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Word Sounds... 3, Who Doss Wha? 4. Words That Sound the Same ‘5. Marking the Vowels Review: Lessons 1-5 ‘Word Cher. Exercises: 1. Choosing the Answer. 2. Nomber Words, 3. Facts, Word index: Lessons 1-8 5 6 & a8 oe 9 4. Nowel Sounds... Lesson 6 Reading: Wigs Exercises 1. About the Reading 2 Word Sounds. 3. Which Word Doce Not Fi 5. Compeund Wards, Lesson 7, Reading: Skunks Exercises: 1. About the Reading 2. Compound Words 3. Words That Mean the Same 4. Word Opposites 5. Silly Verses Lesson 8 Reading: Eggs Exercises: 1. About the Reading 2. Word Sounds. 3. Word Sounde A. Whicls Ward Fis Best? 5. Compound Werde. Lesson 9 Reading: Gold. Exercise 1. About the Reading 2. Word Sounds 3. Vowels + the Latter | “4. Masking the Vowel 5. Matching Lesson 10 Reading: Mother Goose Exercises: 1. About the Reoding 2. Word Sounde 3. Which Word Doce Net Fi? 4, Silent leters 5. Words that Sound the Some Review: Lessons 1-10 ‘Word Chor Exerciser: 1. Choosing the Answer, 2. Words That Mean the Same 3. Woed Opposites Word index: Lessons 1-10 34 as 36 37 30 38 39 41 41 42 2 43 45 48 a7 48 “9 50 31 ‘52 33 53 54 $5 56 57 58 39 40 6) 62 62 634 Words That Sound the Same. Put the right word on each line. buy and by knew and new cate and eight do and due hour and our 1 the time Minhee got through shopping, she had no money left to food for dinner. 2. Ben @ man who would tear up his work and start all over on a page even if he made only one mistake. 3. When Dave got home from work last night, he hot dogs for dinner. 4" you know what time the plane is 2" asked Mary. 5." plane should he here in an said her aunt. thevtn tamerWords for Study somebody recorded September children God Donna every sense cover Griffiths ugly touch dust January Pinocchio mouth LESSON 1 Sneezing At one time or another, everybody sneezes. If somebody hears the sneeze, he might say, "God bless you.” Most people cover their noses when they sneeze, so their germs won't go all over the room. Some ‘hings that offen make people sneeze are dust, pet hair, weeds, black pepper, and colds. The longest sneezing fit ever recorded was that of a hwelveyearold girl named Donna Griffiths. She started sneezing on January 13, 1981, and didn’t stop uni September 16, 1983. She sneezed every few minutes for 978 days.1 About the Reading. Answer these questions. 1. Why do most people cover their noses when they sneeze? 2. What do people often say when they hear somebody sneeze? 3, List three things that can make people sneeze __ ee 4, How old was Donna Griffiths when she had her sneezing fit? 5. For how many days did Donna Griffiths sneeze? _ What do you think? 6. Do you sneeze more offen in the spring or the fall? 2 Word Sounds. Pick the right answer, and fill it in on the line, Then write all three words at the left. Check your answer to make sure it makes sense. Note how the first ‘one has been done. c, gt, orsh 1. Do you like the __sh__ape of your nose? ei cgpesa) iste ghana ise dr, st, orth 2. Many people ink that their noses are ugly.ch, orstt 3, Ifyou have the money, you can _ange the shape of your nose. ch, gr, orkn 4, Pinocchio is a litle boy in a children’s story. Every time he told a lie, his nose ew very long. ct, dr, or tr ‘Somebody who always ___ies to find out what other = people are doing is called nosy. blj,orsn 6, Somebody who walks around with his nose in the air is often calleda___ob. gt,kn,orsn 7. Doyou ‘ow anybody who has @ very big nose? Sm, Sp, orSw 8 clling is one of the five senses.hyL, orst 9. Some people sneeze when they cond in the sun. bl, prorst” 10. People who have uffedup noses from bad colds can't smell well at all 3 Matching. Match the part of the body with the right sense. hearing seeing smelling tasting ‘touching 1. ear 4, mouth se oe 5, nose 3. hand 4 Marking the e's. Mark the e's in these words. Ifthe sound for e is long, puta line over it Ifthe sound for eis short, put @ curved line over it. If you don’t hear the e at all, puta line through it. 1, thasé 4. bleed 7. useful 10. sweat "2. End on 8, pancake ‘V1. close 3. alone 6, next 9. remind 12. choose en tadei re talent5 Words That Sound the Same. These words sound the same, but they do not have the some meaning, Put the right word on each line. eyeandI 1, can't see as well when my right is covered. hear and here 2, Mrs. White did not her child say, “Did you know that Dr. Griffiths is i twoandto 3. people won free passes the movies. dear and deer 4. When the litle boy heard the gun go off, he said, “Oh Thope the _ — wasn't hurt.” for and four 5. When the flames burst from the first floor of the house, = children ran help. knows and nose 6, Pinocchio that his will get bigger every time he tells aliWords for Study dim sometimes. noise meow sharp doctor cotbird purr United States Canadian its relate country human describe wolves LESSON 2 Cats : Many people like having cats for house pets. Cats are very smart conimals. They can see better in dim light than man or any other animal. Their eyes shine inthe dark, Cals also have sharp senses of smell ond hearing. However, because cats like fo have their own way, ittokes longer to train a cat as a pet than it takes to train a dog. ‘The United States has more cats than any other county. It has been recorded that more than ninety million cats live in the United States. People who love cats can do strange things sometimes. A doctor ‘on the West Coast, who died in 1963, left $415,000 to his wo fifteen-year-old cats in his will. In 2005, a Canadian man left over $1,000,000 to his cat Red.1 About the Reading, Answer these questions. 1. Which country has the most cats? __ 2, How many cals does this country have? _ 3. How much money did the man on the West Coast leave his two cats? 4. How much money did the Canadian man leave his caf? 5. What can a cat do better than man or any other animal? What do you think? 6. Which do you think make better pets—cats or dogs? Why? 2 Word Sounds. Pick the right answer and fill tin on the line. Then write all three words at the left. Check your answer to make sure it makes sense. and to be around cats because br, gr, orst_ 1, Some people can’t cats make them sneeze. ct,j, orb 2. Others don't like to be around cats because these animals give them the ccps,jin is more like a human's in than dr, tr, or br 3. Acat’s @.dog’s___in. -wr;str; or} 4, Cats have a very —-ong sense of hearing. They hear noises that even dogs can’t hear. dr, gl, orst Cats begin _eaming when they are only about one week old. b, sl, orbl 6. In some countries, ack cats are thought to be lucky, cond in other countries they are thought of as unlucky. br, cl, orcr 7. A catbird has a black __own and tail and makes a sound like that of a cat. al, sh, orst_ 8, Cats eep 16-18 hours a doy.sh, ortr 9. When well____eated, « cat can live twenty years or more. s,sp, ort 10. The biggest fish that ends its whole life in fresh water is a catfish. 3 Putting Words in Classes. Put the words that describe cats in List A. Put the words that describe dogs in List B. barking colways land on their feet man’s bestfriend meowing chasing cars nine lives climbing trecs purring digging up bones related to wolves List A: Cats List B: Dogs ce 2. : a 4. = 5. 5.4 Words That Sound the Same. Put the right word on each line. buy andby 1. the lime Minrhee got through shopping, she had no money left to food for dinner, ‘aman who would tear up his work knew and new 2. Ben cand start all over on a __ page even ithe made only one mistake. cate and eight 3. When Dave got home from work lastnight, he hot dogs for dinner. you know what time the plane is 2" asked Mary. doanddue 4", hour andour 5.“ plane should be here in an ” said her aunt. i ‘ i i :Words for Study everywhere sins mentioned temple seas Snow White Bible craps world dwarves King Solomon break deadly Seven Up built mirror LESSON 3 The Number Seven The number seven is everywhere. There are seven days in a week, There are seven seas and seven wonders of the world. There are seven deadly sins. Snow White had seven dwarves There is « soft drink called 7UP. Seven Up is even the name of a children’s card game. Seven is mentioned in the Bible many times. God is said to have made the world in seven days. King Solomon built « temple. It took him seven years, Is there something lucky about the number seven? Many people think so. Go to any casino. In some games a score of seven wins. Craps is ‘one of those games. Lucky seven wins! But seven can be unlucky, 100. If you break a mirror, some people soy you will have seven years of bad luck.1 About the Reading. Answer these questions. He Whatidid Snow White have seven(or caine sees eaaen 2. What is the name of a soft drink and a children’s card game? 3. What does the Bible say God made in seven days? 4, How long did it take King Solomon to build his temple? 5. What casino game can you win with a score of seven? _ 6. What do some people think will happen if you break a mirror? 2 Word Sounds. Pick the right answer, and fill it in on the line. Then write all three words at the left. Check your answer to make sure it makes sense. bl,g,orfl 1, Seven Up is the name of a children’s card come. bl,dr, orst 2, Its also the name of a soft ink. Cr, Sn, or Cl aps is a dice game offen played in casinos,bl, dr, or th 4. Do you ink that you will have seven years of bad luck if you break @ mirror? 5. Do you ‘ow the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves? 6. Have you seen the cow list of seven wonders of the world? eek is Saturday, 7. The seventh day of the 8. One of the seven deadly sins is ide. 9. Las Vegas is a _ace known for its casinos.3 Number Words. Read these number words, twenty (20) twenty-eight (28) seventy (70) twenty-one (21) twenty-nine (29) eighty (80) wenty-two (22) thirty (30) ninety (90) twentyshree (23) thirty-one (31) ‘one hundred (100) twenty-four (24) forty (40) ‘one thousand (1,000) twenty-five (25) fifty (50) ‘one million (1,000,000) twenty-six (26) sixty (60) ‘one billion (1,000,000,000) twenty-seven (27) ‘Answer these questions by writing the words for the numbers on the line. 1. How many hours are in a day? 2. How many days are in the month of Januar . How many days are in the month of June? . How many hours a week do most people work at their jobs? 3 4, How many states are in the United States? 5. 6 . How old were you on your last birthday? Do you know? x . By law, how old do you have to be to drive a cor? . By law, how old do you have to be to vote? 4 Word Opposites. Match each word below with the word that means the opposite. The frst one has been done for you breok Yg0 many something everybody in soft win peee eee ecnaccaaccas eee cee = 2. few ___ 6. nobody = 3. fix Te nothing 4. hard __ BoutWords for Study pizza squid half tomatoes person potato cereals sauce pepperoni vegetable sugor strawberries Japan pounds grown fruit LESSON 4 Fun Food Facts What food do you like bes!? If you said pizza, you are not alone. Pizza is a much-loved food in the United States. People buy about three billion pizzas each year. That's about 46 slices for every person! ‘What tops it most often? Pepperoni. In Japan, squid tops most pizzas. The potato is the top vegetable in the United States. Each person eats ‘bout 140 pounds every year. About half are fresh potatoes. The rest are eaten in foods like French fries. Here ore some more fun food focs: * IHfakes about fen pounds of milk to make one pound of cheese * Popcorn was one of the first breakfast cereals. People put sugar and milk on it * Corn and rice are grown by farmers all over the world. But com is the mest grown crop in ' the whole world, * Each person in the United States eats about 22 pounds of tomatoes, every year. More than half are eaten as ketchup or tomato sauce.© Strawberries are the only fruit le. And they have litle sugar in them: © Grapes are one of the oldest grown fruits. They have been around for more than 8,000 years. 1 About the Reading. Answer these questions. 1. How many pizzas do people in the United States buy each year? 2. In the United States, what tops pizza most often? 3. In what country does squid top pizza the most? _ 4, How many pounds of potatoes does each person in the United States eat every year? 5, How are all those potatoes eaten? 6, What does it take 10 pounds of milk to make? 7. What was one of the first breakfast cereals? 8. What is the only fruit with seeds on the outside? 9. Over half of the tomatoes eaten each year are eaten as what foods? 10. What fruit has been around for more than 8,000 years? What do you think? 11. What do you like on top of your pizza? __ 12. How do you eat potatoes? __ here Ag med2 Word Sounds. Pick the right answer, and fill it in on the line. Then write all three words at the left. Check your answer to make sure it makes sense. ch, r, or sir Pem, orh ser, dr, or er f.9p, ork sh, str, or sw 1. There are many __ange records about food. 2. The record for the eight hours is 34,818. ost pancakes made in 3. In 2007, a man made 19 ice_eam cones in one minute. 4, Can you believe that somebody ate one__ound of ropes (with seeds) in sixtyfive seconds? 5. The largest bowl of cereal was _illed with over 2,000 pounds of cornflakes. 6. The record for eating _ who ate 34.75 ears in 12 minutes. __eet corn is held by a manch, thr, or bl pt sp, orsl 7. In 2006, a TV host ew a pancake 14 feet in the air. 8. One man ate 45 ____ices of pizza in only 12 minutes. 