Key verbs — bring the words back
Student sheet · Grade 2 · Lesson 16
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Name ______________________________ Date ______________
Verbs are what the sentence does.
1. MATCH
Draw a line from each school word to the everyday word that means about the same.
explain — ________________
compare — ________________
describe — ________________
collect — ________________
2. CHOOSE
Fill each gap with the right word. Word bank: collect, compare, describe, explain.
Word bank: collect, compare, describe, explain.
________ why the plant died.
________ the two leaves.
________ what you saw.
We ________ leaves each fall.
3. FRAME
Finish each sentence.
Because ___, the explain ___.
We use explain when ___.
Write the whole sentence, not just the missing word.
4. PRODUCE
Write your own sentences using the school words. Target: 5 sentences. A + means more than one sentence in that slot. You may use the frame for two of your three. Try the third without it.
explain
compare
describe
collect