High-Frequency

Words
Name

Words to Know
Knowing how to read and write these words can make you
a better reader and writer.

Word Bank

are hand kept king land

long sing thing think wish

u Circle the word that best completes each sentence.

1. The (king, long) is nice.

2. He rules the (kept, land).

3. The king likes to (thing, sing).

4. He has a cane in his (long, hand).

5. He has a (wish, sing).

6. What do you (kept, think) it is?

u Write sentences using two new words from the box.

Responses will vary.

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Final Blends
Some consonant blends are at the ends of words. Spelling Words
You can spell these words by listening for the sound
of each letter in a blend. Basic

next
end  long  stamp
end
u Write each basic Spelling Word in the correct box.
camp
Words with nd Words with mp sank

end camp sing

drink
stand stamp hunt
pond stand
long
Words with nk Words with ng stamp
sank sing pond

drink long bring

bring Review

globe
Words with xt Words with nt swim

next hunt stove

just

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Final Blends
The word last has the CVCC short vowel pattern. It ends with a
consonant blend. In a consonant blend, each letter keeps its own
sound, and you say the sounds closely together. In words like
ring and rink, the consonants blend together to make new sounds.

u Choose and write two words to complete each sentence.

1. I left my ring by the sink.

rang ring left last

2. The frogs jump into the pond .

just pond pest jump

3. Jan went to her trumpet

lesson.

went wink trinket trumpet

4. Frank has a tent for the camping trip.

command camping tend tent

5. Who can lift this trunk ?

task list trunk lift

6. You can get a drink at the sink .

bring sink sing drink

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Name

Final Blends
Some consonant blends are at the ends of words. You Spelling Words
can spell these words by listening for the sound of
each letter in a blend. Basic

next
drink  sing  pond
end
u Read each clue. Unscramble the word. Write the
camp
Spelling Word correctly on the line.
sank
1. Fish swim in this dpno pond sing
2. Do this to songs isng sing drink

3. Not short lngo long hunt

stand
4. Put this on a letter psmta stamp long
5. Do this with a tent acmp camp stamp

6. Did not swim ksna sank pond

bring
7. Do not sit nsatd stand
8. Do this from a cup irnkd drink Review

globe
9. Stop dne end swim
u Choose other Spelling Words. Make up stage
a clue for each one. Scramble the letters. must
Ask a partner to write the words correctly.

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Phonics Review
• The word test has the CVCC short vowel pattern. It ends with a
consonant blend. Each letter keeps its own sound. In words like ring
and rink, the consonants blend together to make new sounds.
• If a word has two vowels with two consonants between them, you
can divide the word into syllables between the consonants. Blend
the syllables to read the word: con/test = contest.

u Write the word that completes each sentence.

1. I can put the figs in a basket .

brink basket bitten

2. You must use a helmet when you ride a bike.

happen hang helmet

3. Our class has a pet reptile in a tank.

rest reptile random

4. I made a big ribbon on the gift.

ribbon rabbit rascal

5. That cactus plant can prick you.

crust cactus cancel

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Power Words: Match

Word Bank

greedy invited musical plead

scoots screams scurries shove

u Write the Power Word from Big Red Lollipop that best fits each item.

1. Which word means that you have

been asked to come? invited
2. Which word means wants more
than what is fair? greedy
3. This word describes a pleasant
tune. musical
4. Which word means a hard
push? shove
5. This word is the opposite of
whispers. screams
6. Which word describes moving
with short, fast steps? scurries
7. Which word is the opposite of
moves slowly? scoots
8. This word means the same
as beg. plead
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Prefixes un–, re–

The prefix un– means “to reverse” or “not.” The prefix re– means
“again.” Use the meaning of the prefix and the base word to figure
out the meaning of the new word. If you are not sure about the
meaning of a base word, use a dictionary.

u Add un– or re– to each word. Then write the meaning of the new
word on the line.

1. un sure: not sure

2. un true: not true
3. re read: read again
4. re tell: tell again
5. un lucky: not lucky
6. re write: write again
u Choose two of the words you made above. Use each in a sentence to
show the correct meaning.

Responses will vary.

