Calendar Words Vocabulary Worksheets for 2nd Grade

What your child practices

Here, 4 worksheets help 2nd grade students (Grade 2 in Canada) learn and use Calendar Words, with 32 questions in all. Young children learn new words fastest when they meet them again and again in different ways, which is why each sheet uses the same words in a new kind of task. Inside you will find Match the Meaning, Fill in the Sentence, Synonyms and Antonyms and Which Word Fits. Each sheet supports Common Core L.2.4, covering working out the meaning of unknown words. It also touches L.2.6, learning and using new grade level words. Answer keys sit on page 2 of each PDF, so checking takes seconds. Finished a sheet? The online version reads every question aloud and checks answers instantly.

Tips for parents

• Act out words when you can. Young learners remember a word they have moved to.
• Have your child write one sentence of their own for each new word.
• Pick three words from the Calendar Words list and use them in conversation during the week.