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This 8-word grammar word search teaches Grades 2–3 students contractions and past tense verbs. Hidden words include hasn't, wasn't, have, and said, reinforcing common irregular verbs and contraction patterns. Use it as a grammar warm-up, a literacy-center activity, or a quick assessment during a verb-tense unit.

Subject:
English / Language Arts
Topic:
Grammar
Grade Level:
2nd – 3rd Grades
Updated March 2026

Word List

  • AFTER
  • HAPPY
  • HAS
  • HASNT
  • HAVE
  • SAID
  • THAT
  • WASNT

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