High-Frequency

Words
Name

Words to Know
Learn these words. You will see them in your reading and use
them in your writing.

Word Bank

ask asked buy comb girl

grand lady mother number often

u Fill in the blanks to complete the sentences. Write a word

from the box on each line.

1. Kim is a little .

2. She wants a .

3. She will her mom for one.

4. Her said, “Yes.”

5. Her mother will it.

6. Kim will use it .

u Write a sentence about what might happen next. Use at least

one word from the box.

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Name

Consonants k, ck
You can spell the /k/ sound with k, as in desk or lake, Spelling Words
or with ck, as in rock.
Basic
u Write each basic Spelling Word in the correct
milk
column.
neck
Words with Words with Words with ask
ck ke k
snake
truck
kick
smoke
rock
desk
black
lake
trick

Review

dish
white
such
flash

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Name

Consonants k, ck
The word kick begins with the consonant letter k. It ends with
the consonant letters ck. The consonants k and ck stand for the
same sound.

u Write two words to complete each sentence.

1. A and a

are birds.
skunk duck gecko chicken

2. They in the grass and mud with

.
kept peck skill rocket

3. They on insects, like ants and

.
snack baking restock crickets

4. They make nests with small and

grass.
flakes thick sticks blocks

5. Moms sit on eggs until the and

hatch.
checks chicks ducked ducklings

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Name

Consonants k, ck
You can spell the /k/ sound with k, as in ask or smoke, Spelling Words
or with ck, as in truck.
Basic
u Read each sentence. Cross out the Spelling Word
milk
that is spelled incorrectly. Write it correctly on the line.
neck
1. Dad drives a yellow truk. ask
2. We swam in the lacke. snake
truck
3. The teacher sat at her desc.
kick
4. The frog sat on the rok. smoke
5. The snace is in the grass. rock
desk
6. Kik the ball to me.
black
7. The car is blak. lake

8. I put milck in my glass. trick

9. The fire made lots of smock. Review

dish
u Write three sentences with the basic Spelling Words
you did not use. Then trade with a partner. Check white
each other’s spelling. such
flash

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Name

Phonics Review
• In the word kick, the letters k and ck both stand for the same sound.
• The k is silent in the word knit. The letters wr, gn, and mb also
have a silent letter.

u Write the word that names the picture.

knife   knock snack   snake

sing   sign gnome   gnash

thumbprint   thumbtack kickstand    thumbtack

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Name

Power Words: Match

Word Bank

clue cozy disturb pause

rattled sense steaming tackled

u Write the Power Word from How to Read a Story that best fits
each item.

1. Which word describes a place that

is warm and nice to be?

2. This word means the same

as hint.

3. Which word means to stop doing

something for a short time?

4. Which word means easy to

understand?

5. This word means the same as

pushed to the ground.

6. Which word means the same as

bother?

7. This word can be used to describe a

hot bowl of soup.

8. Which word is an action that

creates noise?
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Vocabulary
Name

Suffixes -ful, -less

A suffix is a word part added to the end of a base word that
changes the word’s meaning. The suffix -ful means “full of.” The
suffix -less means “without.” Use a dictionary to find the meaning
for base words that you do not know.

Word Bank

joy spot taste tree

u Read each underlined phrase. Add the suffix -ful or -less to a

word in the box to make a new word that matches the phrase.

1. On my birthday, I am
full of joy.

2. My cheese sandwich
was without taste.

3. Mason’s clean room

looked as if it were
without a spot.

4. We picnicked in an area
that was without trees.

u Write a sentence for each word.

5. useful

6. useless

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Name

Text Organization
Authors organize texts to fit the topic and their purpose for writing.
One way to organize texts is chronological order, or in the
order instructions should be followed. A procedural text gives
instructions for how to do something in chronological order.

u Answer the questions about How to Read a Story.

What do you notice about how the book is

Pages 129–133

organized? How does the organization help you understand why

the author wrote the book?

Why do you think the author does not give a

Pages 136–139

heading under each numbered step?

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Strategy
Name

Multiple-Meaning Words
Multiple-meaning words, or homographs, have more than one
meaning. You can use context clues to figure out the correct
meaning.

Word Bank

park slide swing time

u Read the story. Complete the sentence with a multiple-meaning

word from the box. Underline words in the sentence that helped
you know which word to use. Words from the box will be used
more than once.

My favorite thing to do with Grandpa is go to the

to play. Grandpa will his car and

then we will walk to the playground. First, Grandpa pushes me

on the . As I higher and higher,

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I feel like I can touch the sky. Next, I climb up to the top of the

.I down it really fast and

Grandpa catches me. Finally, it is to

go home. Grandpa and I always have a wonderful

playing together!

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Listening
Name

Give and Follow Instructions

Instructions are directions for how to do something. You should
give instructions one step at a time. Use sequence words like first,
next, and last to help explain the order of steps.

u Write instructions below for how to choose a story to read.

