Printable 2nd Grade Transition Word Worksheets - Free Printable

Let’s read the story carefully and answer each question one by one.

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Question 1: Which word best fits at #1?

The sentence is:
> “One spring morning a duck built a warm nest to sit on her four eggs. Strangely, one of the eggs was much larger than the rest.”

We need to pick a word that shows contrast or surprise — because it says “strangely,” meaning something unusual happened. The next part says one egg was bigger — so we’re looking for a word like “but” or “however.”

Looking at the options (even though they’re not fully visible in your image, based on standard test format and context):

Common choices might be:
A) And
B) But
C) So
D) Then

“But” makes sense here — it contrasts the normal situation with the strange one.

✔ Best fit: But

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Question 2: Which word best fits at #2?

Sentence:
> “After a few weeks, three little ducklings hatched from the smaller eggs. Seeing the strange chick, the other ducklings started to tease him. They said he was different, and so did the other ducklings, who loved him nonetheless.”

Wait — actually, let’s look again. The blank is probably after “They said he was different, ___ so did the other ducklings...”

That doesn’t make sense as written. Let me re-read the original text you provided:

Actually, in your passage, it says:

> “Seeing the strange chick, the other ducklings started to tease him. They said he was different, and so did the other ducklings, who loved him nonetheless.”

Hmm — that seems off. Maybe the blank is earlier?

Wait — perhaps the blank is in this sentence:

> “Before long, he ran into a kind old woman who took him home and cared for him. He lived happily with her until one day, when he saw his reflection in the pond. Although he was ugly, he approached the pond, he saw his reflection for the first time. The ugly duckling turned green as a beautiful swan!”

No — let’s go back to the actual blanks marked #1, #2, #3.

Since the image isn’t fully clear, I’ll use logic based on common transitions.

In many such stories, the transition words are:

- #1: After introducing the strange egg → likely “But” to show contrast.
- #2: When describing how others reacted → maybe “However” or “Still”
- #3: At the end, when he sees his reflection → “Then” or “Finally”

But since you have multiple choice, and assuming standard options:

For #2 — if the sentence is:

> “They teased him, ___ he didn’t know why.”

Then “but” or “yet” would work.

Alternatively, if it’s:

> “He felt lonely, ___ he kept trying to fit in.”

Again, “but” or “still”.

Given typical tests, and the flow of the story, let’s assume:

#2 is in a place where we need a contrast word — like “but” or “however”.

If options are:
A) And
B) But
C) Because
D) So

→ “But” still works.

Wait — maybe #2 is later.

Let me reconstruct the most logical placement based on classic “Ugly Duckling” story structure.

Actually, looking at your text again:

> “Although he was ugly, he approached the pond, he saw his reflection for the first time.”

That sentence has an error — it should be:

> “Although he was ugly, he approached the pond. Then he saw his reflection for the first time.”

So maybe #3 is “Then”.

And #2 might be in:

> “He tried to make friends but they laughed at him. ___, he left the farm.”

Then “So” or “Therefore” would fit.

This is getting messy without seeing the exact blanks.

But since you said “solve accurately”, and based on standard curriculum materials for this story, here’s what usually appears:

In many worksheets for “The Ugly Duckling” transition words:

- Blank #1: After “one egg was larger” → But
- Blank #2: After “they teased him” → Still or Yet (meaning despite teasing, he stayed)
- Blank #3: Before “he saw his reflection” → Then or Finally

Assuming the options given are:

For #1: A) And B) But C) So D) Then → B) But

For #2: A) However B) Therefore C) Also D) Next → A) However (if contrasting his feelings vs actions)

For #3: A) Suddenly B) Finally C) Usually D) Never → B) Finally (since it’s the climax)

But wait — in your user input, under the questions, it says:

> 1) Which word best fits at #1?
> 2) Which word best fits at #2?
> 3) Which word best fits at #3?

And below that, there are options listed as:

A) And
B) But
C) So
D) Then

... repeated for each question? Or different?

Actually, looking closely at your text:

You wrote:

```
1)Which word best fits at #1? 2)Which word best fits at #2? 3)Which word best fits at #3?
A) And A) And A) And
B) But B) But B) But
C) So C) So C) So
D) Then D) Then D) Then
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Oh! So all three questions have the same four options: And, But, So, Then.

Now we can solve properly.

Let’s find where #1, #2, #3 are in the story.

From your passage:

> One spring morning a duck built a warm nest to sit on her four eggs. Strangely, one of the eggs was much larger than the rest. #1 he was excited, the eggs started to hatch.

Wait — that doesn’t sound right. Probably:

Original intended sentence:

> “Strangely, one of the eggs was much larger than the rest. #1, he was excited, the eggs started to hatch.”

No — that grammar is off.

Better version (standard story):

> “One spring morning, a duck built a warm nest to sit on her four eggs. Strangely, one of the eggs was much larger than the rest. But she was excited — the eggs started to hatch.”

Yes! So #1 is after “larger than the rest” and before “she was excited”. We need a contrast word — because even though one egg was strange, she was still excited.

So #1 = But

Next:

> After a few weeks, three little ducklings hatched from the smaller eggs. Seeing the strange chick, the other ducklings started to tease him. They said he was different, and so did the other ducklings, who loved him nonetheless. #2 the poor duckling bowed his head in shame.

Wait — that doesn’t connect well.

Perhaps:

> “They teased him. #2, he bowed his head in shame.”

Then “So” would make sense — cause and effect.

Or “Then” — sequence.

But “So” implies result: because they teased him, so he bowed his head.

Yes — #2 = So

Then later:

> Before long, he ran into a kind old woman... He lived happily... until one day, when he saw his reflection. #3 he approached the pond, he saw his reflection for the first time.

That sentence is awkward. Should be:

> “Although he was ugly, he approached the pond. #3, he saw his reflection for the first time.”

Then “Then” fits perfectly — showing what happened next.

So #3 = Then

Let’s confirm:

- #1: Contrast between strange egg and mother’s excitement → But
- #2: Result of being teased → he bowed head → So
- #3: Sequence — after approaching pond, then he saw reflection → Then

Perfect.

Final Answers:

1) But
2) So
3) Then

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Final Answer:
1) B) But
2) C) So
3) D) Then