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Name Date

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Words with Short Vowels Phonics:
Short Vowels a, e, i, o, u

Read each word. Then find it in the Word Find.

Words can go across or down.

gentle empty visit lily

softly glance puppy tumble

s o v t l y u s o
p v i s i t s o y
u i l o g u f f s
p s y f e m p t y
p g l a n c e l t
y l i e t u m y o
p u l m l i l e s
t u y p e m y l y
b m u t u m b l e

Write each word in the correct place in the chart below.

Words with Short Vowels
a e i o u

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The Subject of a Sentence Grammar:
Subjects and Predicates

• A sentence is group of words that tells a complete

thought. The subject is the part of a sentence that
tells whom or what the sentence is about.
• The subject usually comes at the beginning of Thinking Question
What word or words
the sentence. The subject can be one word or in the sentence tell
more than one word. The complete subject whom or what the
includes all the words in the subject. sentence is about?

The weekend is a special time.

My family enjoys their holidays.

Write the subject of each sentence.

1. Saturday is a fun day.

2. All my friends get together in the park.

3. Baseball teams play on the fields.

4. My father coaches the teams.

5. My mother watches all the games.

6. Our neighbors bring lots of food.

7. We cook outside until it is dark.

8. The kids sleep on a blanket.

9. Grandma and Grandpa tell stories.

10. Many of our teachers join us.

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Story Structure Introduce Comprehension:
Story Structure

Read the selection below.

It was the first day of third grade. Emma walked to the front door to
check the class lists. Mr. Hill was the teacher everyone wanted. Emma read
his list first. All of her best friends’ names were on the list, but not her own.
Next, she read Mrs. Smith’s list. No one wanted to be in her room.
“Oh no!” Emma thought. “Not Mrs. Smith! I heard that she’s mean!”
Emma walked down the third grade hallway. She was filled with
dread. When she heard someone say, “Hi Emma! I’m glad you’re here,”
she jerked her head up. It was Mrs. Smith!
Mrs. Smith shook Emma’s hand and gave her a sweet smile. “We’re
going to have a great year!” she said.
Emma relaxed. It was hard to ignore Mrs. Smith’s excitement. She
decided it might be a good year after all.

Complete the Story Map to show the story structure.

Characters Setting

Plot
Problem:

Events:

Solution:

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The Predicate of a Sentence Grammar:
Subjects and Predicates

• Every sentence has two parts. The subject is one

part of a sentence. The other part of the sentence is
the predicate.
• The predicate is the part of a sentence that tells
what the subject does or is. Thinking Question
Which word or words
• The predicate can be one word or more than in the sentence tell
one word. The complete predicate includes what the subject
does or is?
all the words in the predicate.
I lie beside the river.
My body relaxes in the sun.

Write each sentence. Then underline the predicate.

1. Relaxing is not as easy as it looks.

2. I like to watch the clouds above me.

3. Gerry enjoys floating in the pool.

4. Ernie sits on the back steps with his dog.

5. My cousins swing in tires hung from ropes.

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Spelling Word Sort Spelling:
Short Vowels

Write each Basic Word under the correct heading.

One word will go under two different headings. Spelling Words

Short a Short e Basic

1. crop
2. plan
3. thing
4. smell
5. shut
6. sticky
Short i Short o 7. spent
8. lunch
9. pumpkin
10. clock
11. gift
12. class
Short u 13. skip
14. swing

Review
next
hug

Challenge
hospital
fantastic
Review Add the Review Words to your Word Sort.

Challenge Which Challenge Word has short vowels o and i ?

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Focus Trait: Word Choice Writing: Write to Narrate

Exact Words
Without Exact Words With Exact Words
Mr. Brown lived in a big house. Mr. Brown lived in the enormous, old
Victorian mansion on the hill behind Taft
Middle School.

A. Read the sentence that does not use exact words. Then choose
words and add details to make the description more exact.
Without Exact Words With Exact Words
1. Every day I go to school. Every I to

B. Read each sentence that does not use exact words. Then look
at the illustration on pages 26–27 of A Fine, Fine School. Rewrite
the sentence using exact words.
Pair/Share Work with a partner to brainstorm exact words to use.
Without Exact Words With Exact Words
2. The children are staying busy.

3. Mr. Keene is making a face.

4. The children are using their

lockers.

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Words with the VCCV Pattern Phonics:
Words with the VCCV Pattern

Write a word from the box to complete each sentence in

the story.

blossom happened suddenly

chipmunk princess garden
rabbit puppet trumpet
galloped

1. The blaring announced the show

would soon begin.

2. Children sat in front of a little stage in the .

3. Everyone was excited to see the

show.

4. A furry was the first puppet

onstage.

5. Next came a little puppet.

6. What next was a surprise.

7. The rabbit told the chipmunk she was really a beautiful

8. The chipmunk gave the rabbit a flower .

9. The rabbit disappeared, and a

beautiful princess stood in her place.

10. The princess and the chipmunk away on

a horse.

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Story Structure Deepen Comprehension:
Story Structure

Read the selection below.

