Let’s go through each sentence one by one and pick the best word from the box to fill in the blank. We’ll think about what makes sense in each sentence.
---
1. The airplane ________ said we were going to take off.
Who talks on an airplane? A pilot! So:
pilot
2. At the game, the ________ said the player was out.
In sports like baseball, who calls players “out”? An umpire. So:
umpire
3. Please ________ a strong knot in the string on the kite.
What do you do with a knot? You tie it. So:
tie
4. A ________ has 8 legs and can weave a web.
That’s a spider! Spiders have 8 legs and make webs. So:
spider
5. I like to eat ________ after dinner.
Something sweet you eat after dinner? Pie! So:
pie
6. My Grandpa is scared of ________ like snakes.
Snakes are reptiles. So he’s scared of reptiles. So:
reptiles
7. I cannot tell a ________!
This is a common phrase — “I cannot tell a lie!” So:
lie
8. He fell and ________.
If someone falls, they might cry. Past tense of “cry” is “cried”. So:
cried
9. Did you ________ what to wear today?
You need to choose or decide what to wear. So:
decide
10. We had ________ chicken for dinner.
Chicken that’s cooked in oil? Fried chicken! So:
fried
11. My dad likes to jog in the morning for ________.
Jogging is a form of exercise. So:
exercise
12. A fire truck has a loud ________.
Fire trucks have sirens that make loud noises. So:
siren
---
Now let’s double-check that we used each word only once and that all words from the box are used:
Box words:
fried
✔ (used in #10)
reptiles
✔ (#6)
umpire
✔ (#2)
lie
✔ (#7)
siren
✔ (#12)
tie
✔ (#3)
cried
✔ (#8)
spider
✔ (#4)
exercise
✔ (#11)
pie
✔ (#5)
pilot
✔ (#1)
decide
✔ (#9)
All 12 words used exactly once. Perfect!
---
Final Answer:
1. pilot
2. umpire
3. tie
4. spider
5. pie
6. reptiles
7. lie
8. cried
9. decide
10. fried
11. exercise
12. siren
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of 2th grade language arts worksheet.
