This Grade 2 science worksheet focuses on habitat features that make each place special. Students complete nine fill in the blank sentences about sand, salt water, fresh water, grass, tall trees, and ice, then match four habitat features to the correct habitat name. The activity helps young learners notice the important signs that tell them whether a place is a desert, forest, grassland, ocean, or Arctic home for living things around the world.
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Habitats & Ecosystems
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. A habitat with lots of sand and very little rain is called a desert.
2. A forest is full of tall trees where birds and squirrels live.
3. The ocean is filled with salt water that tastes different from pond water.
4. The Arctic is a cold habitat covered in ice and snow all year.
5. A pond has fresh water that does not taste salty.
6. Rainforests get a lot of rain almost every day of the year.
7. A desert feels very hot during the day and cold at night.
8. The floor of a forest is covered with fallen leaves in autumn.
9. Grasslands are wide open spaces covered mostly in grass.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Lots of sand, little rain
→ Desert
Desert
Tall trees and shade
→ Forest
Forest
Salt water and waves
→ Ocean
Ocean
Ice and snow all year
→ Arctic
Arctic
Habitats & Ecosystems
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) A habitat with lots of sand and very little rain is called a desert.
2) A forest is full of tall trees where birds and squirrels live.
3) The ocean is filled with salt water that tastes different from pond water.
4) The Arctic is a cold habitat covered in ice and snow all year.
5) A pond has fresh water that does not taste salty.
6) Rainforests get a lot of rain almost every day of the year.
7) A desert feels very hot during the day and cold at night.
8) The floor of a forest is covered with fallen leaves in autumn.
9) Grasslands are wide open spaces covered mostly in grass.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
Lots of sand, little rain
→ Desert
Desert
Tall trees and shade
→ Forest
Forest
Salt water and waves
→ Ocean
Ocean
Ice and snow all year
→ Arctic
Arctic
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