Complete Book of Reading

Table of ContenTs
Phonics
Short Vowels
Meet Slor1 a ............. . . . .. 41
leiter Ilecognitiort !horI a Maze ... . .... " ............. 42
Color the let19f Partners ..
Partner Match .
. 6 9'Iort 0 Actue Match ................. 43
. 7 Meet Short i .. .. ... . ............... LIS
Portner SeaCh ............ , 8 ReOO and Color Short i ...... . ......... 46
The Donkey' s Tail . .. . ................ 47
Auditory DiscriminoHon
Sounds the Some . . . ..
TICToe-Toe .
q Meet Short u ........................ r.,q
10 $)art u Tic-Toc-Toe . .. ............ 50
Read and Rhyme . . ...
Consonants
II Feed the Pup ..................... " . 51
Wrile and Hear Mm .,.. 13
Write and Hear Ss .................. 14
Write and Hoor T!. ................... 15
Write and Hear Hh ................. 16
Write and Hear Klc . . . 17
Write and Hear Bb . . . . . ...... 18
Wrile ond HOOf Ff . " . ... ... ......... I q
Write and Hear Go ... . ............... 20
Write and Hear L I. ............ ....... 21
Write and H90f Nn . . . . . . ..... 22
Write and Hoof Dd . . . . . . 23
Write and Heor Ww ...... .. . .. .. . :N
Write and Heat Cc, . . . . . . . . . . .. . 25
Write and HeOf Jj ... . . . . . . . . . 26
Write and HeOI Rr 27
Write and Heor Pp . ... 28
Wrtte and Heor Vv .. .. 2CI
Write ond Heal Vy .. . . 30
Writeond Heo 12........ 31
Write ond Hear Oq . . . . . . 32
Match le lt9l$ Old SOUnds 33
WrIte and Hear Xx 35
How Does 1\ End? .................... 36
h the Middle ....................... 37
Misshg Middies. . . . . . . . . ... . ......... 38
Comonont RevIew, . . . . . . . . Jq
Consonant RevIew. . . . . . . . , ...... I.()
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Meet Short o. . .. . . ......... 53
And Short a Words ............ " .. " 54
9'lort 0 Puzzles ....................... 55
Meet Short e .................. , ... , .. 57
A Matching Game ........... , ... , , .. 58
Sho!1 Vowel 5cropl:)ooll. :
A Cut and Fotd Book .. , . . . ...... SCI
AnIshthe-Word Puzzles .... , .. , ... , 61
Name me snort Vowel ............... 02
long Vowels
Meet long o ....................... . . 03
Write l ong a . . . . . ....... OLI
Meet long 1 , .. , ...... , ............ 65
Long i and Short I. . ....... . ........ 06
Meet l ong u, . . , ... , ... , ............. 67
5eorch and Color . . . .. . . .. . . ... .. ... 68
Meel long o. . .. . .... tA
Circle and Write.. .. .. ... ..... 70
Meeflong o ......................... 7 i
Long Vowel Crossword .. , .. , .... , .... , 72
Long VaweI Puzzles ...... 73
The SoI..nds of V . ......... 75
W'hiCh Sound of V? ................... 76

Sounds of c ooog ... , ....... , ........ 77
Hard and Soft c and g .. , ............. 78
Consonant Blends
Consonant Blends WIth r , ........... . .. ;rq
TobIe of COrl1\t",..
FI the Troy ................ ........ 80
Consonanl Blends With I ..... , . .. .. ... 81
l8lend TlcTocToo . _ ,. ... . . 82
Consonant Blends With S ............. 83
Match Pk:n..wes and Blends . ... ..... 811
Blends at the Ends. . .. .. ... ,... .. ., 85
FOllow the FInoI Blends.. . ... ... .. . .... 86
Missing Blends ..................... 87.88
Consonant Digraphs
Consonant Digraph th . . . . . ... &<I
TtWlIc About ttl . . ... . . . .. .. . .. .. C()
Consonant Digraph 511. . . .... . q l
Change a WOJ .. , . . . ...... <l2
Consonant Digraph wh . . .. . .......... qJ
Wheel 01 Fortune ........... .. ........ 'lI-I
Consonant DIgraph ch ............... q,s
Read and WTife ch ... . .... <l6
Comonont Digraph kn .. .. ....... q7
Consonant Digraph WI" qe
Ending Digraphs. . . . qq
Hear and Wrfte DIgraphs .... .. .. 100
MiSsing Digraphs ................. 101.102
r-Controlled Vowels
Tricky or. . . . . ..... 103
Write or or or ............ 04
Mile and t.1otch ...................... 105
Write lJ'. er and. . .. 106
Rhyme fme. ... . . . 107
Vowel Pairs
Vowel Poi"s oj and oy . . ............ loq
Vowel Pairs 00 and ow ............... 110
Vowel PaIr ul. .... . ........... II I
Vowel Pc* Ie. . . . . .. . . .... 112
Misshg Vowel Pain . . . .. ....... 113. 11 11
Vowel Ptir eo. . . . ............ 115
Vowel PoW 00. .. . ............. 116
Word Structure
Make Compound Words . . . . . . . . 117
Compound Word RIdcIes .. ..... 11 6
Build Words With Syllables .... . ... IICl
Prefix re o .......................... 121
Prefixes un and dis . . . 122
SUffixes U. less. ness. Iy . . _ . . .. 123
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Suffixes and Mecri"lgs. .. . .. . . . . . ... . 12ti
Suflb:es er and est ............. .. , . , , 125
CompQIe With er ond est .. . . . . . . . . . .. 126
Phonics Award Cerflncote ......... " .. 127
Reading Compre,ension
Context Clues
Use the Cloes ....................... 130
Clues lor Clothes .... , , ... , ... .... .. 131
Conlen CkJe$in Action ... "", ...... 132
Antonyms, Synonym. and Homophones
Amazing Antonyms .. . . . . ..... 133
Scale the Synonym Slope ... , ..... 131l
Synonym Match " .. ,., .... , ...... ,' t35
Antonvm Of Synonym? ..... .... .... 136
HofnoptIone Fun ........... 137
Find the Right Homophone ,., ........ 138
Classifying
Color Code CIossItytng , ........ ' ..... '3Cl
Menu Mix-Up , , .............. ...... III)
SorI II Out ........ ,., ...... 141
Word Sort . . . . . . . . . . . .. ..... . . .... IIll
Whoto Doos It Botoog? . . . . . . . . . ... 141-1
Main Ideo
What's the Big 1deo1 . .. ... . ..... , .. 145
Find the MoIn Ideo. . . . .. .. . . . . . . .. ... I ~
What's the Ideo? ............... 1117
Reo::! AI About II .. . .... ' . , 148
WhoI Doesn't BeIong1 ................ lijq
Main Idees About Meals. "" ........ . 150
Sequence
Storyboard Sequence . .. .. ......... , 151
WOlds In Order ... ... 152
Story Sequeoce ......... ,'" ., ., . 153
Otter Order .. , .. . ........ ,", ...... 15Il
Lemonode for Sole . " . . . 155
A Hofe-RoIshg Experief)CG . , , . " ... . 156
Following Directions
Fun Wi th Directions . . ..
DrOW With Directions ....
Direchons lor Decorol ing
. ..... 157
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Follow the Course ................... 160
Skateboard Course ... . . . . .... 101
Drawing Conclusions
'NhoI Is II? .. .
'vVho Soid It? ............ .
wnot Hoppened?
My Conclusion Is .. .
r Concludel .. . ...... .
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..... 165
..... 166
. .. 107
Clues to Conclusions ................ 168
Facts and Details
FInd the Facts ................. .
Facts About Fingerprints
PIctures In Delail ..
Details Wontedl ....... .
SimllQ/llies and Differences
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.. 171
... 172
Some and Different. . . . . . . . . . 173
Comparing Cors .. "....... .. 174
Aike and Different:
A Cui and Fold Book ......... 175
Making Inferences
Making Inferences. . . . .......... 177
Figure II OUt . . . . . . . . . . 178
Inferences About Characters. . . . 17q
Mind-Reading Tricks ................ 180
Cause and ENect
TrickyCouseondEffecl .......... 181
Why Old II Happen? ................. 182
Chain of Effects ..................... 183
A Couse and Effect Fable ............ 184
Predicting Outcomes
INhot Comes Next? . . .............. 185
INhot WI They Do? . . . . .... 186
Pup Pfedlc:tIons . . . . . . . . . 187
How WI tf End? .. 188
Five PoIIwogs: A Cut and Fold Book .... laq
Making Judgments
You Be the Judge. . . Iql
Right 01' Wrong. .. . . ...... 102
Judge for Yourself. . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. 1C!3
WhIch Blond Is the Best? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I Cf.I
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Realism or Fantasy?
Real!stlc: Story Ol Fantasy?
Fonlosy Toles ......... .
Wflte About Reality
Write 0 Fantasy ..
Literature
......... Iqs
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Know Your Characters , .. IClCl
Charocters' Feelings ....... 200
Emotion Search. . 20 I
Gelling to Know You . . ........... 202
Plot ond Setting ................. 203
What's the StOfY'? . 204
Do It Yourself Setting ...
Crill cal Thinking
CritiCal Thinking ..
Clues About Cots
Hidden Meanings
.. .. 205
.. " ... 207
..... 208
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Reading Award Certificate ............ 211
Grammar and Writing
Alphabetical Order
ABC Dots .
Whot Comes Firsl? ..
Planting on ABC Gorden
Nouns
What's My Nome?
P9fSOll. Place or Thing? .
Finding Nouns
Nouns at Ploy .
Pfoper Nouns
O!'le Of More Than One?
How Many Toys? ...
Making Nouns Plurot
One Is Not Enoughl
Use the Clues
Verbs
Ready. Set. Go! ..... .
Aclkln WOlds. , ....... .
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..... m
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Whotls a Verb? .
Verbs With One .
Using Is. Ate and Am
Now Of in Ihe Post . . ............ 232
Doubling Final Consonants ............ 233
Writing Aboutlhe Past . . . . . . ....... 231l
Verbs Thai Change . . ........ . .. 235
Using Was or.d Were . . . . . . . . . . . ... 236
Using the Verb Give . . .. . .... 237
Contraction Action ...... . . .. . ....... 238
Adjecllves
WOI'ds Thol Describe . . 23'\
Describe III . . . ..... 240
Tell Me Morel ................. 241
Vv'hOI Is II like? . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ..... 242
Vv'hOI Color Is II? ......... 243
Weather Words .....
How Mony Do You See? .
Fish 101' Describing Words .. .
Senlences
.. .. 244
.. 245
. ..... 246
Telling lhe Whole SICf)' . . . 247
Choosng Sentences ................. 248
Wriling Sentences RIght . . 24C\
A Big Fnlsh .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 250
Senlence Building Blocks . . . . . 251
Completing SOntences .... ....... .. . . 252
FMlng Noming Ports. . . . . . . . .253
Wrl l ing Noming Parts . . . . . . ....... . 254
Action ot Ihe Zoo .............. . ..... 255
Ii's Time fOl' Aclionl . ................. 256
Circus Senlences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 257
Is Anything Missing? .................. 25C1
Sentences Thai Tel.. . . . . . . . 260
Sentences Thai Ask . . . . . . . . . 261
Ouestloos. Questions. . . .. .. 262
Are You Teltlng or Asking? .......... . . . 263
Chonglng Sentences. . . ....... 264
rm So Excited! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... 265
Follow My Directions. ................ 266
Sentence Combir'WIg. . . . . . . . . . ... 267
UsIng end In Sentences ........... . ... 268
Combining Sentences . . 26C\
Pulling II All Together. . . . ..... . . . 27 I
One Word 01 0 TIme . . . .. .. 272
Groups of Words . . . . . . . ... 273
WOfd OrdOl. . . . .. . . . .. . . . ... . . .. .. . 275
'vVhot KInd? . . . . . . . . . .. . 276
How Does II Happen? ........... . ... 277
fabl. of Canf'em-.
A Sentence That GlOWS ............... 278
Another Growing Sentence ........... 27q
JoIrVng Sentences ......... . ......... 280
More on Joining Sentences .... . ....... 281
Adding Why . . . . . . . . . . . .... 263
Telling 0 Story n Order . . . . . . ... 284
Whot Hoppened Next? . . . . . . .. 285
Using Senlences In OrdOl ............ . . 286
VY'hoi DId You Soy? ... ........ 287
Writing 0 LettSf ............. 288
Writng About the Seasons. . . . . ... 2aq
leI's Toke 0 Trip! . . . . . . . . .. ..... 2C()
Brolnstorming . . . . . . . ....... ~ I
All About Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... . ~
Moke Your Own Storybooks
Tood ex Frog . . .... ~
Sond Castle ........... .. .. .. ....... 2CI4
SChool Bus .. . . .. .. .. . .. . . .. . ..... 2'r>
Out in Space .. .... .... . . ...... ~
Tood PattSfn ..................... ~ 7
Send Castle Pattern ............ 2ClCI
SChool Bus Poltem . . . . . . . . .. 30 I
Out In Space Pattern . . . ..... . . 303
Grammar and WIlling
Award Certificate .. . . . . . . . . . . ..... 305
Answer Key .......... ... . . .. 307
Letter partners are capital and smail letters that go together. These
pairs at letters are letter partners: Aa, Bb, Ce, Dd, Ee, Ft, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj,
Kk, LI, Mm, Nn, 00, Pp, O't Rr, 55, n, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Vy, Zz .
Directions: Use a different color to color each pair of letter partners.
Directions: Draw a line from each letter in the beehive to its
partner letter.

