PrudyPrudy’s Problem and How ’s Problem and How She Solved ItShe Solved It

By: By: Carey Armstrong-EllisCarey Armstrong-EllisSkill: Main IdeaSkill: Main IdeaGenre: FantasyGenre: Fantasy

AuthorAuthor’s Purpose: Entertain’s Purpose: Entertain

Words to Know

•collectioncollection

•enormousenormous

•realizerealize

•scatteredscattered

•shinyshiny

•strainstrain

Mr. Griffiths is very proud of his toilet paper roll collection.

collectioncollectiona group of things gathered a group of things gathered

from many places and from many places and belonging togetherbelonging together

The tree that fell down was enormous!

enormousenormousvery, very large; hugevery, very large; huge

I took me a long time to realize Tyler’s shoes were too small for

him.

realizerealizeto understand something clearlyto understand something clearly

Tyler scattered his matchbox cars all over the house.

scatteredscattered separated and going in different separated and going in different

directionsdirections

Kelly was so proud of her shiny, new car.

shinyshinygiving off or reflecting a giving off or reflecting a

bright light; brightbright light; bright

Mr. Griffiths strained his back picking the sock off the floor.

strainstrainto draw tightly; to stretch too to draw tightly; to stretch too

muchmuch

I was proud of my large I was proud of my large stamp collectionstamp collection.

1. collection1. collection

2. enormous2. enormous

3. realize3. realize

4. scattered4. scattered

5. shiny5. shiny

6. train6. train

I was proud of my I was proud of my large stamp large stamp collectioncollection.

The weightlifter had to The weightlifter had to strain to lift the heavy weightstrain to lift the heavy weight.

1. collection1. collection

2. enormous2. enormous

3. realize3. realize

4. scattered4. scattered

5. shiny5. shiny

6. train6. train

The weightlifter The weightlifter had to strain to had to strain to lift the heavy lift the heavy weight.weight.

Out of the corner of Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a shiny my eye, I saw a shiny penny on the street.penny on the street.

1. collection1. collection

2. enormous2. enormous

3. realize3. realize

4. scattered4. scattered

5. shiny5. shiny

6. train6. train

Out of the corner Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a of my eye, I saw a shiny penny on the shiny penny on the street.street.

Grandma scattered the Grandma scattered the seeds in the garden for seeds in the garden for vegetables to grow.vegetables to grow. 1. collection1. collection

2. enormous2. enormous

3. realize3. realize

4. scattered4. scattered

5. shiny5. shiny

6. train6. train

Grandma scattered Grandma scattered the seeds in the the seeds in the garden for garden for vegetables to grow.vegetables to grow.

In New York In New York City the City the buildings are buildings are enormous.enormous.

1. collection1. collection

2. enormous2. enormous

3. realize3. realize

4. scattered4. scattered

5. shiny5. shiny

6. train6. train

In New York City the In New York City the buildings are buildings are enormous.enormous.

I did not realize I did not realize that you were that you were standing behind standing behind that door.that door. 1. collection1. collection

2. enormous2. enormous

3. realize3. realize

4. scattered4. scattered

5. shiny5. shiny

6. train6. train

I did not realize I did not realize that you were that you were standing behind standing behind that door.that door.

GREAT JOB!GREAT JOB!