Words with Special Endings Worksheet for Grade 2

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A Quick & Easy Guide for Grown-Ups

Before your child starts, here’s a simple way to explain these endings. You don’t need to be a teacher—just use this cheat sheet!

-ed: This ending usually tells us something happened in the past.

• Example: jump → jumped, look → looked

-ing: This ending shows an action is happening right now.

• Example: walk → walking, read → reading

-er and -est: These are the “comparing” endings.

• Example: big → bigger, biggest

Words with Special Endings Worksheet

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Part 1: Word Endings Match-Up!

Read each sentence. Add the correct ending to make the word fit the sentence.

1. Yesterday, I read my favorite book. (read)

2. She is a letter to her friend. (write)

3. The dog is loudly in the yard. (bark)

4. We played soccer at the park this morning. (play)

Answer Key: 1. read, 2. writing, 3. barking, 4. played

Part 2: Compare This Task!

Write the correct form of the word using “-er” or “-est.”

Word: big

The first dog is small.

The second dog is.

The third dog is the.

Answer Key: bigger, biggest

Part 3: Word Search Fun!

Find the past tense words that end with -ed.

J	U	M	P	E	D	X	W
L	O	P	H	C	R	I	E
K	I	S	T	A	L	K	E
W	A	L	K	E	D	N	D
P	L	A	Y	E	D	Z	V

Words to find: jumped, walked, played, talked

Answer Key: jumped (top row), walked (4th row), played (last row), talked (3rd row)

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