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Spectrum WritingGrade 1

Chapter 1 Lesson 1Writing Basics

Everything has a name. Look at each picture. Then, write the name of what you see.

1. I see a .

2. I see a .

3. I see a .

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4. I see a .

5. I see some .

6. I see two .

7. I see many .

NAME

Lesson 1 Name Things


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Words are used to tell how people feel. How do the people in these pictures feel? Write the word under each picture.

1. 2.

3. 4.

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Lesson 2 Tell How You Feel


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Complete each sentence to tell how each person feels.

1. This boy is

because .

2. This girl is

because .

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Lesson 2 Tell How You Feel


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Words are used to tell how things look. How does the shell in this picture look? We might use the words bumpy or lumpy.

Look at each picture. Answer the question.

1. Does this sheep look hard or soft?

2. Does this flower look blue or red?

3. Does this ring look shiny or dull?

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Lesson 3 Tell How It Looks


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4. Is the duck wet or dry?

5. Is the pan hot or cold?

6. Is the boy short or tall?

7. Is the apple red or green?

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Lesson 3 Tell How It Looks


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Sometimes, more than one word is used to tell how something looks or feels. Trace the words.

I see a , ball.

Write the two words that tell how each thing looks.

1. It was a , day.

2. She is a , cat.

warmcold

snowy

cutetanbig

big blue

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3. Mike came in with , shoes.

4. Here is my , dress.

5. I see a , mouse.

cleanmessy

red

stripedbluepink

smalllargegray

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Read each question. Write your answers on the lines.

1. What words tell about a puppy?

2. What words tell about a storm?

3. What words tell about a birthday cake?

4. What words tell about a winter coat?

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A sentence is a group of words that tells a complete thought.

Here is a sentence about the girl in the picture below.

She is asleep.

Look at this sentence again.

She is asleep.

Here are some more sentences. Circle the capital letter at the beginning of each sentence. Circle the period at the end.

1. The girl is waking up.

2. Her name is Pat.

3. Pat sits up in bed.

4. The sun is up.

5. Now, Pat is up, too.

A sentence always begins with a capital letter.

A sentence always ends with a period.

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Lesson 5 What Is a Sentence?


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