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 Table of Contents
Unit 1
Short Vowel Blends
A: Unit Words...............................................................................14
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B: Sort and Write.......................................................................15
C: Words in Sentences...................................................16, 17
D: Word Hunt........................................................................ 18, 19
E: Adding a Suffix.....................................................................20
F: Word Meaning....................................................................... 21
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G: Synonyms............................................................................... 21
Unit 2
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Magic ‘e’
A: Unit Words.............................................................................. 22
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B: Sort and Write......................................................................23
C: Word Meaning.....................................................................24
D: Word Swap............................................................................25
E: Word Exchange............................................................26, 27
F: Word Hunt....................................................................... 28, 29
Unit 3
Long ‘a’ Vowel Teams
A: Unit Words..............................................................................30
B: Sort and Write....................................................................... 31
C: Words in Sentences................................................ 32, 33
D: Unscramble..........................................................................34
E: Word Search..........................................................................35
F: Word Hunt....................................................................... 36, 37
Unit 3
Long ‘e’
A: Unit Words..............................................................................38
B: Sort and Write......................................................................39
C: Words in Sentences..................................................40,41
D: Adding a Suffix....................................................................42
E: Crossword...............................................................................43
F: Word Hunt...................................................................... 44, 45
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Unit 5 Unit 7
Long ‘i’ Long ‘o’
A: Unit Words............................................................................. 46 A: Unit Words..............................................................................60

B: Sort and Write......................................................................47 B: Sort and Write.......................................................................61

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C: Words in a Story........................................................ 48, 49 C: Words in Sentences.................................................62,63

D: Synonyms............................................................................. 50 D: Spell Correct................................................................ 64, 65

E: Word Hunt....................................................................... 66, 67
E: Word Math...............................................................................51
F: Word Hunt.......................................................................52, 53
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Unit 6 Long ‘u’
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A: Unit Words............................................................................. 68
Review; Units 1-6 B: Sort and Write......................................................................69
A: Unit Words-Review......................................................... 54
C: Word Meaning..................................................................... 70
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B: Sort and Write..................................................................... 55
D: Word Swap............................................................................. 71
C: Rhymes....................................................................................56
E: Word Hunt......................................................................... 72,73
D: Words in Sentences........................................................56
E: Word Swap............................................................................. 57
F: Word Search......................................................................... 58
G: Word Hunt..............................................................................59

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Unit 9
‘oy’ Sound /oi/, /oy/
‘ow’ Sound /ou /, /ow/
A: Unit Words..............................................................................74
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B: Sort and Write...................................................................... 75
C: Words in sentences.................................................. 76, 77
D: Unscramble.......................................................................... 78
E: Word Search.......................................................................... 79
F: Word Hunt.........................................................................80,81
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Unit 10
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/or/ r – controlled vowel,
/aw/ sound ‘au’ ’augh’ ‘ough’
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A: Unit Words..............................................................................82
B: Sort and Write......................................................................83
C: Words in sentences................................................ 84, 85
D: Word Meaning.................................................................... 86
E: Crossword............................................................................... 87
F: Word Hunt.......................................................................88, 89
Unit 11
r – controlled vowel /ur/,
/er/, /ir/, /ear/
A: Unit Words..............................................................................90
B: Sort and Write....................................................................... 91
C: Words in a Story......................................................... 92, 93
D: Spell Correct.........................................................................94
E: Word Math..............................................................................95
F: Word Hunt....................................................................... 96, 97
Unit 12
Review; Units 7-11
A: Unit Words- Review.........................................................98
B: Sort and Write......................................................................99
C: Rhymes..................................................................................100
D: Words in Sentences....................................................... 101
E: Word Search........................................................................ 102
F: Word Swap........................................................................... 103
G: Word Hunt.................................................................. 104, 105
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Unit 13 Unit 15
r – controlled vowel /ar/, Silent Consonants
/are/, /ere/, /air/ A: Unit Words............................................................................. 118
B: Sort and Write..................................................................... 119
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A: Unit Words............................................................................106
C: Unscramble........................................................................ 120
B: Sort and Write.....................................................................107
D: Crossword..............................................................................121
C: Word Meaning...................................................................108
E: Word Hunt.................................................................... 122, 123
D: Unscramble Puzzle......................................................... 109
E: Word Hunt........................................................................110, 111
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Unit 16
‘qu’
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A: Unit Words............................................................................ 124

Rare Spelled Words B: Sort and Write.................................................................... 125

