Common Core: 2nd Grade English Language Arts : Capitalization, Punctuation, and Spelling: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.2

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Example Questions

Example Question #5 : Use An Apostrophe For Contractions And Possessives: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2.C

Select the answer choice that shows that the candy belongs to my grandpa using a possessive noun. 

Possible Answers:

The candy belong's to my grandpa. 

The candy is my grandpas. 

That is my grandpa's candy. 

The candy belongs to my grandpa. 

Correct answer:

That is my grandpa's candy. 

Explanation:

A possessive noun shows who or what owns somethings. To make a noun possessive, we add an apostrophe and an s ('s). 

Example Question #92 : Common Core: 2nd Grade English Language Arts

Select the answer choice that shows that the bird belongs to Dan using a possessive noun. 

Possible Answers:

Dans bird is Tweetie's.

Tweetie, the bird, belongs to Dan. 

The bird's is Dans. 

Tweetie is Dan's bird. 

Correct answer:

Tweetie is Dan's bird. 

Explanation:

A possessive noun shows who or what owns somethings. To make a noun possessive, we add an apostrophe and an s ('s). 

Example Question #151 : Language

Select the answer choice that shows that the bike belongs to Joe using a possessive noun. 

Possible Answers:

That is Joes bike. 

The bike is Joes. 

That is Joe's bike. 

The bike's is Joe's. 

Correct answer:

That is Joe's bike. 

Explanation:

A possessive noun shows who or what owns somethings. To make a noun possessive, we add an apostrophe and an s ('s). 

Example Question #1 : Spelling Patterns: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2.D

Select the word that is spelled correctly. 

Possible Answers:

darck  

iyes 

over

sharck 

Correct answer:

over

Explanation:

The word that is spelled correctly is "over". The incorrectly spelled words and the corrections are as follows:

iyes  eyes  

sharck  shark  

darck  dark 

Example Question #2 : Spelling Patterns: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2.D

Select the word that is spelled correctly.

Possible Answers:

ocan 

mosion 

change 

contry 

Correct answer:

change 

Explanation:

The word that is spelled correctly is "change". The incorrectly spelled words and the corrections are as follows:

contry  country  

ocan  ocean  

mosion  motion  

Example Question #3 : Use Conventional Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.2.E

Select the word that is spelled correctly

Possible Answers:

spread

spride 

spided 

Correct answer:

spread

Explanation:

The word that is spelled correctly is "spread". 

Example Question #101 : Language

Select the word that is spelled correctly

Possible Answers:

afect 

affect

affectt 

Correct answer:

affect

Explanation:

The word that is spelled correctly is "affect". 

Example Question #162 : Language

Select the word that is spelled correctly

Possible Answers:

mammal

mammall 

mamal

Correct answer:

mammal

Explanation:

The word that is spelled correctly is "mammal". 

Example Question #102 : Language

Select the word that is spelled correctly

Possible Answers:

 distense 

 distence

 distance

Correct answer:

 distance

Explanation:

The word that is spelled correctly is " distance". 

Example Question #103 : Language

Select the word that is spelled correctly

Possible Answers:

wieght

weight

weigt

Correct answer:

weight

Explanation:

The word that is spelled correctly is "weight".

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