Fill in the blank
The dog began to __________ when it saw the mailman.
A. sleep
B. bark
C. jump
D. swim
B. bark
Which word contains a vowel team making the long a sound?
A. train
B. clap
C. stick
D. rabbit
A. train
As the storm clouds rolled in, Maya rushed outside to bring in the laundry. The wind whipped the towels through the air, making them difficult to grab. Just as the first raindrops began to fall, Maya slammed the back door shut and laughed.
Which detail helps show the storm was approaching?
A. Maya laughed loudly.
B. The towels were soft.
C. The wind whipped the towels through the air.
D. The back door was open.
C. The wind whipped the towels through the air.
Which spelling rule is used in the word cake?
A. Closed syllable
B. Silent-e
C. R-controlled vowel
D. Digraph
B. Silent-e
Y L P A
play
The puppy was so __________ that it chewed the corner of the pillow.
A. sleepy
B. playful
C. careful
D. tiny
Which word follows the silent-e rule?
A. hop
B. can
C. cube
D. bath
C. cube
The small bookstore sat quietly on the corner of Maple Street. Inside, tall shelves stretched from floor to ceiling. Olivia wandered through the aisles, running her fingers along the book spines. She finally selected a mystery novel and hurried to the front counter before the store closed.
What does the word wandered most likely mean?
A. Raced quickly
B. Moved around slowly
C. Hid carefully
D. Jumped excitedly
B. Moved around slowly
Spell
TRAIN
N I R A
rain
After the heavy rain, the sidewalk became very __________.
A. slippery
B. cheerful
C. peaceful
D. helpful
A. slippery
Which word contains an r-controlled vowel?
A. clean
B. storm
C. paint
D. shout
B. storm
Ethan stared at the dark clouds gathering above the soccer field. His team had practiced all week for the championship game, and he did not want it to be canceled. A cold breeze swept across the grass as the coach checked his phone for weather updates. Suddenly, the clouds began to drift away, and sunlight peeked through the sky. The team cheered and hurried onto the field.
Why was Ethan worried at the beginning of the passage?
A. He forgot his soccer shoes.
B. He thought the game might be canceled.
C. He did not want to practice.
D. He lost his soccer ball.
B. He thought the game might be canceled.
Add a prefix to the word happy to make it mean NOT HAPPY?
UNHAPPY
L F W O R E
flower
Mason gave an __________ answer during the science lesson.
A. enormous
B. excellent
C. untidy
D. restless
Which word is divided correctly into syllables?
A. win-dow
B. wi-ndow
C. wind-ow
D. w-indow
A. win-dow
Nora opened the old wooden box she found in the attic. Inside were black-and-white photographs, postcards, and letters tied together with ribbon. She carefully picked up one photograph and noticed that the people in it looked a lot like her family. Nora could not wait to ask her grandmother about the mystery box.
Why was Nora interested in the photographs?
A. They were colorful.
B. The people looked like her family.
C. The box was very large.
D. The letters were brand new.
B. The people looked like her family.
reread
R C S S E E
recess
The teacher reminded the class to __________ their work carefully.
A. inspect
B. sprinkle
C. wander
D. shuffle
A. inspect
Which word contains a suffix?
A. notebook
B. jumped
C. subway
D. sunlight
B. jumped
Nora opened the old wooden box she found in the attic. Inside were black-and-white photographs, postcards, and letters tied together with ribbon. She carefully picked up one photograph and noticed that the people in it looked a lot like her family. Nora could not wait to ask her grandmother about the mystery box.
Which word BEST describes Nora?
A. Curious
B. Careless
C. Lazy
D. Nervous
A. Curious
How do you make the words below past tense:
1. run
2. jump
RAN
jumped
H I N S N U E S
sunshine