Name Phonics: Long a: a, ai, ay

Read the words with the long a sound spelled a, ai, and ay. Write a word from the box to complete each sentence.

1. I will ride on a .

2. Kate made a vase out of .

3. Use the brush t o .

4. You can hang things with a .

5. Jan put on an .

6. It is a nice .

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Name High-Frequency Words

Complete each sentence using a word from the box.

1. I like the book a hen who makes bread.

2. The bug has legs.

3. Can you those boxes?

4. We take dog for a walk.

5. I will Mom a gift.

6. A pig is an .

about animal carry eight give ou r

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Name Vocabulary

A. Use a vocabulary word from the word box to complete ea ch sentence.

B. Write your own sentences using each vocabulary word.

3. special

4. splendid

1. Today is a day for me.

2. Peacocks have feat hers.

special: important or uniquesplendid: wonderful or v ery good

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Name Comprehension: Sequence Chart

Fill in the Sequence Chart. Use words from the story.

First

Next

Then

Last

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Fox loved to eat. He was always

looking for good food. “I see H

en,” Fox said. “I will ask her for a an egg.”

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Fox asked Hen for an egg. H

en shook her head.“W

hy not?” asked Fox.“H

a!” said Hen. “You can not

trick me, Fox. I see a fox tail!”

A Fox Tail

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ox d

ecid

ed to

pla

y a

trick

. H

e dr

esse

d up

as

a fa

rmer

. He

put

on a

hat

and

old

clot

hes.

“Thi

s wi

ll tr

ick H

en,”

said

Fox

.Th

en h

e we

nt to

visi

t H

en.

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d D

ay, H

en,”

said

Fox

. “M

ay I

take

tha

t eg

g fr

om y

ou?”

“Why

wou

ld I

give

a fo

x on

e of

my

eggs

?” a

sked

Hen

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156 Practice • Grade 1 • Unit 4 • Week 1

Name Comprehension: Plot: Sequence

A. Reread “A Fox Tail.” Use the numbers to tell the order of the events.

Write 1 if the sentence tells what happened first.Write 2 if the sentence tells what happened next.Write 3 if the sentence tells what happened then.Write 4 if the sentence tells what happened last.

1. “Why would I give an egg to a fox?” asked Hen.”

2. Fox got dressed up.

3. “I see Hen,” Fox said. “I will ask for an egg.”

4. “You can not trick me. I see a fox tail!”

B. Work with a partner. Read the passage aloud. Pay attention to intonation. Stop after one minute. Fill out the chart.

Words Read – Number of Errors

= Words Correct Score

First Read – =

Second Read – =

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Name Vocabulary Strategy: Use a Dictionary

A. Read the words and meanings from a dictionary.

B. Write the meaning for the word. Then write your own sentence using the word.

1. special

2. splendid

special: important. My pup is very special to me.splendid: very good .

I had a splendid time with Gram.

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Name Phonics: Long a: a, ai, ay

1. The dog wags his tail.

2. I wi ll mail you the box.

3. A snail is not fast.

4. Today it will rain.

5. It is fun to play with cla y.

B. Write a sentence about the picture. Use a long a word.

6.

A. Read each sentence. Circle the words that have a long a sound. Write the words on the line.

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Name Structural Analysis: Alphabetical Order

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

To put words in ABC order, look at the first letter of each word. If words begin with the same letter, look at the second letter.

Write the words in ABC order. Read the sentence.

1. me help Ann can

2. like pals my I

3. three twigs Dan picks

4. up Bill jump can

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Name Text Feature: Chart

Use the chart to help you answer the questions.

D uck Chicken

wings wings

long, flat beak small beak

webbed feet no webbed feet

lays eggs lays eggs

1. Which animal has wings?

2. Which animal has a small beak?

3. Which animal has webbed feet?

4. Which anim al can lay eggs?

5. Which parts of a duck and a chicken are different?

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Name Write About Reading: Plot: Sequence

A. Reread “A Fox Tail.” Think about how the author used sequence to tell the plot. Fill in the words in bold that best complete the sequence sentence.

1. First, the author told what . Fox wanted/Hen wanted

2. Next, the author told how Fox . what he wanted. got/did not get

3. Then, the author told how Fox . made a plan/gave up

The plot is what happens in the story. Authors tell what happens first, next, last.

B. Write what happened last.

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