyms and shades of meaning, with answer keys.

    11 worksheets

  5. Capitals and punctuation

    26 sheets ready

    Capitalize holidays, product names and places; use commas in letters and apostrophes.

    Capitalization

    Capitalize the first word of a sentence, the word I, names of people and pets, days and months, and fix the capitals, with answer keys.

    12 worksheets

    Punctuation

    Choose the right end mark, tell telling from asking sentences, add commas in lists and dates, and fix the punctuation, with answer keys.

    14 worksheets

About writing worksheets for 2nd graders

In second grade, children write real paragraphs: a story with details about actions and feelings, a how-to or all-about piece with facts, an opinion with reasons, and a friendly letter. They also learn the grammar that makes writing clear, from collective nouns and irregular plurals to past tense verbs and adverbs.

These writing worksheets for 2nd graders cover all of it. Writing prompts and journal pages have plan boxes, word banks and full pages of second grade writing lines. Opinion writing pages teach the parts of an opinion, and friendly letter templates teach the five parts of a letter. Grammar pages teach collective nouns, irregular plurals, past tense and irregular verbs, adjectives and adverbs, and word choice pages teach homophones, synonyms and antonyms. Conventions pages practice commas in letters, apostrophes and capital letters for holidays, products and places.

Pages print in black and white on US Letter or A4, and every page with right answers has an answer key.

Questions

What writing skills should a second grader have?

By the end of second grade, children write a story with events in order and details, an informative piece with facts and a closing, an opinion with reasons and linking words, and a friendly letter with all five parts.

How much should a second grader write?

Most second graders write a paragraph of five to eight sentences on one page. The writing lines on these pages are sized for second grade.

Do the grammar worksheets have answer keys?

Yes. Every page with right answers has an answer key. Writing prompts and journal pages have no key, because every answer is different.

What size are the writing lines?

Second grade lines: about half an inch from the top line to the baseline, with a dashed midline.