C: Words in Sentences...............................................126,127
A: Unit Words..............................................................................112
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D: Word Hunt..........................................................128, 129, 130
B: Sort and Write......................................................................113
E: Crossword...............................................................................131
C: Word Meaning.................................................................... 114
D: Word Swap........................................................................... 115
E: Word Hunt.......................................................................116, 117

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Unit 17 Unit 19
/j/ Sound Words Ending in 'le'
A: Unit Words............................................................................ 132 A: Unit Words............................................................................146
B: Sort and Write.................................................................... 133 B: Sort and Write.................................................................... 147
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C: Word Meaning...................................................................134 C: Word Meaning...................................................................148

D: Spell Correct....................................................................... 135 D: Word Search.......................................................................149

E: Word Hunt.................................................................... 136, 137 E: Word Hunt......................................................................150,151

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Unit 18 Unit 20
Review; Units 13-17 Words Ending
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A: Unit Words - Review...................................................... 138
in 'or,' 'er,' and 'ar'
B: Sort and Write.................................................................... 139
A: Unit Words............................................................................ 152
C: Rhymes..................................................................................140 B: Sort and Write.................................................................... 153
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D: Words in Sentences....................................................... 141 C: Spell Correct.......................................................................154
E: Word Search........................................................................ 142 D: Word Swap..........................................................................155
F: Word Swap...........................................................................143 E: Word Hunt....................................................................156, 157
G: Word Hunt.................................................................. 144, 145

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Unit 21
Suffixes 'er' and 'est'
A: Unit Words............................................................................158
B: Sort and Write.................................................................... 159
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C: Unscramble........................................................................160
D: Crossword............................................................................. 161
E: Word Hunt....................................................................162, 163
Unit 23
Plural Nouns
A: Unit Words.............................................................................172
B: Sort and Write.....................................................................173
C: Word Meaning................................................................... 174
D: Spell Correct....................................................................... 175
E: Word Hunt..................................................................... 176, 177

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Homophones Review; Units 19-23
A: Unit Words............................................................................164 A: Unit Words - Review...................................................... 178
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B: Write.........................................................................................165 B: Sort and Write.....................................................................179
C: Words in Sentences.............................................166, 167 C: Rhymes..................................................................................180
D: Word Hunt.................................................................. 168, 169 D: Words in Sentences....................................................... 181
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E: Homophones...............................................................170, 171 E: Word Hunt................................................................... 182-184
F: Word Search........................................................................185

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Unit 25
Prefix ‘un’, ‘re’, ‘pre’
A: Unit Words............................................................................186
B: Sort and Write.................................................................... 187
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C: Words Meaning................................................................188
D: Adding Prefixes................................................................. 189
E: Word Hunt................................................................... 190-193
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‘er’ suffix
A: Unit Words............................................................................194
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B: Sort and Write.................................................................... 195
C: Word Swap.......................................................................... 196
D: Spell Correct........................................................................197
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E: Word Hunt................................................................... 198-201
Unit 27
Suffix ‘ful’, ‘less’
A: Unit Words........................................................................... 202
B: Sort and Write...................................................................203
C: Unscramble.......................................................................204
D: Crossword...........................................................................205
E: Word Hunt..................................................................206, 207
Unit 28
Calendar
A: Unit Words...........................................................................208
B: Write Unit Words.............................................................209
C: Who Am I?............................................................................. 210
D: Matching.................................................................................211
E: Proofreading........................................................................212
F: Unscramble..........................................................................212
G: Word Search....................................................................... 213
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Unit 29 Unit 31
/sh/sound Review; Units 25-30
A: Unit Words............................................................................ 214 A: Unit Words - Review..................................................... 228
B: Sort and Write.................................................................... 215 B: Sort and Write................................................................... 229
C: Rhymes.................................................................................230
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C: Word Meaning................................................................... 216
D: Spell Correct........................................................................217 D: Words in Sentences...................................................... 231
E: Word Hunt....................................................................218-221 E: Crossword........................................................................... 232
F: Word Swap.......................................................................... 233
G: Unscramble.......................................................................234
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H: Word Search......................................................................235
Unit 30
Compound Words
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A: Unit Words........................................................................... 222
B: Write the Unit Words.................................................... 223
C: Word Meaning.................................................................. 224
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D: Compound Words......................................................... 225
E: Fill-in......................................................................................... 226
F: Identify Compound Words........................................227

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Look at Say the Close your eyes. Cover and Check the
the word. word. Spell the word write the word.
out loud. word.

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Unit  Read the
the unit
unit words
words and
and sentences.
sentences

 Sort and Write

1. bank Ben deposited his money in the bank.
 Words in Sentences  Words in a story
Short 2. lamp I turned off the lamp and went to sleep.
Vowel
Blends Proofreading
3. fact a Story
Only a few people know that fact.

