Spelling Words

1. stop

2. strap

3. nest

4. hand

5. brave

6. ask

7. clip

8. stream

9. mask

10. twin

11. breeze

12. state

Challenge Words

13. browse

14. straight

15. skeleton

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Consonant Blends

Sort the list words by consonant blends. sk st

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2. 7.

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Generalization Two or three consonants that are said together are called blends: stop, ask, strap.

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Home Activity Your child is learning to spell words with consonant blends. To practice at home, help your child circle the letters that make up the consonant blend. Then ask your child to say each word.

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The predicate tells what the subject of a sentence does or is.

We drive to the woods. The family hikes.

Write the predicate of each sentence.

1. My family makes a camp.

2. Dad and I set up the tent.

3. The tent falls down.

4. The rain pours.

5. We sleep in the car.

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PredicatesDEVELOP THE CONCEPT

Home Activity Your child learned about the predicates of sentences. Read a story together. Point out simple sentences in the story. Ask your child to tell you the predicate of each sentence.

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APPLY TO WRITING

Home Activity Your child learned how to use the predicates of sentences in writing. Have your child write you a note and ask him or her to circle the predicate in each sentence.

Tell about a time when you went on a hike or a walk.Circle the predicates in your sentences.

Predicates

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TEST PREPARATION

Mark the letter of the predicate that completes each sentence.

1. ÐWe ___ A hiked.

B in the woods. C Mom and I.

2. ÐMy dad and I ___ A good food.

B saw a snake. C my sister.

3. ÐA campfire ___ A his friend.

B is fun. C and loud.

4. ÐThe stew ___ A tastes good.

B cold rain. C tired.

5. ÐThe lake ___ A cats and dogs.

B that time. C has many fish.

6. ÐDad ___ A on the trail.

B catches a fish. C a hot pan.

Home Activity Your child prepared for taking tests on predicates of sentences. Have your child write several sentences about something your family did together. Ask your child to underline the predicate in each sentence.

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CUMULATIVE REVIEW

Write the predicate of each sentence.

1. My family looks for butterflies.

2. I see big yellow ones.

3. Mom points to little red ones.

Write a predicate to complete each sentence.Use a predicate from the box.

4. Rosa and her dad .

5. Rosa .

Predicates

Home Activity Your child reviewed the predicates of sentences. Read a newspaper article together. Find simple sentences in the article. Have your child underline the predicates of the sentences.

is in second grade look for rocks

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Spelling Words

stop

clip

strap

stream

nest

mask

hand

twin

brave

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Consonant Blends

Write a list word to complete each comparison.

1. Green means go. Red means .

2. One of three is a triplet. One of two is a .

3. A foot is on a leg. A is on an arm.

4. A bee lives in a hive. A bird lives in a .

5. A mitt goes on the hand. A goes on the face.

6. Statements tell things. Questions things.

Write the list word that means the same as the phrase.

7. cut off 8. full of courage

9. soft wind 10. leather strip

11. small river 12. part of U.S.A.

PRACTICE

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Home Activity Your child wrote words that contain consonant blends. Ask your child to circle each blend (st, str, nd, br, sk, cl, tw) and say its sound.

Spelling Words

stop clip

strap stream

nest mask

hand twin

brave breeze

ask state

Frequently Misspelled

Words

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Consonant Blends Read the notice about the new ducklings. Find three spelling mistakes. Write the words correctly. Then write the first sentence with the missing end mark.

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Have you seen the ducklings? Take the path an stop at the sream You can see the nest in the grass near the twine pine trees.

Home Activity Your child identified misspelled words with the consonant blends st, str, nd, br, sk, cl, and tw. Take turns thinking of other words with these blends.

Fill in the circle to show the correct spelling. Write the word.

5. brave brav bave

6. stat state tate

7. strap strape stap

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stop clip

strap stream

nest mask

hand twin

brave breeze

ask state

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Consonant Blends Write the rhyming list word.

1. It begins like twice. It rhymes with win.

2. It begins like stone. It rhymes with late.

3. It begins like brown. It rhymes with freeze.

4. It begins like street. It rhymes with map.

5. It begins like straw. It rhymes with beam.

REVIEW

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Home Activity Your child has been learning to spell words with consonant blends. Give your child a clue about a word and have him or her guess and spell the word.

Read the clues. Write the list words. The words in the boxes will answer the riddle.

What has teeth but can never eat?

6. below the wrist

7. to trim

8. come to an end

9. a face covering

10. light wind

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Say the word for each picture.Write a, e, i, o, or u to finish each word.

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7.

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Find the word that has the same middle sound as the picture. Mark the space to show your answer.

9. drag dig dog

10. bell bank bug

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Home Activity Your child wrote words with short vowel sounds as heard in bat, bed, dish, mop, and bus. Say a word with a short vowel sound. Have your child name words that rhyme with it. Repeat this with another vowel sound.

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Children should write a sentence using the word stove.

