Adjectives and Adverbs is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on sorting describing words by what they describe, aligned to Common Core standard L.2.6. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
L.2.6
Sort each word into the right column.
Sort: sticky, wooden, suddenly, eagerly, sadly, fragile
Sort: brave, narrow, rarely, neatly, silent, gently
Sort: suddenly, gentle, wooden, eager, clumsily, sadly
LessonPrint · L.2.6 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
It practises sorting describing words by what they describe — 3 questions for Grade 2, all on Common Core L.2.6: Use adjectives and adverbs you have met in reading to describe things. The instruction to pupils is “Sort each word into the right column”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.6 — L.2.6, in the Language domain for Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including adjectives and adverbs to describe (e.g., When other kids are happy that makes me happy).” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
Adjectives and Adverbs is written for Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on L.2.6, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Yes. All 3 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Yes. Adjectives and Adverbs, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
Yes — “Adjectives and Adverbs in Your Writing” is a 40-minute Grade 2 plan for L.2.6, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Adjectives and Adverbs is the practice that follows it.
Use adjectives and adverbs you have met in reading to describe things.
Teaching this next? Adjectives and Adverbs in Your Writing is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.2.6 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.