2nd and 3rd Grade Grammar and Mechanics Exercises

Teach your students how to navigate syllabus rules so they will be able to sound out words much easier.

Teach your third grader how to make nouns plural so they can fully utilize their writing potential with these multiple choice exercises.

Students will appreciate the ability to write some of their most commonly used words after working through this exercise on contractions.

Help students spice up their statements with action verbs that bring color to each sentence.

Capitalization of proper nouns is imperative for proper writing form. Help your third grader hone their skills with these exercises.

After students complete this simple and clear exercise from Education.com, they will know how to how to abbreviate correctly.

Give students an introduction to the most simple of verbs with this exercise on the present tense.

Develop students’ skill at applying prefixes and suffixes with this exercise that demonstrates how compound words are formed.

Teach students the importance of abstract nouns, or things you can't actually see or touch, and how to incorporate them into writing to demonstrate the correct tone.

The punctuation mark with which you end a sentence can change the tone of your statement completely. Teach your third grader how to identify these different tones and their appropriate uses with these exercises made just for them.

English is full of exceptions, and this exercise gives students an introduction to some of the many irregular verbs.

This exercise provides ground rules for forming plurals, as well as common irregular words students should learn.

Students will have better reading comprehension skills after completing this exercise that shows them how to pick out contextual clues.

There are silent letters lurking in every word, and this exercise will help students learning how to spell by shining a spotlight on them.

Using more than one pronoun in a sentence can get confusing, but by following some basic rules your third grader will be at the top of his class!

When your students are confused about where to place the apostrophe, assign this quick and easy exercise that explains singular and plural possessives.

The Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Liberty, and other proper nouns deserve correct capitalization — and this exercise will help kids remember the rules.

Students will understand how to identify and use metaphors after they work through this exercise.

Students who complete this exercise will be able to say they learned about the different types of past tense verbs thanks to Education.com.

Students will be able to explain a situation clearly after completing this educational exercise on how, when, and where adverbs.

Eliminate a common error in speaking and writing with this exercise that teaches pronoun and verb agreement.

This introduction to past tense verbs will give students the confidence to describe recently passed actions.

Along with understanding the root of words, this exercise will help students learn common suffixes tacked onto different words.

Homophones and homographs make look similar, but they have different meanings, which this exercise will illustrate with classic examples of both.

Help your third grader understand how to correctly identify and utilize demonstrative nouns with these exercises that have them use context clues to pick the best fit.

The use of pronouns can make simple sentences more fluid and natural, but incorrect usage can change the meaning all together. Avoid this complication by having your student complete these exercises to solidify concepts.

Improve your child's writing skills by helping them understand and become comfortable with reflexive pronouns. Give them the ability to tell the stories they want to tell with these exercises that will put them at the top of their class.

Once students get underway with this Education.com exercise, learning about similes is easy as pie.

Open up a whole world of new words to your students with this exercise on multi syllable words.

Help students identify whether or not a sentence is complete with these exercises that give helpful hints when they get stuck!