Children should write a sentence using the word brick.

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Say the word for each picture.Write the letters from the box that finish each word.

stop strap hand

br cl nd sk st str tw

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2.

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3.

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4.

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5.

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6.

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7.

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8.

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Write a sentence using each word.

9. stove

10. brick

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Home Activity Your child wrote words that started or ended with consonant blends, such as stop, hand , and strap. Work with your child to write words that start or end with consonant blends. On separate paper, have your child illustrate each word. Ask your child to match words and pictures.

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Look at each picture to see what it shows about the person.Pick a word from the box that tells what each person thinks. Write the word on the line.

fun good learn unsafe worried

1. Mary likes to hike to get fit.

Mary thinks hiking is .

2. Bill likes to tell jokes around the campfire.

Bill thinks camping is .

3. Mom makes sure we go slowly down the hill.

Mom thinks hiking can be .

4. Jake thinks bears will eat us.

Jake is .

5. Sally finds out about the stars at night.

Sally thinks you can while you camp.

Home Activity Your child used word and picture clues to figure out what someone thinks about things. Together, look at family pictures of a trip or other activity. Discuss with your child what people in your family think about things.

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Read each story. Underline the sentence that tells where the story takes place. Draw a picture that shows where the story takes place.

1. My dad and I went camping in the desert. We set up our tent by some big rocks. We cooked our dinner over the fire. Then we took our sleeping bags out of the tent. We wanted to sleep under the stars.

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3. Grandma showed me how to dig for clams at the beach. It was a windy day. The waves were crashing. We had our pails and toys. We found some wet sand. Grandma dug into the sand. She found a clam. I tried it too. Soon we had a whole pail of clams!

4.

Write the name of a story you have read. Draw a picture that shows where the story takes place.

5.

Home Activity Your child identified the setting of a story. Together, write the setting of a place you would like to visit. Ask your child to describe the physical characteristics of that setting. You can fill in unknown details for him or her.

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Pick a word from the box to match each clue. Write the word on the line. Hint: One word will not be used.

bear build couldn’t drooled father lanterns love mother shivered snuggled straight

1. could not

2. mom

3. a forest animal

4. in a line

5. put together

6. to care a lot

7. hugged

8. shook

9. dad

10. dribbled Home Activity Your child matched high-frequency and selection words with clues. Challenge your child to write a story about hiking, camping, or another outdoor experience. Encourage your child to use the words in the word box in his or her writing.

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Circle R if the picture shows something that could really happen. Circle F if the picture shows something that could not happen.

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R F

2.

R F

3.

R F

4.

R F

5.

R F

6.

R F

7.

R F

8.

R F

9.

R F

Draw a picture of something that could not really happen.

10.

Home Activity Your child identified things that could happen in a realistic story and things that could happen in a fantasy. Select a favorite children’s video and watch it together. Ask your child to describe the things that make the story realistic or a fantasy.

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Children’s artwork will vary, but should include elements that cannot happen or are not real.

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Read the words. Circle the word for each picture.Write the word on the line.

1. ace ice 2. race rose 3. vote vine

4. tame tune 5. pine page 6. home hive

Find the word that rhymes with the picture. Mark the space to show your answer.

7. space spice snake

8. rate rice race

Home Activity Your child reviewed words that end with silent e and have long vowel sounds in the middle. Write lace, cage, rice, hose, and tube across the top of a sheet of paper. Ask your child to change one or two letters in each word to make new long vowel words. Write the words.

28 Phonics Long Vowels CVCe Review Practice Book Unit 1

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Pick a word from the box to finish each sentence. Write the word on the line.

bear build couldn’t father love mother straight

1. The family lived in a cave.

2. They live in a town.

3. The family had to a den in the woods.

4. The bear took care of her cubs.

5. The cubs’ hunted for food for his family.

6. When it got cold, they went into their den.

7. The bear family has a lot of .

Home Activity Your child learned to read the words bear, build, couldn’t, father, love, mother, and straight. Write each word on an index card or slip of paper. Then have your child pick a card, read the word, and use it in a sentence.

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30 Research and Study Skills Parts of a Book Practice Book Unit 1

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Look at the table of contents and the index from a book.Write the answer to each question.

Table of ContentsNature Around UsChapter 1

Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Chapter 2

Animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Chapter 3

Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Indexreptiles, 17–19

lizards, 18snakes, 19

rocks, 30seasons, 6trees, 4–5water, 4, 16, 28

1. How many chapters are in this book?

2. In which chapter would you look to find out about cows?

3. On which page does Chapter 3 begin?

4. On which page is there information about rocks?

5. Which reptiles does the book discuss?

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Home Activity Your child learned about parts of a book, including how to use the table of contents at the front of the book and index in the back. With your child, look at a nonfiction book. Ask your child to find the title and author’s name on the cover. Look at the table of contents together. Take turns using the index to find the location of specific topics in the book.

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