FAVE OATHLOEN| EDUCATION P00: AISI: tN THE COMPLETE BOOK OF * Phonics Clerriiterte & Writing: Oe SSeCUiey Comprehension | ¢ All Color * Makes Learning PatePhonics Letter Recognition Color the Letter Partners . Partner Match . Partner Search . Auditory Discrimination Sounds the Same. Tic-Tac-Toe . . Read and Rhyme. . . Consonants Write and Hear Mm . Write and Hear Ss. Write and Hear Tt. Write and Hear Hh Write and Hear Kk Write and Hear Bb Write and Hear Ff. Write and Hear Gg . Write and Hear LI. Write and Hear Nn Write and Hear Dd. Write and Hear Ww . Write and Hear Cc. Write and Hear Jj . Write and Hear Rr. Write and Hear Pp Write and Hear Vv Write and Hear Yy Write and Hear Zz. Write and Hear Qq . Match Letters and Sounds. . Write and Hear Xx How Does It End?. In the Middle . . Missing Middles. Consonant Review. Consonant REVIEW. ... 56.66 e eee ee - 40 © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved. Short Vowels Meet Short a. Short a Maze Short a Picture Match Meet Short i Read and Color Short i . The Donkey’s Tail . Meet Short u. . . Short u Tic-Tac-Toe. Feed the Pup Meet Short o. . Find Short o Words . Short 0 Puzzles .. . Meet Short e.... . A Matching Game. Short Vowel Scrapbook: A Cut and Fold Book... 6... eee eee ee Finish-the-Word Puzzles . Name the Short Vowel . Long Vowels Meet Long a. Write Long a. Meet Longi... Long i and Short i. Meet Long u. .. Search and Color . Meet Long 0. Circle and Write. . Meet Longe..... ; Long Vowel Crossword . Long Vowel Puzzles . . The Sounds of y Which Sound of y?. Variant Consonant Sounds Sounds of c andg... Hard and Soft c andg . Consonant Blends Consonant Blends With fo... 6... eee ee 7Fill the Tray .. . ‘Consonant Blends With | . L Blend Tic-Tac-Toe . . Consonant Blends With s . Match Pictures and Blends . . Blends at the Ends . Follow the Final Blends. Missing Blends Consonant Digraphs Consonant Digraph th Think About th... .....66 Consonant Digraph sh. . . Change a Word. . .. . ‘Consonant Digraph wh Wheel of Fortune . . . Consonant Digraph ch Read and Write ch . . Consonant Digraph kn... Consonant Digraph wr Ending Digraphs Hear and Write Digraphs . Missing Digraphs ... . t-Controlled Vowels Tricky Of... ee ‘Write ar or or. Mix and Match. . . . 103 ‘104 - 105 Write ur, erand ir . ~ 106 Rhyme Time ..... . 107 Vowel Pairs pC HOES ERONE 109 - 0 Vowel Pairs ai and ay Vowel Pairs oa and ow Vowel Pair ui. ot Vowel Pair ie. . . oie Missing Vowel Pairs 1 13, 4 Vowel Pair eq. . oS Vowel Pair 00. 1S Word Structure Make Compound Words. wen LIF Compound Word Riddles 18: Build Words With Syllables ua Prefix re. . £ eee (20 Prefixes un and dis, . (122 Suffixes ful, less, ness. ly - 123, Table of Contents Suffixes and Meanings. .....++++. Suffixes er and est ... Compare With er and est . Phonics Award Certificate. . . Reading Comprehension Context Clues Use the Clues ...... Clues for Clothes . . Context Clues in ACTION, 6.6 se erie ee Antonyms, Synonyms and reemrae Amazing Antonyms . Scale the Synonym Siope . Synonym Match . Antonym or Synonym’ Homophone Fun Find the Right Homophone . Classifying Color Code Classifying . Menu Mix-Up .. Sort It Out . Word Sort * Where Does It Belong? . Main Idea What's the Big Idea? Find the Main Idea. What's the Idea? Read All About It . 5 What Doesn‘t Belong?. . 141 . 14q Main Ideas About Meals 150 Sequence Storyboard Sequence .15t Words in Order 152 Story Sequence ... 183 Otter Order «1S Lemonade for Sale . . one 1B A Hare-Raising Experience 156 Following Directions Fun With Dif@ctions .... 66.6. ee eee - 187 Draw With Directions . . . - 158, Directions for Decorating . 159 © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved.Follow the Course .... 160 Skateboard Course ... 161 Drawing Conclusions What Is It?,... oe 163 Who Said If?... . . 164 What Happened? My Conclusion Is IConclude! ....... ‘Clues to Conclusions . .. 165 166 «+ 167 - 168 Facts and Details Find the Facts... . Facts About Fingerprints . . Pictures in Detail. . 2. 169 - 170 Details Wanted! . . 172 Similarities and Differences Same and Different . + 73, Comparing Cars 174 Alike and Different: A Cut and Fold Book 5 Making Inferences Making Inferences . . 77 Figure It Out . 78 Inferences About Characters . 179 Mind-Reading Tricks..... 6.60... eee 180 Cause and Effect Tricky Cause and Effect..... ove 18L Why Did It Happen? . - 182 Chain of Effects . : + 183 A Cause and Effect Fable | * (eu Predicting Outcomes What Comes Next? +e. 185 What Will They Do? os 186 Pup Predictions aac 1EF How Will It End? . og 1B Five Poliwogs: A Cut and Fold Book |... 189 Making Judgments You Be the Judge . +. IL Right or Wrong... 192 Judge for Yourself - 193 Which Brand Is the Best? . toy, © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved. Realism or Fantasy? Realistic Story or Fantasy? . 195, Fantasy Tales - 1% Write About Reality . 1 ID Write a Fantasy . . . 198 Appreciating Literature Know Your Characters + IQ Characters’ Feelings 200 Emotion Search ... - 201 Getting to Know You 202 Plot and Setting . . 203 What's the Story?. . 204 Do It Yourself Setting . . 205 Critical Thinking Critical Thinking ++ 207 Clues About Cats . 208 Hidden Meanings . » 209 Reading Award Certificate ............ 2il Grammar and Writing Alphabetical Order ABC Dots . . oe 24 What Comes First? .. . . van 215: Planting an ABC Gorden +216 Nouns What's My Name? . . 217 Person, Place or Thing? . . 218 Finding Nouns . 219 Nouns at Play... . . 220 Proper Nouns a 221 One or More Than One? * 222 How Many Toys? ..... 223 Making Nouns Plural 224 One Is Not Enough! 225 Use the Clues . . 226 Verbs Ready, Set, Go! .... 227 Action Words . + 228 What Is a Verb? . . 229 Verbs With One . . 230 Using Is, Are and Am +231 Now or in the Past .. . . 232 Table of ContentsDoubling Final Consonants Writing About the Past... . Verbs That Change Using Was and Were . Using the Verb Give. Contraction Action Adjectives Words That Describe .... Describe It! . . Tell Me More! What Is If Like? What Color Is It? Weather Words .... How Many Do You See? . Fish for Describing Words. . Sentences Telling the Whole Story. Choosing Sentences .. . Writing Sentences Right. . ABig Finish .......... Sentence Building Bocks. . Completing Sentences Finding Naming Parts Writing Naming Parts . . Action at the Zoo. .. I's Time for Action! . Circus Sentences . . Is Anything Missing? Sentences That Tell...... Sentences That Ask ... Questions, Questions . Are You Telling or Asking? Changing Sentences... . I'm So Excited! .. Follow My Directions. Sentence Combining. . Using and in Sentences Combining Sentences . Pulling It All Together One Word at aTime . Groups of Words ... Word Order. What Kind?........ +5 : How Does It Happen? .. . Table of Contents +. 233 - 234 + 235 . 236 237 - 238 . 230 2ui + 2U2 23, 2 Qu + 2U5 - 2U6 .. 2U7 + 208 . 249 +++ 250 + 251 252 aes 263 . 254 + 255 ae 2B, .. 257 259 +. 260 . 261 » 262 2+ 263 + 264 + 265 13268 +. 267 268 + 269 271 . 272 . 273 275 ++ 276 277 278 279 A Sentence That Grows... . Another Growing Sentence Joining Sentences More on Joining Sentences. . . Adding Why...... 0.55 Telling a Story in Order. What Happened Next? Using Sentences in Order. What Did You Say? Writing a Letter... Writing About the Seasons. . Let's Take a Trip!. Brainstorming . All About Me . Make Your Own storybooks Toad or Frog. . Sand Castle . . School Bus .. Out in Space . Toad Pattern. a Sand Castle Pattern. . . School Bus Pattern... 66sec eee ee eee Out in Space Pattern. .............45 303 281 + 283 + 284 + 285 » 286 287 . 288 + 289 + 200 + 2al ww 202, Grammar and Writing Award Certificate .............eeeeee 305 Answer Key........ saceers ven OOFName Letter partners are capital and small letters that go together. These pairs of letters are letter partners: Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, li, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz. ¢ Directions: Use a different color to color each pair of letter partners.¢ Directions: Draw a line from each letter in the beehive to its partner letter.¢ Directions: Color fish with letter partners yellow. Color the other fish blue. Follow the yellow path to the island. : & © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved.Different words may begin with the same sound. Example: Box and boy begin with the same sound, Cat and dog do not. # Directions: Say each picture’s name. Color the pictures in the box if their names begin with the same sound. © 2000 Tibune Education Al Rights Reserved. as) Auditory DiscrimincttionName ¢ Directions: Find the three pictures in each game whose names begin with the same sound. Draw a line through them. eZ @ oc 5 =S cy e ® MH 4 | P| xo | Oo |® i é ee ‘y tt @ Ab $F] ry! | 6 Auditory Discrimination eka © 2000 Tribune Education, Al Rights ReservedNeme Words that end with the same sounds are words that rhyme. Hot and pot rhyme. Hot and pup do not rhyme: ¢ Directions: Cut out the pictures at the bottom of the page. Say the name of each picture, In each row, glue the pictures whose names rhyme. © 2000 Tribune Education All Rights Reserved ead Auditory Discriminationofm ©2000 Ture Easton ations resevec, QS Initial Consonant MmSand s are letter partners. Sock begins with the sound of $s. % Directions: Trace the letter. Write it on the line. + Directions: Circle the socks with pictures whose names begin with the sound of s. Initial Consonant Ss ena ©2000 Tribune Education. Al Rights Reservedfeos Name Tand t are letter partners. Tiger begins with the sound of Tt. ¢ Directions: Trace the letter. Write it on the lines ¢ Directions: Color the pictures whose names begin with the sound of t.H and h are letter partners. Hat begins with the sound of Hh. ¢ Directions: Trace the letter. Write it on the line. ¢ Directions: Play Tic-Tac-Toe. Find three pictures in a row whose names begin with the sound of h. Draw a line through them. me b LP Initial Consonant HhK and k are letter partners. Kitten begins with the sound of Kk. ¢ Directions: Trace the letter. Write it on the line. @ Directions: Color the pictures whose names begin with the sound of k. © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved. Initial Consonant KkB and b are letter partners. Ball begins with the sound of Bb. ¢ Directions: Trace the letter. Write it on the line. ¢ Directions: Color the bow if the name of the picture on the box begins with the sound of b. Initial Consonant Bb © 2000 Tritune Education. All Rights Reserved.F and f are letter partners. Fox begins with the sound of Ff. ¢ Directions: Trace the letter. Write it on the line. Directions: Help the farmer find the fox. Draw a line through the pictures whose names begin with the sound of f. © 2000 Tribune Education, All Rights Reserved. q 19 |G and gare letter partners. Goat begins with the sound of Gg. ¢ Directions: Trace the letter. Write it on the line. ¢ Directions: Write g if the name of the picture begins with the sound of g. Initial Consonant Gg Ghd © 2000 Tritune Education. All Rights Reserved.Land lare letter partners. Leaf begins with the sound of LI. ¢ Directions: Trace the letter. Write it on the line. ¢ Directions: Color the leaves with pictures whose names begin with the sound of I. zoe Trine covaton rons Resres. GR initial Consonant LiN andn are letter partners. Nest begins with the sound of Nn. ¢ Directions: Trace the letter. Write it on the line. N # Directions: Color those pictures whose names begin with the sound ofn. Initial Consonant Nn © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserves.D and dare letter partners. Desk begins with the sound of Dd. [J ¢ Directions: Trace the letter. Write it on the line. of d. ‘© 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved. eka Initial Consonant DdW and ware letter partners. Window begins with the sound of Ww. ¢ Directions: Trace the letter. Write it on the line. ¢ Directions: Color the curtains if the name of the picture begins with the sound of w.Cand c are letter partners. Cap begins with the sound of Ce. % Directions: Trace the letter. Write it on the line. # Directions: Play Tic-Tac-Toe. Find three pictures in a row whose names begin with the sound of ¢. Draw a line through them. aa 000J andj are letter partners. Jacket begins with the sound of Jj. ¢ Directions: Trace the letter. Write it on the line. ¢ Directions: Color the jack-in-the-box if the name of its picture begins with the sound of j. {nitial Consonant )j © 2000 Tribune Education, All Rights ReservedRand rare letter partners. Ring begins with the sound of Rr. @ Directions: Trace the letter. Write it on the line. R. SS ¢ Directions: Write ron the line if the name of the picture begins with the sound of r. © 2000 Tbune Education, All Righls Reserves. a Initial Consonant RrP and p are letter partners. Pen begins with the sound of Pp. ¢ Directions: Trace the letter. Write it on the line. ¢ Directions: Color the pictures whose names begin with the sound of p. Initial Consonant Pp cha {© 2000 Tibune Education All Fights Reserved.( Write and Hear W > V and v are letter partners. Vase begins with the sound of Wv. ¢ Directions: Trace the letter. Write it on the line. ¢@ Directions: Trace the vases with pictures whose names begin with the sound of v. Use a crayon. ‘© 2000 Tribune Education, All Rights Reserved. Initial Consonant VvName Y and y are letter partners. Yellow begins with the sound of Yy. ¢ Directions: Trace the letter. Write it on the line. ¢ Directions: Play Tic-Tac-Toe. Find three pictures in a row whose names begin with the sound of y. Draw a line through |@ et oe Initiod Consonant *y Gia) © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved.Zand z are letter partners. Zero begins with the sound of Zz. ¢ Directions: Trace the letter. Write it on the line. ¢ Directions: Help the zebra find the zoo. Connect all the pictures whose names begin with the sound of z from the zebra to the zoo. Initial Consonant Zz © 2000 Tribune Education, All Rights Reserved.Qand qare letter partners. Queen begins with the sound of Qq, ¢ Directions: Trace the letter. Write it on the line. ¢ Directions: Write q on the line if the name in the picture begins with the sound of q.