Sight Words
Read this sight word:
was
/was/
What does silent e do to the closest vowel in a word?
A book that has facts and gives information is called a __________________ book.
nonfiction
Which of these is a good strategy to try when you get to a word you don't know:
a) look at an adult and say "I don't know"
b) give up and close the book
c) look at the picture to see if you can get any clues to figure out the word
c) look at the picture to see if you can get any clues to figure out the word
Which word in this sentence is a verb?
The boy ran home.
ran
Read this sight word:
have
/have/
Give a rhyming word for "glad".
mad
had
dad
(or any acceptable rhyme)
What is a setting in a book?
A setting is where the character is or where the action takes place.
When you get to a longer word that you don't know, what is a good strategy to use to solve it?
Name three kinds of punctuation.
A period, question mark, exclamation point
Read this sight word:
does
/does/
What are the two letters that make the blend in the word "grow".
gr
An author writes the words in a book?
What makes sense for the word that is left out in this sentence:
I went to Sarah's birthday p_______.
party
When you are writing a narrative, you need to include characters, setting, a problem, and a _____________.
Read this sight word:
want
/want/
Make the sound for sh, th, ch.
/sh/ /th/ /ch/
What does an illustrator do?
An illustrator draws the picture in a book.
When you get stuck on a tricky word, but then you figure it out, what should you go back and do before you read the next sentence?
reread
What goes at the end of a sentence to show excitement?
An exclamation point !!!!!
Read this sight word:
everyone
/everyone/
Say the two sounds for the letter c.
/s/ and /k/
In the beginning of a nonfiction book what is the page called that tells the topics and pages you can find certain information?
When you don't understand something you just read, what should you do?
reread
If you were writing a realistic fiction book, could you include a fairy that uses magic to solve a problem?
No. Realistic fiction books have made up characters that do things that could really happen in real life.