Use this worksheet to practice determining the meaning of the new word formed when a prefix is added to a base word.

This second grade reading worksheet features common synonyms. Kids connect a word in the first column with its synonym in the second column.

Kids will make compound words out of two smaller words. Make "gold" and "fish" into "goldfish in this fun compound words worksheet.

With the help of picture clues, kids will find two words that make a single compound word. Have your child put "sun" and "flower" together in this worksheet.

Looking at prefixes, suffixes, and root words can help readers find meaning. Even young readers can start to build their vocabulary from prefixes and suffixes. In this activity, students will create words by combining prefixes, suffixes, and root words.

This second grade reading and writing worksheet gives kids practice with homophones as they choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

On this worksheet, kids practice changing singular nouns ending in "y" to plural by either adding "s" or dropping the "y" and adding "ies."

Challenge your beginning reader to practice making compound words! He'll match one set of words with another set to create a list of compound words.

This worksheet on prefixes will advance your student's reading comprehension and grammar skills.

Help your beginning reader learn about phonetic spellings that show how to pronounce a word. In this activity, she'll match each word with its pronunciation.

Each sentence on this second grade reading worksheet has an underlined word, and kids select the opposite of that word from among three word choices.

Use this resource with your students to explore a common spelling pattern. Your students will use context clues to determine which word ending with the suffix -ible best completes the sentences.

Kids will sharpen their dictionary skills with this challenging guide words sort. By sorting a group of words into their correct dictionary locations, young readers will gain confidence and dexterity in their reading and vocabulary abilities.

With spring on the rise, all kinds of animals are returning from their winter sleep, including insects! Use the clues to fill in this insect crossword.

Children will complete six sentences with the correct homophone in this grammar worksheet.

Abbreviations help keep things short and sweet! Give your second graders practice identifying common abbreviations with this fun matching activity in which students draw lines to match words to their abbreviations.

Do your students understand which word to use in context? Check your students' abilities to understand and differentiate between homophones with this simple dictation exercise.

Find all of the words relating to the sea in the word search, circle them, and make sure to cross them off the list.

Learn how we make compound words with a helpful practice sheet! Your child will practice putting two words together to form a compound word.

Use this activity to reinforce using sentence level context clues to decode challenging words in a nonfiction text!