4. clap You can’t clap using only one hand.

 Word Grouping  Missing Vowels
5. flag The French flag is blue, white, and red.
 Forming
6. Words
bend  Replacing
Don’t bend Vowels
over the gate.
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7. step I watched my baby brother take his first step.
 Word Meaning
8. best Try to do the best you can.
 Word9. Meanings
went
Puzzle
Last year we went on a class trip.

10. blend Oil and water don’t blend together.

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11. wind The wind blew the leaves off the tree.

12. gift Please wrap the gift before you give it.
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13. list I have a list of things that I must finish today.

14. twin That is a beautiful picture of the Twin Towers.

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15. trip My father went on a business trip.

16. sink The kitchen sink was full of dirty dishes.

17. slip Don't slip on the ice.

18. drop Add a drop of salt to the soup.

19. plug Can you plug in the fan?

20. stump Sam sat on the stump doing his homework.

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 Read bank
 Sort and Write the unit words. lamp
fact
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 WordsShort
in Sentences
“a” sound  Words inShort
a story
“i” sound clap
1. 11. flag
 Proofreading a Story bend
2. 12. step
 Word Grouping  Missing Vowels best
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3. 13. went
 Forming Words  Replacing Vowels blend
4. 14.
wind
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 Word Meaning gift
5. 15.
Short “e” sound
 Word Meanings Puzzle list
6. 16. twin
e
trip
7. 17. sink
Short “o” sound
slip
8. 18.
Short “u” sound drop
9. 19. plug
stump
10. 20.

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  Read
 Sort and Write

1
 Words in Sentences  Words
Fill inin
theaunit
story
word that best
completes each sentence.

 Proofreading a Story

 Word Grouping  Missing Vowels

1.
2.  Forming Words  Replacing Vowels
3.
4.  Word Meaning
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5.
 Word Meanings Puzzle
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 I [1] to the [2] shop to buy my mother
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something for her birthday.
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 The desk [3] wasn’t working. First I changed
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the bulb, but then I noticed that the [4] didn’t
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fit in the outlet.

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 It is [5] to eat healthy snacks, such as an

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apple.

 Whenever I go on a [6], I take along

apples to snack on.

 My [7] brother doesn’t look

like me at all, but the [8] is bank
that he is my twin. lamp
fact
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 I took money out of the [9] in clap
order to pay for all the items flag
on my shopping [10]. bend
step
best
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 During the storm, the [11] blew so hard, it tore the [12]
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off its pole and blew it onto a tree [13].
blend
wind
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 Can you [14] over and [15] your hands behind your
gift
back?
list
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 When washing dishes in the [16], be careful not to [17] trip
them. sink
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 Be careful when you [18] off the stage. You don’t want drop
to [19] or fall. plug
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 Use pastels to [20] the colors in the drawing .

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Word Hunt the unit words.

Grandma’s visit
A few years ago, my grandmother came to our house
for a long visit. At first, I thought it would be hard for all
of us. We wouldn’t be able to play games or make noise,
because Grandma went to nap every day. I thought we
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might not be able to go on a family trip,
because it’s hard for Grandma to
walk.
After a few days, I realized I had
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been wrong. In fact, we had the
best time ever. Grandma read my
favorite books out loud and told
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me many stories. She even told
me about what the world was like
when she was a little girl.
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“When I was young, we used
a small table lamp to light
up the room. It had a long
wire, which was plugged into
an outlet on the other side of the
room. One day, my twin brother Gary came running
like the wind into the house, carrying a big basket of

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corn. He didn’t see

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the wire and tripped
and tumbled down.
You wouldn’t believe
it, but he didn’t drop
even one ear of
corn. I began to
clap my hands, bank
until I noticed that lamp
he had hurt his leg. fact
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He wasn’t able to clap
bend his knee. flag
"I ran to the sink to bring him a cold bend
compress to put on his knee. Gary thanked me with a big step
best
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smile and said, 'You're a wonderful blend of a good sister
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and a great nurse.' "
blend
When Gary got older, he became very wealthy. Now
wind
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he is the president of a large bank. gift
Grandma helped me write a letter to send to list
Uncle Gary. He was so happy to receive the letter, twin
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that he sent me a gift. It was a model airplane trip
which included a list of instructions. Grandma sink
helped me build the airplane, which I hung in my slip
room. drop
After a two-week visit, Grandma went back plug
home. I miss her and can’t wait for her to visit stump
again!

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 Adding a Suffix Add the suffix, and write
the new word.