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Partner Search

Directions' C , olm fish with lett
Color the other f partners yellow
yellow path to thIS . blue. Follow th .
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Sounds The Same
Different words may begin with the same sound.
Example: Box and boy begin with the same sound.
Cat and dog do not.
Directions: Say each picture's name. Color the pictures in the box
if their names begin with the same sound.
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Directions: Find the three pictures in each game whose names
begin with the same sound. Draw a line through them.
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Words that end with the same sounds are words that rhyme.
Hot and pot rhyme.
Hot and pup do not rhyme .
Directions: Cut out the pictures at the bottom of the page. Say the
name of each picture. In each row, glue the pictures
whose names rhyme.
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I I I
I I I
I I I
I I I
I I I
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I I I
I I I
I I I
I I I
I I I
I I I
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Write and Hear Mm
Name
M and m are letter partners,
Map begins with the sound of Mmh._ .....
Directions: Trace the letter. Write it on the line.

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Directions: Color the pictures whose names begin with the sound
af m.
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WriTe and Hear 5$
N:;zmc
Sand s are letter partners.
Sock begins with the sound of Ss,
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Directions: Ci rcle the socks wit h pictures whose names begin with
the sound of s.
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Write and Hear Tt
T and t ore letter partners.
TIger begins with the sound of TI .
Directions: Trace the letter. Write It on the line.
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Wri1'e and Hear Hh
N ::lmc
Hand h are letter partners.
Hat begins with the sound of Hh .
Directions: Trace the tetter. Write it on the line.
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Directions: Play Tic-Tae-Toe. Find three pictures in a row whose
names begin with the sound of h. Draw a line through
them.

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Write and Hear K k
Name
K and k are letter partners.
Kitten begins with the sound of Kk .
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Band b are letter partners.
Ball begins with the sound of Bb .
B
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Directions: Color the bow if the name of the picture on the box
begins with the sound of b.
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F and f ore letter partners.
Fox begins with the sound of Ff.
F-
f
Directions: Help the former fi nd the fox. Draw a line through the
pictures whose names begin with the sound of f.
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G and 9 are letter partners.
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Goat begins with the sound of Gg .
Directions: Trace the letter. Write it on the fine.
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Directions: Write 9 if the name of the picture begins with the sound
of g.
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WriTe and Hear L.I
N"ITIO
L and I are letter partners.
Leaf begins with the sound of LI .
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Directions: Color the leaves with pictures whose names begin with
the sound of I.
N and n are letter partners.
Nest begins with the sound of Nn .
N
n
+ Directions: Color those pictures whose names begin with the sound
of n.
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Write and Hear Dd
Ncmc
o and d are letter partners.
Desk begins with the sound of Dd.
t Directions: Trace the letter. Write it on the line.
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d
of d .
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Write and Hear Ww
Wand w ore letter partners.
Window begins with the sound of WW .
w
w
Directions: Color the curtains if the name of the picture begins with
the sound of w.
C and c are letter partners.
Cap begins with the sound of Cc .
c
c
Directions: Play Tic-Toe-Toe. Find three pictures in a row whose
names begin with the sound of c. Draw a line through
them.
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J and j are letter partners.
Jacket begins with the sound of Jj .
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Directions: Color the jack-in-the-box if the name of its picture begins
with the sound of j.
g
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Write and Hear I<r
Rand r are letter partners.
Ring begins with the sound of Rr .
Directions: Trace the letter. Write It on the line.
R
r
Directions: Write r on the line if the name of the picture begins with
the sound of r.
P and p are letter partners.
Pen begins with the sound of Pp .
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Directions: Color the pictures whose names begin with the
sound of p.
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V and v are letter partners.
Vase begins with the sound of Vv .
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Directions: Trace the vases with pictures whose names begin with
the sound of v. Use a crayon.
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Y and y are letter partners.
Yellow begins with the sound of Yy .
y
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Directions: Play Tic-Tac-Toe. Find three pictures in a row whose
names begin with the sound of y. Draw a line through
them.
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Write and Hear Zz
Nome
Z and z are letter partners.
Zero begins with the sound of b. .
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Directions: Help the zebra find the zoo. Connect all the pictures
whose names begin with the sound of z from the
zebra to the zoo.
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Q and q are letter partners.
Queen begins with the sound of Qq .
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Directions: Write q on the line if the name in the picture begins wi th
the sound of q.
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r"M'I'1':1I L.el'ters Clnd Sounds
Directions: Cut out each letter at the bottom of the page. Find the
picture whose name begins with the sound of that letter.
Glue the letter in the box beside the picture.
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Write and Hear Xx
X and x are letter partners.
Box ends with the sound of Xx .
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Directions: Look at the letter ot the end of the row. Then, color the
pictures whose names end with the sound of that letter.
Circle the pictures whose names end with x.
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How Does IT End?
Nome
Dire,clior": Write a letter from the box to complete each word.
mkbnpr dg

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-- sfa-mn ___ n
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fammu mo---m i:foo-----
Flnol COMona."..
Directions: Say the name of each picture. listen to the sound in
the middle of the word. Fill In the circle beside the letter
that stands for that sound.
Os
Ob
Od
Ot
OP
Ok
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Os
O r

Ot
Ox
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Ob
Ox
Ow
Om
0
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Ok
Om
Oz
Op
Om
0
1
Op
Directions: Write the missing letters.
ro at ti er ca el
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y
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Consonani' l<eview
Directions: One letter is missing in each word. Write the missing
letter on the line.
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Consonant Review
Directions: Write all the missing consonants.
listen for the sound of short a in van .
Directions: Trace the letter. Write it on
the line.
von
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Directions: Color the pictures whose names have the short a sound.
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Directions: Help the cat get to the bag. Connect all the pictures
whose names hove the short a sound from the cot to
the bag.
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Directions: Cut out the cards. Read the words.
Match the words and the pictures. '
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I I I I I
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I I I I
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I bag I man I map I fan
I l il,
I I I I I

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I I I I I
I I I I I
I I I I I
I I I I
I I I I I
I I I I I
I I I I I
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I I 1 I I
I
I I I I
I I I I
I I I I I
I I I I I
__________ __________ __________ J
Listen for the sound of short i in pig .
Directions: Trace the letter. Write it
on the line.
jt------------------------------------------
] -------------------------------------------
Directions: Say the name of each picture. Color the trim on the bib
if the name has the short i sound.
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Directions: Say the name of each picture. Color the pictures whose
names have the short i sound. The words in the box will
give you hints .
..;)f milk
.m: pig
crib
kitten
bib
fish
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Directions: Find the donkey tails with pictures whose names have
the short i sound. Cut them out. Glue those tails onto
the donkeys.
listen for the sound of short u in bug .
Directions: Trace the letter.
Write it on the line.
bug
!::J--------------- ----------------------- --
lJ[ -------- ---- ------------------------- - ---
Di rections: Say the name of each picture. Color the sun yellow if
you hear the short u sound in the name.
Shori' u Tic:TClc:Toe
Directions: Color the pictures Vv'hose names have the short u sound.
~ Then. play Tic-Toe-Toe. Draw a line through three colored
~ pictures in a row.
o
Directions: Cut out the picture cords. Say the name of
each picture. If the name has the scund of
short U, glue the card in the pup' s bowl.

I 'I' f 'I' 1 'I' I r I
I ! I f " I ! I ! . I
I I l C::::O I I
1 I . I . 1 . I
I ; ="""': 1
1
'-" I I = '-" 1 1 = '-" 1
I " .. I " ,. 1 ,, -- 1 ,,-- f
_______ ________ L ____ _ __ ________ l
:00' :
I r I ! I ! I f I
1 . " 1 ..., 1
I ' ' ........ ' I
I . I = I =>. I = I
I 1,,__ . I 1,.... '-" I I,.... '-" I ',,__ '-" I
I I I I I ________ ________ _______ _____ __ _ J

Short VQwel "
listen for the sound of short 0 in fox.
+ Directions: Trace the letter.
Write it on the line .
-- -1- ---------------------------------------
()------------------------------------------
+ Directions: Say the name of each picture. Write 0 under the picture
if the name has the short a sound.
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Find Snort 0 Words
Directions: Underline the pictures whose names
hove the short 0 sound.
~ ' I ~ "
Wfj ~
Directions: The words that match the underlined pictures
above are hidden in this puzzle. Circle the
words. They may go across or down.
T L J 8 Z
MOOCOT
OPGUXU
PDOGLP
Shc:or"'l' \lew.1 "
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Directions: Cut out the puzzle pieces. Match each
picture with its name.
1-----------
-
/
'::::-- --- -- ------1
I
I
I
I
<
/
,
,
/
/
'_ I
" I
- I
dog 1
I '
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/ I
.------,
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
l
" I / I
// I J.' ______________ _
--------7
top
,
,
/
,
,
I ,
I '
1 ______ -_\
-----------,
/ I
" I " box 1
/ I
.: I
.... - - - - - - ~
r----- -----;;"
I "
I -_
I -_
L ______________ ......
... ---'
- / I
/ - I
I I
... \ mop I
/ I
1----- -- -- -- --........
I ~ -_
L ________ ~
i ' ~ . , , ~ ~ ]
/
L ____________ /
'::::----------1
/-----... " I
// I', I
.( log I " fox I
..... .... I" ... I
......... ____ .J " t
// I
... ___________ J
Usten for the sound of short e in hen .
Directions: Trace the letter.
Write it on the line.
~ h e n
+-: --- --------------------------------------
I;------- ---------- -------------------------
Directions: Color the pictures whose names have the short e sound.
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Directions: Draw a line to connect each picture with its matching
short e word,
10
men
jet
hen
web
ten
bed
S hQrt v"wel e
( ~ " ~ 1 1 " 1 ' Vowel Scrapbook
N:lI'I"c
A Cut and Fold Book
Directions: The pages of your Cut and Fold Book are on the back.
of this sheet . First. follow the directions below to make
the book. Then, follow the directions on the small pages
of your Cut and Fold Book. Show your Short Vowel
Scrapbook to a family member or friend. Think of other
words you could draw for each short vowel sound.
I. Tear the page out of the book.
2. Fold page along Une A so that the top
meets the bottom. Make sure Une A
is on the outSide of the fold.
3. Fold along line B to make the book.
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punos
o 9LU SOLI aWDU aSQllM
6UIL.ueWOS empld 0 MOJO
punos
n .j..J0LlS 9ln SOLI aWDU asOLlM
BUIluewes )0 0 MOJO
punos
I .j..JOLlS all. SOLI ewou eSDLlM
5UIlU9WOS )0 amp!d 0 MOJO
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
, I

Draw a picture of something
whose name has the short e
sound.
: I
, I
Draw a picture of something
whose name has the short a
sound.
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
:
I
I
I
I

Directions: Write a vowel in the middle of each puzzle that will
make a word across and down.
w
P
t
b
f
m p
n
h
b x

t
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,
~
ldt1
d
p
s
m
9
p
w
9
n
b
n
s
+ Directions: Say the name of the picture. Listen for the short vowel
sound. Then. fill in the correct circle.
o short a o short a o short a

o short e

Oshort e
@i
o short e
o short i o short i o short i
o short 0 o short 0 o short 0
o short u o short u o short u
n
o short e

o short e "Pshort e
o short i o short i
U 'wOShort i
o short 0 o short 0 o short 0
OShort u o short u o short u
o Oshort e
OShort e OShort e

d Oshort i . '. o short i
o short 0 o short 0
. o short 0
o short u o short u o short u
listen for the sound of long a in cake .
Directions: Color the pictures whose names
have the long a sound.
(
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~ cake
~
. . .
The letters a_ 9 usually stand for
the long a sound.
Directions: Write the missing vowels.
cnve
m
-gn--
m
---
"
c----g---- -cm-F
m
~
lake
Listen for the sound of long i in bike.
Look for i_ e .
Directions: Fill in the circle beside the
name of the picture.
5
o dim
o five
o date o fix
o dime o fame
o pane o tin
o pin o tire
O pine o tale
q
o hive o nip
o hid
o name
O had
o nine
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bike
o kite
o cat
o kit
o ride
o rid
o fame
o fire
o fin
L..cl'llil Vc>w.1 I
Directions: Write the name of the picture on the correct line.
bike pig bib dime
6
5
six five pin
long Vowel i Short Vowel i
~ " S Vowel l
listen for the sound of long u in mule. The letters
u_ e and ue usually stand for the long u sound.
mule
Directions: Circle the pictures whose names have the long u sound.

o
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"
,
"
,
,
'"
,
..
, , ,
,
~
"
~
Search and Color
Directions: Each word in the box has the sound of long u, Color
the picture that matches each word in the box.
mule glue cubes
flute ~
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usten for the sound of long 0 in rose .
Directions: Say the nome of each picture.
Decide whether the vowel sound
you hear is long 0 or short o. Fill in the
circle beside long 0 or short o.
\.
o Long 0 0 Short 0 0 Long 0 0 Short 0 0 Long 0 0 Short 0
~
" .
> .
,
C==3
Circle and Write
The letters o_ 8 and oe usually stand
for the long 0 sound.
Directions: Circle the name of each picture.
~
L.ong Vc:owol 0
Then, write the name on the li ne.
rob
rib
robe
- - ----
made
map
mop
bite
bone
bin
;
not
note
net
--- -
-
V cone
cane
----
can
------------
~
. date
., ~ . dig
dog
hose
~
box
bik.e
bone
-
---
toe
D top
c. -- tape
rope
ripe
rip
Listen for the sound of long e in bee. The letters
ee and eo usually stand for the long e sound .
Directions: Write the name of the picture on
the correct line.
~
10
~
seal ten beet jeep
-
~
bed red seat
ee eo
~ b e e
~
leaf
feet
Short Vowel e
Lens Vowel c:
Directions: Fill in the puzzle with the correct words.
Across
1li3
Down 1
v---
4.
2J!
5\
3.
I. 2.
3.
4.
5.
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Directions: Cut out the puzzle pieces. Match each picture with
its name .
r----------/-/ .... --------- --,
1 , 1------1
, "
, "
, '
1 mule //""
i r- i , "
, >
I / \ . 1

L __________ ,

" 11
" ,
" ,
............... 1
....... bee 1
-- ,
-- ,
..... ""--" _______________ I
/,
/ ,
/ ,
/ ,
/ ,
/ ,

