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Class 2 · 2nd standard · 2026-27

Class 2 English worksheets, free, with every answer on the page

Four free Class 2 English worksheets, with every question and every answer printed on this page rather than locked behind a download. Class 2 is the year reading turns from decoding into understanding, and the year a sentence is expected to carry its capital letter and full stop without a reminder - so these sheets cover naming and doing words, punctuation, opposites and plurals, and two short comprehension passages that move from finding an answer to working one out.

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4 worksheets · 144 questions · every answer on the page · no sign-up · aligned to NCERT's Class 2 English reader is Mridang. Schools also use their own readers, and these sheets are written to the skills rather than to any one book.

What these practise

  • Naming words and doing words, identified inside a sentence rather than in a list
  • Capital letters at the start of a sentence, for names, and for the word I
  • Full stops and question marks
  • Reading a short passage and answering directly stated questions
  • Answering a question whose answer is implied rather than written
  • Writing an answer as a full sentence
  • Opposite words
  • Singular and plural, including the -es and -ies forms
  • Plurals that follow no rule - children, feet, mice

Last updated 2026-07-29

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The worksheets themselves

Every question is on this page, and so is every answer. Nothing is behind a sign-up, and there is no file to download unless you want one - use the print button on any sheet to save it as a PDF.

practice · easy · 15 min

Naming words and doing words

Class 2 English · Nouns and verbs · 36 questions with answers

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Class 2 meets the words 'noun' and 'verb' for the first time, usually as 'naming words' and 'doing words'. The useful test at this age is not the definition but whether a child can point at the right word in a sentence they have just read.

  • Picks the naming word out of a simple sentence
  • Picks the doing word out of a simple sentence
  • Uses a naming word and a doing word together to build a sentence of their own

Exercise 1 of 3 · 12 questions

Circle the naming word in each sentence.

Circle the answer · Warm-up

Here’s one done for you

The dog barked loudly. → Ask 'who or what is this sentence about?' The answer is the dog, so dog is the naming word. Barked is what it did, so that is the doing word - we will come to those next.

  1. 1)The dog barked loudly.
  2. 2)My sister reads every night.
  3. 3)The kite flew over the trees.
  4. 4)Amma cooked rice.
  5. 5)The bus stopped near the gate.
  6. 6)A frog jumped into the pond.
  7. 7)The baby laughed at the puppy.
  8. 8)Ravi opened his book.
  9. 9)The cow ate the grass.
  10. 10)My friend lives near the park.
  11. 11)The bell rang loudly.
  12. 12)A bird built its nest.

Answers

  1. 1) dog
  2. 2) sister
  3. 3) kite
  4. 4) Amma
  5. 5) bus
  6. 6) frog
  7. 7) baby
  8. 8) Ravi
  9. 9) cow
  10. 10) friend
  11. 11) bell
  12. 12) bird

Exercise 2 of 3 · 12 questions

Circle the doing word in each sentence.

Circle the answer · Guided

Here’s one done for you

The baby sleeps in the cot. → Ask 'what is happening?' Sleeping is happening, so sleeps is the doing word. Note it is sleeps, not sleep - the word changes to match the baby, and your child does not need to know why yet.

  1. 1)The baby sleeps in the cot.
  2. 2)Ravi kicked the ball.
  3. 3)The birds sing at dawn.
  4. 4)She painted a picture.
  5. 5)The train stopped at the station.
  6. 6)We ate mangoes.
  7. 7)The children ran in the field.
  8. 8)Amma washed the clothes.
  9. 9)The fish swims in the tank.
  10. 10)He climbed the tree.
  11. 11)The kettle boiled quickly.
  12. 12)They danced at the festival.

Answers

  1. 1) sleeps
  2. 2) kicked
  3. 3) sing
  4. 4) painted
  5. 5) stopped
  6. 6) ate
  7. 7) ran
  8. 8) washed
  9. 9) swims
  10. 10) climbed
  11. 11) boiled
  12. 12) danced

Exercise 3 of 3 · 12 questions

Use the naming word and the doing word to write one sentence.

Write the answer · Practice

Here’s one done for you

cat / ran → The cat ran across the road. Any sentence using both words is correct - these answers are examples, not the only right ones. What must be there is a capital letter at the start and a full stop at the end.

