GRADE 2 READING & LANGUAGE · CHAPTER 3

Grammar & sentences

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  1. Grammar & word forms

    Recognize irregular plurals

    Match common nouns with plural forms that do not simply add s.

  2. Grammar & word forms

    Use irregular past-tense verbs

    Recognize common past-tense verbs with a changed form.

  3. Grammar

    Find a describing word

    Identify an adjective that describes a noun.

  4. Grammar & word forms

    Read common contractions

    Match a contraction with the words it shortens.

  5. Grammar & punctuation

    Match a present-tense verb to its subject

    Choose a simple present-tense verb that agrees with a singular or plural noun subject.

  6. Grammar & punctuation

    Choose punctuation for a statement or question

    Distinguish a direct question from a statement and choose its ending punctuation.

AN EXAMPLE FROM THIS CHAPTER

Which word means more than one child?

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children

The irregular plural of child is children.

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