Grade 2 English Language Arts · Spelling and Punctuation
Build Grade 2 writing skills with five 10-question practice tests on spelling patterns, capitalization, punctuation marks, apostrophes, and sentence editing.
These Grade 2 English Language Arts practice tests help students write clear and correct sentences. Students practice common spelling patterns, plural and suffix rules, capital letters, periods, question marks, exclamation marks, commas, quotation marks, and apostrophes.
Complete one 10-question test at a time. Read each sentence aloud, check the first letter and ending mark, and look for names, dates, lists, and ownership words. Rewrite any missed sentence correctly after reviewing the solution.
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1. Test
A 10-question Grade 2 English Language Arts practice test on spelling, capitalization, punctuation, apostrophes, and sentence editing.
Read each word or sentence carefully. Apply the spelling, capitalization, punctuation, or editing rule and choose one answer.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is because.
Because is the correctly spelled word.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is friend.
Friend is the correctly spelled word.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is school.
School is the correctly spelled word.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is favorite.
Favorite is the standard U.S. spelling.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is boxes.
Add -es to box because the word ends in x: box becomes boxes.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is jumped.
Add -ed to jump to make the past-tense word jumped.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is running.
Double the final consonant before adding -ing: run becomes running.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is carried.
Change y to i before adding -ed: carry becomes carried.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is happy.
Happy has one p after the first a and ends with y.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is their.
Their is the correctly spelled word.
Correct spelling helps readers understand words quickly and helps writers communicate their ideas clearly.
Students can decide whether a sentence tells, asks, or shows strong feeling, then choose a period, question mark, or exclamation mark. Commas, quotation marks, and apostrophes follow additional writing rules.
The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 2 spelling and punctuation questions in total.