Samantha looked at her mother in disbelief. “What do you mean we
have to go to school all year long?”
Samantha’s mother read the newspaper article aloud. When
Samantha stared at her with a confused look, she explained the school
board’s decision. “You will go to school from January through December,”
she said. “But you will still have three months off. They just won’t all be
in the summer.”
“When will we go to Grandma’s?” Samantha asked. “We always go in
June and stay for two weeks.”
“You’ll still go in June and you’ll still stay two weeks.”
“What about winter break? We always have two weeks off for winter
break,” whined Samantha.
“Yes, you will still have two weeks off for winter break. You have two
weeks off in March, two weeks off in June, four weeks off in August, two
weeks in November, and two weeks in December.”
“That sounds good!” Samantha said. “I never thought I’d say this,” said
Samantha, “but I want to go to school all year long!”

Use a Story Map to write information about the selection.

Then write your answers to the questions below.

1. How does Samantha first react when her mother

says she will go to school all year long? Why
does she act this way?

2. How does Samantha’s mother change Samantha’s mind

about year-round school?

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Complete Subjects and Grammar:
Subjects and Predicates
Predicates
Write the subject of each sentence.

1. Ira loves to read books in summer.

2. Gina enjoys sailing all summer.

3. Michaela rides her bike.

4. Wanda and Jane planted a garden.

5. The kids on Roy’s block play baseball.

Write the predicate of each sentence.

6. Tera and her swim team travel on buses.

7. The golf team has games all summer.

8. Our dog sleeps most of the summer.

9. Junie visits her grandparents.

10. Cara builds houses for people.

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Short Vowels Spelling:
Short Vowels

Write a Basic Word to finish the second sentence in each

pair of sentences. Spelling Words
1. Water is wet. Basic
1. crop
Glue is .
2. plan
2. You eat breakfast in the morning.
3. thing
You eat at noon. 4. smell
3. You use a ruler to measure length. 5. shut
6. sticky
You use a to measure time. 7. spent
4. Eyes help you see. 8. lunch
A nose helps you . 9. pumpkin
5. A writer writes a book. 10. clock
11. gift
A farmer plants a . 12. class
6. You can earn money by doing a job. 13. skip
14. swing
When your money is gone, it is .
7. Watermelons are seen in summer. Review
next
are seen in fall. hug
8. A wolf belongs to a pack.
Challenge
A student belongs to a . hospital
9. A horse learns to prance. fantastic

A child learns to .
10. A key helps you open a door.

When you leave, you the door.

Challenge 11–12. Make up a pair of sentences similar to the

ones above. Use a Challenge Word as the answer.
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Multiple-Meaning Words Vocabulary Strategies:
Multiple-Meaning Words

Read the sentence. Write the meaning of the underlined

word as it is used in the sentence. Think of another meaning
for the underlined word. Use a dictionary if you need help.
Write a sentence that includes that word and meaning.

1. One fine day when the sun was out, our family went on a picnic.

2. We ate sandwiches and tried a new kind of juice drink.

3. We got to watch people flying kites.

4. We rode a little train around the park.

5. We plan to take another trip to the park soon.

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Writing Proper Nouns Grammar:
Spiral Review

• Nouns that name a day of the week, a holiday,

a month of the year, a person’s name, a person’s
title, or a book’s title are called proper nouns.
On a Wednesday in November, Ms. Rodgers had
a Thanksgiving party.
She read from her book, Why Summer School?

Identify the proper nouns in each sentence. Then write each

sentence correctly.

1. Our school principal visited on mother’s day.

2. Our teacher will give a test next monday.

3. The math teacher, ms. Davis, surprised all of us.

4. One of my favorite books is winter games.

5. In the U.S., july 4th is independence day.

6. Did you see mr. clarke on sunday?

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Proofreading for Spelling Spelling:
Short Vowels

Read the following invitation. Find and circle the misspelled

words. Spelling Words

Basic
You’re Invited! 1. crop
Please plen to attend Mr. Hay’s cless next 2. plan
3. thing
Monday.
4. smell
We have spint three weeks learning about 5. shut
autumn. We want to share some of the thangs we 6. sticky
7. spent
learned with you. 8. lunch
We will begin when the cluck strikes ten. We 9. pumpkin
10. clock
will shet the doors at that time. We will teach you
11. gift
about some crups farmers grow in our area in the 12. class
fall. Then we will discuss interesting facts about 13. skip
14. swing
the sun and Earth at this time of year. Finally, we
Review
will eat. You will be hungry from the delicious next
smill of pompken pie! It will be our gaft to you. hug

Challenge
Write the misspelled words correctly on the lines below. hospital
fantastic
1. 6.

2. 7.

3. 8.

4. 9.

5. 10.

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Sentence Fluency Grammar:
Connect to Writing

Sometimes two sentences have the same predicate.

You can put the sentences together by combining the
subjects. The new sentence has more than one subject,
called a compound subject. This will make your
writing smoother.
Two Short Sentences with the Smoother Sentences with a
Same Predicate Compound Subject
Raul taught our cat to fetch. Winston Raul and Winston taught our cat
taught our cat to fetch. to fetch.
My sister showed the puppy tricks. My sister and my father showed the
My father showed the puppy tricks. puppy tricks.

Combine two short sentences into one smoother sentence with a

compound subject. Write the sentence on the line.

1. Our dog loves bones. Our cat loves bones.

2. Grandpa taught him a trick. Grandma taught him a trick.

3. Dogs love attention. Children love attention.

4. Danny taught our dog to sit. Alma taught our dog to sit.

5. The dog begged us to come. The cat begged us to come.

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