What does the Short Forms with a Period worksheet cover?
It practices what a short form such as St., Ave., Dr. or Jan. stands for — 8 questions for Grade 2, all on Common Core L.2.2: Capitalize proper nouns, use apostrophes and commas, and spell patterns you have been taught. The instruction to students is “Circle the right answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Short Forms with a Period practice?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.2 — L.2.2, under Language for Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Short Forms with a Period is written for Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on L.2.2, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Short Forms with a Period come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 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.
How many different versions of Short Forms with a Period can I print?
25 — one per student, 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.
Is Short Forms with a Period free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Short Forms with a Period, 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.