,
,
,
,
---____ __ 1
_---- ______ 1

, "
: leaf (/
, "
, '

---------1
, ,
: kite I
, '
,
/, ,
/, ,
, / ,
/ "
1 / " 1
'I
r-----------/
, /
, '
r--------l
, ,
\ ,
,
"
note
, \
, ,
, ,
...
, ,
, game 1
, ,
" ,
, ,
,_ - - - - - - - __ I
/----------- ..
/ ,
" , < ' , ,
" ,
_____ ___ ___ J
,
A Y at the end of a word can have the long i sound or the long e
sound. Listen for the long i sound in fly. Listen for the long e sound in
pony.
fl y " pony
Directi ons: Say the name of each picture. Listen for the sound of
y at the end of the word. Circle either long i or long e.
sky
Long i long e
cry
Long i Long e
dry
Long I Long e

baby
long i Long e
penny
Long i Long e
20
twenty
Long i Long e
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bunny
Long i long e
muddy
Long I Long e
city
Long i long e
y =_" 'VeIwel
Directions: Soy the nome of each picture. If the final y stands for
the long e sound, color the picture green. If the y stands
for the long i sound, color the picture yellow.
pony fly fifty

candy dry penny
cherry sky bunny
Consonants c and g each have two sounds. Listen for the soft c sound
in pencil. Listen for the hard c sound In cup.
Listen for the soft 9 sound in giant. Listen for the hard 9 sound in goat.
C and 9 usually have the soft sound when they are followed by e. i
or y .
Directions: Say the name of each picture. Listen for the sound of
c or g. Then, read the words in each list. Circle the words
that have that sound of c or g.
Hordc
car
city
cone
Hordg
good
dragon
stage
cup
race
rice
can
goat
magic
gum
gentle
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SOft c
~
cage
face
Ice
Soft g
garden
page
gas
pencil
cane
cent
cube
gem
giraffe
gorilla
Hard and Soft c and 9
Di rections: Underline the letter that follows the c or 9 in each word.
Write hard if the word has the hard c or hard 9 sound.
Write soft if the word has the soft c or soft 9 sound.
c .....
~
-----=
cup
g Y m ~ cot #'
giont!lfJr
gem
c e ~
gum ~
goat
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Sometimes two consonants at the beginning of
a word blend together. Listen for the dr blend
in dragon, Gr, fr, cr, fr, br and pr are also r blends.
dragon
dr
Directions: Draw a line from each consonant blend
whose name begins with the same sound.
dr
br
cr
tr
pr
fr
,.
Directions: Read the menu. Circle the words that have r blends.
On the tray. draw pictures of the foods whose names
you circled.
bread
butter
salad
pretzel
milk
French fries
meat
grapes
ice cream
Uslen for Ihe cl blend in clown. GI. pI. fI and
~
bl are also I blends.
c lown
Directions: Look at the I blend at the beginning of each row. Color
the picture whose name begins with that sound.
bl
/
~
~
cl
U
~
~
" , '
',', '
fl
0
P
. .
9
1
~
Q ~
-
pi
(it
Qf1
c
:' . :.; ",' ':':;
. " .
' .. ~ ' ...
-
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Directions: Color the pictures whose names begin with I blends,
Draw a line through three colored pictures in a row to
score a Tic-Toe-Toe.
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ConsonanT Blends
Usten for the sk blend in skunk. Sm, sf, sp, SW,
SC, squ, sl and sn are also s blends.
skunk
Directions: Say the name of each picture. Circle the s blend you
hear at the beginning of the name.

:, (c) sp
sl
sl
sp
sk
sw
sl
sm
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'J
sw
squ
sl
sc
sl
sm
sm
sk
sl
squ
sl
sp
squ
sc
sl
squ
sn
sm
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Directions: Draw a line from each s blend to the picture whose
name begins with that sound.
squ
sp
sw
Sl
sk
sn
st
sm
81ends CIT Tne Ends
N t:lmc
Some consonant blends come at the ends of words.
Uslen for Ihe nd blend al Ihe end of Ihe word round.
Mp, ng, nt. sk, nk and sf con olso be ending blends.
round
+ Directions: Say the nome of each picture. Circle the h lo, nrl
hear at the end of the name.
nd
nl
sl nk
sk ng
nl
sl
nd
nd
0
ng

ng nl nk
mp nd sl

sl nd
nl
J
nl
nk sk
nd
ng sl
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Flf1 0l
Follow the Final 61ends
N . ~
Directions: Find the notes with pictures whose names end with
consonant blends. Color them yellow. Draw a line
through the yellow notes from the band to the tent.
Directions: Fill in the circle beside the missing blend in each word.

an
0

-

o 0

'ct
o sk Osl o sk
o Ir Osm o nl
o pr Osw Ong
_ate
Ii
_ate _ide
J

o sk Opl Osk
Osm o pr Ocl
Ocr Osp Osl
_ ail
de _
_

o ng Opr Osl
Osn Odr Ond
o sl Ond Osk
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Con.onon1' Blend

Directions: Fill in the circle beside the missing blend in each word.
rl
-
d
- Y
~
_ apes
~
~ d :
o nf Osl Ogr
o sf 011 Ocl
o ng Opl Osk
_ obe
G!
ho_ _og
M
~
"
" " "
0
, \
J
051 Ond Ogr
091
o ng o fr
o gr o sk o Ir
- Y
_ ider
10 _
~
o sk Opr Osf
Osm Osl Omp
o nf Osp Ong
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Some consonants work together to stand for a new
sound. They are called consonant digraphs. Usten
for the sound of consonant digraph th in think.
think
Directions: Print th under the pictures whose names begin
with the sound of tho Color the th pictures.
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+ Directions: Say the name of each picture. Fill in the missing letter
or letters.
~ ~
oro oro
?mb
~ r Q )
en
+ Directions: Find and circle these th words in the puzzle. The words
may go across or down.
think thorn thumb thirty
T T H R T Y
T H N K H J
H 0 B H N U L
0 R N E H M X
J N H R T B Y
Inmcl D,,,!"cph 1'h

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Usten for the sound of consonant digraph sh in sheep. ~
Directions: Color the pictures whose names begin .
~ \: with the sound of sh.
~ sheep
..... "", )
o
Directions: Make a new word by
changing the beginning
sound to sh. Write the new
word on the line.
zip sell
tin line
red cape
top bake
beep
11ft
cave
feet
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Directions: Write wh, th or sh to complete each word.
- - - - - - - ~ - ~ - I - - - - - - - c r f ~ - - - - - ~ ~ - f 1
~
--mu[n"l{ mmea m--orn
30
mmu_ . p muirftz umude
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"
Wheel of Fortune
Nome
Usten for the sound of COflSOnant digraph wh in whale. +
whale
Directions: Color the pictures whose names
begin with consonant digraph wh,
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Listen for the sound of consonant digraph ch in cherry. ')
cherry _
Directions: Trace the cherry if the name of the picture
begins with the ch sound. Use a red crayon.
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/
!
1<ead and Write en
+ Directions: Write a word from the box to label each DI("Ure.
chest
chimp
chain
chec k
cherry
cheese
30
sheep
thirty
wheel

onsonant digraph knot
h sound of c .th the
usten for t e . ilent . s begin WI
kn in knot. The k ISs 'ctures whose pictures from
Directions: Color all the co
kn sou hi to his horse.
the knlg
Listen for the sound of consonant digraph wr in wren.
The w is silent.
wren
Directions: Write a word from the box to label each picture.
Color the pictures whose names begin with wr. /!
web wrist wring wrap ~
worm write wreath wink w r e n c ~
Initiol Oigroph wr ..
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Some words end with consonant digraphs. Usten for
the ending digraphs in duck. moth. dish and branch.
duck &, moth ~ dish c=:> b r a n c h ~
Directions: Say the name of each picture. Circle the letters that
stand for the ending sound.
,
~
. , .
I

ck
th
sh
ch
ck
th
sh
ch
ck
th
sh
ch
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ck
th
sh
wh
ck
th
sh
ch
ck
th
sh
ch
0
ck
th
sh
ch
Ck
th
sh
ch
ck
th
sh
ch
F,nal Ca"."narrT Oign:lph
Directions: Write ck, th, sh or ch to complete each word.
o
,
.....,. . ' j
,
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Directions: Fill in the circle beside the missing digraph in each word.

peo_
e
_ife

Owh Ock O kn
Owr Oth Och
Och Och Owr
_ imp
ell clo_

-
LY
\;'-rl\.V
Ock Och Ock
o kn Osh Och
Och Ock Okn
_itec&
fi
-

_orn J?!-
o kn Och Oth
Owr Osh Owr
o th Oth Och
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CO"'."rldM Digr'Gpi'l
Directions: Fill in the circle beside the missing digraph in each word.
so
-
~
_ ain
_eath;;tf1}.,
~
, W-1 J
" L
w'-..J
; ~
o ck o th Owr
Och Och Owh
o kn OSh Okn
_ i P ~
ben
-
~
_ eel

O th OCk Osh
OSh Oth o th
o ck OCh Owh
_ight
~
too
-
0
_ ench
~
, .
o kn o ch Okn
o th Ock Owr
o wr o th Oth
COr..i:,"OM D'Silr<:Ipk Flcvi_
~
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When r follows a vowel, it changes the vowel's sound. ~
Listen for the or sound in star. ~
Directions: Color the pictures whose star
~ names have the or sound.
r
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Usten for the or sound in horn. horn ~
Directions: Write or or or to complete each word.
c- ---I
,
---k
c -------n
-- rn
The letters ur, er and ir all have the same sound. listen for the vowel
sound in surf, tern and girl.
surf ~ fern
girl
Directions: Draw a line from each word in the circle to the picture
it names. 4)
herd
turkey
c lerk
30
thirty
purse
bird
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Write ur, er and ir
Directions: Find a word from the box to name each picture,
girl
L
Write it on the line below the picture.
church
herd
clerk
purple
dirt
surt
fern
thirty
t
u
_
mm
___ -
~
30
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Directions: Cut out the words at the bottom of the page. Glue
them beside the words they rhyme with.
~ o r n
~ purre

skirt
W bird
R
girl
~
~
"'" star
cork
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Pairs ai and ay
You know thot the letters a_ a usually stand for the long a sound. The
vowel pairs oi and ay can stand for the long a sound, too. listen for
the long a sound in train and hay .
Directions: Soy the name of each picture below. Look at the
vowel pair that stands for the long a sound. Under
each picture. write the words from the box that have
the some long a vowel pair.
cage chain
mail pay
play snake
~ c a k e
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gate
snail
stay
train
gray
skate
tail
~ a y
Vowel Pairs oa and ow
I'.OITlCt
You know that the letters o_ 8 and oe usually stand for the long 0
sound. The vowel pairs 00 and ow can stand for the long a sound
too. Listen for the long 0 sound in road and snow .
Directions: Find and circle eight
Z L I A C
R
long 0 words. The
words may go ac ross
B 0 C R 0 W
or down. Beside each
picture, write the
S W R J A G
words that use the
0 G 0 A L R
some long 0 vowel
A L A G X 0
pair.
p
V K N 0 W
road
snow
' 0
You k.now that the letters u_ e and ue usually stand for
the long u sound. The vowel pair ui can stand for the
long u sound, too. Listen for the long u sound in cruise.
+ Directions: Circle the nome of the picture.
Then, write the name on the line.
r
mall
male
mule
-------------
,
I
-----
-
sun
sit
suit
fly
flute
fleece
t3
sun
Sue
say
.---------
cubes
~ cubs
~ c a v e s
e
globe
gull
glue
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fruit
flat
frame
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i
Jake
Juice
just
blue
black
ball
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Vowel Po"..
You know that the letters i_ e usually stand for the long i
sound. The vowel pair ie can stand for the long i S O U n d ~ J
too. listen for the long i sound in buttelilies.
butterflies
Directions: Write L a or ie to complete each word. Draw a picture
for one i_ a word and one ie word.
f-m------ -1--m--5
p-mm_ =j- __ m_____ k-- fm---
L a picture ie picture
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Directions: Fill in the circle beside the missing vowel pair in each
word.
t_
Ole
Ooy
000
ch_ n
Ole
OUI
001
b_[fffTIJ
Ooi
Oow
OUI
tr_
Oow
OUI
Ooy
gr_
000
Ooy
Ole
fl _ s
~
~
0
01
000
Ole
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Oow
Ole
Ooy
000
Ooy
OUI
s _
f
OUi
Ooy
Ole
GO . .
..
,
Directions: Fill in the circle beside the missing vowel pair in each
word.
h
~
tr_
"<
-
n
--
s _ ~
. ~
Qui 000 000
Qow Qoi OOi
Qoy Q ie
Oui
i_ ce
(8
p-
d !
~
cr_
~
QOi QUi QUi
QUi Qoo Qoy
Q ie Qie Qow
g _ t ~
f r _ t ~
sn
-
I
~
QOi 001
Qow
Qoo Qow Ooi
QUi QUi Qie
Vowell Pair Flcvicw
~
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Some pairs of vowels can stand for more than one sound. The vowel
pair ea has the sound of I e in team and short e in head,
team head
Directions: Say the name of each picture. Listen for the sound that
eo stands for. Circle Long e or Short e. Then, color the
pictures whose names have the short e sound,
~
~
co
-., .. '
,
..
Longe Short e Long e Short e Longe Short e
~
Longe Short e Long e Short e Longe Short e
~
Longe Short e Longe Short e Longe Short e
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v o w ~ P<=i,..
listen for the difference between the sound of the vowel pair 00 in
moon and its sound in book. J:1
moon ~ book
Directions: Say the name of the picture. Circle the picture of the
moon or the book to show the sound of vowel pair 00.
d
~ ~
D/
j) \))

til
.j) If)
" ' ~
.j) If)
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Some short words can be put together to
make one new word The new word is
called a compound word.
cow + hand = cowhand
Directions: Look at each pair of pictures and words
below. Join the two words to make a
compound word. Write it on the line.