Make sure to use sequence words to explain the order.

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Listening
Name

Give instructions to a partner about your topic:

How to Choose a Story.

After you give instructions, answer the following questions.

Did you speak clearly? Yes No Sometimes

Did you give instructions one Yes No Sometimes

step at a time?

Did you tell the steps in order? Yes No Sometimes

Did you use sequence words  Yes No Sometimes

like first and last?

Did you repeat the instructions? Yes No Sometimes

Now listen to a partner give instructions about the same topic.

After you listen to instructions, answer the following questions.

Did you listen carefully? Yes No Sometimes

Did you make eye contact? Yes No Sometimes

Did you listen for sequence words? Yes No Sometimes

Did you ask questions if you needed to? Yes No Sometimes

Did you repeat the instructions? Yes No Sometimes

What rule do you need to practice more?

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 High-Frequency
Words
Name

Words to Know
u Write the word that best completes each sentence.

1. Meg will the swing. Word Bank

2. Meg is not . afraid

3. Meg likes to swing. always

another
4. Ron by Meg.
great
5. “I really like swings, too,” Ron .
passed
6. “Let’s and swing,” Meg says. really

7. “ swing do you like best?” says

Ron asks. stay

8. “I pick the blue swing,” try

Meg says. which

9. Meg and Ron have a time.

10. “We can swing time!” Ron says.

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Name

Long a (ai, ay)

You can spell long a with ay, as in pay, or with ai, as Spelling Words
in pail.
Basic
u Write each basic Spelling Word in the correct
pay
column.
wait
Words with ay Words with ai paint
train
pail
clay
tray
plain
stain
hay
gray
away

Review

lake
snake
black
ask

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Name

Long a Patterns
The words day and rain have the long a vowel teams,
ay and ai. The letter a can also stand for long a in
open syllables in words like basin.

u Write two words to complete each sentence.

1. Gramps and Gail plans to go ice .

main made skating staining

2. They had to a
ride to the rink.

stay waist take subway

3. At the rink, Gramps to rent ice .

paid play skates slates

4. Gail up her skates as she

for him.

waited laced wayside laying

5. “This is going to be a fun !” Gail .

day laid relay exclaims

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Name

Long a (ai, ay)

You can spell long a with ay, as in hay, or with ai, as Spelling Words
in train.
Basic
u Write the Spelling Word that best completes each
pay
sentence.
wait
1. the fence white.
paint
2. The jam made a on my dress. train
pail
3. The sky is on rainy days.
clay
4. for me!
tray
5. We took the to go to the lake. plain
stain
6. Fill the with sand.
hay
7. Put your socks .
gray
8. We stand in line to for lunch. away

u Write four more sentences with missing Spelling Review

Words, like the ones on this page. Then trade with a
lake
partner. Complete each other’s sentences.
snake
black
ask

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Name

Power Words: Draw and Write

Word Bank

bind clever narrow plain

u Draw a picture or write words that will help you remember each
Power Word from A Crow, a Lion, and a Mouse! Oh, My! Try to write
more than you draw.

1. clever 2. plain

3. narrow 4. bind

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Name

Elements of Drama
A drama is a story acted out by people. The parts of a drama
include a cast of characters, dialogue, the setting, scenes, and
stage directions.

u Answer the questions about A Crow, A Lion, and a Mouse! Oh, My!

Pages 154–155 What do the stage directions tell you?

Find details in the dialogue that explain how Crow

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1 and Crow 2 are different. How can you tell the crows apart
in the picture? How does the setting help you understand what
is happening?

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Name

Phonics Review
The word cape has the VCe pattern for long a. The words rain
and day have the vowel teams ai and ay for long a. The letter
a can also stand for the long a sound in open syllables in words
like bacon. For long words, read one syllable at a time. Use
vowel patterns.

u Read the clues. Write the word that answers the clue.

1. I tell how a scraped leg feels.

payment painful repaint

2. I name a place in some homes.

basement blockade bakeshop

3. I name a pile of dry grasses.

hilltop hailing haystack

4. I am another name for a dog.

canine complain crayon

5. I name a thing you can eat.

basic bagel basin

6. I name a place for trains.

retrace railway raindrops

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Vocabulary
Name

Words That Describe People,

Places, Things
Adjectives are describing words. They can tell how things look,
sound, smell, feel, or taste. They may also tell what a person or
thing is like or how they act. If you see an adjective that you do
not know, look up the word in the dictionary.

u Write words that describe each picture on the lines below. Use
a dictionary to help you find interesting adjectives.

1. sight sound touch act/is like

2. sight smell touch taste

3. sight is like smell touch

4. sight sound smell touch

5. sight sound touch act/is like

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Name

Power Words: Yes or No?

Word Bank

believe fulfill journey speech

u Read each sentence. Circle YES if the word makes sense or NO

if it does not. Rewrite the sentence so it makes sense.

