Learning Worksheets Grade 2

Free printable PDFs · ages 7–8

Grade 2 Worksheets (Ages 7–8): Free Printable PDFs

Free second grade worksheets for 7 and 8 year olds: Dolch second grade sight words, phonics blends and digraphs, addition and subtraction within 20, place value, telling time and counting money.

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Grade 1 worksheets

Grade 2 is also called second grade, or Year 2 or Year 3 in the UK.

Free grade 2 worksheets: place value with tens and ones, the sight word because, and telling time to the hour

What children usually learn at ages 7 to 8

  • Reading the second grade sight words and longer stories with less help
  • Spelling words with blends and digraphs such as str, sh and ck
  • Adding and subtracting within 20 quickly, and starting on bigger numbers
  • Understanding tens and ones in two-digit numbers
  • Telling the time to the hour and half hour, and counting coins

Grade 2 is about fluency: children use the skills from grade 1 faster and more confidently, and start to apply them to time, money and longer texts.

Worksheets by subject

The best worksheets for grade 2

Each maths PDF has two levels and an answer key. Start with Level 1 and move on when it feels easy.

Reading and phonics

Read faster and spell longer words.

Sight word because worksheet: read, trace, write and find because, then trace a sentence

Second grade sight words

Forty-six Dolch second grade words, from always and around to would and your.

R blends worksheet: trace br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr and tr, then circle the blend each picture starts with

Blends: l, r and s blends

Blends like br, st and fl, with picture sorting and fill-in words.

th digraph worksheet: trace th, circle th pictures and finish words with th

Digraphs: sh, ch, th, wh, ck

Revise sh, ch, th, wh and ck with sorting and short sentences.

Cursive letter tracing worksheets

Cursive letters a to z

Cursive letters a to z for children starting joined handwriting.

Maths

Number facts to 20, place value, time and money.

Addition within 20 worksheet level 1: six double ten frame sums such as 9 + 4 and 8 + 5, where the dots show how to make 10 first, plus six doubles and near doubles like 6 + 6 and 6 + 7

Addition within 20

Make 10 with double ten frames, then doubles and near doubles.

Subtraction within 20 worksheet level 1: six number line problems where children start at a dot and hop back, such as 15 − 6, plus six take-away sums that make a ten, like 16 − 6

Subtraction within 20

Hop back across 10 on a number line, then missing-number sums.

Place Value: Tens and Ones worksheet level 1: six base-ten block pictures to count as tens and ones, plus six “tens and ones to a number” questions such as 3 tens 5 ones

Place Value: Tens and Ones

Count base-ten blocks and write numbers as tens and ones.

Telling Time: O’clock and Half Past worksheet level 1: six o’clock clocks to read and write, plus four blank clock faces where children draw the hands for times such as 2 o’clock

Telling Time: O’clock and Half Past

Read and draw o’clock and half past times.

Money: Counting Coins worksheet level 1: six purses of coins to add up, such as 5 + 2 + 2, plus three pairs of purses where children circle the one with more money

Money: Counting Coins

Count generic 1, 2, 5 and 10 coins, pay exact prices and work out change.

Skip Counting by 2s, 5s and 10s worksheet level 1: two count-by-10s trains, a row of hands to count by 5s, two count-by-5s trains and a circle-the-10s number hunt

Skip Counting by 2s, 5s and 10s

Count by 2s, 5s and 10s: a great warm-up for money and time.

Grammar and writing

Write clear, interesting sentences.

Capital Letters and Full Stops worksheet level 1: a rule box, five sentences where children circle the letters that should be capitals, and four sentences that need a full stop

Capital Letters and Full Stops

Level 2 is good revision for checking their own writing.

Adjectives worksheet level 1: circle the adjective that fits six pictures (big elephant, hot fire, tall giraffe and more), then circle the describing word in six pairs

Adjectives

Describing words make stories more interesting.

English grammar worksheets for grades 3 to 5

English grammar (grades 3–5)

Looking ahead: grammar worksheets for grades 3 to 5, such as subject and predicate.

A simple week of practice

A page a day keeps skills fresh without taking over the evening:

  1. Monday: two or three second grade sight words.
  2. Tuesday: addition or subtraction within 20.
  3. Wednesday: a phonics page, such as r blends or the th digraph.
  4. Thursday: place value or telling time.
  5. Friday: a money page, then a real shopping trip or a play shop.

Tips for grade 2

  • Ask your child to read the instructions aloud before starting.
  • Talk about strategies: “How did you work that out?” matters more than speed.
  • Link worksheets to real life: clocks at home, coins in a money box, house numbers on a walk.
  • Keep reading together every day, even when your child can read alone.

Need easier pages?

If something feels too hard, step back to the grade 1 worksheets for a while, or revise with the first grade sight words. Confidence matters more than speed.

Frequently Asked Questions

What should a second grader know?

By the end of grade 2, many children read short chapter books, spell common words with blends and digraphs, add and subtract within 20 from memory, understand tens and ones, and tell the time to the half hour.

What maths do second graders learn?

Second graders work on addition and subtraction within 20 and then 100, place value, telling time, counting money, measuring and simple shapes and fractions.

Which sight words are taught in grade 2?

The Dolch second grade list has 46 words, such as because, always, their, would and write. Our sight words page has a free worksheet for each one.

Are these worksheets right for Year 2 or Class 2?

Yes. Grade 2, Year 2 and Class 2 cover similar skills in many countries, and the money worksheets use generic coins so they work with any currency.

Are these worksheets free?

Yes. Every worksheet is free for home and classroom use, with no sign-up. Please share the page link rather than re-uploading the PDF.

Can you make a worksheet on another topic?

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