3 Word Sounds. Fill in the right word on each line. Then check your answers to moke sure they make sense. Note how the first one has been done. chairs pair stairs cloud loudly proud brave cave waves cried dried tried clear hear near . Dave was so of the __ The top of the stairs was blocked by a Se ee he drew in art class that he said “Hey, everybody, look at my piturel” 3, The boys tried to be os the aes came crashing into the Bae 4, fier Sue she to stay by herself until her tears . Minhee did not her aunt ask her fo off the chair that was the front door.change range strange beans ‘mean ~~ jeans bunch lunch munched bricks stick trick cape grape shape 10. Cowboys riding on the a in the sky is . The cowboy didn’t all over his . Eddie didn’t have time to eat sohe ona while he worked. . Jack thought there must be a to the right way. The of the Mary's head look like @ sometimes think that to spill __ on Thursday, of grapes to getting the to each other in just mode 4 Compound Words. A compound word is made up of two or more smaller words. Find the two words that make up each compound word, and write them on the lines Note how the first one has been done. 1. popcorn 2. fruitcake 3. breakfast 4. outside 5. blueberries _pop__+__corn 6. grapefruit oe 7, strawberry +____ 8. somebody + 9. everywhere 10. cookbook5 Which Word Does Not Fit? Use the first word to help you choose the word in the line that does not fit. The first one has been done for you. 2. vegetable: corn 1, meal: breakfast lunch dinner snack = _ghack potato pear beet candy strawberry fig a 3. fruit: grope 4, countries: Japan 5. onimals: —_catbirds 6. food: pound 7. job former United States world Canada wolves squid pets pizza tomato milk nurse mall bus driver 6 Smallest and Biggest. In each set of words, which is the smallest? Write the ‘answer on the line fo the left. Which is the biggest? Write the answer on the line to the right. The first set has been done for you. ‘Smallest week __ Biggest 1. week, year, or month year 2, million, thousand, or billion 3. tomato, grape, or potato 4, Japan, United States, or world 5. whole, half, or third 6. none, many, or few 7. baby, grown-up, or child 8, ounce, pound, or fon (ere tote amdi Words for Study letter paper chain vowel weitien surely wellknown remember lover reason either cowboy scribe John important tailor instead copy alphabet sail LESSON 5 _Love Letters The strangest love letter ever written was the work of a French painter in 1875. The only thing written in the leter was “I love you.” What is strange about that? “I love you" was written 1,875,000 fimes—a thousand times the year of the date! The lover did not write ths leer himself. He hired «@ scribe to do it for him. A seribe is a person who writes letters and other things for a living This painter didn’t jus fell the scribe to write a letier saying “love you" 1,875,000 times. This would have been foo easy. Instead, the lover stayed right there with the scribe and said “I love you" 1,875,000 times. Each time he said it, the scribe had to write these three words down on paper. Surely, this must have been the most boring job that this scribe ever had! G bot Vg fou fo Vg fear 91 About the Reading, Answer these questions. 1. In what year did the French painter hire somebody to write a love letter for him? 2. What do you call a person hired to write or copy something for somebody else? 3. How many times did the scribe have to write “I love you" on paper? 4. IF you were the French painter and you hired a scribe to write ths letter in 2010, how mony times would the scribe have to write “Ilove you"? What do you think? 5. What do you think the woman who got ths leter thought of her lover? Give a reason that explains why people wrote more letlers in the 1800s than they write today. 2 Word Sounds. Choose the right word, and fill it in on the line. seling 1s Alleter that « woman writes to a man him spelling that she no longer loves him is called a “Dear John’ letter. telling classed 2+ Alletter that is copied and then onto massed somebody else to read is called a chain letter. passedmail 3. nail tail knife 4. life wife fix 5. mix bore 6. more store towels 7 vowels much 8. such skill 9. spill sill long 10 song wrong Letiers that wellknown people get from those who really ike their work are called fan __ A redletier day is a day that has been either a very happy day or very important day in your _ There are Wwenty- letters in the English alphabet. The leer e is used often than ony other letler of the alphabet. A, EO, and Uare called In English, there isno________ thing as a word without a vowel sound in it. Can you sing the song that you learned as a child to help you remember all the letters of the alphabef? The _ sounds like this: “A, B, C, D, E, F, G, HJ, KL MN, O,P, RS, 1,U, V,W, X,Y, and Z. Now Tknow my A B C's, Next fime won't you sing with me?"3 Who Does What? Choose the right answer, and write it on the line. Note how the first one has been done, cowboy doctor painter clown baseball player cab driver lover scribe tailor teacher 1. A___cab driver drives people where they want fo go. 2A __ gets base hits. 3A helps people to learn. aA helps people who are sick BA herds cows on the range. Ae makes and mends clothes. 7A __ makes people laugh. BA paints pictures, 9A can be a boyltiend or girlfriend. 1A writes letiers for other people. 4 Words That Sound the Same. Put the right word on each line. tight and write 1. Bob could not with his hand after he smashed it in the car door. hole and whole 2. The dog ran off with the bone and hid itina bel the house. (thet amdbeat and beet fair and fare meat and meet heard and herd sails and sale ‘one and won 3. The mother __ _ the dust from the bed until her face got as red as a 4. People did not think that the new bus was ‘5. The women would each other atthe store and talk about the high price of 6. The cowboy said, “Have you that the will sell for a higher price this year?” 7. Ben read in the paper that there was a on at the boat shop down at the dock. 8, It was the middle of June, and Becky had not baseball game yet. 5 Marking the Vowels. Mark the vowels in these words either long or short. If you don't hear the vowel at all, draw a line through it. 1, frame 2. bréind 3. known. 4. pint 7. sense 10. relate 5. state 8. catbird 11. spice 6. sins 9. squid 12. wrotew: Lessons 1-5 Say these words out loud. charm chart smort___smoke choke check drew draw straw stroke broke break [gem term team steam stain chain pur put suff ——step,_—=sstop chop skit skill shrill shrink shrunk skunk slang sleap creep crumb.—sthumb numb ail pail rail sail———tail ban bone bend gd and cheek peek seek = week bend lend mend spend tend brick lick pick sick ~—=rick blink drink ink sink stink blown grown known own oer ApChoosing the Answer. Choose the right word, and fill it in on the line. |. There are _ asia states in the United States. «. forty b. fortynine fit . fiftytwo . The speaker gave « con Jopan that lasted for over an hour. a. tail b. tale «. talk d. tall . Dave couldn't make ony out of the words Minhee had written on the paper. «a. send b. sense . sent d. seen |. Joan would never buy clothes that had too much on them because they were too hard to take care of. «. lace b. loke c. lame d. lane . After seven years of married life, Becky wos sill very much in love with her a. made b, make c. male d. mate ). John didn’t to hurt the child's feelings. 9. meal b, mean c. meat d, met 7. When Kate returned from lunch, she had a huge of ketchup on her brand-new dress. a. blob b. bob cc. mob d. sob . When Eddie kissed Kate, she was sure she was a. bleeding b. blessing c. blufing d. blushing . Louise didn’t remember to ___ her book, so she had to pay a small fine. «©. react b. refund . refuse d. renew10. As Bob drank the water from the pond, he told June, "Don't make such a fuss. The water is not a. deadly b. loudly «. firmly d. surely 2. Number Words. Answer these questions by writing the word for the number. Get « friend to help you if you wish. Some of these questions are hard! 1. How many days are in a week? 2. How many weeks are in a year? 3. How many ounces are in @ pound? 4, How many ounces are in a cup? 5. How many cups are in a pint? 6. How many pints are in a quart? 7. How many quarts are in a gallon? 8, How many siripes are on the United States flag? 9. How many stars are on the United States flag? 10. Accordi will you have if you break a mirror? to some people, how many years of bad luck 11. What is your lucky number? 12, What is one hundred times ten? 3 Facts. List the five senses. a 4 2. ae i | : ii i billon blink blob blows bluebery bl brond brandnew break brick bold bol bunch c Cana Canodion cid cotfich cereal hein chonge check igen choke oud compound copy corfikes country cowboy crops creep D éeodly Sercribe im sector Denn rank row srew ost Soares E sighy cite Fnglsh every everywhere grew Sas ‘grow ‘grown grown 4 halt hey host oman hunched 1 Importon Insead ite J Janey Jopan John K ry King Soloman sere as Vegas lover ever ” meaning rmovh munch N ° pail oper pepperoni person Pinocchio pit plze post potato pound po por Q quot R rail record rele remember s sil saying scribe September seventh seventy Lessons 1-5 Seven Up shorp thee thee! el dock slong frock sap so Stow White sancti opel spice uid Sond ote Som sk sink Srowberry serey tailor temple tend term thousand tomate touch towel tickWords for Study heard shaved France Anne bigwigs lice early England BC wool under someone Egypt beeswax. queen sunlight LESSON 6 Have you ever heard a very important person called a bigwig? This term dates back to at least 4000 BC. At that time, both men and women in Egypt shaved their heads and wore wigs. The bigger the wig was, the more imporiant the person was. ‘One of the reasons that wigs were worn in Egypt was so people could keep their heads clean and free from lice. The wigs were made of many things such as wool, animal hair, and even ©, gold. People used beeswax to make the wigs Twas not just the people in Egypt who liked to wear wigs. In 1624, when the King of France began to lose his hair at a very early age, he got everybody to wear wigs. Under Queen Anne of England, who ruled from 1702 fo 1714, wigs grew to their biggest shapes. They covered people’s backs and hung down over their chests1 About the Reading. Answer these questions 1. Nome three things the people in Egypt used to make their wigs 2. What did the people in Egypt use to make their wigs stick to their heads? 3. Why did the king of France in his story start to wear 0 wig? 4. Describe the wigs that were worn during Queen Anne's time 5. How many years did Queen Anne rule England? 6, How did the term bigwig get started? What do you think? 7. Do people still fuss as much with their hair now as they did a long time ago? Be sute 10 give @ reason for your answer,2 Word Sounds. Choose the right word, and fill it in on the line. brave grave shave bangs fangs gongs chair hair poir phone stone throne rich which witch Feeling Kneeling Peeling Fighting Lighting Sighting bugs dug hugs grand sand stand 1. When people their heads, they are bald 2. Mary had her cut so she could see better. 3. Most wigs that are worn today look just ike human 4, The king and queen each had their own to siton. 5. There are many sayings in the word hair is used. 6 ___ really relaxed is called “letting one’s hair down." Zz with somebody over something that is not very important is called “splitting hairs.” 8. When somebody you, he is “getting in your hair.” 9. IF something really scares you, it “makes your hair on end.” i i i3 Which Word Does Not Fi? Put the word that does not fit with the rest on the line to the right. Note how the first one has been done. 1 2; 10. Jonvary England }. catbird b. ink 5. star ». Andy chair . cheek . cling gallon June English catfish Paper kite Anne queen lip well pint May France eel pen start Jack seat mouth pound month United States whale scribe sun John throne wrist sick quart ——month _4 Vowel Sounds. If the sound for ea in the word is long, put the word in the first list. Ifthe sound for ea is short, put the word in the second list. Note how the first one has been done bean bread dead instead squeal beat breakfast easy please sweat Long Sound for ea Short Sound for ea 1. bean. 1 — 2 . vi 3. oe 4, 4 5. 5. 5 Compound Words. Find the two litle words that muke up each compound word, and write them on the lines. Note how the first one has been done. 1. bathroom bath + room 2. bigwig a 3. cowboy 4, catbird + 5. checkbook —_ + Coe 7. gingerbread _ oe 8. girlhiend - 9. shortstop. ae 10. sunlight ——Words for Study bloodstream spray tip refilled pouches whatever shoots grin liquid stamps rounds dash hidden forefeet sideways coins he’s raises trouble shower LESSON 7 __ Skunks A skunk’s bad smell is not in his bloodstream or his breath. Under the skunk’s tal are two pouches which are filled with liquid. These pouches remain hidden as long os everything is calm. However, when the skunk feels he’s in danger, he lifts his tail A skunk will not spray the liquid in these pouches unless he feels he's being chased. If chased, the first thing a skunk will do is turn to face whatever is chasing him. Then he stamps his forefeet and raises all of his toil but the tip. Ifthe skunk feels he’s still in danger, he raises the tip, snaps his tail into the shape ofthe letter U, and shoots. The skunk can fire the liquid from a range of ten to twelve feet. This liquid can be smelled for more than @ mile, Each pouch has enough liquid for five or six rounds. A skunk can fire his liquid sideways, straight, and up with no trouble at all. After he fires all his liquid, the skunk has fo wait a few days for his pouches to be refilled1 About the Reading. Answer these questions. 