' 0" tI I
/ ,
rain + coat =
door + bell =
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dog + house =
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pan + cake =
horse + shoe =
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Directions: Underline the two words in each sentence that can
make a compound word. Write the compound word
on the line to complete the sentence.
A kind of bird t hat is blac k is a
A horse that can race is a
A cloth that covers a tabl e Is a
A room with a bed is a
A book with a story is a
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A bowl that holds fish is a
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Syllables ore word parts. Each syllable has one vowel sound. Some
words have only one syllable. Some words have more than one
syllable. tl
One syllable: kite S ; ~ Two syllables: wagon ,J1I!4
+ Directions: Cut out the syllables at the bottom of the page. Put
them together to make eight two-syllable words. Look
up the words in a dictionary to check their spellings.
Then, write the words you made.
My 2-Syllable Word Record
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Twc-Sy!lable W"rd.
A prefi x Is a word part. It is added to the beginning of a base word
to change the base word's meaning, The prefix re means ~ a g a i n . "
Example:
Refill means "to fill again."
Directions: Look at pictures. Read the base words. Add the
prefix re to the base word to show that the action is
being done again. Write your new word on the line.
read write
paint use
build pay
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The prefixes un and dis mean -not- or -the opposite of. -
Unlocked means Dismount is
"not locked." the "opposite
of mount."
Directions: Look at the pictures. Circle the word that tells about the
picture. Then, write the word on the line.
tied like
untied
happy
unhappy
safe
unsafe
dislike
obey
disobey
honest
dishonest
A suffix is a word part that is added at the end of a base word to
change the bose word's meaning. look at the suffixes below.
The suffix ful means of. N Cheerful means of cheer. U
The suffix less means W Cloudless means "' without clouds. N
The suffix ness means Ma state of being. N Darkness means
dark.-
Directions: Add the suffixes to the base words to make new words.
care + ful =
pain + less = ___________________ _
brave + Iy =
sad+ ly=
sick + ness = ___________________ _
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Suffixes Clnd MeClnings
Remember: The suffix ful means "full of."
The suffix less means "without."
The suffix ness means "0 state of being,"
The suffix Iy means "in this way."
Name
tl
- l ~ -
1:;-
'V
The sun shines brightly.
Directions: Write the word that matches the meaning.
without pain in a neat way
full of grace the state of being sick
in a quick way without fear
the state of being soft in a glad way
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Suffixes er and est can be used to compare. Use er when you compare
two things. Use est when you compore more than two things.
Example: The puppy is smaller than its mom.
This puppy is the smallest puppy in the litter .
Directions: Add the suffixes to the base words
to make words that compare.
Base Word + er + est
I. loud +0 a-des-
2. old
3. neat
4. fast
5. kind
6. tall
'21
Directions: Use er and est to compare things in three pictures.
~ D ~
fast
loud
i
~
tall
..rl
fl ~
long
Suffix".
".
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Awarded to
-
on ____ --=,-----__ _
,...
for great
phonics work
in the
Complete Book of Reading
Grades I and 2
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Use the Clues
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Context clues can help you figure out words you don't know. Read
the words around the new word. Think of a word that makes sense.
Kate swam in a _ ___ .1.7 ___ _
Did Kate swim in a cake or a lake? The word swim is a context clue .
Directions: Kate wrote this letter from camp. Read the letter. Use
context clues to write the missing words from the word
box. What clues did you use?
lake six
pancakes forest
Dear Mom and Dad.
I woke up at _________ _
o'clock and got
dressed. My friends and I ate
___________ Ior
breakfast. We went hiking in the
Then, we went swimming in the __________ _
Camp is fun!
love,
Kate
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Directions: Read the story. Use context clues to figure out the missing
words. Write the words from the word box.
Then, answer the questions.
sweaters mittens
Maria bundles up. She sticks her arms through
two __________ _ . She tugs three
_____ __ over her feet. She wraps a ______ _
around her neck. At last, she pulls her __________ _
onto her hands. Maria goes outside to play. Nobody is warmer
than Maria.
I. What clue words helped you figure out sweaters?
2. What clue words helped you figure out mittens?
Directions: Read the story. Use context clues to figure out the
meanings of the words In dark print. Draw a line from
the word to its meaning.
Jack has a plan. He wants to take h. parents
out to lunch to show that he appreciates ali
the nice things they do for him. His sister Jessica
will go, too, so she won't feel left out. Jack is
thrifty. He saves the allowance he earns for
doing chores around the house. So far, Jack
has savec ten dollars. He neecs only five dollars
more. He is excited about paying the check
himself. He will feel like an adult.
appreciates
allowance
chores
thrifty
adult
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
. is grateful for
money earned for work
careful about spending money
AnTonyms
Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings. Old and new are
antonyms. laugh and cry are antonyms. too .
Directions: Below each word, write its antonym. Use words from the
word box.
stop happy
right
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Scale the Synonym Slope
Name
Synonyms are words that hove almost the some meaning. Tired and
sleepy are synonyms. Talk and speak are synonyms .
Directions: Read the word. Find its synonym on the hill. Write the
synonym on the line.
I. glad
2. little
3. begin
4. above
over
5. damp
6. large
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Synonym MaTen
Directions: Look at the pictures. Read the words in the box. Write
j, two synonyms you could use to tell about each picture.
rocks start road begin street stones sad unhappy
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AnTonym or Synonym?
Name
Directions: Use yellow to color the spaces that have word
MI. \: pairs that a re antonyms. Use blue to color the
spaces that have word pairs that are synonyms.
boat
ship
big
large

fast
slow
come
down
under
little
over
tali
work
short play
shut
close
in
out
unhappy
sad
,
look
see
house
home
happy
sad
laugh
cry
little
small
/
cent
penny
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Homophone Fun
Nome
Homophones are words that sound the some but have different
spellings and meanings. Too and two are homophones. So ore
road and rode .
Directions: Use yellow to color the balloons that have homophones.
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bat
box
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Find Tne l(.i9nT Homopnone
.m
C!inections: Read the sentences. Write the correct homophone
the line.
Jim ___ ______ the cookies.
Sally has pencils.
The _________ is bumpy.
________ con ride a bike.
JrA
Can you --------------- the picture? ~
Tom
_________ up the balloon.
ate
eight
to
two
rode
road
Eye
see
sea
blew
blue
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Calor Code Classifying
Directions: Underline number words in red.
~
Underline name words in blue.
Underline color words in green.
Underline animal words in yellow.
pig
red
Jack
Kim dog
ten
+ Directions: Write each word on the correct line.
Name Words
-
Number Words
Animal Words
Color Words
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Menu Mix.Up
Directions: Circle names of vegetables in green.
Circle names of drinks in red.
Circle names of desserts in pink.
water corn
peas
cookie
carrot
rJ
Juice
milk
cake
Name
Directions: Write each food word on the correct line.
Drinks Vegetables Desserts
I
Cicilllifying
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Directions: Color the pictures. Cut and glue
each picture in the correct room.
Bedroom
Ncme
Bathroom
Kitchen
Word SOri'
Directions: Circle words that nome colors in red.
Circle words that nome shapes in yellow.
Circle words that name numbers in green.
ten
nine
Directions: Write each word on the correct line.
Colors Shapes Numbers
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Where Does It Belong?
Directions: Read the words.
Draw a circle around the sky words.
Draw a line under the land words.
Draw a box around the sea words.
city
cloud
shark
rabbit
forest
moon
Directions: Write each word on the correct line.
Sky Words
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,
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land Words
Sea Words
Ndme
planet
whale
shell

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WhaT's The 6i9 Idea?
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The main idea is the most important idea in a story. The main idea
tell s what happens .
Directions: Look at the pictures. Read the sentences. Circ le yes
if the sentence tells the main idea of t he picture.
Circ le no if it does not.
yes no
The hat is too small. The bear is afraid of the mouse.
yes no
The bear washed three shirts. The circus is fun.
yes no
The bear has two mittens. The bear walks to school.
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Tne Main Idea
Name
Directions: Look. at the pictures. Read the sentences. In the circle,
write the letter of the sentence that tells the main idea.
o
o
A. The eggs are ready to hatch.
B. It is a very windy day.
C. The old house looks scary.
D. The popcorn popper;s too full.
E. The g i ~ thinks the music is t oo loud.
F. It is too warm for a snowman.
M=in Idea
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\,\flo".' .. The Idea'?
Ncmc
+ Directions: Look at the pictures. Read the sentences in
the speech balloons. Fill in the circle beside
the sentence that tells the main idea.
.., "e
d My tummy hurts. )
o The mouse wants more to eat.
o The mouse ate too much cheese.
My hat is blowing
o It is a very windy day.
o He doesn't want a hat.
am seven years old tOday)
o The cake is very big.
o Today is her birthday.
d can't find my
o The cat is lost.
o The cat has a new home.
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Nome
Directions: Read each port of the paper. Fill In the circle beside
the sentence that tells the main ideo.
Hundreds Eni'Dv I
Town Carnival
o Someone
wonts to buy
kittens and
puppies.
o Someone
wonts to sell
kittens and
i .
Moin Idco
Many
people had
fun at the
carnival.
The carnival
was not a
success.
For Sale
3 block. k.IHens
2 brown
pup",",
Call
555-410q
Bank o Five bank
Robbers
robbers got
~ ~
away.
o Two bank
robbers were
Caught
caught.
Garden Club to Mea ~ . " ~
Wednesday and Thursday This Week.
o The Garden Club will
not meet this week.
o The Garden Club will
meet two times this
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Name
+ Directions: Read the sentences under eac h tit le. Cross out the
sentence that does not tell about the main ideo.
Fun at the Playground
He runs to t he slide.
She plays on the swings.
I c lean my room.
They climb the
monkey bars.
We sit on the seesaw.
Going to the
The monkeys Ii
the trees.
The seals eat fish.
The snakes move slowly.
The kitten plays with yarn.
The zebra runs fast.
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Doing My Homework
I open my book.
I toke a both.
I read the book.
J write the words.
add the numbers.
eating Dinner
Mother cuts the meat.
Father chews the corn.
Sister drinks the milk.
Brother eats his peas.
Grandmother has a
big house.
Mal'" Idea
Main Ideas About Meals
Directions: Read each story to find the main idea. Fill in the circle
beside the phrase tells the main ideo.
Open Wldel
a'IIeater sloWly walked up
onls were Inside lhEo.IOiiJI
put on a
a big sooon
Down!
It's a good thing that Rollo Rabbit likes
to chew. He nibbles on carrots. lettuce,
and cabbage all day long. Every time he
chews, he wears down his teeth. If Rollo
did not chew so much, his front teeth could
to be ten feet long!
o good vegetables
o wearing down teeth
o a fluffy rablDi!
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board Sequence
Sequence is the order in which story events happen. What happened
first? What happened next? What happened lost?
Directions: Write the numbers I, 2 and 3 In the boxes to show the
order in which the story events in each row happened.
Sequcru::e
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Words in Order
Name:
Directions: l ook at each picture. Write 1, 2 and 3 to make the words
tell a story in order.
o mix
o eat
o bake
o fly
Olond
o takeoff
o listsn
o turnoff
o turn on
o give
o open
o buy
o read
o open
o close
o hurt
o fali
o

Story Sequence
Directions: Read the story.
Over a hundred years ago, two
men built a town. They couldn't
decide what to name it. One man
wanted to nome it Boston. The
other wanted to name it Portland.
They tossed a coin and one yelled,
"Heads for Boston! " The other
yelled, for Portland' " Tails must
have won because that town is
now called Portland, Oregon .
Directions: Read the sentences. Write I, 2, 3 and 4 to number the
events in the order they happened in the story.
built a town.
Scqucmc::c

Otter Order
A sea otter eats clams, barnacles,
worms, sea urchins and abalone. First.
it must dive underwater to find its
food. After bringing the food to the
surface, the sea otter roils onto its
back and puts the food on its belly.
It k.eeps its picnic table" clean by
rolling in the water to wash away any
messy scraps. Sea otters are very
neat eaters!
Name
Directions: Write the number I, 2, 3, 4 or 5 in each box to tell the
order in which the sea otter eats a meal.
, The sea otter puts
'I its food on its belly. "-
/ I \'
I / I I \
""'-""I,
/1 _J
/ ' It rolls onto
its back.
The sea otter
brings its food
to the surface.
roils in the water ::\ '::,"'=:::::::::::::;::::::: , sea
to wash away dives underwater \\
messy scraps. ,to find its food. .,
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I..emonade for Sale
Ken and Pat start a business selling
lemonade. First. they mak.e a stand
from Pat's picnic table. Second. they
go to the store to buy 0 box of lemons
and a sack of sugar. Third, they
squeeze the lemons and pick. out the
seeds. Fourth, they mix the lemon juice
with sugar and cold water. Would you
like to buy a cold glass of lemonade
from them? It's only fifteen cents.
Directions: Read the phrases. Write I, 2, 3 and 4 to number the
phrases in the order they happened in the story. Clue
words like first will help you.
D buy lemons and sugar
D make a stand
D mix lemon juice. sugar and water
D squeeze lemons and pick. out seeds
Directions: On another sheet of paper, write what you think
Ken and Pat will do next.
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$cqulrnce
Harel<aising l----===----
Jack Rabbit loved to grow
carrots. First. he found a
diamond-shaped field. Next. he
carefully planted and watered
the seeds. Then he wotched as
the little green tops of carrots
began pushing through the dirt.
Finally, 83 carrots were ready to
be pulled from the earth. Jock
indeed hod the only 83 "carrot
H
diamond In town, and he
proudly gave It to his friend Jill.
Directions: Read the sentences. Write I, 2. 3, 4 or 5 to number the
sentences in the order they happened in the story.
D
The carrots were ready
to be pulled.
D
Carro: tops started
poPping up.
D Jack found a field.
D Jack watered the seeds.
D Jack planted carrot seeds.
Directions: On another sheet of paper, write what you think will
happen next.
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Fun WiT" DirecTions
Nomo
Directions: Follow the number code to color the balloons. ~
Color the clown. too. ....
I-blue
6- brown
2-oronge
7 -red
3-yellow
8- black
4-green
q-blue
5- purple
10- purple
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Draw With Directions
N<::I mc
Directions: Follow the directions to complete the picture.
I. Draw a smiling yellow face on the sun.
2. Color the fish blue. Draw 2 more blue fish in the water.
3. Draw a brown bird under the cloud. Draw blue raindrops under
the cloud,
4. Color the boat purple. Color one sail orange. Color the other sail
green.
5. Color the starfish yellow. Draw 2 more yellow starfish.
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Directions for DecoraTing
N a ~