¢ Directions: Cut out each letter at the bottom of the page. Find the picture whose name begins with the sound of that letter. Glue the letter in the box beside the picture. initial ConsonantsX and x are letter partners. Box ends with the sound of Xx. # Directions: Trace the letter. Write it on the line. ¢ Directions: Look at the letter at the end of the row. Then, color the pictures whose names end with the sound of that letter. Circle the pictures whose names end with x. ‘© 2000 Trioune Education. All Rights Reserved. Final ConsonantsName ¢ Directions: Write a letter from the box to complete each word. | ir eee ne oT ee Final Consonants Bal © 2000 Tribune Education. Al Rights Reserved,Name ¢ Directions: Say the name of each picture. Listen to the sound in the middle of the word. Fill in the circle beside the letter that stands for that sound. Os Ot Om Ob OX Oz Od On Op Cet Op Ok Cl Om Os O! Or Ok amo Tune cavcaton aires Resones, BHT Middle Consonantsa Name % Directions: Write the missing letters. a ro ot ter ca Se 7Name # Directions: One letter is missing in each word. Write the missing letter on the line. a 0 Slow lea- wa_ on {© 2000 Tibune Education. Al Rights Reserved Cea Consonants in All Positions¢ Directions: Write all the missing consonants. HOGEY ___ ( GAL a Cs Conecinarthi: in: Ail Pbaiitone Ral (©2000 Titine Educstion: AU Rights ResbevedListen for the sound of short a in van. % Directions: Trace the letter. Write it on Seite. Von the line. Short Vewel a © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved.Name 4 Directions: Help the cat get to the bag. Connect all the pictures whose names have the short a sound from the cat to the bag. Soe Sag Short Vowel a eRe © 2000 Tibune Education All Fights Reserved fi¢ Directions: Cut out the cards. Read the words. Match the words and the pictures. j= man SSS Se é Short Vowel a © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights ReservedListen for the sound of short i in pig. ¢ Directions: Trace the letter. Write it on the line. ¢ Directions: Say the name of each picture. Color the trim on the bib if the name has the short i sound. © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved. Short Vowel iName ¢ Directions: Say the name of each picture. Color the pictures whose names have the short i sound. The words in the box will give you hints. milk crib bib” pig kitten {Sie Short Vowel i Chal {© 2000 Tribune Education. Al Rights Reserved¢ Directions: Find the donkey tails with pictures whose names have the short i sound. Cut them out. Glue those tails onto the donkeys. © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved.eB h Name Listen for the sound of short u in bug. @ Directions: Trace the letter. Write it on the line. bug @ Directions: Say the name of each picture. eo the sun yellow if you hear the short u sound in the © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved., Directions: Color the pictures whose names have the short u sound. tu] Then, play Tic-Tac-Toe. Draw a line through three colored é pictures in a row. ge © a Short Vowel u eRa © 2000 Tribune Education Al Rights Reserved.Name ¢ Directions: Cut out the picture cards. Say the name of each picture. If the name has the sound of short u, glue the card in the pup’s bowl. a ! 1 1 I It 1 t t ae at © 2000 Tribune Education, All Rights Reserved. Shert Vowel uListen for the sound of short 0 in fox. ¢ Directions: Trace the letter. Write it on the line. # Directions: Say the name of each picture. Write o under the picture if the name has the short o sound. oe co & © o ©2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved OR Short Vewel 04 Directions: Underline the pictures whose names have the short o sound. ¢ Directions: The words that match the underlined pictures above are hidden in this puzzle. Circle the words. They may go across or down. Short Vowel o eal ee =D. M: 20, .O= €=6 © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved.Directions: Cut out the puzzle pieces. Match each picture with its name. Short Vowel o 2 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved.Listen for the sound of short e in hen. ¢ Directions: Trace the letter. Write it on the line. hen @ Directions: Color the pictures whose names have the short e sound. ©ztoTrinne Eacaion.atrighs Reconec, URI Short Vowel eName ¢ Directions: Draw a line to connect each picture with its matching short e word. men jet BN hen “SA web if ten a bed ‘ei Guls CRI e011 exeA Cut and Fold Book Directions: The pages of your Cut and Fold Book are on the back of this sheet. First. follow the directions below to make the book. Then, follow the directions on the small pages of your Cut and Fold Book. Show your Short Vowel Scrapbook to a farnily member or friend. Think of other words you could draw for each short vowel sound. 2. Fold page along Line A so that the top meets the bottom. Make sure Line A is on the outside of the fold. 3, Fold along Line B to make the book. © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved eR Short Vowel Review© ‘punos } © LOYs eu} soy eID esoUM. Bujyjewos Jo eunyojd D MDiq Draw a picture of something whose name has the short e sound. @ *‘punos Nn Los aul soy eWOU esoym Bulujowos Jo einjoid p Moiq ‘punos | Lous eu} soy eluDU esoUm BHulujewos Jo einjoid p MOG Draw a picture of something whose name has the short a sound.Name ¢ Directions: Write a vowel in the middle of each puzzle that will make a word across and down. © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserves. Short Vowel ReviewName 4 Directions: Say the name of the picture. Listen for the short vowel sound. Then, fill in the correct circle. Oshort a Oshort a Oshort a Oshort e Oshort e yy Oshorte Oshorti Oshorti Oshorti Oshort o Oshort o Oshort 0 Oshort u O short u Oshort u Oshort a Oshort a Oshort a Oshort e Oshorte O short e Oshorti Oshotti "O short i Oshort o Oshort o Oshort 0 Oshort u Oshort u Oshort u Oshort a Oshort a Oshort a Oshorte Oshorti Oshort o Oshort u O short u Shert Vowel Review © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved.Listen for the sound of long a in cake. ¢ Directions: Color the pictures whose names have the long a sound. ‘© 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved.qa The letters a__e usually stand for the long a sound. lake ¢ Directions: Write the missing vowels. cave gm Minas 6 A/V 4 ao Se > 2 Leng Vowel a Ra © 2000 Tribune Education. Al Fights Reserved.Listen for the sound of longi in bike. Look fori__e. bike @ Directions: Fill in the circle. beside the name of the picture. © dim O five © kite © date © fix © cat © dime © fame O kit © pane O tin O pin @ tire O pine O tale O hive O nip O fame O hid © name O fire Ohad © nine O fin5 Long Vowel i © 2000 Tribune Educaton. All Rights Reserved.———NemeS™ Listen for the sound of long u in mule, The letters u_e andue usually stand for the long u sound. mule ¢ Directions: Circle the pictures whose names have the long u sound. ¥ BS » ¢ Gi. Re = crema SAS Lae ral¢ Directions: Each word in the box has the sound of long u. Color the picture that matches each word in the box. mule glue cubes flute goName Listen for the sound of long o in rose. ¢ Directions: Say the name of each picture. Decide whether the vowel sound you hear is long 0 or short o. Fillin the _ rose circle beside long 0 or short 0. wy ie Olengo CShorto longo OShorto Olongo OShorto aay: OlLongo OShorto Olongo O short © Olongo OShorto - |: £ Olongo C)Shorto Olongo OShorto Olongo OShorto Olongo OShorto Olongo OShorto Olongo OsShorto e, *The letters o_e and oe usually stand for the long 0 sound. hose % Directions: Circle the name of each picture. o> Then, write the name on the line. rob not box rib note bike robe net bone made Ss cone “4 top map cane toe mop can = tape bite rope bone eof ripe bin rip Long Vowel e eaa © 2000 Tribune Education, Al Rights ReservedListen for the sound of long e in bee. The letters ee and ea usually stand for the long e sound. ¢ Directions: Write the name of the picture on the correct line. seal ten beet jeep leaf bed red seat feet © 2000 Tibune Education All Fights Reserved. ona Long Vewel ©Name ¢ Directions: Fill in the puzzle with the correct words. Down ls ™ Across Is 4, 2 5 3. J Di 3. a, 5: Leng Vewel Review ea © 2000 Tribune Education, All Rights Reserved.Leng Vowel Puzzles ¢ Directions: Cut out the puzzle pieces. Match each picture with leaf Leng Vowel Review © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved.Name Ay atthe end of a word can have the long i sound or the long e sound. Listen for the long i sound in fly. Listen for the long e sound in pony. ( ¢ Directions: Say the name of each picture. Listen for the sound of y at the end of the word. Circle either long i or long e. sky baby bunny Longi Longe Longi Longe Long i Longe penny “tuddy longi Longe Longi Longe twenty city Longi Longe Long i Longe—————— Name ¢ Directions: Say the name of each picture. If the final y stands for the long e sound, color the picture green. If the y stands for the long isound, color the picture yellow. cherry sky bunny‘Sounds ofcandg Consonants ¢ and g each have two sounds, Listen for the soft ¢ sound in pencil. Listen for the hard ¢ sound in cup. Listen for the soft g sound in giant. Listen for the hard g sound in goat. C and g usually have the soft sound when they are followed by e, i ory. ¢ Directions: Say the name of each picture. Listen for the sound of c org, Then, read the words in each list. Circle the words that have that sound of ¢ or g. Hard c cup Soft c pencil car race cage cane city rice face cent cone can ice cube Hard g goat giant good magic garden gem dragon gum, page giraffe stage gentle gas gorillaName ¢ Directions: Underline the letter that follows the ¢ or g in each word. Write hard if the word has the hard ¢ or hard g sound. Write soft if the word has the soft ¢ or soft g sound. giant ) Hard and Soft ¢ and g © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved.Sometimes two consonants at the beginning of a word blend together. Listen for the dr blend in dragon. Gr, ft, cr, tr, brand pr are also r blends. dragon Directions: Draw a line from each consonant blend to the picture whose name begins with the same sound, © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved. 6a Initial Consonant Blends: + BlendsName ¢ Directions: Read the menu. Circle the words that have r blends. On the tray, draw pictures of the foods whose names you circled. bread pretzel meat butter milk grapes salad French fries ice cream Initial Consonant Blends: r Blends Sie] © 2000 Trioune Education. All Rights Reserved.: Consonant Blends With is Listen for the cl blend in clown. GL pl. fl and bl are also | blends. {© 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved. of] Initial Consonant Blends: | BlendsName 4 Directions: Color the pictures whose names begin with | blends. Draw a line through three colored pictures in a row to score a Tic-Tac-Toe. EA, U © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved. 7d c Initial Consonant Blends: | BiendsName Listen for the sk blend in skunk. Sm, st, sp, sw, sc, squ, sl and sn are also s blends. skunk ¢ Directions: Say the name of each picture. Circle the s blend you hear at the beginning of the name. sn sw sp squ st sl st sc squ sp sl sc sk sm st ee sw sm squ sl sk sn sm sl sm. © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved es hitiel Consonant Blends: s BlendsNeme 4 Directions: Draw a line from each s blend to the picture whose name begins with that sound. squ branch Neate ¢ Directions: Say the name of each picture. Circle the letters that stand for the ending sound. 000 ck th a sh ch ck ck sh sh ch ch {© 2000 Tibune Education, Al Fights Reserved Gas] Final Consonant DigraphsSeo ZZ Final Consonant Digraphs G06] © 2000 Tribune Education. At Rights Reserved.Name ¢ Directions: Fill in the circle beside the missing digraph in each word. __ale se pea__ © __ife Owh Ock Okn Ow Oth Och Och Och Owr __imp __ell clo__ y| < O ck Och Ock O kn Osh Och Och Ock Okn __ite __orn ee O kn Och Oth Owr Osh Owr Oth Oth Och © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved. Consonant Digraph ReviewName Directions: Fill in the circle beside the missing digraph in each word. _——eath bad Owr Owh O kn eel Osh Oth Own O kn Oth Owr ——ench Okn Owr Oth Consonant Digraph Review © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved.Name When r follows a vowel, it changes the vowel’s sound. Listen for the ar sound in star. ol ¢ Directions: Color the pictures whose star names have the ar sound. =a 16 2000 tHbuie Gacsnce. Al Plfde Reserved Che] riGertreled NovelsName Listen for the or sound in horn, horn + Directions: Write ar or or to complete each word. rContrelied Vowels Chea) © 2000 Tribune Educaton, All Rights ReservedName The letters ur, er and ir all have the same sound. Listen for the vowel sound in surf, fern and girl. surf 2 fern 2 girl it names. herd turkey clerk 30Ge purse bird Ay, 21 Tune céuaton atrichisResewee, RBH r-Contrelled VowelsName % Directions: Find a word from the box to name each picture. Write it on the line below the picture. y church clerk dirt fern girl herd purple surf thirty r-Contrelled Vowels Glial {© 2000 Tritune Education. All Rights Reserved.Name ¢ Directions: Cut out the words at the bottom of the page. Glue them beside the words they rhyme with. avo Tibune auction atrigns roses. GRR r-Contrelled VowelsName You know that the letters a_e usually stand for the long a sound. The vowel pairs ai and ay can stand for the long a sound, too. Listen for the long a sound in train and hay. @ Directions: Say the name of each picture below. Look at the vowel pair that stands for the long a sound. Under each picture, write the words from the box that have the same long a vowel pair. chain gate gray pay snail skate snake stay tail cake train hay a | eaeName You know that the letters o_e and oe usually stand for the long o sound. The vowel pairs oa and ow can stand for the long o