1. Where does the liquid that « skunk sprays come from? 2. From what range can a skunk spray his liquid? 3. Affer the skunk sprays his quid, how long must he wait before he can spray cogoin? _ — 4. Why does a skunk spray his liquid? 5. When a skunk feels he’s in danger, list three things that he does. Do you know? 6. IF your pet or you are sprayed by a skunk, how do you get rid of the smell? (oredr enna2 Compound Words. Find the two words that make up each compound word, and write them on the lines. 1. bedroom Sere ecee seta SsceeeeCEEEEE 2 Veodiean ‘3. troublemaker _ ¥ 4. homework — eee 5. teabag 6. notebook Se 7. sideways So 8. someone 9. catfish gece eeeeocodmasccasecees 10. whatever Hae 3 Words That Mean the Same. Match each word below with the word that means the same. Note how the first one has been done. bluff creep hidden sprint trouble build grin nice touch “wreck wreck ___ 1. break 6. fool fa mee ec eceee eee ee eeeeeee ce eee ea 3. crawl eit iecseneeueimeaiaie Hs 4, dash a 5. feel a 10, smile4 Word Opposites. Match each word below with the word that means the opposite. Note how the first one has been done. find hord lovely nothing shrink forget late vold! soved shut old 1. brandnew 6 lose a 2. early ee A ee 8. remember _ Aveverything _ 9 spent Sa 5 gow, see eee 10) aly, 5 Silly Verses. Choose the right word from each set, and fill it in on the line. ory dates sky slate stroight cried dance France pants tried hour life shower sour wife 1. A cowboy who lives in our Is wellknown for shooting so He shoots coins from the It makes the girls They ask him fo toke them on 2. There once was a king of —__, Who couldn't fit into his __ He tried and he _ Then he broke down and He couldn't even go to the 3, When everything seems to turn . John waits fora beter Geka: hens orbs For his kids and his ‘And then goes to take a hot enatateine AndamanWords for Study dozen move spoil float form breathe kept chicken eggshell microwave warm yolk tiny refrigerator teaspoons guide LESSON 8 ee The United States puts out a lot of eggs—75 billion each year. That's about 6.25 billion dozen. There are about 295 million hens. Each lays about 250 to 300 eggs in a year, How long does it fake fo make an egg? It takes 24 to 26 hours for o hen to make an egg. About 30 minutes after an egg comes out, another egg begins fo form. Each person eats about 256 eggs each year. Some people eat 995 in the morning for breakfast. Some eggs are eaten hard- boiled. Some are eaten with toast or with ham. Many of the eggs people eat ore in other foods. Eggshells have many tiny holes. They can have more than 20,000 of them. The holes let water and gas move out of the egg. They let in air. The egg can breathe! You can cook eggs in the microwave, but not in their shells. The steam builds up too quickly. The tiny holes can’t let it out fast enough, and the egg can blow up.Raw eggs will lost long time in the refrigerator. They will stay fresh for about three weeks. But eggs can spoil quickly if they are not kept cold. Warm eggs age more in one day than cold eggs do in one week. How can you fest an egg to see if itis fresh? Put two teaspoons of salt in a cup of water. Then putin the egg. A fresh egg will float, but an old egg will sink 1 About the Reading. Answer these questions. 1, How many eggs does the United States put out each year? _ 2. How long does each egg toke to make? 3. How many eggs does each person eat in a year? 4, What are some ways people eat eggs? : 5, Eggshells have thousands of 6. How do eggs breathe? 7. What can happen if you cook eggs in their shells in the microwave? 8. How long will row eggs stay fresh in the refrigerator? 9. How can you test an egg to see if itis fresh? __ Do you know? 10, There is an age-old question about the egg. It asks, “Which came firs, the chicken or the egg?” What do you think? Why?2 Word Sounds. Choose the right answer, and fill it in on the line. Then write all three words ot he left. Check your answer to make sure it makes sense. Lprors 1, One hen can ‘ey 250-300 eggs each year. sh, sm, orsp 2, The biggest egg recorded had a double yolk and double ell. sp,gr,orth 3. Ahard-cooked egg will__in, but a raw egg will not. b,k,orwh 4, Babies can eat the yolks of eggs before they can eat the ____ ite part. br, gt, orch 5, Laying hens eat a mix of ____ains. f,m,orp 6, The saying “to lay an egg” means to cil ot something,b, dorj 7. To “putall your eggs in one basket" isto risk everything you have on ust one thing, ch; sp; or br 8.-In-2007, a man coke a record by holding 20 eggs in one hand. ¢, gl, or se 9. A person who acts __ared a lot is sometimes called a a “chicken.” y, dl, orf 10. The world’s oldest chicken lived fo be more than 20 ears old, 3 Word Sounds. Read the words with double o below, and put them where they should 4o. Use the word atthe op of each listo guide you. Note how the first one has been done. “foot hood shoot took wood ‘groom pool spoon tooth wool Book School i: foot 1 2. 3. 4 ee nymevenfeay even emte 4 Which Word Fits Best? Choose the word which fits best, and write it on the line. Note how the first one has been done. 1. Meat is to plate as milk is to _glass «. glass b. jug e. d. white 2. Ship is to-searas plane is to = o. fast b. land c. sky d. wings 3, Bread is to loaf as cigarettes are to ©. can b. jor c. pack d. smoke 4, Microwave is to heat as refrigerator is to ‘ a. food b. oven . cook d. chill 5. French is to France as English is to a, Canada b. England . reading d. school 6. March is to month as __ is to doy. ©. hour b. January c. Wednesday —_d, week 7. Shower is to bathroom as _is fo living room. «©. chair b. door «. lightbulb d. sink 8. Hond is to armas is toleg. . arm b. body «. foot d. knee 9. Patk is to play as is to learn a. books b. class c. reading d. school 10. Mouth is to food as is to oir «a. body b. blood «. breath d. lung5 Compound Words. Choose a word in List A, and add a word from List B to it to make a compound word. Note how the first one has been done. List A List B 1. __armchair _ varm bow ee baby chair 3. egg down a os ws . 7 gran shel life sit . rain stand oe some time 8. touch times % Put the compound words you have written in these sentences. Note how the compound word armchair has been used. 10. A in football is worth six points. 11. Kate checked each egg to make sure the wasn't broken. 12, Ilike to take a walk after dinner. 13. We got seats inthe __ to hear the band play. 14. Minhee wanted to buy a new __armchair for her living room. 15. When the skunk started stamping his _,we ran 16. The mother needed someone fo __her children, 17. Do you think there is a pot of gold at the end of the 2 18, Dan said his trip to England was the chance of aeens Words for Study California dollars lonely isnt Sutter worth shacks glitters news fortyniners boots ail miner wherever El Dorado. chocolate between dusty common peach LESSON 9 Gold = In January 1848, gold was found in California. The gold was found con land owned by John A. Sutter. He tied very hard to keep the good news from getting out, but by May miners were streaming in. ‘A few men found between 300 and 500 dollars worth of gold dust a day. However, most of the miners panned one ounce of gold dust each day, which was worth about Wwenty dollars. Workers back East were making only a dollar a day then. So twenty dollars was a lot of money to these men. The real gold rush began in 1849 when 100,000 men from all over the world rushed 40 California to strike it rich. These men were called the “forty-niners.” They lived in mining camps which formed wherever somebody had made a strike. These camps had only one street. The street was very dusty during the dry spells and very muddy when the rains came.Men would work hard all day digging for gold and then return to their lonely shacks at night. They would fix 0 meal of beans, fried bread, and coffee. It was rare fo see @ woman in one of these mining towns. Some men would pay a dollar just to look at « pair of women's boots 1 About the Reading. Answer these questions. 1. In which state did the gold rush happen? 2. On what man’s land was the gold first found? 3. In what year did the real gold rush begin? 4, What were the men called who came to California to strike it rich? 5. How many ounces of gold dust did most of the miners find each day? 6. Why would men pay a dollar just to see a pair of women’s boots? What do you think? 7. If you had been living in 1849, would you have rushed to California to find gold? Explain your answer.2 Word Sounds. Pick the right answer, and fill t in on the line. Then write all three words at the left. Check your answer to make sure it makes sense. br,d, orspr_—— 1, In the 1500s, a story ‘ead about a land rich in gold that was called El Dorado. b forth 2, People _ought that gold was as common as sand in El Dorado, bIf,orm 3, Through the years, many men set out to___ind El Dorado, and they often thought they had found i. f.e,orp 4. Arrock that looks like gold but isn’t gold at all is colled ool's gold. Id, orm 5, Do you know what the saying “All that gliters is not gold”___eans? 6.g,orh 6, An ounce of old today would sel for over 700 dollars.sh, st, orsc 7. When miners found gold, cores raised the prices of things the miners needed. fr tt, orthr 8, By 1851, miners were paying ee dollars for just ‘one egg, 3 Vowels + the Letter I. Use the words below to fill in the lines in the sentences. bald belt cold hill milk tall bell bulb gold dill roll wall LA helps to keep your pants up. 2. Ate you short or ? 3. Children are told to let the ball __ when it goes into the street. 4, Many children are told to drink four glasses of ___aday. 5. Men in 1849 looked for _ in California. 6 The light did not fit in the lamp. 7. The pictures hanging on the ___were lovely. 8. When the __rang, everybody came in for lunch. 9. When you have a bad ____, you sneeze a lot. 10. When you have ne hair on your head, you are __ = 11. Jack ond went up the to fetch o pail of water.4 Marking the Vowels. Mark the vowels that have lines under them. Note how the first two words have been done. 1. Meg ph 3. dash 4. glitter 5. float 6. re0son 11. France 15. half 7. raise 12. brake 16. tip 8. grave "13. between 17. since 9 cheek 14, just 18. breathe 10. test 5 Matching. Match each word below with the words that best describe it, bigwig chocolate coffee lice microwave peach kneel March news yolk 1. a hot, strong, black drink 2. a fruit that grows on trees 3. a sweet used in candy or drinks 4. a very important person 5. the middle of an egg 6. the third month of the year 7. to get down on your knees 8. very small bugs that bite the skin of people and animals 9. stories you read in the paper 10. « very fast ovenWords for Study goose proof fiddle sport though rhymes lapdog blackbird claim example ladies stuck graveyard tease soup elm Boston lords diddle silent ae een _Mother Goose ‘Mother Goose was not a real person even though some people claim that she was. In an old graveyard in Boston, there are many graves bearig the name Goose. Some people think that one of these graves /os for Mother Goose, but there is no proof that this is really so. One of the earliest books of Mother Goose rhymes and stories for chidren wos printed in 1760. Many ofthese rhymes had been around for hundreds of years. They were not always called Mother Goose rhymes. Some of the rhymes have no real meaning, but others were written about real people. For example, one queen of England loved fo tease her lords the way a cat plays with mice. She also loved to dance to tunes played on a fiddle. One of her lords was nicknamed This queen never ote her soup without having someone taste i first. One of her ladiesinwaiting was called “Spoon” because she tasted the soup.poet mutmens The man who carried the soup was called “Dish.” When Dish and Spoon ran off to get married, somebody in the queen's court made up this thyme: Hey diddle, diddle, The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon; The litle dog laughed To see such sport ‘And the dish ran away with the spoon. 1 About the Reading. Answer these questions, 1. In what city in the United States do some people think Mother Goose lived? 2. In what year was an early Mother Goose book printed? 3. Do all the rhymes tell about real people? 4, What was Dish’s job? eee i: Whal was opcon(s ob? en 6. What happened fo Dish and Spoon? 7. What fact in the story tells us that Mother Goose did not write these rhymes shorlly before 1760? What do you think? 8. Why do children like to hear Mother Goose thymes?2 Word Sounds, Can you end these lines from wellknown rhymes? Pick the right answer, and fill tin on the line. Then write all three words at the left. (Get a friend to help if you do not know all the rhymes.) b,c,orh 1. Litle Boy Blue come blow your om. d,p,ert 2. Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a ie. cl.n,orr 3, There came a litle blackbird and nipped off her ose. b,f,orr 4, She whipped them all soundly and put them to ed. f,sh, orsir 5. And Tom went crying down the _eet. bl,cl, orsh 6, The mouse ran up the ock thevtoteine Hedad, p, orf 7. Three, four, shut the or. kn, thr, or b 8, And he called for his fiddlers cpl orl 9. And one for the litle boy that lives in the cone. dr, pl, org 10, He stuck in his thumb and pulled out a um, 3 Which Word Does Not Fit? Use the first word os a guide word to help you choose the word in the line that does not ft. Note how the first one has been done. 1. country: California Egyp! France United States, California 2. summer: beach snow sunshine _ tans 3. month: January March May spring 4. time: hour minute pound second 5, sea: beach car boat swimtrees: elm peach leaves pine 7. liquids: ice soup water wine 8. drinks: beer —=coffee straw tea — 9. body: air chest lungs spleen 10. clothes: blouse jeans vest ~— wool 11. women: cowboys ladies queens females 12, job: doctor miner smoker tailor 13. water: beach lake pond sea 14. baseball: base bat bunt punt 4 Silent Letters. In each of these words, there is one letter that you do not hear. This is called a silent letter. Write the word on the line. Then draw a line through the silent letter. Note how the first one has been done. 1. knit _ knit 7. wrist 2. breath 8 climb __ 3. fetch 9. meant 4, claim 10. heart 5. wrong : 11. lamb 6. thumb 12. watch5 Words That Sound the Same. Put the right word on each line. readandred 1. Dick satin his ‘ormchair and his book until his wife came home from the meeting. ~~sea andl #6e 2. The people ran forthe seats on the top deck; so they weak and week threw and through bare and bear way and weigh brake and break cents and sense could the __ better. 3. Jill was still so that she took another off from work fo rest. 4, Mack wanted to get with his work as fast as he could so he really himself int it 5. When the hunters retumed fo comp, they knew that @ had been there because the food chest was 6. “By the __" said Eddie, “did you remember to yourself today?” 70 ____ Nick's heart when he hears that one con his brand-new bike does not work,” said Jill. 8. “It makes no _ to spend seventy five on a candy bar," said Louise.Review: Lessons 1-10 ‘Say these words out loud. [A few of the words are new, but if you use the rules you have learned, you will have no trouble with the shave share dare dan_——_—chart_—_cheek such Dutch ditch switch swipe _pipe daw thaw grin grow flow point pint point join swell smell smile wheat heat drove stove starve carve ail bail jail pail clap lop mae Tp fen cep ip ep beach bleach peoch reach teach dim him Sim slim trim book look took shook crooked boil coil ol soll spoil bunch crunch hunch lunch punch suck stuck sick ——sibrick bring king1 Choosing the Answer. Choose the right word, and fill itn on the line, 1. Tom was sleeping so that he didn’t hear the noise from the party next door. a. deadly b. hardly «. soundly d. surely 2 Even Mary had enough money to-buy the dress, she decided not to get it after all «. though b. thought «. through d. threw 3. The boy pulled the door open and into the refrigerator. «. piped b. poured c. peered d. peeled 4, Alter Jim fed the baby, he patted her back to help her a. burn b. burp . burst d. bust 5. Bob ate « half dozen, or ___ , candy bars! ©. sin b. sip ©. sit d. six 6. The reason that Joan didn’t do the dishes right away was that she wanted to watch the six o'clock news. a. maid b, mail ¢. main d. many 7. “IF you tell my wife what I bought her for her birthday, you will all my fun," said Nick «. soil b. spell . spill d. spoil 8. Mary didn’t know the answer to the teacher's question, but she took a wild onyway. a. guess b. guest . guide 4. guilt 9. She had a that it was the wrong answer. @. bunch b. hunch . lunch d. punch2 Words That Mean the Same. Match each word below with the word that means the same. broke dirt glitter melt shut spoil break during guide rhyme slim tease T. dose 7. soil 2. gleam eee By etoo 3. kid 9. thaw. 4. lead 10. thin eee 5. rot 11. verse 6. shatter 12. while 3 Word Opposites. Match each word below with the word that means the opposite against’ crooked evening lie rare thaw cloudy dirty forgot neat sink weak 1. clean 7. morning 2. clear 8. messy 3. common 9. remembered 4. float 10. straight 5. for 11. strong 6, freeze 12. truthA geinst ‘alphabet Arne cmchoir 8 babyait bai bon basket Bc beach bee beoswore bend bery between Bie bigwi ballon bird Bockbied blink bi Bloceltream blovse Howe blosbery bia body boot Boston bought brand brandnew break breathe brick bain bu bull bunch bor but c Califomio ‘Conade Canadion cabied ‘atich corel chain change cheek chicken children chocolate choke ein ig oud cots compound ony cotflkes country cowboy ‘exaps creep ‘crooked crunch D> dort sash ‘eadly Sexcribe dale din doctor Solar Donne dozen ronk row row ust dusty wares eaty soothe Ere eohy ther E1Doredo sin Enolond English ery ereruhere cexomple Word Index: Lessons 1-10 F feor fel fda feder ict feo isle oo tein iso from fron fea" frcke c gallon ‘gong liter God goes ‘g00%8 gran rend Stondstond ‘rope! grave graveyord ‘row Giihs gn grow grown grownup, vide 4 hal heard he's hey idden hold host homon hunch hundred I important inseod J Senuary Japan a Tm John kept kil king King Sclomon| bree! bait L lody lopdog las Vegas leer lee fete liquid lonely lord lover ™ roker mrop March May meaning rmention ‘nov munch N rip pel oper peoch Pepperoni person Pinocchio pint rail reinbow reading record refil fehigerote relate remember thyme round s sail soying serbe sentence September seventh seventy Seven Up shack hare shorp thot shove sheep shoot shall stip thot shore Shottop shower shel fideways lent lock slong slim sack Show White ‘il Somebody soundly soup Speaker ‘pall spice sin ‘pal spoke sped sry Spread oud stomp Sond ste steam sek sfnk sore strowbery stuck gor surlight fonchine surly Suter, sal wipe 1 tailor teobog teoch tease teaspoon temple tend ‘hove ‘hough thowiond throne tiny ‘ip ton touch touchdown towel stop Wick vim trouble troublemaker ‘rah u oly vader United Sites v vegetable vowel w well weak vreigh wellknown whotever wherever wales weal world worthWords for Study sleepy fourth winter mow yawn log lawn chessboard asleep owhul pawns chess become down crack choice breathing lowtul fins sisler LESSON 11 oo Sleepin On most nights, as you start fo gel sleepy, you may yawn a few times. Yawning is a very common way for your body to draw in more air. ‘After you go to bed, changes start to happen in your body even before you fall asleep. Your body heat goes down, and your brain waves become more even. When you do fall asleep, your heart rate slows down, your body relaxes, and your breathing becomes very even. Doctors say that we move through four stages of sleep each night Each stage brings us into a more deep sleep. On most nights, we go through these stages four or five times. ‘Most dreaming takes place during the fourth stage, which is called REM. REM sleep lasis from five to twenty minutes at a time. During REM sleep, your eyes move around very quickly, but your arms and legs can't move at all, In fact, if anybody tried to wake you up, you Zz would not be able to move for quite a few seconds.eee Nobody ever really sleeps “like a log.” We move in our sleep as many as twenty to fortyfve times every night. Much ofthis turning and moving happens when our bodies are going from one stage of sleep into the next. IFwe did not move at all during the time that we sleep, we could become very sick. 1 About the Reading. Answer these questions. 1. Why do we yawn when we are sleepy? 2. List two changes that happen in the body before someone falls asleep. b. iaaaal — 3. List three changes that happen in the body after someone falls asleep. 7 4, During what stage does most dreaming happen? 5. What would you do if somebody woke you up during this stage? 6. What would happen to your body if you did sleep like « log?What do you think? 7. Why do you think people dream? 8. Do you remember most of your dreams, or do you forget them as soon as you wake up? 2 Word Sounds. Here are some words with aw in them, Use the words below to fill in the lines with the right answers. Note how the first one has been done. awtul dawn low lawn paws thaws claws jaw lawhl pawns. straw yawn 1. People have hands; dogs have _ paws : Fish have fins; birds have 2. In the winter it freezes; in spring, the ice _ You eat meat with a fork and sip Coke through a - 3, Last night, the boxer broke his As a rule, fighting’s against the 4, The lady got up at the crack of . She raked the leaves and mowed the __ 5. The second row on a chessboard is lined with Ifyou‘re bored with chess, you tend fo 6. Smoking in lobbies is often not Thope you don’t think this work is too3 Long and Short Vowels. Put the right words on the lines. breath breathe bath bathe tap tape scrap scrape grip gripe twin twine 1 John’s jacket was so tight that he could hardly ‘Sue had been running so hard that she had trouble catching her 1. Mr. White always took a shower in the morning, but his wife liked to just before dinner. The king took his in a tub made of gold. . Do you ever your foot when you feel upset? Min-hee couldn’t remember where she left the roll of |. Ben threw his dog a cof ham that was left over from breokfost. It took Joan all afternoon to the paint off the ceiling . Andy liked to ‘bout taxes even though he had no choice but fo pay them. When Dave lost his on the rope, he fel into the water . Ann had not seen her _ sister since she moved to California. The cat got her paw twisted up in the ball of4 Putting Words in Order. Put the words in order so that each sentence makes sense. 1. White couldn't go Mr. sleep to 2, counling first he sheep tried 3.0 cup fixed he himself of tea then 4. asleep couldn't fall he siill 5. day fired for he job next on sleeping the the wasWords for Study honeybees pollen percent chemicals honey groups gone hive plant colony experis stinger flowers beekeepers disease yellow Bees have been here for over 100 million years. There are about 20,000 kinds of bees, but only nine kinds of bees make honey. Honeybees are « big part of farming today. They are worth $15 billion each year in the United States clone. How? Bees help fruit fo grow. Bees move from plant to plant locking for food that is in the plant's flawers. Pollen also sits in the flowers. It sticks to the bee's legs. When the bee moves fo another flower, the pollens can mix. When bees carry pollen from one fruit ree flower to another, fruit begins fo form. Bees also make honey and beeswax. These are worth another $150 million each year just in the United States. Honeybees live in groups. The groups are called colonies. One colony can be around 50,000 bees. But something is happening, In late 2006, lots of bee colonies in the 'S United States began to die. Some beekeepers lost 50 to 90 percent of their bees. Colonies can die very 4 ‘quickly, sometimes in a few weeks, What happens? The bees are justgone. And there are no dead bees. Honey and food ‘re cll that i left Why does this happen? Experis don’t know yet. Some think it is pests or disease. Others say it is what the bees eat. It can be chemicals used by beekeepers or farmers. Some experis say itis a mix of these ond other problems. What can happen if this isn’t stopped? Experts say not all honeybees will be wiped out. But food prices could jump co some foods could be harder to get. 1 About the Reading. Answer these questions 1. How long have bees been around? 2. How many kinds of bees are there? 3. How many kinds of bees make honey? 4. How much are bees worth fo United States farming each year? 5. How do bees help fru to form? 6. What things do bees make that are worth $150 million each year ? 7. What are the groups called that honeybees live in? - 8. What began happening in late 2006? eee 9. How quickly can a bee colony die?10. What is one thing experts think could be the cause? 11, Do experts think all honeybees will die? 12. Why would food cost more or be harder to get if more bees die? 2 Word Sounds. Choose the right word, and fill it in on the line, smiles 1. A honeybee can fly about 15 per hour. miles piles five 2. Bees have eyes. hive dive fie 3. Ifa bee loses its stinger, it will : lie die pipes 4. The honeybee is yellow with brown stripes wipes flowers 5. Honeybees go to between 50 and 100 on powers each trip. towers sunny 6 IHfokes 12 honeybees to make one teaspoon of runny honeymust 7. Honeybees trust dust more 8. Honey has slore tore hive 9. You should never live give cone pound of honey. g0 to 2 million flowers to moke calories than sugor! honey to a bal 3 Words That End in -y. Add -y to these words. Study the examples before you begin 1 2 3. sleep +y=___sleepy waters y= slick + y = sunt y= sunny . snap + y= . pigt y= — |. spice + y = spicy . shine + y= . noise + y = 4, sugar +y = 5. creep +y= 6. worh +y— A kitty = 5. bud +y= 6 fog +y= 4, sauce + y = _ 5. shoke + y = 6. wove +y = erent enerroma aBo ny magnates 4 Words That End in -y. Put the right words on the lines. Study the exemple before you begin. barely calmly lonely Yavickly shorply bravely cheaply nearly simply weekly ran fo see what had happened after I heard the loud , you can't be in two places at one time! 3, Jim turned the wheel too cond nearly crashed into another car 4, He did not seem scared, Instead, he ____ pulled his car out of the way. 5. Those pants are too small. You can p them! 6. Mary smiled when the doctor came in fo give her a shot. 7. My mother always said two could live almost as as one. 8. Mrs. White sometimes felt __ after her good friend moved away. 9. I went for @ walk in the snow and, slid on a patch of ice 10. Dan gives Bob a paycheck5 Compound Words. Use a word from List A,and add a word from List B to it to make a compound word for each sentence. Study the example before you begin List A after bee vbees honey sea table team when List B bee ever keepers noon sick spoon Ywox work 1 Honey and___ beeswax are two things bees make. 2. Tlike fo have a snack in the 3. Minhee was the whole time we were on the ship. 4. ikea of honey in my tea, 5. One colony can have ‘around 50,000 bees. 6, It takes for bees o build a hive. 7. Some have lost 50 to 90 percent of their bee colonies, 8. I see a bee, I run the other way! 6 Changing the Fto v. Change the flo vand add -s or es to make each word plural. Study how the frst two have been done, Then do the same with the remaining words. 