If!
Directions: Follow the directions to decorate the bedroom.
Draw a red D between the two ., ~ .
Draw a ~ under the window. Color it green.
Draw three big ~ on the wall. Color them orange.
Draw a picture of something you would like to have -I M
in your bedroom. ~
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Follow The Course
Nome
Directlons: Tear out page 161. Place a penny in the top left corner.
Then. follow the directions below to win the trophy.
Check off the directions as you follow them.
I. D Go right 7 spaces. 2. D Go right 3 spaces.
D Go down 5 spaces. D Go up 5 spaces.
D Go left 6 spaces. 0 Go left 4 spaces.
o Go down 4 spaces. D Go up I space.
D leap through the hoop. D Do a handstand on your
~ skateboard.
3. D Go right 2 spaces.: ::ziw 4. D Go right I space.
D Go up 2 spaces. D Go down 3 spaces.
D Go right 3 spaces. D Go left 3 spaces.
o Go down 3 spaces. D Go down 2 spaces.
o Glide down the ramp. 0 Turn the corner.
5.0 Go right 4 spaces.
o Go up 8 spaces.
D Go left 4 spaces.
D Go down 1 space.
D Duck! Here's a tunnel.
6. 0 Go left 2 spaces.
o Go down 6 spaces.
D Go left I space.
D Go up 2 spaces.
D You made it!
Collect your trophy.
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Skateboard Course
WhaT Is I
When you don't get the whole picture, you may need to draw
conclusions for yourself. To draw a conclusion, think about what you
see or read. Think about what you already know. Then, make a good
guess .
Directions: Look at each picture. Use what you know and what
you see to draw a conclusion. Draw a line to the
sentence that tells about each picture.
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It must be a clown.
It must be a
cowhand.
It must be a baby.
It must be a ballet
dancer.
It must be a football
player.
Who Said
N Clmc
Directions: Use what you see, what you read and what you know
to draw conc lusions. Draw a line from the animal to
what it might say.
"I save lots of bones
and bury them in the
yard. -
"'live in the ocean and
have sharp teeth. ~
~ l l o v e to walk In the
snow and slide on
the ice,"
"I hop on lily pads in
a pond with my
webbed feet."
'" slither on the ground
because 1 hove no
arms or legs. ~
Whai' Happened'?
Directions: Look at the pictures. Fill in the circle beside the sentence
that tells what happened in the missing picture. Draw
a picture that shows what happened.
What happened?
o The boy dropped the string. OThe boy took his kite home.
What happened?
o The angry baby played
in its bed.
o The hungry baby drank
the mitk.
NCll'I'\o
Directions: Read the sentences, l ook at the pictures, Circle the
picture that completes the last sentence,
I, Emily Is on a class trip, She sees cows eating grass and horses in
the barn, Hens are sitting on their eggs, She must be visiting a ' , .
2, nmmy wore his best suit. He sat in a tall chair. He combed his hair.
A man said, The man is a , , ,
3, Mark spilled milk on the floor. He had to clean up the mess. He
went to the closet and got a . . ,
Directions: Read each story. Fill in the circ le beside the answer that
completes the last sentence.
The little house is in the backyard.
Inside is a bowl of water. Next to the bowl
is a big bone. This house belongs to ...
o some birds. 0 a family of elves. 0 a puppy.
The yellow cat is fluffy. The black cat is thin.
The tan and white cat acts friendly. The little
gray cat is shy. Cats are all ...
o different. o angry. o silly.
Lois keeps her pet in an aquarium. Her
pet can hop. It eats flies and is green.
Her pet is .. .
o a bunny. 0 a frog. 0 very tall.
We played a game. We ran away from
Sofia. When she tapped Raymond, he was
It. We were playing ...
o soccer. 0 basketball. O tago
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Clues to Conclusions
Directions: Read each story. Fill in the circle beside the correct
conclusion.
Joe meo to read the book. He pulled
it closer to his face and squinted. What
is wrong?
o The book isn't very interesting.
o Joe needs glasses.
o The boak is closeo.
"My shoes are too tight "said Eddie, "and my
pants are too short! N What has happened?
o Eddie has put on his older brother' 5
clothes.
o Eddie has become shorter.
o Eddie has grown.
Patsy went to the beach. She stayed
outside for hours. When she come home,
she looked in the mirror. Her face was
very red. Why did she look di'ferent?
o Patsy had gotten a bad sunburn.
o Patsy got reo paint all over herself.
o Patsy was very cOld.
Facts and details tell more about the main idea. Facts and details
give more information.
Small , brown, larlghalred dog
Wearing blue colior with lag
lost seen on May 12
If you find Rowdy, pIeose coli 555-6702 Of
bring him to ~ West london Street.
Ask for Donna,
Directions: Read the poster. Answer the questions,
I. What color Is the pet? _ __________ ___ _
2. What is the owner's nome? ______________ _
3. What is the pet's nome? _ __________ ___ _
4. Where does the pet live? _ ____________ _
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Facts About Fingerprints
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The lines and swirl s on your fingertips make
fingerprints. There are three fingerprint patterns. The
first is c alled the loop. The sec ond Is the arch. The third
Is the whorl. Your fingerprints stoy the same all your life.
Each person' s fingerprints ore different.
whorl
Directions: Read each sentence. Color the True ink pad If the
sentence is true, Color the False ink pad if the sentence
is false.
I. There are four fingerprint patterns.
2. Your fingerprints change as you grow.
3. Fingerprints are made from the lines
and swirls on your fingertips.
4. No one else has fingerprints exac tly
like yours.
Pictures iM Detail
The Aztecs in Mexico used straw to make
pictures. First. they colored the straw using
dyes made from plants. Next, they drew a
design. Then, they cut the straw into small
pieces. Finally, they glued each piece of
straw to the design to form the picture .
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Directions: Complete the sentences with words from the story.
I. Aztecs in ________ _
used straw to make
2. Dyes were made from _ _______ _
3, The _________ was c ut into small pieces.
4. Each piece was to the ______ _
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Details WanTed!
Here is a wanted poster about One-
Eyed Harry who robbed a bank last
night. Harry has a mean and beady
eye. He wears a patch over his other
eye just to scare people. He' 5 about
five feet tall and wears a polka-dot
bandanna. He has a dirty beard and
a long pOinted nose with a wort on
the tip. He wears an earring in one
ear, and he has one gold front tooth.
Wanted
One-Eyed Harry
Directions: Circle Yes or No to tell about the details.
Harry wears a polka-dot bandanna. Yes NO
Harry has two kind eyes. Yes No
Harry has a long pointed nose. Yes No
Harry wears an earring in his nose. Yes No
Harry has a gold front tooth. Yes No
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Reading to find out how things are alike or different can help you
picture and remember what you read. Things that are alike are called
similarities. Things that are not alike are called differences.
Similarity: 8eth and Michelle are both girls.
Difference: Beth has short hair. but Michelle has long hair.
+ Directions: Read the story.
Michelle and 8eth are wearing new dresses. 80th dresses are
striped and have four shiny buttons. Each dress has a belt and a
pocket. 8eth' s dress Is blue and white, while Michelle's Is yellow
and white. The stripes on 8eth' s dress go up and down. Stripes on
Michelle' s dress go from side to side. 8eth' s pocket is bigger with
room for a kitten.
+ Directions: Add the details. Color the dresses. Show how the dresses
are alike and how they are different.
Beth's Dress Michelle' s Dress
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Cars
Sarah built a cor for a race. Sarah's car
has wheels, a steering wheel and a place
to sit just like the family car. It doesn't
have a motor. a key or a gas pedal. Sarah
come In second in last year's race. This
year, she hopes to win the race .
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Directions: Write 5 beside the things Sarah's car has that are like
things the family car has. Write D beside the things that
are different.
steering wheel
motor
gas pedal
seat
wheels
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Alike and Diff'erent
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A Cut and Fold Book
Directions: The pages of your Cut and Fold Book are on the back
of this sheet. First, follow the directions below to make
the book. Then, read your book to a family member or
friend. Think of other things that ore alike and different.
2. Fold page along Une A so that the top
meets the bottom. Make sure Una A
is on the outside of the fold.
3. Fold along Line 8 to make the book.
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MClking Inferences
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Not every story tells you all the facts. Sometimes you need to put
together details to understand what is happening in a story. When
you put details together, you make inferences .
Directions: Read each story. Fill In the circle beside the Inference
you can make from the details you have.
Everyone on the Pine School baseball team wears a blue shirt
M(ln( jmlS .. It is Monday and Brenda is wearing a blue shirt.
o Brenda always wears blue clothes.
o Brenda cannot find her red shirt .
o Brenda is on the baseball team.
My cat has brown and white stripes. It meows when it wants
to be fed. My cat is meowing now.
o The cat wants to go outside.
o The cat is hungry.
o The cat doesn' t like brown and w h ~ e stripes.
Every afternoon the children run outside when they hear a
bell ring, At 2:00, Mr. Chacovan drives by In his Ice-cream
truck, The c hildren hear a bell ringing. They run outside,
o It Is time for Ice cream.
o Ills ti me for the children
to go home.
o It is time for a fire drill ,
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Figure Ii' Oui'
It is a rainy day. Mom tells
T osh to stay Inside until the
weather clears up. T osh lies on
his bed and pouts. He sings
one song over and over. Now
and then. he checks to see if
the rain has stopped .
Directions: Use details in the story to make inferences. Fill in the
circle beside the phrase that completes each sentence.
Tosh probably wonls 10 0 go outside ond play.
o lie in bed all day.
ToSh probably feels
The song T osh probably
sings is
o happy.
o bored and grumpy.
o "Rain, Rain, Go Away. "
o . Jingle Bells:
Directions: Read this story. Look for cl ues about Tom. Then, foll ow
the direc ti ons below the story.
~ Y o u can't get me! "" Goldie teased Tom
when she saw him looking at her.
-I never said that 1 wanted to get you,
anyway, " answered Tom, knowing that
Goldie was right. He walked away, waving
his fluffy tail proudly.
Although Goldie had once been afraid of ~ ~ - : : - - . --;. . .
Tom, she now liked to tease him.
"It' s fun to tease Tom. When he is upset, all his fur stands straight
up . she thought.
Soon Goldie heard noises. Someone else was home. "It is almost
time for dinner, " thought Goldie. "I'm really glad to be a goldfish.
I'm sofe and sound and very well fed. "
What does Tom look like? Draw a picture of Tom.
Circle the picture that tells how Goldie feels.
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Samantha thought of a good Joke,
She bragged that she could read
Mario's mind. She put her hand on
Mario's head, closed her eyes, and said
hod red punch with your lunch! H
You're right! " replied Maria,
not realizing that she had a little red ring
around her lips.
was easy. But I bet you can't
tell me what I just ate, .. said Thomas.
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a bunch of baloney, " answered Samantha.
did you know?" gasped Thomas.
my little secret. .. said Samantha, with a sigh of relief.
"Here comes your mom, H said Mario. "Can you read her
mind, too?'"
Samantha looked down at her watch. She should have been
home holf on hour ago. As she ran to meet her mother. she yeUed
back. "Yes, I know exactly what she's thinking! "
Directions: Make inferences about Samantha's mind-reading
tricks. Fill in the circle beside the correct inference.
I. Was Samantha sure that Thomas had eaten bologna for lunch?
o No, she was just lucky.
o Yes, she saw him eat his bologna sandwich.
2. What was Samantha's mother probably thinking?
o Samantha was a great mind reader.
o Samantha was late,
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Things that happen can make other things happen, The event that
happens is the effect. Why the event happens is the cause,
Example: Marcie tripped on the step and fell down,
Cause: Marcie tripped on the step.
Effect: Marcie fell down .
Marcie knows a magic trick, She can make a ring
seem to go up and down by itself on a pencil. Marcie
has to get ready ahead of time. She ties a piece of
skinny thread under the pencil's eraser. Then, she
the thread to a button on her blouse. In front of her
audience, Marcie puts a ring on the pencil. When
Marcie leans forward. the thread goes loose, so the
ring goes down. Then, Marcie leans bock. The thread
tightens and makes the ring go up the pencil.
Directions: Write the cause to complete each sentence.
I. The audience cannot see the thread because
2. ---- --------------------------------------
makes the ring go down.
Directions: Read the effects. Fill in the circle beside the sentence
that telis what caused the effect.
The soccer coach is cheering.
o Her team lost the game.
o Her team won the game.
Patty found only one cookie in the cookie jar.
o Someone ate all the other cookies.
o It was a brand new cookie jar.
Fred has a new pair of glasses. ~
o Fred was having trouble seeing the chalkboard. L," r
o There was a sale on glasses.
Lynn turned the fan to high.
o It was a very cold day.
o It was a very hot day.
Jason took his umbrella to school.
o The sky was cloudy.
o The sun was shining.
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At night. Tran set his alarm clock
for seven 0' clock. When it rang the
next morning, he was so tired he
turned the alarm off. Then, he went
back to sleep. Tran finally woke up
at eightoclock. Tran had missed the
school bus. He had to walk to school.
It was a long walk. Tran was very late!
Directions: Draw a line to match a cause to an effect.
Because he was tired,
Because Tran turned
off the alarm,
Because he woke up
at eight oclock.
Because T ron missed
the bus.
Because he hod a
long walk,
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Tran missed the school
bus.
he had to walk to
school.
Tran turned off the
alarm.
Tran was late for
school.
he overslept.
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A Cause and Effect Fable
Four animals caught a talking fish.
"If you let me go. I will grant each
of you one wish." announced the fish.
"Make my trunk smaller!-
demanded the vain elephant. '" wish
to be the most beautiful elephant
that ever lived."
"Make my legs longer!-
commanded the alligator. '" wont to
be laller than all my alligator friends.'
"Make my neck shorter'" ordered the giraffe. "I am tired of always
staring at the tops of trees ...
"Dear Fish, please make me be satisfied with who-.o-o-o-o Jam,"
whispered the wise old owl.
Poof! Kazaoml Their wishes were granted. However. soon after,
only one of these animals was happy. Can you guess who-o-o-o-o?
Directions: Draw a line to match a couse to on effect.
Because of its short trunk,
Because of its long legs,
Because of its short neck,
Because he could still do
all the things he needed,
the giraffe could no longer
eat leaves from treetops.
the elephant could no
longer spray water on
its back.
the owl was happy about
his wish.
the alligator could no
longer hide in shallow
water.
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It's fun to try to guess what will happen next as you read. Guessing
what will happen is cOiled predicting outcomes.
What you read: liz drops the glass vase.
What you can predict: The gloss vase will break .
Directions: Read the story. Then, follow the directions below.
Every Saturday. Grace
cleans her room. One
Saturday, Groce forgot to
clean it because she was
busy playing with her cat,
Tiger. Mom looked In and
saw that Grace's room was
still messy.
I. Complete the sentence to
make a prediction.
Now, Grace will probably _____________ _
2. Color the things Grace will probably hang in her closet .
WhaT Will They Do?
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+ Directions: Read each sentence, Fill in the circle beside the best
prediction. Then, circle the picture that matches your
answer.
The boy Is putting on his skates.
o He will go swimming.
o He will go skating.
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The girl fills her glass with milk.
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o She will drink the milk.
o She will drink water.
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The woman wrote a letter to her friend.
o She will call her friend on the phone.
o She will put the letter In the mailbox.
The kids gave Sally a birthday gift.
o She will open the gift.
o She will throw the gift away.
PrcdlC1iMIi
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+ Directions: Read the story.
When Donald tells Dudley
to sit, Dudley rolls over. If
Donald asks him to come,
Dudley runs away . To surprise
Dad, Donald tries to teach
Dudley to fetch the
newspaper. Dudley rips it up!
Donald will take Dud.,y to dog
obedience school.
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Directions: Make predictions. Draw three things Dudley will probably
learn in obedience school.
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Directions: Read each story. Fill in the circle beside the sentence
that tells what will happen next.
It is a snowy winter night. The lights flicker once,
twice, and then they go out. It is cold and dark .
Dad finds the flashlight and matches. He brings .'
logs in from outside. What will Dad do?
o Dad will make a fire.
o Dad will cook dinner.
o Dad will clean the fireplace.
Maggie has a garden. She likes fresh, homegrown
vegetables. She says they make salads taste better. Maggie
is going to make a salad for a picnic. What will Maggie do?
o Maggie will buy the salad at the store.
o Maggie will buy the vegetables at the store.
o Maggie will use vegetables from
her garden.
The big white goose wakes up. It stands
and stretches its wings. It looks all around.
It feels very hungry. What will the goose do?
o The goose wll! go swimming.
o The goose will look for food.
o The goose will go back to sleep.
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A Cut and Fold Book
Directions: The pages of your Cut and Fold Book are on the back
of this sheet. First, follow the directions below to make
the book. Next. color the pictures. Then, read the story
to a family member or friend. Stop reading ofter page
three. Ask your listener to predict what will happen next.
Then, finish reading the story.
2, Fold page along Line A so that the top
meets the bottom. Make sure Una A
is on the outside of the fold.
3, Fold along Line B to make the book,
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five polliwogs deep in the bog,
Each gave a croak and
became a frog.
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Story characters often have to make choices. As the reader, you
decide whether or not the choices are ones. This is called
making judgments .
On his way home from the
park, Jason finds a baseball
mitt under a bush. Alan tells
Jason to keep the mitt
because he is the one who
found it. Arnold tells him to Alan Austin Jason Arnold
leave it there. Austin tells
Jason to take it to the Lost and Found Department at the parle
Jason looks inside the mitt. He con see a name and a telephone
number .
Directions: Answer the questions.
I. Who do you think gave the best advice? _ _______ _
2. What do you think Jason should do? _________ _
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Right or Wrong
Directi ons: Read the story.
Today is Kari' s day to have the ball
at lunch recess. Danny forgets it is Karl's
tum and tokes the ball outside. Karl asks
Danny for the ball. Danny won't give it
to him. Karl grabs the ball from Danny
and runs away from him .
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Directi ons: Make judgments about what each boy did wrong. Write
a new ending for the story. Show how the boys could
solve their problem without fighting.
Today is Karl's day to have the ball at lunch recess. Danny forgets it
is Karl's turn and takes the ball outside. Karl asks Danny for the ball.
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Jud e for Yourself
Arnold the Sully is trying to make
friends. He isn't sure what he should do
because he has always been a bully.
He tries t o buy friends by giving away
his lunch and his toys. He listens to kids
and doesn't boss them around. He
takes turns and doesn't coli names. He
brags about what his dad does at work .
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Directions: Read each of Arnold's choices. Fill in the circle to show
whether you think the choice is good or bad.
I . Arnold tries to buy friends.
o Good o Bod
2. Arnold listens to what kids say. OGood OSad
3. Arnold doesn't boss kids around.
o Good o Bod
4. Arnold takes turns.
o Good o Sad
5. Arnold doesn't call names. o Good o Sad
6. Arnold brags about his dod. o Good OSad
Is The BesT?
Randy takes Pixie to the store to buy
o big bag of dog food. All the dog food
makers soy their dog food is the best.
The makers of Good Stuff say their food
will give dogs longer lives. Best Ever dog
food says It gives the extra vitamins
dogs need for strong bones and teeth,
B ~ s and Bits says It will give dogs good
health and no bod dog breath .
Directions: Fill In the circle beside the nome of each person who
would probably give Randy good advice about
choosing a dog food.
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ealisTic STOry or FanTasy'? J----,N=' m= ' --
Many stories ore mode-up stories. A mode-up story about things that
CQuid really happen is a realistic story. Some made-up stories. such
as fairy t ales. tell a bout things thot could never really happen. Those
stories are fantasies.
Realistic Story: A girl hits a home run and wi ns
the game for her team.
Fantasy: A girl hits the ball. It sprouts wings and
flies away on an adventure .
Directions: Read the book reviews. Fill in the i I to show whether
each story Is a realistl c story or a fantasy.
The Flying Hippo is about a hippo that flies
through the sky. He lands at a busy
and wanders through New York City.
o Realistic story 0 Fantasy '/

