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1. A bird’s nest in a tree might be called a birch ________.

2. Two small cuts that are the same make _______ match.

3. If you get a picture and bring it home, you fetch a ________.

4. A seat that hurts is an ouch _________.

Write a Core Word from Lesson 13 to complete each sentence. The missing word will rhyme with the underlined word and a /ch/ sound.

5. He or she runs a courtroom.

6. You need this on a trip.

7. Police officers wear this small sign.

8. It takes you over the river.

Write a Core Word from Lesson 14 for each clue below. Each word will have a /j/ sound.

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9. hair, paint, tooth, _____

10. nickels, dimes, quarters, _____

11. France, Spain, Canada, _____

12. yards, feet, _____

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Write a Core Word from Lesson 15 that fits each group of words. Each word you write will be a plural.

13. “A suggestion is something the wise don’t need and fools won’t take.”

TRADITIONAL PROVERB

14. “He that gives quickly gives two times.” MIGUEL DE CERVANTES

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Rewrite each sentence or phrase below. Replace the underlined word or words with a Core Word from Lesson 16. Each word will have an /s/ sound.

15. “Courage is the cost that life exacts for granting peace.”

AMELIA EARHART PUTNAM

16. “Look beneath the top layer.” MARCUS AURELIUS

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Rewrite each sentence or phrase below. Replace the underlined word or words with a Core Word from Lesson 16. Each word will have an /s/ sound.

1. taking care of flowers

2. curing sick people

3. helping people learn

4. fixing the sink

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Write a Core Word from Lesson 17 that fits each task described below. Each word you write will have an –er or –or ending.