Decode one-syllable words with vowel teams
Which word has a vowel team that makes the long a sound?
A. cat
B. rain
C. hop
D. sun
What is rain?
A character who is kind likes to help others.
Which action shows a character is kind?
A. Taking toys
B. Helping a friend who fell
C. Yelling at others
D. Hiding toys
What is helping a friend who fell?
Who are the people or animals in a story called?
A. Setting
B. Events
C. Characters
D. Problem
What are characters?
Listen to the sentence:
“Ben was happy. He was smiling and laughing.”
What does happy most likely mean?
A. Sad
B. Angry
C. Feeling good
D. Tired
What is feeling good?
What does it mean to predict?
A. Guess without thinking
B. Tell the ending
C. Make a smart guess using clues
D. Read the pictures only
What is make a smart guess using clues?
Listen to this word: boat
Which vowel team do you hear in the middle?
A. ai
B. oa
C. ee
D. ue
What is oa?
Listen to this sentence:
“Sam keeps trying to ride his bike, even after he falls.”
Which character trait best describes Sam?
A. Lazy
B. Brave
C. Mean
D. Careless
What is brave?
The setting of a story tells us:
A. What the story teaches
B. Where and when the story happens
C. Who the characters are
D. How the story ends
What is where and when the story happens?
Listen carefully:
“The puppy was tiny. It fit in one hand.”
What does tiny mean?
A. Very big
B. Very small
C. Loud
D. Fast
What is very small?
You see a picture of dark clouds and people holding umbrellas.
What will most likely happen next?
A. It will snow
B. It will rain
C. It will get hot
D. It will be night
What is it will rain?
Read this word: chief
What vowel team helps make the long e sound?
A. ea
B. ie
C. ee
D. ei
What is ie?
A character finishes their homework every night without being reminded.
What trait best describes this character?
A. Honest
B. Responsible
C. Shy
D. Silly
What is responsible?
In a story, the problem is best described as:
A. The lesson of the story
B. The characters
C. Something that goes wrong
D. The happy ending
What is something that goes wrong?
“The boy was exhausted after running. He sat down and took deep breaths.”
What does exhausted most likely mean?
A. Excited
B. Sleepy or very tired
C. Hungry
D. Confused
What is sleepy or very tired?
“The boy put on his coat and grabbed his backpack.”
What can you infer he is about to do?
A. Go to bed
B. Go swimming
C. Go to school
D. Eat dinner
What is go to school?
Look at the word bread.
The vowel team ea in this word makes what sound?
A. long e
B. long a
C. short e
D. long o
What is short e?
A character tells the truth even when they might get in trouble.
What character trait does this show?
What is honest?
What is the solution in a story?
What is how the problem is fixed?
(Accept: how the problem is solved)
Listen to the sentence:
“The room was silent. No one was talking or making noise.”
What does silent mean?
What is quiet or no sound?
Look at an illustration of a dog with muddy paws standing by an open door.
What can you infer happened before this picture?
What is the dog was outside or the dog ran in the mud?
Which TWO words have vowel teams that make the same vowel sound?
A. haul & straw
B. key & bread
C. clue & cat
D. rain & hop
What are haul & straw?
Listen carefully:
“In the story, Maya shares her lunch, helps clean up, and comforts a sad friend.”
Name TWO character traits that describe Maya.
What are kind and helpful?
(Also acceptable: caring, thoughtful)
Listen carefully:
“In the story, a girl loses her dog. She looks everywhere. In the end, she finds her dog at the park.”
Identify THREE story elements from this text.
What are:
Character: the girl (and the dog)
Problem: the dog is lost
Solution: she finds the dog at the park
(Setting or events are also acceptable if correctly named.)
Listen carefully:
“Lena was relieved when she found her lost backpack. She smiled and felt calm again.”
What does relieved most likely mean?
A. Worried
B. Happy because a problem is over
C. Angry
D. Confused
What is happy because a problem is over?
Listen carefully:
“The chart shows that plant growth increased each day. The picture shows the plant leaning toward the window.”
Using the chart and picture, what can you infer about the plant?
A. It does not need water
B. It is moving away from light
C. It is growing and needs sunlight
D. It will stop growing
What is it is growing and needs sunlight?