A Goose Leams to Fly Is about a family who
... -' . A saves an Injured baby goose, Later, they teach
it to fly on its own.
o Realistic story 0 Fantasy
The First Airplane is about the Wright II-II QMIII
Brothers and the airplane they invented. ==- _
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The Magic Airplane is about a t oy airplane
tha t flies to the planet Mars.
O Realistic story o Fantasy
If even one thing in a story could not really happen, the whole story
is a fantasy .
Directions: Read the stories. Underline the sentence that
makes each story a fantasy.
Michelle got a kitten for her birthday. It was soft
and cuddly. It liked to chase fuzzy toys. After
playing, It napped in Michelle's lap. One day the
kitten said to Michelle, 'Would you like me to tell
you a story?"
The team lined up. The kicker kicked
the football. Up, up it soared. It went up
so high that it went into orbit around the
Earth. The game was over. The Aardvarks
had won.
"This Is a great car, " the salesperson
said. "It can go very fast. It con cook
your breakfast. It always starts, even on
the coldest day. You really should buy
this car,N
Chris studied about healthy food in school. He
learned that milk could make him grow. Chris drank
a gloss of milk just before he went to bed. When
he got up In the morning, he was so tall. his head
went right through the ceiling.
Write About I'ea
Directions: Write a journal entry. Write about a special
day. You can make up the story, but make
sure everything you write is something that
could really happen,
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Directions: Write a new journal entry. Write
about the some special day you
wrote about on page I Q7, This
time, add details to make your
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Know Your Characters
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Characters are the people or animals in a story. Understanding
characters in a story helps you understand what happens. As you
read, think about how you would act if you were the character.
Think about how you would feel.
Directions: Look at the pictures. Write words from the box to name
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' the character ' s feelings,
glad unhappy pleased
sorry sad happy
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Characters' Feelings
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Directions: Read the fi rst sentence. Use a word from below to
complete the second sentence. Draw the correct
expression on the character 's face.
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Eric' s best friend moves to a new town.
He feels ___ _______ _
A big bully pulls Julia' s hai r.
She feels
On Saturday, Harry sees a magic show.
He feels __________ _
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Directions: Check the happy words. Circle them in the word search.
The words go across and down.
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GeTting to Know You
Yesterday. my friend Rex
and I visited the museum.
We were excited about
seeing the new dinosaur
display.
' Wowl ' l yelled when I
looked up at the
tyrannosaurus skeleton.
my distant cousi n,
Rex joked. fact, I was
named after him! "
NClme
cousin was really a picky eater. " giggled Rex. "He's no skin,
Just bones! "
That night. I dreamed of that tyrannosaurus. I Imagined him
sticking his head into my bedroom window. I was too frightened
to scream. When he opened his huge mouth, I froze.
"Do you know what happened to me because r wouldn't toke
a bath?" thundered the dinosaur.
I shook my head
'" become x-stinkedl" he roared .
Now, I think that Rex and his dinosaur "cousin" must really be
related. They both tell bod jokes!
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like telling jokes. Circle the
five words below that best describe the "couSins."
sad silly funny
jolly brave
comical pranksters
Plot and Setting
Stories have a setting and a plot. The saMing tells where and when
the story tokes place. The plot telis what happened .
Directions: Read the story. Then, follow the directions below.
Michael. Sam and Dominic were best friends. They ate lunch
together. At recess, they swung on the swings together. On the
swings, Michael said, "Come to my house to play after school."
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looking at Sam. He waited for
Michael to ask him, too, but
Michael didn't. All afternoon,
Dominic felt sad. When the bell
rang, he started to go home.
"Where are you golng?H Michael
called. "' wanted you both to
come to my house." With a big
smile, Dominic ran to join Michael
and Sam.
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Fill In the circle beside the words that tell about the story's setting.
o After school at Sam's house
o At school on a school day
o At the park on a Saturday
Number the plot events to show the order in which they happened.
D Dominic felt sad because he thought he wasn't invited.
D Dominic and Sam went to Michael's house.
D Michael Invited the boys over.
Apprec:1C'f1ng Liter atur e
WhaT's The STOry'?
Jimmy hid a rubber spider inside Ronald' 5
desk.. Ronald yelled when he opened his
desk to get a book. Then. Ronald put the
rubber spider in the sink. Tommy squealed
when she bent down to get a drink. Finally,
Tammy put the rubber spider inside Jimmy' 5
tennis shoe. Jimmy screamed loudest of all
when he saw it. The other kids giggled
Directions: Use the story mop to tell what happened in the story.
Draw a picture of the spider in each place it was hidden.
Draw the pictures in order.
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Name
When
Where -M . ...
Directions: Cut out each phrase. Sort the phrases into two stocks.
Make one stack for phrases that tell when. Make
another stack for phrases that tell where. Choose a
___
: before dinner :: at the pork :

: in the kitchen :: during lunch :

: out in space : : on the road :

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L ____ _____ J _____ ____ J

: ot one o'clock :: at four o'clock :

: at school : : on a train :

: in winter :: at the zoo :

: in summer :: on the ice :

: beside a ship : : during breakfast :

: late at night :: on a snow-covered mountain:

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Critical Thinking
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+ Directions: Use your reading skills to answer each riddle. Unscramble
the word to check your answer. Write the correct word
on the line.
10m a ruler, but I have two
feet. not one.
lam 0 _______ _
(ngik)
You can turn me around, but
I won' t get dizzy.
lam 0 _______ _
(eky)
I will give you milk., but not
in a bottle.
lam 0 _______ _
(ocw)
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I am very bright, but that
doesn't make me smart.
lam the ______ _
(uns)
I con rattle, but I am not a
baby's toy.
l am a _______ _
(nekos)
i smell. but I have no nose.
lam a _______ _
(oerflw)
Criti",,1
Clues AbouT Cats
Ncome
Directions: Read the clues carefully. Then, number the cats. When
you are sure you are correct. color the cats.
I. A gray cat sits on the gate.
2. A cat with orange and black spots sits near the tree.
3. A brown cat sits near the bush.
4. A white cat sits between the orange
and black spotted cat and the gray cat.
5. A black cot sits next to the brown cat.
6. An orange cat sits between the gray cot and the black cat.

Hidden Meanings
Directions: Cut out the cards. Use your thinking skills to match the
picture words with their meanings.
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I I I I I
I I I I I
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, I runmng I I
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for great
reading comprehension work
in the
Grades I and 2
GRAMMAR AND
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ABC DoTs
Directions: Connect the dots. Begin with A. Follow the letters of the
alphabet.
.s
. p
r
r
0
.R
. Q
J
t

K

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D.
c
't E

G
F
H
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What Comes First'?
The first letter of each word is used to put words
in alphabetical (ABC) order.
Example: 2Pple Qee >;ar
Directions: Underline the fi rst letter of each
word. Then, write the words in
alphabetical order.