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Point of View
Point of view describes the way something happens in a story.
If a story is told from first-person point of view, a character in the
story is the narrator. A story told from third-person point of view
has an outside narrator.

u Answer the questions about Big Red Lollipop.

Who is telling the story? What clue in the first

Pages 16–18

sentence on page 16 helps you know?

Rubina, the character who has been

invited to the party; The person
telling the story uses the word “ I.”
Who is telling the story now? Is that the same
Pages 20–23

or different as before? What words did you circle that show Rubina is
telling the story?

Rubina is still telling the story. It

hasn’t changed. I circled “ I, mine,
me, my, I’m.”

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Strategy
Name

Context Clues
When you come to a word you do not know, use context
clues to figure out what it means. Look around the word you
do not know for clues about what it means.

u Read each sentence. Circle the clues in the sentence that help
you know the meaning of the underlined word. Use the pictures
for help, too! Then circle the meaning.

1. The eager children jumped up and down with delight.

excited tired

2. A rabbit sleeps in its burrow deep in the ground.

cage hole

3. Horses ran around and around the circular track.

long round

4. A breeze blew through the tall grass in the meadow.

field barn

5. Please discard your trash in the bin outside.

lift up throw away

6. Sam felt confident that he did a good job on the test.

sure worried
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Social Communication
During a social situation, people use communication to exchange
ideas with others. Formal language is used when following the
rules of English. Informal language is a style of speaking used
with friends and family.

u Write two examples for each type of language below.

Formal Language Informal Language

Responses will vary. Responses will vary.

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Listening
Name

Have a conversation with a friend about Big Red Lollipop.

Talk about this question:

Would you like to have Rubina as a friend?

Why or why not?

After your conversation, answer the following questions.

Did you use appropriate volume? Yes   No   Sometimes

Did you speak clearly? Yes  No  Sometimes

Did you show interest? Yes  No  Sometimes

Did you nod as you listened? Yes  No  Sometimes

Did you ask questions? Yes  No  Sometimes

Did you face your partner? Yes  No  Sometimes

What language did you use? Formal  Informal

What rule do you need to practice more?

Responses will vary.

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Words
Name

Words to Know
u Write the word that best completes each sentence.
Not all words will be used.

1. Pam drives her car . Word Bank

2. The car is full of gas. across

Pam hikes by the mountain .

car
3.
down
4. Pam sees Cal down the lane. fell
5. Cal held a rock in full
his hand.
held
6. A log fell down in mountain
the lane.
pull
7. Pam and Cal push and pull push
the log.
spell
u Write a sentence for a word you did not use yet.

Responses will vary.

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Name

Double Final Consonants

Some short vowel words end with two, or double, Spelling Words
consonants that stand for one sound. For example,
the letters ss in dress stand for one sound, /s/. Basic

full
u Write each basic Spelling Word in the correct box.
dress
Words with ll Words with ss
mess
full dress add

hill mess hill

pull
pull class spill
spill kiss class

doll doll
kiss
fell fell
Words with dd Words with ff off

add off Review

drink
stamp
swim
place

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Name

Double Final Consonants

The word hill ends with double final consonants. The two
consonants stand for one sound.

u Read the question and look at the picture. Write the word that
names the picture.

Is it dill or a doll? Is it a mitt or a mutt?

doll mitt
Is it glass or grass? Is it a drill or a grill?

grass drill
Does it buzz or fizz? Will we see liftoff or spinoff?

buzz liftoff

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Name

Double Final Consonants

Some short vowel words end with two, or double, Spelling Words
consonants that stand for one sound. For example,
the letters ll in doll stand for one sound, /l/. Basic

full
u Write the Spelling Word that best
dress
completes each sentence.
mess
1. Jen has a red dress . add
2. Bob will pull on the rope. hill

3. Do not make a mess . pull

spill
4. We add in math. class

5. I am in Miss Rand’s class . doll

kiss
6. Turn the lamp off . fell
7. Do not spill your milk. off

8. Mom gave me a hug and a kiss . Review

u Write four more sentences with missing Spelling drink

Words, like the ones on this page. Trade with a stamp
partner. Complete each other’s sentences. swim
place

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Name

Power Words: Yes or No?

Word Bank

argue blamed practice respectful

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. You don’t need to practice if you want to play the flute well.

