Grade 2 Vocabulary Words
Learn and practise 25 useful vocabulary words for grade 2.
Grade 2 Vocabulary Words
Name:Date:Score:
Choose the best meaning for each word.
- 1What does gather mean? A to bring together B to get ready C more than enough
- 2What does giant mean? A ready to face danger B to keep safe C extremely large
- 3What does enormous mean? A very large B to bring together C to tell what something is like
- 4What does prepare mean? A to get ready B extremely large C to gather together
- 5What does curious mean? A known by many people B eager to learn C to join to something
- 6What does notice mean? A to keep safe B to see or observe C known by many people
- 7What does famous mean? A to keep safe B known by many people C strange
- 8What does attach mean? A to find for the first time B to join to something C to surprise greatly
- 9What does search mean? A to look carefully B extremely large C to travel to learn about a place
- 10What does amaze mean? A a long trip B to surprise greatly C very old
- 11What does explore mean? A to travel to learn about a place B scared C to bring together
- 12What does escape mean? A to surprise greatly B to reach a place C to get away
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Grade 2 Vocabulary Words
Name:Date:Score:
Choose the best meaning for each word.
- 1What does plenty mean? A more than enough B to find for the first time C very old
- 2What does prepare mean? A eager to learn B to get ready C extremely large
- 3What does ancient mean? A very old B extremely large C to see or observe
- 4What does amaze mean? A to reach a place B to see or observe C to surprise greatly
- 5What does escape mean? A a gentle wind B to keep safe C to get away
- 6What does gather mean? A eager to learn B a gentle wind C to bring together
- 7What does search mean? A to look carefully B to keep safe C extremely large
- 8What does choose mean? A to pick B eager to learn C very old
- 9What does describe mean? A to tell what something is like B a gentle wind C to look carefully
- 10What does protect mean? A a long trip B to travel to learn about a place C to keep safe
- 11What does famous mean? A to keep safe B scared C known by many people
- 12What does enormous mean? A to gather together B very large C to find for the first time
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Grade 2 Vocabulary Words
Name:Date:Score:
Choose the best meaning for each word.
- 1What does search mean? A a gentle wind B to look carefully C to surprise greatly
- 2What does gather mean? A to bring together B a long trip C to reach a place
- 3What does enormous mean? A to find for the first time B very large C to tell what something is like
- 4What does arrive mean? A more than enough B to reach a place C to gather together
- 5What does explore mean? A to travel to learn about a place B to tell what something is like C eager to learn
- 6What does attach mean? A to join to something B a long trip C to pick
- 7What does curious mean? A to pick B extremely large C eager to learn
- 8What does describe mean? A to join to something B to tell what something is like C ready to face danger
- 9What does peculiar mean? A to look carefully B strange C to get ready
- 10What does discover mean? A to keep safe B to find for the first time C very old
- 11What does afraid mean? A very old B scared C ready to face danger
- 12What does escape mean? A to reach a place B to surprise greatly C to get away
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Answer key — Sheet A (12 answers)
- 1. A – to bring together
- 2. C – extremely large
- 3. A – very large
- 4. A – to get ready
- 5. B – eager to learn
- 6. B – to see or observe
- 7. B – known by many people
- 8. B – to join to something
- 9. A – to look carefully
- 10. B – to surprise greatly
- 11. A – to travel to learn about a place
- 12. C – to get away
Answer key — Sheet B (12 answers)
- 1. A – more than enough
- 2. B – to get ready
- 3. A – very old
- 4. C – to surprise greatly
- 5. C – to get away
- 6. C – to bring together
- 7. A – to look carefully
- 8. A – to pick
- 9. A – to tell what something is like
- 10. C – to keep safe
- 11. C – known by many people
- 12. B – very large
Answer key — Sheet C (12 answers)
- 1. B – to look carefully
- 2. A – to bring together
- 3. B – very large
- 4. B – to reach a place
- 5. A – to travel to learn about a place
- 6. A – to join to something
- 7. C – eager to learn
- 8. B – to tell what something is like
- 9. B – strange
- 10. B – to find for the first time
- 11. B – scared
- 12. C – to get away
About this skill
These words come up often in reading and writing at this level. Use each in a sentence after the sheet.
How to teach it
- Use each new word in a sentence out loud.
- Revisit words over several days — spaced practice beats cramming.
- Link new words to ones the child already knows.
Mistakes to watch for
- Memorising definitions without using the word in a sentence.