1. ______ _
1. _____ -
2. ______ _ 2. ______ _
jar girl
k9
y
JIJ
1. -------
1. _____ --
2. _____ _
2.
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I'lanting an AeC Garden .-/1--""7
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+ Directions: Help Mr. Murphy plant his vegetables in ABC order.
k Read the names of the vegetables in the word box,
~ Write the names in the correct rows.
corn lettuce potatoes
onions asparagus radishes
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WhaT's My Name'?
Nom.
Different words have different jobs. A naming word names a person,
place or thing. Naming words are also called nouns.
Example: person - nurse
place - store
thing -drum
Directions: In the word box below, circle only the words that name
a person, place or thing. Then, use the nouns you circled
to name each picture.
teacher
runs
up
is
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dog
cowhand
"
the
cap
library
zoo
Place or Thing'?
Directions: Write each noun in the correct box below.
girl park truck
vase f
artist tree doctor zoo
school store ball baby
Person
Place
Thing
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A noun names a person, place or thing .
Directions: Circle two nouns in each sentence below.
The hen is sitting on her nest.
The goat has horns.
The cow has a coif. The farmer is painting the fence.
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Nouns aT Play
NC:IITlCI
Directions: Complete each sentence with the correct noun from
the word box. Write the noun on the line.
ducks boys
dog tree
sun bird
I. A big _ _______ ___ grows in the park.
2. The ___________ is in the sky.
3. A _____ _______ digs a hole.
4. Three ___________ swim in the water.
5. A _ ____________ sits on its nest.
6. Two ________ -;;:;;;:;;-_ fl
y
a kite.
Some nouns are special. They name particular persons, places and
things, They are called proper nouns, Proper nouns always begin with
capital letters.
Example: person - Gino
place - Main Street
thing - Golden Gate Bridge
Directions: Fill in the circle beside the sentence that is written
correctly.
o Jason calls his dog Ben.
o Jason calls his dog ben.
o My friend comes from china.
o My friend comes from Chino.
o The winner is a horse named lucky.
o The winner is a horse named Lucky.
o Beth gave Mrs. Jackson an apple.
o Beth gave mrs. jackson an apple.

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Directions: Circle the correct word under each picture.
~ D ~
,--
hat
(hats)
--,
car
cars
frog frogs
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f)f) C:;J. .. ~
c;;2)
f)f)
shirt
shirts cloud clouds
wheel wheels
dish dishes
gloss glasses
fox foxes
Directions: Read the nouns under the pictures. Write each noun
under One or More Than One.

boat
drum
One More Thon One
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A plural noun means more than one. Add 5 to most nouns to make
plural nouns.
Example: Penny has one dog.
Jerry has two dogs,
Directions: Write the plural form of the nouns below.

flower
f! " girl
squirrel toy
wagon turtle
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One Is Not enough!
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A plural noun means more than one. To make nouns that end in x,
s, 55, sh or ch plural. add es.
Example: Barry filled one box with sand.
Barry filled four boxes with sand.
Directions: Write the plural form of each noun below.
peach 000
brush
fox
bus witch
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Tne Clues
Directions: Write each word from the word box in the correct place.
Remember that plural forms usually end in s . ~
kites star chick foxes matches lunch ~
One
More Than One (Plural)
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Read , Set, Go!
An action word tells what a person or thing can do.
Example: Fred kicks the ball.
Directions: Read the words below. Circle words
that tell what the children are doing.
jump
boy
hop
sidewalk
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skate
hell o
talk
story
read
sleep
bed
si ng
song
Directions: Underline the action word in each sentence, Then. draw
a li ne to match each sentence with the correct picture,
The dog
The birds fly.
A fish swims.
A monkey swings,
A turtle crawls,
A boy talks.
Verbs
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A verb is an action word. A verb tells what a person or thing does.
Example: Jane reads a book.
+ Directions: Circle the verb in each sentence below.
Two tiny dogs dance.
The bear climbs a ladder.
The clown falls down.
A tiger Jumps through a ring.
A boy eats popcorn.
A woman swings on a trapeze.
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Verbs WiTh One
N=mc
Some verbs tell what one person or thing does. Most of those verbs
end in s.
Example: Boys li ke pets.
One boy li kes pets .
Directions: Add s to each verb
to make it tell
about one. Write
the verb.
Many fish swim. One fish _ ____________ _
Snakes glide. One snake - ~ = = = = = : : : : : : : : : : : : = : : : : = : : : : : : : ~ J
Rabbits hop. One rabbit ____________ _
Dogs bark. One dog _ ~ = = = = = = : : : : : : : = = = = = = - -
Birds sing. One bird _____________ _
Is, Are c:lnd Am
The words is, are and am are special verbs.
Use is to tell about one person or thing. ~
Use are to teU about more than one
Use are with the word you. Use am with the word I.
t Directions: Write is, are or am In each sentence below,
The lake _____ deep.
Many fish _______ under the water.
_____ at the lake.
Sally _____ with me.
We _ _____ busy catching fish.
You _______ welcome to join us.
Ve rbs
Now or in the ~ a S T
A verb can tell about something that happened in the
past. For most verbs. add ed to tell about the past.
Example: Today, Tara and Jim walk to school.
Yesterday, Tora and Jim walked to
school.
Directions: Write the correct verb in each ,,,n",n,
follow. followed
Two weeks ago, a puppy
seems. seemed
mehoma.
The puppy ________________ hungry.
look. looked
Last week, we _ _____________ for its owner.
play. played
Now. the puppy and I
___________ every day.
waits. waited
She ______ _
at home for me when I am at school.
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Final Consonants
Most verbs add ed to tell about the
past. For verbs that end in a single
consonant, double the consonant
before adding ed.
Example: Bunnies hop into the garden. ....;;:::;; .... '"
Bunnies hopped into the garden .
Directions: In each sentence. circle the verb spelled correctly.
peted
The boy
the dog.
petted
togged
In our game, I
you.
taged
tipped
My chair over.
tlped
rubed
Your kitten
against my leg.
rubbed
jogged
The men
down the street.
Joged
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Most verbs add ed to tell about the past .
For verbs that end in a si lent e, drop the e before adding ed.
For verbs that end in a consonant and y, change
the y to i before adding ed. _ ~ - . . . ,
Example: Today, we like planes.
Planes corry us for.
Long ago, people liked horses.
Horses carried them for.
Directions: In which sentence is the verb spell ed correctly?
Fill in the circle beside that sentence.
o For many years, people tryed to fly.
o For many years, people tried to fly.
o Some people moveed treir arms up and down quickly.
o Some people moved their arms up and down quickly.
o Others hoped for magic carpets.
o Others hopeed for magic carpets.
o At last, an airplane staied in the air.
o At last. an airplane stayed in the oir.
o Later. builders copied the first plane.
o Later. builders copyed the first plane.
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Nome
Some verbs change in special ways to tell about the post. Here are
a few important verbs that change in special ways .
Directions: In each sentence, write a verb from the box to tell about
the past.
Now
come
eat
have, has
Past
came
ate
had
Now
make
run
write
Past
made
ran
wrote
My grandmother _____________ me a letter.
At lunch yesterday. I ____________ an orange.
Last week, we _ ___________ home from a trip.
This morning, we ______________ in a race.
Last winter. I ___________ same blue gloves, but
now I hove red ones.
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Was and Were
Use was and were to tell about the
past. Use was to tell about one person
or thing. Use were to teU about more
than one person or thing. Always use
were with the word you .
Nome
Directions: Write was or were in each sentence below.
LOiS _______ in the second grade last year.
She _______ eight years old.
Carmen and Judy __________ friends.
They _________ on the some soccer team.
________ on the team, too.
You __________ too young to play.
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Usi The ver'" Give
Use give and gives to tell about now.
Use gave to tell about the past .
Directions: Write give, gives or
gave in each
sentence below.
Trlsha _______ a party last week.
Bananas _______ me a rosh.
Nome
_______ my dog some water every day.
JIII _____ _
the Jacket to me yesterday.
The teacher always _______ a test on Friday.
She _______ Mike a turn as line leader yesterday.
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ConTraction ACTion
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You con combine two words to make one new word. If you leave
out a letter and add the mark' in its place, you make a contraction.
To make some contractions, cOMbine a verb and the word not.
Example: is + not = iSn)!ft = isn't
Directions: Match these verbs and the word not with the
contractions.
does + not
should + not
is + not
have + not
hoven't
isn't
- doesn't
shouldn't
Directions: Choose the contraction for the underlined words. Fill in
the circle beside Ire correct contraction.
The baby could not see his sister.
o couldn't
o can't
He was not worried. though.
o hasn't
o wasn't
She would not go away for long.
o doesn't
o wouldn't
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Nome
Some words describe a person, place or thing. These words tell more
about a naming word.
Example: The shoe is old .
Directions: Read these words that describe. Write the correct word
under each picture.
cold round tunny
light sad fat
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W

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Describe 11'!
Directions: Match the describing word with the correct picture.
,
,
,
,
old
soft
' hot
sweet
wet
tall
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A describing word tells about a noun. It can tell what kind, what color,
what size, what shope or how many .
Directions: Write a describing word in each sentence below.
Use the words in the box.
green big three round bushy six
A has ________ teeth.
A
has a ________ tail.
A
has _______ legs.
The ~ will become a _ - _-_-_-_-_-_- _-_-_-_-_- _- _- frog.
The -------------- W
hang by their tails.
has
_______ eyes.
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Adjc.:;1'ive.
Describing words tell about persons, places and things. They can tell
how things look, taste, sound or feel.
Directions: Circle two descri bing words in each sentence below.
The white kitten is fluffy.
Noisy squirrels ran up a tali tree.
The old book is torn.
The apple was sweet and crisp.
The bright sun is warm.
Yellow ducks swam in a little pond.
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WhaT Color Is If?
Color words are describing words.
Example: Sue has a blue dress.
The banana is yellow .
Directions: Underline the color
words in these
sentences. Use these
describing words to help
you color the picture.
I. The leaves on the tree are green.
2. The tree has red apples.
3. A brown squirrel sits by the tree.
4. The house is blue.
5. Purple flowers grow in the yard.
6. Yellow birds fly in the sky.
,
Weather words are describing words, They teU what kind,
sunny
cloudy
Directions: Write the correct weather word on the line in each
sentence.
We can build a A on a -__ - _- _- _-_-_-_-_-_-_- _- _- _-_- day.
You need an ~ o n a _____ -_-_-_-_- ___ day,
Your I/!I may blow off on a
________ day.
You may wear ~ on a
________ day.
We may not see the 0 on a __ -_-_-_-_- _- _ -_-_-_- _-_- day,

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Ncme
Number words ore describing words. They tell how many.
Example: Two ants crowled across the table.
t Directions: Read the sentences below. In each sentence, underline
the describing word that telts how many. Then, look. ot
the picture. Write an X after the sentence that uses an
incorrect number word.
I. Four spiders hung In the doorway.
2. The witch held three apples.
3. In the window were two jack-a' -lanterns.
4. One cat sat under the table.
5. Eight bats hung upside down.
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Directions: Color only the fish with describing words.
o
o
o
' " ~
o
o
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A sentence teUs a whole idea .
Directions: Read each sentence. Write the number by the correct
picture. Color the pictures.
D
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I. A bee Is on the flower.
2. Two ducks are in the pond.
3. Big clouds are in the sky.
4. The boy has a new kite.
5, A bird sits in the tree,
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A sentence must tell a whole idea .
Directions: Read each group of words. Color the airplane red
if the words make a sentence. Color the airplane
blue jf the words do not make a sentence.
The drummer in the
My friends play ball after school.
The room was full of toys.
The old house seems
My birthday cake is yummy .
Directions: Answer the question.
How many sentences do you have? ____ _
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SenTences l<ighT
A sentence always begins with a capital letter.
Example: The sun is shining.
Directi ons: Write each sentence correctly.
the wind Is strong.
we made a snowman.
puddles are fun.
leaves fell all day.
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Every sentence ends with one of these end marks.
?
Directions: Fill in the circle beside the sentence that is
written correctly.
o Terry has new skates.
o Terry has new skates
o Watch her zoom
o Watch her zoom!
o Does she wear pads on her knees?
o Does she wear pads on her knees
o Wear a helmet when you skate
o Wear a helmet when you skate.
o Skating Is fun!
o Skating is fun
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Sentence Suilding Slacks
Ncmc
Every sentence has two ports. The naming part tells who or what is
doing something. The action part tells what the person or thing does .
Directions: Match each naming port with an action
part that makes sense,
Naming part
My sisler
That blrd --
The little boy
The goal
The hens
Mom
Mike
Utile Amy
Action port
_ -has wings.
--
likes ice cream.
cluck.
tokes a picture.
eats grass.
walks by Ihe cart.
rides in the cart.
pushes the cart.
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Sentences
Directions: Each sentence is missing either a naming part or an
action part, Fill in the Circle beside the group of words
that forms the missing part.
My neighbor ____ _
o Is having a yard sole today. 0
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In the house next dOor.i,
One man _____ _
o at the sale. o likes old books.
______ Iook for old toys.
o Many people 0 In the morning
_____ wonts an old checkers game.
o By the door o Mybrorher
Two ladies ____ _
o buy on old toy chest. o a teddy bear.
Fi Naming ~ a r l ' s
Nome
The naming part of a sentence tells who or what is dOing something.
Example: The chimp on a bike rode in a circle .
Directions: Underline the naming part in each sentence below .
_\oW...
I. Our closs had a picnic In the park.
2. Some teachers played ball with us.
3. The hotdogs were tasty.
4. Big oak trees grew along a road.
S. A man in tennis shoes ron in a race.
6. A woman fished all morning.
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Directions: Read the naming parts in the tent. Write one of the
I.
naming ports to begin each sentence.
Rain
Black clouds
A big wind
the aid tent
___________________ wentcamping.
2. was hard to set up.
3. blew the trees.
4. filled the sky.
5. fell on the tent.
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ACTion CIT The Zoo
The action part of a sentenc e tells what the naming part is doing
or did.
Example: The zookeeper opened the gate .
Directions: Underline the action part in each sentence below.
I. My family walked to the zoo.
2. The seals swom in a pool of water.
3. A monkey climbed a tree.
4. Two big elephants swung their trunks.
5. A striped tiger paced in its cage.
6. The giraffe stretched its long neck.
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Directions: Write one of these action parts to finish each sentence.
came from
the roof
put out the
fire
raced to
the fire
blew loudly
held a big
The firetruck __________________ _
The siren ____________________ _
Flames ___________________ _
Firefighters _ _________________ _
VVater ____________________ _
Circus Sentences
Directions: The boxes ot the bottom of this page have sentence
ports. Some are nami ng parts. Some are action parts.
Cut out all the boxes. Look at each picture. Glue the
correct naming part and action part beside each
picture. Read each sentence that you make.