1. leaf 2. wife 3. knife 4. wolf eleqves eisai ee wives Sees 5. dwart_ 6. self 7. half 8. life retake ipWords for Study handwriting factors tomorrow drag employer studies doesn't large certain slant uphill whose police up-and-down bright upon present dovenhill LESSON 13 Handwriting Everything we do tells other people something ‘obout who we are. Some people think that our handwriting tells a lot about us. Someiimes people hire handwriting experts. For example, an employer might hire a handwriting expert to find out ia certain person would be the right one for a job. Sometimes the police call upon handwriting experts to work with them ‘on certain cases. There ate at leas! sixteen factors that a handwriting exper looks at when he studies handwriting. One factor is the slant of the letters. An up-and-down slant shows that the writer lives in the present and is ruled by his head. A right slant shows that the writer lives for tomorrow and goes by rules that other people have made. A left slont shows that the writer lives in the past, doesn't always go by the rules, ond tends to keep to himself. AA second factor in studying handwriting is how the writing line goes. Ifthe writers lines tend to go uphill, he is a person who looks on the bright side of things. If the writing line goes downhill, the person is often sad and thinks life is @ drag.A third factor in studying handwriting is to note how big and wide the letters are. Large letters tell us that the person would really ike to make something out of his life. Round letters show that the person can roll with the punches. Wide letters show a person who will let others see his feelings. However, letters that are not wide at all show a person who won't let others see who he really is. 1 About the Reading. Answer these questions. 1. List three of the main factors that « hanch handweiting b. © 2. True or false? Read each sentence. Ifthe sentence is rue according to what you have just read, write irue on the line fo the let. I he sentence is false according to what you have just read, write false on the line to the lef. @. A person who writes with an up-anddown slant lives for tomorrow, . A person who slants his letlers to the left lives in the past. «. A person whose writing line goes uphill looks on the bright side of things d. A person whose writing line goes downhill looks on the bright side of things__e. Large letters show that the person can roll with the punches. f. A person whose leers are not wide at all does not let others see his feelings Just for Fun 3. Write your full name in the box. Study your handwriting and answer these questions according to what you have just read. «. Do you think you live in the present, for tomorrow, or in the past? b. Do you think you look atthe bright side of things, or do you think life is « drag? Do you think you would like to make something of your life? d. Do you think you let others see your feelings, or do you tend to hide them? What do you think? 4, Do you think handwriting experts can tell us something about who we really are? 5. Based on your study of your own handwriting, would you want to change it, or do you like it just the way it is?2 Words That Mean the Same. Match each word below with the word that means the some. allow bright barely certain — 1, blouse 2. big 3. hardly ee a it 5. shiny double marry scream large present shict 6. sure = 7. today 8. twice Bee _____ 10. yell 3 Word Opposites. Match each word below with the word that means the opposite. asleep birth begin bright 1. awake. 2. cloudy 3. death 4, downhill 5. dull summer uphill yesterday sunny won young 6. end Beeeeee eee sees ae 9. tomorrow 10. winterey 4 Vowel Sounds. Say the words below out loud. Then say the guide words out loud, Put the words under the guide words that have the same vowel sound. Study the example before you begin. Yare carve foir bear dear hard ‘beer———~——deer- ——heart. Star Air 1. _are 1 2 2 3. 3. ie 4, 5. 5. here store ‘march their “peer —-——-wear Eor 2 a)Words for Study tobacco along effects nonsmoking Americas brought medical public native business journal Vermont explorers factory Surgeon General restaurant Europe health ‘cancer army LESSON 14 Smoking People have been using tobacco for thousands of years. As early os 1000 BC people were chewing or smoking tobacco leaves. Tobacco first grew only in the Americas. t was used by the native peoples who lived there. But that all changed in the late 1400s when explorers from Europe reached the Americas. Along with fruit and other items, they were given tobacco as a gift by the natives. By the mid-1500s, explorers had brought tobacco back to Europe. I! became a huge hit. By 1600, tobacco was being farmed in the Americas. was being grown and then sent back fo England. There, tobacco had become a big business. In 1856, the first cigarette factory opened. lt made cigarettes by rolling tobacco in paper. By 1900, cigarettes were a part of life. Men even bought jackets and hats made just for smoking. But some people were starling fo worry about the health effects of smoking. In 1858, doctors brought it up for the first ime. I! was writen about in an English medical journal. In the 1950s, more doctors wrote about a tie between smoking and lung cancer. By the mid-1960s, many experts worried about the health risks of smoking In 1964, the Surgeon General wrote a report that said smoking causes cancer. By 1970, ads for cigarettes were being banned on television. tact farmedIn 1973, the United States put into place its first smoking ban. The rule said all planes must have some nonsmoking seats. Stronger plane smoking bans were added in 1987 and 1990. States began banning smoking in public places in 1993. Vermont i ‘wos the first state to do so. In 2010, 26 states banned smoking at \ work; in-restauranis, and-in bars. Today all-50-states. have some kind of smoking ban in place. Even the United States Army bans smoking. That ban went into effect in 2008. 1 About the Reading. Answer these questions. 1. When did people frst start using tobacco? 2. Where did it begin growing? = 3. How did people firs use tobacco leaves? 4. When did explorers to the Americas try tobacco? 5. When did explorers bring tobacco back to Europe? 6. In what year did the first cigarette factory open? 7. How did it make cigareties?— 8. By 1970, what was being banned from television? ‘ What do you think? 9. Do you think today’s smoking bans are too stric!? Why or why not? 10. What are some things people can do to stop smoking?2 True or False? Read each sentence. If the sentence is true according to the time’ line, write true on the line to the left. If the sentence is false according to the time line, write false on the line to the left. 1. Tobacco is smoked in Europe in 6000 BC. 2. Explorers bring tobacco back to England in the 1500s. 3. The first cigorette factory opens in the Americas in 1856. 4, The Surgeon General says smoking causes cancer. . Every slate has smoking bans. . In 1973, the United States bans smoking in cars. The first state fo bon smoking is California, eN oe . The United States Army has a ban on smoking, 3 Working with Words That Rhyme. Say the words at the left out loud. Then put each word on the right line so the sentences make sense. more I+ Fits, Lopened the refrigerator . Then I looked door the milk. Ineeded to on nother glass for my daughter. She wanted to drink best 2+ There was no time to | The small bird test hod fallen out of his. He had tried his rest asia = his wings.beat 3. Iwas driving down the _ to _ my friend Mark. All at once, I was thrown street sect from m Iwas in a crash! Someone had tried meet Y¥ ——______- t0 the red light fie 4. The__looked clear. There wos no.rain in ty sight. I! looked outside. I thought I would dry ae taking a walk. I beat fo shy iy shoes. bent 5. The pole for the ___was s0 tent that Mary over o her fiends store to see if ball she could 1a better one for the camping trip. went 4 Words That End in -er. Add -er to these words. Study the examples before you begin. 1. stick + er = _sticker 4, crack + er = 2. hang + er = 3. heat + er = 5. mow + er= 1. smoke + er = _¢moker 4, dance + er = __ 2. drive + er= 3. moke + er = 5. freeze + er = 1. trop + er = trapper Ape 2. bat + er 3. knit + er 5. swim + er =Words for Study hobby barbed says fence brink reported hooked field necktie sold link cutters snagged goldplated strand utter above swizzle helicopter ‘rook LESSON 15 A Very Strange Hobby Have you ever heard any of these names: Hold Fast, Saw Tooth, Wrap Around, Brink Twist, or Necktie? If not, then you haven't been snagged by one ofthe strangest hobbies in the United States. All of the names listed above are kinds of barbed wire that have been made in the United States since 1867. What do you do with barbed wire after you get if? Well, one man is. reported to have sold 4,000 gold-plated, barbed.wire swizzle sticks to «a big store. At last report, every one of these swizzle slicks had been snapped up for eight dollars a set Not all people sell their barbed wire. As one barbed wire fan soys, “Tm hooked on barbed wire because it's « link to this country’s past. Barbed wire is one of the things that won the West.” The main goal of people who love barbed wire is to own at least one strand of every kind of barbed wire ever made. However, this can’t be done because some kinds of barbed wire are no longer around.After all, how could people living in 1867 have known that the people living today would be so crazy about barbed wire? Strands of barbed wire that are very rare have sold for as much as thirly to forty dollars @ strand. One man, who is @ doctor, is so stuck on barbed wire that he hunts for old barbed wire by helicopter. In his spare time, he spends hours fying over miles of fences that are no longer used. Whenever he sights something that looks good, he sels his helicopter down in a field, takes out a pair of wire cutters and snags off @ strand or two of barbed wire 1 About the Reading. Answer these questions 1. List three brand names of barbed wire. 2. Describe how one man made a lot of money with his barbed wire. 3. What is the main goal of barbedsvire fans? _ 4, The kinds of barbed wire were most likely named for «. the people who first made them. i f b. the way they looked. «. the town where they were first made. d. the way they were used5. Put what the doctor does in looking for barbed wire in the right order. He flies over miles of fence looking for barbed wire. He sels his helicopter down in a field. He sees something that looks good. He takes out his wire cutters and culs off a strand The doctor gets into his helicopter. What do you think? 6, The people who most likely used burbed wire in 1867 were ‘a. doctors. b, farmers. c. cattlemen. d. outlaws. 7. Why did these people use it? 2 Working with Words That Rhyme. Say the words atthe left out loud. Then put each word on the right line so the sentences make sense. 1. It was too ve cold folded the men uptheirtents, gold their fools, ond headed south. sold (thatthe dndnfo ma ee brink drink sink stink brand land strand grand lacked Mack rack sack bare cared share spare butter cutters Sutter utter luck: stuck sucked tucked 2. Whenever Ms. Parks had a bad cold, she felt she was at the ee ofdeah Sheol of water from the she could tell that pile of dishes was beginning to 3. Billy thought it was that he found a new __ of barbed wire on the farmer's = . liwas a thot he had not seen before! wanted fo buy all the chocolate candy bars on the , but he a to carry them all home in 5. Mr. White's wife a lot about other people cond wanied to what she had, but her own house was so that she wasn’t able to _ very much Mee didn't word when his crazy wife used wire to spread con her toast, 7. Alter ill the baby in her crib, the baby her thumb into her mouth, __________ for a few minutes, and fell fast asleep. “What good thought Sill8. The asked his lord to bring king something for his bee cand then sing him a song to calm his nerves. sting ‘gtiped 9. As Mr. Lane the table, he ripe to the diner that somebody had rived all the ___ peaches from = the box in the back room. book 10+ When the gove the policeman a mean crook ___, the policeman said, "You're not going to - Bud. We're going to throw the at you." 3 How Do You Say If? Choose the right word below, and write it on the line. Study the example before you begin. bor bunch “flock book can herd box deck load lo flock of birds % oo of bread 10.0 3a ___ of cords lhe 40 of cereal da 5.0 of cigarettes 13. a 60 of coffee 140 7a of cows 15.0 Bo of fish loaf pot pack quart pair school of grapes _ of milk of panis of peas of soap of stories of wash cet At eeene masta Review: Lessons 1-15 Say these words out loud. (A few of the words are new, but if you use the rules you have learned, you will have no trouble with them.) plain rain. Spain sprain stain ash cash dosh flash trash bleed deed greed seed weed click kick stick fick trick bold cold fold sold told couch crouch __grouch ouch pouch blue clue due glue Sue bust crust dust must rust caught fought thought bought brought1 Choosing the Answer. Choose the right word, and put it on the line. 1. Glue can make your hands very a. shiny b. snappy «. sorry d. sticky 2. Everybody liked Louise's pies because her crusts were 50 ©. bouncy b. flaky «. sticky d. watery 3. When it is very , drivers can see better using their dim lights instead of heir bright lights, «a. clear b, cloudy «. foggy d. sunny 4, Ms. Bond her car loan in three years, «. recorded b. refunded «. repaid d. reported 5. It took the woman a long time to find the folder because she had it in the wrong place. «. filed b filled «. filmed d. firmed 6, When a black cat . your path, do you feel you're going to have bad luck? a. bosses b, crosses «. losses d. tosses 7. Joan was all dressed up and had ogo. «©. nobody b. no one . nothing d. nowhere 8. Many people are in the morning unil they have hed cup of coffee. a. couches b, crouches «. grouches d. pouches 9. Kate added two cups of nuts to the cake before she poured info the baking pan. «a. batter b. better «. bitter d, butter10. Atthe sole, the duke three thousand dollars on the painting of the English queen. a. bad b. bed «. bid d. bud 11. Joan bought a jar of honey for herself and a jar of jom for her-aunt.. ee @. grape b. grip . gripe d. group 12. Knitfing is my ___. Ithelps me to relax. ©. hobby b. lobby «. baby d. job 13. The _____is the day this country celebrates claiming is freedom from England a. Christmas. birthday «. Fourth of July d. New Year's Day 14, The War Between the States was between the ~ a. employers and the workers c. North and the South b. East and the West d. English and the Canadians 2 Silent Letters. In each of these words, there are one or two silent letters. Write each word on the line. Then draw a line through the silent letters. Study the example before you begin. 