YES NO

To play the flute well, you need to

practice.
2. You may argue with someone if they blamed you for doing
something wrong.

YES NO

The sentence is correct as is.

3. “Thank you” are respectful words that you can say to someone.

YES NO

The sentence is correct as is.

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Central Idea
The topic of a text is the person or thing that text is mostly about.
The central idea is the most important idea about the topic.
Readers can use supporting evidence, or details, to help figure
out the central idea.

u Answer the questions about Working with Others.

What are the two paragraphs mostly about? What

Page 45

evidence supports this central idea?

Talking helps people solve problems.

People should talk about their
feelings. Talking can help everyone
feel better. You can share your
opinion when you talk.
What is the text mostly about? What text
Pages 47–50

evidence supports the central idea?

There are different ways to solve

conflicts and deal with being angry.
Text evidence includes: ask adults for
help, compromise, work as a team,
and calm down before talking.
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Name

Phonics Review
• In words that end with double final consonants, the two
consonants stand for one sound. Add ed or ing to show when
an action happens—spell, spelled, spelling.
• If a word has a long vowel VCe pattern, drop the final e and
then add ed or ing—hike, hiked, hiking.
• If a word has a short vowel CVC pattern, double the final
consonant and then add ed or ing—jog, jogged, jogging.

u Write the word that names the action in the picture.

Add ed to spill. spilled Add ing to drive. driving

Add ed to race. raced Add ing to sniff. sniffing

Add ing to mop. mopping Add ing to bat. batting

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Vocabulary
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Inflections –ed, –ing

Add –ed to the end of a verb to tell about an action in the past.
Add –ing to the end of a verb to tell about an action that is
happening in the present or that may happen in the future.

u Add –ed and –ing to each verb. Then complete the

sentence with the verb that fits.

1. cook cooked cooking

Long ago, Grandma cooked all of my meals.
2. bake baked baking
Now we are baking bread together.
3. help helped helping
Grandma helped me roll the dough.
4. shape shaped shaping
Now I am shaping the dough.
5. wait waited waiting
We will be waiting for the bread to be ready.
u Think of a verb that tells about something you like to do at
home. Use the word in a sentence that tells about the past.

Responses will vary.

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Name

Power Words: Draw and Write

Word Bank

booming persuade skill threatening

u Draw a picture or write words that will help you remember

each Power Word from Gingerbread for Liberty! Try to write more
than you draw.

1. booming 2. persuade

a deep, loud “ If you play the

laugh game I like, I will
play the game
you like.”
Possible responses are shown.
3. skill 4. threatening

doing something warning, saying

really well you will do it

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Text Organization
Text organization is the way a text is arranged to help readers
understand the information. Most texts that tell about a person’s
life are arranged in chronological order. This is the order in which
events happened.

u Answer the questions about Gingerbread for Liberty.

What events happen on pages 62–64? How are

Pages 62–64

these events connected? How are the events organized, and why
do you think the author organized the events this way?

The baker moves and joins the army.

He wouldn’t have helped if he hadn’t
moved. The events are in order to be
easy to follow.
In your own words, tell what happens in this part
Pages 70–75

of the story. How does the way the text is organized support
the author’s purpose for writing it?

The baker gets the soldiers to switch

sides. The war ends. It supports the
author’s purpose of giving information
about events in history.
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Words
Name

Words to Know
Word Bank

even mouse Mr. Mrs. other

shall these when while white

u Read the clues. Write the word from the Word Bank that
goes with each clue.

1. A man Mr.
2. Asks or tells about time when
3. A pale color white
4. Like a rat mouse
5. For a time, during while
6. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 even
7. A wife Mrs.
8. Not this bus, but the other
u Write a sentence for each word you did not write yet.

One sentence should use shall.

One sentence should use these.
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Name

Consonant Digraphs
You can spell the /sh/ sound with sh, as in push. Spelling Words
You can spell the /th/ sound with th, as in thin.
You can spell the /ch/ sound with ch, as in chest. Basic

You can spell the /hw/ sound with wh, as in white. dish
than
u Write each basic Spelling Word in the correct box.
chest
Words with sh Words with th
such
shine than thin

dish thin push

shine
push these chase
flash white
while
Words with ch Words with wh
these
chase while flash

chest white Review

such dress
add
off
fell

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Consonant Digraphs
The word chop begins with the consonant digraph ch. In a digraph,
two letters together stand for one sound. Sometimes, three letters
together stand for one sound, like the letters tch in match.

u Write two words to complete each sentence.