  1. 1)cat / ran
  2. 2)boy / laughed
  3. 3)rain / fell
  4. 4)teacher / wrote
  5. 5)monkey / climbed
  6. 6)bird / sang
  7. 7)baby / slept
  8. 8)dog / barked
  9. 9)girl / danced
  10. 10)bus / stopped
  11. 11)fish / swam
  12. 12)bell / rang

Answers

  1. 1) The cat ran across the road.
  2. 2) The boy laughed at the joke.
  3. 3) The rain fell all evening.
  4. 4) The teacher wrote on the board.
  5. 5) The monkey climbed the tree.
  6. 6) The bird sang on the branch.
  7. 7) The baby slept for two hours.
  8. 8) The dog barked at the postman.
  9. 9) The girl danced on the stage.
  10. 10) The bus stopped at the corner.
  11. 11) The fish swam around the tank.
  12. 12) The bell rang at nine o'clock.

While your child works

  • Accept any sensible sentence in the last exercise. The answers given are examples - marking a different correct sentence wrong is the fastest way to make a child stop trying.
  • If your child circles two words, ask them to read the sentence aloud and say who it is about. Saying it aloud almost always resolves it.
  • Do not introduce 'noun' and 'verb' if the school is still saying naming and doing words. Two sets of names for one thing is harder, not more advanced.

Open the Nouns and verbs worksheet on its own page

Class 2 English - the guide

What does Class 2 English actually expect?

Two shifts, and both are checkable on paper.

The first is that reading becomes comprehension. In Class 1 a child who could say the words aloud was reading. In Class 2 they are expected to say what happened, and then to answer something the passage implies rather than states. A child who reads a page fluently and cannot tell you what it was about has not made this turn yet, and that is worth catching now rather than in Class 4 when the passages get longer.

The second is that punctuation stops being optional. A capital at the start, a full stop at the end, capitals for names and for the word I. These are among the easiest marks to secure and among the most commonly lost right through Class 5, because they are treated as a formality rather than as something being marked.

How should we use these at home?

Fifteen to twenty minutes, once or twice a week, not an hour at the weekend. Each sheet has a worked example at the top of every exercise showing one question already done with the reasoning - that is there so a parent who is unsure of the current method can help without teaching something different from school, and so a stuck child can restart without asking.

  • Let your child check their own answers. The answers are on the page for exactly that. A child who marks their own work is doing something more useful than a child being marked.
  • Accept different correct answers. In sentence-building and in the thinking questions, our answers are examples. Marking a valid alternative wrong is the fastest way to make a child stop attempting.
  • Stop while it is going well. Ending on three correct is worth more than finishing the sheet.

If reading itself is the harder part rather than the questions, start with the free phonics guides instead, and see what to do when a child is weak in reading English.

Where do Class 2 children usually stall?

Three places, and each has a different fix.

  • Decoding without comprehension. Fluent aloud, blank afterwards. Ask for a retelling before any question is attempted - if they cannot retell it, they did not read it.
  • One-word answers. Correct but not what Class 3 will accept. Have them say the full sentence aloud first, then write what they said.
  • Knowing the punctuation rule and not using it. This is a habit, not a knowledge gap. Stop correcting mid-sentence and ask them to check their own line at the end instead.

What comes next is on our Class 3 English page, where comprehension moves to reading for meaning and writing in the child's own words.

Questions parents ask

Class 2 English worksheets - your questions

Are these Class 2 English worksheets really free?

Yes. Every question and every answer is on this page, there is no sign-up, no email wall and no account. The printable version puts the answers on a separate final sheet so your child works first and checks after.

Do these worksheets include an answer key?

Yes. Answers are printed under each exercise on this page, and separated onto their own sheet when printed. Where more than one answer is correct - sentence building, and the thinking questions - the key says so.

Are these matched to NCERT?

They are written to the skills Class 2 expects rather than to one publisher's chapters, so they work whether your school uses NCERT's Mridang or its own reader. The skills are the same across boards at this level.

Can I print these?

Yes, and they are laid out to print cleanly on A4 with the answers on a separate final page. Nothing is required to download them.

How long should a Class 2 child spend on one worksheet?

Fifteen to twenty minutes. If it is taking longer than that, the sheet is too hard rather than your child being slow - drop to the previous class's sheets for a week and come back.

My child gets the answers right but writes one word. Is that a problem?

Not yet, but Class 3 will expect full sentences, so this is the year to start. Do not mark it wrong - ask them to say the whole sentence aloud, then write down what they said.

Should a Class 2 child know the words noun and verb?

Not necessarily. Most Class 2 books use naming words and doing words, and the formal terms arrive in Class 3 or 4. Use whichever your child's school uses rather than teaching both at once.

What if my child cannot read the comprehension passage?

Read it aloud to them and let them answer. That still practises comprehension, which is the point of the sheet. Then work on decoding separately with the phonics guides rather than making one activity carry both jobs.

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