1. If you believe something, you think that it is true.

YES NO

2. When you fulfill a task, you do not finish it.

YES NO

3. We went on a journey from our school to the science museum.

YES NO

4. When you give a speech, you only talk to yourself.

YES NO

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Name

Figurative Language
Literal language uses words that mean exactly what they say.
Figurative language uses words that mean something different
from what they say. Two types of figurative language are:

• simile: compares two different things using the word like or as.
• idiom: words that mean something different from their everyday
meaning.

u Answer the questions about Hollywood Chicken.

Luz tells Chicken Lily that she knows “you will

Page 171

knock their socks off.” Is this literal language? Explain why or

why not. How might Luz say what she means in a literal way?

On page 172, what does Chicken Lily compare

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herself to when answering Luz? Why does she do this?

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 High-Frequency
Words
Name

Words to Know
Word Bank

clean feel ground horse leave

need please queen seen tree

u Circle the word that best completes each sentence.

1. Todd has a (horse, ground).

2. He makes sure she is (need, clean).

3. Todd will (need, leave) to brush her.

4. Then she will (please, feel) clean.

5. I have (seen, queen) the horse.

6. She is by the (leave, tree).

7. The horse sleeps on the (ground, clean).

8. May I pet her, (need, please)?

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Name

Long e (ee, ea)

You can spell long e with ee, as in wheel, or ea, as Spelling Words
in each.
Basic
u Write each basic Spelling Word in the correct
free
column.
teach
Words with ee Words with ea teeth
please
each
wheel
team
speak
sneeze
sheep
meaning
weave

Review

away
stain
train
plain

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Name

Long e, Short e Patterns

The long e sound has different spellings. The word these has the
VCe pattern for long e. The words beat and meet have long e
vowel teams, ea and ee. The letters e and y can also stand for
long e in open syllables in words like lady and she. The vowel
team ea can also stand for short e in words like head.

u Write the word that names the picture. Circle the letter or
letters that stand for the long e sound.

bees  belly  beads treat  teeth  threat

secret  seated  sleeting sleepy  steamy  stampede

teams  thread  three belly  belong  baby

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Name

Long e (ee, ea)

You can spell long e with ee, as in sheep, or ea, as Spelling Words
in weave.
Basic
u Read each word. Write the basic Spelling Word that
free
rhymes with it.
teach
1. reach teeth
2. leave please
each
3. peel
wheel
4. sneak
team
5. dream speak

6. see sneeze
sheep
7. peep
meaning
8. cleaning weave
9. freeze
Review
10. leak away
u Which word did you not use? Write a sentence stain
for it. train
plain

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Name

Power Words: Match

Word Bank

beamed chore dashed hobbled

jealous pleasure superb thrilled

u Write the Power Word from If the Shoe Fits: Two Cinderella Stories
that best fits each item.

1. Which word means the opposite of

the very worst?

2. Which word names a feeling of

great joy or happiness?

3. If you were in a hurry to get

somewhere, you did this.

4. Which word names a task that

someone must do?

5. Which word is the opposite of

frowned?

6. Which word is the opposite of

feeling glad for someone?

7. Which word means walked in a slow

and uneven way?

8. Which word describes feeling

excited?
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Name

Story Structure
Most stories have the same story structure. In the beginning,
characters face a conflict, or problem. The middle of a story has
events that happen as characters try to solve the conflict. The
events at the end explain the resolution, or how the conflict is
solved. The conflict, events, and resolution make up the story’s plot.
u Answer the questions about If the Shoe Fits: Two Cinderella Stories.

What is the conflict Zoey has? Summarize

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how the conflict is resolved and how the story ends.

Retell the main events of the story. What

Pages 194–198

happens at the beginning? What happens in the middle?

What happens at the end?

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Name

Phonics Review
The word eve has the VCe pattern for long e. The words meat
and feet have long e vowel teams, ea and ee. The letters e and
y can also stand for long e in open syllables in words like baby
and we. The vowel team ea can also stand for short e in words
like head.

Read longer words one syllable at a time. Use the vowel patterns.

u Write a word in each blank to complete the sentences.

1. Zeke is the in the tank top.

greed green deleted athlete

2. He is running with .

speed sunny treat speak

3. Zeke in the .

leak lead remains remakes

4. His clap and for him.

stream scream wealthy teammates

5. Zeke is that he is
of the others.

wealthy happy ahead evening

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Vocabulary
Name

Words That Describe Actions

Verbs are words that describe actions. They tell exactly what
someone or something is doing.

Word Bank

giggled pushed sleeps

tumbled turned wiped

u Complete each sentence using an action word from the box.

Use a dictionary if you need help.

1. My cat next to me at night.

2. The large rock down the

grassy hill.

3. Mateo at my silly jokes.

4. Tina the mud off her boots.

5. Chen his little brother on the swing.

6. I around when George tapped my

shoulder.

u Write a sentence using a verb from the Word Bank.

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