What parts of speech do 2nd graders learn?

Mostly nouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives and adverbs. This grade 2 sheet uses four of them: nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. Pronouns join at grade 3. A noun names a person, place, animal or thing, a verb shows an action, an adjective tells about a noun, and an adverb tells how, when or where, like sadly or yesterday.

Does every adverb end in -ly?

No. Many do, but now, then and upstairs are adverbs too. They tell when or where something happens. The grade 2 sheet includes several adverbs without -ly, so kids learn to ask what the word does instead of looking at its ending.

Why does my child write the answer instead of circling it?

Writing the name makes your child pick one part of speech and spell it, and that sticks better than circling. The same sentences also print as a test-style sheet with lettered choices, if you want practice in that format. Both come with an answer key.

2nd grade parts of speech

2nd grade parts of speech worksheets

Parts of speech are the jobs words do in a sentence. On this grade 2 sheet, your child reads a sentence, looks at one word from it, and writes whether that word is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb. The answer comes from what the word does in that sentence, not from how it looks.

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The kind of sentences you'll fix

Write the part of speech of the word after each sentence. Choose from the words in parentheses.

Kim will paint the fence later. Later: (adverb / noun / verb).
Fixed: Kim will paint the fence later. Later: adverb.
Our teacher read us a funny story. Story: (adjective / noun / verb).
Kenji kicked the ball over the fence. Ball: (adjective / adverb / noun).

Every print pulls a new set of sentences at this level, so a make-up test or a second sibling gets a different mix.

What's on a 2nd grade sheet

2nd grade sheets draw from 60 sentences, 7 to a page. None of these sentences are on 3rd grade sheets. 3rd grade sheets print 8 to a page.

A few of the sentences:

Our plane landed in a busy city.
Ice melts in the hot sun.
We shared sweet peaches at lunch.

Fix it. Write the part of speech of the word after each sentence. Choose from the words in parentheses. 7 sentences to fix per page.
Choose the word. Circle the letter of the part of speech of the word after each sentence. 8 questions per page.

Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key on the last page.

How to teach this

Have your child read the sentence out loud, then ask one question about the word: what is it doing here? If it names something you could point to, it is a noun. If it is something someone does, it is a verb. If it tells what kind, like cold or bumpy, it is an adjective. If it tells how, when or where, it is an adverb. Many adverbs end in -ly, but now, then and upstairs are adverbs too, so point those out when they come up. If your child guesses from the look of the word, cover the other choices and ask the question again.

Watch for: A word's ending is a hint, not a rule. Lovely ends in -ly and is an adjective. Now has no -ly and is an adverb. The same word can do different jobs. Rest is a noun in 'take a rest' and a verb in 'rest your legs.'

Common questions about 2nd grade parts of speech

What parts of speech do 2nd graders learn?: Mostly nouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives and adverbs. This grade 2 sheet uses four of them: nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. Pronouns join at grade 3. A noun names a person, place, animal or thing, a verb shows an action, an adjective tells about a noun, and an adverb tells how, when or where, like sadly or yesterday.
Does every adverb end in -ly?: No. Many do, but now, then and upstairs are adverbs too. They tell when or where something happens. The grade 2 sheet includes several adverbs without -ly, so kids learn to ask what the word does instead of looking at its ending.
Why does my child write the answer instead of circling it?: Writing the name makes your child pick one part of speech and spell it, and that sticks better than circling. The same sentences also print as a test-style sheet with lettered choices, if you want practice in that format. Both come with an answer key.

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Aligned to Common Core L.2.1.e. Reviewed by the One more sheet team. Content version 241, updated October 2026.

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