sound, too. Listen for the long 0 sound in road and snow. ¢ Directions: Find and circle eight long o words. The words may go across or down. Beside each picture, write the words that use the same long 0 vowel pair. @ r on > OP a> © © EovaoneD (OOO a eeName You know that the letters u_e and ue usually stand for the long u sound. The vowel pair ui can stand for the long u sound, too. Listen for the long u sound in cruise. ¢ Directions: Circle the name of the picture. Then, write the name on the line. cruise mall sun fruit male @ Sue flat mule say frame sun cubes Jake fly globe blue flute gull ye black fleece glue ballName You know that the letters i_e usually stand for the long i sound, The vowel pair ie can stand for the long i sound, too. Listen for the long i sound in butterflies. ( butterflies + Directions: Write i_e or ie to complete each word. Draw a picture for one i_e word and one ie word. nm E= fs fy kn f td i_e picture jie pictureName * Directions: Fill in the circle beside the missing vowel pair in each word, t_ tr Oie O ow Oay Oui Ooa Oay ch__n gr__ CSOCCE Oie Ooa Oui Oay Oai Oie b__ <— fl__s Oa Odi O ow Ooa Oui Ole © 2000 Tribune Education, All Rights Reserved. Vewel Pair ReviewName ¢ Directions: Fill in the circle beside the missing vowel pair in each Ou Oay Oie Oow BS sn__| Oa Oow Ooca Oai Ou Ole Vowel Pair Review © 2000 Tribune Education. Al Rights Reserved.Name Some pairs of vowels can stand for more than one sound. The vowel pair ea has the sound of long e in team and short e in head. head ¢ Directions: Say the name of each picture. Listen for the sound that ea stands for. Circle Long e or Short e. Then, color the pictures whose names have the short e sound. Longe Shorte Longe Shorte Longe Short e w7Ui rs Longe Shorte Longe Shorte Longe Shorte a) Longe Shorte Longe Shorte Longe Short eNeme Listen for the difference between the sound of the vowel pair 00 in moon and its sound in book. book € moon + Directions: Say the name of the picture. Circle the picture of the moon or the book to show the sound of vowel pair 00, a Vowel Pairs Gie] {© 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved.Some short words can be put together to make one new word. The new word is called a compound word. cow + hand = cowhand below. Join the two words to make a compound word. Write it on the line. — lip db ay do a rain + coat = aS door + bell = horse + shoe = ‘© 2000 Tribune Education, All Rights Reserved. Gh Compound Werds¢ Directions: Underline the two words in each sentence that can make a compound word. Write the compound word on the line to complete the sentence. A kind of bird that is black is a Compound Were QD wren ecctcse. rumenName Syllables are word parts. Each syllable has one vowel sound. Some words have only one syllable. Some words have more than one syllable. One syllable: kite Fee Two syllables: wagon 4 Directions: Cut out the syllables at the bottom of the page. Put them together to make eight two-syllable words. Look up the words in a dictionary to check their spellings. Then, write the words you made. My 2-Syllable Word Record i ip 1 1 IIIS IRS eRe aS ipenidertket! ro fe i [strove Wale! ul 4q----4----1 = Excow bor ieasicint i p}s pi mon|nap! (Eee Pee ae Se ee ie eee {© 2000 Tibune Education. Al Fights Reserved eh Two-Syllable WordsName A prefix is a word part. It is added to the beginning of a base word to change the base word's meaning. The prefix re means “again.” Example: Refill means “to fill again.” ¢ Directions: Look at the pictures. Read the base words. Add the prefix re to the base word to show that the action is being done again. Write your new word on the line. read write use pay ©zaco Tribune Eovaton.aireons Resovee, UR PrefixesThe prefixes un and dis mean “not” or “the opposite of.” Unlocked means Dismount is 5 “not locked.” the “opposite of mount.” ¢ Directions: Look at the pictures. Circle the word that tells about the picture. Then, write the word on the line. tied like Fa untied dislike happy obey unhappy 2 disobey safe honest unsafe &B dishonest — Prefixes lea] ©2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Resorved.A suffix is a word part that is added at the end of a base word to change the base word's meaning. Look at the suffixes below. The suffix ful means “full of.” Cheerful means “full of cheer.” The suffix less means “without.” Cloudless means “without clouds.” The suffix ness means “a state of being.” Darkness means “peing dark.” aslow wa The suffix ly means “in this way.” Slowly means pain + less = brave + ly = sick + ness =Name Remember: The suffix ful means “full of.” dS The suffix less means “without.” See aA The suffix ness means “a state of being.” Uy The suffix ly means “in this way.” The sun shines brightly. ¢ Directions: Write the word that matches the meaning. without pain in aneat way full of grace the state of being sick in a quick way without fear( Suffixes er and est _ Suffixes er and est can be used to compare. Use er when you compare two things. Use est when you compare more than two things. Example: The puppy is smaller than its mom. This puppy is the smallest puppy in the litter. ¢ Directions: Add the suffixes to the base words to make words that compare. Base Word +er +est I. loud tou Cie toudest: 2. old 3. neat 4, fast 5. kind 6. tallNeme + Directions: Use er and est to compare things in three pictures.grtn ‘ENA Award Awarded to Name on Date for great phonics work in the Complete Book of Reading a Grades | and 2Context clues can help you figure out words you don’t know. Read the words around the new word. Think of a word that makes sense. Kate swam in a 2 Did Kate swim in a cake or a lake? The word swim is a context clue. % Directions: Kate wrote this letter from camp. Read the letter. Use context clues to write the missing words from the word box. What clues did you use? ie Dear Mom and Dad, Iwokeupat__ (Clo and got dressed. My friends and I ate for breakfast. We went hiking in the Then, we went swimming in the Camp is fun! Love, Kate Context Clues 130 © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved.Name % Directions: Read the story. Use context clues to figure out the missing words, Write the words from the word box. Then, answer the questions. socks scarf sweaters mittens around her neck. At last, she pulls her: onto her hands. Maria goes outside to play. Nobody is warmer than Maria. |. What clue words helped you figure out sweaters? © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved. 131! Context CluesName # Directions: Read the story. Use context clues to figure out the meanings of the words in dark print. Draw a line from the word to its meaning. Jack has a plan. He wants to take his parents out to lunch to show that he appreciates all the nice things they do for him. His sister Jessica will go, 100, so she won't feel left out. Jack is thrifty. He saves the allowance he earns for doing chores around the house. So far, Jack has saved ten dollars. He needs only five dollars more. He is excited about paying the check himself. He will feel like an adult. appreciates jobs \ < \ \ MN, allowance \. grown-up a \ \ NY chores * is grateful for thrifty money earned for work adult careful about spending money Context Clues Gx] © 2000 Titune Educaton. Al Rights ReservedName Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings. Old and new are antonyms. Laugh and cry are antonyms, too. @ Directions: Below each word, write its antonym. Use words from the word box. stop tight up © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved. 133 Antonyms =Neme Synonyms are words that have almost the same meaning. Tired and sleepy are synonyms. Talk and speak are synonyms. ¢ Directions: Read the word. Find its synonym on the hill. Write the synonym on the line. |. glad 2. little 4, above 5. damp 6. large —“ ‘Synaral Gx] © 2000 Tribune Education. Al Rights ReservedName % Directions: Look at the pictures. Read the words in the box. Write 4 two synonyms you could use to tell about each picture. rocks start road | begin street stones —Name ¢ Directions: Use yellow to color the spaces that have word pairs that are antonyms. Use blue to color the spaces that have word pairs that are synonyms. unhappy sadName Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings. Too and two are homophones. So are road and rode. ¢ Directions: Use yellow to color the balloons that have homophones. © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved. 37) Homophones¢ Directions: Read the sentences. Write the correct homophone on the line. a. ate Jim the cookies. eight to Sally has two rode 1 nnn (s/DUM OY, road can ri ide a bike. I ( see the picture? XC sod blew blue up the balloon, fas @ im) © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved.¢ Directions: Underline number words in red. Underline name words in blue. Underline color words in green. Underline animal words in yellow. pig Kim dog blue ted green ten five Jack two cow les: # Directions: Write each word on the correct line. © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved. ClassifyingName ¢ Directions: Circle names of vegetables in green. Circle names of drinks in red. Circle names of desserts in pink. carrot cake ¢ Directions: Write each food word on the correct line. Drinks Vegetables Desserts al Classifying 140 | © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved.@ Directions: Color the pictures. Cut and glue each picture in the correct room. © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved. ClassifyingName ¢ Directions: Circle words that name colors in red. Circle words that name shapes in yellow. Circle words that name numbers in green. ane blue square Wefey nine e ond ¢ Directions: Write each word on the correct line. Colors Shapes Numbers 7 © 2000 Tibure Education. All Rights Reserved Eis) Classifying@ Directions: Read the words. Draw a circle around the sky words. Draw a line under the land words. Draw a box around the sea words. Land Words 4 - ay Of Goesiiire Qua) (© 2000 Tribune Education, Al Rights ReservedName The main idea is the most important idea in a story. The main idea tells what happens. ¢ Directions: Look at the pictures. Read the sentences. Circle yes if the sentence tells the main idea of the picture. Circle no if it does not. yes (no} yes no = qd * The hat is too small. The bear is afraid of the mouse. yes no ! yes no The bear washed three shirts. The circus is fun. yes no yes The bear has two mittens. The bear walks to school. © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved. 145 Main Idea aNeme ¢ Directions: Look at the pictures. Read the sentences. In the circle, write the letter of the sentence that tells the main idea. A. The eggs are ready to hatch. B, It is a very windy day. C. The old house looks scary. D. The popcorn popper is too full. E, The girl thinks the music is too loud. F. It is too warm for a snowman. Main Idea 146 © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved.# Directions: Look at the pictures. Read the sentences in the speech balloons. Fillin the circle beside the sentence that tells the main idea. CO The mouse wants more to eat. CO The mouse ate too much cheese. O He doesn‘t want a hat. lam seven years old today, O The cake is very big. O Today is her birthday. Tcan't find my home. O The cat is lost. O The cat has anew home. ( © 2000 Tribune Education. Al Rights Reserved Ga] Main Idea@ Directions: Read each part of the paper. Fill in the circle beside the sentence that tells the main idea. Hundreds Enjoy Town Carnival © Someone wants to buy kittens and puppies. © Someone wants to sell kittens and puppies. Main Idea © Many people had fun at the carnival. O The carnival was not a success. CLASSIFIEDS For Sale 3 black kittens 2 brown, puppies Call 555-4109 Bank O Five bank Robbers robbers got away, $8 Owo bank robbers were cengii caught. Garden Club to Meet Wednesday and Thursday This Week © The Garden Club will not meet this week. © The Garden Club will meet two times this week. © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved.Name ¢ Directions: Read the sentences under each title. Cross out the sentence that does not tell about the main idea. Fun at the Playground He runs to the slide. She plays on the swings. Iclean my room. They climb the monkey bars, We sit on the seesaw. Going to the Zoo The monkeys climb the trees. The seals eat fish. The snakes move slowly. The kitten plays with yarn, The zebra runs fast. ie] © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved. Doing My Homework Iopen my book. Itake a bath. Iread the book. Iwrite the words. ladd the numbers. Eating Dinner Mother cuts the meat. Father chews the corn. Sister drinks the milk. Brother eats his peas. Grandmother has a big house. Main IdeaMain Ideas About Meals 4 Directions: Read each story to find the main idea. Fill in the circle beside the phrase that tells the main idea Open Wide! ‘An anteater slowly walked up to a log. Many ants were inside the log, The anteater put on a bib. Then, she laid a plate and a big spoon down on the ground, She began to eat and eat. When she was finished, she had eaten 30,000 ants! © many ants O alog on the ground © ahungry anteater It’s a good thing that Rollo Rabbit likes: to chew. He nibbles on carrots, lettuce, and cabbage all day long. Every time he chews, he wears down his teeth. If Rollo did not chew so much, his front teeth could grow to be ten feet long! O goed vegetables © wearing down teeth O a fluffy rabbit & Main Idea G20] © 2000 Tribune Educaton. Al Rights Reserved.Sequence is the order in which story events happen. What happened first? What happened next? What happened last? @ Directions: Write the numbers |, 2 and 3 in the boxes to show the order in which the story events in each row happened. © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved,Name ¢ Directions: Look at each picture. Write |, 2 and 3 to make the words tell a story in order. fly read land a” open take off close eos listen KC oe hurt turn off \ \Si fall ~e \ turn on bandage Sequence 152 © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved.¢ Directions: Read the story. Over a hundred years ago, two men built a town. They couldn't decide what to name it. One man wanted to name it Boston, The other wanted to name it Portland. They tossed a coin and one yelled, “Heads for Boston!” The other yelled, “Tails for Portland!” Tails must have won because that town is now called Portland, Oregon. ¢ Directions: Read the sentences. Write |, 2, 3 and 4 to number the events in the order they happened in the story. built a town. They could not Two men They decide what to tossed a name the town. i coin. © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved. 153 | Sequence¢ Directions: Read the story. Asea otter eats clams, bamacles, worms, sea urchins and abalone. First, it must dive underwater to find its food. After bringing the food to the surface, the sea otter rolls onto its back and puts the food on its belly. It keeps its “picnic table” clean by tolling in the water to wash away any messy scraps. Sea otters are very neat eaters! % Directions: Write the number |, 2, 3, 4 or 5in each box to tell the order in which the sea otter eats a meal. ‘Tt rolls onto \ o The sea otter puts XQ its back. y A its food on its belly. S ThOseG cn al \ Nd ji brings its food aa : \ t Ge sea otter Itrollsin the water \\ S to wash away, , Messy scraps. NY ee (, ives underwater N ito find its food. ie aes Sequencing { 154. ©2000 Tribune Education. All Righis Reserved.¢ Directions: Read the story. Ken and Pat start a business selling lemonade. First, they make a stand from Pat's picnic table. Second, they go to the store to buy a box of lemons and a sack of sugar. Third, they squeeze the lemons and pick out the seeds. Fourth, they mix the lemon juice with sugar and cold water. Would you like to buy a cold glass of lemonade from them? It's only fifteen cents, @ Directions: Read the phrases. Write |, 2, 3 and 4 to number the phrases in the order they happened in the story, Clue words like first will help you. buy lemons and sugar make a stand mix lemon juice, sugar and water squeeze lemons and pick out seeds @ Directions: On another sheet of paper, write what you think Ken and Pat will do next. © 2000 Tibune Education. All Fights Reserved. Gis) Sequence¢ Directions: Read the story. Jack Rabbit loved to grow carrots. First, he found a diamond-shaped field. Next, he carefully planted and watered. the seeds, Then he watched as the little green tops of carrots began pushing through the diirt. Finally, 83 carrots were ready to be pulled from the earth. Jack indeed had the only 83-"carrot” diamond in town, and he proudly gave it to his friend Jill. % Directions: Read the sentences. Write |, 2, 3, Yor 5 to number the sentences in the order they happened in the story. The carrots were ready to be pulled. Carrot tops started popping up. Jack found a field. Jack watered the seeds, Jack planted carrot seeds. ¢ Directions: On another sheet of paper, write what you think will happen next. — © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved.Name % Directions: Follow the number code to color the balloons. Color the clown, too. | —blue 2—orange 3—yelloow 4—green 5—purple 6—brown 7—red 8—black 94—blue 10 — purple © 2000 Tribune Education, All Rights Reserved Gaz] Following DirectionsName ¢ Directions: Follow the directions to complete the picture, |. Draw a smiling yellow face on the sun. 2. Color the fish blue. Draw 2 more blue fish in the water. 3. Draw a brown bird under the cloud. Draw blue raindrops under the cloud. 4. Color the boat purple. Color one sail orange. Color the other sail green. 5. Color the starfish yellow. Draw 2 more yellow starfish. Following Directions © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved.¢ Directions: Follow the directions to decorate the bedroom. Draw a red between the two OY 5 Draw a under the window. Color it green. CPS Draw three big Bes on the wall. Color them orange. Draw a picture of something you would like to have in your bedroom. © 2c00 Trbune Education, Al Rights Reserved Folowing DirectionsFollowing Directions Name ¢ Directions: Tear out page 161. Place a penny in the top left corner. Then, follow the directions below to win the trophy. Check off the directions as you follow them. | Go right 7 spaces, 2: Go down 5 spaces. Go left 6 spaces. Go down 4 spaces. Leap through the hoop. Go right 2 spaces. ~ Go up 2 spaces. Go right 3 spaces, Go down 8 spaces. Glide down the ramp. Go right 4 spaces. 6. Go up 8 spaces, Go left 4 spaces, Go down | space. | Duck! Here’s a tunnel. Go right 3 spaces, Go up 5 spaces. Go left 4 spaces. Go up | space. Do ahandstand on your skateboard, Go right | space. Go down 3 spaces. Go left 3 spaces. Go down 2 spaces. Turn the corner. Go left 2 spaces. Go down 6 spaces, Go left | space. Go up 2 spaces. You made it! Collect your trophy. © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Resorved.© 2000 Tribune Education, All Rights Reserved. Fellowing DirectionsName When you don’t get the whole picture, you may need to draw conclusions for yourself. To draw a conclusion, think about what you see or read, Think about what you already know. Then, make a good guess. ¢ Directions: Look at each picture. Use what you know and what you see to draw a conclusion. Draw a line to the sentence that tells about each picture. 6 Q It must be a clown. )) W It must be a cowhand, ass It must be a baby. Ww It must be a ballet XS a» dancer. Tl It must be a football player. © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved 163 Drawing Conclusions VvName ¢ Directions: Use what you see, what you read and what you know to draw conclusions. Draw a line from the animal to what it might say. e ws wi fi Drawing Conclusions “I save lots of bones and bury them in the yard.” “Ilive in the ocean and have sharp teeth.” “Tove to walk in the snow and slide on the ice.” “Thop on lily pads in a pond with my webbed feet.” “I slither on the ground because I have no arms or legs.” © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved.Name Directions: Look at the pictures. Fill in the circle beside the sentence that tells what happened in the missing picture. Draw a picture that shows what happened. What happened? O The boy dropped the string. Othe boy took his kite home. What happened? O The angry baby played © The hungry baby drank in Its bed. the milk. © 2000 Tribune Education, Al Fighis Reserved Drawing ConclusionsName * Directions: Read the sentences. Look at the pictures. Circle the picture that completes the last sentence. |. Emily is on a Class trip. She sees cows eating grass and horses in the barn. Hens are sitting on their eggs. She must be visiting a... 2. Timmy wore his best suit. He sat in a tall chair. He combed his hair. Aman said, “Say cheese!” The manisa.. 3. Mark spilled milk on the floor. He had to clean up the mess. He went to the closet and gota.. Drawing Cenelusions 166 {© 2000 Tribune Education. Al Rights ReservedName Directions: Read each story. Fill in the circle beside the answer that completes the last sentence. The little house is in the backyard. Inside is a bow! of water. Next to the bowl SS is a big bone. This house belongs to . . . Osome birds. Cafamily of elves. © apuppy. The yellow catis fluffy. The black cat is thin. The tan and white cat acts friendly. The little gray cat is shy. Cats are all... O different. Oangry. Osllly. Lois keeps her pet in an aquarium, Her pet can hop. It eats flies and is green. Herpetis... Oa bunny. Oafrog. Overy tall. We played a game. We ran away from Sofia. When she tapped Raymond, he was It. We were playing... CO soccer. O basketball. Cited == = © 2000 Tribune Education. Al Righs Reserved 167 Drawing ConclusionsName ¢ Directions: Read each story. Fill in the circle beside the correct conclusion. Joe tried to read the book. He pulled it closer to his face and squinted. What is wrong? O The book isn’t very interesting. O Joe needs glasses. O The book is closed. “My shoes are too tight, “said Eddie, “and my pants are too short!” What has happened? O Eddie has put on his older brother's clothes. O Eddie has become shorter. O Eddie has grown. Patsy went to the beach. She stayed outside for hours. When she came home, she looked in the mirror. Her face was very red. Why did she look different? O Patsy had gotten a bad sunbum. Oo Patsy got red paint all over herself. © Patsy was very cold. Drawing Conclusions 168 | © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights ReservedName Facts and details tell more about the main idea. Facts and details give more information. {© 2000 Tribune Education. All Righis Reserved, aie) Facts and Details¢ Directions: Read the story. The lines and swirls on your fingertips make fingerprints. There are three fingerprint patterns. The first is called the loop. The second is the arch, The third is the whorl. Your fingerprints stay the same all your life. Each person’s fingerprints are different. loop ¢ Directions: Read each sentence. Color the True ink pad if the sentence is true. Color the False ink pad if the sentence is false. |. There are four fingerprint patterns. 2. Your fingerprints change as you grow. 3. Fingerprints are made from the lines and swirls on your fingertips. 4, No one else has fingerprints exactly like yours. Facts and Details ©2000 Trbune Education. Al Fights Reserved¢ Directions: Read the story. |. Aztecs in used straw to make 4, Each piece was sto. the ________. © 2000 Tribune Education. Al Rights Resorved. Ga) Facts and DetailsHere isa wanted poster about One- Eyed Harry who robbed a bank last night. Horry has a mean and beady eye. He wears a patch over his other eye just to scare people. He’s about five feet tall and wears a polka-dot bandanna. He has a dirty beard and along pointed nose with a wart on the tip. He wears an earring in one ear, and he has one gold front tooth. One-Eyed Harry ¢ Directions: Circle Yes or No to tell about the details. Harry wears a polka-dot bandanna. Yes No Harry has two kind eyes. Yes No Harry has a long pointed nose. Yes No Harry wears an earring in his nose. Yes No Harry has a gold front tooth. Yes No Facts and Details Giz] © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved.Reading to find out how things are alike or different can help you picture and remember what you read, Things that are alike are called similarities, Things that are not alike are called differences. Similarity: Beth and Michelle are both girls. Difference: Beth has short hair, but Michelle has long hair. % Directions: Read the story. Michelle and Beth are wearing new dresses. Both dresses are striped and have four shiny buttons. Each dress has a belt and a pocket. Beth’s dress is blue and white, while Michelle’s is yellow and white. The stripes on Beth’s dress go up and down, Stripes on Michelle’s dress go from side to side, Beth’s pocket is bigger with room for a kitten, @ Directions: Add the details. Color the dresses. Show how the dresses are alike and how they are different. Beth’s Dress Michelle’s Dress Similarities and Differences © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved.4 Directions: Read the story. Sarah built a car for c race. Sarah’s car has wheels, a steering wheel and a place to sit just like the family car. It doesn’t have a motor, a key ora gas pedal. Sarah came in second in last year’s race. This year, she hopes to win the race. ¢ Directions: Write S$ beside the things Sarah’s car has that are like things the family car has. Write D beside the things that are different steering wheel motor seat wheels Similarities and Differences ‘©2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved.Name A Cut and Fold Book ¢ Directions: The pages of your Cut and Fold Book are on the back of this sheet. First, follow the directions below to make the book. Then, read your book to a family member or friend, Think of other things that are alike and different. . Tear the page out of the book. 2. Fold page along Line A so that the top meets the bottom. Make sure Line A is on the outside of the fold. 3. Fold along Line B to make the book. ~~ . © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved 175 Similarities and DiffererCr ‘poss}eH | Ask a eae 1 {) 5 1 1 1 BASES a 1 1 ‘) 1 1 The mouseisittie, <= | 1 1 1 | 4 i |Name Not every story tells you all the facts. Sometimes you need to put together details to understand what is happening in a story. When you put details together, you make inferences. # Directions: Read each story. Fill in the circle beside the inference you can make from the details you have. Everyone on the Pine Schoo! baseball team wears a blue shirt on Mondays. It is Monday and Brenda is wearing a blue shirt. © Brenda always wears blue clothes. O Brenda cannot find her red shirt. Oe © Brenda is on the baseball team. My cat has brown and white stripes. It meows when it wants to be fed. My cat is meowing now. O The cat wants to go outside. S&S O The catis hungry. O The cat doesn't like brown and white stripes. Every afternoon the children run outside when they hear a bell ring. At 2:00, Mr. Chocovan drives by in his ice-cream truck. The children hear a bell ringing. They run outside. O ttistime for ice cream. O Itistime for the children o) to go home. O Itistime for a fire drill. ernooTibuneEascaton.annignsresenes, QL zy] Making inferences¢ Directions: Read the story. Itis a rainy day. Mom tells Tosh to stay inside until the weather clears up. Tosh lies on his bed and pouts. He sings one song over and over. Now and then, he checks to see if the rain has stopped. ¢ Directions: Use details in the story to make inferences. Fill in the circle beside the phrase that completes each sentence. Tosh probably wantsto ©) go outside and play. O lie in bed all day. Tosh probably feels CO happy. O bored and grumpy. The song Tosh probably ©) “Rain, Rain, Go Away.” sings is O “Jingle Bells.” Making Inferences 178 © 2000 Tribune Education, All Rights Reserved YName % Directions: Read this story. Look for clues about Tom. Then, follow the directions below the story. “You can’t get me!” Goldie teased Tom when she saw him looking at her. “Inever said that I wanted to get you, anyway,” answered Tom, knowing that Goldie was right. He walked away, waving his fluffy tail proudly. Although Goldie had once been afraid of Tom, she now liked to tease him. “It’s fun to tease Tom. When he is upset, all his fur stands straight up,” she thought. Soon Goldie heard noises. Someone else was home. “It is almost time for dinner,” thought Goldie. “I’m really glad to be a goldfish. I'm safe and sound and very well fed.” What does Tom look like? Draw a picture of Tom. vd \ Circle the picture that tells how Goldie feels. © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved. Making InferencesSamantha thought of a good joke. She bragged that she could read Maria’s mind. She put her hand on Maria's head, closed her eyes, and said, “You had red punch with your lunch!” “Wow! You're tight!” replied Maria, not realizing that she had a little red ring around her lips. “That was easy. But I bet you can’t tell me what I just ate,” said Thomas. “That's a bunch of baloney,” answered Samantha. “How did you know?” gasped Thomas. “It’s my little secret,” said Samantha, with a sigh of relief. “Here comes your mom,” said Maria. "Can you read her mind, too?” Samantha looked down at her watch, She should have been home half an hour ago. As she ran to meet her mother, she yelled back, “Yes, I know exactly what she’s thinking!” ¢ Directions: Make inferences about Samantha's mind-reading tricks. Fill in the circle beside the correct inference. |, Was Samantha sure that Thomas had eaten bologna for lunch? © No. she was just lucky. O Yes, she saw him eat his bologna sandwich. 