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Homophones Gloria Who Might Be

My Best Friend
Phonics: Homophones

Read the two homophones in each box. Then choose the word
that goes on each line. Read the completed sentences.

1. I my bike on rode

a bumpy . road

2. Let’s at the meat

store to buy . meet

3. Sam read a about tale

a dog wagging its . tail

4. I can the waves of the sea

crashing on the shore. see

5. Jason is from weak

being sick all . week

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Using a, an, and the Gloria Who Might Be

My Best Friend
Grammar: Using Adjectives

• The words a and an are special adjectives.

They are used before nouns that name one.
• Use a before a noun that Thinking Question
Does the noun
begins with a consonant sound. after it start with a
Use an before a noun that begins with consonant sound
or a vowel sound?
a vowel sound.
Gabby is a friend. She eats an apple.
The word the is also a special adjective.
It points out a specific noun or pronoun.
You can use it with one or more than one.
The painting on stage is beautiful.

Draw a line under the word in ( ) that correctly

completes each sentence. Write the sentence.

1. I give Gabby (a, an) sandwich.

2. She adds (a, an) onion to it.

3. Gabby buys (the, an) pear.

4. I feel (a, an) raindrop.

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Homophones Gloria Who Might Be

My Best Friend
Phonics: Homophones

Choose a word from the box to complete each sentence.

Write the word on the line. Read each completed sentence.
Word Bank

be blew rode weak two

bee main road sea too
blue mane week see

1. The wind the door open.

2. Please save seats at lunch.

3. This flower has a on it!

4. Tim his dad’s bike.

5. There are seven days in one .

6. I like to swim in the salty .

7. What is the idea on that page?

8. There is much noise.

9. My favorite color is .

10. It is too dark to .

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Understanding Characters Gloria Who Might Be

My Best Friend
Introduce Comprehension:
Understanding Characters

David wasn’t sure what he was good at. But his brothers
were good at many things. When they played soccer, ran a
race, or had a concert, David would cheer for them. Then
he would share the stories with his friends. David retold the
exciting parts, and his friends got excited. He retold the funny
parts, and his friends laughed out loud.
“Your stories are great, David,” said his best friend Peter.
“You should write them down.”
So David wrote about the time his brothers won the soccer
cup. He wrote about the time his brother sat on the guitar.
Soon, David’s stories were famous.
“I know what my brothers are good at,” said David.
“And I know what I’m good at, too!”

Read the story above. Complete the Column Chart to show

David’s words, actions, and thoughts.

Words Actions Thoughts

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Homophones Gloria Who Might Be

My Best Friend
Spelling: Homophones

Sort the Spelling Words. Write the Spelling Word that Spelling Words
sounds the same as the given word.
Basic
1. sea 5. meet Words
1. meet
2. bee 6. tail 2. meat
3. week
3. week 7. mane
4. weak
4. two 5. mane
6. main
Now sort the Spelling Words by vowel sounds. The first one 7. tail
8. tale
is done for you.
9. be
Long e Long a oo sound 10. bee
11. too
sea 12. two
Review
Words
13. sea
14. see

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Adjectives with -er and -est Gloria Who Might Be

My Best Friend
Grammar: Using Adjectives

• Add -er to adjectives to compare two people,

animals, places, or things.
• Add -est to compare more than two people,
animals, places, or things. Thinking Question
How many people,
Jan is tall. animals, places, or
Beth is taller than Jan. things are being
compared?
Nina is the tallest friend of all.

Write the correct word for each sentence.

1. Beth is than Nina.

(quieter quietest)

2. Jan is the person of all.

(quieter quietest)

3. Nina has hair than Jan.

(shorter shortest)

4. Jan has the hair of all.

(longer longest)

5. Jan has a dog than Nina.

(smaller smallest)

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Focus Trait: Organization Gloria Who Might Be

My Best Friend
Writing: Write to Inform

Details
A. Read each paragraph. Cross out the detail that does not
support the main idea.

1. Gloria and Julian are different in some ways.

They both know how to fly a kite.
Gloria is a fast runner, but Julian runs slowly.
Gloria can turn a cartwheel, but Julian can’t.
2. Gloria and Julian are alike in some ways.
Julian knows the best way to make wishes, and Gloria doesn’t.
They like playing outside.
They go to the same school.

B. Read each main idea. Give a detail that supports the main idea.

Pair/Share Work with a partner to brainstorm possible details

for each main idea.

Main Idea Detail

3. Doctors and nurses are alike
in many ways.

4. Cats and dogs are alike in

some ways.

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Base Words and Endings Gloria Who Might Be

My Best Friend
Phonics: Base Words and

-er, -est Endings -er, -est

Follow the direction for each question.

1. Who is oldest? Circle her.

2. Circle the biggest fish.

3. Circle the animal with the lightest color fur.

4. Who is younger? Circle him.

5. Circle the taller animal.

Write the correct word in the sentence.

6. longer longest Anna’s skirt is

than Amy’s skirt.

7. faster fastest That is the

car I have ever seen.

8. thinner thinnest Eric is

than his dad.

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Understanding Characters Gloria Who Might Be

My Best Friend
Deepen Comprehension:
Understanding Characters
Read the selection below.

