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Speak in Coherent Sentences is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on telling a story aloud in complete sentences, aligned to Common Core standard SL.2.4. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Speak in Coherent Sentences

SL.2.4

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1.Which telling of a rainy day is in the right order?
  • A.Rain. Inside. Dry.
  • B.We dried off, so it started to rain and we ran inside.
  • C.It started to rain, so we ran inside and dried off.
2.Which telling of making a sandwich is easiest to follow?
  • A.Jam bread half cut.
  • B.Last I cut it. First I spread. Next the bread.
  • C.First I got the bread. Next I spread the jam. Last I cut it in half.
3.Which is the best way to start telling about a summer trip?
  • A.And we went and.
  • B.Summer aunt went stay.
  • C.In the summer we went to stay with my aunt.
4.Which telling of a lost toy has a clear ending?
  • A.I looked and looked and looked.
  • B.I looked everywhere, and at last I found my car under the bed.
  • C.Under the bed car.
5.Which sentence would help a listener picture the snow?
  • A.The snow was deep and crunched under my boots.
  • B.Snow, boots.
  • C.It was snow and it was.
6.Which is the clearest way to tell about a trip to the zoo?
  • A.The goats then we first the zoo lions went.
  • B.Zoo. Lions. Goats fed and.
  • C.We went to the zoo. First we saw the lions, and then we fed the goats.
7.Which sentence explains why something happened?
  • A.Because the field.
  • B.We could not play outside because the field was too wet.
  • C.Field wet play.
8.Which is a complete sentence you could say to the class?
  • A.Last week I learned to ride my bike.
  • B.Last week my bike.
  • C.To ride and learned.

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Answer key — Speak in Coherent Sentences

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.It started to rain, so we ran inside and dried off.
  2. 2.First I got the bread. Next I spread the jam. Last I cut it in half.
  3. 3.In the summer we went to stay with my aunt.
  4. 4.I looked everywhere, and at last I found my car under the bed.
  5. 5.The snow was deep and crunched under my boots.
  6. 6.We went to the zoo. First we saw the lions, and then we fed the goats.
  7. 7.We could not play outside because the field was too wet.
  8. 8.Last week I learned to ride my bike.

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to SL.2.4 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.