2. What was Samantha's mother probably thinking? © Samantha was a great mind reader. O Samantha was late. Making inferences © 2000 Tune Eden Al Fighs Reserved( Tricky Cause and Effect Things that happen can make other things happen. The event that happens is the effect. Why the event happens is the cause. Example: Marcie tripped on the step and fell down. Cause: Marcie tripped on the step. Effect: Marcie fell down. ¢ Directions: Read the story. Marcle knows a magic trick. She can make a ring seer to go up and down by itself on a pencil. Marcie has to get ready ahead of time. She ties a piece of skinny thread under the pencil's eraser. Then, she ties the thread to a button on her blouse. In front of her audience, Marcie puts a ring on the pencil. When Marcie leans forward, the thread goes loose, so the ting goes down. Then, Marcie leans back. The thread tightens and makes the ring go up the pencil. Directions: Write the cause to complete each sentence. |, The audience cannot see the thread because makes the ring go down. G © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved. Ga) Cause and EffectName ¢ Directions: Read the effects. Fill in the circle beside the sentence that tells what caused the effect. The soccer coach is cheering. © Her team lost the game. © Her team won the game. Patty found only one cookie in the cookie jar. © Someone ate all the other cookies. © twas a brand new cookie jar. Fred has a new pair of glasses. O Fred was having trouble seeing the chalkboard. O There was a sale on glasses. Lynn turned the fan to high. © Itwas a very cold day. © Itwas a very hot day. Jason took his umbrella to school. O The sky was cloudy. © The sun was shining. Cause and Effect © 2000 Tribune Education. Al Rights Reserved.¢ Directions: Read the story. At night, Tran set his alarm clock for seven o'clock. When it rang the next morning, he was so tired he turned the alarm off. Then, he went back to sleep. Tran finally woke up at eight o’clock. Tran had missed the school bus. He had to walk to school. It was along walk. Tran was very late! ¢@ Directions: Draw a line to match a cause to an effect. Becalles ne wastied, Tran missed the school bus. Because Tran turned he had to walk to off the alarm, school. Because he woke up Tran turned off the at eight o'clock, alarm. Because Tran missed Tran was late for the bus, school. Because he had a long walk, 6 2000 Toure Edaton. Al Rights Reserved Cause and Effect he overslept.+ Directions: Read the story. Four animals caught a talking fish. “If you let me go, I will grant each of you one wish,” announced the fish. “Make my trunk smaller!” demanded the vain elephant. “] wish to be the most beautiful elephant that ever lived.” “Make my legs longer!” commanded the alligator. “I want to be taller than all my alligator friends.” “Make my neck shorter!” ordered the giraffe. “lam tired of always staring at the tops of trees.” “Dear Fish, please make me be satisfied with wno-0-0-0-o lam,” whispered the wise old owl. Poof! Kazaam! Their wishes were granted. However, soon after, only one of these animals was happy. Can you guess who-0-0-0-0? ¢ Directions: Draw a line to match a cause to an effect. the giraffe could no longer Because of its short trunk, eat leaves from treetops, : the elephant could no Because of its long legs, ee Poy water on 's back. q the owl was happy about Because of its short neck, his wish. the alligator could no longer hide in shallow water. Cause and Effect (©2000 Trbune Edvcaten. Al Rights Reserved Because he could still do all the things he needed,It’s fun to try to guess what will happen next as you read. Guessing what will happen is called predicting outcomes. What you read: Liz drops the glass vase. What you can predict: The glass vase will break. ¢ Directions: Read the story. Then, follow the directions below. Every Saturday, Grace cleans her room. One Saturday, Grace forgot to clean it because she was busy playing with her cat, Tiger. Mom looked in and saw that Grace's room was still messy. |. Complete the sentence to make a prediction. © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved. Predicting OutcomesName ¢ Directions: Read each sentence: Fill in the circle beside the best prediction. Then, circle the picture that matches your answer. The boy is putting on his skates. © He will go swimming. O He will go skating. The girl fills her glass with milk. © She will drink the milk. O She will drink water, The woman wrote a letter to her friend. © She will call her friend on the phone. O She will put the letter in the mailbox. The kids gave Sally a birthday gift. O She will open the gift, © She will throw the gift away. Predicting Outcomes ‘© 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved.¢ Directions: Read the story. When Donald tells Dudley to sit, Dudley rolls over. If Donald asks him to come, Dudley runs away. To surprise Dad, Donald tries to teach t Dudley to fetch the newspaper. Dudley rips it up! 4 Donald will take Dudley to dog “* obedience school. % Directions: Make predictions. Draw three things Dudley will probably learn in obedience school. © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved. Predicting Outcomes¢ Directions: Read each story. Fill in the circle beside the sentence that tells what will happen next. Tis a snowy winter night. The lights flicker once, twice, and then they go out. It is cold and dark... Dad finds the flashlight and matches. He brings G logs in from outside. What will Dad do? O Dad will make a fire. © Dad will cook dinner. O Dad will clean the fireplace. Maggie has a garden. She likes fresh, homegrown vegetables, She says they make salads taste better. Maggie is going to make a salad for a picnic. What will Maggie do? O Maagdgie will buy the salad at the store. oO Maggie will buy the vegetables at the store. Oo Maggie will use vegetables from her garden. The big white goose wakes up. It stands and stretches its wings. It looks all around. It feels very hungry. What will the goose do? CO The goose will go swimming. O The goose will look for food. O The goose will go back to sleep. @ Predicting Outcomes Gi ies] © 2000 Tribune Education, All Rights Reserved,Name A Cut and Fold Book ¢ Directions: The pages of your Cut and Fold Book are on the back of this sheet. First, follow the directions below to make the book. Next, color the pictures. Then, read the story to a family member or friend. Stop reading after page three. Ask your listener to predict what will happen next. Then, finish reading the story. |, Tear the page out of the book. 2. Fold page along Line A so that the top meets the bottom. Make sure Line A is on the outside of the fold. 3. Fold along Line B to make the book. © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved, 182 Predicting Outcomes, Bug Aiea aq, JOU JIM UI. ‘DIOS BU UY SUL , Buoys Bulyob oo s6e| AW, ‘BIDS SUS UYNOy EYL Five polliwogs deep in the bog. Each gave a croak and became a frog. 4 @ ,'|JOS BU Ajay UDd IID} D puy,, ‘PIDs 8UO PIU} SUL , IHO4 Auuny 0 SADY J, ‘PIOS PUD PUODES OU] Five polliwogs swam near the shore. The first one said, “I have never been this way before.”Name Story characters often have to make choices. As the reader, you decide whether or not the choices are good ones. This is called making judgments. ¢ Directions: Read the story. On his way home from the park, Jason finds a baseball mitt under a bush. Alan tells Jason to keep the mitt because he is the one who found if. Arnold tells him to leave it there. Austin tells Jason to take it to the Lost and Found Department at the park. Jason looks inside the mitt. He can see a name and a telephone number. @ Directions: Answer the questions. 1. Who do you think gave the best advice? ‘©2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved. 191 Making Judgments¢ Directions: Read the story. Today is Karl’s day to have the ball atlunch recess, Danny forgets it is Karl’s tum and takes the ball outside. Karl asks Danny for the ball. Danny won't give it to him. Karl grabs the ball from Danny and runs away from him. ¢ Directions: Make judgments about what each boy did wrong. Write anew ending for the story. Show how the boys could solve their problem without fighting. Today is Karl's day to have the ball at lunch recess. Danny forgets it is Karl’s turn and takes the ball outside. Karl asks Danny for the ball. Making Judgments © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved.¢ Directions: Read the story. Amold the Bully is trying to make friends. He isn't sure what he should do because he has always been a bully. He tries to buy friends by giving away his lunch and his toys. He listens to kids and doesn’t boss them around. He takes turns and doesn’t call names. He brags about what his dad does at work. ¢ Directions: Read each of Arnold's choices. Fill in the circle to show whether you think the choice is good or bad. |, Arnold tries to buy friends. 2. Arnold listens to what kids say. 3. Arnold doesn’t boss kids around. 4, Arnold takes turns. 5, Arnold doesn’t call names. 6. Arnold brags about his dad. OGood OGood OGood OGood © Good OGood OBad O Bad OBad OBad OBad O Bad Making Judgments+ Directions: Read the story. Randy takes Pixie to the store to buy abig bag of dog food. All the dog food makers say their dog food is the best. The makers of Good Stuff say their food will give dogs longer lives. Best Ever dog food says it gives the extra vitamins dogs need for strong bones and teeth. Bits and Bits says it will give dogs good health and no bad dog breath. + Directions: Fill in the circle beside the name of each person who would probably give Randy good advice about choosing a dog food. CO cat lover ce =| (tp aes O clerk selling Bits and Bits O dog breeder Making Judgments 134 © 2000 Tribune Education. A Rights ReservedName Many stories are made-up stories. A made-up story about things that could really happen is a realistic story. Some made-up stories, such as fairy tales, tell about things that could never really happen. Those stories are fantasies. Realistic Story: A girl hits a home run and wins the game for her team. Fantasy: A girl hits the ball. It sprouts wings and flies away on an adventure. # Directions: Read the book reviews. Fill in the circle to show whether each story is a realistic story or a fantasy. The Fiying Hippos about a hippo that fies “eas through the sky. He lands at a busy airport and wanders through New York City. Va O Realistic story © Fantasy a ¢ A Goose Learns to Fly is about a family who saves an injured baby goose. Later, they teach it to fly on its own. ORealistic story = © Fantasy The First Airplane is about the Wright Brothers and the airplane they invente: ORealistic story O Fantasy eaeiegunirs Oo | @ the Magic Airplane is about a toy airplane * that flies to the planet Mars. ORealistic story C)FantasyName If even one thing in a story could not really happen, the whole story is a fantasy. ¢ Directions: Read the stories. Underline the sentence that makes each story a fantasy. Michelle got a kitten for her birthday. It was soft and cuddly. It liked to chase fuzzy toys. After playing, it napped in Michelle’s lap. One day the @ kitten said to Michelle, “Would you like me to tell you a story?” The team lined up. The kicker kicked @-~ the football. Up, up it soared. It went up so high that it went into orbit around the Earth. The game was over. The Aardvarks had won. “This is a great car,” the salesperson said. “It can go very fast. It can cook your breakfast. It always starts, even on the coldest day. You really should buy this car.” Chris studied about healthy food in school. He learned that milk could make him grow. Chris drank a glass of milk just before he went to bed. When he got up in the morning, he was so tall, his head went right through the ceiling. Realism or Fantasy? 196 © 2000 Tribune Education. All Righis Reserved.Name ¢ Directions: Write a journal entry. Write about a special day. Youcan make up the story, but make sure everything you write is something that could really happen. © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved. Reclism or Fantasy?