1. wrote __ytrotg. 7. knee 2. dumb 8. dodge 3. badge 9. batch 4, Dutch (Owner ee 5. young s s Li Wickes eee 6. build 12. certain3 Matching. Choose the right word below for each sentence. alphabet mower pepper rainbow towel fence ‘oven piggy stamp wax 1. IF you want a pot of gold, look for the end of the 2. If you want fo bake cupcakes, use an 3. IF you want fo cut the grass, use @ lawn 4, Ifyou want fo dry your hands, use a 5. IF your want to keep others out of your yard, build 6. If you want to mail a leter, you need a = 7. IF you want to find numbers in the phone book, learn the —_ 8. If you want to save your change, put your coins in a bank 9. IF you wan! your floors to be shiny, use some floor 10. If you want your food to taste spicy, use more 4 Word Sounds. Say the words in each line out loud. Find the word in which the underlined letter or letters do not make the same sound as they do in the other words. Write the odd word on the line to the right. Study the example before you begin. 1. hose nose rose whose whose 2.cove certain code cousin 3.cllow grow = mow — rainbow __ 4.bath bathe scrape tape ae 5. count ouch — sound soup. _ 6. cheaply heading heater weak 7. ginger good goose quide5 Compound Words. Use a word from List A,and add @ word from List B to it to make a compound word for each sentence. Siudy the example before you begin List A a baby busy cheese fire viip police stage sun under List B body cake coach crackers glosses line sitter wstick troy woman 1. IF woman wants her lips to look red, she uses —lipstick__. 2..I you want to go out for the evening, hire a {0 look after your children. 3, Ifthe sun is too bright for your eyes, wear 4. Ifa smoker needs something for his ashes, he uses an 5. If you want to make lots of noise on the Fourth of July, get some 6. If you need to tell someone about a crime that you saw, you can talk to a 7. When people went from city fo city in the West a long time ago, they rode on a 8. IF you cate about how much you weigh, stay away from . 9. If you want to remember an important rule in your notebook, it. 10. If you want to know everything that's happening on your block, ask aA above ‘gaint ‘low long ‘lphabet ‘America ‘Aaole) ‘ormchoir omy oh cing? ‘wha babysit bobyster boil bon bared barely boske! bathe bate 8c beach become bee bockeeper beeswax bend bery beeen Bible bigwig bilion bird bier blackbird blink bob bloousream blouse blown busbery buat body bold boet bose Boston bought bomey bower brond brandnew bravely break breathe breathing brick bight bing brine brought buddy build bail bunch orp bosinss boat boxy buspbody c Coliforio Canad Canadian cabird catch catlemen cereal ‘chain henge cheaply cheek Word Index: Lessons 1-15 cheesecake chemical chess, ‘hessboord chicken cilran hoeslole choice choke idle ‘din Sioase scion ‘dows? dolor Donna double sovwnhil dozen ag ‘rank drow chew ‘iver ‘unk oot uty, buat E eatly fect ‘gashall Eye" eighy ther E1Dovado ln employer Englond English Europe every everywhere example expe explorer F foctor foctory feor fel fom fide Nae ta e freer Sy f fea fad toner foggy i Ser iota tee foo! ie fest ch Fah of frome : fre fen ie i cate 6 salon ong iter God ‘geet ‘eld plated ‘gone goose gan srond ‘grandstand ‘rapt gv greveyord greed sew Gains grin Sip tbe srouch Srp grow ‘grown ‘grownup vide bat rng hanger . toon frend ig Lppaiae hey tien tive hebby feta ioe feneyooe sek teat man tench fended I Import insoad len i J January Jepon at Sim John journal sly opt uf no 13 Sdonon Ka tan ie L lady lope large les Voges lowil lown leer lee lifetime link psc fguid leg lonely lord lovee ™ rnoker rnop Moreh Noy rearing ‘medical ‘mention itor mouonc necktie New Year's ip noisy ronsmaking nowhere policeman policewoman pollen potato pouch pound Power recent proof public aff rch pure e vert ‘een R ral toirbow reoding ‘cord si ‘ekagerclor rg remenbor ‘repo thyme round nny Hn sail soucy saying oye sco serope scribe seasick denonce September seven seventy Seven Up shock shaky ort tee ‘Sor hone Shove sheep Sheet at hp Soot tice shor Bore shower shel Sidewoye silent simply tin Siler Sock slong #lont seer tmoker snack sro nop sappy sob Snow White ‘oil sold Somebody omens seundly sou Spain pecker spell ice spicy in spol Spoke sped prey spread uid stagecoach stomp stone ote seam Slick licker sticky tng Bfnger sine ore sirond steawbery stipe suck study ruck igor sogery sunglasses sunlight sunshine seely Surgeon ‘General Sumer J eval tripe sizzle T tobe feesoon war ire ‘etbog — tom trom teoroon fone wood teen iow fovgh toward trove ny te Whoo tere ice toch touchdown ‘owed tower wp fepper tah ek tobe reblemslar th te u aly under Underline United States wponddown phil Upon er ‘vegeoble Vermont vowel wash watery wo wreck weigh wellknown whatever ‘whenever ‘wherever whose wiser wal ‘rool word worth vrothy writen ord own yelow yolk young ZipperWords for Study basketball mammals protect calves heavily products beluga threat efforts endangered Alaskan action ocean species future pollution LESSON 16 Whales There are more than forty kinds of wholes in the world. Many whales are quite large. The blue whale may be the largest of all animals. It can grow as long as 100 feel. That's about as long as a basketball court. Blue whales can weigh up to 160 tons. ‘Whales were hunted heavily in the 1800s. Most were hunted for their oil and bones. Many whales were hunted until there were almost none left. But efforls began in 19.46 to save whales. Some countries formed a group to help cut back whale hunting. Then in 1972 the United States passed a strict act. It banned hunting ocean mammals in United States waters. It also banned products made from whales from coming into the country In 1973 the United States passed the Endangered Species Act. This act works to protect certain plants and animals. It lists plants ‘ond animals that are becoming rare and need protection. aeThirteen kinds of whales found in United States waters are on the Endangered Species List. Another whale was added to the list in 2008. It is a kind of beluga whale found in Alaskan waters. Beluga whales are one of the smallest kinds of whales. They ore between 13 and 20 feet long. They weigh between 2,000 and 3,000 pounds. What will happen to these endangered whales? The future isn’t known for some. Most larger whales have few calves. They only have one every two to four years. It may take many years for these whales to come back. And there are still threats to whales today. Some threats are due to human actions like pollution, boats, and noise But some whales have come back. The California gray whale is cone such whale. The gray whale had been protected since 1946. Twice there were almost none lef. But they come back, Now there ‘are about 22,000. In 1994 the California gray whale was taken off the Endangered Species Lis. 1 About the Reading. Answer these questions 1. How mony kinds of whales are there? 2. Which whale may be the largest animal in the world? 3. How long can it grow? ., 4: When were wholes hunted heavily? t 5. What did the act passed in 1972 ban? a. a b.8: What kind-of whale was added to the list in 2008? — 6. What does the Endangered Species Actdo?_ 7. How many kinds of whales found in United States waters are on the Endangered Species List? 9. Where is it found? 10. List two threats to whales due to human actions. 11. Which whale has come back? 12 How many of them are there? 13. When was it foken off the Endangered Species List? _ What do you think? 14, What do you think should be done when an animal species is endangered? 2 True or False? Read each sentence. Write frue on the line to the left if the senlence is true. Write false on the line to the left if the sentence is false. 1. Whales were hunted heavily in the 1800s, 2. Most wholes were hunted for food 3. Some countries formed « group to grow whale hunting. 4, In 1972, the United States passed a strict act to ban whale hunting around the world5. In 1903, the United States passed the Endangered Species Act 6, The beluga whale is one of the smallest kinds of whales, 7. Beluga whales weigh between 2,000 and 3,000 tons. 8, Most large whales have few calves. 9. Human actions such as pollution, boats, and noise are still threats to whales today 10. The blue whale was taken off the Endangered Species List in 1994, 3 Putting Words in Order. Put the words in order so that each sentence makes sense. 1. saw Canada in whale I once a 2. Sue friends her had a breakfast her birthday with on 3. bike ride took Becky Friday a on 4. basketball Andy his plays with dad 5.A arm bug bit on Tuesday my i4 Changing the -y to -i. Study how the first set has been done, Then do the same with the remaining words. 1. bumpy —_bumpier __bumpiest 2. dirty eceuecececaest 3. easy hd 5. funny Shey 7. needy 8. guily : 9. muddy 10. healthy 5 More Work with Changing the -y to -i, Say the words below out loud. Then put them on the right lines. easily fussily happily luckily noisily sleepily 1. Affer the king and queen were married, they lived . ever after. 2. The baby began to cry and dropped the toy. 3. The children ran ond played at the birthday party, 4, Andy peered at the clock __ ond dozed off again 5. Roy didn’t have fo work on Wednesday so he could take his aunt to the doctor. 6. Some people can ____ make any food without using a cookbook. heehee Ag men6 Which Word Fits Best? For each sentence, choose the right answer from the four choices, and put it on the line. 1. Herd is to cows as mob is to ©. crowd b. noise c. people d. street 2. Eel is to fish as whale is to . 7 a. fish b. mammal c. school d. swim 3. Forget is to remember as lose is to E «@. find b. keep c. loss d. mind 4, Hive is to bees as barn is to : ©. hay b, horses . rakes d. ducks 5. Elm is to tree as rose is to a. bud b. flower «. lovely d. vase 6. Bunt is to baseball as punt is to . «. foot b. football c. fourth down d. kick 7. Wool is to sheep as hide is to a. cow b. dog «. pig d. ram 8. Mirror is to glass as chairs are to a a. bricks b. coal «. glass d. wood 9. Before isto after as yesterday is to ©. past b. present c. today d. tomorrow 10. Always is to never as everywhere is to a. no one b. nowhere . everything d. nothingWords for Study Bort Charles shotgun poet period high-class whirling cause robberies middle-aged sign deserve success he'd holdup poem struck bushes earn empty LESSON 17 Black Bart (1829-1917? Black Bart was better at holding up stagecoaches in the Old West than any other man. He robbed stagecoaches for more than eight years before he was caught. During this period he pulled off more than thirty robberies without ever firing a shot. There were four main reasons for Black Bart's eight years of success. He always laid careful plans. He always worked alone. He never struck near home. He always kept his plans to himself. Black Bart, whose real first name was Charles, got his start in crime in a strange way. He was @ high-class, middle-aged teacher who loved to play jokes on people. One day he was riding along the road after school when he heard the stagecoach coming down the grade. He knew the driver and though! that, just for fun, he'd give him a scare. Black Bort hid his horse in the bushes, tied a cloth over his, face, and broke a stick from a bush fo use as a gun. When the stagecoach came along, he stepped out into the road and told the driver to hold up. Nobody was riding shotgun on the stagecoach, and the driver looked very scared. "Throw out the box!” roared Black Bart.The driver pulled the box from under the seat and tossed it out. The box just happened to land on «@ rock, It broke open with such a crash that Bort jumped back off the road. The driver thought that this was his chance. He laid the whip to his horses, and the stagecoach went whirling away. In the box was the real thing—about two thousand dollars. As Bart picked it up, he thought to himself, “IFT can get as much in two minutes by playing litle joke like this es I can in two years of teaching school, maybe I had better quit teaching and stick to joking.” ‘And that’s just what he did. Every time he robbed a stagecoach, he would leave behind ‘averse or two and sign it Black Bart the PO8. This is why he’s known as Black Bart to this day. 1 About the Reading. Answer these questions. 