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Naming Port
Naming Part
Naming Part
Naming Part
Action Part
Action Part
Action Port
Action Part
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I The bear I go up in the sky. I is barking. "
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I I I I
It
' The balloons : wears a costume. : An elephant :
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: The dog : leads the porade. :
L _ _ __________ L _____ _______ ~
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Directions: Read each group of words. Is it a complete sentence
that tells a whole idea? Is it missing a naming part? Is it
missing an action part? Fill in the circle beside the correct
answer.
is going to the big game tonight
o Complete sentence
o Missing a naming part
o Missing an action part
The fans cheer for their team.
o Complete sentence
Hotdogs
o Complete sentence
The cheerl eaders jump and yell for our team.
o Complete sentence
o Missing on action part
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SenTences ThaT Tell
Name
Some sentences tell something. Every telling sentence ends with a
period.
Example: The bird sings .
Directions: Circle only the sentences
that tell something.
I. Two turtles sat on a log.
2. One turtle fell off.
3. Did you see her?
4. She swam away.
5. The water is cold.
6. Can you swim?
JG .
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Some sentences ask. something. An asking sentence is called a
question. A question ends with a question mark.
Example: What is your name?
Directions: Circle only the questions.
Iii
I. Is that your house?
2. There are two pictures on the wall.
3. Where do you sleep?
4, Do you watch TV In that room?
5. Which coat is yours?
6. The kitten is asleep.
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A question begins with a capital letter
and ends with a question mark .
Directions: Write each question correctly on the line.
is our class going to the Science Museum
will we see dinosaur bones
does the museum have a mummy
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A telling sentence ends with a period. A question ends with a question
mark.
I.
L
,
.'.
- ,
"-
.,1
1
1
-
r--
Directions: Read each sentence. Put the correct end mark after
each sentence.
I. Is winter coming D
2. Snow is falling in the woodsD
3. The trees are covered with snowD
4. Is the bear lost 0
5. The bear is looking for his caveD
6. The bear is cold and sleepvD
7. Is the bear ready for a long napD
8. Will the bear sleep all winter D
The order of words can change a sentence.
Example: Telling sentence: The girl can jump high.
Asking sentence: Can the girl jump high?
Directions: Read each telling sentence. Change
the order of the words to make a
~ questlon. Write your question on the line.
__ The clown is happy.
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The bell will ring.
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The popcorn is hot.
The end mark ! shows that you are exc ited.
Use it to end a sentence that shows strong feelings.
Example: What a beautiful day this is!
Directions: Read these sentenc es. Write ? or ! after
each sentence.
1. What a great day this is for a rac e
2. Who is running in this race D
3. How fost they run 0
4. Who will finish fi rst D
5. The runners are off D
6. Run faster D
7. Can you see the finish line D
8. I won the race 0
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You can write orders in sentences. If you are excited, end your order
with !. If you are not excited, end your order with a period.
Example: Watch out for that hole in the rood!
Ride slowly .
Directions: Fill in the circle beside the sentence
that is written correctly.
o Follow these steps to find the treasure.
o Follow these steps to find the treasure?
o First. go to the old tree?
o First. go to the old tree.
o Watch out for angry bees!
o Watch out for angry bees?
o Toke five steps toward the big rock?
o Toke five steps toward the big rock.
o Dig for the treasure. Hurry!
o Dig for the treasure? Hurry.
o Look at all my gold and Jewels?
o Look at all my gold and Jewels!
Two sentences can become one sentence. Use the word and to join
them. Leave out words that are repeated.
Example: I have a ball. I have a bat.
I have a ball and a bat .
Directions: Read the two sentences. Wri te them as one sentence.
~ . . My friend ~ a s a cat. My friend has a dog.
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I eat with a fork. I eat with a spoon.
I eat with
Dod needs a rake. Dod needs a basket.
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The rabbit likes carrots. The rabbi t likes peas.
The rabbit likes ___________________________________ __
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Two sentences can become one sentence. You can use the word
and to join them.
Examples: Maria sings. She hums. too. Maria sings and hums.
Maria sings. Sean sings, too. Moria and Sean sing .
Directions: Read the two sentences. Write them as one sentence.
I read books. I write books, too.
Jim skis. Ida skis, too.
Juan runs. He kicks.
Directions: Read the two sentences, Find the sentence parts below
that tell the same idea. Cut out and glue the sentence

parts to make one sentence.
Snow fell yesterday.
Snow fell today_
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Luis plays basketball. ~
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The clown did tricks.
The clown danced.
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Directions: Read the two sentences.
Write them as one sentence.
Birds live in the tree. Squirrels live in the tree.
Dad washed the car. Dad waxed the car,
Mom planted beans. Mom planted corn.
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A sentence makes sense when the words are in order.
Directions: Write the numerals I, 2, 3 and 4 in the circles to put the
words in order. Write the words in the correct order to
make a sentence.
0000
. painting. doghouse needs The
0000
have paint. red
Spot
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Changing groups of words in a sentence changes the meaning.
Example: The boy is in the car.
The boy is in the water .
Directions: Cut out and glue a word group to complete each
sentence. Draw a picture to show the meaning of the
sentence. Color the picture.
I. The fish LI _______ ----'I is yellow.
2. I see a kite LI _______ -'I
3. That box LI _______ --'I is yours. '---_______ --'
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l over the tree I with a smiley face I, in the lake :
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Changing the order of the words in a
sentence may change the meaning.
Example: The dog chased the cat.
The cat chased the dog .
Directions: Read the sentence pairs.
Circle the sentence that
goes with the picture.
The boy hit the ball.
The ball hit the boy.
The giant watched the elf.
The elf watched the giant.
The teacher read to the girl.
The girl read to the teacher.
The baby laughed at the father.
The father laughed at the baby.
The frog jumped over the rabbit.
The rabbit jumped over the frog.
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Words that describe make a sentence better.
Example: J have a coat.
I have a red coat with many pockets,
Directions: Read eac h sentence, Write a word from the box on
each line to make the sentences more interesting,
Draw a picture of eac h sentence,
bright strong little
brave graceful precious
The skater won a medal.
The
_ ________ skater won
a _________ medal.
The jewels are in the safe,
The ___________ jewels
are In the _________ safe.
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A sentence can tell what a person or thing does. It can also tell how,
when or where the person or thing does the action.
Where?
Example: Ada walked. How? When?
Then, Ada walked quickly from the
quickly from the room. Then room
Directions: In each sentence, write a word or words to
answer the question. If you Ilke, use words
from this box.
noisil y in the show
loudly around
at night
nearby
before lunch on the stage
in the yard with energy
Mv;;,S barkin
g
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My dog was barking, ____________ . When?
Dave sang ________________ . Where?
The gi rls play _____________ _
, Where?
They play _______________ _
. How?
A Sentence That Grows
A sentence con tell more and more .
Directions: Make the underlined sentence grow by writing a word
on each line. On another paper, draw a picture of the
last sentence.
I see the eleohant.
I see the __________ elephant.
I see the _ ____________ elephant
eating _________________ _
I see the _ _____________ elephant
eating _ ________________ _
as he stands by the ______________ _
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a word on each line. On another sheet of paper,
draw a picture of the last sentence.
I found my
I found my ________ in the ______ _
I found my ____ _
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You can join sentences to tell more.
Example: Linda went to the store,
and I met her there.
Undo went to the store,
but she didn't buy
anything,
Directions: What can you join to the sentence to make it telt more?
Fill in the circle beside the right ending.
It snowed yesterday, and
o my friends and I made a snowman.
o flowers are pretty,
Jerry had a party, but
o some people skate well.
o not everyone could come.
This book is long, but
o carrots are good for you.
o it is not hard.
The baseball game was called off. and
o we like to swim.
o I went home.
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You can join sentences to tell more about something.
Example: Julian read a book.
Julian read a book when he got home .
Directions: Read each sentence. Cut and glue to
make the joined sentences tell more.
Tom likes to go to the library.
Tom likes to go to the library when
Pete did not do his homework.
Pete did not do his homework
why
Will you call me? , _________ ,
Will you call me l L ____
Tina Is saving her money.
Tina Is saving her money why
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You can make sentences that tell more. You can add
why something happened. ""-
Directions: Read the beginning of each sentence, Complete each
sentence by telling why something happened.
There was no school yesterday because
Jerry had a party because
i
1 am leaving now because
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Tell the events of a story in the order they happened. Use the words
first, next and last to make the order clear .
Directions: The three pictures tell a story. The sentences should tell
the same story. Read the given sentence. Then, write
two sentences to complete the story.
First: __________________ _
Next: Kim took the bird to a vet who helped it.
Lost: _______ ____________ _
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Sentences can tell about events in the order they happened .
Directions: Read the sentence. Write two sentences to tell what
two things could happen next. Draw a picture to match
an event in your story.
Sall y went to the shelter to choose a new pet.
Ordor of e ven,..
Sentences in Order
Sentences can tell events in a story in order.
Directions: Write I, 2 and 3 in the circles to teU what happened to
Harry first, second and third. Then, write a sentence to
tell about each picture. You can use the words from
the box in your sentences jf you need them.
boot
catch
caught
fight
fish
fought
pole
proud
A sentence can tell what someone is saying .
Directions: Look at each picture. Write a sentence in the bubble
that tells what the person is saying.

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Sentences can make a good letter .
Directions: Write a letter to a friend on the lines.
Dear __________________________ ___
Your friend,
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Sentences can tell about special times. Every season of the year is
special.
Directions: Write three words to tell about each season.
Spring Summer
Fall ...;!!!!!II
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Sentences con tell about special happenings,
+ Directions: Imagine you ore going somewhere far away. On
the short lines in and around the plane, write words
about your trip. Then, use some of the words to write
three sentences about the trip.

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Brainstorming is a way to think of new ideas.
You can use these ideas in your writing .
Directions: Answer the questions below. Use
the answers to help you write four
sentences about your family.
My Family
Nome
How many people ore in your family? __________ _
What are their names? ________________ _
Write two words that tell about each person.
What is your fomily's favorite meal? __________ _ _
What is your family's favorite TV show? _ _ ________ _
Directions: Write sentences to tell about yourself.
Draw yourself.
Write a book about a toad or a frog! It can be a story that you make
up or a report on facts, Follow these steps,
A. Choose an Idea. This list may help you,
Story starters Report Ideas
A frog and a toad's A report on a frog
conversation
One day, Mr. Toad hopped A report on a toad
Into my wagon. , ,
Fred Frog Meets From tadpole to frog
the President
Ted Toad's Terrific How to catch a frog
Tree House
B, Think up your story or do research for your report, Write your
story or report on sheets of writing paper, Here are some words
you may need,
brown
hop
pond
croak
jump
tadpole
fly
land
toad
frog
legs
tongue
green
lily pad
water
C. Use two sheets of construction paper for the front and back
covers of your book, Color the picture on page 2Q7, Cut it out
and glue it on your cover. ~
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Write a book about summer or swimming! You might write <0
about something you have done during summer or your
feelings about the season. Follow these steps.
A Choose on ideo. This list may help YOU. I!' - ~ ~
A Day at the Beach While swimming in the
lake. I ...
Summer Fun I live in a sand castle ...
My sand castle looks like. .. A poem about a sand castle
or a day at the beach
I love summer because. . . A poem about how
summer makes me feel
B. Think up your story. Write your story on sheets of writing paper.
Here are some words you may need.
beach bucket burn fish float
hot paddle pail raft sand
shells shore shovel sun sunglasses
swim swimsuit tan towel water
covers of your book. Color the illustration on page ~ . Cut it
out and glue it on your cover.
Moke Your Owro Storyb""k.
Write a book about a real school bus or an imaginary one. You can
tell about somewhere you have gone on a bus or somewhere you
wish you could go. Follow these steps.
A. Choose an idea. Thi s list may help you.
I was riding the school
bus when suddenly ...
Oh no! I got on the
wrong bus ...
Write a poem about a
trip on a school bus.
The Magical Mystery Bus
Write a story about what
it would be like to be a bus driver.
The school bus takes us to
many great places ...
B. Think up your story. Write your story on sheets of writing paper.
Here are some words you may need.
backpack boys
feet friends
run school
buS
girls
sing
children driver
homework lunch
stop street
students talk teacher walk yellow
covers of your book. Color the illustrat ion on page 30 I . Cut it
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out and glue it on your cover. ~
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Nome
You con write a book about space I You can report facts about space
or make up a story about adventures in space. Follow these steps.
A. Choose an idea. This list may help you.
Story starters Report Ideas
Walking on the moon, we
came face to face with ...
Space station for the
Future
While on the space
shuttle ...
Our Vacation on
Planet ____ _
The Friendly Alien
All About the Planet
Mercury (or another planet)
To become an astronaut,
Iwould ...
Humans in Space
B. Think up your story or do research for your report. Write your
story or report on sheets of writing paper. Here are some words
you moy need.
alien astronaut camera comet craters
fly land meteor moon orbit
pictures planets repair rocky satenite
space spacecraft space station space suit stars
surface Mercury Venus Earth Mars
Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto
C. Use two sheets of construction paper for the front and bock
covers of your book. Color the picture on page 303, Cut it out
and glue it on your cover.
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