1. Mrs. Chan went to the fabric shop to buy cloth .

dolphin shop when cloth

2. She chose a soft white fabric.

white chose think crash

3. Mrs. Chan thanked the man and gave him cash .

fifth whim cash thanked

4. She cut and stitched the fabric to make six sashes .

stitched sashes this graph

5. She gave them to her class so they will match .

children with match them

6. Her class was thrilled and posed for a photo .

while much photo thrilled

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Name

Consonant Digraphs
You can spell the /sh/ sound with sh, as in dish. Spelling Words
You can spell the /th/ sound with th, as in than.
You can spell the /ch/ sound with ch, as in chase. Basic

You can spell the /hw/ sound with wh, as in while. dish
than
u Write the missing letters in each Spelling Word.
Then write the Spelling Word on the line. chest
such
1. fla sh 2. wh ile thin

flash while push

shine
3. ch ase 4. pu sh chase

chase push white

while
5. su ch 6. th an these

such than flash

7. th ese 8. wh ite Review

dress
these white add
off
9. sh ine 10. ch est fell
shine chest
u Which two Spelling Words did you not write? Circle
them in the list. Write a sentence for each word.
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Name

Power Words: Match

Word Bank

dragged excuses frown hesitant

mumbled nearby wrinkled yanked

u Write the Power Word from Pepita and the Bully that best fits
each item.

1. Which word means the opposite of

far away? nearby
2. You might act like this when you
feel unsure. hesitant
3. If you did not speak loudly, you
spoke like this. mumbled
4. Which word means the opposite of
smooth? wrinkled
5. Which word tells how you moved
something? dragged
6. You might give these for not doing
something. excuses
7. Which word means pulled at hard
and fast? yanked
8. Which word is the opposite of
smile? frown
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Theme
Theme is the moral, or lesson, that readers learn from the story.
Use these steps to find the theme: Think about the story’s topic.
Look for the lesson a character learns. Use clues to figure out
the message. Say the theme in your own words.

u Answer the questions about Pepita and the Bully.

What is this story mostly about? What details in this

Pages 88–90

part of the story help you identify the topic?

It’s about how Pepita deals with a bully.

Babette makes Pepita feel sad. She
does not want to go back to school.
What does Pepita realize after she says
Pages 99–102

something mean to Babette? How does this affect the way

she tells Babette how she feels about her being a bully? What
theme, or big idea, do these details help you figure out?

She realizes that Papá’s advice to be

kind was right. She talks to Babette
nicely, but honestly. The theme is how
you treat others can help you make
or lose friends.
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Name

Phonics Review
The word shop begins with the consonant digraph sh. In a
digraph, two letters together stand for one sound.

A prefix is a word part added to the beginning of a word. The

prefix re– means “again.” The prefix un– means “not, or opposite of.”

u Choose a word from the box to complete each sentence.

Word Bank

unhitch unshell reship unplug rethink unsafe

1. Mr. Phillips must reship a box. The last box

got smashed.

2. Ask Shane to unhitch the ox from

the wagon.

3. Riding a bike with no helmet is unsafe .

4. Mrs. Chaps had to unshell the nuts to munch

on them.

5. Will a bad day make Mitch rethink

his plans for a picnic?

6. Mrs. Ash will lift the plug to unplug the sink.

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Vocabulary
Name

Words About Communication

Words about communication tell how we share ideas and
information. Sometimes we communicate in words. Sometimes
we communicate with our faces or bodies. Use a dictionary to
look up words you don’t know.

u Draw a line from the communication words to the

correct picture.

1. delighted

2. pleased

Word Bank

giggle grin nod

u Complete each sentence with the best word from the box.

3. When I meet someone for the first time, I greet them with a

big grin .
4. I nod at my friend when I agree with what she says.
5. My friend knows that I think his joke is funny because

I giggle .
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