1. What was Black Bars real first name? 2. For how many years was Black Bart a holdup man? 3, How many robberies did he pull off before he was caught? 4, How had Black Bart earned his living before he became a holdup man? 5. About how much money did Black Bart make in his first holdup? 6. Describe what Black Bart meant when he called his first holdup “a little joke.”7, List four reasons why Black Bart was so good at holding up stagecoaches 8, Based on what Black Bart says, how much money did teachers earn back then? What do you think? 9. Why do you think Black Bart signed his notes “the P08"? 10. Do you think it was wrong for Black Bart to rob stagecoaches? 2 Words That Mean the Same. Match the words below with the words that mean the same. alive cause earn limbs strip all right dlue high-class robbery verse 1. arms and legs 6 okay 2. deserve 7. poem oc a — 8. reason 4, holdup Wich 5. living _ 10. undress3 Word Opposites. Maich the words below with the words that mean the opposite. awtul dozed froze harmful scared cool fresh full leave under - 1. above 6. helpful 2. awoke 7. remain 3. bold 8. stale 4, emply 9. thawed a 5. great Geeeeeeeceeeeee cess AO ae 4 A Verse from Black Bart. Here is an example of one of Black Bart's verses. See if you can put the words below on the right lines. able bread curses hung blame chance dead verses This is my way to get money and a When Ihave a , why should I refuse if? Tl not need either when I'm And [only tax those who are to lose i So me not for what I've done, Idon't deserve your And if for some cause I mustbe Let it be for my5 The Ending -ful. Soy the words below out loud. Then put them on the right lines, so the sentences make sense. fearful hopeful mouthful successful truthful forgetful meaningful -—_spiteful thoughtful wasteful 1. The employer told the new workers that if they wanted fo be , all they had to do was work hard. 2. Whenever Pinocchio wasn't his nose grew. 3. Charles had a of food and could not answer June's question right away. 4, When the teacher opened the Christmas gift from her second-grade class, she said, "Why, children, how of you!” 5. Donna was so of dogs that she wouldn't go to the park. 6. Mack wrote his wife a poem about their love for each other. II was very fo her, 7. lock waseo that he put notes all over his house fo remind himself about things he had to do. 8. The doctor was that Mr. Long would be able to go back fo work in one or hwo months. 9. Do you think i's Jo spend money on clothes when you don't really need them? 10.4 person makes it his business to hurt other people's feelings,Words for Study Earth rivers natural simple April senator resources, forests planet Wisconsin energy reduce environment awareness recycle surprise issue __Gaylord Nelson _celebrations LESSON 18 a Earth Day falls on April 22. It is a day to learn about our planet and “how to take care of it. The first Earth Day happened in 1970. At that “people fo help raise awareness of environmental issues. His name was “Gaylord Nelson. On April 22, 1970, twenty million people across ‘America celebrated the first Earth Day. Now Earth Day is celebrated © each year on April 22 around the world. ['$'On Eorth Day, people learn how to make choices that help keep our “planet healthy. They learn of the dangers that face the environment, They learn how fo protect natural resources like air and water. They learn how to do things around their homes to help save the planet. People can learn easy ways fo use less water, save energy, and recycle, Earth Day celebrations happen everywhere! They take place in towns, in businesses, and in schools. And there are lols of simple ways fo join in. People can take part in group walks or help clean. up parks They,can plant trees. Businesses can start recycling. Kids can learn fips and fun ways to help protect our planet. Thanks fo Earth Day, new laws were made to help protect the environment. Today, the air we breathe is getting cleaner. Our forests are being protected ‘And around the world, awareness of environmental issues is being raised, But you don’t have to wait for Earth Day to toke care of our planet. You can do easy things each day to help protect the environment. You ccan buy products that reduce pollution and save energy. You can recycle. Every day can be Earth Day. 1 About the Reading. Answer these questions according to what you have just read. 1. When is Earth Day celebrated? 2. Why did Gaylord Nelson think we needed Earth Day? 3. Where can Earth Day celebrations take place? What do you think? 4, Do you think it’s important fo reduce pollution and save energy? If yes, what do you do? :2 Word Sounds. Use the words at the left to fill in the answers. sprained sprowled spray _sprinted __ stranger streets strike strong swiftly swimming swinging switch swung scroped screamed screen scrubbing squeezed squirrel squirt struck straight strained stroke The young boy for he house in the hope that he could get out of the way of the skunk’s However, he was running so fast thal he lipped over th can elm tree and was soon on the grot The doctor told him that he had his wrist. b of . The ‘was so that everybody was very nice when they saw him on the because they were scared he would them, . The fighter so that he caught the other boxer by surprise. His head was and he knew he would have to to another way of just to stay in the fight. . When Charles his orm on the door, he so loudly that his wife stopped the floor to go see what had happened. The his way into the box, so the skunk couldn't him, will Jo think of what fo do for his son's birthday. AY first he couldn't think . Then an idea him! The amusement park! I! was a of luck that the pork had just opened3 The Ending -less. Say the words below out loud. Then put them on the lines so the sentences make sense. breathless meatless sleepless thoughtless cloudless needless sleeveless useless hairless pointless sugarless worthless 1. Tt was so hot on Tuesday morning that May decided to wear a dress to work 2. Mark was running at @ pace through the whole course. 3. Minhee hoped a warm glass of milk would put an end to this night. 4, Ann worried about her teeth so she would only chew gum. 5. Mack was so that he refused to buy @ Mother's Day card. 6. The man at the store told the miner that what he had in his sack was fool’s gold, which was, 7. Mrs. Waters served meals every Friday. 8, Tim looked at the . ‘ond knew it would be a good day for sailing. 9. The rusted knife was , $0 John threw it away. 10. Mrs. White thought it was to celebrate her birthday since none of her friends were in town. 11. After he had his head shaved, Andy was shocked at his head in the mirror. 12." to say,” said the teacher, “we will have homework to do for tomorrow's class."4 Same or Opposite? Write same on the line to the left if the hwo words mean nearly the same thing. Write opposite if the two words are opposite in meaning. Study the example before you begin. same __ 1. burst and break 2, cash and money 3, future and past 4. fresh and stale - heavy and light . damp and wet 7. bathe and wash 8. simple and complex 9. soft and hard 10. squeal and tell on 11. summer and winter 12. swipe and rob 13, thick and thin 14, brave and fearful5 Spelling Check. The answers to the clues are listed at the left. As you can see, the letters of the words are all mixed up. Spell the words the right way on the lines to the right. achMr pyemt tErah korst aaJnruy eenry lammma liptoluno abinorw eeechs 10. __—. This is the third month of the year. Your glass is either half full or half this. This is our planet, Some people think this brings babies. This isthe first month ofthe year. Some people lose this when they get scored. Awhale is this kind of animal. I think everybody should help to reduce this. _. Some people think that a pot of gold is at the end of this. This is what the rat takes in a well- known children’s song hte meWords for Study galley battle flesh port inland mainly rise whom guard convicls push rode remove hell forward emperature wounded below thrown there's LESSON 19 Jails on the High Seas Uniil the coming of steam, the galley was the fastest thing on the inland sea, Galleys were used fo guard the coast and fo remove ships that were wounded in batle, The galley was mainly an open boat for four hundred men. Who manned the oars that made the galley move so swifly through the waters? Convicts. ‘Once @ convict was sent fo the galleys, he was no longer a man. He was an oar. He was stripped of all his clothes and put info a gang of five. Uniil the end of his days, he would eat, sleep, and work with the men in his gang, The men either did as they were told or were badly whipped. When the galley was at sea, life on board was a living hell. From below deck came the awful sounds of chains, the cracking of whips cn bare flesh, and screams of pain. At each oar, all five men had to rise as one on every stroke, They would push the eighteenfoot oor forward, dip it info the water, and poll with all their might. At the end of each stroke, they would drop back into their seats. Sometimes themen would row like this for twenty-four hours without a minute’s rest. Nobody ever washed. Lice were everywhere. When the convicts had to row without rest, the man carrying the whip would push rolls ‘soaked in wine into their mouths. If a convict dropped dead or fainted, he was thrown into the sea at once. When the galley did not have to move at full speed, the convicts could rest for one cand onehhalf hours in every three. Also a galley spent much more time in port than at sea. When in por, the convicts (all of whom had some trade} were able to get some food from the nearest town. At night they could get some much needed sleep. 1 About the Reading. Answer these questions, 1. List two ways in which people living a long time ago used the galley. o. b. 2. IF you were going to describe the galley and what life was like on the galley to a friend, list five things you would say about it. r senna3. List three things the convicts would do when the galley was in port 4, Read the first sentence. Why did people stop using the galley, and what did they Use in its place? 2 Words That Sound the Same. Put the right word on each line. be and bee know and no an and Ann throne and thrown cent and sent cell and sell 1. The workers will upset until the queen returns to the hive. mee _ of __ better man for the job than Bart. 3. had __ hour to get all her clothes washed before she had to go to work. 4, The king was __ off his when the bombs fell 5. When Jim got only a one-_ ane hour raise for all the work he had been doing, he his boss a leer telling him he was going to quit. 6, The man in the last wanted to his record so he would have money for cigarettes.hear andhere 7. The mother shouted, “I could you better if you come in__ to tell me what you want." wear and where 8." is the new gown you plan to fo-the party?" asked Sue's sister. 3 Which Word Does Not Fit? Choose the word that doesn’t fit with the rest of the words, and write it on the line fo the right. I.choose decide make achoice question 2.domp dry sooked wel oe 3. crowds gangs mobs person A. certain hidden sure true 5.doze sleep. -—_bedroom nap 6, dream snore. — sleep work = 7. billions millions half thousands _ 8. ocean port river sea 9 ditt dust mop scrub oe 10. grin gripe look pleased smile : 11. battled boxed bumped ino ‘fought : 12. gas liquid solid waterpe ee masses 4 Words That Begin with un-. Say the words below out loud. Then put them on the lines so the sentences make sense, unable undress unfolded unmade unsafe unarmed unfair unkiendly unprotected untie Tr Horgot my jacket so was against the cold: 2. The string around the box was so tight that Lovise couldn’t it 3. As the mother looked at her child's bed, she just stood 10. 7 Just as Joan began to there, shaking her head, and said, “I give up." |. "Don't shoot!" shouted the bank robbers to the policemen. “We're 9. The dog chained to the pole in the Joneses’ front yard looked so that nobody ever tried to pet him. ». Mr. Baker wouldn't let his children play outside after dark because he felt the streets were _ for bed, she remembered she had leh a pot of soup on the stove, . Mike was _10 go to the party on Saturday because he was running a temperature. . Andy wasn't looking forward to reading the letter from his girlfriend, so he it very slowly. When people feel sad, sometimes they think thot life is5 Common Sayings. Put each word below on the right line. oway home ton good old wal heart thousand worth 1. No news is news. 2. You're only as as you feel. 3, Where there's « there's @ way. 4, When the cat's _, the mice will play S.Ithithimlikea of ricks. 6 A bird in the hand is two in the bush 7. One picture is worth a words. 8. Don't wear your on your sleeve. 