RAJAGIRI PUBLIC SCHOOL

DOHA, QATAR

JULY AUGUST - september 2016

Name : ..
Grade:..
Date of submission:..

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ENGLISH WORKSHEET 1
Grade -2
Name _____________________

Date ______________

I. Naming words.

A word that is used to name a person, place, animal or thing is called a naming word.
The underlined words are all naming words
1. My mother is tall. (person).
2. That is a beautiful garden. (place)
3. I have a pet cat. (animal)
4. This table is big. (thing)
II. Put these naming words in the right columns.
school

postman

cow

potato

London

Ramesh

hospital

peacock

train

girl

chair

spider

Person

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III. Underline the naming words in the following sentences.

1. I like to eat bananas.
2. The dog barked at the thief.
3. There is a large pond near my house.
4. My father is a kind man.
5. Sam threw the ball.
IV. Write one naming word beginning with each letter given below.

People

Places

Animals

Things

Sheela

Shimla

snake

spade

P
T
M
A
H

Words that are the general names of a person, place, animal, or thing are called common
names. Words that are the special names of people and places are called special names.
Special names always begin with a capital letter.

V. Tick the common names and circle the special names in the box below:
shirt

January

house

India

Dr Kapoor

brick

Wednesday

rug

socks

Satish

apple

cupboard

bag

horse

book

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VI. Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the box above.
1. I found my blue shoes but I couldnt find my red..
2. My brothers name is
3. The students have a test on ..
4. is a large country.
V. Find and circle all the special names in the following sentences.
1. This is where Tina lives.
2. We have a test on Thursday.
3. I am waiting for Christmas.
4. Have you read the story of Cinderella?
5. We went to the Amer Fort in Jaipur.

VI. Underline the common names and circle the special names in the following
sentences.
1. Ravi and Raj are playing with a puppy.
2. It is hot in April and May
3. I have a pet called pudding.
4. The puppy is sleeping in its basket.
5. My aunt arrived on Friday.

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VII. Some common names and special names are jumbled up below. Sort and write
in the correct column.
cup
phone
Das

Seema
monkey Tuesday
March
Model School
dog
Mumbai
Javed Khan
necklace
Tom
chocolate
Nitin
Taj Mahal
book
girl
city
tree
Apollo Hospital

Common names

Special names

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..

..

..

..

..

..

..

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ENGLISH WORKSHEET 2
Grade -2
Name ________________

Date ___________

One and more than one.

Naming words can talk about one person or thing: girl, hand, cat , box. Naming words
can also talk about more than one person or thing of the same kind: girls, hands, cats,
boxes.
When we want to talk about more than one of something, we add s or es to the
naming word.
I. Add -s to these words.
1. brother

3. tree

5. coat..

7.

bun.

2. duck

4. bat.

6. pocket.

8. skirt....

II. Add es to these words.

1. bus..

3. fox.

5. match

7. witch.

2. box..

4. dish.

6. glass.

8. wish..

III. Look at the pictures and fill in the blanks. Add s or es wherever required.
Dolly is going on a picnic. She packs a lot of food in a
She keeps four

(apple) and two

She also keeps one

.. (bag) of chips and two

......(basket).
(pear).
.

(bottle) of orange juice.

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We can also talk about many by changing y to ies to the end of a naming word.

baby

babies

berry

berries

IV. Change y to ies

1.

story.

4. army.

2.

city ..

5. fly.

3.

lily

6. fairy..

Another way to talk about more than one of something is

by changing f/fe to ves.

knife

knives

loaf

loaves

Learn these spellings

goose

geese

man

men

child

children

tooth

teeth

foot

feet

V. Use the above rule and add ves to these naming words.
1. calf.

4. leaf

2. shelf...

5. wife

3. hoof..

6.

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ENGLISH WORKSHEET 3
Grade -2
Name ________________

Date ___________

S.
When we want to show that something belongs to someone or is owned by someone, we
use s.
Example : The girls bag was lost.
We are talking about the bag that belongs to the girl or is owned by the girl.
Look at these pictures:

1. This book belongs to Aruna. This is Arunas book.

2. This car belongs to Mr Nair. This is Mr Nairs car.
3. That house belongs to Jaideep. That is a Jaideeps house.
4. This collar belongs to my dog. This is my dogs collar.

5. Gita has long hair . Gitas hair is long.

We us an apostrophe () followed by s, when we show belonging or ownership.
Remember that just adding s to a naming word also means more than one. That is
why using the apostrophe is so important.
Look at these sentences.
1. Amit and Sonu are my friends. (No apostrophe.)
2. This is my friends book. (Use an apostrophe.)
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I. Read these sentences carefully. Some words are in italics. Join these words
using an apostrophe and rewrite the sentences. The first one has been done
for you.
1. The tail of the dog is short.
The dogs tail is short.

2. These crayons belong to Pavan.

3. The dress of Deepa is new.

4. The shirt of the beggar is torn.

5. The cubs of the tiger are cute.

II. Place a tick mark () if the sentence is correct and a cross (X) if it is
incorrect.
1. Many boys are playing cricket.
2. The boys school bag is heavy.
3. There are no girls in my school.
4. The girls are wearing socks.
5. My fiends father is a pilot.
6. Asha and Mina are my friends.
7. The doctors car is red.
8. Many doctors work in villages.
9. My uncles shop is in a big mall.
10.That is Anitas necklace.
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ENGLISH WORKSHEET 4
Grade -2
Name ________________

Date ___________

I , We , You , He, She, It , They.