Add the suffix ‘ing’ to the words

1. bank 5. blend 1.
2. clap 6. list 2.
bank 3.
3. bend 7. drop
lamp 4.
fact 4. step 8. plug
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5.
clap
6.
flag
7.
bend Add the suffix ‘ed’ to the words
step 8.
9. trip 13. step 9.
best
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9. trip 13. step
went 10. drop 14. gift 10.
blend 10. drop 14. gift 11.
11. plug 15. list
wind 12.
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11. plug 15. list
gift 12. clap 16. slip 13.
list 12. clap 16. slip
14.
twin
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15.
trip Add the suffix ‘er’ to the words
sink 16.
17. blend 18. bank 19. drop 17.
slip
drop 18.
plug 19.
Add the suffix ‘s’ to the word
stump 20.
20. fact

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  Word Grouping  Missing Vowels

 Forming Words  Replacing Vowels

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 Word Meaning Write the unit word that
best fits the meaning.

 Word Meanings Puzzle

1. P
 lumbing fixture fixed to a wall or floor
and having a drainpipe
2. A device for giving light 1.

3. Shape or force something 2.

straight into a curve or angle 3.
4. To mix two paint colors 4.
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5.
5. A device for making an electrical
connection 6.

6. A number of items written or printed, 7.

usually one below the other 8.
7. Let fall to the ground 9.
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8. A place to keep your savings 10.
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9. The part of a tree that remains standing
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after the tree has been cut down
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10. A journey for some purpose
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15.
 Identify Synonyms Write the synonyms.
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11. information 16. identical 17.
12. left 17. breeze 18.
13. applaud 18. banner 19.
14. slide 19. stair 20.
15. present 20. greatest

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Unit  Read the
the unit
unit words
words and
and sentences.
sentences

 Sort and Write

1. page Write your name at the top of the page.
 Words in Sentences  Words in a story
Magic 2. bake I love to bake and cook.
“e”
 Proofreading
3. sale a Story
The toy store is having a big sale.

4. same We have the same pen.

 Word Grouping  Missing Vowels
5. tape Can you help me tape this box closed?
 Forming
6. Words
blame I don’t Replacing
blame Vowels
you for being tired.
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7. became We became friends in camp.
 Word Meaning
8. nice You are wearing a nice shirt.
 Word9. Meanings
side
Puzzle
Put all the papers on one side of your desk.

10. wipe Please wipe your shoes on the doormat.

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11. spoke The teacher spoke to the student’s parents.

12. code I tried to figure out the secret code.

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13. drove We drove all the way to Baltimore.

14. bone Have you ever broken a bone?

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15. nose Danny scratched his nose.

16. note Please bring an excuse note if you come late.

17. cube The juice tastes better if you add an ice cube.

18. rule This rule has no exceptions.

19. June School ends in the month of June.

20. huge Can you help me carry this huge box?

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 Read page
 Sort and Write the unit words. bake
sale
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 Wordsa-consonant-e
in Sentences  Words ino-consonant-e
a story same
1. 11. tape
 Proofreading a Story blame
2. 12. became
 Word Grouping  Missing Vowels nice
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3. 13. side
 Forming Words  Replacing Vowels wipe
4. 14.
spoke
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 Word Meaning code
5. 15.
 Word Meanings Puzzle drove
6. 16. bone
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u-consonant-e
nose
7. 17. note
i-consonant-e
cube
8. 18.
rule
9. 19. June
huge
10. 20.

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  Word Grouping  Missing Vowels

 Forming Words  Replacing Vowels

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 Word Meaning Write the unit word that best
fits the meaning or picture.

 Word Meanings Puzzle

1. Assign responsibility for a fault or wrong

1.
2. The act of selling
2.
3. Not different
3.
4. 4. The month following May
5. The past tense of become
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5.
6. 6. Pleasant in nature or appearance
7. 7. A position to the left or right of an object
8.
8. The past tense of drive
9.
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9. An understood regulation
10.
11.
10. The past tense of speak
12. 11. Unusually big in size
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13. 12. Rub with a circular motion
14. 13. A system of words or other symbols
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15. substituted for other words, letters, etc.
16. 14. Cook by putting in a hot oven
17.
18. 15. 17. 19.
19.
20.
16. 18. 20.

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Change the letters that are in bold print
 Word Swap to form a unit word. Write the new word.

taxi

volume page
bake
group sale
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same
tape
case blame
became
tote nice
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side
wipe
plate spoke
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code
pipe drove
bone
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nose
speed note
cube
tuna rule
June
huge
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 2
Write the unit word that could best
 Word Exchange replace each underlined word or
words.

