Year 2 English worksheets
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Homophones wordsearch
Can you find these homophone pairs hidden in the wordsearch below?
Mini word Sudoku 4 x 4
Put the letters from the word EASY in the squares so that each column, row, and mini-grid contains all the letters that make up the word.
Spelling patterns: silent letters w and k
All these words have a silent letter at the beginning. This means that you write the letter when you spell the words, but you don’t make the sound of that letter when you say it out loud. Can you find each of these words in the wordsearch below?
Using connectives in a sentence
Encourage your child to write a sentence giving two pieces of information joined by a connective in the middle.
Irregular plurals: words ending in y
Spelling can be tricky. Help your child master the spelling rule for words ending in y with this worksheet, and, for an extra challenge, use them in sentences of their own.
Using the present and past tense
Encourage your child to think about sentences written in the present and past tense and use some of their own.
Perfect Punctuation Workbook
Full stops, commas, semi colons, apostrophes… Whatever aspect of punctuation your child is grappling with, we’ve come up with a bumper pack of 60 activities to help them practise, as well as a parent's refresher guide to each punctuation mark and how it's used.
Using tricky words
This worksheet helps your child to read and write some tricky high frequency words, by putting them into sentences.
Have fun with spelling
Does your child’s spelling really let their writing down? Have fun with spelling offers you practical and effective strategies to help support your child’s learning at home, based on a real understanding of how spelling is taught and why it’s tricky to master. The bad news? Your child will be beating you at Scrabble before you know it!
Rhyming word games
These fun word games give your child an opportunity to practise rhyming and alliteration.
Writing a story
This downloadable worksheet will help your child to develop their English skills by encouraging them to be imaginative whilst creating their own story.
Writing a contents page
Encourage your child to think about creating their own book by writing their own contents page.
Use onomatopoeia in poetry
This fun with phonics activity will help your child to make patterns of sounds to create effects.
Writing descriptive statements
Encourage your child to write sentences about an outing they have been on. The sentences need to contain two pieces of information each.
Writing a letter to a friend or relative
This grammar worksheet will help your child to practise writing simple letters linked to a personal experience.
Writing longer sentences
These sentences each contain two parts joined by a connective. Encourage your child to underline the two parts of each sentence in different colours.
Listening to a sports commentary
This worksheet encourages your child to listen to a sports commentary and then become a commentator themselves.
Inserting punctuation into a text
This sheet gives a passage of text, which children need to read through before deciding where to insert full stops, capital letters and commas.
Highlighting punctuation in a text
This sheet shows a passage of text. Children are required to highlight different types of punctuation with different colours.
Brainstorming how my actions affect others
This worksheet helps children to develop some understanding of how their choice of behaviour can affect others. It gives them the opportunity to think about the best way to deal with a situation.
Following instructions puzzle
Children need to read and follow the instructions given to make a mystery object out of paper.
Improve your child's handwriting in 8 weeks
Handwriting is a crucial life skill, but how can you help your child write neatly and legibly? Our eight-week learning pack is packed with information and tips from handwriting experts, as well as fun and practical steps you can take to help your child put theory into practice.
What are homophones?
Pairs of homophones for children to cut up and then insert into the incomplete sentences given. Encourages your child to think about the meaning and spelling of these words.