Sometimes we use a different word to take the place of a naming word.
Example : Sunil is a policeman. Sunil wears a uniform.
To make the second sentence sound better we can replace Sunil with the word he.
Now read the new sentence.
Sunil is a policeman. He wears a uniform.
The word he has taken the place of the naming word Sunil.

I. Fill in the blanks with words from the box.

I

you

he

she

it

we

they

1. Charu, Alam and I were telling jokes ..laughed a lot.

2. ..was late to class. The teacher gave me a lot of homework.
3. It is past your bedtime. ...should sleep early.
4. Anu has brown eyes. .also has curly hair.
5. Salman drives a car. ..drivesvery fast.
6. Karan and Venkat are taller than Samar. .is short than them.
7. Grandpa is looking for Kavya and Kanav. Where are .?
8. This is Joys book. .bought ..last week.
9.
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II. Rewrite the second sentence. Replace the underlined word with a suitable
word.
1. Sita and I live in Chennai. Sita and I were born here.
.
2. Please give Ava this book. Ava had asked for this book.
..................................................................................................................................
3. The teacher gave Radha and me a set of crayons. Radha and I used them to
draw.
.
4. The cup fell down and broke. The cup was my favourite cup.
.
5. My name is Seema. Seema goes to school in a rickshaw.
.
III. Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the box.
I

we

you

he

she

Manav and ..were going to the park.

it

they

On our way .met

Sam and Simi. started to talk and share jokes on the way to the park.
The park was quite far from where we had started. ..was at least 30
minutes away. .wanted to take a bus but Simi and Sam said that
did not to have enough money. So .decided to keep on
walking.

..thanked

us

for

being

thoughtful

and

kind.

.said that it was not a problem. Then stopped to have ice

cream.
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ENGLISH WORKSHEET 5
Grade -2
Name ________________

Date ___________

Me, Us, You, Him, Her, It, Them are a few more words that can take the place of
a naming word.
I. Choose the correct word from the box given below and fill in the blanks.
me

us

you

him

her

it

them

1. This is my necklace. My grandmother gave it to

2. Anil and I are going to watch a film. Do you want to come with.?
3. My grandparents love sweets. These gulab jamuns are for.
4. I found a gold bracelet on the road. I dont know what to do with .
5. My sister and I love sandwiches. Mother makes them for every
day
6. Sara bought a gift for Maggie. She will give ..to.tonight.
7. I lost Mayanks football. I told .. I will buy him another one.
8. The thief ran away from jail. The police are looking for..everywhere.
9. Janvi aand Koyel were hungry. I gave .some cake.
10.This is not my comb. ..is mothers.

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II. Circle the correct word.

1. Take the pair of scissors from the desk and put (them / her/ him) back when you
are done.
2. Ajay and Anita asked the teacher to give (her/ us/ them) two extra tickets for the
school play.
3. I was going for a walk. My mother asked (her / him / me) to wear my jacket.
4. I have two cats and I love (them / it/ us very much.
5. These books belong to Meera. Please give (them/ it/ us) to (it/ her/ him)
6. Rima is my best friend. I will invite (it/ her/ him) to my birthday party.
7. I need to use your crayons. May I please borrow (it/ them/ her) ?
8. Ryan cannot find is watch. He kept (them/ it/ us) on the table last night.
9. My brother and I went to our aunts house. She baked a cake for (them / her/ us).
10. Ben is my neighbor. I play cricket with (it/ us/ him) every day.

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ENGLISH WORKSHEET 6
Grade -2
Name ________________

Date ___________

Recap time.
Confusing words
Some words have the same sound but are spelt differently. They also have different
meanings.
ad: an advertisement
add: to put two things together/to put to numbers together
bare: empty
bear: a wild furry animal
ewe: a female sheep
you : a pronoun
dear: a word used to start letters/that which you love very much
deer: a wild animal that runs fast and eat grass
fair: treating people in the right way/ light colour (hair, skin)
fare: the money you pay to travel by bus, taxi, auto, train or plane
here: in, at a particular place.
hear: to listen
in: a preposition
inn: a place in the country where you can rest for the night.
knew: to know something from before
new: something that is not old

main: most important

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mane: the hair around the neck of a horse or lion

nun: a Christian woman who is very religious and who lives with others like her
doing work for the church
none: not one
one: the number 1
won: to win something
plain: simple
plane: an areophane
rose: a sweet-smelling, red flower
rows: many lines of people or things
sale: selling something
sail: a big piece of cloth on a boat that helps it move when the wind blows against it.
tire: to feel tired
tyre: the rubber around a wheel of a car
waist: the portion of the body above the hip
waste: things that you do not want or are not useful

Silent letters are letters you cannot hear when you say the word but are in the
spelling of the word.
bone
rode
file
gate
made
knuckle
knot
wriggle

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gnaw
catch
soften
Christmas
kitchen
tough
wreck

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ACTIVITY ANIMAL PICTIONARY

Make an attractive animal pictionary and
enhance your vocabulary.

CAT (Pappu)

Read the story The Jungle Book. Collect

pictures of about 10-15 animals (including
birds) mentioned in the book. (Example:
Sher Khan Tiger; Mao peacock). Paste
them on A4 paper and write facts about
them. Use one sheet for each animal.
Arrange them in alphabetical order and
tie/bind the pages together. Your animal
pictionary is ready!

young one: kitten

male: tomcat

female: queen cat

group of cats: clowder

Cats are very popular as pets. Cats have
powerful night vision, sharp hearing and
excellent sense of smell. They conserve energy
by sleeping for about 13 14 hours a day. On
an average, cats live for around 12 15 years.

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