Phonics
These words have the long "u" sound.
cube
touch
cut
cute
What are cube and cute?
Which words are nouns?
Lucy
silly
house
happy
What are Lucy and house?
The contraction of "it is" is...
What is it's?
This word means to write again.
prewrite
rewrite
unwrite
What is rewrite?
Carly heard something outside in the woods. It was dark in the tent. Her mom was still asleep. Carly unzipped the tent and looked out. Little, dark eyes looked back at her. The black eyes were part of a huge, furry face. Suddenly, the creature stood on its back legs. "Grrrr!" the animal growled.
Carly saw this type of animal.
a Bald Eagle
a cat
a bear
a T-rex
What is a bear?
These words have the short "i" sound.
kite
sight
sit
knit
What are sit and knit?
Which words are verbs?
run
sleep
school
buy
What are run, sleep, and buy?
To show ownership, you would write the word this way.
Kellys' dog
Kelly's dog
Kellys dog's
What is Kelly's dog?
This words means without color.
colorful
colorness
colorless
What is colorless?
Workers in factories use different materials to make sneakers. Rubber is one material. It is used for the bottom of the shoe. Rubber is very strong, but it also bends and stretches. That makes sneakers comfortable to wear.
This is the meaning of "factories".
A. places where things are made
B. places to sell things
What is A. places where things are made?
Divide this word into its syllables.
slowly
What is slow / ly ?
Which words are adjectives?
big
orange
sweet
answer
What are big, orange, and sweet?
The contraction of "should not" is...
What is shouldn't?
This word means the opposite of do.
redo
undo
predo
What is undo?
The prairie is a large, open space of land. It is very flat and grassy. Many kinds of animals live on the prairie. Prairie dogs, coyotes, and buffalo live there.
The author wrote this passage to tell about this.
different animals
the prairie
grassy lands
What is the prairie?
These words have silent B.
lamb
bump
thump
crumb
What are lamb and crumb?
Which words are adverbs?
sit
report
fast
now
What are fast and now?
The contraction of "will not" is...
What is won't?
This word means more small.
smaller
smallest
really small
What is smaller?
Salmon are usually born in freshwater streams. Salmon migrate to the ocean. They eat shrimp, squid, and small fish. Soon, salmon are ready to lay eggs. Then, they return to the streams they were born in.
This is the main idea of the passage.
A. Salmon migrate from fresh water streams to the ocean.
B. Salmon eat shrimp, squid, and small fish.
What is A. Salmon migrate from fresh water streams to the ocean?
The "ow" in the word "low" makes the same sound as the "ow" in these words.
own
now
snow
shown
What are own, snow, and shown?
Which words are pronouns?
he
Bob
it
we
What are he, it, and we?
To show ownership of more than one, you would write the word this way.
The chicken's eggs
The chickens' eggs
The chickens egg's
What are The chickens' eggs?
This word means to be able to trust and rely on someone to do the right thing.
relying
reliable
rely
relier
What is reliable?
Different insects eat different things. Some insects eat plants. Caterpillars eat leaves. Bees and butterflies like the nectar of flowers. Ladybugs eat aphids, or plant lice. Some insects even eat other insects.
This is the name of plant lice.
lice
insects
aphids
nectar
What are aphids?