% Directions: Write a new journal entry. Write about the same special day you wrote about on page 197, This time, add details to make your story a fantasy. Realism or Fantasy? ©2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved.Name Characters are the people or animals in a story. Understanding characters in a story helps you understand what happens. As you read, think about how you would act if you were the character. Think about how you would feel. ¢ Directions: Look at the pictures. Write words from the box to name the character's feelings. © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved. Appreciating LiteratureName ¢ Directions: Read the first sentence. Use a word from below to complete the second sentence. Draw the correct expression on the character's face. aes poe a G a ed Vv uu WS) ¢ Re oa surprised sad angry Eric’s best friend moves to a new town. He feels A big bully pulls Julia’s hair. She feels On Saturday, Harry sees a magic show. He feels ~~ Appreciating Literature 200) © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved.Name 4 Directions: Check the happy words. Circle them in the word search. The words go across and down. jolly sick friendly pleased scared surprised lucky proud sorry mad brave excited EB YO 1O FF US GA See P RIT Se 1p) In} NA Mes WU at RR OY cE NUBA SP tb EE A S E DBD GES kK N € RM © YIP OMA BD ike xX AD EL Bn Rae nO oe LUG KY: ey The NE ize, eye io! eee Gey cee Wien Een ON K DB BR AV E S 1 Exec tT E DE M © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved Appreciating Literature¢ Directions: Read the story. Yesterday, my friend Rex and I visited the museum. We were excited about seeing the new dinosaur display. “Wow!"T yelled when I looked up at the tyrannosaurus skeleton. “He’s my distant cousin,” Rex joked. “In fact, I was named after him!” “My cousin was really a picky eater,” giggled Rex. “He’s no skin, just bones!” That night, 1 dreamed of that tyrannosaurus. | imagined him sticking his head into my bedroom window. I was too frightened to scream. When he opened his huge mouth, I froze. “Do you know what happened to me because I wouldn’t take abath?” thundered the dinosaur. Ishook my head. “I became x-stinked!” he roared. Now, I think that Rex and his dinosaur “cousin” must really be related, They both tell bad jokes! * Directions: Both Rex and his “cousin” like telling jokes. Circle the five words below that best describe the “cousins.” sad silly funny jolly brave comical pranksters Appreciating Literature © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved.Name Stories have a setting and a plot. The setting tells where and when the story takes place. The plot tells what happened. % Directions: Read the story. Then, follow the directions below. Michael, Sam and Dominic were best friends. They ate lunch together. At recess, they swung on the swings together. On the swings; Michael said, “Come to my house to play after school.” ‘—L._ Dominic thought Michael was looking at Sam. He waited for Michael to ask him, too, but @ Michael didn't. All afternoon, ” Dominic felt sad. When the bell rang, he started to go home. “Where are you going?” Michael called. “I wanted you both to come to my house.” With a big smile, Dominic ran to join Michael and Sam. Fill in the circle beside the words that tell about the story’s setting. © After school at Sam’s house O Atschool on a school day © Atthe park on a Saturday Number the plot events to show the order in which they happened. Dominic felt sad because he thought he wasn’t invited. Dominic and Sam went to Michael's house. Michael invited the boys over.% Directions: Read the story. Jimmy hid a rubber spider inside Ronald’s desk. Ronald yelled when he opened his desk to get a book. Then, Ronald put the rubber spider in the sink. Tammy squealed when she bent down to get a drink. Finally, Tammy put the rubber spider inside Jimmy’s tennis shoe. Jimmy screamed loudest of all when he saw it. The other kids giggled. ¢ Directions: Use the story map to tell wnat happened in the story. Draw a picture of the spider in each place it was hidden. Draw the pictures in order. Lip @ Apprecicting Literature 208) © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved.When where Rel 4% Directions: Cut out each phrase. Sort the phrases into two stacks. Make one stack for phrases that tell wnen. Make another stack for phrases that tell where. Choose a card from each stack. Write or tell a story that has the setting the cards show. = a || onthe ice © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved. Appreciating Literature@ Directions: Use your reading skills to answer each riddle. Unscramble the word to check your answer, Write the correct word on the line. lam aruler, butI have two feet, not one. Tam very bright, but that doesn’t make me smart. (ngik) You can turn me around, but 1 won't get dizzy. Ican rattle, but lam not a baby’s toy. | will give you milk, but not in a bottle. (nekas) Ismell, but l have no nose. ‘© 2000 Tribune Education. All Righis Reserved. GG Critical ThinkingClues About Cats ¢ Directions: Read the clues carefully. Then, number the cats. When you are sure you are correct, color the cats. |. A gray cat sits on the gate. . A cat with orange and black spots sits near the tree. . A brown cat sits near the bush. Fon . Awhite cat sits between the orange and black spotted cat and the gray cat. . A black cat sits next to the brown cat. 5. 6. An orange cat sits between the gray cat and the black cat. Critical Thinking é | ‘© 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved.% Directions: Cut out the cards. Use your thinking skills to match the picture words with their meanings. Critical Thinking © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved.for great reading comprehension work in the Complete Book of Reading Grades | and 2Name ¢ Directions: Connect the dots. Begin with A. Follow the letters of the alphabet. Alphabetical Order ol © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Resorved.The first letter of each word is used to put words in alphabetical (ABC) order. Example: apple bee car @ Directions: Underline the first letter of each word. Then, write the words in alphabetical order. © 2000 Tribune Education. Al Rights Reserved Gas) Alphabetical OrderName ¢ Directions: Helo Mr. Murphy plant his vegetables in ABC order. & Read the names of the vegetables in the word box. Write the names in the correct rows. com lettuce potatoes onions asparagus radishes Alphabetical Order Ghd © 2000 Tribune Education. Al Rights Reserved.Name Different words have different jobs. A naming word names a person, place or thing. Naming words are also called nouns. Example: person — nurse place — store thing — drum Directions: In the word box below, circle only the words that name a person, place or thing. Then, use the nouns you circled to name each picture. > "Place or Thing? : 4 Directions: Write each noun in the correct box below. girl park truck vase artist tree doctor ZOO school store ball baby Nouns ea] © 2000 Tribune Education. Al Fights Reserved,A noun names a person, place or thing. ¢ Directions: Circle two nouns in each sentence below. The pighas acurly fail The hen is sitting on her nest. Hel ~ BA A horse is in the barn. Tne goat has horns. cil The cow has a calf. The farmer is painting the fence.Name ¢ Directions: Complete each sentence with the correct noun from the word box. Write the noun on the line. boys tree bird grows in the park. 2. The is in the sky. 8, digs. les 4, Three swim in the water. 5A ee ts on its nest. 6. Two tiv ate,Name Sorne nouns are special. They name particular persons, places and things. They are called proper nouns. Proper nouns always begin with capital letters. Example: person — Gina place — Main Street thing — Golden Gate Bridge ¢ Directions: Fill in the circle beside the sentence that is written correctly. ’ o a © Jason calls his dog Ben. ) © Jason calls his dog ben. © My friend comes from china. O My friend comes from China. O The winner is a horse named lucky. oO The winner is a horse named Lucky. O Beth gave Mrs. Jackson an apple. O Beth gave mrs. jackson an apple. ©2000 Tribune Education, Al Rights Reserved Ral NounsName ¢ Directions: Circle the correct word under each picture. ey hat (A hats) car cars frog frogs Pa 8@ a_-> O@ shirt shirts cloud clouds —_ wheel wheels dish dishes glass glasses fox foxesName ¢ Directions: Read the nouns under the pictures. Write each noun under One or More Than One. ) DY balls © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved. hs] NeunsA plural noun means more than one. Add s to most nouns to make plural nouns. Example: Penny has one dog. Jerry has two dogs. 4 Directions: Write the plural form of the nouns below. ig CM. toyA plural noun means more than one. To make nouns that end in x, s, ss, sh or ch plural, add es. Example: Barry filled one box with sand. e Barry filled four boxes with sand. % Directions: Write the plural form of each noun below. ae © brush === busName ¢ Directions: Write each word from the word box in the correct place. Remember that plural forms usually end ins. kites star chick foxes matches lunchName An action word tells what a person or thing can do. Example: Fred kicks the ball. ¢ Directions: Read the words below. Circle words that tell what the children are doing. Jame Y i boy | WH sleep bed skate hello mittens talk hop sidewalk deep 4 Loe story es readName: * Directions: Underline the action word in each sentence. Then, draw line to match each sentence with the correct picture. The dog barks, ~~~ _ The birds fly. A fish swims. A monkey swings. Aturtle craw's. A boy talks. Vert GR ssc sentirWhat Is 4a Verb? : A vetb is an action word. A verb tells what a person or thing does. Example: Jane reads a book. ¢ Directions: Circle the verb in each sentence below. Two tiny dogs dance. ya climbs a ladder. A tiger jumps through a ring. The clown falls down. A boy eats popcorn. A woman swings on a trapeze.Name Some verbs tell what one person or thing does. Most of those verbs endins. Example: Boys like pets. One boy likes pets. # Directions: Add s to each verb to make it tell about one, Write the verb. Many fish swim. One fish Snakes glide. One snake Birds sing. One bird Verbs Gas) {© 2000 Tiibune Education Al Fights ReservedThe words is, are and am are special verbs. Use is to tell about one person or thing. Use are to tell about more than one. Use are with the word you. Use am with the word I. % Directions: Write is, are or am in each sentence below. at tho lake; We ——________ busy catching fish. You____ Ss Welcome to join us. (©2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved. Ga] VerdsA verb can tell about something that happened in the past. For most verbs, add ed to tell about the past. Example: Today, Tara and Jim walk to school. Yesterday, Tara and Jim walked to school. ¢ Directions: Write the correct verb in each sentence. follow, followed Two weeks ago, a puppy seems, seemed The puppy Last week, we for its owner. play, played Now, the puppy and! every day. waits, waited —___________ at home for me when Iam at school. Verbs Lorry © 2000 Tribune Education. Al Rights Resoved.Most verbs add ed to tell about the past. For verbs that end in a single consonant, double the consonant before adding ed. Example: Bunnies hop into the garden. Bunnies hopped into the garden. 4% Directions: In each sentence, circle the verb spelled correctly. peted The boy the dog. petted tagged In our game, I you. taged tipped My chair over. tiped rubed Your kitten, against my leg. rubbed jogged The men down the street. jogedMost verbs add ed to tell about the past. For verbs that end in a silent e, drop the e before adding ed. For verbs that end in a consonant and y, change the y to i before adding ed. Ce Ke Example: Today, we like planes. Planes carry us far. Long ago, people liked horses. Horses cartied them far. ¢ Directions: In which sentence is the verb spelled correctly? Fillin the circle beside that sentence. O For many years, people tryed to fly. © For many years, people tried to fly. © Some people moveed their arms up and down quickly. © Some people moved their arms up and down quickly. © Others hoped for magic carpets. © Others hopeed for magic carpets. © Atlast, an airplane staied in the air. © Atlast, an airplane stayed in the air. © Later, builders copied the first plane. © Later, builders copyed the first plane. Verbs Cad) © 2000 Tribune Education, Al Rights Reserve.Some verbs change in special ways to tell about the past. Here are a few important verbs that change in special ways. Directions: In each sentence, write a verb from the box to tell about the past. Now —_—— Past come came eat — atte have, has had My grandmother CSC Me etter. At lunch yesterday, I Oa ei an orange. Last week, we ene ri home from a trip. This morning, we i, ll in arace Last winter, I ae blue gloves, but now Ihave red ones. ©2000 Tbe Eaton. argh Rene, ERA) VersUse was and were to tell about the past. Use was to tell about one person or thing. Use were to tell about more than one person or thing. Always use were with the word you. She eight years old. Carmen and Judy friends. You too young to play. Verbs Chae] (©2000 Tribune Education, Al Rights Reserved.Use give and gives to tell about now. Use gave to tell about the past. ¢ Directions: Write give, gives or gave in each sentence below. Trisha a party last week. Beer ae me arash, [2 ee my dog some water every day. Jill aa the jacket to me yesterday. The teacher always Mierwaress a test on Friday. She ako Mike a turn as line leader yesterday. ©2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved. Gam] VerbsName You can combine two words to make one new word. If you leave out a letter and add the mark ’ in its place, you make a contraction. To make some contractions, combine a verb and the word not. Example: is + not = isnsit = isn’t ¢ Directions: Match these verbs and the word not with the contractions. does+not ~~ __ haven’t should + not a a isn’t is + not ~~ >=~ doesn’t have + not shouldn‘t ¢ Directions: Choose the contraction for the underlined worcs. Fill in the circle beside the correct contraction. The baby could not see his sister. © couldn't O can’t He was not