9% ________is where the heart is. eheeteden gh ndWords for Study George plot congry crecking Washington bodyguard New York everyone February warning sworn sling president charge slung _kidnop vice onger “LESSON 20 The Father of Our Country The day that we call George Washington's birthday, February 22, is not really his birthday. George Washington was born on February 11 He celebrated his first nineteen birthdays on that day. In 1752, eleven days were added fo the year. This change made George Washington's birthday fall eleven days later, on February 22. Before George Washington became president of the United States, some men tried fo kidnap him in order to kill him. Their plot was found out, and one of the men lumed out to be Washington's bodyguard This man was tried before the court and found guilly. On June 8, 1776, he was hanged in « field. A crowd of 20,000 people watched. Washington hoped this would serve as a warning fo others who might have the same idea in mind. Washington hated swearing. While he was in charge of the army, he sent his men an order to stop all swearing. He called swearing a “mean and low" vice.Washington told his men that God would hardly help them in the war against the English if they were always swearing at Him. In 1782, someone told Washington that he should be king instead of president. Washington became very upset and sent the person an angry letter in which he told him never fo tak like this again to anybody. Even though George Washington was one of the richest men of his fime, he had all his money tied up in land. His friends had to lend him money, so he could {g0 to New York fo be sworn in as frst president of the United States. When George Washington died ten years later, in 1799, after having served two lerms as president, he was called, “First in wor, firs in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen.” 1 About the Reading. Answer these questions. 1, What is the real date of George Washingion’s birth? 2. On what date do we celebrate George Washingion’s birthday? 3. What was the job of one of the men who tried to kidnap George Washington? 4, Nome the one thing that George Washington hated most. 5. In what city was George Washington sworn in as first president of the United States? eens 6. How many terms did George Washington serve as president of the United States? (heehee gan 7. In what year did Washington become president?8. Why is George Washington called the “Father of Our Country”? Do you know? 9. How many years make up a term for a president of this coun 10. George Washington’s picture is on the _— dollar bill. 2. Vowel Sounds. In each group of words at the lef, he vowels have been changed. Say the words in each group out loud. Then put them in the right places in the sentences. born 1. Mrs. King's first baby was ina born _ because their house had __ bummed down the night before crock 2s When the ___stepped on the creaking in the boards, the loud crook noise woke up everyone in the house. fame 3: tookalong___— for the cowboy 10 team the ___ of wild horses. time than 4 At first George was bigger ae John. then he lost 25 pounds and became very thin eee Se ee iyo ge ee we trick hurting so badly that he lost all _ of time. truckslang 6, The stranger with his pack __ over his back sling cond his right arm in a used so much slung . that the farmer did not know what he was talking about. pail 7. Aer all the paint had off Jack's lunch peeled oe he few i onlihe junk pile in anger. stars 8. The lady stood at the door of her candy a hours and ot the store whale ae the man was trying to fix the steering wee = on the boat, the __ started while to swim away. drank 10. The boss so many _ ae when he threw the birthday party for his wife that all his workers run thought he'd be by nine o'clock. 3 Compound Words. Find the two little words that make up each compound word, ‘and write them on the lines to the right. 1. bodyguard + 7. policeman ae 2. countrymen Someone 3: homeless eee Ol inland ee everything ee pe 10) eveyone | ee 5. lifeboat + V1. household + 6. busybody + 2 eblespoon ee eae4 More Work with the Ending -ly. Choose a word below for each sentence. badly hardly nearly surely friendly lovely really switily 1. When John hit the Greens’ fence, he ___ lost the whole front bumper of his car. oe Mr. Green will sue me for the price of a new fence,” thought John to himself 3, Even during the best of times, John and Mr. Green could : be called good friends. A. “Well, I might as well get this over with,” mused John as he walked _toward the Greens’ front door. 5. Mr, Green's wile answered the door. 6.1 feel bad about what I just did to your fence,” John began. 7. "Don't sweat it," said Mrs. Green, who was always trying to be cool. “The fence wos ____ in need of fixing up and painting anyway.” 8, John hoped that Mr. Green would be as __ about the whole thing as his wife was.5 More Common Sayings. Choose a word below for each sentence. baby basket candy flies hole put speok back boils. easy — friend pod say wool 1. How time when you're having fun! 2. Awaiched pot never OF Don teee cll your eggs in one os 4, You can’t pull the over her eyes. 5. Everyone likes @ pat on the now ond then. 6. Do as end not as Ido 7. A dog is man's best ae 8 That was his ace in the . 9. Those twins look like two peas in a oF 10. It was like taking froma 11. Don't with your mouth full. 12, This reading book was as : «3s piel Oreste ec staynnni i Review: Lessons 1-20 1 Words That Mean the Same. Match each word below with the word that means the same. bold cause buddy mad munch __peaceful plot nearly penny present . almost 7 . angry 8. . brave a . calm 10. . cent n. chew sees eean me utter worthless friend sift plan reason speak . useless 2 Word Opposites. Match each word below with the word that has the opposite meaning. bold certain catch deadly 1 2. a s. Bea eeeeeeescet 5. everywhere forward simple fall shrank spicy back 7. . complex 8. grew ee 9: }. harmless es 10. kind eee eee ea mild . 12. spiteful wer not sure nowhere peace rise scared throw.3 Twenty Questions. Use the words listed below to fill in the blanks. alphabet Earth golley Pinocchio Bc El Dorado George Washington pints Black Bart February New Year's Day quarts California fortyniners New York United States doctor Fourth of July ounces weigh 1. The first president of the United States was : 2. He went fo to be sworn in. 3. The first president's birthday is celebrated in the month of. 4, On the , we celebrate the time this country claimed its freedom from England. 5. was a man who robbed stagecoaches and wrote poems. 6. Before the coming of steam, the was the fastest boat on the inland sea. 7. The planet we live on is called 8. The country we live in is called the _ 9 The state of is on the west coast of the United States. 10. The _ went fo this state in the 1840s fo look for gold. 11. Long ago men looked for __ where they hoped to find streets of gold. 12, There are four in a gallon, 13. There are two in a quart.14, There are sixteen ina pint 15. The begins with the letter a and ends with the letter z. 16. The letters are used for dates before the birth of Christ 17. In a wellknown children’s story, every time told a lie, his nose grew. 18. IF you get sick, can help you to be healthy again 19. Some whales can cover 100 tons. 20. is in the month of January. 4 Which Word Fits Best? Choose the best answer, and write it on the line. 1. Quack is to duck as bark isto ©. tree «. pig b. egg d. dog 2. Second is to minute as minute is to a. day c. time b. hour d. week 3. Tea Is fo sip as gum is to «. breathe c. eat b. chew d. sticky 4. Batter is to hitting as scribe isto @. pen «. teaching b. paper d. writing5. Dot is to fas eels toll, a. cross . print b, draw d. write 6. Bike is to wheels as galleys are to ©. cars . steam b. ocean d. whips 7. Mammals are to lungs as fish are to _ a. eggs «. gills b. fins d. water 8. A penny is fo one as a dime is to ©. twenty ©. ten b. wo d. five 9. February is to January as : «. January is to Christmas c. March is to February b, June is to Jonuary 10, Liquid is to solid as a. catfish is to water © b. cream is to coffee d d. May is to March gold is to goldplated water is to ice (hove slam5 Words That Sound the Same. Choose the right answer, and write it on the line. threw or through be or bee cent or sent weak or week throne or thrown board or bored cents or sense way or weigh brake or break know or no 10. . The best time to _ Ae you glad that you are almost with this reading book? . When the president went info the store to shake hands with the voters, his bodyguard warned him to careful . Charles his aunt a gold-plated watch for her birthday. |. After the doctor removed the cost from his leg, George felt so, that he was sure he would fai }. After the driver had down the money box from the stagecoach, Black Bart ordered him to get moving, 5. Did you feel when you did your homework last night? . While shopping for a few new things for her bathroom, Ms, Sutter said loudly, “I wouldn't give you two __ for these ugly towels—even if they cre on sale!” yourself is in the morning before you have had anything to eat. . Some people have stickers on the back bumpers of their cors that read, "T_ for animals." 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Answer wil vary 4 ove $1,000,000 2 Word Sounds Te and 4. wrong 7. ym 9. se eon wrong” clown : ond jong sown teed 5. dooming 8, see 10. sends going sheep Seoming steep fers 6. back slack Block 3 Punting Words in Classes Uist Az Cas clays land on hee fet, climbing ees, neonates png : Uist 8: Dogs: barking, chasing cor, digging up bones, mnon's bes end, elated to wolves, 138 Answer Koy 4 Words That Sound the Same 1. Byby 3. ok eght 5, Ou, hour 2 ten new 4, Do, due Lesson 3 1 About the Reading 1. dares 4. seven yeor 2 SevenUp 5. cape 3. the werld 6. Youll hove sven ea of badliek 2 Word Sounds 1. Blame 4, Bik 7. chek ink peck feme think week 2 Hine 5, Brow 0. Ke ‘ak Blow ide 3. 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Aczepoble onawers inde hat peor dl ot Rave phone rhe rel ond ho ing people who led some Gsance vay wor “ifc nthe 1800 han ty. 2 Word Sounds 1. ting 4. fe 7, vowels 9. sil 2 paned Sisk Bech 10. song 3. mall 8, more 13 Who Does What? 1. cob diver 5. cowboy 8. painter 2, baseboll player 6, taller 9. lever 3. teacher 7. down 10, sribe 4, docer 4 Words het Sound the Same 1. write, ight 4. fre, fair 7. sale, sits 2. whole, hole 5. mesi,meat 8. won, one 3, beat beet 6. heard, herd 5 Marking the Vowels 1. feimé A, pint 7. sna 10 ead 2 bind 5. sail 8, dibird 11. apf 3. knbwn 6. sins 9 squid 12. weed Review: Lessons 1-5 1 Choosing the Answer fly lace 7. blob 9. renaw 2 talk 5. mote 8. blushing 10. deadly 3. sense. mean 2 Number Words Vseven 5. wo 8. ily 2. ftyswo 8 two 10. even 3. eileen 7. four 11. Answer wll wary. 4, eight 8. thitgen 12. One thousond 3 Facts Vs sig 3. tose 5. smal 2. hearing 4. touch Lesson 6 1 About the Reading 1. weal, enna ai gold . 2. beeswon 3. He begon to os bis hoicat on etl age 4. These wig were huge, covering people's bocks and fening down over fcr chests 5. 12 yeors 6. Many years ago in Egy he bigger o peson’s wig ‘wor, the more impor he peeson wos 7. Answers wil voy 2 Word Sounds ——__—— 1. shave 4. throne 6, Fooling 8. bugs 2. bongs 5. which 7. Fighing 9. sond 3. hair 13 Which Word Does Not Fit? 1. month 4. seibe 7. queen 9. well 2 Englith 5. stort 8. wrist 10. pound 2. cabid 6. Anne 4 Vowel Sounds Leng Sound for ea ‘Short Sound for ea Te bean” 4. please 1. bread 4. instead 2. beot 5. squeal 2. brealfast_ 5. sweat 3. easy 3. dead '5 Compound Words 1. bath + oom 5. check + book 8, gil + lend 2. big + wig 8 some +one 9. shot + stop 3. cow + boy 4. cot bid Lesson 7 1 About the Reading 1. The liquid comes from two pouches under the sank’s tal 2. A shun con spre hs liquid from aronge of fan to foal fot, 2. He has to wait ew days before he con spray again 4. Askunk sprays bs liquid to word off danger, 5. He foes whatever e thinks chasing him 6, He slomps his oft Bs He rises al but he ip of his il {He rises the ip of his tll and sprays his qu 6. Answers wil vary 7. ginger + bead 10. sn + igh! 2 Compound Words 1. bed + room 6, note + book 2. blood + sear 7. side + woys 4, rouble + moker 8. some + one 4. home + work 9. cat fh 5. tea + bag 10. wht + ever 3 Words Thet Mean the Same 1. wreck 4. spit 7. lee 9. rouble 2, hidden 5. touch = buld 10. grin 3. creep 6. bli Answerkey 1384 Word Opposites 1. old 4. nothing 7. shut saved 2 late «5. sink 8B. Forget 10. lovely 3 had 6. find 5 Silly Verses 1. slo, srcight, sky, cry, dates 2. France, pont, ied, cred, dance 3. sour, hour life orwif, Ife or wile, shower Lesson 8 1 Abou the Reading 1 a7 bin 7 hey cn wa 2, 24-26hour &. heute eats 3 about 254 9. Pathe egy inact 4 Answer wl xy td se ft fc 5 tines 10, Anon wl ay 3, Wate ond got ore Togh te Rls ath egal 2 Word Sounds lle Abie 7. but 8 coed = ae” gawd 2 al 5 Bee 10, 3 fe. adie 10s SS gone Pm ee oe ae oe 6 a Si in all 4 Word Sound took Seto! Treo, wood Ts groom 4. spoon 2 hood = S.weol 2. pol” Sth 2 ck 3. ot 4 Which Word Fis est? Lgow Ackil 7. chor 9 acho 2. fy, 5. England 8 foot 10. ms se yen 5 Compound Words Lamar Abevket 7 rhbow 2 baby ——S.groeond 8. somelinas Reggie 6. Wenn 9. tachi 1. tohdows 4, grondond 7. boys Zeggiel Siem 8 rankow 3. Semeines 6 foes!” 9 ine en 1 About he Reding 1. Callomia 3, oo omce 2, Shin Sater 6. They were ely ond here were a tee? few women aed 4. leynnes 7, Anos wl ay. 140 Answer Key 2 Word Sounds T.beod 3. Bad 5. hece 7, sheen park ee ay fed aes a img 4. fly 6 cd ee fog cls i = a 2 Vowel th ater 1 ba atk 7. wall 10. bod 2 gdb Anl 6m fold 4 Merking the Vowels 1 bg 6 15. halt 2k 7, 16. 3 dah 8, V7. sired 4 giter 9, 18. brea 5. fcc! 10. 55 Matching 1. coffee 5. yolk 8, lice 2 peoch March 9. news 3. chocolate 7. kneel 10. microwove 4, Bigwig Lesson 10 1 About the Read 1. Beaton 2.1760 No 4. cary soup 5. to taste the soup before the queen tid t 4. They ron olfto get more. 7. 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