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2.
3.
4.
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5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
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10.
11.
12.
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13.
14.
1. Please write your name at the top of the
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15.
sheet.
16.
17. 2. Danny bought his bike when the store had a
18. deal.
19.
20. 3-4. The boy talked so kindly and was fine to
everyone.

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5-6. First I took the skeleton off
the meat. Then I put it in the oven
to roast. 2
7-8. Both gangsters looked the part,
so the police didn’t know whom to
accuse.
page
bake
9. A dog has a tool which detects
smells better than a human can. sale
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same
tape
10-12. After putting everything into
the big box, one wall of the box blame
tore open, and we had to stick it became
together again. nice
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side
13-14. I found a small paper that wipe
had a secret message written on it. spoke
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code
15. The law of the game is not to look at the other player’s drove
pieces.
bone
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nose
16-17. I put water into the freezer, and it changed into an note
ice square box.
cube
rule
18-19. Last summer month we traveled to the mountains. June
huge
20. I used a rag to remove the water on the counter.

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Word Hunt

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as you can find.

page
bake
sale It was a very hot day in June when we drove all the way to
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same Niagara Falls. The Falls are beautiful and powerful; the
tape steady sound of water falling is calming and relaxing.
blame We saw the Falls from both the American and Canadian
became sides. Though they may seem the same, each side has its
nice
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own unique view.
side We went on the boat ride and got all wet. I had to wipe off
wipe
my glasses so I could see the stunning sights.
spoke
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We also went to the Niagara Gorge Discovery Center. It is
code
located above the site of the Schoellkopf Power Station. This
drove
power plant was the first to sell electricity as a service. Today,
bone
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nose power plants on both the American and Canadian sides of
note the huge falls produce nearly 2.5 million kilowatts of electricity.
cube Our nice tour guide spoke to us and said, "Look around
rule your house. Pretty much everything that you own and use
June operates on electricity. Even our oven uses electricity to
huge bake our cakes. Did you ever wonder how we discovered
electricity?"

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Did you know that lightning
is a form of electricity?
Back in 1752, a man named
Benjamin Franklin was curious
about lightning and did an
experiment to prove that it FUN
was electrical. He went out Facts
into a thunderstorm with wet Benjamin Franklin
string and a kite. He tied a has his picture on
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the American $100
metal key to the bottom of bill.
the string and, as he suspected
it would, electricity from the storm
clouds flowed down the wet string and he received an Who invented
electrical shock. This experiment was very dangerous, the light bulb?
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and he was lucky that all he received was a small
shock. This turned out to be one of the most important
experiments of all time. It taught us the rule of
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What year was
electricity. the light bulb
Throughout the next hundred years, invented?
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many inventors and scientists tried to find
a way to use electrical power to make
light. In 1879, the American inventor How many unit
words did you
Thomas Edison was finally able
find?
to produce a reliable, long-
lasting electric light bulb in
his laboratory.

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 3
Unit  Read the unit words and sentences.

 Sort and Write

1. plain That car is just a plain old car.
 Words in Sentences  Words in a story
Long 'a' 2. gain You won’t gain knowledge without studying.
Sound
Vowel  Proofreading
3. train a Story
Hurry, if you want to catch the train.
Team 4. chain My brother helped me fix the chain on my bike.
 Word Grouping  Missing Vowels
5. pain The doctor asked the boy if he was in pain.
 Forming
6. mailWords  Replacing
Did I get Vowels
any mail today?
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7. wait I can hardly wait to see what’s in that gift box.
 Word Meaning
8. snail You’re walking slower than a snail.
 Word9. Meanings
detail
Puzzle
Father tells stories with every detail made clear.

10. play Do you want to play with me?

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11. stay The teacher told him to stay in class.

12. pay I have to pay the bill.

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13. gray We painted the room a light gray color.

14. spray I enjoy painting with spray paint.

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15. today I think we will be going on a trip today.

16. subway My uncle uses the subway to get to work.

17. delay I'm sorry for the delay.

18. paper The teacher said, "Take out a pen and paper."

19. apron Wear an apron to protect your clothes.

20. agent The F.B.I. agent arrested the criminal.

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 Read plain
 Sort and Write the unit words. gain
train
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 Words“ai”
invowel
Sentences
team  Words in a story chain
1. 11. pain
 Proofreading a Story mail
2. 12. wait
 Word Grouping  Missing Vowels snail
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3. 13. detail
 Forming Words  Replacing Vowels play
4. 14.
stay
pl
 Word Meaning pay
5. 15.
 Word Meanings Puzzle gray
6. 16. spray
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today
7. 17. subway
Letter “a”
delay
8. 18.
paper
9. 19. apron
“ay” vowel team agent
10. 20.

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