worried, though. O hasn‘t © wasn’t She would not go away for long. O doesn't © wouldn’tSome words describe a person, place or thing. These words tell more about a naming word. Example: The shoe is old ¢ Directions: Read these words that describe. Write the correct word under each picture, cold round funny light sad fat ‘© 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved. (23 | AdjectivesName 4 Directions: Match the describing word with the correct picture. old soft sweet wet tall Adjectives Chae] © 2000 Tribune Education. All Fights Reserved.Name A describing word tells about a noun. It can tell what kind, what color, what size, what shape or how many. ¢ Directions: Write a describing word in each sentence below. Use the words in the box. green big three round bushy six UT ei hang by their tails, An GIS) ee eyes: © 2000 Tribune Education, All Rights Reserved Gaal AdjectivesDescribing words tell about persons, places and things. They can tell how things look, taste, sound or feel. ¢ Directions: Circle two describing words in each sentence below. The white kitten is fluffy. Noisy squirrels ran up a tall tree. The old book is torn. The apple was sweet and crisp The bright sun is warm. Yellow ducks swam in a little pond. Adjectives GR) © 2000 Tribune Education. Al Righis Reserved.Color words are describing words. Example: Sue has a blue dress. The banana is yellow. # Directions: Underline the color words in these RY Ue sentences. Use these describing words to help you color the picture. . The tree has red apples. . Abrown squirrel sits by the tree. . The house is blue. : : . Purple flowers grow in the yard. | . Yellow birds fly in the sky. 7 © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved. Adjectives |. The leaves on the tree are green. | One 4) ee. 1)Name Weather words are describing words. They tell what kind. > cloudy ¢ Directions: Write the correct weather word on the line in each sentence. We can build sore Oy aya You may wear oe ong 228i ais ay We may not see the © ong eS ee cialve Adjectives Gaal ‘© 2000 Tribune Education. All Righis Reserved.Name Number words are describing words. They tell how many. Example: Two ants crawled across the table. 4% Directions: Read the sentences below. In each sentence, underline the describing word that tells how many. Then, look at the picture. Write an X after the sentence that uses an incorrect number word |, Four spiders hung in the doorway. 2. The witch held three apples. 3. In the window were two jack-o’-lanterns. 4. One cat sat under the table. 5. Eight bats hung upside down. © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved. G6) AdjectivesName ¢ Directions: Color only the fish with describing words. Adjectives Ging] © 2000 Tribune Educaton. ll Rights Reserved.A sentence tells a whole idea. % Directions: Read each sentence. Write the number by the correct picture. Color the pictures. |. A bee is on the flower. 2. Two ducks are in the pond. 8. Big clouds are in the sky. 4, The boy has a new kite. 5. Abird sits in the tree. (6.2000 Tiki Education: AN ight Reserved ob] Identifying Sentences| Sentences » A sentence must tell a whole idea. ¢ Directions: Read each group of words. Color the airplane red if the words make a sentence. Color the airplane blue if the words do not make a sentence. ¢ Directions: Answer the question. How many sentences do you have? Identfying Sentences GRé] ‘© 2000 Tribune Education. Al Rights Reserved.A sentence always begins with a capital letter. Example: The sun is shining. , @ Directions: Write each sentence correctly. the wind is strong. we made a snowman. leaves fell all day. 3000 Tins Eascencn. An Fights aserved 63a) Identifying SentencesA Big Finish 5 Every sentence ends with one of these end marks. ? 4 Directions: Fill in the circle beside the sentence that is written correctly. O Terry has new skates. @ Terry has new skates © Watch her zoom O Watch her zoom! CO Does she wear pads on her knees? © Does she wear pads on her knees @ Wear a helmet when you skate O Wear a helmet when you skate. © Skating is fun! O Skating is fun idantifing Gertences Gia) © 2000 Tibune Education, Al Rights Reserves.Name Every sentence has two parts, The naming part tells who or what is doing something. The action part tells what the person or thing does. % Directions: Match each naming part with an action part that makes sense. yo Naming part My sister That bird-~~ The little boy The goat The hens Mom Mike Little Amy _-7has wings. Action part likes ice cream. cluck. takes a picture. eats grass. walks by the cart. tides in the cart. pushes the cart. ©2000 Ture cavcion atone eseves. QBS Parts of e SentenceName ¢ Directions: Each sentence is missing either a naming part or an action part. Fill in the circle beside the group of words that forms the missing part. My neighbor O Ishaving a yard sale today. © in the house next door, One imanse pe] Oat the sale, Ollikes old books. look for old toys. ©Many people © In the moming wants an old checkers game. OBythedoor § ©My brother LF > woicdigsies: O buy an old toy chest. © ateddy bear. Parts of a Sentence Gaz] © 2000 Tribune Education, Al Fighs ReservedThe naming part of a sentence tells who or what is doing something. Example: The chimp on a bike rode in a circle. ¢ Directions: Underline the naming part in each sentence below, . Our class had a picnic in the park, 2. Some teachers played ball with us. 3. The hotdogs were tasty. 4. Big oak trees grew along a road. 5. Aman in tennis shoes ran in a race. 6. Awoman fished all morning. eS me © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved. Gs) Parts of a SentenceName ¢ Directions: Read the naming parts in the tent. Write one of the naming parts to begin each sentence. yy, filled the sky. 5. fell on the tent. Parts of a Sentence CRs) © 2000 Tribune Education, Al ights Reserved.Name The action part of a sentence tells what the naming part is doing or did. Example: The zookeeper opened the gate. ¢ Directions: Underline the action part in each sentence below. . My family walked to the zoo. . The seals swam in a pool of water. . Amonkey climbed a tree. . Two big elephants swung their trunks. . A striped tiger paced in its cage. . The giraffe stretched its long neck. Qonren — zs ibin Eascaten ain Reeves BB Parts of a Sentence¢ Directions: Write one of these action parts to finish each sentence. came from the roof put out the fire ane: tacedto Parts of a Senterce Clase) © 2000 Tune Education. Al Fights Reserved.Name ¢ Directions: The boxes at the bottom of this page have sentence parts. Some are naming parts. Some are action parts. Cut out all the boxes. Look at each picture. Glue the correct naming part and action part beside each picture. Read each sentence that you make. Naming Part Action Part £Q@e> Naming Part Action Part H Naming Part Action Part ZAIN Naming Part Action Part is (ee oa aS eee i ! goup in the sky. ! is barking. ; Ue eee flrs oer emer 1 ' \ ! wears a costume. { Anelephant | 1 1 ‘We aaa eggs ieee ee 1 { The dog | leads the parade. | ie Sest a aa Lo oar | ©ztoo Tribune Eavcaton annus Resives GBF Parts of a SentenceName Directions: Read each group of words. Is it a complete sentence that tells a whole idea? Is it missing a naming part? Is it missing an action part? Fill in the circle beside the correct answer. is going to the big game tonight © Complete sentence © Missing a naming part O Missing an action part The fans cheer for their team. CO Complete sentence © Missing a naming part O Missing an action part Hot dogs © Complete sentence © Missing a naming part CO Mssing an action part The cheerleaders jump and yell for our team. © Complete sentence O Missing a naming part O Missing an action part zoo TioweEaseten anions Reseves: BBY Parts of a SentenceName Some sentences tell something. Every telling sentence ends with a period. Example: The bird sings. 4 Directions: Circle only the sentences that tell something. |. Two turtles sat on a log. 2. One turtle fell off. 3, Did you see her? 4. She swam away. 5. The water is cold. 6. Can you swim? Kinds of Sentences a © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights ReservedSome sentences ask something. An asking sentence is called a question. A question ends with a question mark. Example: What is your name? i @ Directions: Circle only the questions. |, Is that your house? 2. There are two pictures on the wall. 3. Where do you sleep? 4. Do you watch TV in that room? 5. Which coat is yours? 6. The kitten is asleep. Kinds of Sentences © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved.A question begins with a capital letter Vey i i my WZ and ends with a question mark. b! ach question correctly on the line. is our class going to the Science Museum ¢ Directions: Write e will we see dinosaur bones Kinds of Sentences Geel © 2000 Tibune Education. Al Rights Resewed.mark. each sentence. |. Is winter coming 2. Snow is falling in the woods 3. The trees are covered with snow! 4. Is the bear lost 5. The bear is looking for his cave 6. The bear is cold and sleepy 7. 1s the bear ready for along nap 8. Will the bear sleep all winter (Are You Telling or Asking?) =. — ny Kinds of SentencesThe order of words can change a sentence. Example: Telling sentence: The girl can jump high. Asking sentence: Can the girl jump high? + Directions: Read each telling sentence. Change the order of the words to make a question. Write your question on the line. S o \ The clown is happy. Kinds of Sentences Gh © 2000 Tibune Eidcation, Al Rights Reserved,The end mark ! shows that you are excited. Use it to end a sentence that shows strong feelings. Example: What a beautiful day this is! % Directions: Read these sentences. Write ? or! after each sentence. |, What a great day this is for a race 2. Who is running in this race 3. How fast they run 4, Who will finish first 5, The runners are off 6. Run faster 7. Can you see the finish line 8. won the race ezseoTibune Eaicaten. minions Rewenes. BEB] Kinds of SentencesYou can write orders in sentences. If you are excited, end your order with |. If you are not excited, end your order with a period. Example: Watch out for that hole in the road! Ride slowly. @ Directions: Fill in the circle beside the sentence that is written correctly. © Follow these steps to find the treasure. © Follow these steps to find the treasure? st, go to the old tree? First, go to the old tree. © Waich out for angry bees! O Watch out for angry bees? fake five steps toward the big rock? ke five steps toward the big rock. © Dig for the treasure. Hurry! © Dig for the treasure? Hurry. my. gold and jewels? ll my gold and jewels! Kinds of Sentences Glee] © 2000 Tibune Education, Al Fights ReservedName Two sentences can become one sentence. Use the word and to join them. Leave out words that are repeated. Example: I have a ball. | have a bat. Ihave a ball and a bat. © ¢ Directions: Read the two sentences. Write them as one sentence. leat with — = needs a rake. Dad needs a basket. Dad needs The rabbit likes carrots. The rabbit likes peas. a The rabbit likes ©2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved. Ral Combining SentencesTwo sentences can become one sentence. You can use the word and to join them. Examples: Maria sings. She hums, too. Maria sings and hums. Maria sings. Sean sings, too. Maria and Sean sing. ¢ Directions: Read the two sentences. Write them as one sentence. Tread books. I write books, too, Combining Sentences &Ba) © 2000 Tbune Education. A Rights Reserves.Name ¢ Directions: Read the two sentences. Find the sentence parts below hat tell the same idea. Cut out and glue the sentence parts to make one sentence. Snow fell yesterday. h Snow fell today. Ce) and ae Luis plays soccer. @) Luis plays basketball. @ and The clown did tricks. The clown danced. and 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ) 1 1 1 1 1 ) 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 aE CCN ; Snow fell yesterday { I t { t { t 1 ! 1 1 1 | 1 che 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SLE OUI | ! 1 1 1 1 1 t I 1 I 1 ! iE Luis plays soccer } Q Q 3D ° ® a Cw o a 9 < ns t { t I t t t t t t t t t t¢ Directions: Read the two sentences. Write them as one sentence. Birds live in the tree. Squirrels live in the tree. ‘© 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved, al Combining SentencesA sentence makes sense when the words are in order. ¢ Directions: Write the numerals |, 2, 3. and 4 in the circles to put the words in order. Write the words in the correct order to make a sentence. CO) . painting. doghouse needs ee have paint. red q Building Sentences Gal © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved.Changing groups of words in a sentence changes the meaning. Example: The boy is in the car. the boy bin tne water, Saale ass ¢ Directions: Cut out and glue a word group to complete each sentence. Draw a picture to show the meaning of the sentence. Color the picture. |. The fish is yellow. 2. 1see a kite \ 3. That box is yours. SS aT 5 of oranges {© 2000 Tribune Education All Rights Reserved Bal Bulldng GentencesChanging the order of the words in a sentence may change the meaning. Swe Example: The dog chased the Cat, Stree The cat chased the dog. Sok wae @ Directions: Read the sentence pairs. Circle the sentence that goes with the picture. he ball. The balll hit the boy. The giant watched the elf. The elf watched the giant. The teacher read to the girl. The girl read to the teacher. The baby laughed at the father. The father laughed at the baby. e frog jumped over the rabbit. e rabbit jumped over the frog. ©zm90 Teh caxcaten.mirigns Resves GBBT Building SentencesWords that describe make a sentence better. Example: I have a coat. Ihave a red coat with many pockets. ¢ Directions: Read each sentence. Write a word from the box on each line to make the sentences more interesting. Draw a picture of each sentence. The skater won Ca SSS medal: The jewels are in the safe. CSTV STING are safer Building Sentences ee) © 2000 Tribune Education Al Rights Reserve.A sentence can tell what a person or thing does. It can also tell how, when or where the person or thing does the action. Example: Ada walked. Then, Ada walked quickly from the room. @ Directions: In each sentence, write a word or words to answer the question. If you like, use words from this box. noisily in the show at night before lunch onthe stage Where? from the room loudly around nearby in the yard with energy My dog was barking Name a . How? Mees mesiecvine When? Berea ic eT Where? Insonspiaye . Where? fuse i . How? © 2000 Tiibune Education All Rights Reserved. Gal Building SentencesA sentence can tell more and more. ¢ Directions: Make the underlined sentence grow by writing a word on each line. On another paper, draw a picture of the last sentence. é lsee the elephant. Seen ose elephant: as he stands by the Bulding Sentences Ral © 2000 Tibune Education. Al Rights ReservedName ¢ Directions: Complete the first sentence. Make it grow by writing a word on each line. On another sheet of paper, draw a picture of the last sentence. 