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Read each sentence. Circle the word that has the same vowel sound as crown.

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1. Mr. Hill walked downtown.

2. He saw a brown dog.

3. Mr. Hill frowned.

4. How could he help the dog?

5. Mr. Hill looked down at the tag. Now he knew what to do!

Home Activity Your child identified words with the same vowel sound as crown. Ask your child to write a short poem using words that rhyme with how and brown.

Phonics Vowel Diphthongs ow, ou Review DVD•227

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Pick a word from the box to match each clue. Write the words in the puzzles.

candle little middle needle purple uncle

1. red + blue = 4. halfway

2. not aunt 5. not big

3. something sharp 6. gives off light

Home Activity Your child solved puzzles using two-syllable words with a consonant and le in the second syllable. Make up your own crossword puzzle with clues using two-syllable words with a consonant and le as the second syllable. Then have your child do the puzzle.

1. 2.

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DVD•228  Phonics  Final Syllable le Review

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borrowed door loved presently should usually wood

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3. You say “Thank you.” 4. after a little time passes

5. most of the time 6. I liked it a lot! I it.

7. I do not own this. I it.

Mole and the Baby Bird

Home Activity Your child learned to read the words borrowed, door, loved, presently, should, usually, and wood. Draw a curved line to look like a path. Write the words from this page along the path. Have your child read the words while “traveling” the path.

High-Frequency Words/Story Words DVD•229

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DVD•230  Spelling Words with ou

Mole and the Baby Bird

Home Activity Your child is learning to spell words with the vowel sound in out. To practice at home, have your child pronounce each word, study the spelling of the word, and then write the word.

Words with ouLook at the word. Say it. Listen for the vowel sound.

Write each word. Check it.

1. mouth

2. house

3. found

4. our

5. out

6. cloud

7. ouch

8. shout

9. round

10. count

Words to Read

11. should

12. loved

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Conventions Pronouns DVD•231

Home Activity Your child reviewed pronouns. Copy sentences that have nouns as subjects from a favorite storybook. Have your child write the sentences using pronouns in place of the nouns.

Circle the pronoun in each sentence.

1. You can see the bird.

2. It can fly over the trees.

3. He got food for the bird.

4. We like to see the bird.

5. Are they looking for a pet? Change the underlined word or words to a pronoun from the box.Write the new sentence on the line.

6. Ann and Ed see the bird.

7. Ann makes a nest.

8. Ed lets the bird fly.

Pronouns

He They She

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