Let’s go through each sentence one by one and pick the best noun from the list to fill in the blank.
The nouns we can use are:
Jupiter, cereal, rainbow, flower, lion, horse
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1.
She picked up a ________ in the garden.
→ What do you usually find in a garden that you can pick up? A
flower!
✔ Answer:
flower
2.
The ________ is the king of the jungle.
→ Everyone knows this — it’s the
lion!
✔ Answer:
lion
3.
I love to eat ________ for breakfast.
→ What do people often eat for breakfast?
Cereal!
✔ Answer:
cereal
4.
We saw a beautiful ________ in the sky.
→ What appears in the sky after rain and has colors? A
rainbow!
✔ Answer:
rainbow
5.
My ________ won first place in the race.
→ Animals that race? Horses do! So,
horse.
✔ Answer:
horse
6.
The ________ is the largest planet in our solar system.
→ That’s
Jupiter — big red spot and all!
✔ Answer:
Jupiter
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Final Answer:
1. flower
2. lion
3. cereal
4. rainbow
5. horse
6. Jupiter
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of 2nd grade english.