All of the kids were afraid of Casey. He always seemed

grumpy. When he saw them, he would growl, “Get out of my
way!”
One day, Casey found a dog without a collar. “Get out
of my way!” Casey said. But the dog just wagged its tail and
followed Casey home.
Casey went in his house and closed the door. He peeked
out the window. The dog was still there. Casey opened the
door. The dog jumped into his arms and licked his face!
“Hahaha!” Casey laughed. The kids in the neighborhood
were shocked. They had never heard Casey laugh before.
“Come inside, dog,” Casey said with a smile. “I’m glad
you got in my way!”

Complete a Column Chart like the one here to tell

about Casey. Then answer the questions about
characters.
1. All of the kids were afraid of Casey. What does
this help you understand about them?

2. What does the way Casey acts toward the dog help
you understand about Casey?

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Homophones Gloria Who Might Be

My Best Friend
Spelling: Homophones

Circle the correct Spelling Word to complete each sentence. Spelling Words
Write the Spelling Word on the line.
Basic
1. A horse has a (mane, main). Words
1. meet
2. Our town has one (mane, main) street. 2. meat
3. week
3. I like to eat (meat, meet).
4. weak
4. It is fun to (meat, meet) a new friend. 5. mane
6. main
5. Seven days make a (week, weak). 7. tail
8. tale
6. A (week, weak) person is not strong. 9. be
7. I read a (tail, tale) about a cat with a long (tail, tale). 10. bee
11. too
12. two
8. Who will (bee, be) afraid of a (bee, be)? Review
Words
13. sea
9. You can (sea, see) the (sea, see) at the beach. 14. see

10. (Too, Two) hippos are (too, two) big for the pond.

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Using Adjectives Gloria Who Might Be

My Best Friend
Grammar: Using Adjectives

Draw a line under the word in ( ) that correctly

completes each sentence.

1. Luis is (a, an) pal.

2. He goes on (a, an) airplane to visit George.

3. George cleans (a, an) attic upstairs.

4. Luis stays for (a, an) week.

5. The boys play in (an, the) park.

Write the correct word for each sentence.

6. The pond is than the pool.

(deeper deepest)

7. Luis is the swimmer of all.

(faster fastest)

8. Monday was than Sunday.

(warmer warmest)

9. January was the month of the year.

(colder coldest)

10. George is than Luis.

(older oldest)

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Idioms Gloria Who Might Be

My Best Friend
Vocabulary Strategies: Idioms

Read each sentence. Choose the meaning from the

box that could replace the underlined words. Write the
meaning on the line.

Meanings

stay cheerful very special to him understands what to do

does her best tight and uncomfortable

1. Kim’s grandpa is proud of her. She is the apple of his eye.

2. Sally has been at her job for a long time, so she

knows the ropes.

3. Jen had a good day at school. She always puts her

best foot forward.

4. Jay is sad, so Mel told him to keep his chin up.

5. I am so nervous! My stomach is tied in knots.

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Proofread for Spelling Gloria Who Might Be

My Best Friend
Spelling: Homophones

Proofread the letter. Circle the misspelled words. Then Spelling Words
write the correct spellings on the lines below.
Basic
Dear Jen, Words
Our new house is nice. It is on Mane Street. We 1. meet
have too trees in the yard. I wanted to climb one, but 2. meat
Mom said it was two week. 3. week
4. weak
Lucky likes our new yard. He runs around and
5. mane
wags his tale. That silly dog bit at a be. I wonder if he
6. main
thought it was meet to eat. 7. tail
This weak I start my new school. I hope I’ll meat 8. tale
someone who wants to bee friends. I know we will have 9. be
story time, and I think my new teacher is going to read a 10. bee
11. too
tail every day. Remember the story about the lion that
12. two
lost his main?
I miss you a lot. I hope you can come see me soon. Review
Words
Your Friend,
13. sea
Max 14. see
1. 7.

2. 8.

3. 9.

4. 10.

5. 11.

6. 12.

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Subject-Verb Agreement Gloria Who Might Be

My Best Friend
Grammar: Spiral Review

Circle the correct verb to go with each subject.

1. She (play, plays) with me.

2. He (wish, wishes) for good luck.

3. We (throw, throws) a penny in the fountain.

4. They (hope, hopes) her wish comes true.

Proofread the paragraph. Circle the four verbs with the

wrong endings. Then write each sentence correctly on the
lines below.

Julia is my best friend. She laugh at my jokes.

We watches a baseball game. She give me a sandwich.

We shares our toys, too.

1.

2.

3.

4.

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Ideas Gloria Who Might Be

My Best Friend
Grammar: Connect to Writing

My friend has a new dog.

His dog is smaller than my dog.
His dog is the smallest of all the dogs.

Rewrite the paragraph. Replace each underlined

adjective with words from the box that compare.

the fastest of all longer than my arm

stronger today than yesterday the highest of all the kites

My friend Bob makes a kite. The tail is long. His

kite looks like a bird. Bob takes the bird kite to the

park. The wind is strong. Many people are flying their

kites. The bird kite is fast. It flies high.

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