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Materials

index cards w

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n

and w

ord written

on oth

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as show

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n th

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rite the

word for th

e picture.

2. Place all th

e cards in a deck w

ith th

e pictures

face up.

3. Players draw

a card from th

e top of the deck,

with

out tu

rnin

g it over, and say if th

e word en

ds in

–le. Players ch

eck the spellin

g on th

e back of th

e card to confi

rm th

eir answ

er.

4. If the w

ord ends in

–le and th

e player answ

ers correctly, h

e or she keeps th

e card. If the w

ord does n

ot end in

–le, or if the player an

swers

incorrectly, th

e card is return

ed to the bottom

of th

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5. Play con

tinu

es un

til no cards w

ith w

ords that

have –le en

dings are left.

anklebicycle

hill

tablepole

sprinkle

icicle

school

bowl

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bubble

picklepuddle

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Home Activity Your child reviewed, identified, and wrote words that end with -er (bigger) and -est (biggest). Name items your child can compare, such as pieces of fruit or items of clothing. Help your child write sentences using words such as larger, largest, smaller, and smallest to compare each group of items.

Spot is big. Rover is bigger. Spike is biggest.

Circle a word to finish each sentence.

1. I went to the (bigger / biggest) party I’ve ever seen.

2. It was for Jack, the (older / oldest) of all the children.

3. I am five years (younger / youngest) than he is.

4. Jack was the (hungrier / hungriest) person at the party.

5. He ate the (larger / largest) piece of cake.

Write a word from the box to finish each sentence.

busier hottest tallest

6. Today is the day of the year.

7. The swimming pool is than ever.

8. I jumped off the diving board.

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Phonics Comparative Endings Review DVD•177

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Home Activity Your child identified the setting and described a character in a story. Select several photos of animal habitats. Together with your child, describe what can be seen of the different settings in the pictures.

Read each part of the story. Underline the sentence that tells where the story takes place. Draw a picture of that place.

1 . I sat on a lily pad on a pond. Mother told me to pack all my things. We would soon move to our new home! This pond has been my home for many weeks.

2.

3. Mom and I hopped across the meadow. The meadow is so big! I can’t wait to get to our new pond! Mom said there are lots of young frogs there, just like me!

4.

Write a sentence that tells about the character in this story. Draw a picture of the character.

5.

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DVD•178 Comprehension Character and Setting Review

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Spelling Final Syllable -Ie DVD•179

Home Activity Your child is learning to spell words that end in -le. To practice at home, have your child read the words in both lists. Have them spell the words they are learning to spell. Then have them spell all of the list words.

Final Syllable -le

Sort the list words by whether or not you know how to spell them. Write every word. words I know words I’m learning how to spell to spell

1. 7.

2. 8.

3. 9.

4. 10.

5. 11.

6. 12.

Words to Read

13. 14.

Generalization The syllable pattern in the final syllable of apple is often spelled -le.

Spelling Words

1. ankle

2. title

3. apple

4. cable

5. purple

6. able

7. bugle

8. bundle

9. bubble

10. giggle

11. sparkle

12. tickle

Words to Read

13. you’re

14. only

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Spelling Words

ankle

bugle

title

bundle

apple

bubble

cable

giggle

purple

sparkle

able

tickle

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Home Activity Your child has been learning to spell words that end with -le. Give clues about a list word. Ask your child to guess and spell the word.

DVD•180  Spelling Final Syllable -Ie

Final Syllable -le

Read a clue and write the list word. When you have written all six words, the answer to the riddle will appear in the boxes.

I go out each day, but never leave my home. What am I?

1. above the foot

2. shine

3. package

4. a kind of fruit

5. name of a book

6. skillful Cross out all of these letters: s, w, a, m, p. Write a list word by copying the letters that are left. 7. s t i a c w k l p e 8. a g i p g g s s l e

9. m b u a g p l m e 10. b u b w b m l e p

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Conventions Adjectives and Our Senses DVD•181

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Home Activity Your child learned how to use adjectives that appeal to the senses in writing. Ask your child to circle the adjectives he or she used on this page. Talk about whether the adjective tells how a thing looks, sounds, tastes, feels, or smells.

Adjectives and Our SensesWrite the names of two places you like. Use an adjective to tell how each place looks, sounds, tastes, feels, or smells.

A Place I Like Adjective

Choose one place you like. Tell about it. Write an adjective that tells how it looks, sounds, tastes, feels, or smells in each sentence. Use the words in the box for ideas.

quiet noisy wonderful pretty cold hard soft sour smooth salty

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DVD•182 Conventions Adjectives and Our Senses

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Choose an adjective in ( ) that makes sense in the sentence. Underline the adjective.

1. The (sticky, noisy) otters moved in. 2. The (loud, mean) splashing bothered Frog. 3. The (sweet, squawking) blue jays made Frog mad. Choose the adjective from the box that makes sense in the sentence. Write the adjective.

sharp blue tall

Adjectives and Our Senses

Home Activity Your child reviewed adjectives that appeal to the senses. Use the words huge, loud, sweet, smooth, and fresh. Take turns describing things using the words.

4. Lightning hit the tree.

5. The needle fell in the pond.

6. The pond got dirty.

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