2nd grade subject and predicate worksheets
Subject and predicate worksheets for second grade use short sentences with clear naming parts. Your child underlines the complete subject, and the answer key shows it marked, with everything after it being the predicate. Sentences stay simple: one subject, one verb.
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The kind of sentences you'll get
Underline the complete subject of each sentence.
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The tall oak dropped its leaves.
Answer: The
- My pencil rolled under the desk.
- The twins traded their stickers.
Every print pulls a fresh set of sentences at this level, so a make-up test or a second sibling never gets the same sheet.
What's on each sheet
- Identify. Underline the complete subject of each sentence. 10 questions per page.
Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key on the last page.
How to teach this
Teach the two-question routine: who or what is this about, and what does the sentence say about them? Underline the answer to the first question; everything else answers the second. Keep saying naming part and telling part alongside subject and predicate until the new words stick.
Watch for: Kids underline only one word. The COMPLETE subject takes all its describing words along: not hen but the little red hen. Kids split at the middle of the sentence by eye. The real split is right before the verb; finding the verb first makes the subject fall out on its own.
Common questions about subject and predicate
- What does my child underline?
- The complete subject: the naming part with all its words, like the little red hen. The answer key shows the exact words to underline for every sentence, so checking takes seconds.
- Why not underline the predicate too?
- One clean job per sheet. Once the subject is underlined, the predicate is simply everything else, and the key notes say so. Keeping the task single keeps young readers accurate.
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Reviewed by the One more sheet team. Content version 178, updated August 2026.
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