1 found my I found my in the SOSA) eee mine: © 2000 Tribune Education All Rights Reserved. Gia] Bullding SentencesYou can join sentences to tell more. Example: Linda went to the store, and | met her there. Linda went to the store, but she didn’t buy anything. ¢ Directions: What can you join to the sentence to make it tell more? Fill in the circle beside the right ending. It snowed yesterday, and © my friends and I made a snowman. O flowers are pretty. Jerry had a party, but O some people skate well. iC not everyone could come. Be This book is long, but O carrots are good for you. O itis not hard. The baseball game was called off, and O we like to swim. © Iwent home. Building Sentences Gas] © 2000 Tribune Education At Rights ReservedYou can join sentences to tell more about something. Example: Julian read a book Julian read a book when he got home. 4% Directions: Read each sentence. Cut and glue to make the joined sentences tell more. Tom likes to go to the library. Name Tom likes to go to the library Pete did noi do his homework. Pete did not do his homework Will you call me? why Will you call me when Tina is saving her money. Tina is saving her money as soon as you can? because he was sick. © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved. Ga) because she wants a bike. | ee i when he has free time. f Building SentencesYou can make sentences that tell more. You can add why something happened. @ Directions: Read the beginning of each sentence. Complete each sentence by telling why something happened. Jerry had a party because | Tam leaving now because © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved Gas] Building SentencesTell the events of a story in the order they happened. Use the words first, next and last to make the order clear. ¢ Directions: The three pictures tell a story. The sentences should tell the same story. Read the given sentence. Then, write two sentences to complete the story. Order of Events hal © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved.Name Sentences can tell about events in the order they happened. ¢ Directions: Read the sentence. Write two sentences to tell what two things could happen next. Draw a picture to match an event in your story. Sally went to the shelter to choose a new pet. 4 coco itwe Education alts Roses. GBBT Order of EventsSentences can tell events in a story in order. + Directions: Write |, 2 and 3 in the circles to tell what happened to Harry first, second and third. Then, write a sentence to tell about each picture. You can use the words from the box in your sentences if you need them. boat catch O caught fight fish fought pole came proud Order of Events Glee) © 2000 Tribune Education. Al Rights Reserved.emer ———— Name A sentence can tell what someone is saying. ¢ Directions: Look at each picture. Write a sentence in the bubble that tells what the person is saying. Writing Sentences © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserves.Sentences can make a good letter. % Directions: Write a letter to a friend on the lines. Writing Sentences Gea © 2000 Tribune Education. Al Rights Reserved.Sentences can tell about special times. Every season of the year is special. ¢ Directions: Write three words to tell about each season. Spring afe Summer 3 © 2000 Tribune Education, All Rights Reserved. Gass] Writing SentencesSentences can tell about special happenings. % Directions: Imagine you are going somewhere far away. On the short lines in and around the plane, write words about your trip. Then, use some of the words to write three sentences about the trip. Writing Sentences esa) {© 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights ResorvedBrainstorming is a way to think of new ideas. You can use these ideas in your writing. ¢ Directions: Answer the questions below. Use the answers to help you write four sentences about your family. My Family How many people are in your family? What are their names? What is your family’s favorite meal? What is your family’s favorite TV show? © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved Ral Writing SentencesAll About Me + Directions: Write sentences to tell about yourself. Draw yourself. Writing Sentences al © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved.: Toad or Frog Write a book about a toad or a frog! It can be a story that you make up or a report on facts. Follow these steps. A. Choose an idea. This list may help you. Story starters Report ideas * A frog and a toad’s * Areport on a frog conversation ¢ One day, Mr. Toad hopped * Areport on a toad into my wagon... * Fred Frog Meets * From tadpole to frog the President ¢ Ted Toaa’s Terrific * How to catch a frog Tree House B. Think up your story or do research for your report. Write your story or report on sheets of writing paper. Here are some words you may need. brown croak fly frog green hop jump land legs lily pad pond tadpole toad tongue water C. Use two sheets of construction paper for the front and back covers of your book. Color the picture on page 297. Cut it out and glue it on your cover. © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved Cae) Make Your Own Storybooksabout something you have done during summer or your Write a book about summer or swimming! You might write feelings about the season. Follow these steps. © A. Choose an idea. This list may help you. : + A Day at the Beach * While swimming in the lake, I... ¢ Summer Fun * Ilive inasand castle... * My sand castle looks like... * A poem about a sand castle or a day at the beach * Ilove summer because... * Apoem about how summer makes me feel B. Think up your story. Write your story on sheets of writing paper. Here are some words you may need. beach bucket burn fish float hot paddle pail raft sand shells shore shovel sun sunglasses swim swimsuit tan towel water C. Use two sheets of construction paper for the front and back covers of your book. Color the illustration on page 299. Cut it out and glue it on your cover. Make Your Own Storybooks Ral] © 2000 Tune Educaton. Al Rights Fesorved.‘School Bus Write a book about a real schoo! bus or an imaginary one. You can tell about somewhere you have gone on a bus or somewhere you wish you could go. Follow these steps. A. Choose an idea. This list may help you. * Iwas riding the school bus when suddenly . . . * The Magical Mystery Bus * Ohno!I got on the ¢ Write a story about what wrong bus... it would be like to be a bus driver. * Write a poem about a The school bus takes us to trip on a school bus. many great places... B. Think up your story. Write your story on sheets of writing paper. Here are some words you may need. backpack boys bus children driver feet friends girls homework — lunch run school sing stop street students talk teacher walk yellow C. Use two sheets of construction paper for the front and back covers of your book. Color the illustration on page 301, Cut it out and glue it on your cover. ‘© 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved. Gass] Make Your Own StorybooksOut Space You can write a book about space! You can report facts about space or make up a story about adventures in space. Follow these steps. A. Choose an idea. This list may help you. Story starters Report ideas ¢ Walking on the moon, we * Space Station for the came face to face with... Future ¢ While on the space ¢ All About the Planet shuttle... Mercury (or another planet) ¢ Our Vacation on ¢ To become an astronaut, Planet lwould... The Friendly Alien ¢ Humans in Space B. Think up your story or do research for your report. Write your story or report on sheets of writing paper. Here are some words you may need. alien astronaut camera comet craters fly land meteor moon orbit pictures planets repair rocky satellite space spacecraft space station spacesuit — stars surface Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto C. Use two sheets of construction paper for the front and back covers of your book. Color the picture on page 303. 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All Rights Reserved. 123 Answer KeySuffixes ond Mecrings ‘Compare With er and est ioe for Cothes Maatinanie sesctinecm eax a ee SSOGES recone Sn geese: aficksher-orms-theaugh onto her hands ear Answer Key 131 © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved.Centext Clues in Action ‘Amazing Antenyms Sede the Synonym Slepe v= small veo Start oe OVER some wet owe ige= 134 ‘Synonym Match ‘Aatorym or Synenymi? Hemophene Fut @ 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved. 327. Answer KeyFind the Right Homophone Color Code Classifying Menu Mic-Up ey Kos =a 141 Answer Key en © 2000 Tribune Education. Al Rights Reserved.‘Where Does It Belong? Whats the Big idea? Find the Main ea ene Whats the Idea? Read All About It ‘What Dees Belong? © 2000 Tribune Education. A Rights Reserved Answer KeyMain ideas About Meals Stonboard Sequence Answer Key © 2000 Tribune Education. 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(eeacomamanerea Obes ecntatoncatiean, oye ait on nowt won a totes iw caumeoite ron (Qtecstworro goa @recreneoy Onrecaienthe nomena en yoann ne chasennnanie wan hey tare psiey Abaca ricco = = O thirst teen O Mime toteon 17u, 177 enact arnt> @ goss nin Stanoescron anececsviee Oho Seccieaeoes Reproronnceaey @ an ton coma Ogee Inferences About Characters [Mine Reading Tricks 178 Answer Key 179 Ga) © 2000 Tribune Ecucation. All Righis Reserved.‘Tricky Cause and Effect [E2es anol vite owrtrereor cow it is skinny. = Leaning forward- Way Did Happen? Imenecerceacn acre 1D aan gar Cerne (0 Pecnavey cosy © rotoveyneton, 181 ‘A Cause and Effect Feble ‘What Comes Next? en get busy = and clean her room. eo R REE S © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved. 185, Answer KeyPup Predictions How Will It End? saeccisnamncncrs fl ‘artensnor roe [brewing will show: Dudloy ting Ducley fotching the newspaper. Dudley coming fo Donaid when called. ee | eee 187 188 You Be the Judge Right or Wrong Judge for Yourself Ses AT Teasers egestas Sn oil oe et ato pater oro ‘Azentonn ruaetne rt ho conten oar Ord oft ‘waren aveninaer Austin resammsnnesm Jason || He tells Karl he Paret =| | erin ey should take the mitt}] it was not his turn. He |{ + mises to Lost and Fo und. gives Karl the bal Spr etcs cee Os Ia) 192 193 Answer Key © 2000 Tibune Education Al Fighs Resewed.Which Brandis the Best? Realistic Story er Fantasy? Fentosy Teles ‘Weite Abeut Realty Write a Fantasy Krew Your Cheracters ‘skerday-ait aa enfield Ase & Weeds a-schoal bus fe the 200_le the Eee Yesterday our class went on ‘afiernoon. it got very hat 1 took off my afl rf, We rodeo school | mye Ten Lhd os chimpanteas Ona bus to the 200. We saw ons. ig ale LL rg ig a hears-and.elephants. My — || m=! bat favorite anim: | 197 198 199 © 2000 Tribune Education. Al Rights Reserved Answer Key‘Charecters Feelings [3] swrnioasonsenttonone tos Longa | 7 eS L__] 203 Answer Key 204 © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved.Do It Yourself Setting Critical Thinking Cues About Cats When is (6 2000 Titre Education: AN Pgh Rontrved, Answer KeyJoni ae india ie‘One or More Than One? drum balls — jet—_-yo-yos doll _€ blocks |} 223 gunsyes erin ued BoovottaUse the Clues 19 f ‘Acton Werds 226 227 228 ‘What Is a Verb? Verbs With One Using Is, Are and Am a 229 Answer Key © 2000 Tribune Education. At Rights Reserved.Newer inthe Past gears | ‘Doubling Final Censonarts Writing Abort the Past tron 9 anthers (Q tormory yen econo. (@ Fernonryem poston 0 seen nonce nominee O.eaes eared trina oe (© ones neonate rage copes (Gover nepeestotmaps copes. 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The old tent ... ya big «Black clouds Weng sea Parts i ‘Action ot the Zoo 254 Ws Tine for Acton! Circus Sentences © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved. Answer KeySentences That Tell Questions, Questions Sonn tare neg Ey ang toner wh Acgutentwgravin scat te pe ‘soon ‘seuemanmor sSeunumeawnenron ‘Are You “es + Fre Changing Sentences Vim Be Excited! S menenencs ce T] eanneeT 1conroumenoteana(7] "f Saesnary Peace Seren ) 263 264 265 poet) eeSentence Combining Using ard n Sentences j | read and write books. ee | Jim and Ida ski. * Juan runs and— CC 266 267 268 Piling fll Tether ‘One Werd at aTime ‘Combining Sentences 269 © 2000 Tribune Education, All Rights Reserves. Ge) Answer Key‘Teining Sentences ones tog othe ey. Mere on Joining Sentences ‘torent ow aaretaomarenenc mossagreenenay ronsomgrerorey 281 283 Tolng @ Gtory in Order ‘What Heppened Next? Using Sentences in Order © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved. Answer KeyGroups of Words ‘Word Order ‘Whet Kind? “ong | es ee | ee ee =a Serene saan 2 273 275 276 How Does t Happen? ‘A Sentence That Grows ‘Another Growing Sentence ENECGY. ame || ararnnee fence Answer Key © 2000 Tibune Education. Al Rights Reserve.‘Weitng a Letter Writing About the Seasons Lets Take a Ti! Brainstorming All About Me Drtnet 290 Answer Key 291 3) 292 © 2000 Tribune Education. All Rights Reserved.